A traveller was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her. The traveller's face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul(灵魂) if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldn't. When she believed that the head didn't fear any longer, the traveller then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!"

  1. 1.

    The children shouted when the traveller was taking pictures of them because _______

    1. A.
      they didn't want to stop playing
    2. B.
      the traveller forgot to take off the cap on her head
    3. C.
      they didn't want to have their pictures taken
    4. D.
      the traveller was not doing well with her camera
  2. 2.

    The traveller made an apology to (向……道歉) the head because _______

    1. A.
      she thought it was not right to take people's pictures without telling them beforehand(事先)
    2. B.
      the children would lose their souls
    3. C.
      she had stayed in the village too long
    4. D.
      she didn't take a picture of the head first
  3. 3.

    The traveller explained how to use a camera to the head because _______

    1. A.
      the head was very interested in her camera
    2. B.
      the head wanted to learn to take pictures
    3. C.
      she was afraid of the head
    4. D.
      she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing
  4. 4.

    When the head smiled, it's clear that _______

    1. A.
      the children wanted to play with her
    2. B.
      the traveller didn't know what the children meant
    3. C.
      he wanted the traveller to tell him something else
    4. D.
      the traveller didn't let him speak

If you happen to find “On the Road” at a gas station or “Who Moved My Cheese?” in your grocery store, it might not be and accident. You could be the unwitting beneficiary of a “bookcrosser”---- a person who on purpose leaves books in public places hoping they’ll be found by strangers.
The idea o leaving a book for someone else to find and enjoy is not new ---- some people have been leaving just-finished books in airports and on buses since the dawn of the hurry-up-and-wait. Creating a system for book-leavers to find out what happened to those books adds a new way to the practice. Bokcrossing.com, the website that encourages books to be “released into the wild”, has more than 18,000 members since its start last year, and averages 112 new participants daily.
Its members have scattered(分发) more than 42,000 novels, self-help books, memoirs, technical manuals and biographies in 45 countries, leaving them in public restrooms, movie theatres, coffee studios or anywhere that they can imagine. The result: a worldwide living library.
Peri Doslu, a California yoga instructor, has dropped three--- one on top of a telephone booth, one on a rock wall at remote Mono Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada, and another in one of the studios where she teaches.
“I’m always looking for paces to pass on books,” said Doslu. “To think my book’s going to go off and have this future, and I might even get to know a little bit about it down the road.”

  1. 1.

    If you are an unwitting beneficiary of a bookcrosser, that means_____

    1. A.
      you get a book on how to avoid accidents
    2. B.
      you know where to get a book for free
    3. C.
      you get a book somewhere for free without knowing in advance
    4. D.
      you get a card with which you can borrow books at a gas station or somewhere else
  2. 2.

    Bookcrossers are the people who ____

    1. A.
      have lots of books
    2. B.
      have lots of money
    3. C.
      release books in public places on purpose
    4. D.
      like reading books very much
  3. 3.

    A bookcrosser may not leave books in _____

    1. A.
      toilets
    2. B.
      a studio
    3. C.
      the fields
    4. D.
      his bed
  4. 4.

    Which of the following about Doslu is true?

    1. A.
      She dropped her first book on top of a telephone booth
    2. B.
      She had no idea who took her books away
    3. C.
      She always left books to her students
    4. D.
      She is a bookcrosser traveling around the world

As the pace（步速） of life continues to increase , we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is completely necessary for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact , it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand(忍受) depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises（危机）we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established（确定的）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it

  1. 1.

    According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ______.

    1. A.
      not fearing stress
    2. B.
      knowing the art of relaxation
    3. C.
      high sense of responsibility
    4. D.
      having control over performance
  2. 2.

    Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?

    1. A.
      We can find some ways to avoid stress
    2. B.
      Stress is always harmful to people’s health
    3. C.
      It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work
    4. D.
      Different people can withstand different amounts of stress
  3. 3.

    In the last sentence of the passage, “do so” refers to ______.

