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“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late ___36___ the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the ___37___ where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I ___38___ the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not ___39___.
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your ___40___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “___41___ up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter. We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. ___42___ her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very ___43___, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and ___44___ about opening an account. I gave her necessary ___45___ and she went out. ___46___, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___47___ with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___48___ my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___49___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! ___50___ shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. ___51___, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “___52___ of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___53___, the first customer was a girl ___54___ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The ___55___! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

“Dr.Papaderos,what is the meaning of life?”
The usual laughter followed,and people stirred(骚动)to go.Papaderos held up his hand and stilled the room and looked at me for a long time,asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes that I was.
“I will,answer your question.”
Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket,he fished into a leather billfold and brought out a very small round mirror,about the size of a quarter.And what he said went like this:
“When I was a small child,during the war,we were very poor and we lived in a remote village.One day,on the road,I found the broken pieces of a mirror.A German motorcycle had been wrecked in that place.
I tried to find all the pieces and put them together,but it was not possible,so I kept only the largest piece.This one,and,by scratching it on a stone.I made it round. I began to play with it as a toy and became fascinated by the fact that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would never shine——

in deep holes and crevices(裂缝)and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light into the most inaccessible places I could find.
I kept the little mirror,and,as I went about my growing up,I would take it out in idle moments and continue the challenge of the game.As I became a man,I grew to understand that this was not just a child’s game but a metaphor for what I might do with my life.I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light.But light——truth,understanding,knowledge——is there,and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.
I am a fragment(碎片)of a mirror whose whole design and shape l do not know.Nevertheless,with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world——into the black places in the hearts of men—and change some things in some people.Perhaps others may see and do likewise.This is what I am about.This is the meaning of my life.”
小题1:On hearing the author’s question,Dr.Papedotes at first.

A．laughed at his foolishness	B．wasn’t sure of the answer
C．doubted his seriousness	D．wasn’t interested at all

小题2:How did Dr.Papaderos get the small round mirror when he was a child?

A．He found it on the road and made it round.

B．A dying German soldier gave him as a present.

C．He chanced to find it in the street while playing.

D．He put the broken pieces together and made it.

小题3:Why did Dr.Papaderos like the small round mirror so much as a child?

A．Because he was too poor to afford other toys.

B．Because it could shine the places where tke sun couldn’t reach.

C．Because he believed it would bring good luck to him.

D．Because it tofd him a lot about what life really meant to him.

小题4:The underlined“metaphor”in the 7th paragraph most probably means .

小题5:Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A．A Special Game in the Childhood	B．A Broken Piece of Mirror
C．Dr.Papaderos’Experience	D．The Meaning of Life

From early times, man has been interested in art. People have often worked together to collect and save the world’s art treasures.
Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louvre (卢浮宫) in Paris, France. The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries.
The Louvre has not always been a museum. The first building was a fort (要塞)with high walls and a round tower. It had a moat (护城河) to keep out the enemies. Over the years, the number of buildings around the fort grew. By 1350,the fort was no longer needed and became a palace home for French kings and queens.
During times of peace, new treasures were brought in. During times of war, many treasures were stolen, and the buildings were damaged(毁损).
When Francis I became King of France in the year of 1515,he brought in artists from many countries, and one of them was Leonardo da Vinci from Italy, whose Mona Lisa is the best-known painting in the museum today.
In 1793, the Louvre became a public museum, just as it is now. It is a place where art treasures have been saved for everyone to enjoy.
小题1:The above passage is about

A．the world-famous painting Mona Lisa

B．a king of France by the name of Francis I

C．a grand art museum in the capital of France

D．an artist named Leonardo da Vinci

小题2:It seems to be necessary for great art works to be kept in public museum because .

