A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and loved the boy very much. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.
The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous（有毒的）medicine meant for adults in small dosages（剂量）. When the child fell down, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was shocked. She was terrified how to face her husband.
When the father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. The husband just said ‘I am with you, Darling’. The husband's totally unexpected reaction is active behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching blame. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was comfort and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of viewpoint, there would be much fewer problems in the world. Take off all your envies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think. Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship

  1. 1.

    The uncapped medical bottle was not put back into the cupboard because         

    1. A.
      the husband was careless
    2. B.
      the wife ignored the matter
    3. C.
      the husband was busy
    4. D.
      the wife wasn’t informed of the matter
  2. 2.

    What do we know about the bottle?          

    1. A.
      It contained poison only for adults
    2. B.
      It was kept in the kitchen
    3. C.
      It was broken by the child
    4. D.
      It appeared like a nice drink
  3. 3.

    The husband’s attitude towards his wife can be described as           

    1. A.
      optimistic
    2. B.
      confident
    3. C.
      considerate
    4. D.
      generous
  4. 4.

    What did the writer intend to tell us about life?          

    1. A.
      Think of nothing and life will be easy
    2. B.
      It is always useless finding who is responsible
    3. C.
      Let go the negative side and we can enjoy life
    4. D.
      Life should give way to responsibility

In general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. Researchers in psychology think that there are also two groups of people: people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors.
The warm colors are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. People think that red, for example, is exciting. Sociable people, those who like to be with others, like red. The cool colors are green, blue and violet. These colors, unlike warm colors, are relaxing. Where there are cool colors, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue.
Red may be exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors. He suggests that a warm color, such as red or orange is a good color for a living room or restaurant. People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass quickly. Cool colors are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly.
Researchers do not know why people think some colors are warm and other colors are cool. How ever, almost everyone agrees that red, orange, and yellow are warm and that green, blue, and violet are cool. Perhaps warm colors remind people of warm days and the cool colors remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow

  1. 1.

    Which of the following colors belong to cool colors?

    1. A.
      Yellow, green
    2. B.
      Blue, violet
    3. C.
      Black, blue
    4. D.
      Brown, white
  2. 2.

    Which of the following statements is not true?

    1. A.
      Sociable people like warm colors
    2. B.
      Warm colors can make people excited
    3. C.
      People who like to be with others don't like red
    4. D.
      Where there are warm colors, people want to be active
  3. 3.

    Which is the right color for different rooms?

    1. A.
      Red or orange for offices
    2. B.
      Orange for dining-rooms
    3. C.
      Blue for bedrooms
    4. D.
      Red for studies
  4. 4.

    What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

    1. A.
      It shows the reason why people think some colors are warm and others are cool
    2. B.
      Warm colors remind people of warm days
    3. C.
      Cool colors remind people of cool days
    4. D.
      People have an agreeable opinion of warm colors and cool colors

Whether you’re taking a trip alone or with your family, it’s easier to get sick when you’re in a new place because your body hasn’t had a chance to adjust to the food, water, and air in a new environment. Read the following tips on keeping your travel experience as healthy as possible.
Safe foods and drinks
What foods are safe to eat? Foods that have been boiled are generally safe, as well as fruits and vegetables that have to be peeled before eating. Avoid eating uncooked or undercooked meat.
Stay away from foods that require a lot of handling before serving.
Drink only bottled water when traveling. If you have to use the tap water, you should boil it first.
You can take it with you
When you’re packing, taking some painkiller and diarrhea medicine is a good idea. It’s also a good idea to pack some allergy (过敏) medicine even if you don’t take it at home, because people sometimes unexpectedly develop allergic reactions in a new environment.
Write it all down
Before you leave your sweet home, create a medical history form that includes the following information:
your name, address, and home phone number as well as a parent’s daytime phone number
your blood type a list of any ongoing health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, or AIDS a list of current medicines you are taking a list of allergies（过敏性的）to medicine, food, insects, and animals the name, address, and phone number of a relative other than your parent It also helps if you have some basic emergency medical knowledge, not only for yourself but also for helping others you may be traveling with. A great way to prepare for your trip is to take a first-aid or basic life support course before you go; if you’re traveling with a group, you should know where the first-aid kit is and what’s in it

  1. 1.

    Which of the following word can replace the underlined word in Para.1?

    1. A.
      adapt
    2. B.
      just
    3. C.
      adopt
    4. D.
      correct
  2. 2.

    What does the passage mainly talk about?

    1. A.
      Some travel tips
    2. B.
      Danger of travel
    3. C.
      Travel experience
    4. D.
      First aid in travel
  3. 3.

