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Wong Fuk-wing(黄福荣), a Hong Kong volunteer（志愿者）at an orphanage（孤儿院）in Yushu, was killed in the earthquake when he was trying to save others on April 14, 2010.
Wong managed to run safely out of the building with some children when the first quake happened at 7:50 am on April 14, but he went back inside to rescue three other children and three teachers inside, although he knew the danger of aftershocks（余震）.
At 10 am, all the children and one of the teachers were saved. However, Wong was buried under the fallen building and died. The other two teachers were still waiting to be rescued.
46-year-old Wong was a truck driver, who often said he could only give his efforts to charity（慈善）instead of money, as he did not earn a lot. His tragic（悲剧的）end touched the hearts of many people both in Hong Kong and on the mainland.
Wong began volunteering in 2002. In 2003, Wong was told by the doctor he got serious illness, which gave him a great blow. However, the illness did not deter the warm-hearted man. When the earthquake struck Wenchuan is Sichuan Province in 2008, Wong rushed to the disaster area of Shifang to offer his help though his family did not want him to go.
In fact, Qinghai is a place Wong had often visited since 2006. As a volunteer, he gave out medicine and clothing to the orphanage there. No one could expect that Wong would die helping others.
Hong Kong Chief Secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen said he had “the highest respect” for the hero who gave his life for others. “What he did has shown the Hong Kong spirit.” The citizens of Hong Kong called him “ the pride of Hong Kong’s people” and people on the mainland have also praised him as “ a true hero”.

  1. 1.

    Wong died in the earthquake          .

    1. A.
      after he sent medicine and clothing to the orphanage
    2. B.
      when he returned to save the teachers and students
    3. C.
      because he suffered from his serious illness again
    4. D.
      as the first earthquake happened
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “ deter” in Para. 5 refers to “      ”.

    1. A.
      prevent
    2. B.
      refuse
    3. C.
      beat
    4. D.
      encourage
  3. 3.

    What can we know about Wong from the passage?

    1. A.
      He never visited Qinghai before 2010.
    2. B.
      He was supported by his family being a volunteer.
    3. C.
      He was thought highly of by the Chinese.
    4. D.
      He was a taxi driver before he died.
  4. 4.

    Why are so many people deeply moved by the story of Wong?

    1. A.
      He always offered money to the orphanage.
    2. B.
      He fought against his illness bravely.
    3. C.
      He helped the orphanage though being poor.
    4. D.
      He put other people’s lives above own.
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One day, when old Jacob and little Jacoble were walking home, the sun began to go down. Old Jacob was thinking of his house and little Jacoble didn’t know what to think. Then he thought of a wonderful idea, and he cried, “Jacob! Do you know what I saw yesterday? I saw a green rabbit. It was flying in the air and it was so big, even bigger than an elephant!”
“You saw that with your own eyes?” asked old Jacob. “Of course I did,” said Jacoble proudly. “It’s a good thing that you really saw that big, flying, green rabbit,” said old Jacob, “because that old bridge we are going to walk over is a very strange one. As soon as anyone who hasn’t told the truth comes on it, the bridge breaks in two.” They continued walking.
“Jacob,” said Jacoble a little later, “you know that big, green, flying rabbit I saw yesterday ... Well, it wasn’t really flying, and ... it wasn’t quite as big as an elephant ... but it was very big, about the size of a horse!” “Big as a horse?” asked Jacob as they got closer to the bridge and little Jacoble began not to feel so well.
“Jacob,” said Jacoble. “That big, green rabbit I saw yesterday, well, I had something in my eye and so I couldn’t see that well. It wasn’t a very big rabbit but it was green. Yes, that’s what it was — all green!”
Old Jacob didn’t say a word. He just walked over the bridge. But Jacoble didn’t go after him because he was afraid and he knew why he was afraid. He stood at the bridge and said, “Oh, Jacob! You know that rabbit I saw yesterday. It wasn’t green. No. It was just a little, brown rabbit.”
Then he was not afraid of anything any more and he ran happily over the bridge.

