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Passage1

ItwasverycoldlastSunday.PaulandhisfriendsAllen,BillandBettywenttothelakeafterbreakfast.Theybeganto

skateontheice.Paulskatedbetterthanhisthreefriends.Heskatedfastanddidn'tknowapieceoficewasbroken.Hefell

intothewater.Hisfriendswereafraidandcalledforhelp.Justthentwoworkerswalkedthereandheardthem.Theyran

therequicklyandhelpedtheboycomeoutofthewater.Thentheytookhimtoahospital.Paulandhisparentsthankedthem

verymuch.

1.Whendidthechildrengoskating?

A.Afterbreakfast.B.Beforesupper.C.Afterlunch.D.Atlunch.

2.Howmanychildrenskatedonthelake?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

3.Whoskatedbestofallthechildren?

A.Allendid.B.Pauldid.C.Billdid.D.Workerdid.

4.WhydidPaulfallintothewater?

A.Becauseheskatedfast.B.Becausehewasnotgoodatskating.

C.Becausehedidn'tknowtheicetherewasbroken.D.Becauseheskatedslow.

5.WhohelpedPaul?

A.Hisfriends.B.Hisparents.C.Twoworkers.D.Betty.

Key:ABBCC

Passage2

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationtechnology

isastepbackfromtheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessagingovertheInternet,wecan

communicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanconductentireconversationswithoutever

reachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteveryimaginablecontactbetweenhumanbeingsbecomesautomaticbymachine,thealienationquotient

goesup.Youcan'tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanywhere.Directoryassistanceisalmost

alwaysfullyautomaticbymachine.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheworkerwhenyou...swipe

（刷卡）yourcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Placingmoneyatthebank?...talkto

aclerkwhomightliveintheneighborhoodwhencanjustputyourcreditcardintotheATM?

Prettysoonyouwon'thavethehardtaskofmakingeyecontactatthegrocerystore.Somegrocerychainsareusuallya

self-scannersoyoucancheckyourselfout,avoidingthoseannoyingclerkswholookatyouandaskhowyouaredoing?

1.Thewriter'sattitudetowardsadvancesincommunicationtechnologymaybedescribedas?

A.criticalB.unconcernedC.positiveD.uninterested

2.Ifhismomhasaquestion,he.

A.willfindwaystoreachherB.willlocatehere-mailaddress

C.willtrytogetheravoicemachineD.willleavehertheanswerthroughvoicemail

3.Judgingfromthecontext,theword“alienation“inline2,paragraph2means.

A.relationshipB.closenessC.strangenessD.stress

4.Withtherapiddevelopmentofhightechnology,peopledon'tneedto.

A.seeortalktooneanotherB.saygoodmorningtoworkers

C.makeeyecontactwithclerksD.completelyrelyonmanpower

5.Itcanbeinferredthatthewriter.

A.ispleasedwiththemodempaceoflifeB.feelsmoreseparatedfromothers

C.doesn'twantanyonetobotherhimD.singsthepraisedofcommunicationtechnology

Key:ADCAB

Passage3

Therewasonceanantthatwasverythirsty.

Itranhereandtherelookingforsomewaterbutcouldnotfindany.

Thensuddenly,whentheantwasalmostreadytodieofthirst,alargedropofwaterfellonit.

Theantdrankthewater,whichsaveditslife.

Thewaterwasactuallyatearfromayounggirlwhowascrying.Becauseofhersadness,thetearhadmagicalqualities

andsuddenlytheantcouldspeakthelanguageofhumanbeings.

Theantlookedupandsawtheyounggirlsittinginfrontofahugepileofseeds.

“Whyareyousad?”askedtheant.

“I'mtheprisonerofagiant."thegirltoldtheant."Hewon'tletmegountilI'vemadethreeseparateheapsofgrain,

barley（大麦）andrye（黑麦）outofthishugepileofseedsinwhichtheyareallmixedtogether.”

叮hatwilltakeyouamonth!?,theantsaid,lookingatthehugepileofseeds.

“Iknow,“thegirlcried,“andifIhaven'tfinishedbytomorrow,thegiantwilleatmeforhissupper!”

“Don'tcry,“theantsaid,“myfriendsandIwillhelpyou.^^

Soonthousandsofantswereatwork,separatingthethreekindsofseeds.