    According to the passage before you travel you’d better write the phone number of the following EXCEPT ______

    1. A.
      your own
    2. B.
      one of your parents
    3. C.
      one of your relatives
    4. D.
      one of your friends
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

    1. A.
      Taking a first-aid course
    2. B.
      Writing down your blood type
    3. C.
      Taking some necessary medicine
    4. D.
      Telling your parents’ your plan

Nowadays everybody seems to think that they know English. Many people speak it but few speak it really well. Practice is necessary in speaking English well.
Reading is also one of the things that will help you to speak English better. Read whenever you can and whatever you like! Read papers and Internet sites that you like in English every day. Then, you will see that the number of known words is increasing and you are able to speak with more skills. Then you will have made the foundations (基础) and a good basis of English. It is not good to stop and get stuck there.
Going to England or an English–speaking country is a good choice, but many people cannot afford it. If you cannot go, reading and speaking with your friends will also help you to practice your English. However, I think it is very good to visit some English – speaking country to see and test your knowledge in everyday life. You will understand the everyday usage of the language in its natural environment. There your level of English is going to improve even faster. Your ability to speak English is better. Nothing can match the excitement and happiness when a native speaker tells you that your English is very good!
Finally, in order to speak English well, you must be persistent (坚持的) and do it every day. It is like playing the piano. Pianists play it every day and so should you. Include English in your life and you will see where it is going. Practice, practice! Read, write and improve your language skills and you are on you way when you will be able to speak it with more and more confidence!

  1. 1.

    Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      How to Improve Your Language Skills
    2. B.
      How to Speak English Well
    3. C.
      Speaking English
    4. D.
      Practice, Practice!
  2. 2.

    What does the writer suggest about reading?

    1. A.
      Trying to improve your vocabulary
    2. B.
      Keeping on reading when you have time
    3. C.
      Stopping when you have a good basis of English
    4. D.
      Looking up every unknown word when reading
  3. 3.

    In the writer’s eyes, the essential(基本的) way to improve your speaking skills is _______

    1. A.
      practicing
    2. B.
      going abroad
    3. C.
      reading
    4. D.
      writing
  4. 4.

    The main idea of the last paragraph is that ________

    1. A.
      we should play the piano every day
    2. B.
      speaking English is fun and entertaining
    3. C.
      we should practice English every day to improve our speaking skills
    4. D.
      if we’ve learned to read and write, we’ll certainly be able to speak
  5. 5.

    According to the passage, what may make the author excited?

    1. A.
      Reading papers and Internet sites
    2. B.
      Having a good basis of English
    3. C.
      Going to an English–speaking country
    4. D.
      A native speaker’s praise

Even people who don’t understand English can enjoy Chaplin’s films because they are mostly silent. It isn’t what he says that makes us laugh. It depends upon actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world. He is master of the art – a kind of world language.
As a young man, he and his brother traveled to America in a small company of actors. Chaplin was then invited to join a new company that was making film comedies. Very soon he had made dozens of short films for this company. And it was in his second film that he wore the clothes which made his reputation – black hat, tight coat, baggy trousers, huge shoes, moustache and walking stick. He intended simply to make people laugh. But the odd make-up made him look both comic and sad.
By the time he was thirty, Chaplin was the greatest, best known and best loved comedian in the world. He received thousands of dollars for each film he made. He had formed his own manner of acting. He was welcomed by excited crowds wherever he went. But he worked very hard and had few close friends. Perhaps that is why the sad side of the little tramp began to show more clearly in the films he made. The little man began to want more than food and a roof over his head. He began to want love.
In one of his most famous films “The Gold Rush” a girl plays tricks on the little man. Then she begins to feel sorry for him and treats him kindly. He mistakes her pity for love. The girl in “City Lights” is blind. She thinks he is the most wonderful man she has ever met. But then she recovers her sight and sees what a foolish figure he is. This sadness gives Chaplin’s films a depth of human experience which few comedians can equal.
After living in America for forty years he moved to Switzerland. There he died on Christmas Day 1977. He once described himself as a citizen of famous pictures that were made during the 1920s and 1930s, the time of the silent films. But, to many people all over the world Chaplin will always be the king of comedy

  1. 1.

    What’s the meaning of the underlined word in the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      A man in control of people, animals or things
    2. B.
      A man who is head of a house or a family
    3. C.
      A man of great skill in art or work
    4. D.
      A skilled workman with his own business
  2. 2.

    Charlie Chaplin had few friends because he _____

    1. A.
      was famous
    2. B.
      didn’t want to have friends
    3. C.
      was not good at making friends
    4. D.
      spent most of his time in working and had no time to make friends
  3. 3.

