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     Directions:Read the following passage.Answer the questions according to the information
given in the passage.
     Jaime Alfonso Escalante was considered one of the best teachers in the United States. He was born
in 1930 in La Paz, Bolivia. He taught math and science in his home country for twelve years.
     In the 1960s, Jaime Escalante and his wife Fabiola came to the United States. During the next several
years, he learned to speak English and repeated his college education and teacher training.
     In 1974, Mr. Escalante was hired at Garfield High School to teach mathematics. The school was in a
poor area of Los Angeles, California. Many of the students in the school had serious problems with illegal drugs, gangs and violence. The school was in danger of losing its official approval to operate.
    Mr. Escalante's students were mostly MexicanAmericans from a Spanishspeaking area of the city.
Many were the worst students at the school and thought to be "unteachable". But Mr. Escalante pushed
the group to work hard. He told them basic math was too easy and that they had the ability to do harder
work.
     Jaime Escalante started an advanced math program with a small group of students. Advanced Placement is a program of collegelevel classes and tests. In 1982, eighteen of his students took the Advanced Placement test in calculus(微积分学). They all passed.
    The officials at the testing company suspected the students of cheating. Mr. Escalante protested(抗议). He said the students were being rejected because they were from a poor school. He urged his students to
take the test again.
     Twelve of the students repeated the test. And again, They all passed. Five earned top scores. Mr.
Escalante's students went on to become engineers, scientists and university professors.
     Jaime Escalante received many teaching awards. A movie about his success, Stand and Deliver, was
released in 1988. It influenced other teachers to use his methods.
    Jaime Escalante retired from teaching in 1998 and later moved back to Bolivia with his wife. He died
when he was seventynine years old.
1. What did Jaime Alfonso Escalante do in the first several years after he moved to the US?(No more
than 11 words)
________________________________________________________________________
2. Why was Garfield High School faced with the risk of being closed down when Jaime Escalante
     joined it? (No more than 15 words)
________________________________________________________________________
3. What made Alfonso Escalante's teaching methods get around? (No more than 9 words)
________________________________________________________________________
4. According to the passage, how long did Jaime Escalante take up teaching all his life? (No more
    than 4 words)
________________________________________________________________________

1．He learned English and repeated his college education and teacher training.
2．Because many of its students had serious problems with illegal drugs, gangs and violence.
3．The release of the movie Stand and Deliver.
4．For 36 years.
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     Bill Gates was born on October 28th, 1955. He and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father,
William H. Gates II, was a Seattle lawyer. Mary Gates, their late mother, was a school teacher. Gates
attended public elementary school before moving on to the private Lakeside School in North Seattle. It
was at Lakeside that Gates began his career in personal computer soft-ware, programming computers
at age 13.
     In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve
Ballmer, who is now Microsoft's president. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version (版本) of the
programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer—the MITS Astair. In his junior year, Gates
dropped out of Harvard to devote his energies full-time to Microsoft, a company he had started in 1975
with his boyhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable
tool on every office desk-top and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers.
     Gates' foresight has led to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. He plays an important
role in the technical development of new products. Much of his time is devoted to meeting with customers and staying in touch with Microsoft employees around the world through e-mail.
     In the dozen years since Microsoft went public, Gates has donated more than $ 800 million to charities (慈善机构), including $ 200 million to the Gates Library Foundation to help libraries in North America
make use of new technologies and the Information Age.
1. Where did Bill Gates begin his career in personal computer software?
A. At public elementary school.
B. At the private Lakeside School.
C. At Harvard University.
D. At Microsoft Company.
2. Why did he drop out of Harvard?
A. To change school.
B. To spend all his energies to Microsoft.
C. To find a full-time job.
D. To earn money.
3. How does Gates spend much of his time?
A. Meeting with people.
B. Travelling around the world.
C. E-mailing some friends.
D. Meeting with customers and e-mailing Microsoft employees.
4. What does the underlined word "donated" in the last paragraph mean?
A. gave.
B. earned.
C. made.
D. received.
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     For many people, the name Baskin-Robbins is linked to sweet memories of eating ice cream. Irvine
Robbins, who helped create this famous company, died in May at the age of ninety. His life's work of
making fun and exciting ice cream flavors changed the way Americans enjoy this food.
     Irvine Robbins opened his first ice cream store in 1945 in California. At the time, there were no stores
that sold only ice cream. His sister's husband, Burton Baskin, also opened his own ice cream stores.