  1. 1.

    We know from the text that the story happened ______.

    1. A.
      in the morning
    2. B.
      in the afternoon
    3. C.
      at dusk (黄昏)
    4. D.
      at midnight
  2. 2.

    Jacob considered Jacoble’s story ______.

    1. A.
      humorous
    2. B.
      interesting
    3. C.
      frightening
    4. D.
      unbelievable
  3. 3.

    Why did little Jacoble change his story again and again?

    1. A.
      Because he was afraid of falling into the river.
    2. B.
      Because he tried to persuade Jacob to believe it.
    3. C.
      Because he wanted to frighten Jacob.
    4. D.
      Because he didn’t remember the story clearly.
  4. 4.

    What lesson can we learn from the text?

    1. A.
      A lie will never be known.
    2. B.
      True friends don’t cheat each other.
    3. C.
      Telling lies makes one suffer from fears.
    4. D.
      Making up a story is lying.

As is known to all, colors appear in every language to express people’s feeling and thoughts．Then, what is the situation in American English?
Red is a hot color．Americans may say they are red hot about something unfair．They are red hot when they are very angry about something．The small hot-tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hot for their color and their fiery taste．Fast loud music is popular with many people．They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland Jazz．
Pink is a lighter kind of red．People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health．The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century．It comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health．
The color black is often used in expressions．People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day．People or things on a blacklist are connected with things illegal now．But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations．
The color green is natural for trees and grass．But it is an unnatural color for humans．A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green．A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green．
Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has．That person may say he is green with envy．Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks．Dollars are called greenbacks because green is the color of the back side of the paper money．

  1. 1.

    Americans use “red hot” to describe the following EXCEPT _______．

    1. A.
      something unfair
    2. B.
      small hot-tasting peppers
    3. C.
      the person who is very angry
    4. D.
      popular music like Dixieland Jazz
  2. 2.

    People use “in the pink” to express they are in good health because _______．

    1. A.
      the expression has a very long history
    2. B.
      the color pink makes people feel happy
    3. C.
      people think the color pink is gentler than red
    4. D.
      healthy babies are born with nice pink skin
  3. 3.

    When we say someone feels a little green, it means he/she _______．

    1. A.
      enjoys himself in boating
    2. B.
      is hit by a high wave
    3. C.
      has a stomachache
    4. D.
      likes trees and grass
  4. 4.

    In the writer’s eyes, what is related to a black day?

    1. A.
      Being sent a beautiful gift．
    2. B.
      Failing in an important interview．
    3. C.
      Passing a very difficult test．
    4. D.
      Being invited to an exciting party．

Three years ago, five parrots were set free in a wild place of Arizona, thousands of miles from the Channel Islands in Jersey where they had been looked after by zookeepers. No evolutionary strategies informed them how to behave in this new landscape of mountainous pine forest unoccupied by their kind for 50 years. To the researchers’ surprise, they failed to make contact with a group of wild parrots imported from Mexico and set free at the same time. Within 24 hours the reintroducing ended in failure, and the poor birds were back in cages, on their way to the safety of the Arizona reintroduction programme.
Ever since then, the programme has enjoyed great success, mainly because the birds now being set free are Mexican birds illegally caught in the wild, confiscated （没收） on arrival north of the border, and raised by their parents in the safety of the programme. The experience shows how little we know about the behaviour and psychology （心理） of parrots, as Peter Bennett, a bird researcher, points out: “Reintroducing species of high intelligence like parrots is a lot more difficult. People like parrots, always treating them as nothing more than pets or valuable ‘collectables’.”
Now that many species of parrot are in immediate danger of dying out, biologists are working together to study the natural history and the behaviour of this family of birds. Last year was an important turning point: conservationists founded the World Parrot Trust, based at Hayle in Cornwall, to support research into both wild and caged birds.
Research on parrots is vital for two reasons. First, as the Arizona programme showed, when reintroducing parrots to the wild, we need to be aware of what the birds must know if they are to survive in their natural home. We also need to learn more about the needs of parrots kept as pets, particularly as the Trust’s campaign does not attempt to discourage the practice, but rather urges people who buy parrots as pets to choose birds raised by humans.

