Shundagarh is a village on India’s east-facing coast．It is a village of simple mud and grass houses built on the beach just above the waterline．The Khadra Hills rise immediately behind the village, to a height of one hundred and fifty meters．A simple, good-hearted old man, whose name was Jalpur, farmed two small fields on the very edge of these hills．From his fields he could see the fishing boats that traveled up and down the coast．He could see the children playing on the sands ; their mothers washing clothes on the flat stones where the Shiva River flowed into the sea ; and their fathers landing the latest catch or repairing nets and telling stories that had no end．
All Jalpur owned in the world were the clothes he wore day in and day out, the miserable(蹩脚的)hut that he slept in at night, a few tools and cooking pots －and his fields．The corn that he grew was all that made life possible．If the weather was kind and the harvest was good, Jalpur could live happily enough －not well, but happily．When the sun was fierce, and there was little or no rain, then he came close to the line between life and death．
Last year the weather had been so kind, and the harvest promised to be so good, that Jalpur had been wondering whether he could sell all that he had and live with his son farther up the coast．He had been thinking about doing this for some years．It was his dearest wish to spend his last days with his son and his wife．But he would go only if he could give ; he would not go if it meant taking food out of the mouths of his grandchildren．He would rather die hungry than do this．
On the day when Jalpur decided that he would harvest his corn, sell it, and move up the coast, he looked out to sea and saw a huge wave, several kilometers out, advancing on the coast and on the village of Shundagarh．Within ten minutes everyone in Shundagrarh would be drowned．Jalpur would have shouted, but the people were too far away to hear．He would have run down the hill, but he was too old to run．He was prepared to do anything to save the people of Shundagarh, so he did the only thing that he could do：he set fire to his corn．In a matter of seconds the flames were rising high and smoke was rising higher．Within a minute the people of Shundagarh were racing up the hill to see what had happened．There, in the middle of his blackened cornfield, they found Jalpur ; and there they buried him．
On his grave, they wrote the words：Here lies Jalpur, a man who gave, living：a man who died, giving．
(1)
Which of the following could Jalpur NOT see from his Fields?
[ ]
A．
Mothers washing clothes．
B．
Fathers taking their corn to market．
C．
Fishing boats traveling on the sea．
D．
Children playing on the sands．
(2)
Why didn’t Jalpur live well?
[ ]
A．
He didn’t work hard．
B．
He had too many children to feed．
C．
He only depended on good weather and harvest for survival．
D．
The villagers kept taking his corn．
(3)
What did Jalpur do when he saw the huge wave?
[ ]
A．
He set his corn on fire so the people of Shundagarh would leave the beach．
B．
He screamed loudly to get the villagers’attention．
C．
He ran down the hill to tell the people．
D．
He stood still, not knowing what to do．
(4)
The villagers were thankful to Jalpur because he had ________．
[ ]
A．
given his life in order to save others
B．
saved their village from being drowned by the wave
C．
given them many things during his life
D．
given them his corn in order to save them from hunger
Tokyo－Our kids, the Japanese government announced, have forgotten how to behave．They can't be bothered with housework．If they see someone being wronged, they probably look the other way．
Few countries have placed more importance on being well-behaved than Japan．The simplest requests for directions often result in guided tours．Smiling shopkeepers are still the rule．Lost wallets usually make their way back to their owners．
But according to recent surveys, all that may be going the way of the ancient hairdo(发式)．And Japan's government has gone into something of a crisis mode(危急时刻)．
A Japanese Education Ministry survey formed late in 1999 and made public last month found that Japan moves behind other nations in teaching youngsters right from wrong．
It also reported that Japanese children are less helpful and do far less housework than their foreign peers(同龄人)in all classes．But they are better about taking dirty dishes to the kitchen after dinner．
In addition, Japanese kids are more likely to dye their hair and carry cell phones than the American and Chinese kids, according to another survey by a Tokyo-based think-tank(专家小组)．