    1. A.
      “expose ourselves to stress”
    2. B.
      “find ways to deal with stress”
    3. C.
      “remove stress from our lives”
    4. D.
      “establish links between diseases and stress”
  4. 4.

    According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is ______.

    1. A.
      to avoid it
    2. B.
      to try to deal with it
    3. C.
      to regard it as a vital motivation
    4. D.
      to find some relaxation

A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man’s big family—his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.
Three months later the woman went back to her parents’ home, having quarreled with her husband. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heart-broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.
It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved (感动) by the act of the animal that she returned to her husband’s home

  1. 1.

    The writer wrote the story in order to ______

    1. A.
      show that elephants are very clever
    2. B.
      tell how a woman trained a wild animal
    3. C.
      show that women care more for animals than men do
    4. D.
      tell how an animal reunited (团圆) a husband and wife
  2. 2.

    The woman left her new home ______

    1. A.
      to visit her own parents in Maliyuwa
    2. B.
      to see if the elephant would follow her
    3. C.
      because she was angry with her husband
    4. D.
      because she was tired of the large family
  3. 3.

    After the young woman left her husband’s home, the elephant ______

    1. A.
      returned to the forest
    2. B.
      was sad because it missed her
    3. C.
      went to look for a new home
    4. D.
      was sick because nobody fed it
  4. 4.

    The young wife went back to her husband because ______

    1. A.
      she knew he had sent the animal to her
    2. B.
      the elephant had come to look for her
    3. C.
      her parents told her to
    4. D.
      she missed her new home

The first visit to a foreign country that I can remember was when I was about seven years old. We live about 5 miles away from the Canadian border(边界). My family and I went to Parc Safari, Quebec, a wonderful place that has animals and rides. We drove down a nice long road. My sister and I sat in the back of the car, and it was a hatchback(有仓门式后背的汽车) so we opened it up. I remember feeding the animals snacks we had bought for ourselves.
The time we went we were told there would not be monkeys because they had escaped and had not been found. I remember thinking to myself, how cool it would be to see a monkey in our backyard.
Even though the monkeys were not there it was still so much fun. When we reached the area that had camels, giraffes and other animals, I remember one of the camels reached into the car to get our snacks. However, we were a little gross out because the camels seemed to froth(吐白沫) at the mouth and we had camel slobber(口水) all over the car and us.
It was one of the best family vacations that I can remember. It was not too far from home, it was in a different country and it was with my family. I cannot remember if we went on the rides or not but seeing many animals was a great time. Now I am grown up and have a son, and I am planning to go there again. He is 7 years old and I think he is at a great age to enjoy a trip like this. I am sure it has changed a lot over the years but it will still be a great family trip

  1. 1.

    Where did the author live when he was 7 years old?

    1. A.
      In Canada
    2. B.
      Near the Canadian border
    3. C.
      In the central US
    4. D.
      In Parc Safari
  2. 2.

    We fed the animals something _____

    1. A.
      offered by people living there
    2. B.
      we bought for them
    3. C.
      we prepared for ourselves
    4. D.
      cooked by my sister
  3. 3.

    what does the underlined part “gross out” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

    1. A.
      surprised
    2. B.
      excited
    3. C.
      tired
    4. D.
      uncomfortable
  4. 4.

    What does the author intend to do?

    1. A.
      To revisit the place he went to at seven
    2. B.
      To take his 7-year-old son to a zoo
    3. C.
      To have a family trip in his own country
    4. D.
      To have a holiday abroad with his parents

