Next to the Castle lies The Hub, home of the Edinburgh lnternational Festiveal and one of the most talked about spots in lown. Our cafe in open every day for mouth-watering lunches, snncks and fine dining. Come in and enjoy the The liub, Casfleill. Royal Mile, Edinburgh. Open every day from 9:30 a. m. till late．
Tel: 0131 473 2067 www. Thehub-edinburgh.com
Farm Warid
Enjoy being “A Farmer for a Day”. Join in delivering and feeding our spring babis-bottle feeding sessions twice daily. Fun for all family. Horse Rides, BMX Bikes Cross Country Course, Tractor through 600 acres, New Adventurn Playground Naturn Trails. Full details on website．
Open:May-Oct Wednesdays to Saturdays and daily during school holidays 11 a. m.-p. m．
Tel:01797 260256/260321 www. Farmworld-rye. Co. uk
Enter the Europe-wide student competition!
Are you curious, creative and energelic? Are you interested in the new medin? Are you between 12 and 19 years of age? Then Join ldulimedia 2006 is for you!
Your challerge will be to build a team and develop a multimedia presentafion in English-based on one of three different lopics. You can register(报名)between May I and June 15, 2006 and will have to lurn in your enlry before September 15.2006．
The rewards are wonderful& 150,000 in prise for schools and the chance to-attend a European student eamp-plus new experienees, an opporturnity to make friends throughout Eerope!
For further informarion and regitration forms go to; www. Siemens. Com join. Multimedis．
(1)
You’ll have to register first if you want________．
[ ]
A．
to enjoy delieiours food
B．
to lry Trelor Ride through 600 acres
C．
to enter the Europe-wide student compelilion
D．
to watch ithe world go by from the beautiful terrace
(2)
Aceording to the passage, there will be________rewards for the Europe-wide student competition．
[ ]
A．
only one
B．
two
C．
three
D．
four
(3)
You can visit Farm World________．
[ ]
A．
on Monday in May
B．
any day in October
C．
at 2 p. m. at Christmas
D．
at 10:30 a. m. during school holidays
(4)
From the adverlisements above, we can learn that________．
[ ]
A．
Cafe Hub is a peopular phice in the local arca
B．
families can enjoy Horic Rides on New Adventre Plavground
C．
Farm World provides lunches, snacks and fine dining．
D．
the Europe-wide student competition will be beld on Jine 15.2006
Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside．They often talked of opening their own store one day．
When Mary was hospitalized with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious．Richard, who worked for a business company, was eager to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her demanding job．
They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry．“We knew it had to be a specialty store because we couldn’t match the big chains dollar for dollar, ” says Mary．One figure caught her attention：She’d read somewhere that roughly 20 percent of books sold were mysteries(推理小说), and many buyers spent more than ＄300 a year on books．She and Richard were themselves mystery readers．
On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Café near their home．With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family’s money to start a shop．To cover the ＄100 000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives and from a bank．
The store merely broke even in its first year, with only ＄120 000 in sales．But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers．The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dimmers for book clubs that met in the store．She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories．
Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about ＄420 000 a year．After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks, Richard and Mary together earn about ＄34 000．
“The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income, ” says Richard．“This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money．”
(1)
When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that __________．
[ ]
A．
they had to put their plan into practice
B．
health was more important than wealth
C．
heart trouble was a serious illness
D．
they both needed to stop working
(2)
After Mary got well from her illness they began __________．
[ ]
A．
to study industrial management
B．
to buy and read more mystery books
C．
to do market research on book business
D．
to work harder to wave money for the bookstore
(3)
How did their bookstore do in the first year?
[ ]
A．
They had to borrow money to keep it going．
B．
They made just enough to cover all the costs．
C．
They succeeded in earning a lot of money．
D．
They failed though they worked hark．
(4)
According to Richard, the main purpose of running the bookstore is __________．
[ ]
A．
to pay for their children’s education
B．
to get to know more writers
C．
to set up more bookstores
D．
to do what they like to do
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Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona．He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends．
My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children．As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him．He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was．Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard．
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café．We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions．Gone was my father’s critical(挑剔的)air and strict rules．Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood．Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment．After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father．And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend．My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was．
(1)
Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult?