     In 1948 they combined their six stores into one business. Baskin and Robbins realized that they were
too busy to operate each store well. So, they decided to sell part of each operation to the manager of that store. This permitted the company to grow quickly.
     By 1953, they renamed their company Baskin-Robbins. They advertised that they sold 31 kinds of
ice cream to show the many choices buyers had. There was one flavor for every day of the month.
     Robbins and Baskin sold "Lunar Cheesecake" the day after astronauts landed on the moon in 1969.
Other flavors included "ChaChaCha", for cherry chocolate chip, and Robbins' personal favorile "Jamoca
Almond Fudge". They said: "We sell fun, not just ice cream. "
     By 1967, there were 500 Baskin-Robbins stores in the United States. The business partners sold
their company that year. Today, there are more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The managers of Baskin-Robbins.  
B. The start of Baskin-Robbins.
C. The production of Baskin Robbins. 
 D. The great success of Baskin-Robbins.

2. From the text we learn that _____.
A. Baskin-Robbins was the only shop selling ice cream in 1945
B. Baskin-Robbins was famous for their special ice cream flavors
C. Baskin-Robbins grew quickly because they combined their other stores together
D. there had been more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world by 1967

3. What was probably the main reason for Baskin-Robbins' success?
A. They sold not only ice cream, but fun.
B. They renamed their company.
C. They put all their hearts into the business.
D. They sold "Lunar Cheesecake".

4. It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that
A. Jamoca Almond Fudge is Baskins' favourite
B. Cherry chocolate chip sells best
C. Robbins and Baskin were good at inventing new ice creams
D. Lunar cheesecake was invented for the astronauts
     Winston Churchill was one of the great men of his age. To show their respect for him, the British
lawmakers asked a fine artist, Graham Sutherland, to paint Winston Churchill's picture. When it was
completed, it was presented to him, at a grand affair in the Westminster Hall, at the House of Commons (下议院).
     There is a famous film that shows Churchill accepting the gift. He describes the painting as "a
remarkable example of modern art", which draws loud laughter.
     In fact he must have been unhappy with the painting. Sutherland later reported that he asked whether
it was to be painted with a "happy" or "angry" attitude. "Angry," replied Churchill. At the time, Churchill
was coming to the end of his political life and was unhappy that people wanted him to end his career.
     Some twenty years later it was revealed that Lady Churchill hated the painting so much that she had it
destroyed. "It was preying on (折磨) his mind," she was reported as saying.
     A leading art critic was asked what he thought about the matter. He said he could understand Lady
Churchill and had pity on her. Graham Sutherland was a very honest artist, who could only paint what
he saw. At the time it was painted, Churchill was an old man, worried by the thought that he would have
to end his political career soon. But Lady Churchill shouldn't have had the painting destroyed. It could
have been stored away until after their deaths.
1. Why did the British lawmakers ask Graham Sutherland to paint a picture of Winston Churchill?
A. To show their respect for him.        
B. To make Churchill happy.
C. To put it in the Westminster Hall.        
D. To make Churchill unhappy.
2. Where was the painting of Winston Churchill after it was finished?
A. In Churchill’s home.                  
B. In Churchill's office.
C. In the Westminster Hall.              
D. In a busy town square.
3. Why was Churchill actually unhappy at that time?
A. Because he had to retire anti put an end to his political life.
B. Because the painting did not look like him one little bit.
C. Because Lady Churchill was not happy with the painting.
D. Because he was so very sick and did not feel well at all.
4. What is the author's attitude towards the painting being destroyed?
A. Approval.    
B. Disapproval.      
C. Anger.      
D. Indifference.
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     Robert Todd Duncan was born in 1903 in the southern city of Danville, Kentucky.His mother was
his first music teacher.As a young man, he continued his music study in Indianapolis, Indiana.
     In 1930, he completed more musical education at Columbia University in New York City.Then he
moved to Washington.For fifteen years, he taught music at Howard University in Washington.At that
time, not many black musicians were known for writing or performing classical music.Teaching at
Howard gave Duncan the chance to share his knowledge of classical European music with a mainly
black student population.  He taught special ways to present the music.These special ways became
known as the Duncan Technique.
