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阅读理解。

     Once considered a fringe(非主流的)food by the U.S. culinary mainstream, sweet potatoes are
fast becoming popular everywhere from fast food chains to expensive restaurants and the White
House table.
    Three years ago, the "Wall Street Journal" wrote in a front page article that except for their use in
a Thanksgiving dish, sweet potatoes were a wholly uninteresting food. Yet over the past two years,
the number of restaurants offering a sweet potato-based side dish has increased 40 percent. Food
giant ConAgra just spent $155 million to open the world's first plant devoted entirely to frozen sweet
potato products, and U.S. farmers are planning to harvest a record-setting 2 billion pound crop.
    "It's not something we believe is a fashion,"said Andy Johnston of ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston.
    According to research conducted by ConAgra, 30 percent of sweet potato eaters report consuming
the vegetable several times per month. Only 12 percent eat them only during the Thanksgiving and
winter holiday season.
    Analysts attribute the sweet potato's growing popularity in large part is due to sweet potato fries,
which account for the majority of the vegetable's presence in U.S. restaurants. In fact, Google searches
for "sweet potato fries" increased 40 percent over the past year.
    Sweet potatoes have also become popular among more conscious eaters, however, in part because
they are high in vitamins and have a low glycemic (血糖的) index in spite of their sweetness. Both
Weight Watchers and the South Beach Diet have recommended sweet potatoes, roasted in a little oil
rather than fried, and doctors are recommending them for diabetics.
   "Within the diabetic community, it's become pretty common knowledge that sweet potatoes are good
for you, so there's a great appeal because so many people have diabetes now,"said Chef Michel Nischan, who helps host a TV show for people with diabetes.

1. From this reading passage we infer that ConAgra __________.
A. is one of the biggest food-making companies in the US
B. is one of the richest food-selling companies in the US
C. has asked American farmers to produce more sweet potatoes this year
D. has produced large quantities of sweet potato-based side dishes
2. According to the ConAgra research, the number of people who often eat sweet potatoes ________.
A. is increasing very quickly          
B. is not very big
C. is falling a little bit                
D. has nearly doubled
3. Which of the following may NOT encourage the sweet potato's popularity?
A. US restaurants recommend sweet potatoes to their customers as a vegetable.
B. Google searches show more and more people are becoming interested in sweet potatoes.
C. Sweet potatoes are rich in vitamins and low in glycemic index.
D. Sweet potatoes taste very sweet.
4. Chef Michel Nischan will certainly agree that _____________.
A. sweet potatoes should be fried
B. sweet potatoes should be roasted
C. sweet potatoes are good for diabetics
D. sweet potatoes can be made into many good dishes
1-4: ABDC
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Shark O’Neill of NBA

　　Wherever he appears, people will get shocked at the sight of him－a black colossus(巨人)or an iron tower．

　　With a height of 2.16 meters and a weight of 138 kilograms, he wears shoes size 57 that are like two small boats．His hands are as large as two cattail leaves(香蒲叶)．He always shakes hands carefully and gently with others for he is afraid of hurting them．He smiles gently so that his resonant(洪亮的)voice won’t frighten them．He even begins his chatting with care．

　　Shark O’Neill, 22, has become a new famous NBA player and is a rising superstar or a dark horse．Now he has signed a 7-year contract worth $40 million with the Orando Magics．In addition, he will get another huge amount of $ 30 million from the advertisements all over the world．The NBA experts think he’ll be a billionaire(亿万富翁)at the age of 25, the highest record of its kind．

　　Shark O’Neill’s mother is busy answering and handing almost 1000 letters a day which come mainly from his fans, while his father, Phillip, is in charge of O’Neill’s business management．Phillip, who himself was an excellent basketball player before, trained his son to be a world famous player．It is his father who pushed O’Neill to the throne(宝座)of NBA．

　　O’Neill succeeds．He is another superstar after Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson of NBA．

(1)

People who see O’Neill will be shocked because ________．

[　　]

