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The UN Security Council was created in 1945. It is made up of 10 rotating (轮值的) members and five permanent members, which have a veto, the power to stop a resolution (决议). Most UN members now consider the organization's structure outdated. But any changes need the agreement of two-thirds of the 191 members, and no veto from any of the five permanent council members.
Last year, Japan, Germany, Brazil and India formed a lobbying (游说) group to get permanent council seats. But North and South Korea have doubts about Japan, Italy opposes Germany for a seat, Pakistan is against India's candidacy (候选资格) and Mexico and Argentina frown on Brazil.
A wave of emotion swept through China last week as millions voiced their opposition to Japan's permanent membership of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. By last Friday over 22 million Chinese had signed an online petition (请愿) against Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the council.
According to major Chinese websites, such as sina.com, more than 170,000 overseas Chinese also signed. This is the first online activity of its kind.
The petition was started by US-based Alliance for Preserving the Truth of the Sino-Japanese War (抗日战争史实维护会). They want Japan to apologize for crimes during World War II. The group also plans to present the petition to the UN this autumn.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said he didn't think the petition shows anti-Japanese feeling. He believed instead it is a request for Japan to take a responsible attitude towards history.

  1. 1.

    What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      Function of the UN in world affairs.
    2. B.
      Members of the UN.
    3. C.
      Facts about the UN Security Council.
    4. D.
      Reform of the UN Security Council.
  2. 2.

    Which statement is true according to the text?

    1. A.
      Four countries, such as Japan, Germany, Brazil and India are applying for joining the UN.
    2. B.
      Some countries, such as North and South Korea, Italy, Pakistan, Mexico and Argentina
      propose ticking the four countries out of the UN.
    3. C.
      If the countries’ bids for permanent membership of the Council are turned down, the
      opponent countries will take the place.
    4. D.
      The UN Security Council is going to take in new members.
  3. 3.

    The underlined phrase “frown on” in the third paragraph can be replaced by _____.

    1. A.
      agree on
    2. B.
      disapprove of
    3. C.
      give a firm support to
    4. D.
      say yes to
  4. 4.

    What’s the main reason for China’s opposition to Japan’s permanent membership of the
    Council?

    1. A.
      Japan is unwilling to admit to its crimes against the Chinese in the World War II.
    2. B.
      Millions of people in Asia signed a petition against it.
    3. C.
      The Chinese people have strong anti-Japanese feeling.
    4. D.
      Japan is an irresponsible country that once had a history of invasion.
CDBA
这是一篇新闻类短文。包括日本在内的几个国家极力挤身于联合国安理会，千万中国人反对日本成为联合国常任理事国，敦促日本反省历史。
1.段落主旨题。本段主要介绍联合国安理会是个什么样的组织及联合国常任理事国有什么权力。
2.推测题。本文中提到了日、德等国要加入联合国常任理事国行列，有些国家表示反对，虽然目前尚未结果，由此事实可推测联合国安理会将要接纳新成员。
3.词义猜测题。根据上文意义猜测，frown on肯定与前面出现的have doubts about；opposes；is against同义，表示“不同意，反对”。
4.细节题。根据短文最后两段“They want Japan to apologize for crimes during World War II”和“it is a request for Japan to take a responsible attitude towards history”可知：日本不愿承认在二战中对中国人民犯下的罪行，这是中国反对日本成为联合国常任理事国的理由。
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Mr. Smith is well known in Washington because of his many social blunders. He always likes to attend the various so­cial functions because he wants to expand his circle of friends. Whenever he is invited, he goes, unless he is ill.
Recently he received an invitation to a fashionable ban­quet. Although he did not know the hostess, he accepted the invitation. He was secretly very pleased, because he felt that his reputation as a desirable guest was growing.
When he arrived at the banquet hall, he found that about one hundred people had been invited. He began to move a-round the hall. He spoke to other guests whether he knew them or not. He soon realized that he had never met any of the other people present, although they seemed to know each other.
At dinner he was seated beside a very dignified woman. The woman tried to be friendly even though she had never met Mr. Smith before. She spoke politely whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second course of the meal, she, turned to Mr. Smith and said, “Do you see that gray-haired man at the end of the table? The one with glasses.”
“Ah, yes. Who is he?”
“He’s the Secretary of the Interior!” she replied.
Mr. Smith said, “So that’s the secretary of the Interior! I’ m afraid that I find very little to admire about him, although he is the Secretary.”
The woman stiffened and did not reply. Mr. Smith contin­ued in spite of her coldness. “I really can’t see how he re­ceived his appointment unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.”
“It hardly matters whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was chosen because the President thought he was the man for the job. If he does the job well, you should have no complaint.”
“That’s just it,” persisted Mr. Smith. “No one does the things he does, unless he is a complete fool!”
“Sir!” said the woman in all her dignity. “Do you know who I am?” “No,” replied Mr. Smith.
“I am the Secretary’s wife,” she said coldly. Mr. Smith was shocked, but he went on in spite of his embarrassment. “Madam, do you know who I am?”
“No, I don’t,” the woman replied.
“Thank goodness!” exclaimed Mr. Smith, as he quickly left the table.

