中考英语阅读理解强化100篇含答案

中考英语阅读理解强化100篇含答案

‎【001】‎ Little Tom down the street calls our dog "The keep dog".Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say" Seep", it comes out "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things hoem for us to keep! I'll tell you about some of them.‎ Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk.‎ We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded(点头)and held my nose. "What do you think it is?"‎ ‎"It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污点) off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry."‎ ‎"Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe!" I said."We should take it back."‎ ‎"We can't ".said my sistter.‎ ‎"Maybe little Tom is right," Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!"‎ ‎1.The writer and Mary didn't know______.‎ A. what Zip's first present was B. how Zip carried its first present home C. who owned Zip's first present D. what Zip's first present was made of ‎2.Tom calls Zip "the keep dog" because ______.‎ A. the dog likes keeping things B. the dog likes playing with shoes C. he doesn't know the dog's name D. he can't pronounce the word " sheep" well ‎3.What made the shoe strange was ______.‎ A. its colour        B. its smell C. its size          D. that it was a silk one ‎4.The word "keep"in the last sentence means "_____"‎ A. keeping things for itself B. bringing things for other to keep C. not letting it run about D. taking care of a small child ‎5.We can know from the reading that the dog _____.‎ A. likes to give presents to people B. has been kept in at the writer's home C. has brought some trouble D. likes to be called "the keep dog"‎ ‎【002】‎ An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before , and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again !”‎ Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.‎ So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”‎ ‎1. An old lady had _________ .‎ A. glasses    B. a blanket over her head    C. a coat    D. a basket ‎2. A. She didn’t want to ________ .‎ A. take it off    B. turn it off    C. get on    D. talk about it ‎3. _________ spoke to her .‎ A. The air hostess    B. The man next to her     C. her husband    D. one of her friends ‎4. The old lady had never been _________ before .‎ A. abroad    B. home    C. in a plane     D. in hospital ‎5. The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________ .‎ A. to fly again     B. to travel    C. to go abroad    D. to go home ‎【003】‎ Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.‎ He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.‎ In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."‎ He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.‎ ‎"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent ‎ his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."‎ Choose the right answer ‎1. Dick flew to New York because ___.‎ A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work there C. he went there for sightseeing (观光) D. his home was there ‎2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him? ‎ A. Because she didn't know his address yet B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too C. Because she might send him another telegram D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in ‎New York ‎3. Where did Dick stay in New York?‎ A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel.‎ C. In a restaurant. D. At his friend's house.‎ ‎4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?‎ A. The manager (经理) of his hotel. B. The police office.‎ C. The taxi driver. D. His wife.‎ ‎5. Which of the following is not true?‎ A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.‎ B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.‎ C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.‎ D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi. ‎ ‎【004】‎ Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory. One day, Bob lent Jim ten dollars, but then Jim left his work and went to work in another town without paying back the money.‎ Bob didn't see Jim for a year, and then he knew from another friend that Jim was in another town and staying at a hotel. So he went there to see him late in the evening.‎ When he got to Jim's room, he saw his shoes near the door. "Well, he must be in," he thought, and knocked again, and said, "I know you are in, Jim. Your shoes are out here."‎ ‎"I've gone out in my boots," answered Jim.‎ True or False ‎1. Bob and Jim once worked in different factories.‎ ‎2. One day Jim borrowed ten dollars from Bob.‎ ‎3. Jim paid back the money to Bob and went to work in another town later.‎ ‎4. Bob hadn't seen Jim for a year when he learned that Jim was in another town.　‎ ‎【005】‎ I think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is almost sick when my mother calls, "Herbert! It's seven o'clock! Get up!"‎ Herbert answers, "I'm coming!" and goes right back to sleep. I'm not at all like my brother. I don't like to go to bed at night but I don't mind getting up in the morning. I usually wake up before my mother calls me. I jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower. I get dressed, brush my teeth, comb my hair, and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon as my mother calls.‎ But not Herbert. He just sleeps. A military band (军乐队) in our bedroom could not wake him up. I call him and say, "Get up! Mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you don't get up immediately!"‎ But he just sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed. It's that way every day with my little brother. Perhaps some day he'll learn to get up on time, but I really don't think so.‎ True or False ‎1. The most terrible thing in life for my little brother is going to school.　‎ ‎2. I'm not like my brother because I like to go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning.‎ ‎3. I usually jump out of bed and go into the bathroom for a shower before my mother calls.‎ ‎4. When mother calls, Herbert doesn't answer and remains in bed.‎ ‎5. My mother often has to go upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed as he refuses to get up.‎ ‎6. Sometimes we have to send for a military band to wake Herbert up.‎ ‎7. The writer thinks some day Herbert will learn to get up on time.‎ Key1: 1.C  2.D  3.B  4.B  5.C Key2: 1－5 BAACA ‎ Key3: 1-5 B A B D C ‎ Key4: 1‎-4 F T F T Key5: 1-7. F T T F T F F ‎【006】‎ In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.‎ In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes. ‎ When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.‎ If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.‎ ‎1. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?‎ A. Because they may have four seasons in one day B. Because they often have very good weather C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring D. Because the sky is sunny all day ‎2. From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.‎ A. sunshine and snow B. black clouds ‎ C. summer and winter D. spring and autumn ‎3. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."‎ A. warm B. cool C. cold D. rainy ‎4. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.‎ A. their friends ask them to do so B. it often rains in ‎England C. they are going to sell them D. they are their favourite things ‎5. The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.‎ A. Bad Seasons B. Summer or Winter ‎ C. The Weather in England D. Strange English People ‎ KEY: ABABC ‎【007】‎ Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."‎ ‎"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.‎ Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.‎ The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."‎ The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"‎ ‎"Burnt yesterday evening."‎ ‎1. Mr Brown told his son that _____.‎ A. he would be away from home for four days B. he would be back in seven days ‎ C. he would be back in a month D. he liked a cup of tea ‎2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.‎ A. the wall B. the door C. a piece of paper D. his son's pocket ‎3. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.‎ A. the second day B. the third day C. the fourth day D. the fifth day ‎4. The man was very surprised because _________.‎ A. he thought the child's father was dead B. the child didn't ask him to sit down C. the child gave him a cup of tea D. he couldn't find that piece of paper ‎5. What was burnt? ___________.‎ A. The piece of paper B. Mr Smith C. The visitor D. The boy KEY: BCDAA ‎【008】‎ One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.‎ ‎1. "What's the matter？" "I went to a party last night, so I…"‎ ‎2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…"‎ ‎3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…"‎ You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.‎ ‎1.This passage tells us mainly about _________.‎ A. the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign language B. how to guess what one is going to talk about ‎ C. some examples of right guessing D. how important it is to guess all the time ‎2.from the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _________.‎ A. "… so I didn't have a good time."    B. "…so I went to bed very late."‎ C. "…. So I felt unhappy."              D. "… so I got up very early."‎ ‎3. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.‎ A. "I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself."‎ B. "I think you'd better have something to drink."‎ C. "I think you'd better get some help from your friends."‎ D. "I think you'd better be more careful."‎ ‎4. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is ______.‎ A. "… she is one of the most famous film stars."‎ B. "…she is one of the most beautiful women."‎ C. "… she is one of the most famous speakers."‎ D. " .. she is one of the most talkative women."‎ ‎5. From the passage we can infer (推断) that guessing is _______in learning a foreign language.‎ A. the only way B. more important in spoken English than in written English ‎ C. more important than any other way D. more important in written English than in spoken English KEY: ABADB ‎【009】‎ Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.‎ Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。They felt unhappy and returned to their village.‎ ‎"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.‎ ‎"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"‎ ‎"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish (傻的) we were !"‎ ‎1. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.‎ A. they hope to save money B. they're both poor C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain D. they're not far from their farms ‎ ‎2. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.‎ A. make a journey            B. visit some places of interest C. meet their friends       D. make a profit ‎3. the tow farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.‎ A. theirs weren't as good as the others' B. theirs were much less than the others'‎ C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city D. they forgot to carry them on a truck ‎4. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.‎ A. they had sustained losses in business B. they had lost some money in the city C. something was wrong with the tractor D. other people profited in the city ‎5. Which of the following is true?‎ A. The two farmers found out why they were poor. B. The two farmers will soon get rich.‎ C. Neither of the farmers is clever. D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.‎ KEY: BDCAC ‎【010】‎ On Christmas Eve─the night before Christmas Day─children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.‎ Father Christmas is very kind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.‎ Of course, Father Christmas isn't real. In Jim and Kate's house, "Father Christmas" is really Mr Green. Mr Green doesn't climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr Green sometimes wore a red coat. But he doesn't do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who "Father Christmas" really is. But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.‎ ‎1. Christmas Eve is __________.‎ A. the night of Christmas Day    B. the evening of Christmas Day C. Christmas Day                D. the night before Christmas Day ‎2. Father Christmas often puts presents ________.‎ A. into children's hats         B. into children's stockings C. under children's beds        D. into children's shoes ‎3. When the children were very young, __________.‎ A. they didn't know who Father Christmas was B. they knew that Father Christmas wasn't real C. they thought their father was Father Christmas ‎ D. they knew who put the presents into their stockings ‎4. When the children are older, they __________.‎ A. know that Father Christmas is real B. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents C. know that Father Christmas is really their father D. know that Father Christmas is really their friend ‎ ‎5. Father Christmas comes into the house through the ________.‎ A. chimney    B. back door    C. front door     D. window.‎ KEY: DBACA ‎【011】‎ To find out whether bees（蜜蜂）can see colours, the following experiment is made. A round table is put in a garden, and on the table is a piece of blue cardboard（硬纸版）with a drop of syrup（糖浆）on it. After a short time, bees come to the syrup. The bees then fly to their hive（蜂房）and give the syrup to other bees in the hive. Then they return to the feeding-place which they have found. After a while, the blue cardboard with the syrup on it is taken away. Instead of this card, a blue card is now put on the left side of the first feeding-place and a red card to its right. These new cards have no syrup on them. Very soon bees arrive again, and fly straight to the blue card. None go to the red card.‎ Picture 1‎ ‎1. How many cards do you need to prepare for the experiment?‎ A. Two: one blue and one red B. Three: two blue and one red C. Three: one blue and two red D. Four: two blue and two red ‎2. If Picture 1 below shows the table top during Step 1 of the experiment, which of A, B, C, D in Picture 2 shows the table top during Step 2?‎ Picture 2‎ ‎3. During Step 2 of the experiment, the bees go to ________.‎ A. the blue card with syrup on it B. the new blue card with no syrup on it C. the empty space where the original（原先的）blue card was D. the new blue card with syrup on it on the left of the red card ‎4. The experiment has proved（证明）that bees ________.‎ A. cannot see colors        B. can see colors C. can not see blue         D. cannot see red ‎5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?‎ A. Bees Love Blue           B. Bees Love Syrup C. Bees, Color and Syrup    D. Can Bees See Color?‎ Keys: 1－5 BCBBD ‎ ‎【012】‎ Now satellites are helping to forecast（预报）the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大气）, because this is where the weather forms（形成）. They send these pictures to the ‎ weather stations. So meteorologists（气象学家）can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.‎ Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare（比较）them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.‎ So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前）.‎ ‎1. Satellites travel _____________.‎ A. in space               B. in the atmosphere ‎ C. above the ground       D. above space ‎2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because __________.‎ A. the weather satellites can do it easily B. clouds form there C. the weather forms there D. the pictures can forecast the weather ‎3. Meteorologists forecast the weather __________.‎ A. when they have received satellite pictures B. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones C. before they received satellite pictures D. during they study satellite pictures ‎4. Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for ________.‎ A. one day                B. two days ‎ C. five days              D. seven days or even longer ‎5. The main（主要的）idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _________.‎ A. taking pictures of the atmosphere B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere C. doing other work in many ways D. weather forecasting Keys: 1-5 ACBDD ‎【013】‎ In almost every big university（大学）in the United States, football is a favourite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw ‎ the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances（机会）to move the ball ten yards（码）. They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points（点.