Thenextmorning,whenthegiantsawthattheworkhadbeendone,heletthegirlgo.

Thusitwasoneofhertearsthatsavedherlife.

1.Whatisanant?

A.Asmallanimal.B.Aninsect.C.Abird.D.Agiant.

2.Whendidthedropofwaterfallontheant?

A.Whenitwaslookingforfood.B.Whenitsavedtheant'slife.

C.Whenitwasnearlydying.D.Whenitlookedup.

3.Whywastheyounggirlcrying?

A.Becauseofhersadness.B.Becauseshesawtheant.

C.Becausethegiantwouldlethergo.D.Becausethegianthadgivenheranimpossiblejobtodo.

4.Whatwouldthegiantdoifthegirlfailedtodothework?

A.Hewouldeather.B.Hewouldlethergo.

C.Hewouldtakeheraway.D.Hewouldsendhertoprison.

5.Whoorwhatsavedthegirl'slife?

A.ThegiantB.TheantC.Theant'sfriendsD.Hertears

Key:BCDAD

Passage4

Myfriend'sgrandfathercametoAmericafromEasternEurope.Afterbeingprocessed（移民入境检查）atEllisIsland,

hewentintoacafeteriainLowerManhattantogetsomethingtoeat.Hesatdownatatableandwaitedforsomeonetotake

hisorder.Butnobodycametohim.Laterawomanwithaplatefulloffoodsatdownoppositehimandtoldhimhowa

cafeteriaworked.

“Startoutattheend,“shesaid."Justgoalongthelineandpickoutwhatyouwant.Attheotherendhe'lltellyouhow

muchyouhavetopay.”

“Isoonlearnedthat'showeverythingworksinAmerica,thegrandfathertoldmyfriend.t4Lifeislikeacafeteriahere.

Youcangetanythingyouwantonlyifyouarewillingtopaythemoney.Youcanevengetsuccess,butyou'llnevergetitif

youwaitforsomeonetobringittoyou.Youhavetogetupandgetityourself.”

1.Wheredoyouthinktheoldmancamefrom?

A.Poland.B.Australia.C.Canada.D.Japan.

2.Fromthepassage,weknowifyouwanttogetsuccessinAmerica,youshould.

A.gethelpfromyourfriendsB.trytogetitbyyourself

C.knowhowacafeteriaworksD.getupagainifyoufail

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

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A.Theoldmansatdownoppositethewomansothatshecouldtakehisorder.

B.Theoldwomansatdownoppositetheoldmansothatshecouldservehim.

C.Althoughthewomandidn'tknowtheoldman,shetoldhimhowtogetsomethingtoeatinthecafeteria.

D.Althoughthewomandidn'tknowtheoldman,shedecidedtopaythebillforhim.

4.Whatdoestheword"it”inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Thefoodservedinthecafeteria.B.Thesuccessonewantstoget.

C.Thebillonehastopayinthecafeteria.D.Theplateusedinthecafeteria.

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FromEasternEuropetoAmericaB.EatinginanAmericanCafeteria

C.HowtoEatinaCafeteriaD.LifeIsLikeaCafeteriainAmerica

Key:ABCBD

Passage5

Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworld'sgreatestwonders.

“Inmyopinion,Mthefirstmansaid,“theEgyptianpyramids（埃及金字塔）aretheworld'sgreatestwonder.Although

theywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago,theyarestillstanding.Andremember:thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimple

tools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.”

“IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful,“thesecondmansaid,“bulIdonotthinktheyarethegreatest

wonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthem

backsafely.Inseconds,theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.”

Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked,“Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld?”

Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime,andthenhesaid,“Well,Iagreethatthepyramidsarewonderful,andIagree

thatcomputersarewonderful,too.However,inmyopinion,themostwonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.”

Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.

Theothertwomenwereverysurprised.44Athermos?^^theyexclaimed."Butthat'sasimplething.^^

“Oh,no,it'snot,“thethirdmansaid.t4Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthesummeryouputina

colddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit'swinterorsummer?^^

1.Theunderlinedword“thermos“inChinesemeans"

A.电冰箱B,洗衣机C.电风扇D,保温瓶

2.Thatthethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld'sgreatestwonderwasbecause.