     Besides teaching, Duncan sang in several operas with performers who were all black.But it seemed
that he always would be known mainly as a concert artist.However, his life took a different turn in the
middle 1930s.At that time, the famous American music writer George Gershwin was looking for
someone to play a leading part in his new work Porgy and Bess.The music critic (评论家) of the New
 York Times newspaper suggested Todd Duncan.Duncan had almost decided not to try for the part as
he knew it would not be easy to get it.But he changed his mind.He sang a piece from an Italian opera
for Gershwin.He had sung only a few minutes when Gershwin offered him the part.He became famous
because of the part in Porgy and Bess.
     Todd Duncan gained fame as an opera singer and concert artist.But his greatest love in music was
teaching.When he stopped teaching at Howard, he continued giving singing lessons in his Washington
home until the week before his death.
1. What is this passage mainly about?
A. What Robert Todd Duncan loved most.
B. How Robert Todd Duncan became famous.
C. Robert Todd Duncan and his works of music.
D. A brief introduction to Robert Todd Duncan.
2. According to Paragraph 2, while teaching at Howard University, Duncan________.
A. found special ways to present music
B. opened doors for other black classical singers
C. had the chance to know many famous black musicians
D. became known for writing and performing classical  music
3. What happened to Duncan in the middle 1930s?
A. He gave up teaching at Howard University.
B. He was introduced by the New York Times in detail.
C. He was asked to be in charge of the opera Porgy and Bess.
D. He was given a big opportunity to become an opera singer.
4. We can infer that Robert Todd Duncan didn't at first want  to try for the part mainly because_____.
A. he was too busy to do it
B. he was not interested in it
C. he was not confident enough
D. he didn't want to become famous
5. Based on the passage, what did Robert Todd Duncan love most?
A. Singing in concerts.  
B. Writing music.
C. Singing opera.  
D. Teaching music.
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     Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this,
he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real
name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain,
his penname.
     Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected
to live through the first winter. But with his mother's care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he
caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors.
He didn't like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the
direction of the nearby Mississippi(密西西比河). He was nearly drowned nine times.
     After his father's death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him
with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the
army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short
stories. Afterwards he became a full time writer.
     In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including
Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him
great fortune.
     Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write
large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his
children passed away.
     At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties.
He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.
1．In his childhood, Mark Twain, ________.
A．learned a lot at school
B．he often went swimming with other boys
C．his mother often worried about his safety
D．he often played games with other boys
2．Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain?
a. He became a miner.b. He worked as a printer.
c. He got into debts.d. His father died.
e. He became a full-time writer.F. He joined the army.
A. a-d-b-c-e-f
B. d-b-f-a-e-c
C. d-a-f-e-b-c
D. c-b-d-f-e-a
3．In order to make a living, Mark Twain _______.
A．first worked as a printer
B．did many kinds of work
C．wrote stories in the beginning
D．joined the army after he worked in a mine
4．From the passage we can see that Mark Twain _______.
A．had a happy childhood
B．was a good boy and always did what he was asked
C．was very naughty when he was young
D．lived a pleasant life
5．Before his death, Mark Twain _______.
A. became a white man
B. was in low spirits
C. liked to buy all kinds of clothes
D. had nothing on

     There are more than one billion people around the world who smoke. Bill Gates, cofounder and
former CEO of Microsoft, wants them all to quit. So does New York City's mayor Michael Bloomberg.
This week, the Gates Foundation, a charity organization set up by Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda,
teamed up with Bloomberg to donate $500 million over the next five years to antitobacco programs.    
     Bloomberg is no stranger to antitobacco plans. He has been fighting tobaccouse in New York City
for years. In 2002, Bloomberg pushed for a ban on smoking in all New York City restaurants.    
     Bloomberg's Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use was created in 2005.  It aims to discourage smoking
trends around the world by working to change tobacco's image, protect nonsmokers from secondhand
smoke, and help people quit. Bloomberg gave $ 125 million to start the program. Now, he is adding
another $ 250 million. The Gates Foundation will invest $ 125 million over five years to fight the tobacco
epidemic, including a $ 24 million gift directly to the Bloomberg Initiative.    
     The money donated by the Gates Foundation will support antismoking efforts in developing countries
where tobacco use is the highest. "Tobaccocaused diseases have become one of the greatest health
challenges facing developing countries," Gates says. In addition to donating to the Bloomberg Initiative,
the Gates Foundation will also help prevent the tobacco epidemic from taking root in Africa. "The
epidemic in Africa is not well advanced," Gates explains. "That means that we can catch it at an early
stage."