‎ It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball the other team.‎ Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favourite team.‎ Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout.‎ Each team plays ten or eleven games each season.‎ The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.‎ ‎1. The passage talks about ___________.‎ A. football             B. how to play football C. American sport s      D. American football ‎2. We can _______ the football in both American football and Chinese football.‎ A. kick     B. throw    C. run with     D. catch ‎3. Why is it difficult to move the ball? Because ___________.‎ A. ten yards is a long way B. many men on the other team try not to let the ball come near C. the playing field is very large D. eleven men have to catch the ball one by one ‎4. If they _________, the teams will play on January 1.‎ A. receive six points B. play eleven games in the season C. are the best teams D. move the ball to the end of the field ‎5. Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following is not their act?‎ A. Jumping    B. Dancing    C. Crying     D. Shouting Keys: 1-5 DABCC ‎【014】‎ ‎“Who has more questions, a teacher or a student?” About this question a great learned man told his student that nobody does but a teacher.‎ The student got puzzled. With a smile, the teacher drew two circles（圆）. Within（在……里面）the larger one is my knowledge of things, and within the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is still unknown to both of us. Since mine is larger, as you can see, the line that marks out the circle is longer. That makes it clear that who has more chances（机会）to face something still unknown.‎ ‎1. The great learned man believed that ________.‎ A. a teacher has more questions B. a student has more questions C. both a teacher and a student have questions D. everyone, except a teacher, has more questions ‎2. The student thought that ________.‎ A. a student’s knowledge is less than his teacher’s because it comes from the teacher B. a teacher can not necessarily answer all the questions his students ask C. those who have less knowledge have more questions D. anyone who learns more has more questions ‎3. At the end of the story, the great learned man concluded（推断）that ________.‎ A. a student should learn from his teacher B. a teacher does not have so many questions as his student C. a student knows more than his teacher D. a teacher has more chances to face what he doesn’t know ‎4. Which of the following topics can NOT express the idea of the story?‎ A. You Will Never Learn Enough B. A Teacher and His Student C. There Is No Limit to Knowledge D. One Is Never Too Old to Learn ‎5. We can often find such an article in ________.‎ A. the Palace‎ ‎Museum           B. any book C. a newspaper of magazine      D. An encyclopedia（百科全书）‎ Keys: 1－5 ACDBA ‎【015】‎ Snow fell on the mountain. It snowed and snowed. The snow did not melt（融化）. It became deep and heavy. The snow on the bottom pressed （挤压）together., it became ice.‎ The ice was very wide and thick. It began to move down the mountain. It was like a river of ice. It was a glacier（冰河）.‎ Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches（英寸） each day. As it moved, it took rocks and dirt with it. It changed the land. In some places, it left hills. In some places, when the glacier melted, it made rivers and lakes.‎ A million years ago, there were many big glaciers. Glaciers covered many parts of the world. The glaciers changed the land.‎ Glaciers are still at work today. A glacier in the north of Canada is cutting a new path（路） down the side of a mountain. This glacier will change the land, too.‎ ‎1. The snow that fell on the mountain A. became snowman    B. melted     C. became ice     D. turned to rain ‎2. The word in the story that means a river of ice is __________.‎ ‎3. The story says, “The snow did not melt. It became deep and heavy”. The word it means ____.‎ ‎4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?‎ A. There are not as many glaciers as there used to be B. Glaciers do not change the land as they move over it.‎ C. Glaciers are found only in warm places.‎ ‎5. How fast did the glacier move? (Which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?)‎ A. Sometimes the glacier moved only once a year.‎ B. Sometimes the glacier moved over ten miles each day.‎ C. Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches each day.‎ ‎6. The main idea of the whole story is that _______.‎ A. snow is heavy         B. the high land never changes C. glaciers changed the land Key: 1.C  2. glacier  3.snow  3.A  4.C  5.C ‎【016】‎ Long ago, people in Rome（罗马） talked to one another in Latin（拉丁文）. Pupils in school learned to read and write in Latin. Books are in Latin.‎ Some Romans（罗马人） went to other parts of the world. They took their language with them. Soon Latin was used in many countries. It became a world language.‎ People in other countries did not talk in Latin the same way. In each land, they changed the language a little. As time went by, they made more changes. At last they did not talk in Latin any more. New languages had come from the old one.‎ People do not talk to one another in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words. You do, too. Street, wall, city, and salt are some of the Latin words we use. You are a pupil in school. Pupil is a Latin word. It means “little doll”.‎ ‎1. Latin was used by people in _____.‎ A. Rome    B. the United States    C. Greece(希腊)     D. Texas ‎2. The word in the story that means what people speak and write is ______‎ ‎3. The story says, “People do not talk to each other in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words,” The word they means ________.‎ ‎4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?‎ A. It is not good to change a language. B. Pupils in schools today play with dolls.‎ C. Not many people can read Latin today.‎ ‎5. What happened to Latin when it was taken to other countries?(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?)‎ A. In each land, people talked about each other.‎ B. In each land, they changed the language a little C. In each land, the children had to speak some Latin.‎ ‎6. The main idea of the whole story is that ________.‎ A. Romans did not like to stay home ‎ B. people in old Rome talked a lot to each other.‎ C. Latin changed as it moved from land to land.‎ Key: 1. A  2. language  3. people  4. C  5. B  6. C ‎【017】‎ A Leg Walking Right Here are some signs + - x…, the signs are very different. They mean very different things. When you see them, you know what to do. This sign + means that you will add some numerals. This sign—means that you will take one numeral away from another. You will subtract（减去）. What will you do when you see x and… ?‎ Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember. Look at these two signs… .The ancient Egyptians used these signs. A picture of a leg walking to the left told them to add some numerals. A picture of a leg walking to the right told them to subtract. ‎ In the 1500s people used this printed（印刷的） sign & to add numerals. After a while the sign began to look like this… .Later, the sign became +.‎ How much is 2…2?‎ ‎1. What do you do when you see this sign +?‎ A. Walk away    B. Write a numeral    C. Read a sign    D. Add ‎2. The word in the story that means to take one numeral away from another is _____.‎ ‎3. The story says, “Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember”. The word they means ______.‎ ‎4. Which of the following does this story lead to believe?‎ A. Egyptians could not add numerals together B. All Egyptians had two left legs. ‎ C. Our signs are not hard to understand ‎5. What did the sign to add numerals begin to look like(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book)?‎ A. After a while, the sign began to look like this… . ‎ B. After a while, the sign began to look like this +.‎ C. After a while, the sign began to look like this &.‎ ‎6. The main idea of the whole story is that ______.‎ A. the signs for adding and subtracting have changed.‎ B. People could not write in the 1500s ‎ C. the old signs were good for Egyptians but not for us Key: 1.D 2.substract 3.signs 4.C 5.A 6.A ‎【018】‎ Mexico‎'s neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.‎ Mexico City‎ is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.‎ Mexico‎ also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.‎ ‎(Words: 161 Minutes: 3 ) ‎ ‎1. Mexico is ____the USA.‎ A. on the south of         B. on the north of C. a part of               D. as large as ‎2. Mexicans speak______.‎ A. English                 C. French B. Spanish                 D. Latin(拉丁语)‎ ‎3. Which of the following is NOT true? ‎ A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico. ‎ B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.‎ C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.‎ D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world. ‎ ‎4. Tomatoes were originally (最初) grown in ______.‎ A. America    B. Spain     C. Tokyo    D. ‎Mexico ‎5. The best title (题目) of the passage is ___. ‎ A. Mexico City         B. Mexico's plants C. Mexico              D. Mexico's population ‎[Key] 1. A  2. B  3. D  4. D  5. C ‎【019】‎ A Trip to the ‎Forest One day Bob took two of his friends in-to the mountains. They put up their tents (帐篷) and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.‎ In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp(营地), it start-ed to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?‎ Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would hap-pen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather!‎ It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!‎ ‎1. John and his two friends went to the forest to ____.‎ A. build their camp B. find their way home ‎ C. enjoy the mountains in the snow D. watch the trees in the forest ‎2. They could not find their way back be-cause ____.‎ A. there was only one road to their camp ‎ B. they couldn't decide which of the two roads led to their tents ‎ C. there were no roads in the mountains at all D. everything was covered by the white snow ‎3. It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to ____.‎ A. John's house        B. the camp C. the forest          D. the mountains ‎4. The horses stopped because____. ‎ A. it was getting late B. they were tired after running for a long way C. they knew that they had got to the camp D. they had seen John's house ‎5. The story happened ____. ‎ A. on a cold winter day B. on a dark snowy evening ‎ C. in a cold camp far from villages D. at night when nothing could be seen ‎[Key] 1. D  2. D  3. B  4. C  5. A ‎【020】‎ Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard day's work. Both were tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead. ‎ ‎"Ah!" said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well." The second answered, "Nonsense (胡说), the rain will only kill the crops (庄稼)." ‎ So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud. ‎ ‎"What cloud?" asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there. ‎ Choose the right answer ‎ ‎1. The two farmers were _____. ‎ A. going home B. going to the field C. going to work D. going to see their friend ‎ ‎2. The two farmers _____ on that day. ‎ A. had a holiday B. didn't work ‎ C. worked hard D. wanted to quarrel with each other ‎ ‎3. When there are black block clouds in the sky, _____. ‎ A. it will rain soon B. it will be fine ‎ C. it will get hot D. the sun is shining brightly ‎ ‎4. The two farmers fought in words because _____. ‎ A. they were hungry B. it rained ‎ C. one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didn't think so ‎ D. they both hoped for rain ‎ ‎5. The third farmer came with and said to the other two. He _____. ‎ A. wanted to make friends with them B. joined them in the quarrel ‎ C. wanted to know why they were quarreling D. had nothings to do ‎ ‎6. How many farmers said that the rain would be helpful? _____. ‎ A. None    B. One     C. Two     D. Three ‎ Keys: ACACCB ‎【021】‎ Renting a color television makes more sense than buying. Here’s why:‎ ‎1. The longer you rent (租), the less you pay. Each year the monthly rate is reduced. You can reach a low rate of not much more than $‎12 a week.‎ ‎2. Service is fast and free. We can have your set installed (安装) in two days. If anything goes wrong, we’ll have it fixed the same day or lend you another set while we’re mending it. And don’t forget: service and spare parts are free!‎ ‎3. If you don’t have an aerial (天线), we’ll install one for you, and that will be free, too. All you have to pay is the installation charge (安装费)!‎ ‎4. You can choose from all kinds of models, and what’s more, if after a certain period of time, and you would like a new model, you can change. How’s that for service?‎ ‎5. No deposit (押金) is needed. You pay only the monthly rental fee. But if you pay in advance, you can save money. Pay twelve months’ fees when you begin to hire, and we’ll give you a month’s hire without charge.‎ ‎6. If you decide that you want to stop renting and buy the set you have on hire, this can be arranged—with a generous allowance (折扣) for the fees already paid.‎ ‎1. From the passage we know _______________________.‎ ‎ A. the more you rent, the less you pay ‎ B. the lowest weekly rental fee is much more than $12‎ ‎ C. the longer you rent, the less you pay ‎ D. if you rent a TV set for a long time, service and spare parts will be free ‎2. What is the good of paying twelve months’ fees when you begin to hire?‎ ‎ A. One and a half months’ hire free of charge.‎ ‎ B. One month’s hire free of charge.‎ ‎ C. Half a month’s hire free of charge.‎ ‎ D. One-fourth of a month’s hire free of charge.‎ ‎3. What does “pay in advance” mean?‎ ‎ A. You pay the rent for a period of time before you actually get the television.‎ ‎ B. You go ahead and pay the rent.‎ ‎ C. You pay the rent in front of anyone.‎ ‎ D. You will be the first to pay the rent.‎ ‎4. If you want to rent a color television, ____________________.‎ ‎ A. leasing company (租赁公司) can have your set installed the same day ‎ B. you can have a choice of sets to rent ‎ C. leasing company will install an aerial for you free of charge ‎ D. you must have an aerial ‎5. This passage is a (an) _______________________.‎ ‎ A. book B. report C. advertisement D. picture ‎ ‎ Key: 1-5 CBABC ‎ ‎ ‎【022】‎ ‎ We have known for a long time that flowers of different plants open and close at different time of day. This is so familiar that there seems to be no need to ask the reason for it. Yet no one really understands why flowers open and close like this at particular times. The process (过程) is not as simple as we might think, as recent experiments have shown. In one study, flowers were kept in constant (连续的) darkness. We might expect that the flowers, without any information about the time of day, did not open as they normally do. In fact, they continued to open at their usual time. This suggests that they have some mysterious (神秘的) way of knowing the time. Their sense of time does not depend on information from the outside world; it is, so to speak, inside them, a kind of “inner clock”.‎ This discovery (发现) may not seem to be very important. However, it was later found that not just plants but also animals —including man —have this “inner clock” which controls the working of their bodies and influences (影响) their activities. Men, then, are also influenced by this mysterious power. Whether we wish it or not, it affects such things in our life as our need for sleep, our need for food.‎ In the past, this did not matter very much because people lived in natural condition. In the modern world, things are different; now there are spacemen, airplane pilots and, in ordinary life, a lot of people who have to work at night. It would be very useful, then, to know more about the “inner clock”. Such ordinary things as flowers might help us ‎ understand more about ourselves.‎ ‎1. A recent experiment showed that ________________.‎ ‎ A. different flowers open and close at different times of day ‎ B. for their opening and closing, flowers do not need information from the outside world ‎ C. flowers are influenced by weak light even when they are in a dark room ‎ D. flowers can be used for telling the time ‎2. The “inner clock” _________________________.