  1. 1.

    What do we know about the area where the five parrots were reintroduced?

    1. A.
      Its landscape is new to parrots of their kind.
    2. B.
      It used to be home to parrots of their kind.
    3. C.
      It is close to where they had been kept.
    4. D.
      Pine trees were planted to attract birds.
  2. 2.

    The reintroducing experience three years ago shows that man-raised parrots

    1. A.
      can find their way back home in Jersey
    2. B.
      are unable to recognize their parents
    3. C.
      are unable to adapt to the wild
    4. D.
      can produce a new species
  3. 3.

    Why are researches on parrots important according to the passage?

    1. A.
      The Trust shows great concern for the programme.
    2. B.
      We need to know more about how to preserve parrots.
    3. C.
      Many people are interested in collecting parrots.
    4. D.
      Parrots’ intelligence may some day benefit people.
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, people are advised ______.

    1. A.
      to treat wild and caged parrots equally
    2. B.
      to set up comfortable homes for parrots
    3. C.
      not to keep wild parrots as pets
    4. D.
      not to let more parrots go to the wild

Bill Clinton was born on Aug.19,1946.Three months before his birth,his father had died when driving home to his pregnant wife,Virginia,he went off a high way,was thrown from the car and drowned in a river.
When Bill was 4,his mother remarried Roger Clinton.And there were always troubles:a sometimes voilent,alcoholic stepfather and a half-brother.Only one year after the marriage,the drunken stepfather fired a shotgun at the ceiling to keep his bride and stepson from leaving the house.Virginia was very much frightened.So Roger Clinton beat Virginia from time to time.But teenager Clinton played a role of protector of his mother bravely.The stepfater never laid another band on Virginia.
In high school,he was very good at Latin and maths.He also played saxophone in the hand.At age 16,as a member of a youth group,Clinton met President John F.Kennedy at the White House,it led him to the life of public service.Once he set his mind to do something,he did not give up.He was elected governor of Arkansas at the age of 32.
Clinton has said he ran for president to make the country a better place for people like Chelsea,his daughter.He did win.At the age of 46,he became the third youngest president in the nation's history.

  1. 1.

    When this passage was published,Clinton was_________.

    1. A.
      governor of Arkansas                                   
    2. B.
      a famous professor
    3. C.
      President of U.S.
  2. 2.

    Clinton's own father died_________.

    1. A.
      before Clinton was born
    2. B.
      after Clinton was born
    3. C.
      from drinking too much brandy
    4. D.
      when Clinton's mother was giving birth
  3. 3.

    Clinton protected his mother by_________.

    1. A.
      fighting against his stepfather
    2. B.
      beating his stepfather
    3. C.
      having long talks with his stepfather
    4. D.
      the means we don't know
  4. 4.

    The word “it” in “It led him to the life of public service”refers to_________.

    1. A.
      Clinton's high school education
    2. B.
      becoming a member of a youth group
    3. C.
      Clinton's visiting President Kennedy
    4. D.
      doing public service

For many years, no one could communicate with people who had been born without hearing. These deaf people were not able to use a spoken language.
But, beginning in the 1700s, the deaf were taught a special language. Using this language, they could share thoughts and ideas with others. The language they used was a language without sound. It was a sign language.
How did this sign language work? The deaf were taught to make certain movements using their hands, faces, and bodies. These movements stood for things and ideas. People might move their forefingers across their lips. This meant, “You are not telling the truth.” They might tap their chins with three fingers. This meant “my uncle.”
The deaf were also taught to use a finger alphabet (字母). They used their fingers to make the letters of the alphabet. In this way, they spelled out words. Some deaf people could spell out words at a speed of 130 words per minute.
Sign language and finger spelling are not used as much as they once were. Today, the deaf are taught to understand others by watching their lips. They are also taught how to speak.

