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University libraries to be closed for day on Friday
All university libraries will be closed from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m. on Friday (Aug.10). The closure will allow librarians to complete various tasks to prepare for the coming fall term. Library users are asked to change their study or research plans around this short closure.
Bring your old films to Home Movie Day
Find your old home movies and bring them to Home Movie Day from 1-5 p. m. Saturday (Aug.11). The free event at Will's Campbell Hall, 300 N. Goodwin, includes a clinic on caring for old films and continuous showing of movies brought in by students like you. Sponsors (主办者) are WILL and the U of C Library.
Ireland garden tour set for June 2008
The public is invited to join Illinois Master Gardeners on a trip to visit popular public gardens and castles in Ireland. The tour (June 2-12, 2008) also includes several personal gardens as well as free time to find more. Bookings due Sept. 15. For trip introduction and booking information, please visit travels

  1. 1.

    To whom is the first email announcement probably sent?

    1. A.
      International tourist
    2. B.
      University people
    3. C.
      The general public
    4. D.
      Movie lovers
  2. 2.

    What do people do on Home Movie Day?

    1. A.
      They watch old movies at home
    2. B.
      They give away old movies for free
    3. C.
      They share home movies with others
    4. D.
      They show movies at the U of C library
  3. 3.

    People need to book the Ireland trip______

    1. A.
      by Sep 15, 2007
    2. B.
      on Sep 15, 2007
    3. C.
      between June 2-12, 2008
    4. D.
      after June 12, 2008
  4. 4.

    What can people do at Campbell Hall?

    1. A.
      Learn how to take care of old movie
    2. B.
      Visit a clinic to get advice on health
    3. C.
      Get information for free event
    4. D.
      Plan their study and research
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试题分析： 本文属于信息筛选类短文，本文告诉了我们三则通知以及这三则通知的具体内容。
1.B 推理题。根据文章第一则通知最后一句Library users are asked to change their study or research plans around this short closure.可知是大学里的那些需要使用图书馆的学生的。故B正确。
2.C 推理题。根据第二则通知2,3行. The free event at Will's Campbell Hall, 300 N. Goodwin, includes a clinic on caring for old films and continuous showing of movies brought in by students like you.可知人们把自己家的电影戴归来放映，大家一起分享。故C正确。
3.A 细节题。根据第三则通知Bookings due Sept. 15.可知要在15号之前预定。故A正确。
4.A 细节题。根据第二则通知ind your old home movies and bring them to Home Movie Day from 1-5 p. m. Saturday (Aug.11). The free event at Will's Campbell Hall可知在Campbell Hall，人们学会如何照看中旧电影。故A正确。
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The newcomer is really quite ______ to office work. Why not offer her some practical tips?


  1. A.
    familiar
  2. B.
    fresh
  3. C.
    similar
  4. D.
    sensitive

Americans often plan social gatherings（社交聚会）on short notice, so don’t be surprised if you get invited to someone’s home or to see a movie or baseball game without much warning. If the time is convenient (方便) for you, surely accept their invitation. But if you’re busy, don’t be afraid to decline the invitation, perhaps suggesting a time that would be better. Your host won’t be shamed.
Invitations are usually sent in person or over the telephone. The main exception(例外) is for some formal occasions, in which case a written invitation will be mailed. You would normally receive a written invitation to a wedding(婚礼).
For a casual(不正式的)dinner invitation, don’t arrive more than 5 minutes early, because your host may still be preparing for your visit. Arriving more than 10 minutes late is considered rude if very few people were invited. If many people were invited, it’s OK to arrive a little late, even as much as half an hour late. For example, it’s OK to arrive late for a party, for a potluck (家常便饭) dinner or for a social gathering inviting a large group of people.
If you’re invited for dinner, it’s proper to bring the host a bottle of wine, a gift basket of fruit, a box of candy (糖果), or a bouquet(束)of flowers. Don’t bring roses, as men often give roses to women on a date (约会).
If you wish to thank the host for his or her hospitality (好客), it’s right to call or send a brief (简单的) written thank-you note the next day

  1. 1.

    The passage is to tell us _____.

    1. A.
      how to accept Americans’ invitations
    2. B.
      something about American social visits
    3. C.
      something about American business visits
    4. D.
      how to make a living in America
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “decline” in the first paragraph most probably means_____.

    1. A.
      accept
    2. B.
      receive
    3. C.
      refuse
    4. D.
      follow
  3. 3.

    If an American only invites you to his home for an informal supper at 7:30p.m., you’d better get to his house at_____.