You may never connect the words “good” and “eco-friendly”with plastic.It’s time to do a rethink on that as we say hello to hemp(大麻)plastic.Traditionally,plastics have been made from petrochemicals,which are mainly poisonous.Plants,on the other hand,are also a source of cellulose(纤维素),which can be used to make biodegradable (生物所能分解的)plastic.As hemp happens to be one of the richest sources of cellulose,it is only natural that scientists will support its use,considering its ecological benefits.
Hemp plastic is biodegradable and recyclable.If you thought being eco-friendly reduced its solidity,you couldn’t be more wrong.The hard level of hemp plastic can match that of regular plastic.Hemp plastic is resistant to heat;however,the most outstanding feature of a few varieties of hemp plastic is that they are flame resistant too.Finally,if Henry Ford could imagine creating a car with this material,we can perhaps believe that it indeed is“ten times stronger than steel”.
It is a pity that with so many useful qualities,we don’t see hemp plastic being used in our everyday life,the way it ought to be.Hemp plastic can easily take the place of the exiting plastic in products like cell phone chargers(充电器),laptop covers,etc.Currently,hemp plastic is being used to produce audio(音响设备),video,toys,automobile parts and packaging materials.
Hemp fiber is one of the strongest natural fibers known to us.As scientists keep looking for ways to solve the ecological damage that traditional plastics have caused,here is a material that can be produced to be 100% biodegradable.Hemp plastic is known to be several times durable as compared to polypropylene(聚丙烯)plastic,and it comes without all the health and safety threats,It really has long useful life.
Plastics keep reminding us of the damage that we have done to our planet,all under the excuse of convenience.As hemp products have become a new choice into our daily life,Please take a green plan now and make your effort to protect the environment

  1. 1.

    Plastics produced in the traditional way are______

    1. A.
      harmful
    2. B.
      made from plants
    3. C.
      good and eco-friendly
    4. D.
      biodegradable
  2. 2.

    According to Para.2,hemp plastic_____

    1. A.
      is all resistant to flame
    2. B.
      doesn’t have enough solidity
    3. C.
      will take the place of steel
    4. D.
      can be used again after being processed
  3. 3.

    What does the underlined word“durable”mean in Para.4?

    1. A.
      Very useful of important
    2. B.
      Costing little money or less money
    3. C.
      Staying in good condition for a long time
    4. D.
      Existing in large numbers or in many places
  4. 4.

    Which aspect of hemp plastic isn’t mentioned in the passage?

    1. A.
      Features
    2. B.
      Production cost
    3. C.
      Applications
    4. D.
      Advantages
  5. 5.

    What can we know from the passage?

    1. A.
      Using hemp plastic is inconvenient
    2. B.
      People haven’t made the most of hemp
    3. C.
      Hemp fiber is a kind of strong man-made fiber
    4. D.
      Scientists have already known how to solve ecological damage

Roger Conner is a modern­-day Horatio Alger hero. Roger started out as an unpaid worker in a small flower shop. He has become the owner of a florist company whose sales are well over $100 000 a year.
One day when Roger was only twelve, he stopped at a local flower shop. He asked the owner if he could work for him, without pay, in order to learn the business. Roger started working every day after school and on weekends. After two years on the job, he finally asked for a small salary. The owners told him he “wasn't good enough to be paid.” So he quit, and found a paying job at another local flower shop. He worked hard there, but after six months they laid him off because business was slow.
Not discouraged, Roger decided to do it alone and started his own flower store in a basement in his town. He started his business with only sixty­-five dollars. He bought old refrigerators at garage sales and knocked the shelves out. This turned them into coolers for his fresh­-cut flowers. His business grew rapidly as he built up a reputation for top quality and fine service.
In 1977, Roger bought out the flower store where he had worked without pay for over two years. The people who said he “wasn’t good enough to be paid” were astonished to find that they were being taken over by a teenager. He had plans to renovate (振兴) the whole store.
One of the reasons the owners sold out to Roger was that the store wasn't doing well. But after Roger took over ownership and redid the store, business started booming. In fact, business was so good that after one year, he celebrated by buying out the other store where he had worked. Roger then combined both stores and moved to a location in the center of his town.
The new store has 2 000 square feet and seven employees. And he did it all before he reached the age of twenty

  1. 1.

