When I was twenty-seven years old, I was a clerk in San Francisco, and an expert at stock(股票)．I was content with the prospect(前景)．
One day I ventured in a small boat too far, and was carried out to sea．Just at nightfall, when hope was about gone, I was picked up by a small brig(双桅船)which was bound for London．When I stepped ashore in London my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I had only a dollar in my pocket．
About ten o'clock on the following morning, thirsty and hungry, I was dragging myself along Portland Place, when a child that was passing, towed(牵着)by a nurse-maid, threw a luscious(甘甜的)big pear－minus one bite－into the gutter(排水沟)．I stopped, of course, and fastened my desiring eye on that muddy treasure．My mouth watered for it, my stomach craved(恳求)it, my whole being begged for it．But every time I made a move to get it some passing eye detected my purpose, and of course I straightened up then, and looked indifferent(无关紧要的), and pretended that I hadn't been thinking about the pear at all．This same thing kept happening and happening, and I couldn't get the pear．I was just getting desperate(不顾一切的)enough to brave all the shame, and to seize it, when a window behind me was raised, and a gentleman spoke out of it, saying．
“Step in here, please．”
I was admitted by a well-dressed flunkey(仆役)，and shown into a sumptuous(华丽的)room where a couple of elderly gentlemen were sitting．They sent away the servant, and made me sit down．They had just finished their breakfast, and the sight of the remains of it almost overpowered me．I could hardly keep my wits together in the presence of that food, but as I was not asked to sample it, I had to bear my trouble as best I could．
(1)
When the author was twenty-seven years old, he worked as a clerk ________．
[ ]
A．
in France
B．
in Britain
C．
in America
D．
in China
(2)
He got to London because ________．
[ ]
A．
he wanted to be an expert at stock
B．
he wanted to find a couple of elderly gentlemen
C．
his small boat turned over and he was saved by a ship which would sail for London
D．
he liked adventure and wanted to go to London to travel
(3)
The underlined word“treasure”in the third paragraph means ________．
[ ]
A．
a store of gold, silver jewels
B．
a very valuable and important object
C．
a very useful and important thing
D．
a big pear－minus one bite
(4)
The last sentence“I could hardly keep my wits together in the presence of that food…”means ________．
[ ]
A．
I have no ability to say things that are clever and amusing facing that food
B．
I was so hungry that I would almost lose my mind facing that food
C．
I didn't control my feeling facing that food
D．
I was completely concentrated on the food and really wanted to eat it
Laptop computers are popular all over the world．People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels．These laptops connect people to their workplace．In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms．
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want．Within five minutes, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop．The laptops are part of a $ 10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college．The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet．In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to“speak”with their teachers, their classmates, and their families．However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs．They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under trees－anywhere at all．
Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable．As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers．In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources．State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students．State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too．
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers．The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons．As a Westlake teacher said,“Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world．They can see everything and do everything．”
(1)
The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to
use for their schoolwork．
[ ]
A．
access the Internet
B．
work at home
C．
connect them to libraries
(2)
Why is the word“speak”in the second paragraph in quotation marks(引号)？
[ ]
A．
They don't really talk．
B．
They use the computer language．
C．
Laptops have speakers．
D．
None of the above reasons is correct．
(3)
Which of the following is true about Westlake College?
[ ]
A．
All teachers use computers．
B．
1500 students have laptops．
C．
It is an old college in America．
D．
Students there can do everything．
(4)
“A window on the world”in the last paragraph means that students can ________．
[ ]
A．
attend lectures on information technology
B．
travel around the world
C．
get information from around the world
D．
have free laptops
(5)
What can we infer from the passage?
[ ]
A．
The program is successful．
B．
The program is not workable．
C．
The program is too expensive．
D．
We don't know the result yet．
阅读理解(Reading Comprehension)
Suppose a man has a car accident．He is hurt badly and is unconscious(无知觉的)；that is, he can't think, speak, or hear．His family take him to the hospital．The doctors tell the family that his brain is dead．A machine can make him breathe．
Now the patient's family must answer some difficult questions．Should they think he is dead?Should they ask the doctors to use the machine to make him breathe?Sometimes machines can make an unconscious person breathe for years．However, if his brain is dead, he'll never think, speak, or hear again．Then, should his family ask the doctors not to use the machine and let him die?
Someone who is unconscious can't say he wants to die．Can his family say this for him?Some people think this is a good idea．Some think otherwise(相反)．
Many people are hurt when machines keep a person alive．The unconscious person doesn't know this．Machines only make the family and friends hurt longer．
(1)
Someone who is hurt badly and is unconscious ________ pain．
[ ]
A．
must feel
B．
doesn't feel
C．
sometimes feels
D．
probably feels
(2)
When a person's brain is dead, what will happen?
