One of the largest youth organizations in the world is the 4-H, an organization of clubs for young people between 9 and 19. The main purpose of 4-H is to provide young people with the practical skills and understanding they will need to become useful members of their communities. The four H' s stand for head, heart, hands, and health.

  When 4-H clubs first began in America in the early 1900s, members were mostly young people from rural areas. The focus was on farm projects, such as raising pigs and growing and canning food. Today over 75% of the club members come from towns, cities, and suburbs, and hundreds of projects exist, each adapted to its geographical area. While rural districts abound in conservation, forestry, and farm management projects, projects in urban areas often involve nutrition , health, automotive care, and money management.

  The 4-H program in America is a joint service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, state universities, and county governments. Business firms and private organizations provide additional funding. Members of the clubs are guided by volunteer adult leaders and their teenage assistants. In the clubs, 4-H' ers learn about and work on solving serious problems that face their communities, issues like environmental protection and community safety.

  In addition to the 4-H clubs in the U.S. states and territories, more than eighty countries, including Taiwan, have adapted the 4-H idea to fit their own needs. In the less developed countries, many clubs offer courses in proper nutrition and in new farming technology.

(1) What is the 4-H?

[  ]

A.A fitness club.
B.A development project.
C.An international firm.
D.An educational program.

(2) Who are most of the 4-H members?

[  ]

A.Elementary and high school students.

B.Adults and teenagers.

C.Government and business leaders.

D.Young people from rural areas.

(3) How is the 4-H financed?

[  ]

A.Through the sale of farm products.

B.Through its membership fees.

C.Through government and private support.

D.Through international economic projects.

(4) According to the article, what is the modern trend in 4-H clubs?

[  ]

A.A decreased emphasis on agricultural projects.

B.Balancing younger and order membership.

C.More volunteer leadership in local clubs.

D.Larger involvement of government agencies.

(5) What would probably be a typical 4-H activity?

[  ]

A.An overseas tour.
B.Recycling paper.
C.A cooking contest.
D.Building a school.

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  One of the largest youth organizations in the world is the 4-H, an organization of clubs for young people between 9 and 19.The main purpose of 4-H is to provide young people with the practical skills and understanding they will need to become useful members of their communities.The four H’s stand for head, heart, hands, and health.?

  When 4-H clubs first began in America in the early 1900s, members were mostly young people from rural(乡村的)areas.The focus was on farm projects, such as raising pigs and growing and canning food.Today over 75% of the club members come from towns, cities, and suburbs, and hundreds of projects exists, each adapted to its geographical area.While rural districts abound in conservation, forestry, and farm management projects, projects in urban(城市的)areas often involve nutrition(营养学), health, automotive care, and money management.?

  The 4-H program in America is a joint service of the U.S.Department of Agriculture, state universities, and county governments.Additional funding(供以款项)is provided by business firms and private organizations.Members of the clubs are guided by volunteer adult leaders and their teenage assistants.In the clubs, 4-H’ers learn about and work on solving serious problems that face their communities, issues like environmental protection and community safety.?

  In addition to the 4-H clubs in the U.S.states and territories, more than eighty countries, have adapted the 4-H idea to fit their own needs.In the less developed countries, many clubs offer courses in proper nutrition and in new farming technology.

(1)

What is the 4-H?

[  ]

A.

A fitness club.

B.

A development project.

C.

An international firm.

D.

An educational program.

(2)

Who are most of the 4-H members?

[  ]

A.

Elementary and high school students.

B.

Adults and teenagers.

C.

Government and business leaders.

D.

Young people from rural areas.

(3)

How is the 4-H financed?

[  ]

A.

Through the sale of farm products.

B.

Through its membership fees.

C.

Through government and private support.

D.

Through international economic projects.

(4)

What would probably be a typical 4-H activity?

[  ]

A.

An overseas tour.

B.

Recycling paper.

C.

A cooking contest.

D.

Building a school.

完形填空(共20小题:每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On receiving my learner driver license a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away. In New Zealand, the __1__ driving age is 15.
However it wasn’t __2__ two days ago that Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our __3__ was Urawa, a seaside town about 60 kilometers away from my home in Auckland. That morning I __4_ sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet (厕所) about three times __5_ we left. I thought I was totally __6 for the journey, but nothing could have prepared me for my family’s _7__. "Relax! Don’t hold the steering wheel (方向盘) so _8_. The car is going zigzag (弯弯曲曲的), called a nervous voice from the __9__. "Speed up. 70km/h isn’t fast enough. You are holding up the traffic," another voice ordered from the seat next to mine.
How _10__ ! My parents were really starting to get on my nerves. To satisfy them I sped up and within a second, an angry voice began to yell again. "Stop! __11__! Are you crazy? ” Everything did not go fine until I pulled off the motorway and drove into the city, 12__ the speed limit was only 50km/h.
My family seemed relieved (放心的) and __13__ telling me what to do. They all looked out of the windows and enjoyed the scenery. 14__, that silence didn’t last very long. My mum suddenly cried out, "Look at those birds above us. __15 they lovely?"
How did she expect me to look up in the __16__? As the driver I had to _17_ . Who knows what would have happened if I had taken my eyes off the 18__? Four hours later we drove home. This time the journey was much __19__ than before as everyone else __20__ fast asleep. So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.

