Wugging, or web-use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user. By using Everyclick.com, which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK, students can raise money every time they search, but it won’t cost them a penny.
Research shows that students are extremely passionate about supporting charity — 88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity. This figure is high considering this age group is often the least likely to have their own income. 19% of 22 to 24 year olds have short-term debts of more than £5,000. With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing or possible.
Beth Truman, a 21 year old recent university graduate, has used everyclick.com to donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the “wugging” grow in popularity with students. “When you’re at university you become more socially aware, but it’s sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself,” says Beth. “Wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give to charity, without costing them a single penny.”
Wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don’t feel they have the means to do so. Students using the web can raise money for causes they care about without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding.
Everyclick.com works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can decide which of the UK’s 170,000 charities they would like to support through their clicks. Everyclick.com then makes monthly payments to every registered charity. Launched in June 2005, Everyclick.com is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK

1.
According to the passage, “wugging” is actually _______
1. A.
  a student movement
2. B.
  a charity-related action
3. C.
  a school organization
4. D.
  a website
2.
In the case of charity, everyclick.com _______
1. A.
  frees students of the financial worries
2. B.
  receives much money from students
3. C.
  offers valuable information to students
4. D.
  praises students for their money-raising
3.
What does Beth Truman think of the “wugging” movement?
1. A.
  It makes Everyclick.com popular in the UK
2. B.
  It becomes easy to do charity because of it
3. C.
  It results in students’ more social awareness
4. D.
  It helps students to save money
4.
From the passage, we can conclude that _______
1. A.
  most full time students do charity on the Internet every day
2. B.
  Everyclick.com helps students pay for the college education
3. C.
  “wugging” is a win-win idea for both students and charities
4. D.
  Everyclick.com is the most successful search engine in the UK

For many writers, writing stories or plays is a part-time job: to support themselves they take on other jobs, such as teaching. It is one sign of August Wilson’s success that for many years he has been able to make a living only by writing plays.
Wilson was born in Pittsburgh and dropped out of school in the ninth grade. He was a good reader, however, and continued his education by reading library books, learning about black nationalist movements of the time, and closely observing(观察) the lives of the poor people.
In the late 1960’s Wilson set up a theater company called Black Horizons and began to think of ways to describe African-American life on the stage. He had the idea of a cycle of plays, each of which was set in a different decade(十年) of the 20^th century, showing how African-American life has developed.
The first successful play of this series was Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom about black musicians in Chicago in the 1920s, who are not accepted by white society. Other plays in the series include Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, about blacks in the 1910s who had moved north to Pittsburgh in search of a new identity; Fences, which focuses on a father–son conflict(冲突) in the1950s; and The Piano Lesson, about a 1930s family that was uncertain about whether to sell the family’s treasure. For the last two of these plays Wilson was awarded Pulitzer Prizes.
Wilson has written eight plays in his cycle, the most recent being King Hedley the Second, a play set in the 1980s. His plays are enjoyed by both the blacks and the whites and engage anyone who is interested in African-American experience

1.
Wilson won Pulitzer Prizes for ______.
1. A.
  The Piano Lesson & Fences
2. B.
  Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom & Fences
3. C.
  The Piano Lesson & King Hedley the Second
4. D.
  King Hedley the Second & Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
2.
It is possible that in his series of the 20^th –century plays, Wilson plans to write ______.
1. A.
  no more
2. B.
  two more
3. C.
  three more
4. D.
  four more
3.
The underlined word “engage” in the last paragraph means ______.
1. A.
  award
2. B.
  benefit
3. C.
  please
4. D.
  attract
4.
What’s the passage mainly about?
1. A.
  The life of August Wilson
2. B.
  The growth of August Wilson
3. C.
  A cycle of plays of August Wilson
4. D.
  August Wilson’s theater company

I have recently completed my college degree. The last project was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out to smile at three people and document their reactions. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake.
My husband, youngest son and I went out to McDonald. We were standing in line when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away. As I turned around I smelled a horrible body odour （气味）and saw two poor homeless men standing behind me. As I looked at the short blue-eyed gentleman closest to me, he was “smiling”. The second man fumbled（摸索）with his hands as he stood behind his friend.
The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could afford.
Then I really felt it-I embraced（拥抱） the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked two more breakfast meals on and gave them to the men.
The blue-eyed gentleman looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.” When I sat down my husband smiled at me. We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that because of the good fortune that we had been given.
I turned in my project. My teacher said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings share this need to heal people and to be healed.
In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald’s and every soul that heard the story in the classroom. But, I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn

1.
Why did people around the author in the McDonald step back?
1. A.
  Because they were very polite to the two men
2. B.
  Because they were moved by the two men
3. C.
  Because the two men smelt terrible
4. D.
  Because the two men seemed unfriendly
2.
Why did the two men only buy coffee?
1. A.
  Because they didn’t have enough money
2. B.
  Because they didn’t feel hungry
3. C.
  Because they knew others would help them
4. D.
  Because they were looked down upon
3.
How did the teacher think of the author’s project?
1. A.
  Hard to believe
2. B.
  Interesting to read
3. C.
  Very puzzling
4. D.
  Very satisfying
4.
What did the author think she learn from the story?
1. A.
  A friend in need is a friend indeed
2. B.
  Helping others can bring pleasure to many people
3. C.
  Nothing is difficult to a willing heart
4. D.
  Don’t judge people according to their appearance

When I was 13, my bedroom walls were covered with posters of the Monkees and Beatles. I wrote fan letters and daydreamed about meeting the objects of my affections. I begged my parents to attend every rock concert and watch every TV show featuring my favorite celebrities; my friends and I discussed for hours all the things we would say and do when we met our favourite movie stars and pop singers. I drove my mother crazy ! But after a few years, my obsession stars faded as I matured and gained the confidence to socialize with “real” boys.
In the 35 years since I was a teenager, celebrity worship (崇拜) has increased among teens due to the explosion of television celebrity gossip shows, and instant access to celebrity news on the Internet. It’s no wonder that many teens are obsessed with stars when news programs are often filled with entertainment stories and the lives of celebrities.
Celebrity worship syndrome (综合征) is now considered a personality disorder. While it is normal for teenagers to follow the lives of their favorite stars, parents should try to monitor everything their child finds interesting. Parents should take action if they suspect a teen is too obsessed with celebrities and showing little interest in school or withdrawing from the family. When teens talk a lot about celebrities and view them as just means of entertainment, this is considered normal celebrity worship. However, when a teenager is obsessed with a star and often expresses a desire to have a close personal relationship with a celebrity or feels they have a special connection to a star, this may be the time for concern. Recent studies have shown that teens who develop an unhealthy obsession with celebrities often suffer from low self confidence and depression. Teens who are overly obsessed with stars often have damaged relationships with their parents

1.
The first paragraph is intended to tell us________
1. A.
  parents needn’t worry about celebrity worship
2. B.
  celebrity worship can cause serious problems
3. C.
  it’s normal for a teen to have celebrity worship
4. D.
  celebrity worship only exists among teens
2.
We can learn from the second paragraph that________
1. A.
  the media greatly contributes to celebrity worship today
2. B.
  the author is surprised at celebrity worship
3. C.
  teens today are not so obsessed with celebrities
4. D.
  celebrities expose their lives too much
3.
Parents should become concerned when their children________
1. A.
  talk a lot about celebrities with others
2. B.
  put up celebrity posters in their bedrooms
3. C.
  ask to go to their favourite star’s concert
4. D.
  desire a close personal relationship with their favorite star
4.
The last paragraph implies that________
1. A.
  parents should not care too much about a child’s celebrity worship
2. B.
  celebrity worship syndrome can be a serious problem if left overlooked
3. C.
  children can normally get out of celebrity worship when they are older
4. D.
  children with celebrity worship usually have high opinion of themselves
5.
What is most likely to be talked about in the paragraph following the passage?
1. A.
  The harm of celebrity worship syndrome
2. B.
  More signs of celebrity worship syndrome
3. C.
  What to do with children’s celebrity worship syndrome
4. D.
  Who will suffer most from celebrity worship syndrome