[ ]
A．
He was silent most of the time．
B．
He was too proud of himself．
C．
He did not love his children．
D．
He expected too much of her．
(2)
When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel ________．
[ ]
A．
nervous
B．
sorry
C．
tired
D．
safe
(3)
What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
[ ]
A．
More critical．
B．
More talkative．
C．
Gentle and friendly．
D．
Strict and hard-working．
(4)
The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to ________．
[ ]
A．
the author’s son
B．
the author’s father
C．
the friend of the author’s father
D．
the café owner
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They are among the 250, 000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that makes up 40 percent of the nation’s unemployed．A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored(政府资助的)youth center, even among those who are continuing their studies．
“We study for jobs that don’t exist,”Nicollets Steggerda, 23, said．
After thirty years of prosperity, unemployment among 10 member nations of the European Community has reached as much as 11 percent, affecting a total of 12.3 million people, and the number is climbing．
The bitter disappointment long expressed by British youths is spreading across the Continent．The title of a rock song“No Future”can now be seen written on the brick walls of closed factories in Belgium and France．
One form of protest(抗议) tends to put the responsibility for a country’s economic troubles on the large numbers of“guest workers”from Third World nations, people welcomed in Western Europe in the years of prosperity．
Young Europeans, brought up in an extended period of economic success and general stability, seem to be similar to Americans more than they do their own parents．Material enjoyment has given them a sense of expectation, even the right to a standard of living that they see around them．
“And so we pass the days at the discos, or meet people at the café, and sit and stare,”said Isabella Cault．“There is usually not much conversation．You look for happiness．Sometimes you even find it．”
(1)
Unemployment in the Netherlands has affected ________．
[ ]
A．
about 0.6 million people
B．
250,000 people
C．
1ess than half of the population
D．
one million people
(2)
What Nicollete Steggerda said (Para．2) means that ________．
[ ]
A．
what the students learn is more than necessary
B．
the students cannot get work after graduation
C．
the students’ aim in study is not clear
D．
school education is not sufficient
(3)
The underlined word“it”in the last paragraph most probably refers to ________．
[ ]
A．
material enjoyment
B．
a sense of expectation
C．
a job
D．
happiness
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
British youths have pity on the unemployed on the Continent．
B．
British youths care about unemployment in France and Belgium．
C．
British youths show their disappointment over joblessness．
D．
British youths have confidence to find work on the Continent．
阅读理解
Today, there’s hardly an aspect of our life that isn’t being upended by the tons of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each other via electronic mail．“If the automobile and aerospace technology had exploded at the same pace as computer and information technology,” says Microsoft, “a new car would cost about ＄ 2 and go 600 miles on a small quantity of gas．And you could buy a Boeing 747 for the cost of a pizza．”
Probably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the Internet is saving companies in producing goods and serving for the needs of their customers．Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year．“We view the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global trend,” says Merrill Lynch, “along the lines of printing press, the telephone, the computer, and electricity．”
You would be hard pressed to name something that isn’t available on the Internet．Consider：books, health care, movie tickets, construction materials, baby clothes, stocks, cattle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys, autographs of famous people, wine and airline tickets．And even after you’ve moved on to your final resting place, there’s no reason those you love can’t keep in touch．A company called FinalThoughts．com offers a place for you to store “afterlife e-mails” you can send to Heaven with the help of a “guardian angel”．
Kids today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable(能预测的)future．Nearly all children in families with incomes of more than ＄75,000 a year have home computers, according to a study by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation．Youngsters from ages 2 to 17 at all income levels have computers, with 52％ of those connected to the Internet．Most kids use computers to play games(some for 30 hours or more a week), and many teenage girls think nothing of rushing home from school to have e-mail chats with friends they have just left．
What’s clear is that, whether we like it or not, the Internet is an ever growing part of our lives and there is no turning back．“The Internet is just 20％ invented,” says cyber pioneer Jake Winebaum．“The last 80％ is happening now．”
(1)
What can we learn from the Microsoft’s remark?
[ ]
A．
Today’s cars and airplanes are extremely overpriced．
B．
Information technology is developing at an amazing speed．
C．
Information technology has reached the point where improvement is difficult．
D．
There’s more competition in information technology industry than in car industry．
(2)
According to the author, the biggest benefit of the Internet is that ________．
[ ]
A．
it saves companies huge amounts of money
B．
it speeds up profit making
C．
it brings people incredible convenience
D．
it provides easy access to information
(3)
The author gives the example of FinalThoughts．com to make the point that ________．
[ ]
A．
there are some genius ideas on the Internet
B．
almost anything is available on the Internet
C．
people can find good bargains on the Internet
D．
some websites provide novel services to increase hits
(4)
What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?
