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     As a foreigner, I don' t know the situation in the US well.Seeing all kinds of recent shooting incidents,
I think it should be controlled more strictly than now.Somebody said that the person who has it in mind
to kill another can do it without a gun, so the causes of murders are not guns but the trend of despising
(蔑视) life in the US.And they also insist that there is no clear evidence that the increasing number of
murders is connected with possession of guns, so the personal rights should not be restricted by the
reason that there is not enough evidence.
     Several months ago, I agreed with that partly.But as we know, the private groups like NRA have
used the public opinion and persuaded the government to protect their profit.Other weapons such as
knives, razors, bats are made for their own usage.But guns are made for only one reason-to kill
someone.Of course, there are people who have guns to protect themselves from the criminals.But crime
 is getting more cruel and severe nowadays, so actually even if someone has a gun, it is impossible to
guard himself completely.
     As a substitute, I think, if the possession of guns is controlled more strictly, people can live safer lives
than now.There are other reasons to oppose the gun control (e.g.the possession of guns is historical
inheritance (继承)and represents that people's resistance will beagainst tyrannical (专制的)government),
but none of them can justify and explain today's serious situation in the US.

1. The writer's purpose is to give his opinion about________.
A. personal possessions    
B. American culture
C. personal rights  
D. gun control

2. Which of the following supports the writer' s opinion?

A. The causes of crime are not guns.
B. People are accustomed to having guns.
C. People can live a safer life without guns.
D. Guns are used for selfdefence.

3. What is the current situation in the US?

A. The number of murders is rising.
B. Everyone in the US possesses a gun.
C. NRA has ruled over the country.
D. No evidence is available after a crime.

4. According to the writer, ________should be banned in the society.

A. knives  
B. guns
C. knives and guns  
D. knives, razors and bats

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As a teenager in 1972, Bill Gates boasted that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 20. While he did not quite achieve that goal, only 15 years later, he was a millionaire. And by 1992, as head of the Microsoft company, he became the richest man in America with assets (资产) of approximately US $ 6. 3 billion.

    Born in Seattle, Washington on 28, October, 1956, Gates was named William Henry after his father and grandfather. From the beginning, he was an extremely energetic and intelligent child. He had read the entire world book encyclopedia (百科全书) by the age of nine. His favorite subjects at school were science and math and his favorite pastime was “thinking”.

    Gates first started to play with computers at the age of 13, when one was installed at his school. At that time, computers were large, awkward (笨重的) machines. Operators were required to learn complex (复杂的) computer languages before the machines could be used. Even then a great deal of time and effort was needed to perform the simplest functions. Before long Gates was an expert at working the school's computer. After his graduation from secondary school, Gates was accepted by the three top universities in the USA Princeton, Harvard and Yale. He chose Harvard and began classes there the next autumn, majoring math. But he was still obsessed (占据心思) with computers and spent as much time in the computer laboratories as he did in the lecture halls.

    By 1975, Gates and a partner, Paul Allen, had developed a software program called BASIC. This was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it.

    BASIC was a success because until it came along, there had been no efficient way of getting computers to carry out instructions. Although he had not completed his degree, Gates left university and went to work full time for the new company he had formed called Microsoft.

    His next project was the software program that made him famous and very rich. It was called DOS, short for Disk Operating System, and it was purchased (购买) by 113M in 1980. Today it is the operating system used in more than 14 million personal computers around the world.

    As chief executive office of Microsoft, Gates is known as a bright man, but one who is not easily satisfied. He is quick to criticize (批评) his staff and hates to be questioned about decisions he has made. He was regarded as a loner and unfashionable boring computer nut until his marriage to Microsoft manager Melinda French on New Year's Day 1994. Yet to most people now, Gates is a person who is, in spite of his great wealth, humble (谦恭) and ordinary. He spends his money carefully. He eats in fast food restaurants and flies economy class. And when praised for Microsoft's great success, he has been heard to say. “All we do is put software in a box and if people see it in the stores and like it, they buy it. “

1．When he was a teenager, Bill Gates wanted to be a  ________.

    A. teacher

    B. doctor

    C. businessman

    D. professor

2．When Gates went to Harvard, he ________.

    A. was interested only in math

    B. spent most of his time in computer laboratories

    C. developed the first computer software program

    D. divided his time between his math studies and the computer laboratories

3．Before the development of BASIC, ________.

    A. no one was interested in computer software

    B. software programs were not considered commercial projects

    C. software programs were very expensive

    D. no one wanted to pay for computer software

4．When the writer says, “Bill was regarded as an unfashionable boring computer nut”, he means ________.

    A. Bill was so strong-minded that no one could change his mind

    B. the only thing that could interests Bill on his life was computer

    C. Bill was such a boring young man that nobody would like to talk to him

    D. Bill couldn't work out the boring computer problems

5．Most people think Gates is ________.

    A. a crazy person

    B. a person obsessed with making money

    C. someone who spends money freely

    D. a quite common, normal person

 
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As you explore (探索) music, you will find much that is familiar to you. You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do, you will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.

   Music is an expression of the people. As you explore, you will find music of people at work, and in worship(做礼拜). You will find music expresses love of country, love of nature, and love of home.

   Music is also an expression of the composer(作曲家)。

   As an artist the composer expresses his own musical ideas. He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expression.

   Music can suggest activities (活动) and feelings, which we all share. We can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music of the people and the artists of different times and places.

1．The title of this passage is　　   .

A. Let’s Enjoy Singing and Dancing

B. Let’s Explore Music

C. Music—An Expression of Composers

D. Music—A Suggestive Feeling

2．In the first paragraph, the author appeals (呼吁)to us, saying　　   .