Learning to drive is important to the independence of teenagers, but it is also a great responsibility．Although having a law that keeps 16-year-old drivers from having more than one teenager in the car with them at first seems unfair, there are convincing reasons for this requirement．
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that teens are four times more likely than older drivers to be involved in an automobile accident．It also reports that 16-and 17-year-old drivers are twice as likely to have an accident if they have two teenage friends in the car and four times as likely to have one if they have three or more teenage friends in the car with them．Fatal （致命的） crashes of 16-year-old drivers involve the highest percentage of speeding, driver error, and number of passengers．This information is enough to cause any reasonable person to wonder about the wisdom of allowing new teen drivers to take a carload of friends anywhere, even if the law permits it．
A study at the National Institutes of Health indicates that the part of the human brain that controls judgment and evaluates the consequences of our actions might not be fully formed until the age of 25．Until this study, researchers had placed the age at 18．If this is true, it could explain the reckless （鲁莽的） behavior of many teens, behavior that often extends into their twenties．It also could be a strong reason for being cautious about the driving circumstances of young people．
This is not the only study that indicates such caution is necessary．One study at Temple University in Philadelphia examines the results of peer（同龄人） pressure in risky driving situations．The study, which uses a driving game, has an individual guide a car through a course, both alone and in the presence of friends．Three different age groups participated in the study: 13-16, 18-22, and 24 and older．Members of the oldest group showed caution whether driving alone or with friends present, but the two younger groups took more chances when they were with their friends．Furthermore, because these drivers were accustomed to the noise and distraction of many passengers, they were unable to see their own mistakes．Once again, this is a good indication that a law restricting the number of teenagers in the car with a young driver is a good idea．

1.
What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 2?
1. A.
  Many deaths have occurred because of inexperience and overconfidence．
2. B.
  It' s reasonable to severely limit the passenger number of teen drivers．
3. C.
  New teen drivers have to ask permission before driving with friends．
4. D.
  There are many causes behind the teens' driving accidents．
2.
From the two studies, the author probably suggests that ______．
1. A.
  different age groups have different peer pressure
2. B.
  teenagers often give wrong judgments above passengers' noise
3. C.
  underdeveloped brain makes teens ignore their mistakes
4. D.
  driving circumstances are bound up with（与…密切相关） the risk of accidents
3.
We can infer that the law restriction can probably ______．
1. A.
  protect teens on the highway
2. B.
  raise teens' sense of responsibility
3. C.
  reduce the number of fatal crashes
4. D.
  force teens to drive with caution
4.
With which statement would the author most likely disagree?
1. A.
  Some teenagers have risky behavior while driving．
2. B.
  Certain laws treat teenagers and adults differently．
3. C.
  We still need more studies on teen driving．
4. D.
  Driving is important to a teenager' s sense of independence．

"A child is dying---out of breath!" I had just begun my working day in the city, when these words came through the radio of the police car I was driving. I turned on the red lights and siren(警笛)and drove off as fast as I could. "Just my luck!" I thought. I didn't know this city well and my first call of the day was a life-and-death sudden happening, several kilometers away.
I got to the house. A mother, filled with fear, handed me her baby, his face already blue. Was I too late? Dear me!
I did what had been taught to do in such a serious condition. A small thing flew out of the baby's mouth on to the floor. It was a button. Thank heaven! The holes in it let a little air through.
A doctor rushed into the room. He had with him an oxygen bag.
The child began to cry at the top of his voice, burned red and started to look for his mother. He was angry but was saved

1.
The writer of the story is______.
1. A.
  a policeman
2. B.
  a driver
3. C.
  a doctor
4. D.
  the boy's father
2.
The writer turned on the red lights and siren in order to______.
1. A.
  show that he was a police car
2. B.
  have the people in the streets make way for him
3. C.
  warn the people in the streets of the danger ahead
4. D.
  tell the people in the streets that he did not know the way well
3.
The baby was still living when the writer got to the house because______.
1. A.
  the writer arrived in time
2. B.
  the writer had been taught what to do at that time
3. C.
  the button was not big enough
4. D.
  the button happened to have holes in it
4.
What worried the writer all the way to the dying child ?
1. A.
  He was afraid to come too late to save the child
2. B.
  It was a sudden happening and he was too young
3. C.
  Any people might be knocked down or killed by his car
4. D.
  He was afraid that he could not have the button taken out