  1. 1.

    Why is Mr. Smith well known in Washington?

    1. A.
      He’s the Secretary of the Interior.
    2. B.
      He has more friends than other people.
    3. C.
      He always makes foolish mistakes on social occasions.
    4. D.
      He likes to go to all kinds of parties.
  2. 2.

    At dinner he was seated beside a very dignified woman. The underlined part means ________.

    1. A.
      beautiful
    2. B.
      serious
    3. C.
      noble
    4. D.
      kind-hearted
  3. 3.

    When Mr. Smith learned that the woman didn’t know who he was, he felt ________.

    1. A.
      shocked
    2. B.
      worried
    3. C.
      embarrassed
    4. D.
      relieved

Inside the pleasingly fragrant cafe, So All May Eat(SAME) in downtown Denver ,the spirit ofgenerosityis instantly noticeable :donation box stands in place of a cash register. Customers here pay only what they can afford, no questions asked.A risky business plan, perhaps, but SAME Café has done one unchangeable thing in the Mile High City for six years: Open only at midday, the restaurant allows poor local customers who cannot pay to work as volunteers instead. They can act as waiters and waitresses, and dishwashers, or look after the buildings and equipment for the cafe.   
It’s based on trust, and it’s working all right”, says co-owner Brad Birky, who started the café in 2006.  Previously volunteering at soup kitchens, the Birkys were dissatisfied with the often unhealthy meals they served there. “We wanted to offer quality food in a restaurant where everyone felt comfortable, regardless of their circumstances,” Birky says. SAME’s special lunch menu changes
daily and most food materials are natural and grown by local farmers. The café now averages 65 to 70 customers (and eight volunteers) a day. And the spirit of generosity behind the project appears to be spreading. In early 2007,one volunteer who had cleared snow for his meals during t he long
winter said goodbye to the Birkys, He said he was going to New Orleans to help with the hurricane clearing up,” says Birky.

  1. 1.

    What can we learn about the soup kitchens the Birkys previously worked for?

    1. A.
      They refused to have volunteers.
    2. B.
      They offered low quality food.
    3. C.
      They provided customers with a good environment.
    4. D.
      They closed down because of poor management.
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

    1. A.
      The customers who cannot pay can work as volunteers instead.
    2. B.
      More volunteers will go to new Orleans for the hurricane cleanup.
    3. C.
      Many new cafes will be opened to offer free lunches in the town.
    4. D.
      The lunch menu has remained the same since the café was started.
  3. 3.

    The author’s attitude towards running such a café is_______

    1. A.
      unfavorable
    2. B.
      doubtful
    3. C.
      cautious
    4. D.
      approving

My husband can plan wonderful surprise celebrations for me.Recently，however，I told him I didn’t want him to plan one for my upcoming birthday.
“Why？” he asked.
“I am embarrassed being the center of attention，”  I quickly explained.
Later，I began to think more deeply about this reason. Then I remembered the surprise celebration I had planned for my friend Nancy on her 60th birthday. We  were roommates on a three­week tour following the Silk Road on those famous steppes  (大草原)—and through the  mountains—of central Asia.
That  afternoon  we  had  arrived  at  our  hotel  in Samarkand，Uzbekistan. The young man at the hotel desk told me about a bakery about 10 minutes away. After giving me detailed directions，he added，“Your nose will let you know when you arrive there.”
The temperature was 40 ℃.Soon，my_olfaction proved to be an unfailing guide. Outside the bakery，a delicious smell greeted me.
There were several kinds of breads，cookies，and cakes on display. There were also beautiful iced cakes. I chose a cake topped with powdered sugar.
Later at the Karim Bek Restaurant，Nancy didn’t see the young waiter walk up the steps with the cake.When I began singing“Happy Birthday，”everyone at our table—except Nancy—joined in.
It took her a moment to realize what was happening. Then the grinning (咧嘴笑的)  guest of honor thanked me，blew out the candles on the cake，and ate three pieces of it.
Today，after reliving this experience in my mind，I told my husband to ignore my request.I now understand what a surprise party is about：It is not about having a surprise party but rather the delight in giving it. That is what brings the satisfying joy.