【小题1】
A.oldestB.youngestC.bestD.worst
【小题2】
A.untilB.unlessC.afterD.when
【小题3】
A.destinationB.homeC.cityD.aim
【小题4】
A.thoughtB.decidedC.keptD.made
【小题5】
A.whenB.sinceC.beforeD.as
【小题6】
A.disappointedB.preparedC.excitedD.upset
【小题7】
A.praisesB.encouragements C.complaints D.cries
【小题8】
A.tightlyB.lightlyC.loosely D.happily
【小题9】
A.front seatB.back seatC.top seatD.empty seat
【小题10】
A.interestingB.movingC.puzzlingD.annoying
【小题11】
A.Get outB.Move onC.Slow downD.Speed up
【小题12】
A.whereB.whileC.whichD.why
【小题13】
A.began B.stoppedC.continuedD.forgot
【小题14】 A. Luckily                 B. Probably                  C, Warmly             D. Sadly
【小题15】
A.Can’tB.Don’tC.Aren’tD.Won’t
【小题16】
A.airB.waterC.groundD.woods
【小题17】
A.seeB.concentrateC.checkD.care
【小题18】
A.birdB.dogC.roadD.car
【小题19】
A.easierB.flatterC.harder D.lower
【小题20】
A.feltB.beganC.fellD.kept

I love science and science fiction. Like many science fiction fans, I am fascinated by the possibility of time travel. However, one must combine romance with reasoning and look into the chances of time travel critically.

First of all, we must remember the whole universe is in motion. If we want to go back to yesterday, our "time machine" has to move back in time and space. If someone claimed he was at home when he suddenly travelled 200 years back in time, he either had an illusion or made the story up. Two hundred years ago, Earth was in a different place in space, so how can you travel back 200 years without moving in space? Don't get me wrong. I am not knocking the genius of science fiction writers. H.G. Wells's "The Time Machine" is a great work of fiction, but that’s all. I have read many other time travelling science fiction stories since reading H.G. Wells, but none address this problem of displacement.

My own argument for the impossibility of time travel is that physical states of the past no longer exist and those of the future are not here yet. To be able to move back and forth in time requires everything that has happened, is happening, and will happen everywhere in the whole universe at every single moment in time-past, present, and future-to be stored as a "reality" somewhere-like the save game file of a computer game that contains every single byte of information of the game at the point it was saved, but you would need an almost extremely large file and almost extremely many of them-so it can be re-entered and communicated with, and not just light signals for viewing. To me, I don’t buy it.

1.Which of the following can be the best title?

    A. How to make time travel possible?

    B. Why am I fascinated by time travel?

    C. Why do I think time travel is not possible?

    D. How to explain the possibility of time travel?

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “illusion”?

    A. success          B. dream                C. switch               D. support

3. According to the author, which of the following is RIGHT?

    A. We can go back to the past by time travel.

    B. People can travel to the future by moving in space.

C. “The Time Machine” is nothing more than a science fiction.

    D. Everything that happened, is happening and will happen can be stored somewhere.

4.In the author’s opinion, time travel might be possible if                            .

    A. people could combine romance with reasoning

    B. people could stop the movement of the whole universe

C. people could use time machine under the instruction of H.G. Wells

    D. people could “save” everything in the past, present and future in a certain space

 

 

I needed to buy a digital camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps (快照), maybe occasionally for magazines. Being the cautious type, I fancied a reliable brand. So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest big friendly camera store. There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list. And it was on special offer. Oh joy. I pointed at it and asked an assistant, “Can I have one of those?” He looked perturbed (不安).“Do you want to try it first?" he said. It didn't quite sound like a question. "Do I need to?" I replied. "There's nothing wrong with it?" This made him look a bit insulted and I started to feel bad. "No, no. But you should try it," he said encouragingly." Compare it with the others. "

     I looked across at the others: shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering a wide range of slightly different prices and discounts, with each company selling a range of models based around the same basic box. With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to take Z and possibly H into account at the same time. But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with: first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model.

     But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps by making the right choice, the clever choice, the wise choice. In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen. The assistant seemed a sincere man. So I let him take out my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers... and when he started to introduce the special features, I interrupted to ask whether I needed to buy a carry-case and a memory card as well.

      Why do we think that new options (选择) still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer an opportunity to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine.

1. The shop assistant insisted that the writer should __ .

     A. try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it

     B. compare the camera he had chosen with the others

     C. get more information about different companies

     D. trust him and stop asking questions

2. What does the writer mean by "it would be worth half what I paid for it"  (Paragraph 2) ?

     A. He should get a 50% discount.

     B. The price of the camera was unreasonably high.

     C. The quality of the camera was not good.

     D. The camera would soon fall in value.

3. The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he __ .

     A. knew very little about it

     B. didn't trust the shop assistant

     C. wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best

     D. had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers

4. It can be inferred from the passage that in the writer's opinion, __

     A. people waste too much money on cameras

     B. cameras have become an important part of our daily life

     C. we don't actually need so many choices when buying a product

     D. famous companies care more about profit than quality

 

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