We use an average of 158 liters of water a day in Britain, for which we pay a bargain price of 28p a liter, but much of this is just cash down the drain, according to water companies.
Most are campaigning to cut the amount we use. And the frontline weapon in their campaign is the water meter (计量器). They want us all to have one and one company is seeking powers to make this compulsory.
The Government is anxious for us to use less water, too. Elliot Morley, the Environment Minister, says he is impressed by the savings when a meter is installed. In most homes, consumption drops by 20 percent.
He also thinks consumers get a good deal from meters. He said, “Most people would find that they would either be exactly the same or better off with water meters and it is a fairer way of paying for water.”
At present, only 25% of households have meters and most of those are in East Anglia. They are installed by water companies, and households then have about ￡43 added to each bill to cover the cost of installing and reading the meter.
Barrie Clarke, a spokesman for Water UK, said, “We want everyone to be more water wise—to think about the amount of water they use. But with our climate change and different weather patterns, over time it will make economic and environmental sense to think how we use water. This may mean meters.”
Mr. Clarke believes the easiest way to save water is to use less in the garden. In one hour, a sprinkler uses the same amount of water as the average family of four uses in a day—about 632 liters. He said that gardeners should water in the evening so that it dose not evaporate in the heat of the day and that every household should have a water butt to collect rainwater for use in the garden

1.
Which of the following is NOT the advantage of installing water meters?
1. A.
  Water consumption drops
2. B.
  It’s fairer to pay for water
3. C.
  They’re installed for free
4. D.
  People are more water wise
2.
The passage implies that ______.
1. A.
  water meters are welcome by British people
2. B.
  people will be better off with water meters
3. C.
  everyone has become wiser to use water now
4. D.
  saving water is both good to economy and environment
3.
How many liters of water does an average family of four use in a day after installing a meter in Britain?
1. A.
  about 126 liters
2. B.
  about 158 liters
3. C.
  about 506 liters
4. D.
  about 632 liters
4.
The underlined word “evaporate” in the last paragraph means ______.
1. A.
  change into steam and disappears
2. B.
  absorb the heat of the day
3. C.
  sink into the soil
4. D.
  turn into ice
5.
According to Mr. Clarke, some good ways to save water are as follows EXCEPT______.
1. A.
  using less on the garden
2. B.
  using a sprinkler
3. C.
  watering in the evening
4. D.
  gathering rainfall for garden use

Australia---The vote for euthanasia(安乐死)was finally taken at 3:45 this morning. After six months’ argument and final 16 hours’ hot debates, Australia’s Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The bill was passed by the vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, the director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on through the group’s on-line service, Death NET. Hofsess says, “We posted it all day long, because this isn’t just something that happened in Australia. It’s world history.”
The full import may take a while to understand. The NT Rights of the Terminally III law has left physicians and citizens trying to deal with its moral and practical meaning. Some have breathed sighs of relief, but others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste(匆忙,急忙) of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia — where an aging population, life extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part — other states are going to consider making a similar law to for euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes(多米诺骨牌) to start falling.
Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death — probably by a deadly injection or pill — to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as incurably ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54 year old Darwin man suffering from lung cancer, the law means he can get on with living without the fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “I’m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I’d go, because I’ve watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says

1.
According to the text ,which of the following statements is TRUE?
1. A.
  Australia now is the only country in the world to pass the law of euthanasia
2. B.
  All people in Australia don’t have the same positive attitude to euthanasia
3. C.
  Many patients will ask their doctors for euthanasia because they are afraid of death
4. D.
  According to the law, if a patient requests death, his or her wish will be met after 48 hours
2.
The underlined sentence in Para 2, “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.” means that observers are waiting to see ______.
1. A.
  the result of the game of dominoes
2. B.
  that people’s attitude to euthanasia will be changed
3. C.
  that the bill about euthanasia in Australia will come to an end
4. D.
  the similar bills will be passed in other countries
3.
Australia was the first country to pass the bill of euthanasia, but not USA or Canada. Which one is NOT the reason ?
1. A.
  In Australia, the technology of extending life is advanced
2. B.
  In Australia, it is easy to deal with the moral and practical meaning
3. C.
  In Australia, old people take up great part in the population of the whole country
4. D.
  Australians gradually realize suffering from a terrible disease is worse than immediate death
4.
It can be inferred from the text that ______.
1. A.
  when Lloyd Nickson dies, he will face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasia
2. B.
  physicians and citizens in Australia share the same view on euthanasia
3. C.
  other countries are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia
4. D.
  under the bill, patients requesting death are sure to be injected by deadly medicine
5.
What’s the author’s attitude to euthanasia?
1. A.
  Negative
2. B.
  Critical
3. C.
  Positive
4. D.
  Doubtful