A.theycouldnotthinkofanythingverywonderfulB.theyallhaddifferentideas

C.theycouldnotprovethattheiropinionswererightD.thejourneyendedtoosoon

3.Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecause.

A.theywereverybeautifulB.theywereEgyptian

C.theyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletoolsD.theycoulddomathematicalcalculations

4.Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecause.

A.itlastedlongerthanthepyramidsB.itcostlessthanacomputer

C.hethoughtitknewwhetheritwaswinterorsummer

D.theothertwomenweresurprisedwhenhetoldthemaboutit

5.Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecause.

A.hecouldnotthinkofanythingtosayB.hedidnotunderstandhowathermosworks

C.hedidnotthinkthepyramidswerewonderfulD.hedidnotknowanythingaboutcomputers

Key:DBCCB

Passage6

IfyouaskDanielRadcliffwhoactedHarryPottertopickaspecialmomentfromthelastyearofhislife,youwillfind

italmostimpossible.t4Oh,wow,that'sreallydifficult,^^hesayswithasmile.

'Therehavebeensomanythings,somanymemoriesthatattimesit'shardtorecallthemsaysDaniel.4€ButI

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guessoneofthebestoneswastheLondonpremiereforthePhilosopher'sStone.Itwasjustamazing,oneofthebestnights

ofmylife.”

“ButI'vehadsuchagreattimedoingTheChamberofSecrets.Ilovedoingthework.Ilovemeetingnewpeopleand

beingpartoftheteam.It'sbeengreat.^^

Danielhaschanged.Heturned14inJuly,2002.Heistaller,hisvoiceisdeeperandhisframeisfillingoutashebegins

histeenageyears,andhehasbecomeanexcellentactor,too.

DanielwasborninLondonwherehisfather,Alan,workedasanagentandhismother,Marcia,asacastingdirector,

andbothhavebeenanessentialguidinginfluenceontheironlychild.

1.HowoldwasDanielRadcliffin2003?

A.15B.16C.14D.13

2.WhatisDanielRadcliff'smemoryaboutthepastyearaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hedidn'trememberanythingaboutit.B.Hehadsomanybadmemoriesaboutit.

C.Therewereamazingexperiencesinthepastyear.

D.Therewerenotmanyunfbrgetablethingsinthepastyear.

3.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasalikingbyDaniel?

A.Makingfriends.B.Beinganactor.C.Beingpartoftheteam.D.Becomingadirector.

4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.DaniePsparentsareallfilmstars.B.DaniePsparentsinfluencedDanielgreatly.

C.Danielhasneverhadanyinfluencefromhisparents.D.Danielhasbrothersandsisters.

5.Danielwasbornin.

A.NewYorkB.BeijingC.ParisD.London

Key:ACDBD

Passage7

Thesedays,childrenoftenthinkofsuperheroes（超级英雄）ascute（漂亮的）,coolandstrongsupermen.Apoor,short

andthinboywearingglassedmaynotinterestthekidstoday.Yetinlessthan4years,HarryPotterhastakentheworldby

thestorm.J.K.Rowling,thewriterofHarryPotter,wasaBritishsinglemotheroutofworkandlivingonmoneygivento

herbythegovernment.Oneday,whenshewasonalongtraintrip,shehadtheideaforthisbook.Shewrotethefirstbook

ofthesevenintheca径withherbabydaughtersleepingbesideher.Lastyear,thefanswelcomedthebirthofthefourthby

liningoutsidethebookstores.Todaythesebooksarestillpopularamongpeople.HarryPotterissomethingmorethan

fantasy（幻想）.Rowlingtriestotellthereadershowthingsarenotalwayswhattheyseemtobe.However,millionsofthe

fansdon'tcareaboutsuchalesson.Theywouldliketospendmanysleeplessnightswaitinginlineforthefifth,thesixth

andtheseventhtocome.Forthem,surprisingstoriesofthelittleboyarewhattheywant.

1.J.K.Rowlingwhenshewrotethefirstbook.

A.livedaquietlifewithherhusbandB.wasverypooranddidn'tgetworkforherself

C.hadtoteachherdaughterhowtoworkD.wasalreadyafamouswriter

2.WhendidRowlingthinkoftheideaofwritingherbook?

A.Whileshewastellingherbabystoriesaboutsuperheroes.

B.Whileshewasgoingonalongtrip.