  1. 1.

    The deaf “talked” to other people __________.

    1. A.
      by moving their hands, faces and bodies
    2. B.
      by shouting and singing
    3. C.
      without using any letters         
    4. D.
      without using any language
  2. 2.

    The deaf could spell out words __________.

    1. A.
      by reading them aloud
    2. B.
      by going here and there
    3. C.
      by expressing the letters with their fingers
    4. D.
      by watching others
  3. 3.

    Now, the deaf are trained to __________.

    1. A.
      write sentences quickly
    2. B.
      understand others by lip-reading
    3. C.
      be good at mind-reading
    4. D.
      keep alone happily
  4. 4.

    The story as a whole is about __________.

    1. A.
      learning to spell                     
    2. B.
      teaching the deaf to speak   
    3. C.
      how the deaf communicate            
    4. D.
      understanding Indian sign language

On the whole, it’s not something we parents shout about, but one in four of us does it. Hiring private tutors for our children is now widespread.
“It’s expensive, but worth it,” says Ashan Sabri, whose daughter Zarreen, is having tuition in biology and chemistry in preparation for A-levels this summer. “My husband and I tried to tutor her at home, but we found all our knowledge was out of date and we were only confusing Zarreen. We also tried a group revision course but all the children were sitting in a room for different kinds of exams. On the whole, we think one-to-one tuition works best.”
The real reason is: does tutoring do any good?
“It’s not the magic bullet,” says Professor Judith Ireson, author of a 2005 Institute of Education report on the subject. “It’s still up to the child to do the learning. If he or she isn’t interested, sending them to a private tutor won’t do any good. However, we did find that students who had private tuition in mathematics during the two years before GCSE achieved on average just under half a grade higher than students who did not have a tutor.”
In which case, surely it’s time to break open the champagne? Not necessarily, says Elaine Tyrrell, head of The Rowans School, Wimbledon, a preparation school which regularly gets children into the best private schools.
“While we recommend private tutoring for a few children whose first language isn’t English, we don’t encourage it for the others. With the level of education they get here, children really ought to be able to pass the entrance exams without any extra teaching. And our worry is that they might just get used to getting help from last-minute tutoring, but, once they actually get to that school, they won’t be able to cope.”
But Mylene Curtis, owner of Fleet Tutors, one of the biggest tutoring agencies in the country, holds a different view.
“In some respects, the hurdles children have to leap in order to get into these schools are set at a higher level than the reality,” says Curtis. “We often find that, once a child has got into a school, the standard of work isn’t as high as was feared. The trick is to do well enough in the exam to win a place.”

  1. 1.

    What does Ashan Sabri think of the group revision course?

    1. A.
      It’s expensive but worthwhile because it works the best.
    2. B.
      It confuses students because the knowledge taught in it is out of date.
    3. C.
      It isn’t effective because it doesn’t focus on specific exams.
    4. D.
      It is effective because it doesn’t focus on specific exams.
  2. 2.

    What do the underlined words “magic bullet” in Paragraph 4 mean?

    1. A.
      Something that cannot help to solve problems at all.
    2. B.
      Something that solves a difficult problem in an easy way.
    3. C.
      Something that seems useful but has no use at all.
    4. D.
      Something that encourages interest in study.
  3. 3.

    According to Elaine Tyrrell, private tutoring is _______.

    1. A.
      effective in language learning but not for exams
    2. B.
      effective for foreign students but not for local students
    3. C.
      unnecessary in most cases and may harm the further study of students
    4. D.
      unnecessary in secondary school but helpful to further study
  4. 4.

    What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

    1. A.
      Fleet Tutors and the Rowans School are competitors.
    2. B.
      Entrance exams to schools are too difficult for most students.
    3. C.
      Further study isn’t as difficult as was first thought.
    4. D.
      Private tuition is worth the financial investment.
  5. 5.