  1. 1.

    Why did the author go to the bakery?

    1. A.
      To get some bread for her journey.
    2. B.
      To experience the local taste in Samarkand.
    3. C.
      To buy a birthday cake for her friend.
    4. D.
      To eat some iced cakes to cool herself down.
  2. 2.

    The underlined words “my olfaction” in Paragraph 7 most probably refer to________.

    1. A.
      the waiter at the hotel
    2. B.
      the author’s sense of smell
    3. C.
      the author’s friend
    4. D.
      the author’s map
  3. 3.

    The party held at the Karim Bek Restaurant was________.

    1. A.
      very successful
    2. B.
      a little simple
    3. C.
      quite boring
    4. D.
      too noisy
  4. 4.

    From the last paragraph we learn that now the author________.

    1. A.
      becomes less interested in surprise parties
    2. B.
      thinks surprise parties are embarrassing
    3. C.
      enjoys giving others surprises
    4. D.
      realizes the true meaning of surprise parties
  5. 5.

    From the passage，we can NOT infer that________.

    1. A.
      the author’s birthday is coming
    2. B.
      the author’s husband loves her very much
    3. C.
      the author and Nancy have been roommates for three weeks
    4. D.
      the author has already spent her 60th birthday

Catch yourself daydreaming while washing the dishes again? If this happens often you probably have a pretty capable working memory and a sharper brain, new research suggests.
This mind wandering, it seems, actually gives your working memory a workout. Working memory is the mental work space that allows the brain to juggle multiple thoughts at the same time. The more working memory a person has, the more daydreaming they can do without forgetting the task at hand.
Researchers studied groups of people from the University of Wisconsin-Madison community, ranging in age from 18 to 65. The volunteers were asked to perform simple tasks, like pressing a button every time they took a breath or clicking in response to a letter popping up on a computer screen; these tasks were so easy that their minds were likely to wander, the researchers figured.
The researchers checked in periodically, asking the participants if their minds were on task or wandering. When the task was over, they measured each participant's working memory capacity by having them remember letters while doing math questions. Though all participants performed well on the task, the researchers noticed that the individuals who indicated their minds had wandered more than others also scored higher on the working memory test.
“What this study seems to suggest is that, when circumstances for the task aren't very difficult, people who have additional working memory resources allocate them to think about things other than what they're doing，” said Jonathan Smallwood, a study researcher of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitve and Brain Science.
When our minds run out of working memory, these off-topic thoughts can take the main stage without us consciously meaning them to; for instance, arriving at home with no memory of the actual trip, or suddenly realizing that they've turned several pages in a book without understanding any of the words.
“It's almost like your attention was so absorbed in the mind wandering that there wasn't any left over to remember your goal to read，” study researcher Daniel Levinson, said in a statement.
People with overall higher working memory were better able to stay focused when the task at hand required it. Those who had low working memory often had their thoughts drift away from the task, and did less well at it.
The findings add to past research suggesting these mind drifts can be positive moments. For instance, daydreaming has often been associated with creativity—researchers think that our most creative and inventive moments come when daydreaming. It's likely that the most intelligent among us also have high levels of working memory, Levinson noted.

  1. 1.

    The word “juggle” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “________”.

    1. A.
      handle
    2. B.
      search
    3. C.
      understand
    4. D.
      distribute
  2. 2.

    What can be concluded from Jonathan Smallwood's words?

    1. A.
      People who often have daydreams probably own a pretty capable working memory.
    2. B.
      On the working memory test, people with wandering minds will get high score.
    3. C.
      Absorbed in the mind wandering, your attention left no space for your goal.
    4. D.
      Dealing with some easy jobs, people with higher working memory will daydream.
  3. 3.

    What is the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      Mind drifts are always positive.
    2. B.
      Daydreaming is good for the mind.
    3. C.
      Creative moments come with working memory.
    4. D.
      The more daydreaming, the more effectively one works.

Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may get cards when they are sixty.
Mrs. Matthews lived in the country but she went into town once a week to buy food and other things for the house, and she usually went by bus. She always had to pay the full price for her ride.
Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizen’s card, but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.
The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he noticed that she was feeling unhappy, so after she had paid her money, he winked at her and whispered, “Don’t forget to give your mother’s card back to her when you see her again.”
Mrs. Matthews was very happy when she heard this.