A．

he shakes hands gently with others

B．

he speaks with shyness

C．

he is very black

D．

he is like an iron tower

(2)

In the third paragraph the underlined phrase“dark horse”means ________．

[　　]

A．

a black player

B．

a black NBA player

C．

an American rider

D．

a surprise

(3)

Which of the following is not a famous player of NBA?________．

[　　]

A．

Phillip

B．

Shark O’Neill

C．

Michael Jordan

D．

Magic Johnson

(4)

Which of the following is not true?________．

[　　]

A．

Shark O’Neill is thought to be a billionaire in three years

B．

Phillip did a lot for O’Neill’s success today

C．

Shark O’Neill gets a lot of money from his fans

D．

Shark O’Neill is a black American

阅读理解 （共20小题; 每小题2分,满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I felt encouraged by his words and began to swim more calmly.But my clothes stuck to me like a heavy weight.I could hardly stay above the surface.

Counsel saw this.“Shall I cut them?”he asked.

With a knife he cut my clothes from top to bottom and took them of quickly while I swam for both of us.

Then I did the same for Counsel,and we continued to swim near each other.

 But we were in serious trouble.The crew（船员）might not have noticed our disappearance.

And if they had,they could not return because the rudder（舵）had broken.Counsel thought of all this,and calmly made his plans.We decided to wait for the ship as long as possible,because we had no other hope of safety.I suggested that we save our strength so that both of us would not be tired out at the same time.This was how we did it:While one of us lay on his back,quite still,with arms crossed and legs stretched out（伸直）,the other would swim and push him along.We changed every ten minutes or so.In this way we could swim for hours,perhaps till daylight.The crash（破裂声）of the ship and the whale（鲸）had appeared at about eleven o’clock.We had about eight hours to swim before daylight.This seemed possible,if the sea remained calm.

What happened to the man who told the story?

A.He and his companion got into the water to test their strength.

B.He jumped into the water to save the broken rudder.

C.He was knocked into the water by his enemy.

D.He was thrown into the sea when the ship struck a whale.

Why did the two men cut their clothes?

A.Because no people helped them to take off their clothes.

B.Because they couldn’t take off their clothes on the sea.

C.Because they wanted to get rid of their clothes quickly.

D.Because they wanted to lifebuoys（救生圈）with their clothes.

What does the word “still” in the last paragraph mean?

A.not moving                    B.even                        C.yet                          D.however

n order to save their strength,______.

A.one of them pushed the other while swimming and then they changed

B.they both swam calmly

C.they crossed their arms and stretched their legs on the water

D.they lay on their backs instead of swimming

Which one of the following is true?

A.Neither of the two men was good swimmers.

B.The sea was calm before eleven o’clock that night.

C.The story took place at night.

D.The two men had to swim eight hours to catch up with the ship.

阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分,满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I felt encouraged by his words and began to swim more calmly.But my clothes stuck to me like a heavy weight.I could hardly stay above the surface.
Counsel saw this.“Shall I cut them?”he asked.
With a knife he cut my clothes from top to bottom and took them of quickly while I swam for both of us.
Then I did the same for Counsel,and we continued to swim near each other.
But we were in serious trouble.The crew（船员）might not have noticed our disappearance.
And if they had,they could not return because the rudder（舵）had broken.Counsel thought of all this,and calmly made his plans.We decided to wait for the ship as long as possible,because we had no other hope of safety.I suggested that we save our strength so that both of us would not be tired out at the same time.This was how we did it:While one of us lay on his back,quite still,with arms crossed and legs stretched out（伸直）,the other would swim and push him along.We changed every ten minutes or so.In this way we could swim for hours,perhaps till daylight.The crash（破裂声）of the ship and the whale（鲸）had appeared at about eleven o’clock.We had about eight hours to swim before daylight.This seemed possible,if the sea remained calm.
【小题1】What happened to the man who told the story?