    The author is wants to show us that people who want to succeed in business should ________

    1. A.
      work without pay
    2. B.
      own a flower shop
    3. C.
      work hard and never give up
    4. D.
      work as teenagers
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      He worked for two years without pay
    2. B.
      He needed luck to be successful
    3. C.
      He opened his first flower business in a basement
    4. D.
      He became successful before the age of twenty
  3. 3.

    The passage may be a ________

    1. A.
      newspaper report
    2. B.
      humorous story
    3. C.
      television play
    4. D.
      scientific story
  4. 4.

    The underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably means ________

    1. A.
      employed him
    2. B.
      didn’t let him work there
    3. C.
      paid him money
    4. D.
      were proud of him
  5. 5.

    From the passage, a “Horatio Alger hero” may be the kind of person who________

    1. A.
      works hard in the flower business
    2. B.
      was born into a rich family
    3. C.
      starts out poor and becomes rich
    4. D.
      becomes famous as a result of good luck

The Doll and the White Rose
I was walking around in a mall, when I saw a cashier hand this little boy some money back．The cashier said, "I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll．”The little boy seemed very disappointed．
I walked toward him and asked him who he wished to give this doll to. "It's the doll that my sister wanted so much for Christmas．She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her. But Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there．"His eyes were so sad．"My sister has gone to be with God．Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister."
My heart nearly stopped．The little boy looked up at me and continued, "I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall."
I quickly reached for my wallet and said," Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll．"
"OK, I hope I do have enough," he said．I put some of my money with his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money．
Surprisingly, the little boy cried, "Thank you God for giving me enough money!" Then he looked at me and added, "I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that Mommy could give it to my sister. He heard me! I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much．But he gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose ! "
Then I remembered two days before a local newspaper reported an accident in which a woman and a little girl were badly injured．The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state．Was this the family of the little boy?
Two days after I met the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the woman had passed away．I couldn't stop myself from going to the funeral. Teary-eyed, I felt that my life had been changed forever．

  1. 1.

    The boy wanted to buy the doll because______.

    1. A.
      he had always been eager for such a doll
    2. B.
      Santa Claus didn't give him any Christmas gift
    3. C.
      he would give it to his mother as a birthday surprise
    4. D.
      he wanted to turn his sister's Christmas wish into reality
  2. 2.

    We can learn from the story that______.

    1. A.
      the boy's sister died after staying in hospital for two weeks
    2. B.
      the boy's family were all seriously injured in a car accident
    3. C.
      the author gave the boy some extra money without his notice
    4. D.
      the boy's mother always wished to receive a white rose on Christmas
  3. 3.

    The story most probably conveys the message that______.

    1. A.
      a kind act can bring joy and hope to others
    2. B.
      a gift is a perfect way to express love for others
    3. C.
      losing a family member is a heavy blow to children
    4. D.
      a religiou s belief can help one solve problems in his life

Back in old times, people had little knowledge about the universe and nature. Things we now consider to be common sense were mysteries to our ancestors.
Over the years, major breakthroughs have been made in science and many phenomena have been explained. But still, there are always questions we can't yet answer, and The Guardian has listed some of them.
1. What makes us human?
Just looking at your DNA won't tell you - human DNA is 99 percent identical to that of the chimpanzee and, believe it or not, 50 percent identical to a banana's! A lot of the things we once thought were unique about us - language and tool use, recognizing ourselves in the mirror and so on – have since been seen in other animals. Perhaps it's our culture that makes the difference or maybe our ability to use fire. It's also possible that our capacity (能力) for co-operation and our trading skills are what make us unique.
2. Why do we dream?
Given the fact that we spend around a third of our lives sleeping, shouldn't we know everything about it? Unfortunately, scientists are still searching for a complete explanation of what happens when we sleep and why we dream.
Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud believed dreams were the expressions of wishes that we can't fulfill in our real lives. Others have wondered whether dreams are just random "noise" coming from a sleeping brain.
3. Could we someday live forever?
Apart from accidents, most people die because of diseases that can be treated and aging. And since many diseases, such as diabetes（糖尿病） and cancer, are diseases of aging, treating aging itself could be the key to extending our lives.
Our knowledge of what causes us to age - and what allows some animals to live longer than others - is expanding rapidly. And though we haven't quite worked out all the details, we've worked out some pieces of the puzzles such as DNA damage and metabolism (新陈代谢), which are all leading to the invention of drugs that can slow down the aging process.
If we're lucky enough to lengthen our lives, we might even get to see the day when all of these questions are answered

  1. 1.

