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Heather Mills McCartney lives an admirable life, attending celebrity parties, meeting regularly with the rich and famous and doing meaningful work for charity. All who work with her admire and respect her. But Heather’s life hasn’t always been so easy. When Heather was only 9 years old, her mother abandoned her and her two brothers. At the age of 13, she ran away from home and ended up living on the streets in London. Eventually, however, her exceptional beauty led to a career in modeling. At that time, Heather also began helping with the war relief efforts in former Yugoslavia. Through her modeling and relief work, she soon became famous.
But in August 1993, at age 25 her life changed once again. She was crossing the street in London when a motorcycle crashed into her. She was so badly injured that the doctors had to cut off her left leg. After that, she discovered she frequently needed to change her artificial limbs. It was expensive and she felt it was a waste to just throw away the old one. It occurred to her to set up an organization that could deliver used artificial limbs to Yugoslavia and other war-torn countries. It was through her charity （慈善）work that she met her husband Paul McCartney.
Throughout her life, Heather has risen above problems and focused on helping others. Her work with artificial limbs even earned her a nomination(提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996. Heather’s persistence and determination are what impresses anyone who knows her. Heather believes anyone can make a positive difference in the world.

  1. 1.

    This passage is mainly about _________.

    1. A.
      Heather’s miserable life
    2. B.
      Heather’s contribution to the world
    3. C.
      Heather’s success in her work
    4. D.
      Heather’s belief in life
  2. 2.

    Heather began her modeling career _________.

    1. A.
      due to her mother’s encouragement
    2. B.
      after her brothers abandoned her
    3. C.
      because of her excellent intelligence and performances
    4. D.
      because she was especially beautiful
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Heather won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996.
    2. B.
      Heather began her charity work while working as a model.
    3. C.
      Her artificial limbs had to be replaced continuously.
    4. D.
      Heather has never been defeated by her problems.
  4. 4.

    From the passage we can infer that people admire and respect Heather because _________.

    1. A.
      she had a lot of misfortunes during her childhood.
    2. B.
      she was a world-famous model
    3. C.
      she is determined and never gives in
    4. D.
      she made a great difference in the world
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文章主要介绍了Heather的生平以及她对世界的贡献
1.B 主旨大意题。根据第二三四段可知本文主要是关于Heather对贡献，故选B
2.D 细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第三句At the age of 13, she ran away from home and ended up living on the streets in London. Eventually, however, her exceptional beauty led to a career in modeling.可知选D
3.A 细节判断题。根据第三段第二句Her work with artificial limbs even earned her a nomination(提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996.可知她在1996年获得了诺贝尔和平奖，故选A
4.C 推理判断题，根据第三段第三句Heather believes anyone can make a positive difference in the world. 可知她是一个坚持不懈的人，因此被人们钦佩
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Americans love dogs, all types of dogs: small dogs, big dogs, lapdogs (供玩赏的小狗). Each year, people spend billions of dollars on their four-legged pals, making sure the lovable dogs have enough food to eat and lots of toys to play with.
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Scientists have long known that dogs evolved from（演化） wolves. Exactly when the transformation from wolf to dog actually took place, however, remains a mystery.
Some said dogs evolved as a separate species 135,000 years ago in two parts of the world. One group of dogs developed in Europe and Asia from Asian wolves. The other group evolved in North, Central, and South America from American wolves.
Now researchers say those theories are wrong. New studies suggest that domesticated dogs first appeared 15,000 years ago in eastern Asia. Scientists also say that every modern dog descended from approximately five female Asian wolves, the mother of all modern dogs.
Scientists suspect dogs first set paws in North America by following settlers across a land bridge that once linked northern Asia and North America.

  1. 1.

    According to recent studies, all modern dogs came from female wolves in ______.

    1. A.
      Asia
    2. B.
      Africa
    3. C.
      Europe
    4. D.
      South America
  2. 2.

    From this story, we can conclude that _______.

    1. A.
      dogs are scientists’ best friends
    2. B.
      dogs are more like wolves than they are like any other animal
    3. C.
      most dogs are from Africa
    4. D.
      scientists have no idea how dogs evolved
  3. 3.

    The underlined word “domesticated” means “_______”.