Children in about 9 percent of public school classrooms are so disorderly that teachers cannot hold lessons, further recent reports show．Children refuse to sit, to listen or to stop talking．
Older and middle-aged Japanese continue to have a solid sense of good manners and social justice, says Professor Yoshina Hirano from Shin'shu University, who was appointed to direct the ministry's survey．
Despite the knowledge of good manners among adults, the breakdown of manners may be spreading, he said．
(1)
From the first paragraph we can infer that ________．
[ ]
A．
the Japanese government has gone bad
B．
kids in Japan have a bad memory
C．
kids in Japan seldom help their parents with the housework
D．
kids in Japan are too busy to help others
(2)
The second paragraph seems to show us ________．
[ ]
A．
the education system of Japan is better than that of any other country
B．
shopkeepers in Japan are too kind to their customers
C．
Japanese kids often find wallets on their way to their schools
D．
Japanese adults in public places act politely to each other
(3)
It is implied in the passage that Japanese kids ________．
[ ]
A．
spend much time doing their homework
B．
lead an advanced modem life
C．
have their hair cut too often
D．
often wash dishes after dinner
(4)
From the last three paragraphs we may conclude that ________．
[ ]
A．
older and middle-aged Japanese should set examples to their kids
B．
Japanese schools are supposed to punish some rude kids
C．
it is difficult for Japan to prevent its kids from becoming impolite
D．
Japanese kids have become tired of staying at school
阅读理解
Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten by snakes．“It was seeing people with snake bites that led me to this career,”he said．
In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine．As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains．There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives．
“I was greatly upset by the story of an old farmer I met．It was a very hot afternoon．The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt pain in his left hand．He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake．In no time he wrapped a cloth tightly around his arm to stop the poison spreading to his heart．Rushing home he shouted ‘Bring me the knife!’．Minutes later the man lost his arm forever．”
“The sad story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes,”Shu said．
(1)
The best headline for this newspaper article is ________．
[ ]
A．
Astonishing Medicine
B．
Farmer Loses Arm
C．
Dangerous Bites
D．
Snake Doctor
(2)
The farmer lost his arm because ________．
[ ]
A．
the cloth was wrapped to tightly
B．
he cut it off to save his life
C．
Shu wasn’t there to help him
D．
he was alone in the fields
(3)
Shu decided to devote himself to snake medicine because ________．
[ ]
A．
he wanted to save people’s arms and legs
B．
he had studied it at a medical school
C．
he had seen snakes biting people
D．
his army service had finished
(4)
Why did Shu go into the mountains?
[ ]
A．
He wanted to study snake bites．
B．
He wanted to help the farmers．
C．
He was being trained to be a doctor．
D．
He was expected to serve in the army．
阅读理解
Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten by snakes．“It was seeing people with snake bites that led me to this career,”he said．
In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine．As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains．There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives．
“I was greatly upset by the story of an old farmer I met．It was a very hot afternoon．The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt pain in his left hand．He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake．In no time he wrapped a cloth tightly around his arm to stop the poison spreading to his heart．Rushing home he shouted ‘Bring me the knife!’．Minutes later the man lost his arm forever．”
“The sad story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes,”Shu said．
(1)
The best headline for this newspaper article is ________．
[ ]
A．
Astonishing Medicine
B．
Farmer Loses Arm
C．
Dangerous Bites
D．
Snake Doctor
(2)
The farmer lost his arm because ________．
[ ]
A．
the cloth was wrapped to tightly
B．
he cut it off to save his life
C．
Shu wasn’t there to help him
D．
he was alone in the fields
(3)
Shu decided to devote himself to snake medicine because ________．
[ ]
A．
he wanted to save people’s arms and legs
B．
he had studied it at a medical school
C．
he had seen snakes biting people
D．
his army service had finished
(4)
Why did Shu go into the mountains?