A. “Try to write music”

B. “Be friendly to music”

C. “Express your feeling in music”

D. “Discover the things and places in music.”

3．From the second paragraph, we know that　　   .

A. music is mainly of country, nature and home

B. if we love music, we will love the country , mature and home

C. you may listen to music at work or at play

D. music can express how people live, work, and think

4．By means of music, the composer wishes that   　　.

A. you would study with him

B. you could share his feelings and ideas

C. you would express your own feelings

D. you would help discover ways of using music and new kinds of musical expression

5．The last paragraph observes that music makes it possible　　   .

A. to express activities and feelings at the same time

B. to bring understanding between people of different times and places

C. that people can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to music at the same time

D. that people of different times and places can get together

 

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As you explore (探索) music, you will find much that is familiar to you. You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do, you will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.

   Music is an expression of the people. As you explore, you will find music of people at work, and in worship(做礼拜). You will find music expresses love of country, love of nature, and love of home.

   Music is also an expression of the composer(作曲家)。

   As an artist the composer expresses his own musical ideas. He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expression.

   Music can suggest activities (活动) and feelings, which we all share. We can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music of the people and the artists of different times and places.

1．The title of this passage is　　   .

A. Let’s Enjoy Singing and Dancing

B. Let’s Explore Music

C. Music—An Expression of Composers

D. Music—A Suggestive Feeling

2．In the first paragraph, the author appeals (呼吁)to us, saying　　   .

A. “Try to write music”

B. “Be friendly to music”

C. “Express your feeling in music”

D. “Discover the things and places in music.”

3．From the second paragraph, we know that　　   .

A. music is mainly of country, nature and home

B. if we love music, we will love the country , mature and home

C. you may listen to music at work or at play

D. music can express how people live, work, and think

4．By means of music, the composer wishes that   　　.

A. you would study with him

B. you could share his feelings and ideas

C. you would express your own feelings

D. you would help discover ways of using music and new kinds of musical expression

5．The last paragraph observes that music makes it possible　　   .

A. to express activities and feelings at the same time

B. to bring understanding between people of different times and places

C. that people can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to music at the same time

D. that people of different times and places can get together

 

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As a young man, Walt Disney was eager to be an artist．One day he took along some of his pictures and went to a newspaper office in order to find a job there．But they showed no interest in his pictures．His friends tried to encourage him．Disney did not lose heart．He kept on drawing pictures．His family was poor and he used to sit in the family garage and drew pictures there．One day a mouse came into the garage and played on the floor．Disney stopped drawing and watched the mouse．The mouse came towards him, so he gave it a piece of bread．Then the mouse came and sat on the table．Day after day the mouse came back and was given more bread．In this way, the artist and the mouse became good friends．

(1)

When Disney was a young man, he wanted to be ________ very much．

[　　]

A．

a pop star

B．

a writer

C．

an artist

D．

a dancer

(2)

________, Disney went to a newspaper office with some of his pictures．

[　　]

A．

To see a friend

B．

To sell pictures

C．

To hope to get a job

D．

To earn some money

(3)

Disneyand ________ went on drawing．

[　　]

A．

wasn’t afraid

B．

wasn’t disappointed

C．

was glad

D．

was sorry

(4)

Disney used to draw his pictures in the garage because ________．

[　　]

A．

his family was poor

B．

it was silent there

C．

he liked the place

D．

there were many mice there

(5)

When he failed to get a job from the newspaper office，his friends ________ him．

[　　]

A．

laughed at

B．

left

C．

said sorry to

D．

encouraged
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     As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North
     America were building with adobe-sunbaked brick plastered with mud. Their homes
looked remarkably like modern apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained
quarters for perhaps thousand people, along with store rooms for grain and other goods.
     These buildings were usually put up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for
defense against enemies. They were really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers
must have realized since they called them "pueblos", which is Spanish for town.
     The people of the pueblos raised what are called "the three sisters"-corn, beans, and
squash. They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they
could hold water. The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The
     Hopi and Zuni brought water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation
ditches. Water was so important that it played a major role in their religion. They developed
elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals to bring rain.
     The way of life of lesssettled groups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature.
     Small tribes such as the Shoshone and Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between
the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals
such as rabbits and snakes.In the Far North the ancestors of today's Inuit hunted seals,
walruses, and the great whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos
built of blocks of packed snow. When summer came, they fished for salmon and hunted the
lordly caribou.
     The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived on the
grasslands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison
commonly called the buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide was
used to make their clothing and the covering of their tents and tipis.

1. What does the text mainly discuss?
A. The architecture of early American Indian buildings.
B. The movement of American Indians across North America.
C. Ceremonies and rituals of American Indians.
D. The way of life of American Indian tribes in early North America.

2. It can be inferred from the text that the buildings of the Hopi and Zuni were ________.
A. very small  
B. highly advanced
C. difficult to defend  
D. quickly constructed
3. Which of the following is true?

A. The Spanish explorers didn't know what the buildings really was, as they called it "pueblos".
B. The Hopi and Zuni had no idea of how to farm.
C. The people of the pueblos were good at weaving.
D. Since water was so important, the people of the pueblos wove baskets to carry water.

4. What information can you get from the text?
A. The Plains Indians lived on bison.
B. The majority of the American Indians lived in igloos.
C. The Hopi and Zuni had a smaller population.
D. The lands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River were dry.

5. How many tribes are mentioned in the text?
A. 8.  
B. 7.  
C. 6.  
D. 5.