    1. A.
      tamed
    2. B.
      indoor
    3. C.
      intelligent
    4. D.
      friendly
  4. 4.

    The best title for this story might be ______.

    1. A.
      Why Cats Don’t Like Dogs
    2. B.
      Barking up the Wrong Tree
    3. C.
      Love Me, Love My Dog
    4. D.
      Going from Wolf to Dog

Australia has passed regulations that will enable more international students to further their education in the country.
The new measures were released by the Australian Department of Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations in September and will take effect in mid-2012.
As a result, the student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified, and the deposit (押金) required to study in Australia has been reduced. Language requirements for overseas students have also been eased.
Also, overseas students receiving a higher education in Australia will be granted a working visa lasting from two to four years after graduation, as long as they meet the basic IELTS requirement.
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"According to the previous deposit requirement for my student visa, my family was required to put down 550,000 Yuan ($86,850). Now we only need to prepare 410,000 Yuan. This is a relief for my parents," Li says.
She also says that the two to four years working visa makes her feel much clearer about her study plans.
"I believe several years of working experience abroad will strengthen my competitiveness when I return to China," she says.
Gaining a competitive advantage is the major reason for Chinese students to study abroad, according to the report by EIC

  1. 1.

    What's the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      Language requirement for overseas students have been eased in Australia
    2. B.
      Australia is a most attractive place for students in China
    3. C.
      Australia widens window of opportunity for international students
    4. D.
      More students will work in Australia after their graduation
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is NOT the content of the new regulations?

    1. A.
      The student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified
    2. B.
      The deposit required to study in Australia has been reduced
    3. C.
      Language requirements for overseas students have been more difficult
    4. D.
      After graduation, some overseas students can get a working visa in Australia
  3. 3.

    After the new regulations are passed, _______

    1. A.
      more students will come to Australia to work
    2. B.
      more Chinese students will choose to live in Australia
    3. C.
      the opportunities to work in Australia decrease for overseas students
    4. D.
      more Chinese students will choose to further their education in Australia
  4. 4.

    How much can Li's parents save according to the new regulations?

    1. A.
      550,000 yuan
    2. B.
      140,000 yuan
    3. C.
      410,000 yuan
    4. D.
      86,850 yuan
  5. 5.

    Why do many students want to work in Australia after their graduation?

    1. A.
      The working experience abroad will strengthen their competitiveness
    2. B.
      They can earn more money in Australia
    3. C.
      Their working experience can make them stay in Australia forever
    4. D.
      They have to do so according to the new regulations

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Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road. this hole was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was probably not deep.So when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because it was so deep.
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One day, a driver of a car said to him, "You must have made a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole night and day."
"Oh no," the farmer said, "I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water."

  1. 1.

    Many cars went into the hole because the drivers_____.

    1. A.
      were going too fast to stop their cars
    2. B.
      did not see the hole ahead of them
    3. C.
      did not know the hole was very deep
    4. D.
      liked very much driving through water
  2. 2.

    The drivers were _____ to pay the farmer for pulling their cars out of the hole.

    1. A.
      glad
    2. B.
      forced
    3. C.
      ready
    4. D.
      anxious
  3. 3.

    Why did the farmer fill the hole with water at night?

    1. A.
      He was busy working on the farm during the day.
    2. B.
      He spent much time watching the hole by day.
    3. C.
      Some cars had driven into the hole at night.
    4. D.
      Nobody would be able to find the secret out.
  4. 4.

    What did the writer think of the farmer?

    1. A.
      He was selfish(自私).
    2. B.
      He was clever.
    3. C.
      He was foolish.
    4. D.
      He was kind.

When Frank began his story, we all listened. “I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.” He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was robust from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled the ocean.”
Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad, he would drive me to school. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me good-bye!”
He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I thought I was too old for a good-bye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.’ It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face. I said, ‘ Dad, I’m too old for a good-bye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.’ My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked our the windshield. ‘ You‘re right,’ he said. ‘ You are a big boy… a man. I won’t kiss you anymore..’”
For the moment, Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes. “It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back.”
I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “ Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek… to feel his rough old face… to smell the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a good-bye kiss.”

  1. 1.