The video rooms have been open since Jan. 2. If successful, the chain hopes to expand the service to other provinces, or even other countries. In addition to the food, customers pay 200 yuan per hour for using the room.
''The video rooms have been fully booked in February,'' said Chen Yu, manager of the Wangfujing branch. The Video room in Beijing is about 30 square meters and large enough for six customers.
''Many customers prefer to use the room for dinners rather than lunch,'' Chen said, adding the average age of customers who booked the video hotpot(火锅) is about 30.
''The whole process is very smooth. The image and the voice transmission(转换) are as good as those of video conferencing at work, ''said one of Chen's colleagues surnamed Luo.
''I have a lot of friends in Beijing, whom I haven’t met for a long time because of being busy at work,'' said a woman surnamed Yu who is having dinner with her husband at Haidilao.''The new service gives us a chance to have a dinner together without traveling. I would like to give it a try.''
The video hotpot also helped establish a friendship between waitresses in the two cities.
Zhao Huanhuan, in her 20s, who is specially trained for serving in the video room in Shanghai, developed a friendship with a waitress named Lu Ke in the Beijing branch.
Zhao said excitedly: ''It was too amazing to believe. I'm so interested in using the special room and enjoy serving people there. I also talk about some interesting interactive games with Lu before guests come for dinner''.
Although Lu felt a little bit nervous when she first served in front of the screens, she said the new mode of communication also encouraged her to supply better services for customers.
''It's like a service competition. We saw each other through video and I could learn from Zhao's serving,'' Lu said, adding she will visit Zhao if she goes to Shanghai.
It seems that video hotpot doesn't satisfy everyone's taste, however

1.
From the passage we know that ______
1. A.
  the video room service has been open for a long time
2. B.
  the video room service has been open in many provinces in China
3. C.
  using the video room, you have to pay extra 200 yuan per hour
4. D.
  the Video room in Beijing is only designed for six people to use
2.
Haidilao may be the name of ______
1. A.
  a theatre
2. B.
  a restaurant
3. C.
  a cinema
4. D.
  a hotel
3.
Why do many customers choose the video room service?
1. A.
  Because the service there is excellent
2. B.
  Because they can have dinner with friends without traveling
3. C.
  Because the food there is delicious
4. D.
  Because the room is large enough for six people
4.
We can learn from the passage that Zhao Huanhuan ______
1. A.
  enjoys communicating with Lu Ke
2. B.
  hasn't met Lu Ke for a long time
3. C.
  is twenty years old now
4. D.
  learned a lot from Lu Ke
5.
What do you suppose will be talked about in the paragraph to be followed?
1. A.
  Lu's visit to Zhao in Shanghai
2. B.
  Other customers' praise for the service
3. C.
  How to improve the service
4. D.
  Other customers' complaint about the service

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According to the passage, “wugging” is actually _______

In the case of charity, everyclick.com _______

What does Beth Truman think of the “wugging” movement?

From the passage, we can conclude that _______

Wilson won Pulitzer Prizes for ______.

It is possible that in his series of the 20th –century plays, Wilson plans to write ______.

The underlined word “engage” in the last paragraph means ______.

What’s the passage mainly about?

Why did people around the author in the McDonald step back?

Why did the two men only buy coffee?

How did the teacher think of the author’s project?

What did the author think she learn from the story?

The first paragraph is intended to tell us________

We can learn from the second paragraph that________

Parents should become concerned when their children________

The last paragraph implies that________

What is most likely to be talked about in the paragraph following the passage?

What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 2?

From the two studies, the author probably suggests that ______．

We can infer that the law restriction can probably ______．

With which statement would the author most likely disagree?

The writer of the story is______.

The writer turned on the red lights and siren in order to______.

The baby was still living when the writer got to the house because______.

What worried the writer all the way to the dying child ?

Which of the following is NOT the advantage of installing water meters?

The passage implies that ______.

How many liters of water does an average family of four use in a day after installing a meter in Britain?

The underlined word “evaporate” in the last paragraph means ______.

According to Mr. Clarke, some good ways to save water are as follows EXCEPT______.

According to the text ,which of the following statements is TRUE?

The underlined sentence in Para 2, “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.” means that observers are waiting to see ______.

Australia was the first country to pass the bill of euthanasia, but not USA or Canada. Which one is NOT the reason ?

It can be inferred from the text that ______.

What’s the author’s attitude to euthanasia?

From the passage we know that ______

Haidilao may be the name of ______

Why do many customers choose the video room service?

We can learn from the passage that Zhao Huanhuan ______

What do you suppose will be talked about in the paragraph to be followed?

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It is possible that in his series of the 20^th –century plays, Wilson plans to write ______.