[ ]
A．
He wanted to study snake bites．
B．
He wanted to help the farmers．
C．
He was being trained to be a doctor．
D．
He was expected to serve in the army．
阅读理解
Accidental discoveries have often opened the door to beauty and wonder．The rock paintings in France that date back 15,000 years, for example, were discovered by two boys who were looking for shelter from the rain．The paintings later became the “find of last century”．
Or, the Sanxingdui Ruins(三星堆遗址), known by historians as the“Ninth Wonder of the World”, were discovered in Sichuan Province by a farmer．
In the spring of 1929, Yan Qingbao, then a 43-year-old farmer, discovered a circular piece of jade(玉)while digging a hole．Driven by curiosity, he dug deeper and found a group of about 400 colourful jade pieces．
At the time, he had no idea his discovery would be as important as other wonders of the world such as, China's Great Wall and Egypt's pyramids．
Since then, more than 10,000 relics(文物), dating back to between 5,000 and 3,000 BC have been unearthed at Sanxingdui．
These relics include gold, pottery(陶器), bone tools and ivory(象牙)objects．
They prove that Sanxingdui contains the ruins of an ancient city that was once the political, economic and cultural centre of the ancient Shu Kingdom－the old name for Sichuan．
It has helped modern historians realize that Sichuan's human history goes back more than 5,000 years．And, located on the upper part of the Yangtze River, the site challenges the common idea that Chinese civilization(文明)rose from a single source－the Yellow River valley．
Sanxingdui was named the Scientific Education Base for China's Youth in March this year．
But still, only four of the Sanxingdui Ruins' 12 square kilometres have been uncovered．Who knows what other big surprises are waiting to be shown to the world?
(1)
Why does the author cite the carvings and paintings discovered by two boys in France at the beginning of the passage?
[ ]
A．
to express the idea that accidental discoveries have often opened the door to beauty and wonder．
B．
The discovery is as important as that of the Sanxingdui Ruins．
C．
To serve as an example of great discovery．
D．
To signify the importance of the find of last century．
(2)
The relics unearthed at Sanxingdui includes ________．
[ ]
A．
gold
B．
pottery
C．
bone tools and ivory objects
D．
all of the above．
(3)
From the passage we can conclude that ________．
[ ]
A．
Chinese civilization(文明)rose from a single source－the Yellow River valley．
B．
Sanxingdui contains the ruins of an ancient city that was once the political, economic and cultural centre of the ancient Shu Kingdom．
C．
Sichuan's human history goes back more than 5,000 years．
D．
Besides the source of the Yellow River valley, Chinese civilization possibly rose from another source．
阅读理解
Find Which Direction Is South
Do you have a good sense of direction?If not, please take with you a compass．But if you forget to take a compass, you can still find your way．
It’s never a good idea to imagine that the family member who was entrusted(委托)with the job of map-reading actually knows where the family is．You can tell by the slightly confused load on their faces that nothing on the ground seems to match the map．Never mind．The shu is shining and it’s still morning．If you don’t know the exact time, you can still find out where south is, but you’ll need to be patient．
①
Find a straight sick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow．
②
Try to position the stick as vertically(垂直)as you can．You can check this by making a simple plumb line(铅锤线)with a piece of string and weight．You haven’t got any string?OK, use a thread from your clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight．
③
Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick．
④
Wait approximately half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again．
⑤
Keep doing this until you have made several marks．
⑥
The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow, which is cast at midday, when the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south．
⑦
Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick．
⑧
That point is south of where you are．
⑨
Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should be travelling．
(1)
To find the direction, we ought to be patient probably because
[ ]
A．
it is not easy to find a proper stick
B．
it is not easy to position the stick
C．
it takes hours to make the marks
D．
it takes about half an hour to make the marks
(2)
The passage would probably be most helpful to ________．
[ ]
A．
those who draw maps
B．
those who get lost
C．
those who make compasses
D．
those who do experiments
(3)
Which of the following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south?