‎ ‎ A. is an unimportant discovery B. is only found in animals ‎ C. has not been understood by far D. has an effect on human life ‎3. Further study of the “inner clock” will be useful because ________________.‎ ‎ A. it might help us in some way ‎ B. we do not yet understand plants and animals well enough ‎ C. the number of spacemen and airplane pilots is fast increasing ‎ D. we should try to live more naturally than we do now ‎4. Kept in constant darkness, flowers ________________________.‎ ‎ A. will not open or close as usual B. will not open any longer ‎ C. will open as they do in natural conditions D. will always remain in full blossom (开花)‎ ‎5. ________________ have a mysterious power of knowing time without information from the outside world.‎ ‎ A. Animals including man as well as plants B. All living things except man ‎ C. Flowers are the only things in the world that D. Neither animals nor plants Key: 1-5 BDACA ‎【023】‎ ‎.In the old days, in London, the smog (烟雾) was very thick. Car and bus drivers___________ to drive very slowly: they could ___________ see the road in front of them even during the daytime. People did not like going out in the smog. If they had to go out, they _____________“smogmask (防雾面具)” over their faces. ‎ In December 1952, a very ________ dark cloud came down over London. It was the ________ smog Londoners had ever had. _________ of it was bad factory smoke. Nearly fifty people died in road accidents. But many more people became unhealthy (not healthy). The smog was very _________ for old people and children. One man said, “The streets were almost ____________ because people stayed at home as much as ‎ __________. The air was very thick, and you could almost cut it with a knife.”‎ After three weeks, the smog began to ___________. But in the following weeks and months over 4,000 people died as a result of the smog.(h ad, hardly, wore, thick, worst, Most/Much, dangerous, empty, possible, lift)‎ ‎【024】‎ ‎.There are a few different r_____(1) why people use small talk.The first,and most obvious,is to break an uncomfortable s____(2).Another reason,however,is simply to kill t____(3).That is why it is so common to make small talk when you are w____(4) for something.Some people make small talk in order to be p____(5).You may not feel l_____(6) chatting with anyone at a party,but it is r____(7) to just sit in a corner by yourself.After someone i____(8) you to another person,you do not know anything about them,so in order to show a polite i____(9) in getting to know them better,you have to start with some small talk.And remember in an English-speaking environment it is often b____(10) to make a few mistakes than to say nothing at all!( reasons; silence;time;waiting;polite; like; rude; introduce;intention; better)‎ ‎【025】‎ One cold winter morning,an oldwoman had to (see) her doctor.She told the doctor that her right leg hurt,and sometimes she (could not )walk.Sheasked him what was (wrong),as she never (had) such feeling.The docter looked her over carefully,then he said ,"you are in good (health) for a woman of your age.I think the trouble in your right leg is just a matter of old age catching up with you.We get all kinds of illness (when) we get oder.The trouble will almost certainly (express)in spring.""I don`t think so,doctor!"she said,"My left leg is (wrong),and it is the same( age )as my right"‎ ‎【026】‎ Today is April Fools' Day,so we could cheat our English teacher-Miss Zhang.We erasered the lessons' names,and c_____ English into physics. When Miss Zhang came into the c_____,all of us pretended to be taken by a big s_____,and said to her.“Miss Zhang,please look at the school time table. It's time for physics,not for English.” After h_____ these words,she really b_____ us. Shesaid,“I'm sorry,boys and girls. It's my fault.” And she was g_____ out of the classroom. When we saw this,we all l_____. Oh,Miss Zhang knew what had happened.She came back and laughed,too. ‎ Then she took a lot of p_____ of paper out of her bag and said ,“Today,let's have an exam.”“ We were all shocked. But Miss Zhang b_____ to laugh again. “Ladies and gentlemen,it's April Fools' Day” (changed classroom secret hearing belived gone laughed ‎ pages began) ‎ ‎【027】‎ ‎ I was born in New York,but I grew up in San Francisco.I began to live in London 25 years ago.If I am asked now w____(76) I want to live forever,I would say London.But I wil a____(77) be American. ‎ San Francisco‎,like London,has many parks.Everyday my sister and I were t____(78)to play in the parks as children.I didn't go to school. I only had three hours of formal education when I was five. I was sent to school in the morning but came home at noon on the first day.I said I didn’t e____(79) it and hadn’t learned anything.My parents thought that school was unsuirable for me. They a____(80) with me,so I never went back to school.‎ ‎ Then my mother taught me and my two sisters at home.In the w____(81) of an Englishi lady who had good education.We learned languages and reading more sciences and maths.Sometimes she taught h____(82) ,but we also had other teachers.They asked us to take lessons every day.About once a week we went to Golden Gate Park. While we were w_____(83) ,my mother taught me to read music.One day I saw a little toy train in the window of a shop and I remember now I’d like to have it.I c_____(84) say “r” when I was small. My mother said if I could say an “r” well,I would have the toy train.I practiced and practiced.Then one morning I woke everybody up with my “r”.I got the toy train,I usually got thing I wanted in life,but I work h___(85) for them. ‎ ‎【028】‎ ‎  Australia has a lot of lovely animals . You cannot find them anywhere else in the world . The most famous ones are kangaroos and koalas.‎ The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia.They have large eyes and eats . They don't walk, they jump.They use their strong back legs . They can jump at 74 kilometres per hour . They can go over nine metres in one jump . Kangaroo mothers have pouches to carry their babies. The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm.‎ Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia . They are on TV, in books and in the shops . But do you know that millions of kangaroos are killed every year?There are too many of them . There are about 20 to 25 million kangaroos in Australia. That's more than the number of people in the counery. Some kangaroos go humgry because there is not enough food to eat . They break into farms for food Farmers are very angry with them.‎ The koala is another famous Australian animal . They look like bears , and have small eyes and big noses. They eat leaves from gum trees.Koalas have a.They use it to mark ‎ their home----"This is my place,you can't come in!" like kangaroos,a koala baby lives in its mother's pouch,too.‎ ‎（ ）1.If we want to see kangaroos and koalas in natural forests. we can go to________.‎ ‎       A.China        B.France           C.Australia ‎（ ）2.What does a kangaroo look like?‎ ‎       A.It looks like a bear.         B.It has big eyes and ers.     C.It has small eyes and big noses.‎ ‎（ ）3.The work "pouch" means__________.‎ ‎       A.育儿袋         B。肌肉          C。尾巴 ‎（ ）4.Which is NOT TRUE?____________‎ ‎      A.The kangaroos can go over nine metres in one jump.‎ ‎      B.Koalas like eating leaves from gum trees.‎ ‎      C.Koalas use their voices to mark their homes ‎（ ）5.What's the best title of this passage?________.‎ ‎        A.Kangaroos and koalas.‎ ‎           B.Beautiful ‎Australia ‎           C.How to protect kangaroos and koalas.‎ ‎【029】‎ ‎   A person, like a commodity （商品）, needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely undesirable. A little exaggeration, however, does no harm when it shows the person’s unique qualities to their advantages. To show personal attractiveness in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself. A skilled packager knows how to add art to nature without any signs of embellishment（装饰）, so that the person so packaged is not a commodity but a human being, lively and lovely.‎ ‎　　　　A young person, especially a female, shining with beauty and full of life, has all the favor granted by God. Any attempt to make up would be self-defeating. Youth, however, comes and goes in a flash. Packaging for the middle-aged is primarily to hide the marks made by years. If you still enjoy life enough to keep self-confidence and work at pioneering work you are unique in through plains mountains and jungles, running its course as it should. You have really lived your life, which now arrives at a self-satisfied stage of quietness and calmness with no interest in fame or wealth . There is no need to make us of hair dyeing. The snow-capped mountain is itself a beautiful scene of fairyland. Let your looks change from young to old in step with the natural ageing process so as to keep in harmony （和谐）with nature, for harmony itself is beauty, while the other way round will only end in unpleasantness. To be in the elder’s company is like reading a thick book of deluxe （better quality）edition that attracts one so much as to be unwilling to part with.‎ ‎　　　　As long as one find where on stands, one knows how to package oneself, just as a commodity sets up its brand by the right packaging.‎ ‎　　　　1．It can be concluded from the text that________.‎ ‎　　　　A. people should be packed at all ages ‎　　　　B. people should be packed in a special way ‎　　　　C. elderly people also care about packing ‎　　　　D. proper packing makes people attractive ‎　　　　2．For the middle-aged, attractiveness________.‎ ‎　　　　A. hardly exists ‎　　　　B. is the strongest ‎　　　　C. comes from the inside ‎　　　　D. comes from the appearance ‎　　　　3．The underlined sentence means that elderly people ________.‎ ‎　　　　A. are usually packed like a finely - made book ‎　　　　B. experience a lot and have rich knowledge of life ‎　　　　C. do a lot of traveling and can give you much information ‎　　　　D. enjoy reading thick books of beautiful nature and fairylands ‎ ‎ ‎【030】‎ An artist (画家) went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes(颜料和画笔)and painted till evening. When it got dark he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said," No, I don`t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What`s money? In a week it will all be finished ,but your picture will still be here." The artists was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered ,"It`s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I`ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think." 61.The artist went to the countryside to ‎ ________. A. visit his old friend B. spend his holiday C. visit the farmer D. Thank the farmer 62. Every day ,the artist _______. A. went out to help the farmer to do some farming B. went out to visit his friends C. painted pictures D. enjoyed the beautiful scenery 63. The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer ____. A. wanted much more money B. wanted nothing C. didn`t want any money at all D. wanted one of his pictures instead of money 64. The artist thought the farmer wanted a picture of his because _______. A. the farmer was an artist too B. the farmer liked his pictures very much C. the farmer wanted to give it to his son as a present D. the farmer was rich 65. After hearing the farmer`s words ,perhaps the artist would be ______. A.very worried B.very happy C.very thankful D. very disappointed ‎ ‎【031】‎ Long, long ago there was no zero. To write the number sixty-three people wrote 63.To write six hundred and three, people wrote 63.The space between six and three was there to mean." not any "tens. Sometimes people did not remember the space. It was hard to see and read. Later people used a dot to hold the space. Six hundred and three looked like this 6.3.But the dot was hard to see. So people put a circle around it like this 6⊙3.Then people could see the dot. They remembered the space. at last ,only the circle around the dot was used. It was like a zero. This is one story of how the zero came to be used. Now zero has many important uses .Zero tells how many. Can you tell some other ways of using zero? 66.Long,long ago people didn`t know how to ____. A.write B write zero C.write numbers D.sixty-three 67.Long,longago if they wrote two hundred-eight ,people wrote_____. A.28 B.2 ‎8 C.228 D.208 68.Later ______ was used to mean space. A."not any" B.letter"0" C.zero D.a dot 69.People used circles _____________. A.to remember ways B.to remember ‎ numbers C.not to forget the space D.to mean nothing 70.The story tells us _____. A. how zero came to be used B. how to write zero C. what`s the use of zero D. that zero means a dot, a circle or space ‎ ‎【032】 I often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa .But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza .I thought this tower was a place to buy pizza .It must be the best place to buy pizza in the world, I thought. Many years later finally saw the Leaning‎ ‎Tower. I knew then that is was Pisa and no pizza .But there was still something special about it for me .The tower got its name because it really does lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix it .They are afraid it may fall over and they don`t like it leans over the city. I do not think it`s a good idea to try to fix it .The tower probably will not fall down ,it is 600 years old. why should anything happen to it now? And ,if you ask me ,I like what it looks like. To me it is a very human kind of leaning .Nothing is perfect ,it seems to say. And who cares? Why do people want things to be perfect? Imperfect things may be more interesting .Let`s take the tower in Pisa. Why is it so famous? There are many other older ,more beautiful towers in Italy. But Pisa tower is the most famous. People come from all over the world to see it. 71.This passage is about_______. A. Italian pizza B. Italy`s problems C. How the Leaning Tower of Pisa got its name D. Why the writer likes Pisa 72.The writer used to think Pisa______. A. in Spain B. not very famous C. not the same as pizza D. the same as pizza 73.The Leaning Tower of Pisa is _______. A. modern B. falling down C. 600 years old 60 years old- 74.The writer________. A. doesn`t like what the tower looks like B. likes what the tower looks like C. thinks it`s the most beautiful tower in Italy D. doesn`t like towers 75. The writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa because________. A. it`s old ‎ B. it`s perfect C. it sells pizza D. it`s imperfect ‎【033】‎ In the world ,soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.  To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called “Dream(梦幻) World Cups ”in Japan .The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a bule bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜)of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea.The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have games there.  Are you a football fan(迷)？The World Cup makeds more and more people interested in football Teenagers(青少年)like playing and watching football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.  1. If a country wants to take part in the World Cup ,she must have______.  A. Many football fans 　B. a very good team 　C. many football player　D. a big playground  2. The next World Cup will be held in_______.  A. 2006 　　　　　B. ‎2007 ‎　　　　C. 2005 　　　　　D. 2004 3. From the passage ,in the picture children drew many things except_________.  A. people playing football 　B. pictures of some football stars 　C. a sunny sky  D. flowers  4. In “Dream World Cup”,the children drew the flags of some countries______. A. to show their love for their owe country  B. to tell the people their stories C. to show their good wishes for the football teams D. to show their new ideas about football 5.Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because______. A.they are interested in football                            B. they are football fans C. they think their favourite players are greatD. all of A,B and C ‎ ‎【034】‎ In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artis .So he invented a very simple camera (照相机).He put it in a window of his ‎ house and took a picture of hia garden .That was the first photo.  The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguere, another Frenchman ,took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly ,even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.  Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Trave lers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.  In about 1840, photography was developed .Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them ,for example, some in the United States worked so hard.  Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers. He took many picture of gread people .The picture were unusual beause they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)  Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photod were nor just cooies of the real world .They showed and feelings,like other kinds of art.  ‎ ‎6. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picturte of ____________  A. his business 　　 　B. his house　　　　　　 C. his garden 　　　　　D. his window  7. The Daguerrotype was____________. A. a Frenchman　　　　B. a kind of picture 　　C. a kind of camera 　　D. a photographer  8. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840j, he had to__________.  A. watch lots of films                  B. buy an expensive camera  C. stop in most cities                           D. take many films and something else with him.  9. Mathew Brady______________.  A. was very lifelike 　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. was famous for his unusual pictures  C. was quite strong 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. took many pictures of moving people  10. This passage tells us_____________.  A. how photography was developed             B. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures C. how to take pictures in the world          D. how to use different cameras  ‎ ‎【035】‎ Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车) A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together. Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their ‎ grandparents’ home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents. Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes. 11. From the passage, a van is also called ____________. A. a motor car            B. a motor home         C. a motorbike             D. a big truck 12. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________. A. sold their old house                     B. moved to their grandparents’ house C. built a new place for a van         D. sold their second car 13. A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________. A. a baby             B. much money           C. more than two children  D. interest in vans 14. Americans usually use motor homer____________. A. to travel with all the family members of holiday  B. to do some shopping with all the family members C. to visit their grandparents at weekends  D. to drive their children to school every day 15. Motor homes have become popular because___________. A. they can take people to another city when people are free B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays C. some people think motor homes are cheap D. big families can put more things in motor homes ‎【036】 Surtsey was born in 1963.Scientists saw the birth of this island. It began at ‎7.30 a.m. on 14th November. A fishing boat was near Iceland. The boat moved under the captain’s（船长）feet. He noticed a strange smell. He saw some black smoke. A volcano（火山）was breaking out. Red-hot rocks, fire and smoke were rushing up from the bottom（底部）of the sea. The island grew quickly. It was 10 meters high the next day and 60 meters high on 18th November. Scientists flew there to watch. It was exciting. Smoke and fire were still rushing up. Pieces of red-hot rock were flying into the air and falling into the sea. The sea was boiling and there was a strange light in the sky. Surtsey grew and grew. Then it stopped in June 1967.It was 175 meters high and 2 kilometers long. And life was already coming to Surtsey. Plants grew. Birds came. Some scientists built a house. They want to learn about this young island. A new island is like a new world. ‎ ‎16. Surtsey is ______. A. an island not far from Iceland&n bsp;                  B. a new volcano  C. a fishing boat                                      D. a place in ‎Iceland ‎ 17. Scientists flew there ______. A. to watch the birth of the island          B. to save the fishing boat C. to learn about the island               D. to build a house 18. When did scientist fly there to watch? A. Before the volcano broke out.                           B. As soon as the volcano broke out. C. About four days after the volcano broke out.    D. After the volcano stopped rushing up. 19. Put the following sentences in correct order. a. The captain found the boat was moving.           b. A new island appeared in the sea. c. Fire, smoke and rocks were seen rushing up.   d. A fishing boat was near Iceland. e. The island grew quickly. A. d-a-c-b-e 　　B. a-b-c-d-e　　C .a-b-e-c-d　　D. b-e-d-a-c 20. The best title of this article is ________. A. A new island          B. The birth of an island C. A new world          D. Scientists discovered Surtsey ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎【037】 On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon（气球）.They started early in London. The headman was Augusta Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way. Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope（绳子）,and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight（重量）.It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand. After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men’s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice. At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they　climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so ‎ cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland　heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometers from London! ‎ ‎21. Three men flew in balloon ________. A. for nearly 1,800 kilometers                  B. to another city C. to visit Poland                              D. more than a century ago 22. The metal box was used for ________. A. carrying the bags of sand‘　’         B. keeping drinking-water C. carrying ropes of the basket               D. changing weight 23. When the balloon went up higher, ________. A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall             B. They saw the sun go down C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives     D. They could see a black hole on the ground 24. The balloon landed ________. ‎ ‎ A. in London　　B. on the sea 　　C. on a lake 　　D. in a foreign country 25. Which of the following is NOT true?________ A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose. B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket. C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up. D. The three men had to land because they felt cold. ‎ 答案： 1．B 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．D 6． C 7．B 8．D　9．B 10． A 11．B 12．D 13． C 14．A 15． B 16.A  17.A  18.C  19.A  20.B  21.A  22.D  23.A  24.D  25.B ‎【038】‎ A couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Bultler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft（救生艇） in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.‎ ‎ Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Siboney, they met some whales（鲸鱼）. “They started to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.‎ ‎ For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water – two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw（生的）. Then the line broke. “So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks（鲨鱼） came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”‎ ‎ About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldn’t stand up. So the captain（船长） carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over. ‎ ‎【039】‎ April 1，2000 Dear Francis， I received your very nice Christmas card nearly one and one – half years ago. I am sorry it has taken me so long to tell you how happy I was to hear from you！ I will always remember how beautiful you sang at the very special China culture night the summer of 1998. When I came back from China wanted to learn more studies. I was accepted at the university‎ of ‎Texas and have been a student there for almost three semesters. To graduate, I must study a foreign language for four semesters. I would like to learn Chinese but they do not teach it there, so I would have to go to a different university. I have a Chinese friend, Jing, in my biology class. She is very nice. This week a bad tornado struck the town where my daughter works but she was not hurt. ‎ It did nearly $500, 000, 000 of destruction but less than 10 people were killed. We are happy about that. None of the teachers who went to China, at least to Jingzhou, knew each other before going. However, being together made us friends. Last week was spring break from school. I flew to the home of Polly and Lois in Minnesota, about 2400 kilometres from me, to visit and to talk about how much we missed China and all our friends there. Do you remember them? They said Andy had been to visit them. He came to watch a basketball game between his state, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. They told me if he can get enough money, he will go back to China this summer. Polly has a newspaper route to help earn money to go to China each summer. She walks from house to house to deliver the newspapers so she will be used to walking when she gets to China. While I was there, I helped her. My husband and I have four children, three girls and one boy. Our boy is not married He is 26 years old and works as a computer analyst Our youngest daughter is staying home from work since she had her baby boy six months ago. He is very chubby and happy. Did you get married yet? Do you have good students this year? I think maybe I did write to both you and your student of 1998 named Wang Feng. If I did, please, forgive me for forgetting. So many people from China wrote to me, I can’t remember who I answered. I would love to hear from you. Your friend, Mary – Jo Stevenson ( )1. Francis wrote to his friend in ______ . A. April，1998 B. April，‎1999 ‎C. November，1998 D. November，1999 ( )2. ______ would like to learn Chinese. A. Jing B. Polly any and Lois C. Wang Feng D. Mary - Jo ( )3. This week the writer is happy about______. A. The daughter is all right. B. The daughter has ＄500，000，000. C. The daughter is married D. The daughter has a baby boy. ( )4. There was a ball game in______ . A. Texas B. Jingzhou C. Wisconsin D. Minnesota ( )5. ______ doesn’t work now. A. Andy B. Franis C. Her girl D. Her boy ‎ ‎【040】‎ Think about the last time you dropped a stone into water. Do you remember how the waves started? They began where the stone met the water and then moved outward. Just as waves in water take time to move, so sound takes time to move in air. Sound takes time to travel.‎ ‎ Perhaps you have noticed the time that passes between a flash of lightning and the thunder. You may have heard the sound of a baseball bat hitting a ball an instant after you saw it happen. Both light and sound take time to travel. However, there is a great deal of difference in their speed. In one second, sound can travel about 1, 000 feet through air. During this same time, light can travel move than 186, 000 miles! When something makes a sound some distance away, you can often see the action before you hear the sound. As sound travels, vibrations are passed on from one molecule to another. The farther the sound has to travel, the longer it takes. ( )1. Which of these is wrong? A. “Sound and wave” mean“水花和水波”. B. “Lightning and thunder” mean“闪电和雷声”. C. “Instant and second” mean“瞬息和秒钟”. D. “Action and vibration” mean“动作和振动”. ( )2. Sound takes time to move in air just as______. A. waves B. trains C. buses D. cars ( )3. When we drop a stone into water， we can see ______. A. nothing B. the waves start where the stone meets the water and then move outward C. the waves start far from the stone D. both A and C ( )4. Which of these is right？ A. You may hear the sound of a baseball bat hitting a ball， then see the action. B. You may hear the thunder before you see a flash of lightning. C. Light takes no time to travel. D. The farther the light has to travel， the longer it takes. ( )5. Which of these is not right？ A. In one second， sound can travel about 340 metres through air. B. In one second， light can travel about 300，000，000 metres. C. One foot is longer than one metre. D. One metres is shorter than one miles.‎ ‎【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.‎ All in all,as long as we do according to what is mentioned above, we will actually find it easy to get along well with others.Thus ,a constant friendship will be developed with the people around.‎ ‎【042】‎ Books ‎ As is well known, books teach us to learn life, truth, science and many other useful things. They increase our knowledge, broaden our minds and strengthen our character. In other words, they are our good teachers and wise friends. This is the reason why our parents always encourage us to read more books. ‎ Reading‎ is a good thing, but we must pay GREat attention to the choice of books. It is true that we can derive benefits from good books. However, bad books will do us more harm than good.‎ ‎【043】‎ Be Patriotic It 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】‎ Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need.They say that there are several ldnds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1)green and yellow vegetables of all kinds;(2) citrus fruits and tomatoes; (3)potatoes and other fruits and vegetables;(4)meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5)milk and foods made from milk;(6)bread or cereal, rice is also in this kind of food; (7)butter, or something like butter.‎ ‎　　 People in different countries and areas eat different kinds of things.Food are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four timesa day. Scientists say that none of the difference is really important. It doesn't matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned or frozen. it doesn't matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o'clock in the afternoon or at eleven o'clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.‎ ‎　　 Nowadays there are two problems in feeding the large number of people in the earth. The first is to find some way to feed the world's population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.‎ ‎【045】‎ Most of the time, magicians give good shows, but every magician has given a show that was terrible or has tried to do a trick that didn’t go right. Howard Thurston, a famous magician, made some  36  mistakes on the stage(舞台).‎ Thurston did a famous  37  trick with a girl. The girl climbed into a box. Then the box was pulled up above the stage. Thurston shouted, “Iasia, garawallah,  38 !” The box opened – and the girl was gone. “Wonderful! Wonderful!” One night, after the show, a man asked the magician, “Please tell me  39  you learned your magic words?” Thurston answered, “I’ve traveled in India and often heard ‘garawallah’ in the streets there. I thought it was a good word for an Indian  40 .” The man smiled and said, “I’m from India. That word means ‘Hey, bus’!” Another mistake stayed in Thurston’s show. In one trick, he cut off the  41  of two chickens and two ducks and put their bodies inside a magic box. Then he opened the box and found four living birds with heads on them. This is the way the trick was done. The birds’ heads were tied under their wings. Then false heads were tied on the birds  42  they were brought on the stage. Thurston cut off these false heads and put the birds in the box. His helper was also in the box. He could not put new false heads on the birds  43  than he could untie the true heads. So after Thurston put the birds inside the box, his helper tied on false heads.‎ One night, the  44  made a mistake. He tied the chicken heads on the ducks and then tied the duck heads on the chickens. The birds came out of the box, so the magician had to say, “Look! How magic my  45  are!” And the people laughed and laughed.‎ ‎36. A. interest   B. interesting    C. interested   ‎ ‎37. A. Indian    B. Chinese     C. European ‎38. A. come     B. go          C. appear ‎39. A. which     B. where       C. that ‎40. A. words     B. trick        C. magician ‎41. A. heads     B. wings      C. feet ‎42. A. after      B. when      C. before ‎43. A. slower     B. faster      C. easier ‎44. A. magician    B. helper     C. visitor ‎ ‎45. A. birds      B. ducks      C. tricks ‎【046】‎ At a hospital in Illinois, doctors and patients dress up as clowns and put on little plays to make each other laugh. A hospital in New York puts funny books in its library for patients. Can laughter make sick people feel better?