    The main point of the passage is ______

    1. A.
      to inform people of the knowledge about the universe and nature
    2. B.
      to introduce major breakthroughs that have been made in science
    3. C.
      to present some questions we can't yet answer
    4. D.
      to explain what were once mysteries to our ancestors
  2. 2.

    Chimpanzees and bananas are mentioned as examples to prove that ______

    1. A.
      human beings are actually not different from other animals
    2. B.
      animals have completely different DNA from that of plants
    3. C.
      both animals and plants share the same amount of DNA
    4. D.
      DNA alone is not good enough to make humans different
  3. 3.

    The underlined word "identical" is closest in meaning to ______

    1. A.
      mysterious
    2. B.
      unique
    3. C.
      advanced
    4. D.
      same
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      What were mysteries to our ancestors are considered to be common sense now
    2. B.
      Now we know much more about dreams than our ancestors did in the past
    3. C.
      With the invention of new drugs people can possibly live even longer
    4. D.
      If all the diseases can be treated people can theoretically live forever

What’s a “gift”? If you look it up in the dictionary, you’ll see that it’s another word for a present. For example, “They brought him some gifts.” However, if you’re German, “gift” means something completely different: poison!
This word “gift” is an example of a false friend--- a word that looks the same in two languages, but which actually has two different meanings. As English is basically a mixture of German, French and Latin, there are many words that are similar in these languages. For example, the English word “education” is “education” in Spanish. And the English words “word, book, nine, house” are “Wort, Buch, Neun, Haus” in german.
These similar-looking words can be very helpful when learning other languages --- they’re our “friends”. However, sometimes they can turn out or be “false friends”. Here are a few examples.
In English, someone who is “sensible” thinks before they act and shows good judgement. For example , “The sensible thing to do would be to consult a lawyer.” However, in Spanish, “sensible ” means “sensitive” (showing understanding of other people’s problems, needs or feelings).
The English word “coin” refers to a piece of money made of metal. For example, “I had a few coins in my pocket.” But the French word “coin” means “corner”.
The English word “library” is a place where you can go to borrow books. For example, “I borrowed six books from the library.” But the Spanish word “libreria” refers to a bookshop (where you buy books).
The English word “actually” means “in fact”. For example, “Actually I’m not Italian, I’m form American.” But the Spanish word “actualmente” means “currently” or “at the moment”.
Finally, the English word “embarrassed” means “ashamed”. For example, “They looked a bit embarrassed.” However, the Spanish term “embarazada” means “pregnant” (with a child)

  1. 1.

    We can learn from the first two paragraphs that English _______

    1. A.
      is easy to master
    2. B.
      is simpler than Spanish
    3. C.
      has a complex background
    4. D.
      has changed greatly throughout history
  2. 2.

    Which of the following pairs of words are true friends according to the author?

    1. A.
      Nine and Neun
    2. B.
      Library and libreria
    3. C.
      Actually and actualmente
    4. D.
      Embarrassed and embarazada
  3. 3.

    According to the text, in Spanish ______

    1. A.
      “coin” means “corner”
    2. B.
      “gift” refers to something negative
    3. C.
      “educacion” simply means “book”
    4. D.
      “sensible” doesn’t necessarily means “wise”
  4. 4.

    The author develops the text mainly by ______

    1. A.
      following the order of space
    2. B.
      comparing different ideas
    3. C.
      providing typical examples
    4. D.
      analyzing the cause and effect
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