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阅读短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school．He began his lesson by holding up a ￥100 bill．Then he said to the three hundred students, “Who would like this ￥100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once．

　　Then he said, “I am going to give this ￥100 to one of you, but first, let me do this．” He then made the bill into a ball．Then he said, “Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air．

　　“Well, ” he said, “What if I do this? ” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it．He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, “Who still wants it?”Hands went back into the air．

　　“My friends, ” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today．No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value．It was still worth ￥ l00!”

　　Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us．We feel as if we are worth nothing．But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value： you are always valuable to those people who love you．Your value doesn't come from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE．

　　You are special and valuable．Don't ever forget it!

(1)

Even though it was dirty, the money ________．

[　　]

A．

still went up in value

B．

was worth nothing

C．

didn't go down in value

D．

was still ours

(2)

We are always valuable to the people ________．

[　　]

A．

who pay us

B．

who call us

C．

who hate us

D．

who love us

(3)

Your value doesn't come from what you do but ________．

[　　]

A．

who you know

B．

who made you

C．

who you remember

D．

who you are

(4)

The sentence “Hands went back into the air” means “________”．

[　　]

A．

the students put up their hands again

B．

the students put down their hands

C．

the students put their hands behind their backs again

D．

the students put their hands in front of them

(5)

Why did the famous teacher use a ￥100 bill at his lesson?

[　　]

A．

Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball．

B．

Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it．

C．

Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students．

D．

Because he wanted to make the students know what value was．

答案：1．C;2．D;3．D;4．A;5．D;
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　　Few people ever took notice of Mr．Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room．He was a shy, quiet and simple man who preferred to keep to himself in public．On the other hand, Mr．Thomas Kim, a fellow scientist, was a man everyone would notice on the streets．He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room．In addition to the differences in their characters, Mr．Kim and Mr．Tan were also great rivals at work in the Institute of Future Science．

　　On Christmas Eve, everyone left work early to celebrate the special occasion, except for Mr．Tan and Mr．Kim．They were in their laboratory analyzing the results of their latest experiments．Mr．Tan realized that something special was taking place in his experiment－the bacteria he had cultured were growing extremely quickly under high pressure and at a very low temperature．After noting down the findings in his notebook, he left the room to prepare for another round of tests．Shortly after, Mr．Kim entered．

　　“Hey Jimmy, ” Mr．Kim called out, “do you have an extra copy of the laboratory booking form?”

　　There was no reply, so Mr．Kim looked through Mr．Tan's things．He soon found Mr．Tan's notebook and was horrified to see that Mr．Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern science．He then looked into the deep－freeze cupboard where a dish containing the bacteria was kept．He put them into his pocket and returned to his own laboratory．

　　Mr．Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing．He knew that Mr．Kim had taken them and went to Mr．Kim's laboratory to find out．When he opened the door, he found Mr．Kim lying on the floor motionless．His face was pale and his skin had turned black．The deadly bacteria had been handled improperly．He shook his head and left．

(1)

From the first paragraph we know Mr．Kim was a quite ________ person．

[　　]

A．

famous

B．

hardworking

C．

wealthy

D．

outgoing

(2)

The underlined word "rivals" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ________．

[　　]

A．

enemies

B．

colleagues

C．

competitors

D．

friends

(3)

What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the 4th paragraph?

[　　]

A．

the most important discoveries

B．

the notebook and the dish

C．

the cupboard and the bacteria

D．

the dish and the bacteria

(4)

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

Mr．Kim was afraid Mr．Tan might succeed ahead of him．

B．

Mr．Tan's bacteria grew very fast in a warm container．

C．

Mr．Tan worked much harder than Mr．Kim．

D．

Mr．Kim was so tired that he fell down into sleep．

(5)

What happened to Mr．Kim in the end?

[　　]

A．

He died on Christmas Eve．

B．

He was arrested by the police．

C．

He shared the success with Mr．Tan．

D．

He succeeded ahead of Mr．Tan．

阅读短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　In the kitchen of my mother's houses there has always been a wooden stand(木架)with a small notepad(记事本)and a hole for a pencil．

　　I'm looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother．Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did．Surely it can't be the same pencil? The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one．

　　“I'm just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years．” I say to her, walking back into the living－room with a sheet of paper and the pencil．“You still use a pencil．Can't you afford a pen?”

　　My mother replies a little sharply．“It works perfectly well．I’ve always kept the stand in the kitchen．I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in those days．”

　　Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently．My mother smiles and says, “One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty．One of the children must have taken the paper．So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back．It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on．”

　　This story－which happened before I was born－reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is, as a gifted mathematician．I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child－free time to work．Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards．Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics．Those symbols have travelled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible(看不到的)exhibits at every meal．

(1)

Why has the author's mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen?