‎ Scientists think laughter can help sick people feel less pain and get better more quickly. This new idea is being taught to students in medical school.‎ Doctors have known for a long time that stress, loneliness, lack of friends and family can harm sick people. Now they are learning that laughter can help patients feel healthier.‎ Some doctors are using this new research to make their patients feel better. At a California hospital, people who have cancer swap stories and clown around（说笑话） with a famous performer who has had cancer surgery（外科手术）. Laughter can be good medicine.‎ ‎【047】‎ My Brother’s in the Dryer!‎ ‎ ‎ Dustin Tarbell, 7, and his little brother David, 4 years old, were at their baby sitter’s house. Suddenly, Dustin heard screams from the clothes dryer. The machine was on, and David was tumbling around inside!‎ ‎ ‎ Just before, Dustin and David were playing hide-and-seek with friends. There were no clothes in the dryer, and David got inside to hide. Then another child closed the door and turned the dryer on. Dustin pulled open the door of the dryer and reached inside. Usually a dryer stops when someone opens the door, but this machine was broken, and it kept turning as David screamed.‎ ‎ ‎ Dustin grabbed his brother’s shirt. He tried to pull him out, but he couldn’t. He felt his arms twist, but he hung on. Then Dustin heard his arms crack. He still didn’t let go. Finally the dryer stopped, and Dustin pulled David out.‎ ‎ ‎ Dustin went to the hospital. He had two broken arms. But he smiled as he hugged his little brother. Kim and Robin Tarbell, the boys’ parents, said they were very proud of their son Dustin. David said, “Dustin’s a superhero!”‎ ‎ ‎ Later, the baby sitter tried to fix the dryer. He was a strong man. He tried to stop the dryer with his hands, but he couldn’t stop it. Nobody could understand how a big, strong man couldn’t stop the dryer, but a 7-year-old boy could. Everyone said, “It’s a miracle.”‎ ‎【048】‎ Basketball is still a young game. It’s over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn’t play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.‎ Some of the teachers at the college asked Dr Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play at. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors, and the court (院子) was not very large.‎ Dr Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. (54) It was played between two teams. To make a score, the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet above the floor on the wall. At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first Dr Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit basket instead. That’s why the game got its name.‎ ‎【049】‎ When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence "How do you do?" as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation?It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.‎ Languages do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It's important to master(掌握) the rules(规则) for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can't understand the speaker's sentence easily.Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn't change. Let's see the difference between the two pairs of sentences:‎ ‎"She only likes apples. " & "Only she likes apples. "‎ ‎"I have seen the film already. " & "I have already seen the film. "‎ When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit(精神实质) of the language and use it as the English speaker does.‎ ‎15. From the passage we know that _ when we are learning English.‎ A. we shouldn't put every word into our own language B. we should look up every word in the dictionary C. we need to put every word into our own language D. we must read word by word ‎16. The writer thinks it is____in learning English.‎ A. difficult to understand different sounds B. possible to remember the word order C. important to master the rules in different ways D. easy to master the rules for word order ‎17. We can learn from the passage that_______.‎ A. the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words B. the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence C. sometimes different order of words has a different meaning D. if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different ‎18. "She only likes apples. "________‎ A. is the same as "Only she likes apples. "‎ B. is different from "Only she likes apples. "‎ C. means "She likes fruit except apples. "‎ D. means "She doesn't like apples. "‎ ‎19. Which is the best title(标题) for this passage?‎ A. Different Orders, Different Meanings B. How to Speak English C. How to Put English into Our Own Language D. How to Learn English ‎【050】‎ Jack Smith got his school report from his class teacher，Mr Percy Brown. Mr Brown Told Jack he was one of the best students in the class and he was never late for ‎ class.Jack was very happy to hear these words. In math classes,he was always the first one to answer the teacher’s questions. But his science was not so good.His science teacher said that he was not hardworking and asked him to spend more time on it nect term.Jack thought it was right.He must catch up with others in science. He liked foreign language very much.In English,his listening was better than reading.But his reading in French was much better.He was very good at remembering new words. Of all the subjects,history was the worst.His history teacher told him to work harder next term. He always helped his geography teacher in class,because he liked geography very much. Jack could dance very well.Summer vacation was coming.He had more leisure time,and he could do things he liked.‎ ‎【051】‎ In The Air Matt and his wife lived in the country. Matt was very stingy(吝啬) and hated spending money. One day a fair(集市) came to the nearby town. “Let’s go to the fair, Matt,” his wife said, “We haven’t been anywhere for a long time.” Matt thought about this for a while. He knew he would have to spend money at the fair. At last he said, “All right, but I’m not going to spend much money. We’ll look at things, but we won’t buy anything.” They went to the fair and looked at all the things to buy. There were many things Matt’s wife wanted to buy ,but he would not let her spend any money. Then , in a nearby field, they saw a small airplane. “Fun flight!” the notice said, “$10 for 10 minutes.” Matt had never been in an airplane and he wanted to go on a fun flight. However, he didn’t want to have to pay for his wife, as well. “I’ve only got $10,” he told the pilot. ( 飞行员). “Can my wife come with me for free?” The pilot wasn’t selling many tickets, so he said , “I’ll make a bargain with you. If your wife doesn’t scream or shout, she can have a free flight.” Matt agreed, and got into the small airplane with his wife. The pilot took off and made his airplane do all kinds of things. At one moment it was flying upside down. When the plane landed , the pilot said, “O.K. your wife didn’t make a sound . She can have her ride free.” “Thank you,” Matt said. “it wasn’t easy for her, you know , especially (尤其 ) when she fell out.”‎ ‎【052】‎ We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. but most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?" "When I got that great job, did Jim, as a friend, really feel good about it? Or did he envy my luck?" "And was Paul friendly just because I had a car?" When we look back, doubts like these ‎ can make us feel bad. 　　But when we look back, it is too late. 　　Why do we go wrong about our friends, or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meanings. And if we do not really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog!"(你真幸运!) Is he really on your side? If he says, "You're a lucky guy(人，家伙)!", that is being friendly. But "a lucky dog?" There is a bit of envy in those words. What he may be saying is that he does not think you deserve your luck. 　　"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another phrase that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem. But this phrase contains the thought that your problem is not at all important. 　　How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Is what he says shown by the tone of voice? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save your another mistake. 　　1.When the writer recalls(回想) some of the things that happened between him and his friends, he _______. 　　A.feels happy, thinking how nice his friends were to him 　　B.feels he might not have understood his friends' true feelings 　　C.think it a mistake to have broken up with his girl friend 　　D.is sorry that his friends let him down 　　2.When the writer talks about someone saying, "You're a lucky dog!", he is saying that ______. 　　A.the speaker is just friendly 　　B.this sentence suggests the same as "You're a lucky guy!" 　　C.the word "dog" should not be used to apply to people 　　D.sometimes the words show that the speaker is a bit envious 　　3.This passage tries to tell you how to ______. 　　A.avoid(避免) mistakes about money and friends 　　B.get an idea of friendly people 　　C.avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you 　　D.keep people friendly without trusting them 　　4.The writer suggests that ______ be trusted. 　　A.everybody B.nobody C.all the people D.not all the people ‎【053】‎ The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card(信用卡) fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Web site(网站). Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never 　　receive the goods they thought they bought. 　　The thieves then go shopping with your card number----or sell the information over the Internet. 　　Computers hackers(黑客) have broken down security(安全) systems, raising ‎ questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25 000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer(批发商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157 828 to get back the information. 　　Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. Mastercard is working on plans for Web-only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line. 　　However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated. 　　Ask about your credit-card firm's on-line rules: Under British law, cardholders are responsible(对…负有责任的) for the first US $78 of any fraudulent spending. 　　And shop only at secure sites: Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system. 　　If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. the Web site address may also start with https://----the extra "s" stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone. 　　Keep your password safe: Most online sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care. 　　5.What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage? 　　A.A lot of stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet. 　　B.Fraud on the Internet. 　　C.Many Web sites are destroyed. 　　D.Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet. 　　6.What is the meaning of "fraud"? 　　A.cheating 　　　B.sale　　　C.payment 　　　D.safety 　　7.How can the thieves get the information of the credit-card? 　　A.The customers give them the information. 　　B.The thieves steal the information from Web sites. 　　C.The customers sell the information to them. 　　D.Both A and B. 　　8.How many pieces of advice does the passage give to you? 　　A.Four. 　　　　B.Three. 　　　　C.Five. 　　　　D.Six. 　　9.You are shopping on the site: http: //www.shopping.com,and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest doing? 　　A.Order the TV set at once. 　　B.Do not buy the TV set on this site. 　　C.E-mail the site your credit-card information. 　　D.Tell the site your password and buy the TV set for you.‎ ‎【054】‎ Five Hundred Times In the traffic court of a large mid-western city, a young lady was brought before the judge to answer a ticket given her for driving through a red light. She explained to his honor that she was a school teacher and requested an immediate disposal of her case in order that she might hasten on to her classes. A wild gleam came into the judge's eye. "You are a ‎ school teacher, eh?" said he. "Madam, I shall realize my lifelong ambition. Sit down at that table and write 'I went through a red light' five hundred times." ‎ ‎【055】‎ Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. By using your time reasonably, you can do your homework more quickly. Learning to study is not difficult.‎ The first thing to remember is that you must be willing（乐意）to learn. It doesn’t mean that you must always like the subject. It does mean, however, that you must be willing to do whatever is necessary. Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you do and learn other things now and later. Knowing mathematics facts will be useful in your whole life. Knowing how to spell makes any kind of writing easier. Sometimes a subject that you think is uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly. Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them.‎ Here’s some advice for you: have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate（集中）on your study without interruptions（中断）; have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books, or maybe a lap computer; be sure you understand what you should learn before you start; read carefully and pay special attention（注意）to the most important things; when memorizing（记忆）, first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; never forget the importance of review and preview（预习）; above all, use your head and try your best to use whatever you’ve learned, In this way, you will surely be among the top students in your class.‎ ‎【056】‎ My favourite sport ‎ I like table-tennis，chess and football。 Football is my favourite sport。 I'm good at playing football。 I think it's easy for me。 I have my favourite football player。He is Shevchenko。 He's in AC Milan Club。 I want to te a famous football player like Shevchenko。 I often play football with my father at weekends。 On Sunday I like to watch football matches。 　 　 　　　　　　　　‎ ‎【057】‎ Night after night, she came to tuck me in, even long after my childhood years. Following her longstanding custom, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead. ‎ I don't remember when it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, "Don't do that anymore —your hands are too rough!" She didn't say anything in reply. But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love. ‎ Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night. By then I missed my mother's hands, missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away. But always it lurked, in the back of my mind. ‎ Well, the years have passed, and I'm not a little girl anymore. Mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family. She's been our doctor, reaching into a medicine cabinet for the remedy to calm a young girl's stomach or soothe the boy's scraped knee. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world... gets stains out of blue jeans like I never could... ‎ Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special occasions, I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly run across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow. ‎ In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night my young voice complained, "Don't do that anymore — your hands are too rough!" Catching Mom's hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did. But Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago. ‎ That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found. ‎ ‎【058】‎ I work for 7up"!