    Which word can replace the underline word in the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      heavy
    2. B.
      strong
    3. C.
      brave
    4. D.
      bad-tempered
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, which statement is not accurate?

    1. A.
      A good-bye kiss from Dad in public made Frank so embarrassing that he refused to have one more kiss, any kind.
    2. B.
      Dad was so hurt that he left home and never came back.
    3. C.
      It was not easy to make a living on the sea especially when Dad had to support his parents as well.
    4. D.
      Frank was twelve years old when he lost his Dad.
  3. 3.

    What would Frank most like to do if he should have his father back?

    1. A.
      He would have his Dad kiss him on the cheek.
    2. B.
      He would tell his Dad he loved him.
    3. C.
      He would smell the ocean on Dad.
    4. D.
      He would put his arm around Dad’s neck.
  4. 4.

    Which can be served as the best title?

    1. A.
      A Life-long Regret
    2. B.
      An Embarrassing Story
    3. C.
      Dad’s Good-bye Kiss
    4. D.
      I Want You Back

Chinese media and Internet users on Monday condemned a lack of morals in society after a toddler was struck twice by two different vans and left bleeding on the road as more than a dozen bystanders did nothing to help the seriously injured girl.
The incident, captured by a surveillance camera and aired by Southern Television Guangdong (TVS), showed the two-year-old girl was knocked down and run over by a white van on a narrow market street on the afternoon of Oct. 13, in Foshan City of Guangdong Province.
The driver fled the scene of the accident, leaving the girl to bleed on the sidewalk. Over the next six minutes, more than a dozen people walked by the girl, yet not one individual did anything to help her. The girl was then hit a second time by another van before an elderly trash collector came to her aid and brought the attention of the girl’s mother, according to the video and eyewitnesses.
Doctors said that the girl, who was put on life support after being hospitalized, remains in a deep coma. The girl's parents, who are migrants living in the city, are now with her.
Police said the drivers of both vehicles have been arrested. However, the apathy of the bystanders shown in the video has shocked the public, as Internet forums have seethed with anger, and people are questioning the morality of society.
High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public.
But in recent years, the perception of a decline of morals has become a hot topic as profit and materialism are perceived to be affecting society’s values.
On Sept. 2. an 88-year-old man in central China collapsed, his face striking the pavement. Yet, no one came to his aid, and he ended up choking to death on the blood from his nose.
Some have linked the absence of good models to a previous case in which a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her.
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Cao Lin, a China Youth Daily commentator, said in a signed article published on Monday that the worry of responsibility should not be an excuse for not helping, and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society

  1. 1.

    From the passage, what would happen if someone helped others selflessly in the past?

    1. A.
      He/she would be condemned by the public
    2. B.
      He/she would be awarded by the government
    3. C.
      The public would feel proud of him/ her and showed love and respect for him/ her
    4. D.
      He/she would have to worry about liability
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is TRUE about this passage?

    1. A.
      Nobody helped the girl who was struck twice by two different vans
    2. B.
      The toddler died immediately after she was hit a second time
    3. C.
      High moral standards were once regarded as national pride in China
    4. D.
      Journalists from TVS captured the incident by using a camera
  3. 3.

    In recent years, society’s values is believed to be affected by

    1. A.
      people’s perceptions
    2. B.
      profit and materialism
    3. C.
      the apathy of bystanders
    4. D.
      the morals of society
  4. 4.

    According to Cao Lin, what is the fundamental reason for not helping the girl?

    1. A.
      The worry of responsibility
    2. B.
      Lack of laws that exempt role models from responsibility
    3. C.
      The decline of humanity in society
    4. D.
      The other two cases mentioned in the article--the case of an 88-year-old man and the case where a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her
  5. 5.

    Where is the article probably taken from?