    In all Chaplin’s films, the main character is _____

    1. A.
      a girl
    2. B.
      a girl and little man
    3. C.
      a little man
    4. D.
      a wonderful man
  4. 4.

    We may infer that films with sound probably came into being _____

    1. A.
      after the 1920s and 1930s
    2. B.
      in the 1930s
    3. C.
      in the 1970s
    4. D.
      after the 1930s
  5. 5.

    Which one is wrong according to the passage?

    1. A.
      The little man didn’t want love
    2. B.
      Chaplin made a lot of money
    3. C.
      He didn’t live in the same country
    4. D.
      He became famous in a short time

A great French writer has said that we should help everyone as much as we can because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. About this, he told the following story.
An ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. she tried her best to reach the side, but she couldn’t move at all. The poor ant got too tired but was still doing her best when a big bird saw her. With a pity, the bird threw a piece of wood. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in grass she heard a man coming up. He was walking without shoes on his feet and carrying a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wished to kill her, and he would certainly do so, but the ant bit(咬) him in one of his feet and at that moment the bird flew away at once. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than the bird herself that had saved her life

  1. 1.

    According to the French writer, we often need help from others, so we should _____

    1. A.
      help others as much as we can
    2. B.
      help the people who may be useful to us
    3. C.
      get as much help as we can
    4. D.
      first need to help ourselves
  2. 2.

    Why could the bird fly away at once?

    1. A.
      Because the bird could fly very fast
    2. B.
      Because the man hurt his feet himself
    3. C.
      Because the man didn’t want to kill her
    4. D.
      Because the ant bit the man in one of his feet
  3. 3.

    The writer tells this story to show ____

    1. A.
      how brave the bird is
    2. B.
      even the small can help the great
    3. C.
      how an ant saved a bird
    4. D.
      how clever the ant is
  4. 4.

    The title of this story can be “___”

    1. A.
      The Ant
    2. B.
      Pity
    3. C.
      Help
    4. D.
      The Bird

Only three local students won Chinese Blog Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards went to students from China.
170 students’ task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many postings based on a theme of choice—all written in Chinese.
Themes ranged from local opinions-such as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre-to food blogs.
The entries were judged on Language proficiency（熟练程度）and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers.
Academics(学者) from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges.
In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China.
“No surprise, ” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37, teachers in charge from Innova Junior College, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language. ”
One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao 19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior College, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts
Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible
“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”

  1. 1.

    The competition was organized by ___________

    1. A.
      the National University of Singapore
    2. B.
      Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao
    3. C.
      the Saint Andrew’s Junior College
    4. D.
      Innova Junior College
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Not all the themes were about local subjects
    2. B.
      Chinese students won most of the awards
    3. C.
      The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish
    4. D.
      The judges were from universities in Singapore and China
  3. 3.

    What Miss Gao said suggests that    ___________

    1. A.
      she likes to blame the authorities
    2. B.
      she thinks highly of the others’ blogs
    3. C.
      she has a sense of responsibility
    4. D.
      she loves to read valuable posts
  4. 4.

    The passage is mainly about   ___________

    1. A.
      how Chinese students won the awards in the competition
    2. B.
      why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs
    3. C.
      what the result of the competition was
    4. D.
      how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition

As children grow up, they become curious about different kinds of things. When they are babies, they are interested in the parts of their bodies and in the smiles of their mothers. The they become interested in the physical world around them: the plants, the
animals, the sky. Later, they become interested in the things that people have made: wheels, bicycles, cars. And when they are adults, their curiosity continues. Sometimes this curiosity leads to a career (生涯、职业) in science.
Scientists spend their lives trying to find out about the world. Those who work with the earth sciences study the earth, the oceans, and the skies. Other scientists who study living things work with the biological sciences. A third group of scientists study the physical sciences, e. g. physics, chemistry .
These scientists have already discovered a lot about our world. For example, they tell us why your heart beats fast when you run. They say that when you are quiet, your heart normally beats sixty-five or seventy-five times a minute. Your heart is a pump (泵) that pumps blood to all parts of the body. The blood carries oxygen and nutrition. When you run, your muscles work very hard and use the nutrition that the blood carries to them. The muscles need oxygen, too . So your brain sends a signal to the heart. The signal means that the muscles need more nutrition and oxygen. Then the heart beats fast and sends blood quickly to the muscles. It may beat 90 to 140 times a minute.
Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask, “Why does the ocean water taste salty?”
Scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks. Rain falls into cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask , “What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not get saltier every year.” Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question.
We know a lot about our world, but there are still many answers that we do not have, and we are curious.　