    What attitude does the author hold towards home tutoring?

    1. A.
      Critical
    2. B.
      Objective
    3. C.
      Supportive
    4. D.
      Uninterested

There are many older people in the world and there will be many more. A little-known fact is that over 60 percent of the older people live in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization, by 2020 there will be 1 billion, with over 700 million living in developing countries.
It is a surprising fact that the population ageing is particularly rapid in developing countries. For example, it took France 115 years for the rate of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent. It is estimated to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase.
What are the implications of these increased numbers of older folk? One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live, the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability. Attention is being paid to the need to keep people as healthy as possible, including during old age, to lessen the financial burden on the state.
Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society. In some African countries, certainly in Asia, older people are respected and regarded as the ones with special knowledge. Yet traditions are fading away daily, which does not make sure the continued high regard of older people. As society changes, attitudes will change.
Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination in employment. Life-long learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country's development.
Social security policies need to be established to provide adequate income protection for older people. Both public and private schemes are vital in order to build a suitable safety net.

  1. 1.

    The rate of older people________.

    1. A.
      is bigger in developed countries than in developing countries
    2. B.
      is one-seventh of the population in developing countries
    3. C.
      will increase much faster in China than in France
    4. D.
      will be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020
  2. 2.

    According  to passage, which of the following are governments most worried about

    1. A.
      Thediseasesanddisabilityofolderpeople.
    2. B.
      Thelongerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople.
    3. C.
      Thelossoftaxesonolderpeople.
    4. D.
      Theincreasingrespectforolderpeople.
  3. 3.

    It is stated directly in the passage that older people should ________.

    1. A.
      be treated differently in different cultures
    2. B.
      enjoy a similar lifestyle
    3. C.
      be ignored as society changes
    4. D.
      be valued by the yonger generations
  4. 4.

    Which of the following measure is NOT mentioned to solve the population ageing problem?

    1. A.
      Getting rid of age discrimination in employment.
    2. B.
      Supplying life-long learning programs to older people.
    3. C.
      Making sure adequate income protection for older people.
    4. D.
      Providing free health care for sick older people.
  5. 5.

    The author concludes in the last paragraph that ________.

    1. A.
      governments have spent lots of time in solving the ageing problem
    2. B.
      population ageing is a hard problem, but it needs to be solved urgently
    3. C.
      people are too busy to solve the population ageing problem
    4. D.
      much time and effort will be lost in solving the ageing problem

Don’t you think it interesting that there were strange coincidences(巧合) in the deaths of President Kennedy and President Lincoln? For example, John Kennedy was elected president in 1960 while Abraham Lincoln in 1860, between which was a hundred years. Both men were killed from behind, on black Friday , and with their wives on the spot. The two men were born exactly one hundred years away, as were their murderers, Lee Oawald and John Booth. Perhaps the strangest coincidence is that President Kennedy’s secretary , whose name was Lincoln, advised the president not to go to Dallas, where the president was shot. President Lincoln’s secretary, named Kennedy, advised the president not to go to the Ford Theatre, where the president met his death.

  1. 1.

    When President Lincoln and President Kennedy were killed, their wives were_______.

    1. A.
      at the cinema
    2. B.
      at home
    3. C.
      behind them
    4. D.
      with them
  2. 2.

    “Black Friday” means that ________.

    1. A.
      the American used to be in black on the two Fridays.
    2. B.
      the two Fridays saw sad happenings
    3. C.
      it was dark when the two men were killed
    4. D.
      it was cloudy when the two men were killed
  3. 3.

    Which of the following statements is true?

    1. A.
      Lincoln’s death had something to do with Kennedy’s
    2. B.
      There were one hundred years between the two presidents’ deaths
    3. C.
      There were one hundred years from Lincoln’s taking office to Kennedy’s
    4. D.
      The two secretaries were born on the same day

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