[ ]
A．
There is a link between income and computer ownership．
B．
Many American children don’t put computers to good use．
C．
Studies show that boys are more computer literate than girls．
D．
The U．S．will stay ahead in the information technology in years．
(5)
Which sentence has the phrase that possesses the same meaning as the one underlined in the fourth paragraph?
[ ]
A．
Some can tell you that he has changed their lives, while others think nothing of him．
B．
Think nothing of it．It was my pleasure．
C．
He thinks nothing of staying up all night in the Café bar．
D．
He thinks nothing of the pain in his back for the moment．
(6)
What is the message the author intends to convey?
[ ]
A．
The Internet is going to get firm hold of our lives some day．
B．
The Internet is going to influence our lives even more greatly．
C．
We should have a positive attitude towards the changes the Internet brings．
D．
Children should be well prepared for the challenges in the information age．
阅读理解
Today, there's hardly an aspect of our life that isn't being upended by the tons of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each other via electronic mail．“If the automobile and aerospace technology had exploded at the same pace as computer and information technology,” says Microsoft, “a new car would cost about ＄ 2 and go 600 miles on a small quantity of gas．And you could buy a Boeing 747 for the cost of a pizza．”
Probably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the Internet is saving companies in producing goods and serving for the needs of their customers．Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year．“We view the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global trend,” says Merrill Lynch, “along the lines of printing press, the telephone, the computer, and electricity．”
You would be hard pressed to name something that isn't available on the Internet．Consider：books, health care, movie tickets, construction materials, baby clothes, stocks, cattle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys, autographs of famous people, wine and airline tickets．And even after you've moved on to your final resting place, there's no reason those you love can't keep in touch．A company called FinalThoughts．com offers a place for you to store “afterlife e-mails” you can send to Heaven with the help of a “guardian angel”．
Kids today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable(
能预测的)future．Nearly all children in families with incomes of more than ＄75,000 a year have home computers, according to a study by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation．Youngsters from ages 2 to 17 at all income levels have computers, with 52％ of those connected to the Internet．Most kids use computers to play games(some for 30 hours or more a week), and many teenage girls think nothing of rushing home from school to have e-mail chats with friends they have just left．
What's clear is that, whether we like it or not, the Internet is an ever growing part of our lives and there is no turning back．“The Internet is just 20％ invented,” says cyber pioneer Jake Winebaum．“The last 80％ is happening now．”
(1)
What can we learn from the Microsoft's remark?
[ ]
A．
Today's cars and airplanes are extremely overpriced．
B．
Information technology has reached the point where improvement is difficult．
C．
Information technology is developing at an amazing speed．
D．
There's more competition in information technology industry than in car industry．
(2)
According to the author, the biggest benefit of the Internet is that ________．
[ ]
A．
it saves companies huge amounts of money
B．
it speeds up profit making
C．
it provides easy access to information
D．
it brings people incredible convenience
(3)
The author gives the example of FinalThoughts．com to make the point that ________．
[ ]
A．
there are some genius ideas on the Internet
B．
some websites provide novel services to increase hits
C．
people can find good bargains on the Internet
D．
almost anything is available on the Internet
(4)
What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?
[ ]
A．
Many American children don't put computers to good use．
B．
The U．S．will stay ahead in the information technology in years．
C．
Studies show that boys are more computer literate than girls．
D．
There is a link between income and computer ownership．
(5)
What is the message the author intends to convey?
[ ]
A．
We should have a positive attitude towards the changes the Internet brings．
B．
The Internet is going to get firm hold of our lives some day．
C．
The Internet is going to influence our lives even more greatly．
D．
Children should be well prepared for the challenges in the information age．
(6)
Which sentence has the phrase that possesses the same meaning as the one underlined in the fifth paragraph?
[ ]
A．
Think nothing of
it．It was my pleasure．
B．
He thinks nothing of the pain in his back for the moment．
C．
Some can tell you that he has changed their lives, while others think nothing of him
D．
He thinks nothing of staying up all night in the Café bar．