‎ Four best friends met at the hospital since their wives were giving births to their babies. The nurse comes up to the first man and says, "Congratulations, you got twins." The man said "How strange, I'm the manager of Minnesota Twins." After awhile the nurse comes up to the second man and says, "Congratulations, you got triplets." Man was like "Hmmm, strange I worked as a director for the "3 musketeers." Finally, the nurse comes up to the third man and says ‎ ‎"Congratulations, you got twins too" Man is happy and says, "Ironic, I work for the hotel "4 Seasons." All three of them are happy until they see their last buddy jumping all over the place, cursing God and banging his head on the wall. They asked him what's wrong and he answered, "What's wrong? I work for 7up"! ‎ ‎【059】‎ A Boy and His Tree A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow… He ‎ loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. ‎ Time went by…The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree. ‎ One day, the boy came back to the tree and looked sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. ‎ ‎“I am no longer a kid, I don’t play around trees anymore.” The boy replied, “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, but I don’t have money…but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy was so excited. He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy didn’t come back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad. ‎ One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me.” The tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?” “Sorry, but I don’t have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. ‎ The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn’t appear since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me!” the tree said. ‎ ‎“I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build the boat. You can sail and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and did not show up for a long time. ‎ Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you.” the tree said. “ I don’t have teeth to bite.” The boy replied. “ No more trunk for you to climb on.” “I am too old for that now.” the boy said. “I really want to give you something…the only thing left is my dying roots.” The tree said with tears. “I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come here, please sit down with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears… ‎ This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad… When we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could to make you happy. You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree but that's how all of us are treating our parents. ‎ ‎【060】‎ I went to three cities to play during last summer holidays. They are Beijing, Dalian and HuHehot.‎ ‎ I went to Beijing more than eight times. Beijing is the capital of China. It’s a big city. I am very familiar with Beijing. It takes an hour and forty minutes from Nantong to Beijing by plane. There are many tall buildings in Beijing. It’s a modern city. My family visited the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Palace Museum, the Beihai Park, the ‎ Space‎ ‎Museum‎, etc. I went to the countryside of Beijing to go boating and fishing. It was very interesting. I went shopping in WangFuJing. I bought lots of souvenirs and other things. I like eating Beijing snacks. They are delicious. Don’t miss Beijing Duck. It is really nice. Dalian is a beautiful city. Dalian is close to Beijing. I spent 5o minutes on the plane. Dalian is near the sea. I smelled the salt in the air. The roads are clean. There are lots of trees and flowers near the roads. There are many esplanades and Japanese buildings. There are some fountains in one of the esplanades. Some people flew kites and walked on the esplanades. We went to see the beach and the sea. The sea is blue. There were many swimmers in the sea. I lay on the beach to see the sky. Dalian is a very nice place to live in. Huhehot is in Inner Mongol. There are lots of large grasslands. The grasslands are endless. The sky is bright blue. There were a lot of horses and sheep. They were running or eating grass. I rode a horse on the grassland. I picked some colourful flowers. We drank tea with milk. There is a small desert, it was very hot when I walked on it. The sand could sing. ‎ These trips helped me open my eyes. I enjoyed my day. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎【061】‎ A summary of the physical and chemical nature of life must begin, not on the Earth, but in the Sun; in fact, at the Sun's very center. It is here that is to be found the source of the energy that the Sun constantly pours out into space as light and heat. This energy is librated at the center of the Sun as billions upon billions of nuclei of hydrogen atoms collide with each other and fuse together to form nuclei of helium, and in doing so, release some of the energy that is stored in the nuclei of atoms. The output of light and heat of the Sun requires that some 600 million tons of hydrogen be converted into helium in the Sun every second. This the Sun has been doing for several thousands of millions of year. ‎ the nuclear energy is released at the Sun's center as high-energy gamma radiation, a form of electromagnetic radiation like light and radio waves, only of very much shorter wavelength. This gamma radiation is absorbed by atoms inside the Sun to be reemitted at slightly longer wavelengths. This radiation , in its turn is absorbed and reemitted. As the energy filters through the layers of the solar interior, it passes through the X-ray part of the spectrum eventually becoming light. At this stage, it has reached what we call the solar surface, and can escape into space without being absorbed further by solar atoms. A very small fraction of the Sun's light and heat is emitted in such directions that after passing unhindered through interplanetary space, it hits the Earth.‎ ‎【062】‎ skills of children develop so early and so inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth. Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impress accuracy---one knife, one spoon, one fork, for each of the five chairs. Soon they are capable of nothing that they have placed five knives, spoons and forks on the table and, a bit later, that this amounts to fifteen pieces of silverware. Having thus mastered addition, they move on to subtraction. It seems almost ‎ reasonable to expect that if a child were secluded on a desert island at birth and retrieved seven years later, he or she could enter a second enter a second-grade mathematics class without any serious problems of intellectual adjustment. ‎ Of course, the truth is not so simple. This century, the work of cognitive psychologists has illuminated the subtle forms of daily learning on which intellectual progress depends. Children were observed as they slowly grasped-----or, as the case might be, bumped into-----concepts that adults take for quantity is unchanged as water pours from a short glass into a tall thin one. Psychologists have since demonstrated that young children, asked to count the pencils in a pile, readily report the number of blue or red pencils, but must be coaxed into finding the total. Such studies have suggested that the rudiments of mathematics are mastered gradually, and with effort. They have also suggested that the very concept of abstract numbers------the idea of a oneness, ‎ a twoness, a threeness that applies to any class of objects and is a prerequisite for doing anything more mathematically demanding than setting a table-----is itself far from innate ‎【063】‎ Types of Speech ‎ Standard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used, and accepted by a majority of the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of formality. As such, these words and expressions are well defined and listed in standard dictionaries. Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a language and used in informal speech or writing, but not considered appropriate for more formal situations. Almost all idiomatic expressions are colloquial language. Slang, however, refers to words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as good, formal usage by the majority. Colloquial expressions and even slang may be found in standard dictionaries but will be so identified. Both colloquial usage and slang are more common in speech than in writing. ‎ Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech. Some slang also passes into standard speech, but other slang expressions enjoy momentary popularity followed by obscurity. In some cases, the majority never accepts certain slang phrases but nevertheless retains them in their collective memories. Every generation seems to require its own set of words to describe familiar objects and events. It has been pointed out by a number of linguists that three cultural conditions are necessary for the creation of a large body of slang expressions. First, the introduction and acceptance of new objects and situations in the society; second, a diverse population with a large number of subgroups; third, association among the subgroups and the majority population. ‎ Finally, it is worth noting that the terms "standard" "colloquial" and "slang" exist only as abstract labels for scholars who study language. Only a tiny number of the speakers of any language will be aware that they are using colloquial or slang expressions. Most speakers of English will, during appropriate situations, select and use all three types of expressions. ‎ ‎【064】‎ As food is to the body, so is learning to the mind. Our bodies grow and muscles develop with the intake of adequate nutritious food. Likewise, we should keep learning day by day to maintain our keen mental power and expand our intellectual capacity. Constant learning supplies us with inexhaustible fuel for driving us to sharpen our power of reasoning, analysis, and judgment. Learning incessantly is the surest way to keep pace with the times in the information age, and an infallible warrant of success in times of uncertainty. Once learning stops, vegetation sets in. It is a common fallacy to regard school as the only workshop for the acquisition of knowledge. On the contrary, learning should be a never-ending process, from the cradle to the grave. With the world ever changing so fast, the cease from learning for just a few days will make a person lag behind. What's worse, the animalistic instinct dormant deep in our subconsciousness will come to life, weakening our will to pursue our noble ideal, sapping our determination to sweep away obstacles to our success and strangling our desire for the refinement of our character. Lack of learning will inevitably lead to the stagnation of the mind, or even worse, its fossilization, Therefore, to stay mentally young, we have to take learning as a lifelong career.‎ ‎【065】‎ In my opinion, the schoolwork now being assigned to high school students is too heavy. While it is true that students need to study, they need other things as well if they are to grow into healthy and well-rounded adults. High school students should be allowed more time for play. Playing is not wasting time, as some think. It gives them physical exercise, and also exercises their imagination. Which tends to be stifled by too much study. Finally, the pressure put on high school students by excessive schoolwork can cause serious stress, which is unhealthy physically and mentally. I do not advocate the elimination of schoolwork. I do think, however, that a reduction of the current heavy load would be beneficial to students and to the society as a whole.‎ ‎　Lost time is never found again. This is something which I learned very clearly last semester. I spent so much time fooling around that my grades began to suffer. I finally realized that something had to be done. It was time for a change. ‎ Now I have a new plan for using my time wisely. I have set my alarm clock ahead half an hour. This will give me a head start on the day. I have also decided to keep a log of what I do and when I do it. Looking back on what I’ve done will give me some ideas on how to reorganize my time.‎ ‎【066】‎ ‎　Work and play do not contradict each other; in fact, they complement each other. As the saying goes, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." A life burdened with work leads you nowhere, for you would get tired and bored with your daily routine work. On the other hand, proper recreation will relieve the tension and discomfort of our monotonous life because it offers you various ways to let out your pent-up emotions. ‎ ‎　　What I usually do to relax after school is jogging and watching movies. Usually I don't spare time for exercise, but I value the physical education class at school. Jogging several rounds in the field certainly relieves the day's pressure. On weekends, I'll catch the morning movie for my visual enjoyment. I feel revived and energetic for another week's work-load.‎ ‎【067】‎ ‎　My first job was at a cramming school. It was three years ago when I just graduated from junior high school and finished the entrance examination. since I had nothing to do that summer, I decided to find a job, tasting the joy of independence. ‎ I was responsible for answering the telephone and taking the message. I worked eight hours a day, six days a week. The work was not difficult nor heavy to me and I guess I did well. The most delighted thing was perhaps that I could spend the money I earned all by myself.‎ ‎【068】‎ ‎　Sports help everyone to keep healthy, happy, and efficient. So I pay special attention to games, especially table-tennis. Table tennis is my favorite game. I play it almost every day. ‎ Table-tennis is an ideal game for us because it brings the whole body into action. It strengthens our muscles, expands our lungs, promotes the circulation of the blood, and causes a healthy action of the skin. Besides, it is very amusing and does not cost us much money. Table-tennis is very moderate; it is not so rough as football. It is an indoor game and can be played even on rainy days. Thus, it is my favorite kind of exercise.‎ ‎【069】‎ ‎　One morning a fox saw a cock.He thought,"This is my breakfast.'' ‎ ‎　　He came up to the cock and said,"I know you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?''The cock was glad.He closes his eyes and began to sing.The fox saw that and caught him in his mouth and carried him away. ‎ ‎　　The people in the field saw the fox.They cried,"Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away.'' ‎ ‎　　The cock said to the fox,"Mr Fox,do you understand?The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.'' ‎ The fox opened his mouth and said,"The cock is mine,not yours.''Just then the cock ran away from the fox and fled into the tree.‎ ‎【070】‎ ‎　Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city." ‎ ‎　　The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid. ‎ After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."‎ ‎【071】‎ The Importance of Confidence ‎ Whatever one does, one should do it with confidence. If one has no confidence, there is little possibility that one can achieve anything when faced with hardships. This truth seems to be self-evident. In reality, however, we do see a lot of people who always complain that they lack the ability to do something or that their difficulties are too great to overcome. For some, this might be true. But for many others, this only shows that they have lost heart. Why do some people often feel frustrated even though they are capable of doing something? In the first place, these people don’t have a correct estimate of themselves. Secondly, there is another possibility that they exaggerate the difficulties. ‎ ‎【072】‎ My day I am a student。 I go to school from Monday to Friaday。 In the morning I get up at ten to six。 Then I wash my face。 I have my breakfast at six o'clock。 After breakfast I go to ‎ school。 I usually take bus to school But if I get up so late， I will go by car。 I begin to class at eight。 I have four class at morning。 At noon， I have no time to go home。 So I have my lunch at school。 At two o'clock， I play football with ny friends。 My classes are over at four thirty。 After that I go home and get home at twenty past five。 I have supper with my parents at six。 I often eat meat，fish，and some vegtables。 Sometimes I eat dumplings。 After supper I do the washing。 Then I do my homework or listen to the pop music。 I go to bed about ten thirty。‎ ‎【073】‎ ‎ Let Your Mind Wonder Until recently daydreaming was generally considered either a waste of time or a symptom of neurotic tendencies, and habitual daydreaming was regarded as evidence of maladjustment or an escape from life’s realities and responsibilities. It was believed that habitual daydreaming would eventually distance people from society and reduce their effectiveness in coping with real problems. At itsbest,daydreaming was considered a compensatory substitute for the real things in life.‎ As with anything carried to excess, daydreaming can be harmful. There are always those who would ubstitute fantasy lives for the rewards of real activity. But such extremes are relatively rare, and there is a growing body of evidence to support the fact that most people suffer from a lack of daydreaming rather than an excess of it. We are now beginning to learn how valuable it really is and that when individuals are completely prevented from daydreaming, their emotional balance can be disturbed. Not only are they less able to deal with the pressures of day-to-day existence, but also their self-control and self-direction become endangered.