A．He and his companion got into the water to test their strength.
B．He jumped into the water to save the broken rudder.
C．He was knocked into the water by his enemy.
D．He was thrown into the sea when the ship struck a whale.
【小题2】Why did the two men cut their clothes?
A．Because no people helped them to take off their clothes.
B．Because they couldn’t take off their clothes on the sea.
C．Because they wanted to get rid of their clothes quickly.
D．Because they wanted to lifebuoys（救生圈）with their clothes.
【小题3】What does the word “still” in the last paragraph mean?
A．not movingB．evenC．yetD．however
【小题4】n order to save their strength,______.
A．one of them pushed the other while swimming and then they changed
B．they both swam calmly
C．they crossed their arms and stretched their legs on the water
D．they lay on their backs instead of swimming
【小题5】Which one of the following is true?
A．Neither of the two men was good swimmers.
B．The sea was calm before eleven o’clock that night.
C．The story took place at night.
D．The two men had to swim eight hours to catch up with the ship.

第三部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

This week in our Foreign Student Series，we talk about getting an American education online．A student named Hendra has written to us from Indonesia asking about a good online university．Finding the right online program requires research．Talking to advisers and recruiters（招募者）can help．Keep in mind，though，that they might have a financial interest to direct you to certain programs．

The Council on Higher Education Accreditation（CHEA）recognizes a group in Washington，D．C．，to accredit（授权）schools that offer distance learning．One hundred and ten programs in the United States and six other countries are accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council．

We asked the executive director，Michael Lambert，for advice on choosing a distance learning program．He says the first thing is to go on the CHEA Web site to find if a school is accredited．The address is c-h-e-a dot o-r-g．Next，make sure the school offers what you need．Do you need a degree，or will a certificate or license be enough?

Another consideration is cost．Often the published price does not include all the costs --like books．Technology requirements can also add to the costs．Will you need to get new software or a high-speed Internet connection or even a new computer to take the classes you want?

Also，consider the level of interaction that an online program offers．You might never meet the teacher or other students in person．

Finally，and this is our own advice，find out what others say on the Internet for comments or news stories about schools that interest you．Just remember that what people say is not always fair or true．

56．This passage is probably from ________．

A．a magazine          B．a newspaper    

C．a text book       D．a radio program

57．This passage is mainly about ________．

A．how to get an American education online

B．what to learn in an American university

C．the introductions to schools offering distance learning

D．the advantages of online education

58．What else should be taken into consideration about cost besides the published price?

A．The cost for books and technology requirements．

B．The cost for books and a new computer．

C．The cost for new software and a high-speed Internet connection．

D．The cost for technology requirements and even a classroom．

59．How can you find the information about schools accredited to offer distance learning easily?

A．Ask the members of CHEA．        B．Go on the website of chea.org．

C．Ask Michael Lambert for help．      D．Talk to advisers and recruiters．

60 According to Michael Lambert，________．

A．to get a certificate or a license is much easier than to get a degree

B．it’s not fair for the schools to charge extra money beside the published price

C．the level of interaction that an online program offers is quite considerable

D．people’s comments about schools are always unbelievable

 
阅读理解。
    O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was
William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an
exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself every
thing he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where
he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when
some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because
of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short
stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote
mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because
simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the
reader's surprise.
1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
   a. Lived in New York.
   b. Worked in a bank.
   c. Traveled to Texas.
   d. Was put in prison.
   e. Had a newspaper Job.
   f. Learned to write stories.
[     ]
A. e. c. f. b. d. a
B. c. e. b. d. f. a
C. e. b. d. c. a. f.
D. c. b. e. d. a f.
2. People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because _____.
[     ]
A. they had surprise endings
B. they were easy to understand
C. they showed his love for the poor
D. they were about New York City
3. O. Henry went to prison because _____.
[     ]
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper
B. he broke the law by not using his own name
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D. people thought he had taken money that was not his
4. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
[     ]
A. He was well-educated.
B. He was not serious about his work.
C. He was devoted to the poor.
D. He was very good at learning..