A．only in this way will they not be stolen

B．it gives everyone a chance to enjoy them

C．it helps people to remember the life of French kings and queens

D．it tells people what meaningful work the French kings did in the past

小题3:The Louver became an art museum

A．in the year of 1350

B．in 1515 when Francis I became King of France

C．in the seventeenth century

D．in the nineties of the eighteenth century

小题4:Though the story does not say so, it makes you think

A．lots of people pay visits to the Louvre

B．Leonardo da Vinci was once the keeper of the museum

C．the Louvre was only open to the artists from other countries

D．the Louvre became a public museum at the beginning of the last century

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Do you have a sore throat, a running nose and a headache? Do you keep coughing and sneezing? If you do, the chances are that you have a cold or perhaps flu---but which one? Although both colds and flu are caused by viruses, they are very different illnesses.
Colds, which usually last about a week, affect the nose most. They commonly cause a running nose and sneezing. Sometimes, they cause a headache, a cough and slightly aching muscles.
Flu is a much more serious illness and is caused by different groups of viruses. People with flu usually get all the symptoms(症状) described above. However, they also get a high fever, a dry cough and much worse aching. Fever is one of the characteristic symptoms of the flu for all ages. The symptoms also last much longer. Sometimes they don’t disappear for at least two weeks.
Flu can be a deadly disease. The elderly(年长的), who are weaker and less healthy than most younger people, can die from flu. This is one reason why old people are advised to have a flu injection(预防针) before the start of winter when flu is most common. This injection is inexpensive and definitely（明显地）worth it.
If you have a cold or flu, you must always deal with used tissues(手巾纸) carefully. Don’t leave dirty tissues on your desk or on the floor. Someone else has to pick these up and viruses could be passed on. And finally, remember to cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze! You don’t want to see the small drops of liquids blown(喷) out of your nose and mouth when you sneeze, do you? Disgusting(令人作呕), eh? Now you can understand why it’s a good idea to cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze!
小题1: In paragraph 4, we learn that ________.

A．flu injection can cause death

B．most old people die from flu

C．flu can kill old people easily

D．flu is most common in summer

小题2: Dealing with used tissues properly(正确地) is important because ________.

A．it helps keep your classroom tidy

B．it prevents the spread of colds and flu

C．people hate picking up dirty tissues

D．picking up lots of tissues is hard work

小题3: Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Both colds and flu last the same time.

B．Both colds and flu can be prevented by injection.

C．Both colds and flu are caused by the same viruses.

D．Both colds and flu have an aching symptom.

小题4:Which is probably the best title for the passage?

A．Colds and Flu

B．The Different Symptoms of a Cold and Flu

C．Prevention Is Better Than Cure

D．Cover Your Nose and Mouth When Sneezing

The “Sepik Spirit”, constructed in 1989, is built specially to suit the demands of a shallow riverboat for guiding inland waterways. Its shallow draft allows passengers into distant corners of the Sepik Region and areas not otherwise accessible to larger boats. It was refurbished(装修) in early 2006 to ensure that the Sepik Spirit meets the expectations of the modern travellers. The refurbishment includes new interior and improved noise resistance.
The Sepik Spirit holds 18 passengers in 9 twin bedrooms each with private bathroom. Onboard facilities include a dining room, living room, bar, video and covered upper observatory deck(甲板). The entire boat is air-conditioned. Because the Sepik Spirit

is designed to operate in this unique environment, she is the ideal size for exploration. This, combined with small passenger numbers, allows the travellers an excellent experience to little visited areas.
Day trips from the Sepik Spirit are done in an 18-seater riverboat, also designed for the operation. Their open-air design gives the travellers a sense of place, a feeling for the river and its people.
Areas that the Sepik Spirit and her guests may visit are the Karawari River, Blackwater Lakes, Chambri Lakes, the Middle Sepik and the Upper Sepik. The river banks where the boat operates are dotted with many large traditional villages each with its own unique “Haus Tambaran” or spirit house decorated with ancestral figures. Mix with the friendly people and experience a culture that meets very few outsiders.
Please E-Mail if you want to know more about us.
Please note that private touring and transfers are not available on the Sepik Spirit.
Please note that Sepik Spirit departure and termination(终结，终点) points sometimes change without notice.
AIR TRANSFER COST: US$375.00 one way
小题1:The “Sepik Spirit” is a riverboat ________.

A．specially designed and built for the local transportation

B．built and refurbished in 1989

C．providing good conditions for a small number of tourists

D．traveling in the day only

小题2:The Sepik Spirit boat is most possibly named after ________.

小题3:A passenger chooses to travel on the Sepik Spirit most possibly because

he is interested in ________.