C.Shewasonherwaytofindwork.D.Whileshewasdrinkinginacafie.

3.Howmanybooksofthesevenhavecomeoutaccordingtothispassage?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.

4.WhatdoesRowlingwanttoshowtoherreaders?

A.HarryPotterisapoor,shortandthinboywearingglasses.B.Fantasy.

C.Howthingsarenotalwayswhattheyseemtobe.

D.Shehasgotmanyinterestingstorybooks.

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Rowlingwrotethefirstbookwithherdaughter'shelp.

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B.Rowlinggavebirthtoherfourthbabylastyea匚

C.ThefansjustcareaboutthesurprisingstoriesofHarryPotter.

D.Onlychildrenlovethebooks,forthey'refairytales.

Key:BBACC

Passage8

Oursisabigworld,complexandfullofmanydiversepeople.Peoplewithmanyvaryingpointsofviewareconstantly

ninningupagainstotherswhohavedifferingopinions.Thoseofuswhosmokearejustonegroupofmany.Recently,the

activismofnon-smokershasremindedusoftheneedtobeconsiderateofotherswhenwesmokeinpublic.

But,please!Enoughisenough!Weshouldliketoremindnon-smokersthatcourtesyisatwo-waystreet.Ifyoupolitely

requestthatsomeonenotsmokeyouaremorelikelytoreceiveacooperativeresponsethanifyouscowl（皱眉）fiercelyand

hurlinsults.Ifyouspeakdirectlytosomeone,youaremorelikelytogetwhatyouwantthanifyoucomplaintothe

management.

Manyofushavebeensmokingfbrsolongthatwesometimesforgetthatothersarenotusedtothearomaofburning

tobacco.We'rehuman,andlikeeveryoneelseweoccasionallyoffendunknowingly.Butmostofusareopentofriendly

suggestionsandcomments,andquitewillingtomodifyourbehaviortoaccommodateothers.

Smokersarepeople,too.Welaughandcry.Wehavehopes,dreams,aspirations.Wehavechildren,andmothers,and

pets.WeeatourhamburgerswitheverythingonthemandsalutetheflagatFourthofJulypicnics.Wehopeyou'H

rememberthatthenexttimeasmokerlightsupinpublic.

1.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphis.

A.toinformthereaderofthecomplexityoftheworld

B.todeclarethattheauthorbelongstothegroupofsmokers

C.totellnon-smokersthatsmokerswillbeconsiderate

D.torevealtheauthor?sreasonforwritingthisessay

2.Whatdoesthesecondsentenceinthesecondparagraphimply?

A.Weshouldgoontwodifferentroads.B.Wehavedifferentwaysofdoingthings.

C.Beingpolitetoeachotherisamutualthing.

D.Wecansmokeandsometimeswewillnotsmoke.

3.Accordingtotheauthor,howcanyougetcooperativeresponsefromsmokersifyoudon'tliketohavesomeonesmoking

besideyou?

A.Complaintohissuperior*.B.Tellhimdirectlythatyouhatesmokers.

C.Refrainfromcomplainingbuttrytohinthimnexttime.

D.Tellhimpolitelythatyouarenotusedtosmoke.

4.Accordingtotheauthor,whydosomesmokerssmokeinpublic?

A.Becausetheycannotresistsmoking.

B.Becausetheyforgetthatothersdonotlikethesmellofcigarettes.

C.Becausetheyarehumansandtheycannotavoidoffendingpeople.

D.Becausethereisnolawagainstit.

5.Howdoestheauthortrytopersuadethereader?

A.Heusesreasons.B.Heappealstopeople'semotions.

C.Hecitesexamplesinhisargument.D.Hesimplystateshisopinion.

Key:BCDBB

Passage9

HereisastorytoldaboutanAmericangeneralwhowasaveryimportantfigureintheAmericanarmyduringtheFirst

WorldWar.EverybodyintheUnitedStatesknewhimandmanypeoplewishedtohaveapictureorsomethingofhisintheir

homes.

SoonafterthewarthegeneralreturnedtoWashington.Onedayhewenttoadentistandhadsixteethpulledout.A

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weeklaterthegeneralheardthathisteethwerebeingsoldinshopsat$5each.Oneachoftheteeththerewasalabelwith

thenameofthegeneralandwords:"buytheseteethandshowthemtoyourfriendsathome.^^Thegeneralgotangry.He

rushedtohisofficeandorderedsixofficerstogoaroundthecityandbuyallhisteeth.