[ ]
A．
He will never wake up again．
B．
He maybe wake up again．
C．
He will wake up again by using a machine．
D．
He will sometimes wake up．
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
An unconscious person knows he must die．
B．
Brain death isn't a real death．
C．
An unconscious person knows the pain in his family．
D．
Brain death is a real death．
(4)
You may conclude from this article that it is ________ using machines to make a person breathe for years if his brain is dead．
[ ]
A．
a clever way
B．
a wise way
C．
no use
D．
quite useful
阅读理解(Reading Comprehension)
Efforts will be strengthened to effectively protect the cultural relics and properly maintain the historical sites in Beijing according to the“Cultural Relics Protection Plan for the Olympics in this Ancient Capital”, expressed by the Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau(BMCHB)．This shall be done to demonstrate Beijing's history and traditional culture as well as to provide an Eastern atmosphere to the 2008 Olympic Games．
The plan for the protection of this famous historical and cultural city is to be improved．40 areas have been designated for historical and cultural protection．In and around those areas, the height, colors and other characteristics of new buildings shall be strictly controlled．With special renovation, Beijing will again take on the scene it once had, complete with its historical rivers and classical gardens．
Between 2002 and 2008 the renovation shall recover or restore Beijing's cultural relics in places named“two lines, five areas and six sites”．The“two lines”refer to the Middle Axis Avenue and the Chaobu Road．With all these, Beijing will achieve a presentation of its famous history and traditional culture．
(1)
What has BMCHB advised to do?
[ ]
A．
The cultural relics in Beijing should be protected．
B．
Beijing should be built like a modern city．
C．
Beijing should be a sport city because of the Olympic Games．
D．
All the cultural relics across the country should be protected．
(2)
What does the word“renovation”mean?
[ ]
A．
Protection．
B．
Relics．
C．
Excavation．
D．
Rebuilding．
(3)
How will Beijing look after the renovation?
[ ]
A．
Modern and new．
B．
Classical and historical．
C．
Commercial．
D．
Cultural and political．
(4)
How long will the renovation last?
[ ]
A．
Two years．
B．
Six years．
C．
Seven Years．
D．
Eight years．
(5)
What does“two lines”stand for?
[ ]
A．
The Middle Axis Avenue and the Chaobu Road．
B．
The Forbidden City scenery area and the Bell Tower．
C．
Drum Tower ancient street area and the natural scenery．
D．
The Great Wall protection area and Wanping Historical Sites protection area．
阅读理解(Reading Comprehension)
It's Friday morning in the year 2025, and you're running late．You got distracted
(心烦意乱)watching the music video that was playing in the corner of your bathroom
mirror while you were brushing your teeth．How will you get to your office at Mega Gaga Industries on time?
A quick check of your Internet-connected refrigerator magnet(磁贴)tells you your train which travels at speeds up to 250 miles an hour as it electro-magnetically hovers(磁悬浮)above its guide track－is a bit behind schedule, too．So you decide to drive your environmentally-friendly hydrogen fuel(氢燃料)cell car instead－or rather, let your car drive you．It's programmed to know the way, and it will get you there without speeding, getting lost, or crashing．
Settling into your office chair, which changes color to match what you're wearing, you pick up yesterday morning's newspaper．Printed on reusable electronic paper, it instantly(立即)rewrites itself with today's headlines．Now it's time for your big meeting．Uh-oh!You've left your handwritten notes at home．No problem．The digital (数字式)ink pen you used has stored an electronic copy of what you wrote．
Your wristwatch videophone suddenly rings．Your best friend's face pops up on the screen asking what you're doing this weekend．
Will you wear your 3-D contact lenses(三维隐形眼镜)and play virtual(虚拟的)soccer with the U．S．Olympic team?No, no．Your friend says, so you have to take the new nanometre-tube elevator(made of microscopic fibers(微纤维)many times stronger than steel)60,000 miles into space．
Could this scene really take place in just a couple of decades?The researchers who are currently developing all this stuff(材料)think so．These gadgets may be as common in 20 years as cell phones and DVD players are today．
(1)
How will you get to your office at Mega Gaga Industries on time?
[ ]
A．
by bus
B．
by car
C．
by train
D．
on foot
(2)
From the first sentence of the second paragraph, we can know________．
[ ]
A．
you have to check your refrigerator magnet
B．
your train travels at speeds up to 250 miles an hour
C．
your train is above its guide track
D．
your train that you will take is a bit late
(3)
What can we conclude from the third paragraph?
[ ]
A．
You have to change your clothes which you are wearing．
B．
You have to read yesterday morning's newspaper．
C．
You have to go home and fetch your handwritten notes．
D．
You have to make a speech at a big meeting．
(4)
The underlined word“pops up”in the fourth paragraph means________．
[ ]
A．
comes suddenly
B．
disappears suddenly
C．
appears suddenly
D．
shines suddenly
阅读理解(Reading Comprehension)
Midsummer was the festival throughout most of England, most of Scotland, Shetland Islands, and the Orkneys．Fires, dancing, games, and various shenanigans(胡闹)were the general rule on this“longest day of the year”．But the festival has lost some of its color in the passing centuries
By the 1680s, British folklorist(民俗学家)John Aubrey reported that“still in many places, they make fires on the hills：but the Civil War in Britain in the 1640s have put all these customs quite out of fashion”．
Thousands of years ago, builders of Stonehenge(巨石阵)no doubt celebrated their own midsummer festival among the stones．More recently a British group called the Ancient Order of Druids, founded in 1781 by Hurle, suggested celebrating the festival on June 21 every year at the site．In the later years this day attracted huge crowds．Bread and wine, candles, bells, incense(熏香)，and priests(神甫)in white and purple shared wine from a silver cup as the midsummer sun shone across the old stones．It remained a local festival for a long time in history．In the mid-1980s, vandalism(故意破坏艺术的行为)and unruly people imperiled(危害)the festival's future．
(1)
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