A．boat making

B．river traveling

C．the unique scenery and culture in this area

D．the excellent conditions and service of the boat

小题4:Which of the following factors about taking the Sepik Spirit is right?

A．You can send an E-mail for further information.

B．You can rent the boat for yourself if you please.

C．The schedule of the boat trip will be strictly followed.

D．A Sepik Spirit trip will cost you US$375.00 one way.

The two-week vacation at the end of summer school ended yesterday. Kevin had gone nowhere during his vacation. He had the money, but he hated to travel alone. He used to take vacations with Gary, his youngest brother, but they had a big argument at the end of their last vacation. Each of them had spent the last three years waiting for the other to apologize.
Kevin did not feel good about being on non-speaking terms with his favorite brother. But he was not going to ask for forgiveness when, in his mind, this whole misunderstanding was his brother’s fault.
So Kevin’s summer vacation was spent in his own “back yard.” As usual, he had planned to clean up his apartment. As usual, two weeks later his apartment looked just as it had two weeks before.
He did do one thing new and different during his vacation. There was a new coffee shop on Foothill Street. It served 25 varieties of delicious coffee at reasonable prices, and the staff was genuinely friendly. The shop was air-conditioned at a slightly chilly temperature. About eight small round tables were inside. Outside were four bigger tables. Each had four white metal chairs around it, and several big umbrellas provided shade. Even on hot afternoons, there was usually a pleasant breeze.
Kevin visited the coffee shop four times during his vacation. He always sat at a table outside by himself and read the free daily paper. Each day he was there, he read most of the newspaper articles while he enjoyed two cups of coffee.
Between articles, he took breaks by watching the nearby traffic and pedestrians. The coffee shop was next to a huge parking lot. The lot was for customers of a grocery store, movie rental store, pharmacy, bank, and restaurant. Kevin considered his outdoor seat the perfect place for one of his favorite activities—people watching.
The coffee shop, with its excellent location and coffee, had helped make his vacation a pleasant one. But he knew in his heart, had his brother been there to join him just one day, his vacation would have been a perfect one.
小题1: Why didn’t Kevin go anywhere during his vacation？

A．Because he was short of money.	B．Because he didn’t like traveling.
C．Because he had no company.	D．Because he had to clean up his apartment.

小题2: What did Kevin do in his vacation?

A．He cleaned up his apartment.	B．He had a big argument with Gary.
C．He worked in a parking lot.	D．He stayed at home most of the time.

小题3: Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the coffee house?

A．It served delicious coffee of different flavors.

B．It had an effective air-conditioning system.

C．It was often crowded with local customers.

D．It provided free newspapers for customers.

Where do most writers get their ideas? For Yoshiko Uchida, it all began with Brownie, a five-month-old puppy. So excited was Yoshiko by Brownie’s arrival that she started keeping a journal, writing about all the wonderful things Brownie did and the progress he made.
Soon she was writing about other memorable events in her life, too, like the day her family got their first refrigerator. She also began writing stories, thanks to one of her teachers. Yoshiko wrote stories about animal characters such as Jimmy Chipmunk and Willie the Squirrel. She kept on writing, sharing the kitchen table with her mother, who wrote poems on scraps of paper and the backs of envelopes.
Yoshiko grew up in the 1930s in Berkeley, California. Her parents, both of whom had been born in Japan, provided a loving and happy home for Yoshiko and her sister. They also provided a stream of visitors to their home who later found their way into Yoshiko’s stories. One visitor who later appeared in several of Yoshiko’s stories was the bad-tempered Mr. Toga, who lived above the church that her family attended. Mr. Toga would scold anyone who displeased him. The children all feared him and loved to tell stories about how mean he was and how his false teeth rattled (咯咯响) when he talked.
Yoshiko also included in her stories some of the places she visited and the experiences she had. One of her favorite places was a farm her parents took her to one summer. The owners of the farm, showed Yoshiko and her sister how to pump water from the well and how to gather eggs in the henhouse. They fed the mules that later pulled a wagon loaded with hay while Yoshiko and the others rode in the back, staring up at the stars shining in the night sky. Yoshiko, who lived in the city, had never seen such a sight. As Yoshiko gazed up at the stars, she was filled with hope and excitement about her life. The images of that hayride stayed with her long after the summer visit ended, and she used them in several of her stories.
The experiences Yoshiko had and the parade of people who marched through her young life became a part of the world she created in over twenty books for young people, such as The Best Bad Thing and A Jar of Dreams. Because of such books, we can all share just a little bit of the world and the times in which this great writer grew up.
小题1:The author tells about Mr. Toga’s false teeth in Paragraph 3 in order to ____________.