‎ Recent research indicates that daydreaming is part of daily life and that a certain amount each day is essential for maintaining equilibrium. Daydreaming, science has discovered, is an effective relaxation technique. But its beneficial effects go beyond this. Experiments show that daydreaming significantly contributes to intellectual growth, powers of concentration, and the ability to interact and communicate with others.‎ ‎ 【074】 ‎ ‎ Stop Waiting We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren’t old enough and we’ll be more content when they are. After that we’re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. The truth is, there’s no better time to be happy than right now. Your life will always be filled with challenges. It’s best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D’Souza. He said, “For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin—real life. But there ‎ was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.” This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. Stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you’ve had a drink, until you’ve sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy.‎ ‎【075】‎ A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well,but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people’s rule.They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way.Now the very same thing is true to literature. And the question, "How shall I begin?" only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail --that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning. ‎ ‎【076】‎ When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence I your own language. Language do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s important to master the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the sentences put words in a wrong order, the listeners can’t understand the speakers’ sentences easily. Sometimes when the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences. “She only likes apples.” “Only she likes apples.” “I’ve seen the film already.” “I have already seen the film.” When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit of the language and use it as the English speakers do. ‎ ‎【077】‎ Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van.‎ ‎　　A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together.‎ ‎　　Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents' home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.‎ ‎　　Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.‎ ‎【078】‎ ‎　In the world ,soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.‎ ‎　　To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called ‘Dream World Cup’in Japan .The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. Thy wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea.The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have games there.‎ ‎　　Are you a football fan？The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers like playing and watching football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.‎ ‎【079】‎ Every year several thousand people are killed on the roads in Great Britain. Every year between one and two hundred thousand people are hurt. These people are killed or hurt in road accidents.‎ There are rules to make the roads safe, but people don't always obey the rules. They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules, the roads will be much safer. How can we make the roads safer?‎ Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars and buses and bikes must all keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.‎ Before crossing the road, stop and look both ways. Look right and left. Then. if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. We must teach young children to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example. Small children mustn't play in the street.‎ ‎【080】‎ Can we live without salt? No, salt is very important to us, we need salt in our food. Animals need it, too. Most of the salt in our country comes from the sea. People dig very big pools and let sea water in. When the sun dries up the water, people can get salt from the ground. The salt is white, clean and beautiful.‎ There are a lot of salt wells in Sichuan. A salt well is much like a water well. People bring the well water up to the ground and then dry it in big jars over fire. In this way, they get salt.‎ We can also get salt from salt mines. A salt mine may be found under the ground. Some years ago, people in Jiangxi found a big salt mine and soon opened it. People there don't need salt from other places any more.‎ In the northwest of our country, there are many salt lakes. Some of these lakes are very big. The salt even in a big lake will be enough for our people for centuries.‎ ‎【081】‎ I will always remember my mother‘s last few days in this world.‎ ‎    On February 14th，2000，my class went on a field trip to the beach. I had so much fun. When we returned to school，my teacher told me to go to the headmaster‘s office. When I got into the office，I saw a police officer. Suddenly I realized something was wrong. The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that，we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally，we got to see our mother. It was terrible.‎ ‎    On the next day，the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a rest that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better. How I wished that she had gotten better. When my teacher took me outside，my sister ran up to me. She started crying，“She‘s gone. Teresa，mommy’s gone. She‘s dead.” I couldn’t believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye.‎ ‎    Today when I look back，I still miss my mother very much，but I know that I will live. My mother was a strong mother，who had the biggest heart. My mother was an angel walking on the earth. I will always remember her as living. When someone is asked who their hero is，they usually say someone famous，like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is，I tell them，my mother. My mother lives every day. That is what makes her a true hero.‎ ‎【082】‎ In 1995，Oseola McCarty gave a present of $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi. She wanted to help poor students. It was a very generous thing to do. But her friends and neighbors were surprised. McCarty was a good woman. She went to church. She was always friendly and helpful. But everyone in her town knew that McCarty was not rich. In fact，she was poor.‎ ‎    How did a poor 86-year-old woman have so much money？ Oseola McCarty was born in ‎1908 in Hattiesburg，Mississippi. She had to leave school when she was eight years old to help her family. She took a job washing clothes. She earned only a few dollars a day. Oseola washed the clothes by hand. Then she hung the clothes to dry. She did this for nearly 80 years. In the 1960s，she bought an automatic washer and dryer. But she gave them away. She did not think they got the clothes clean enough！At that time，many people started to buy their own washers and dryers. McCarty did not have much work, so she started to iron clothes instead.‎ ‎    McCarty never married or had children. Her life was very simple. She went to work and to church. She read her Bible.She had a black-and-white television. But she did not watch it very much. It had only one channel.‎ ‎    McCarty saved money all her life and eventually had about $250 000. When she was 86，a lawyer helped her make a will. She left money to the church，her relatives，and the university. McCarty just wanted to help others. She did not think she was a special person. But then people found out about her present to the university. She received many honors.She even flew in an airplane for the first time！Oseola McCarty died in 1999. She was a shy and ordinary woman who became famous.‎ ‎【083】‎ Americans like to travel on vacations . Today more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses (1) inns instead of hotels . They get a (2) for the night and the breakfast for the next morning . 　　Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast (3) popular wiht travelers in Europe for many years . 　　In the past five (4) ten years , these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States , Many of these America's bed-and-breakfast inns (5) old historic buildings . Some be-and-breakfast inns have only (6) rooms . Others are (7) . Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms while (8) do . 　　Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from (9) at a hotel . Usually the cost is much less . Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone's home . The owners are glad (10)about the area and the interesting places to visit . Many travelers say they enjoy the chance to meet local families . 　　1.A.and B.but C.or D.then 　　2.A.room B.garden C.home D.house 　　3.A.is B.has been C.have been D.had been 　　4.A.of B.at C.in D.to 　　5.A.were B.are C.is D.was 　　6.A.a few B.few C.little D.a little 　　7.A.much larger B.more larger C.the largest D.large 　　8.A.another B.the other C.others D.other 　　9.A.stay B.staying C.to stay D.stays 　　10.A.telling B.to tell C.tell D.tells 　　 CACDB/AACBB ‎【084】‎ In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney's cartoon film for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash's voice, he said, "Stop! That's our duck!"‎ The duck was the now famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in ‎1934 in the film The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy, and because he lost his temper very quickly. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey's eight nephews. Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn't a goody-goody like Mickey.‎ In the 1930s, 40s and 50s Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared--there were no more new cartoons.‎ Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today's children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice.‎ ‎【085】‎ Mr Baker worked in a small town . Two weeks ago his friends helped him to find work in New York . So he and his wife were going to move to a buiding in the big city.Mr Baker wanted to live in a room on the first floor and he could go for a walk by the beautiful garden after supper . But his wife hoped to live on the second floor .‎ ‎"There is enough sunlight 阳光), I think . And we can watch the flowers in the garden by the windows , "said the woman .‎ Mr Baker thought she was right and agreed with her .‎ It was Saturday . All their friends came to help them. They were tired but still held a party , Mr Baker got nice food ready . They ate , drank a lot . Then they sang and danced .It lasted a long time .‎ Suddenly the telephone rang , Mr Baker went to answer it . Then he said to her husband proudly （自豪地) "Luckily you have listened to me ! The man downstairs complained on the telephone that the noise in our rooms makes them not fall asleep !"‎ ‎【086】‎ In almost every big university（大学）in the United States, football is a favourite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances（机会）to move the ball ten yards（码）. They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points（点）.‎ ‎ It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball the other team.‎ ‎ Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favourite team.‎ ‎ Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout.‎ Each team plays ten or eleven games each season.‎ ‎ The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.‎ ‎1.In American football players can_____.‎ A.only kick the ball B.only throw the ball C.only carry the ball D.kick,thorw and carry the ball ‎2.If a team wants to get points,it has to move the ball_______.‎ A.10 years B.40years C.away from its own end D.to the other end ‎3.Most teams play games in______.‎ A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter ‎4.When do the best play again?‎ A.At Christmas B.Before the season ends C.On New Year's Day D.On the last day of the season ‎5.Which is the best titile for the passage?‎ A.American Football B.Most People Like Football ‎ C.Many People Enjoy Watching Football Games D.American Football Is Not Like Soccer ‎【087】‎ ‎　In the world today, all of the people need recreation(消遣). We can't work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.‎ ‎　　Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual（个人的）sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoor.‎ ‎　　Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing.‎ ‎　　It doesn't matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation。‎ ‎【088】‎ In spain there once lived a king and he was very fond of jokes. ‎ ‎“I’ll give a bag full of gold to the person who can tell me the best story. ‎ There’s only one rule: ‎ It must be a story which I cannot believe, ‎ If I can believe it, then I won’t give away the bag of gold.” ‎ People came to the king from all parts of the country. ‎ They brought strange and wonderful stories. ‎ The king sat in his palace and listened to all the stories. ‎ He enjoyed them very much, but to each person he said, ‎ ‎“I can believe that story. ‎ It could happen and it may be true. ‎ So I won’t give you the bag of gold.” ‎ ‎  At last a poor old man came to the palace. ‎ He was carrying a huge stone jar. ‎ The old man went into the king’s room and said, ‎ ‎“Oh, King, your good father was once a poor man and my father was rich. ‎ They were very good friends. ‎ My father gave to your father a large jar，like this one, and it was full of gold. ‎ Your father promised to give back the gold when he became rich. but he didn’t give it back. ‎ Now I am poor and you are rice, and I want the gold.” ‎ ‎  The king said, ‎ ‎“I don’t believe that story. ‎ The jar is very big ， ‎ There isn’t enough gold in all my country to fill that jar. ‎ My father didn’t tell me any thing about a large jar full of gold.” ‎ ‎  “All right ,” ‎ the old man said. ‎ ‎“never mind. If you don’t believed the story, give me the bag of gold, please.” ‎ ‎  The king remembered the rule, and he gave the old man a bag of gold. ‎ ‎【089】‎ A student is learning to speak British English．He wonders，“Can I communicate(交流)with Americans?Can they understand me?"Learners of English often ask，“What are the differences between British and American English?How important are these differences?”Do you know any differences between British English and American English?‎ Certainly，there are some differences between British and American English．‎ There are a few differences in grammar．For example，speakers of British English say“in hospital” and“Have you a pen?”While Americans say“in the hospital”and“Do you have a pen?”‎ Pronunciation(发音)is sometimes different．Americans usually sound the“r”in the words like“bird”and“hurt”．Some speakers of British English don't sound the“r”in these words．‎ There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary(词汇)．For example，“colour”and“honour” are British．But“color”and“honor”are American．‎ These differences in grammar，pronunciation，spelling，and vocabulary are not important，however．For the most part，British and American English are the same language．‎ ‎6．The importance of the differences between British and American English is_______．‎ A．great B．quite great C．fairly great D．not great at all ‎7．Which of the following is right?‎ A．Americans always sound(发音)the“r”．‎ B．All British English speakers sound the“r”.‎ C．British English speakers usually sound the“r”.‎ D．Most Americans sound the“r”．‎ ‎8． ______,British and American English are the same language.‎ A．Nearly B．Partly C．On the whole D．For most people ‎9．Which sentence best expresses the main idea of this passage?‎ A．Speakers of British and American English use the same language．‎ B．British and American English are two kinds of languages．‎ C．There are some differences between British and American English．‎ D．The writer stresses(强调)the differences between British and American English．‎ 补充1：‎ ‎【090】‎ Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, and in particular their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members. However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions? Who chooses your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you？ Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like？ Your answers are welcome. 1. Many teenagers think their _______ know them better than their parents do. A. friends B. parents C. brothers and sisters D. family members 2. When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is _______. A. to go to their friends B. to talk with their parents C. to have a discussion with their family by phone D. to talk with their friends on the phone 3. Which of the following is different in meaning from the sentence “Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends”? A. Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends. B. Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends. C. Some parents may not even let their children meet their good friends. D. Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends. 4. Which of the following sentences is right according to the passage？ A. Parents should like everything their children enjoy. B. In all families children can choose everything they like. C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better. D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help. 5. The sentence “Your answers are welcome.” Means _______. A. You are welcome to have a discussion with us. B. We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome. C. Your answers are always correct. D. You can give us all the right answers.‎ ‎【091】‎ Years ago American pioneers moved west toward the ocean. There were no roads for them to travel on and no bridges on the rivers for them to cross on. Some of the pioneers traveled on foot and some rode horses or mules. Bue most of them used covered wagons which were pulled by strong oxen.All the wagons were very large and filled with flour,salt,cornmeal,bedding,tools and even furniture. On their way west,there are many dangers.It was very difficult for them to cross deep rivers.A wagon could break loose and floated away and turned over.Herds of buffalo on the plains could be dangerous.While great numbers of them raced across the lang,they could smash anything in their path.There was also danger from Indians.They did not welcome the white men who had come to take their land away.The white men came from the east and pushed the Indians farther and farther west.The white men took the land and killed the buffalo.Which was the Indian's source of food and clothing.The Indians were often unfriendly because of this. The first pioneers faced these kinds of dangers on their trip west.Then the railways were built and they crossed the whole country.Now men could go from towns in the East to towns in the West in only a week.It opened up new lands for settlement.Dangerous trips in covered wagons were no longer needed. Many years have gone by since the pioneers went over the mountains.They built roads and railroads, they built homes and bridges.But in doing all this,they also pushed the Indians from their homes.‎ ‎【092】‎ The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places .The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 B.C.In the 700's the world's first printed newspaper was published.Europe didn't have a regular newspaper until 1609,when one was started in Cermany.‎ ‎ The first regular newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620,In 1961 ,an Eglish newspaper was started in London and was published once a week .the first daily Eglish nwespaper was the DAILY COURANT,It came out in March 1702.‎ ‎ Tn 1609,Benjamin Harris printed the fiest American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the goverment stopped the paper.In 1704,Jone compbell started the Boston Newsletter, the first newspaper published daily in the American colonies,By 1760,the colonies had more than 30 daily newspapers.THere are now about 18.. darly papers in the USA. ‎ ‎【093】‎ It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old? Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade, or so we thought. We bought the latest rage, Baby-Sitter”s Club dolls, and a doll house. Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else.” It was just too late, with all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts, to take the time to select the “right bike” for our little girl. So, it was Christmas Eve around 9:00 p.m., with Almie and her ‎ six-year-old brother, Dylan was in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child.‎ ‎“What if I make a little bicycle out of clay and write a note that she could trade the clay model in（抵价）for a real bike?” her dad asked. “This is an expensive item and she is “such a big girl,” it would be much better for her to pick it out.” So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike.‎ On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. “Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?”‎ ‎“Yes.” I said.‎ Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I”d rather keep this than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle on the planet!‎ ‎41. Choose the right time order of the following events.‎ a. The girl asked for a new bike.‎ b. The girl opened the little heart-shaped package.‎ c. The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll.‎ d. The father made the girl a bike with clay.‎ e. The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one.‎ A. a，b，c，e，d B. a，c，d，b，e C. a，c，b，d，e D. a，b，d，c，e ‎42. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?‎ A. The parents wanted the girl to keep the clay bike instead of a real one.‎ B. The girl wept because she didn”t like the present at all.‎ C. The girl loved the special gift made by her father.‎ D. The parents ignored the daughter”s desire for a bike.‎ ‎43. Why did Dad make the clay bicycle? ‎ A. He wanted his daughter to buy a real one.‎ B. He didn”t want to disappoint his daughter.‎ C. He thought his daughter would like it.‎ D. He wanted to give his daughter a surprise.‎ ‎44. What can be inferred from the last sentence of the passage? ‎ A. The parents would never buy their daughter a real bike.‎ B. The parents felt sorry for their daughter.‎ C. The parents were moved and felt proud of their daughter.‎ D. The parents shouldn”t have cheated their daughter.‎ ‎【094】‎ A beautiful and very successful actress (女演员) was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the countryside, but she did not want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the centre of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colours.‎ It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill (帐单). At the bottom of it were these words: “ Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance : 3 pounds,” with this note: “ After 5 p.m. I get 15 shillings (先令) an hour instead of 10 shillings.” ‎ ‎56. The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _______.‎ ‎   A. she liked to live in the busiest place.         B. she didn’t like to live in the country.‎ ‎   C. her home was far away from where she worked.‎ ‎   D. she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer.‎ ‎57. In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress ___________.‎ ‎   A. gave him two tickets for her show           B. sang and danced for him for hours ‎   C. paid him 3 pounds                       D. decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour ‎58. The actress got the painter’s bill ______.‎ ‎   A. to ask for the money of his painting work.     B. to ask to pay for his watching her show ‎   C. in which he showed his thanks for the tickets   D. in which he expressed his dissatisfaction ‎59. It can be learned from the text that one pound is___________ shillings.‎ ‎   A. 10              B. 12                     C. 20              D. 15‎ ‎60. What kind of man was the painter?‎ ‎   A. He was a careful man.                   B. He was a poor man.‎ ‎   C. He was not friendly to others.                   D. He knew little about music and dances. ‎ ‎【095】‎ Sam and Mike worked in the same office and they were friendly to each other. ‎ They often took holiday together .Last summer ,the two young men went to a big city ‎ By the sea for their holiday .They visited a few place of interest, swam in the sea ‎ and then lay on the sands or went out for a walk after supper .They had a good time there . ‎ But one day ,when they were swimming ,a shark swam to Sam and pulled the poor young ‎ man to the bottom. Mike heard him calling for help and swam to him in a hurry , but it was too late .The shark had swallowed(eaten)Sam. Mike was very sad and returned to his city alone .In the train ,he thought hard .Sam’s mother had a heart disease .He asked ‎ His friend Robert who worked in the hospital to go there with him . ‎ ‎“Bad news for you ,Mrs. Smith . Sam’s swimming suit was swallowed by a shark .” ‎ ‎“It doesn’t matter, I can buy a new one for him .But where was he at the moment?” ‎ ‎“He was in the swimming suit！” ‎ ‎【096】‎ Life is like the four seasons.Now Iam very old,but when I was young,it was the spring of my life.I was born,I played a lot and then I started school.I learn many new things.‎ ‎    Likes a  flower,I grew bigger every day.There were  happy days and sorrowful days:some days the sun shone,and  some days it didn't.‎ ‎   In my twenties,I had a good job ,I was stong and happy.Then i married and had a child.In those days ,I didn't have much time to think.Every day I was busy and worked very hard.And so ,I started to get some white hairs.The summer of my life passed quickly.‎ ‎   Then the days got shorter.Leaves fell from the trees.My child was a university student,and then an engineer.My home was much quieter.I started walking more slowly.One day I stopped working ,I had more time.I understood this was my autumn,a beautiful time when the trees changed color and gave us dilicious fruits.‎ ‎  But the days kept getting shorter and colder.Winter has come.I am older and weaker.I know  I don't have many days left.but I will enjoy them to the end.‎ ‎【097】‎ When man began to search the skies.he saw a lot of things.In theuniverse.the earth seemed to be just a small bit of dust.It is only a small planet.and travels around the sun.The sun.together with its planets.travels.travels in the Millky Way.our galaxy.The Millky Way has about thirty billion stars like our sun.and is one of about a hundred million galaxies in the universe. Because the space is so great.it is difficult to work out how far away a star is.Instead of kilometers.we have light-years.A light year means the distance light travels in one year.Our nearest neighbor galaxy is more than 900000 light-years away from the earth.‎ ‎【098】‎ The golden gate bridge joins the beautiful city of san francisco with its suburbs to the north, each day, about one hundred thousand cars cross the bridge. taking people to and from the city, more than half of them cross the bridge during the morning and evening rush hours, as a result ,the trip is not pleasant.   now, however, there is at least one group of happy commuters, there are the people who travel under the bridge instead of on it, they go to work by boat and enjoy it so much that most of them say they will never go by car again,   the boat they take is the large, quiet, comfortable'golden gate'.commuters can enjoy the sun  on the boat, in the morning they can  have breakfast in the coffee shop, and in the evening they can have a drink in the bar while they are looking at san francisco's famous scene and the nearby hills.  the trip takes only thirty minutes and is not very expensive , but best of all, being on a boat seems to make people feel more friendly towards each other, two commuters who met on the 'golden gate' have already got married,  because the boat has beenso successful , there are plans to use other ,still larger boats, there is also a plan for a high-speed boat that will make the trip in only fifteen minutes , not everyone is happy about that,'a lot of people don't want to get the trip faster,'said one commuter,'they feel that half an hour is just enough time to rest.‎ 补充2：‎ ‎【099】‎ Knowing about yourself means not only that you find what you are good at and what you like, it also means discovering what you are not good at and what you don’t like. Both help you to see your aim in life.‎ Although most students would be unhappy if they found that they had failed an advanced math course, they have actually learned a great deal about themselves. They know they should not become engineers or physical scientist, and that they should not be good at accounting work. So failing can help a student to lead a much happier life he or she draws the right conclusion from the failing. They may then decide on their aim and choose the kind of work they would like to do.‎ It is impossible to decide whether or not you like something until you have tried it. If you decide that you would like to play the violin, you need to take more than one lesson before you can know whether you have any interest or ability. ‎ It’s not enough to want to be a violinist. You also have to like the hard and long training before you become one. If you would enjoy being a great violinist but hate the work, forget it. ‎ It’s a good plan to try as many as possible when you are still young. And then you will come to a wise decision.‎ ‎1. If you say you really know yourself,_________________.‎ A. you know what you are good at. B. you have got the whole picture of yourself.‎ C. you keep in mind your aim in life. D. you have less you don’t like than what you like.‎ ‎2. The writer suggests ____________________.‎ A. failure is a better mirror B. advanced math courses help you to know yourselves.‎ C. success is more helpful. D. when one is unhappy he gets to know himself better.‎ ‎3. Failing can turn into something good ___________________.‎ A. if you have aim in life and get the job you wish to have B. if you lead a happier life C. if your decision is right D. if you learn something from it ‎4. The example of “playing the violin” in Paragraph 3 and 4 implies that _________________.‎ A. if you don’t like music, don’t practice the violin ‎ B. it takes more than one lesson to learn to play the violin.‎ C. you can decide only after you have tried.‎ D. you can become a great violinist only after hard and long training.‎ ‎5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?‎ A. You have enough time before you come to a wise decision.‎ B. The more experiences, the better decision you will have.‎ C.Test ideas, compare and then decide.‎ D. People always make hasty decisions.‎ 答案：B, A, D, C, D ‎【100】‎ In Britain you are allowed to drive a car when you are seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you are learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school –--- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take the money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.‎ ‎ Before you are allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you are allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In ‎1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons. When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you are allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.‎ ‎ Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag. ‎ ‎( ) 1. Which of the following is not necessary for a young man who wants to drive a car alone?‎ A. He should reach the age of 17. B. He should get a special two-year driving license. ‎ C. He should learn to drive in a driving school. D. He should pass a driving test to get a full license ‎( ) 2. A person can’t take money for driving lessons unless he ________.‎ A. has learnt to drive in a driving school. B. has a full driving license.‎ C. has a full license and a teacher’s license. D. is given a special two-year driving license ‎( ) 3. In the driving test, one _____________.‎ A. mustn’t drive his car, even though the car is fit for the road. B. is usually asked to drive on roads for some time. C. has to be examined only in car driving skills D. must drive round for more than an hour ‎( ) 4. Which of the following is not true?‎ A. There is no limit to the age of a man who drives a car. B. One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it. C. There was a speed limit to cars before 1878‎ D. A car driver didn’t have to get a limit license until 1935.‎ ‎( ) 5. The best title for the passage is ______________.‎ A. Driving licenses in Britain. B. Tests for Britain people.‎ C. Driving cars. D. Young Men’s driving licenses 答案：C, C, B, D, A