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

    1. A.
      People are curious in the same way
    2. B.
      People in different countries are interested in different things
    3. C.
      Men and women are curious about different things
    4. D.
      People of different ages are interested in different things
  2. 2.

    Scientists who work with the biological sciences study____

    1. A.
      the earth , the oceans and the sky
    2. B.
      man-made things
    3. C.
      plants and animals
    4. D.
      ocean water
  3. 3.

    When you run, your muscles need ____

    1. A.
      more nutrition and oxygen
    2. B.
      more signals
    3. C.
      more salt
    4. D.
      water

If you ask most Americans, they would say their favorite season of the year is summer. The weather is warm. They do not have to wear heavy clothes to keep warm. Young people do not have to go to school. They can do many activities outside, like playing sports and swimming at the beach or the pool. They like the sunshine during the day and the warm summer nights. People have written and recorded hundreds of songs about summer. These are some of our favorites.
One of the most famous songs about summer is from George Gershwin’s opera “Porgy and Bess”. He wrote the music in nineteen thirty-five. The opera takes place in the southern United States. It opens with these words: “Summertime and the living’ is easy. Fish are jumping’ and the cotton is high.” Leontyne Price sings the song.
The nineteen fifties and sixties produced many songs about teenagers enjoying their summer vacation from school. The songs are about having fun, swimming in the ocean, driving in cars. However, for some teenagers, summer vacation was not all fun and games. Some of them had to work to earn money

  1. 1.

    Why did people write and record so many songs about summer?

    1. A.
      Summer is warm
    2. B.
      They do not have to wear heavy clothes to keep warm
    3. C.
      They can do many activities outside
    4. D.
      They like summer
  2. 2.

    Which of following statements is NOT true?

    1. A.
      There are 1950s or 1960s songs about teenagers enjoying their summer vacation from school
    2. B.
      Many songs are about teenagers having fun in summer
    3. C.
      Teenagers have not only fun and games but other things in summer
    4. D.
      Some teenagers have to work to earn money in summer
  3. 3.

    Please choose an appropriate title for the passage

    1. A.
      Summer
    2. B.
      Children in Summer
    3. C.
      Summer and Children
    4. D.
      Songs about Summer

Fourteen – year – old Richie Hawley had spent five years studying violin at the Community School of Performing Arts in Los Angeles when he took part in a violin contest. Ninety two young people were invited to the contest and Hawley came out first．
　　The contest could have been the perfect setup for fear, worrying about mistakes, and trying to impress the judges. But Hawley says he did pretty well in staying calm. “I couldn’t be thinking about how many mistakes I’d make — it would distract me from playing,” he says. “I didn’t even remember trying to impress people while I played. It’s almost as if they weren’t there. I just wanted to make music.”
Hawley is a winner. But he didn’t become a winner by concentrating on winning. He did it by concentrating on playing well．
　　“The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part,” said the founder of the modern Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin. “The important thing in life is not the triumph (胜利) but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”
　　A characteristic of high performers is their intense, pleasurable concentration on work, rather than on their competitors or future glory or money, says Dr. Charles Garfield, who has studied 1,500 achievers in business, science, sports, the arts, and professions. “They are interested in winning, but they are most interested in self - development, testing their limits.”
　　One of the most surprising things about top performers is how many losses they’ve had and how much they’ve learned from each. “Not one of the 1,500 I studied defined losing as failing,” Garfield says. “They kept calling their losses ‘setbacks’.”
　　A healthy attitude toward setbacks is essential to winning, experts agree．
　　“The worst thing you can do if you’ve had a setback is to let yourself get stuck in a long depression. You should analyze carefully what went wrong, identify specific things you did right and give yourself credit for them.” Garfield believes that most people don’t give themselves enough praise. He even suggests keeping a diary of all the positive things you’ve done on the way to a goal．

  1. 1.

    Hawley won the contest because ________．

    1. A.
      he put all his mind to his performance
    2. B.
      he cared much about the judges’ feelings
    3. C.
      he tried his best to avoid making mistakes
    4. D.
      he paid close attention to the people around
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, successful people concentrate on ________．

    1. A.
      challenging their own limits
    2. B.
      learning from others
    3. C.
      defeating their opponents
    4. D.
      avoiding setbacks
  3. 3.

    The passage tells us that “praise” in times of trouble ________．

    1. A.
      helps people deal with their disappointment
    2. B.
      makes people forget their setbacks
    3. C.
      makes people regret about their past
    4. D.
      helps people analyze what went wrong
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