  1. 1.

    Senior citizens in the story refer to       .

    1. A.
      those who have special cards
    2. B.
      old people with special cards
    3. C.
      people who hold high positions in the government
    4. D.
      those who wanted to travel cheaply
  2. 2.

    Women over sixty       .

    1. A.
      don’t have to pay for taking buses
    2. B.
      pay less for their ride if they have a special card
    3. C.
      have to pay the full price for their ride
    4. D.
      have to pay their special card
  3. 3.

    Mrs. Matthews used to pay the full price for her ride because    .

    1. A.
      she didn’t know the rule
    2. B.
      she wasn’t old enough
    3. C.
      she didn’t know where to get the card
    4. D.
      she had reached sixty but had not got her senior citizen card
  4. 4.

    Mrs. Matthews felt unhappy on the bus because      .

    1. A.
      she still had to pay for the ride
    2. B.
      the card wasn’t hers
    3. C.
      she felt she was now an old woman
    4. D.
      the driver found out she was not honest
  5. 5.

    The driver whispered to her      .

    1. A.
      in order to make her feel younger
    2. B.
      because he thought that she shouldn’t have borrowed her mother’s card
    3. C.
      because he wanted her to pay the full amount
    4. D.
      because he knew her mother was still alive

I’m lying on my back in my grandfather’s orchard（果园）,looking up at the branches above me. It is one of the last days of summer. Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler. Some kinds of apples are already ripe（成熟的）. Others will be ready to pick soon. I think of my grandmother’s apple pie(苹果馅饼), and how I used to make it with her. She died last year, before the apple harvest, and I have not had her pie since. I really miss her. I hear bees busily humming about, visiting the late summer flowers. The gentle hum of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.
The sky is as blue as my grandfather’s eyes. Above me, big white clouds race across the sky like pieces of cotton blowing in the wind. School starts in another week, and time seems to have slowed down.
“Sophie!” calls my grandfather. “Is that you?” I stand up, take his hand, and tell him all about my day as we walk through the orchard. We talk about apples, and bees, and Grandma. He tells me that he misses her too.
He puts his rough, brown farmer’s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close. “You know, Sophie,” he says, “ I spent the morning in the attic（阁楼）, and you’ll never guess what I found. It’s the recipe（烹饪法）for Grandma’s apple pie. I used to help her make it sometimes. I can’t do it all alone, but you used to help her too. Maybe between the two of us, we can work it out. Want to try?”
“ But it won’t be the same without Grandma,” I tell him.
“ That’s true,” he says, “ but nothing is the same without Grandma. Still, I don’t think that she would want us never to have another apple pie. What do you say?” I nod yes, and we walk towards home… towards an afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen, making Grandma’s famous apple pie.

  1. 1.

    We learn from the passage that Sophie       .

    1. A.
      likes to watch clouds in the attic
    2. B.
      comes to the orchard after school
    3. C.
      enjoys Grandma’s apple pie very much
    4. D.
      picks many apples in the orchard
  2. 2.

    Both Sophie and her grandfather used to        .

    1. A.
      help Grandma make apple pies
    2. B.
      spend summer afternoons in the orchard
    3. C.
      enjoy fresh fruit in the farmhouse kitchen
    4. D.
      walk alone among the apple trees
  3. 3.

    The underlined part in the last paragraph shows          .

    1. A.
      how much Sophie’s grandmother loved Sophie
    2. B.
      how much Sophie’s grandfather likes apple pies
    3. C.
      how much Sophie loves her grandfather’s orchard
    4. D.
      how much Sophie’s grandfather misses Grandma
  4. 4.

    Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?.

    1. A.
      My grandfather’s orchard
    2. B.
      My grandmother’s apple pie
    3. C.
      A morning in the attic
    4. D.
      The last days of summer