    1. A.
      7:15p.m
    2. B.
      7:35p.m
    3. C.
      7:45p.m
    4. D.
      7:55p.m
  4. 4.

    In America, invitations to a wedding are often sent _____.

    1. A.
      by mail
    2. B.
      by fax
    3. C.
      by e-mail
    4. D.
      over the telephone
  5. 5.

    According to the passage, in American _____.

    1. A.
      if you’re invited to a family as a guest, you can stay as long as you please
    2. B.
      if you’re invited for a party, you must always be on time
    3. C.
      if you’re invited for dinner, you’d better bring some presents
    4. D.
      you must make a call to show your thanks after you get home from the dinner

---You may find the key to the math problem on page 107．
---Ah, it's so simple. I wonder why I _____ of that．


  1. A.
    hadn’t thought
  2. B.
    haven't thought
  3. C.
    didn't think
  4. D.
    wasn't thinking

It's not a new phenomenon, but have you noticed how many nouns are being used as verbs? We all use them, often without noticing what we're doing.
I was arranging to meet someone for dinner last week, and I said “I’ll pencil it in my diary”, and my friend said “You can ink it in”, meaning that it was a firm arrangement not a tentative one!
Many of these new verbs are linked to new technology. An obvious example is the word fax. We all got used to sending and receiving faxes, and then soon started talking about faxing something and promising we'd fax it immediately. Then along came email, and we were soon all emailing each other madly. How did we do without it? I can hardly imagine life without my daily emails.
Email reminds me, of course, of my computer and its software, which has produced another couple of new verbs. On my computer I can bookmark those pages from the World Wide Web that I think I'll want to look at again, thus saving all the effort of remembering their addresses and calling them up from scratch. I can do the same thing on my PC, but there I don't bookmark; I favorite—coming from “favorite pages”, so the verb comes from an adjective not a noun.
Now my children bought me a mobile phone, known simply as a mobile and I had to learn yet more new verbs. I can message someone, that is, I can leave a message for them on their phone. Or I can text them, write a few words suggesting when and where to meet, for example. How long will it be before I can mobile them, that is, phone them using my mobile? I haven’t heard that verb yet, but I’m sure I will soon. Perhaps I’ll start using it myself!

  1. 1.

    “I’ll pencil it in my diary” in the second paragraph probably means

    1. A.
      it was a firm arrangement
    2. B.
      he prefers a pencil to a pen
    3. C.
      the arrangement should be written as a diary
    4. D.
      it was an uncertain arrangement
  2. 2.

    A website address can be easily found if it has been______

    1. A.
      favorited
    2. B.
      messaged
    3. C.
      emailed
    4. D.
      texted
  3. 3.

    Which of the following has not been used as a verb yet?

    1. A.
      message
    2. B.
      mobile
    3. C.
      email
    4. D.
      page
  4. 4.

    The best title for this passage is____

    1. A.
      Technology and Language.　　
    2. B.
      Development of the English language
    3. C.
      New Technology and New words
    4. D.
      New Verbs from Nouns

What is colour? Why do some of the things around us look red, some green, others blue?
　Colours are really made by reflected(反射)light. We see colour because most of the things reflect light. Something is red, for it reflects most of the red light. In the same way, if something is green, it reflects most of the green light. If something reflects all light, it is white. If it doesn‘t reflect any light, it is black.
　Some of the light is reflected and some is taken in(吸收)and turned into(变成)heat(热能).The darker the colour is, the less light is reflected, the more light is taken in. So dark-coloured(深色的)clothes are warmer in the sun than light-coloured clothes

  1. 1.

    When something reflects light, we can______.

    1. A.
      see its colour
    2. B.
      see its heat
    3. C.
      not see its colour
    4. D.
      see nothing
  2. 2.

    In summer______make people feel cool

    1. A.
      dark-clolured clothes
    2. B.
      red-coloured clothes
    3. C.
      green-coloured clothes
    4. D.
      light-coloured clothes
  3. 3.

    (Originally created) Why does the author use a question at the beginning of this passage?

    1. A.
      The author doesn’t has a knowledge of colour
    2. B.
      The author shows off his knowledge of colour
    3. C.
      To ask the readers to answer this question
    4. D.
      To draw the readers’ interest in reading this passage
  4. 4.

    (Originally created) In which of the following you can find this passage?