Theofficerswentoutandvisitedeveryshopinthecapital.Theywereawayfromtheofficeallday.Intheeveningthey

returnedandputonthetableinfrontofthegeneraltheteeththeyhadbought.Theyhadcollected175teeth.

1.ThegeneralcamebacktoWashington.

A.aftertheFirstWorldWarB.aftertheSecondWorldWar

C.duringtheFirstWorldWarD.bothAandB

2.Manyfamilieswantedtohaveofthegeneral.

A.apictureB.atoothoranythingC.ashopD.BothAandB

3.Thegeneralorderedhismento.

A.arrestthedentistB.lookforallhisteethandbuyallofthem

C.visitalltheshopssellingteethD.buyalltheteethinalltheshops

4.Thefacethatthegenerafsnamewasonthelabelofeachtoothshowsthat.

A.thegeneralwasfamousB.theshopownerswantedtomakemoremoney

C.thegenerafsteethwerevaluable.D.bothAandB

5.Theteeththeycollectedmostprobablycost.

A.$175B.S795C.$875D.$1150

Key:ADBDC

Passage10

ApublichousewhichwasrecentlyboughtbyMr.Jamesisupforsale.Heisgoingtosellitbecauseitishaunted（闹

鬼）.Hetoldmethathecouldnotgotosleeponenightbecauseheheardastrangenoisecomingfromthebar.Thenext

morning,hefoundthatthedoorshadbeenblockedbychairsandthefurniturehadbeenmoved.ThoughMr.Jameshad

turnedthelightsoffbeforehewenttobed,theywereoninthemorning.Healsosaidthathehadfoundfiveemptywhisky

bottleswhichtheghost（鬼）musthavedrunkthenightbefore.WhenIsuggestedthatsomevillagersmusthavecomeinfor

afreedrink,heshookhishead.Thevillagershavetoldhimthattheywillnotacceptitevenifhegivesitaway.

1.Mr.Jameswas.

A.aghostB.theownerofthepublichouse

C.goingtobuythehouseD.goingtohaveafreedrink

2.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?

A.Mr.Jamessawtheghost.B.Hehadnotturnedoffthelights.

C.Thechairshadbeenmoved.D.Hesleptwell.

3.Mr.Jamesthehouse.

A.wasgivenB.builtC.rentedD.bought

4.Mr.Jamesfound.

A.sixtyemptybottlesB.thatthevillagershaddrunkthewhisky

C.thatthelightswereonD.therewasaghostonhisbed

5.ThewriterofthepassageMr.James'story.

A.believesB.doesn'tbelieve

C.makesupD.hasbeentoldthestorybysomeelse

Key:BCDCB

Passage11

WearebusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?

ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelarge

andexpensive.Computernetwork,didn'tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetwork

stopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.If

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partofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystem

wouldkeeponworkingonthetime.

AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswere

allowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe

1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade"surfing"inihe

Internetmoreconvenient.

Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismore

andmorepopularamongstudents.

TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.

1.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethanyears.

A.sixtyB.tenC.fortyD.twenty

2.Anewnetworksystemwassetupto.

A.makecomputerscheaperB.makeitselfkeeponworkingallthetime

C.breakdownthewholenetworkD.makecomputerslargeandexpensive

3.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedby.

A.thegovernmentB.universities

C.hospitalsandbanksD.schools

4.made“surfing“theInternetmoreconvenient.

A.ComputersB.HardwareC.SoftwareD.Information

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Inthe1960s,computernetworkworkedwell.

B.Intheearly1970s,theInternetwaseasytouse.

C.Todayit'sstillnoteasytogeton-line.

D.Sendinge-mailisnowmorepopularamongstudentsthanbefore.

Key:CBACD

Passage12

Lovelydogaged5

Fmmovingandcan'ttakehimwithWanted

me.Verygoodwithchildren.TdlikeWelcometheHilo'sStore

togiveitawaytoagoodhome.Takeanyoldpairofshoestous

Tel:8631966betweennowand30Sep.Andyouwill

paynotmorethantendollarsforany

Awomen'sdresssize12silk$150.

newpairofshoes.Youroldshoeswill

Alsothreedressedforgirlsbetween

begiventothepoorpeople.