Being the head of a high school for many years, I grew tired of budget meetings, funding cuts, and many other administrative chores (杂务). I started to dream of retirement. Sitting in traffic on a weekday morning, I would find my mind wandering. I would imagine spending time with my grandchildren, quiet evenings with my wife, traveling, or rediscovering some great books. I told myself that I wouldn’t sign myself up for any committees, any classes, or anything requiring a schedule.
My first day of retirement came at last! I cooked a great breakfast for my wife and me, leisurely read the paper, cleaned a bit of the house, and wrote a few letters to friends. On the second day, I cooked breakfast, read the paper … On the third day, … This is retirement? I tried to tell myself that it was just the transition (过渡), that those golden moments were right round the corner, and that I would enjoy them soon enough. But something was missing.
A former colleague asked a favor. A group of students was going to Jamaica to work with children in the poorest neighborhoods. Would I interrupt my newfound “happiness” and return to the students, just this once? One trip. That’s all. My bags were packed and by the door.
The trip was very inspiring. I was moved not only by the poverty I saw but also by the sense of responsibility of the young people on the trip. When I returned home, I offered to work one day a week with a local youth organization. The experience was so positive that I was soon volunteering nearly full-time, working with students across North America to assist them in their voluntary work.
Now, it seems, the tables have turned。Some days I am the teacher, other days I am the student. These young people have reawakened my commitment (责任感) to social justice issues by challenging me to learn more about the situation in the world today, where people are still poor and suffer because of greed, corruption and war. Most important, they have given me the opportunity to continue to participate in helping to find solutions. In return, I help them do their charitable projects overseas. I’ve gone from running one school to helping oversee the construction of schools in twenty-one countries!

  1. 1.

    What did the writer expect to do after he retired?

    1. A.
      To stay away from busy schedules.
    2. B.
      To write some great books.
    3. C.
      To teach his grandchildren.
    4. D.
      To plan for his future.
  2. 2.

    Why did the writer decide to go to Jamaica?

    1. A.
      He missed his students in that country.
    2. B.
      He couldn’t refuse his colleague’s favor.
    3. C.
      He was concerned about the people there.
    4. D.
      He was not satisfied with his retired life.
  3. 3.

    The underlined part “the tables have turned” (Paragraph 5) means that the writer _________.

    1. A.
      improved the situation in his school
    2. B.
      felt happy to work with students again
    3. C.
      became a learner rather than a teacher
    4. D.
      changed his attitude toward his retired life
  4. 4.

    What does the writer think of his retired life now?

    1. A.
      Disappointing.
    2. B.
      Troublesome.
    3. C.
      Relaxing.
    4. D.
      Meaningful.

There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner ( Mrs. Reed, when there was no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so dark, and rain so likely to pour, that further outdoor exercise was now out of the question.
I was glad of it. I never liked long walks, especially on cold afternoons. Awful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight, with nipped (冻伤的) fingers and toes, and a heart saddened by the scoldings of Bessie, the nurse, and humbled (贬低) by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John, and Georgiana Reed.
Eliza, John, and Georgiana were now surrounding their mama in the drawing room; she lay on a sofa by the fireside, and with her darlings around her ( for the time neither quarrelling nor crying) looked perfectly happy. She had stopped me from joining the group. She said that she regretted to be under the necessity of keeping me at a distance, but that until she heard from Bessie, and could discover by her own observation that I was trying to acquire a more sociable and childlike nature and a more attractive and lovely manner, and that she really must exclude me from privileges intended only for good children.
“What did Bessie say about me?” I asked.
“Jane, I don’t like questioners; besides, there is something truly forbidding in a child taking up her elders in that manner. Be seated somewhere; remain silent until you can speak pleasantly.”
The study room adjoined the drawing room and I slipped there. It contained a bookcase. I soon possessed myself of a volume stored with pictures.
With the book on my knee, I was then happy; happy at least in my way. I feared nothing but interruption, and that came too soon.

  1. 1.

    The underlined phrase “out of the question” in the first paragraph probably means________.

    1. A.
      impossible     
    2. B.
      possible   
    3. C.
      likely    
    4. D.
      no problem
  2. 2.

    Jane never liked long walks on cold afternoons because ________.

    1. A.
      it often rained  
    2. B.
      it was too cold to walk outside
    3. C.
      she often suffered a lot, both mentally and physically     
    4. D.
      she was often scolded by the nurse
  3. 3.

    We can infer from the passage that________.

    1. A.
      Jane was treated equally in the family 
    2. B.
      Jane couldn’t enjoy equal rights with her cousins
    3. C.
      Mrs. Reed was very strict with Jane for the sake of her
    4. D.
      Jane was too troublesome
  4. 4.

    From the passage we can infer that ________.

    1. A.
      the drawing room contained a bookcase 
    2. B.
      Jane liked reading very much
    3. C.
      Jane drew the curtain to keep warm     
    4. D.
      Bessie was Jane’s good friend
  5. 5.

    The main idea of this part of the story is ________.

    1. A.
      Jane was on good terms with her cousins  
    2. B.
      Jane spent a happy childhood
    3. C.
      Jane was badly treated in such a family   
    4. D.
      Jane loved Mrs. Reed and her cousins

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