    1. A.
      A travel book
    2. B.
      A history book
    3. C.
      A popular science magazine      C, An entertainment newspaper
  5. 5.

    What’s the best title(题目)of this passage(短文)?

    1. A.
      Dark colour
    2. B.
      Colour
    3. C.
      Heat
    4. D.
      Clothes

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy．After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy．
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy．However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason．Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory．
Do you know what a "territory" is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims as its own ．Only he and his family are welcome there ．No other families of the same species are welcome．Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome．If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout．Probably this would be enough to frighten him away．
If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him．A bird does the same thing．But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting （筑巢） season．So he's screaming （高声尖叫） all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not．This screaming is what we call a bird's song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away．
Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs．You can see that birds have a language of their own．Most of it has something to do with attracting mates and setting up territories．

  1. 1.

    Some scientists believe that most of the time birds' singing is actually

    1. A.
      an expression of happiness
    2. B.
      a way of warning
    3. C.
      an expression of anger
    4. D.
      a language of their own
  2. 2.

    What is a bird's "territory"?

    1. A.
      A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice．
    2. B.
      A place where other bird families are not accepted．
    3. C.
      An area for which birds fight against each other．
    4. D.
      An area which a bird considers to be its own
  3. 3.

    Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

    1. A.
      Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away．
    2. B.
      Because their singing helps get rid of their fears．
    3. C.
      Because they want to find outsiders around．
    4. D.
      Because they want to invite more bird friends．
  4. 4.

    How does the writer explain birds' singing?

    1. A.
      By comparing birds with human beings．
    2. B.
      By reporting experimental results．
    3. C.
      By describing birds'daily life．
    4. D.
      By telling a bird's story．

In 1883. John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge building experts throughout the world thought this was an impossible mission and told Roebling to forget the idea, but Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.
The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move.
"We told them so." "Crazy men and their crazy dreams.'' "It's foolish to chase wild visions." Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built. In spite of his handicap, Washington was never discouraged.
One day he was lying on his bed in hospital, seeing the sky and the tops of the trees outside for just a moment with the sunlight streaming through the windows, and a gentle breeze bowing the  flimsy white curtains apart when an idea hit him. He decided to make the best use of the only finger  he could move. Thus, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife.
He touched his wife's arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again.
For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm until the bridge was finally completed

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is true of Washington and his father?

    1. A.
      They are hardworking and courageous
    2. B.
      They are stubborn and bold
    3. C.
      They are creative and persistent
    4. D.
      They are curious and modest
  2. 2.

    In the third paragraph, the underlined phrase ''wild vision" refers to______

    1. A.
      the tragic accident
    2. B.
      the building of the bridge
    3. C.
      the brain damage
    4. D.
      the discussion and persuasion
  3. 3.

    From the passage, we know that _______ when Roebling proposed building the bridge

    1. A.
      people all over America supported him
    2. B.
      almost no bridge experts in the world supported him
    3. C.
      his friends were strongly in favor of his idea
    4. D.
      many people considered it would be a great project
  4. 4.

    The passage suggests that______

    1. A.
      NO pains, no gains
    2. B.
      Many hands make light work
    3. C.
      A lighted heart is a good medicine
    4. D.
      Passion creates wonder

In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the film-maker Walter Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon film for children. When Walter 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 worn his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audiences (观众) liked him because he was lazy and greedy, and because he lost his temper very easily. 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, 1940s, and 1950s, Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational film 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 the television and hear that famous voice

  1. 1.

    Who made Donald Duck cartoons?

    1. A.
      Mickey Mouse
    2. B.
      Clarence Nash
    3. C.
      Walter Disney
    4. D.
      Pluto
  2. 2.

    When did the first Donald Duck film appear?

    1. A.
      In 1933
    2. B.
      In 1934
    3. C.
      In 1966
    4. D.
      In 1965
  3. 3.

    Who was Clarence Nash?

    1. A.
      A cartoonist
    2. B.
      A writer
    3. C.
      A film maker
    4. D.
      The man who made the voice for Donald Duck
  4. 4.

    Where do today’s children see Donald Duck cartoons?

    1. A.
      In new cartoons
    2. B.
      At the cinema
    3. C.
      On television
    4. D.
      In the theatre
  5. 5.

    Why did people like Donald better than Mickey Mouse?

    1. A.
      Probably because he was lazy and greedy
    2. B.
      Probably because he wasn’t a goody—goody like Mickey
    3. C.
      Probably because he lost his temper very easily
    4. D.
      Probably because he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews

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