    1. A.
      A fashion magazine
    2. B.
      A news report
    3. C.
      A science fiction
    4. D.
      An education column

Healthy knees aren’t the main consideration in choosing high heels,but new research says chunky heels are just as bad for the knees as spindly stilettos（细高跟鞋）.“It takes a long time to feel the effects of knee osteoarthritis（骨关节炎）—and once you do it,it is too late,”said Dr.Casey Kerrigan,leading researcher of the study and associate professor at Harvard Medical School’s department of physical medicine.“I compare it to smoking—one cigarette is not painful,but over a lifetime it is.Wide-heeled shoes feel comfortable,so women wear them all day long,”Kerrigan said.“They are better for your feet than stiletto heels,but just as bad for your knees.”
In the study,researchers had twenty women wear two pairs of shoes with three-inch heels,one with a narrow heel and the other with a thick one.The scientists compared how much pressure was put on the women’s knees by both types of shoes.The women also walked bare-foot to test normal pressure.The scientists found that both types of shoes applied equal amounts of pressure to the knees.Compared with walking barefoot,the heels increased pressure on the inside of the knee by 26 percent.Increased pressure on the knee eventually leads to arthritis,experts say.
The idea that high heels are bad for your health isn’t new—scientists have warned women for years that they contribute to problems ranging from corns to hammer toes,tendonitis,knee pain,sprained(扭伤)ankles and back problems.But in 1998,Kerrigan and a team of Harvard researchers were the first to link high heels and knee osteoarthritis,a painful joint disease that destroys cartilage(软骨)surrounding the knee.The first study looked only at stiletto heels,and Kerrigan said she wanted to study the chunky high-heeled shoes she noticed many women wearing.“This study confirms what we all intuitively（直觉地）know that high-heeled shoes of any kind are not good for our health,”said Dr.Glem Pfeffer,a San Francisco doctor and member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons who was not connected to the study.

  1. 1.

    We learn from the passage that women choose chunky heels because _________.

    1. A.
      they want to walk comfortably
    2. B.
      chunky heeled shoes are cheaper than stiletto heeled pairs
    3. C.
      chunky heels do less harm to knees
    4. D.
      chunky heels are not painful at all
  2. 2.

    The study mentioned in the second paragraph found that _________.

    1. A.
      pressure on the foot is caused by high heels
    2. B.
      the pressure is abnormal while walking barefoot
    3. C.
      arthritis is always caused by pressure on the knees
    4. D.
      both types of shoes have the same harm to the knees
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred from the passage that _________.

    1. A.
      people got to know the high heels are bad for health recently
    2. B.
      people have known the high heels are bad for health for years
    3. C.
      people haven’t known the high heels are bad for health yet
    4. D.
      people will be warned that the high heels are bad for health soon
  4. 4.

    Kerrigan’s late study looked at the chunky high-heeled shoes because _________.

    1. A.
      they feel more comfortable
    2. B.
      they are related to knee osteoarthritis
    3. C.
      they are worn by many women
    4. D.
      they are different from stiletto heels
  5. 5.

    The best title for the passage may be _________.

    1. A.
      Talking Healthy Knees into Consideration
    2. B.
      High-heels Do Harm to Knees
    3. C.
      Chunky Heels and Stiletto Heels
    4. D.
      When Wearing High-heels

What do you think of British people and American people? You might think that there are no differences between the people in the two countries. After all they speak the same language, don't they? But if you ask a British or an American person, the differences are quite great.
What do British people think Americans are like? The British think Americans are very strange. They make a lot of noise and they laugh too loudly. They are rich, and they only think about money. But the British do say that Americans are kind, friendly people. They are happy to help you if you are in trouble.
What do Americans think of the British? Well, they think the British are cold and very unfriendly. They are not interested in success or in making lots of money. They think Britain is the best country in the world. They look down upon other countries. But Americans say that the British are quite good workers. They are brave and honest. And in time of trouble they face difficulties happily.
You can see that these ideas can cause misunderstanding between the British and Americans. But when American and British people become friends, they usually find things are not as bad as they expected.
根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

  1. 1.

    What do you think of the differences between British and American people?

    1. A.
      Their differences are very small.
    2. B.
      The differences are very great.
    3. C.
      There are no differences between them.
    4. D.
      Some people think there are, but some people don’t think so.
  2. 2.

    What do the British think Americans are like?

    1. A.
      They are strange but friendly.
    2. B.
      They are poor.
    3. C.
      They are rich but unfriendly.  
    4. D.
      They are happy in trouble.
  3. 3.

    The American and British people usually get along quite well ____.

    1. A.
      when misunderstanding is caused between them
    2. B.
      once they become friends
    3. C.
      after they fight
    4. D.
      when they help each other

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