The World Health Organization recently reported that the number of cases of tuberculosis(TB) has been abating since 2006 . Also, fewer people are dying from TB. But a study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, says smoking could threaten this progress.
Nearly twenty percent of all people use tobacco, and millions of non-smokers get sick from breathing the smoke. The new study predicts that smoking will produce an additional thirty-four million TB deaths by 2024.
Efforts to control the spread of TB have mainly focused on finding and treating infections. Fewer efforts have been made to understand the causes. Dr Anthony Fauci is the director of the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious diseases. He said, “Despite our control efforts, we still have more than a million people each year dying from TB and millions of people  getting infected; we realize it’s still a very important problem. So we have to do the practical thing and we have to do the fundamental research things at the same time. ”
Smoking does not cause TB; bacteria cause the infection. But the study says smoking affects the nervous system in a way that makes an inactive case of TB more likely to develop into an active one. Stanton Glantz is the director of the University of California’s Centre for Tobacco Control Research and Education and an author of the new study. He says it shows that TB cannot be controlled unless tobacco use is controlled.  He said, “It increases the number of people who will get TB by about seven percent.”
The study is described as the first to identify a direct link between tobacco use and rates of TB infection and death. Professor Glantz says the results should guide those creating health policies and TB control efforts. He said, “If you want to control the infectious disease of TB, you have to control the tobacco industry and the tobacco industry’s efforts to increase tobacco use, particularly in developing countries where TB is a big problem.”

  1. 1.

    What would be the beat title for this passage?

    1. A.
      Scientists try to find the causes of TB deaths
    2. B.
      Study shows smoking is harmful to our health
    3. C.
      Study links smoking to millions of TB deaths
    4. D.
      Scientists pay more attention to TB deaths than before
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined word “abating” in Paragraph 1 mean?

    1. A.
      Responding
    2. B.
      Surviving
    3. C.
      Rising
    4. D.
      Falling
  3. 3.

    What would Dr Anthony Fauci probably agree with?

    1. A.
      More efforts are needed to find the causes of TB infections
    2. B.
      TB infections are no longer a serious problem
    3. C.
      Few efforts have been put into the work of treating TB infections
    4. D.
      The practical and the fundamental research cannot be done together at present
  4. 4.

    It is implied in the passage that______.

    1. A.
      it is not very hard to control TB
    2. B.
      smoking indirectly leads to TB
    3. C.
      an inactive case of TB is deadly
    4. D.
      people cannot blame smoking for TB

Cooler temperatures, attractive colors, smaller crowds autumn is the perfect time for travel and tourism. Here, three places are listed as the best fall trip destinations. Don’t worry if you can’t go to these places. By reading this page, we hope to take you on grand tour and let you experience fun and culture around the world.

Cannstatter   Volkfest, Stuttgart, Germany
Stuttgart’s   Cannstatter Volkfest is listed as the world’s second largest beer-drinking   event–following Munich’s Oktoberfest. But it is considered Germany’s more   authentic celebration of local heritage and, of course, beer.
Started as an   agricultural fair in 1818–a symbolic 24-meter-high “fruit column” pays homage to the past–the three-week   festival (from September 23 to October 9 this year) features live music, a   re-created Alpine village, and carnival（狂欢节） rides.
In addition,   Stuttgart is recognized as a global car capital. Both the Mercedes-Benz and   Porsche museums are worth a visit.

 

Churchill,   Manitoba, Canada
Here in the   northern Canadian town at Hudson Bay, visitors can see the area’s most famous   fall residents–polar   bears.
More than a   thousand of the world’s   largest land carnivores migrate through the “polar   bear capital of the world” during October and   November, when the first ice forms on the edge of Hudson Bay. 
The frozen   conditions make it easier for hungry bears to hunt for seals (by walking   instead of swimming).
Under the snowy,   winter weather, visitors can hardly have too many clothes to put on.   Insulated boots, jackets, and gloves; layered clothing; thermal underwear;   and woolen socks and hats are required.

 

Dublin, Ireland
The Ireland’s   capital and largest city is a center for arts, entertainment, culture and   commerce.
With few tourists   and lower temperatures, fall is the ideal season for walking the historic   Georgian streets and cruising the River Liffey.
Visitors can   explore the city’s 20   square kilometers of public gardens, nature reserves, and parks, including   St. Stephen’s Green, which borders Grafton Street,   one of the world’s most expensive retail locations.
　　Along the   way, enjoy traditional, paper-wrapped fish and chips at Leo Burdock.
　　Healthier   eats will be on the menu on October 31, when more than 12,000 runners are   expected for the National Lottery Dublin Marathon, named “the Friendly   Marathon” for the affable crowds cheering there.