[　　]

A．

To leave messages．

B．

To list her everyday tasks．

C．

To note down maths problems．

D．

To write down a flash of inspiration．

(2)

What is the author's original opinion about the wooden stand?

[　　]

A．

It has great value for the family．

B．

It needs to be replaced by a better one．

C．

It brings her back to her lonely childhood．

D．

It should be passed on to the next generation．

(3)

The author feels embarrassed for ________．

[　　]

A．

blaming her mother wrongly

B．

giving her mother a lot of trouble

C．

not making good use of time as her mother did

D．

not making any breakthrough in her field

(4)

What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

[　　]

A．

The mother is successful in her career．

B．

The family members like travelling．

C．

The author had little time to play when young．

D．

The marks on the breadboard have disappeared．

(5)

In the author's mind, her mother is ________．

[　　]

A．

strange in behaviour

B．

keen on her research

C．

fond of collecting old things

D．

careless about her appearance

第二部分  阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

  Ask Dr ? Jeffers

This month Dr. Jeffers is answering questions about the human brain and how it works.

Dear Dr. Jeffers,

One of my colleagues, Felix Moeller, told me that scientists are learning to use computer to ‘read minds’. Is there any truth to this story/

—Jane Leon, New York, USA

Dear Ms. Leon,

Well, a lot of research is being conducted in this area, but so far, the brain scanning equipment and corresponding computer programs haven’t been able to actually read thoughts. In one experiment, test subjects（受试者）were connected to scanning equipment and shown two numbers on a screen. They were then asked to choose between adding or subtracting（减）the two numbers. Using this method, researchers were able to follow brain processes and make the correct assumptions（假设）70 percent of the time. It’s not quite mind reading, but it’s certainly a first step.

—Dr. J.

Dear Dr. Jeffers,

My three-year-old son loves it when I dig my fingers into his sides and tickle （胳肢）him until he laughs uncontrollably. The other day I noticed him trying to tickle himself but he couldn’t do it. Why not?

—Glenn Lewis, Vancouver, Canada

Dear Mr. Lewis,

It’s because of how the brain works. The brain is trained to know what to pay attention to and what to ignore. It causes us to ignore physical feelings we expect to happen, but it causes a mild panic reaction when there is an unexpected feeling. For example, you don’t notice how your shoulder feels while you’re walking down the street. But if someone comes up behind you and touches you lightly on the shoulder, you may jump in fear. It’s that unexpected part that causes the tickle reaction.

—Dr. J.

1.What can we learn from the answer to the first question?                           

A. Some equipment is able to read human minds.

B. Some progress has been made in mind reading.

C. Test subjects have been used tomake decisions.

D. Computer programs can copy brain processes.

2.People laugh when tickled by others bedause the feeling is _______.                  

A. unexpected        B.expected        C. comfortable        D. uncomfortable

3.Who has got a little child according to the text?                                   

A. Ms. Leon          B. Mr. Lewis        C. Mr. Moeller        D. Dr. Jeffers

4.According to the text, Jeffers is probably _______.                                 

A. a computer programmer                B. a test subject

C. a human brain expert                   D. a medical doctor

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Imagine a classroom missing the one thing that’s long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing ------ paper. No notebooks, no textbooks, no test paper. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seem to run out of ink at the critical moment.
A “paperless classroom” is what more and more schools are trying to achieve.
Students don’t do any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use palm size, or specially-designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every student’s personal computer.
Having computers also means that students can use the Web. They can look up information on any subject they’re studying from math to social science.
High school teacher Judy Harrel in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web to learn about the war in Afghanistan (阿富汗) before.
“We could touch every side of the country through different sites from the forest to refugee camps (难民营)”, she said. “Using a book that’s three or four years old is impossible.”
And exams can go online too. At a high school in Tennessee, US, students take tests on their own computers. The teacher records the grades on the network for everyone to see and then copies them to his own electronic grade book.
A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper. High school teacher Stephanie Sorrell in Kentucky, US, said she used to give about 900 pieces of paper each week to each student.
“Think about the money and trees we could save with the computer,” she said.
But, with all this technology, there’s always the risk that the machines will break down. So, in case of a power failure or technical problems, paper textbooks are still widely available for these hi-tech students.
46. What does “run out of ink at the critical moment” in the first paragraph mean?
A. Pens may not write well at the critical moment.
B. Pens get lost easily, so you may not find them at the critical moment.
C. Pens may have little or no ink at the critical moment.
D. Pens use ink, while pencils don’t.
47. The high school teacher, Judy Harrell, used the example of her class to show that ______.
A. the Web could take them everywhere
B. the Web taught them a lot
C. the Web is a good tool for information
D. the Web, better than the textbooks, can give the latest and comprehensive (全面的) information
48. The paperless classrooms will benefit ______ most.
A. students            B. teachers             C. trees     D. computers 

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