A．show health care was not good enough in Berkeley during the 1930s

B．provide an interesting detail in Yoshiko’s life and stories

C．show Yoshiko’s young life was difficult and frightening

D．tell about a beloved relative who helped Yoshiko learn how to write

小题2:In Paragraph 4 “the stars” probably refer to ____________.

A．family relationships	B．terrors in the night
C．limitless possibilities	D．sacrifices to benefit others

小题3: What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean?

A．Yoshiko loved to write about parades.

B．Yoshiko met many interesting people.

C．Yoshiko liked to go for long walks with others.

D．Yoshiko preferred to talk to her pets instead of to people.

小题4:What is the main idea of this story?

A．People who live in the city should spend as much time as they can in the country.

B．Writers like Yoshiko Uchida must communicate with as many writers as possible.

C．Those who move to the United States often miss their homelands for many years.

D．Writers like Yoshiko Uchida look to the richness of their lives for material.

　　Why doesn’t the unemployment rate ever reach zero? Economists, who generally believe that supply tends to meet demand, have long thought about this question. Even in good times, i.e. not now, there are people who can’t find work. And even in bad times, i.e. now, there are job openings. With over 14 million people out of work and looking for a job, you would think every available job would be filled. But that’s not the case. Not now and not ever.
　　On Monday, the Nobel Prize committee awarded the prize for economics to the three scholars who have done the most to explain this phenomenon. Two of the winners are Americans, Peter Diamond of MIT and Dale Mortensen of Northwestern. The third winner is Christopher Pissarides, who teaches at the London School of Economics and was born on Cyprus.
　　Like most of economics, what they have found about why the jobless and ready-employers don’t find each other seems obvious. You have to find out there is job opening you are interested in. Employers need to get resumes （简历）. It takes a while for both employers and employees to make the decision that this is what they want. And these guys came up with a frame-work to study the problem of why people stay unemployed longer than they should and what can be done about it.
　　So what would today’s Nobel Prize winners do to solve the current problem of the unemployed? And does the awarding of the prize contribute to the politicians’ lowering joblessness?
　　Speaking from his north London home, Pissarides told The Associated Press the announcement came as “a complete surprise” though his work had already helped shape thinking on both sides of the Atlantic.
　　For example, the New Deal for Young People, a British government policy aimed at getting 18-24-year-olds back on the job market after long periods of unemployment, “is very much based on our work,” he said.
　　“One of the key things we found is that it is important to make sure that people do not stay unemployed too long so they don’t lose their feel for the labor force,” Pissarides told reporters in London. “The ways of dealing with this need not be expensive training – it could be as simple as providing work experience.”
小题1:According to the writer, which is true about finding jobs?

A．It is always difficult to find a job.

B．Everyone can find a job in good times.

C．Contrary to popular belief, it is easier to find a job in bad times.

D．It is possible to find a job even in times as bad as now.

小题2: What is it that leads to their winning the prize?

A．They have found the reason for unemployment.

B．They have put forward a set of ideas to deal with unemployment.

C．They have found out why people don’t want to be employed.

D．They have long studied the problem of unemployment.

小题3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Pissarides thinks his work surprising.

B．The work of Pissarides has influenced many economists.

C．Some of the winners’ ideas have been put into practice.

D．It is probable that unemployed young people in Britain benefit from Pissarides’ work.

小题4: According to Pissarides, _________ is effrctive in dealing with unemployment.

A．spending large sums of money on training

B．teaching some knowledge of economics

C．providing work experience

D．keeping people unemployed for some time

A．high walls	B．chains of hills
C．heavy woods	D．vast land

A．I he Problem of Landing	B．Escape in the Jungle
C．An Entirely New Experience	D．Exploration of a River

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