     Tobaccouse kills more than five million people every year. If the trend doesn't change, more than one
billion people could die of tobaccorelated illnesses this century. Gates and Bloomberg have high hopes to
change these statistics. "Together we can make a clear, measurable difference, not just for ourselves and
our generation, but for the generations that come after us," says Bloomberg.

1. The passage is mainly about ________.  
A. the harmful effects of smoking  
B. Bill Gates' contribution to the world  
C. a ban on smoking in New York City  
D. a plan to stop smoking
2. How much does Bloomberg invest altogether?  
A.  $ 125 million.  
B.  $ 250 million.  
C.  $ 375 million.  
D.  $ 500 million.
3. We learn from the passage that ________.  
A. the Gates Foundation is set up by Bill Gates and Bloomberg  
B. tobaccouse has become a big threat to developing countries  
C. Bloomberg's Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use was created in 2002  
D. tobaccouse kills more than fifty million people every year
4. What's Gates and Bloomberg's attitude towards the antismoking efforts?  
A. Optimistic.                  
B. Skeptical.  
C. Opposable.                  
D. Surprised.
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     Mother Teresa, whose name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, was born on August 26th, 1910 in Skopje, Macedonia. She always wrote her birthday as 27th of August because it was the day of her baptism
(洗礼), which was always more important to her than her birthday. For her work with the poor around the world, she received the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.
     In 1928, she accepted a religious order and took the name Teresa. The order immediately sent her to
India. A few years later, she began teaching in Calcutta. In 1948 the Catholic (天主教的) Church agreed her request and let her enter the convent (女修道院) and she began to work for the poor people. She
became an Indian citizen in the following year. In 1950, she set up a religious organization in Calcutta. The organization provided food for the poor people and then she set up hospitals, schools, youth centers, and
homes for the sick and the dying poor. It now has branches in 50 Indian cities and 30 other countries.
     Besides the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa has received other awards for her work with the poor people.
     On September 5th, 1997, Mother Teresa passed away, but she will continue to inspire people all over
the world through her lasting present of love and faith. Mother Teresa often reminded the world that she
was a nun (修女), not a social worker, and that prayer and communication with God were at the deepest heart of her every action.
1. From the text we can infer that Mother Teresa _____.
A. had her name Teresa when she was very young  
B. devoted herself to the poor all her life  
C. was born in India and lived there for most of her time
D. received the Nobel Peace Prize in her early sixties
2. Which of the following is the correct order of Teresa's experiences?
a. She became an Indian citizen.     b. She began to work for the poor.
c. She began teaching in Calcutta.  d. She became a nun.
e. She set up a religious organization.  
A. c-b-d-a-e        
B. c-d-b-a-e        
C. a-b-d- c-e        
D. a-c-b-d-e
3. Why does the author say "She will continue to inspire people all over the world"? 
A. She was good at praying and communicating with God.
B. She was not a social worker but a loyal nun for all people.
C. She received the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize and other awards.
D. Her love to the poor and faith will be kept in people's hearts. 
4. The author writes this text mainly to _____.
A. let us know Mother Teresa was a great woman    
B. tell us Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize    
C. give us some information about Mother Teresa  
D. prove that a woman can also do great work for the poor
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     When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing
course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary
responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about
doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.
    The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn," I don't know how to use
a computer," she admits.
    Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an
award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is
intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as
international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says."I didn't want to lecture, but
I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in
managing the disease."
    But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost
40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was
carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and
treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow
up-again-and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her
three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.
    Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she
refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she
insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments.
Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as
I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."
1. Why did Mary feel regretful?  
A. She didn't achieve her ambition.
B. She didn't take care of her mother.
C. She didn't complete her high school.
D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.
2.We can know that before 1995 Mary         .  
A. had two books published
B. received many career awards
C. knew how to use a computer
D. supported the JDRF by writing
3. Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her ____.
A. living with diabetes
B. successful show business
C. service for an organization
D. remembrance of her mother
4. When Mary received the life-changing news, she ____.
A. lost control of herself    
B. began a balanced diet
C. Med to get a treatment
D. behaved in an adult way
5. What can we know from the last paragraph?  
A. Mary feels pity for herself.
B. Mary has recovered from her disease.
C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.
D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.