5and9yearsold,$120thethree.

MoreinformationcallLauraat

5998326.

1.Youneedn'tpayifyouwanttoget.

A.apairofshoesB.awomen'sdressC.agirl'sdressD.alovelydog

2.IfMrs.Evansisinterestedinthedressed,soshemaycall.

A.8631966B.5998326C.2455919D.2456836

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3.IfMrs.Evanswantstobuyallthedressed,soshehastopay.

A.$170B.$200C.$270D.$300

4.IfyougiveanoldpairofshoestoHilo'sStore,youcangetanewpairofshoeswith.

A.over10dollarsB.lessthan10dollars

C.only10dollarsD.10dollarsorlessthan10dollars

5.Whomwilltheoldshoesbegivento.

A.richpeopleB.poorpeople

C.beggarsD.hard-workingpeople

Key:DBCDB

Passage13

JackBrown,anofficeworker,liversinWashington.Heinherited（继承）amilliondollarswhenhewas23,buthe

wasn'thappyatall.Whenhiscollegefriendswerelookingfortheirjobs,hedidn'thaveto.Jackdecidedtoliveasimple

lifelikeeveryoneelse.Hegave$10,000ofhismoneytoacharity（慈善机构）tohelppoorchildrenliveabetterlife.Today

heis36.Hestillwearscheapshoesandclothesanddrivesasmallcaronly,butheisveryhappy.

UptonowJackhashelpedsomechildrenfrompoorcountriesallovertheworld,bysendingthemeach$200amonth.

Themoneywasusedforthechildren'sstudy,food,medicineandclothing.Jackreceivesareporteachyearonthechildren's

progress.Theycanwritetoeachother,butusuallythechildrendonotspeakEnglish.

WhenJackfirstheardaboutthesechildren,hewantedtohelpthem.<4Itwasnothingspecial,"hesaid."UntilIwentto

thesecountriesandmetthechildrenIwashelping,Ididn'tknowanythingabouttheirlifb."OnceJackwenttomeetalittle

girlinAfrica.Hesaidthatthemeetingwasveryexciting.4AWhenImether,Ifeltvery,veryhappy."hesaid.t4AndIsawthat

themoneywasusedfnragoodcause.Itbroughtmehappiness.IwanttodoeverythingIcantogoonhelpingthose

children.^^

1.Jackdidn'tneedtolookforajob.

A.beforehewenttocollegeB.afterhewenttoAfrica

C.becausehegotonemilliondollarsD.beforehereceivedareport

2.Jackhassentthemeach$200amonthtohelpsomepoorchildren.

A.onlyinWashingtonB.onlyinEngland

C.onlyinAfricaD.aroundtheworld

3.Jacklearnedaboutthechildren'sprogressby.

A.visitingthemeachyearB.gettingareporteveryyear

C.stayingwiththemD.talkingtotheminEnglish

4.Theunderlined（划线的）words“foragoodcause”means44"inChinese.

A.施舍B.行善C.优惠D.赏赐

5.What'sthemainideaofthestory?

A.Helpothers,andyouwillfeelhappy.B.It'snecessarytowriteletterstopoorchildren.

C.Liveasimplelife,andyoucangiveothershelp.

D.It'sthemostimportanttohelpthechildreninAfrica.

Key:CDBBA

Passage14

Whatisthebestwaytolearnalanguage?Weshouldrememberthatwelearnedourownlanguagewellwhenwewere

children.Ifwecouldlearnasecondlanguageinthesameway,itwouldnotseemsodifficult.Thinkofwhatasmallchild

does.Helistenstowhatpeoplesayandtriestoimitatewhathehears.Whenhewantssomethinghehastoaskforit.Heis

usingthelanguage,talkinginit,thinkinginitallthetime.Ifpeoplehadtouseasecondlanguageallthetime,theywould

learnitquickly.

Welearnourownlanguagebyhearingpeoplespeakit,notbyseeingwhattheywrite.Weimitatewhatwehear.In

school,thoughyoulearntoreadandwriteaswellastohearandspeak,itisbesttolearnallthenewwordsthroughtheear.

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Youcanreadthem,spellthemandwritethemlater.

1.Everyonelearnshismotherl