  1. 1.

    The passage is presented for those who______.

    1. A.
      care for fun and culture around the world
    2. B.
      have planned to go for traveling this autumn
    3. C.
      hate to have their holidays in other seasons
    4. D.
      have not ever been to Europe and America
  2. 2.

    If you spend your holidays on October 31, you may______.

    1. A.
      enjoy live music at the beer – drinking festival
    2. B.
      watch polar bears hunt seals
    3. C.
      taste traditional, paper – wrapped fish and clips
    4. D.
      win a prize in “the Friendly Marathon”
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, we can know that______.

    1. A.
      Car exhibitions will be held for two months
    2. B.
      It’s not necessary to take more clothes with you to Churehill, Martitoba
    3. C.
      The beer – drinking event in German dates from the eighteenth century
    4. D.
      Your favourite goods might be available in the expensive shop in Dublin
  4. 4.

    The passage is probably taken from the column of______in a newspaper

    1. A.
      economics
    2. B.
      science
    3. C.
      tourism
    4. D.
      fashion

Teenagers are under a lot of pressure to be thin. They resort to starving, vomiting and eating only diet foods to try and be thin. Television is a big influence on them. They watch shows like Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place and feel they need to look as thin as the actresses on these shows. Society is brainwashing young people into believing that being thin is important and necessary.
Diet commercials are constantly appearing on our television screens telling us that once we lose weight, we will be happy. While you’re standing at the grocery store you are surrounded by magazines claiming to have the newest and best diet. Each month another new diet appears claiming to be the diet to end all diets. If diets really worked, then why are there so many of them? The reason a new diet pops up each month, is that last’s month’s diets did not work. The truth of the matter is that DIETS DON’T WORK.
The diet and fashion industries are not totally to blame for society’s obsession with thinness. We are the ones keeping them in business. We buy into the idea that we can attain the “ideal” body image. We allow ourselves to believe the lies being thrown at us constantly. We are throwing away our hard earned money trying to live up to the standards that society has set for us. It’s unfortunate, but in today’s society, people have forgotten that it’s what’s inside a person that counts, not what’s on the outside. We need to start loving and accepting each other for who we are, not what we look like.
Once again, I would like to stress the fact that diets don’t work. Eating three healthy meals a day, a few snacks and doing moderate exercise, will allow your body to go to its natural set point. Next time you decide that you are going to start another diet because you feel you are too fat, stop, sign up for a self-esteem class instead. That would be money well spent

  1. 1.

    What are Beverly Hills 90210 and Meltrose Place ?

    1. A.
      Fashion shows
    2. B.
      Two famous place in America
    3. C.
      Popular TV shows
    4. D.
      Two TV channels
  2. 2.

    According to the author, which of the following statements is NOT true ?

    1. A.
      Our society is flooded with diet commercials
    2. B.
      The latest diet is necessarily better than all the previous ones
    3. C.
      People in North America become crazy over Dieting
    4. D.
      All diets are useless in fact
  3. 3.

    Why are there so many diets popping up according to the second paragraph?

    1. A.
      Because teenagers are under a lot of pressure to be thin
    2. B.
      Because there are more and more fat teenagers
    3. C.
      Because the diets have no effect
    4. D.
      Because teenagers are fascinated by the newest and best diet
  4. 4.

    We can infer from this passage that______.

    1. A.
      if your diet doesn’t work, the only thing you can do is to accept your body image
    2. B.
      attending a self-esteem class will help you keep fit
    3. C.
      we shouldn’t pay attention to the size of our body
    4. D.
      what’s inside a person is much more important than his/her appearance
  5. 5.

    What’s the function of the last paragraph in the whole text ?

    1. A.
      persuasion
    2. B.
      summarization
    3. C.
      argumentation
    4. D.
      description

Eight-year-old Jesse Arbogast was playing in the sea late one evening in July when a 7-foot bull shark attacked him and tore off his arm. Jesse’s uncle jumped into the sea and dragged the boy to shore. The boy was not breathing. His aunt gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation(人工呼吸) while his uncle rang the emergency services. Pretty soon, a helicopter arrived and flew the boy to hospital. It was a much quicker journey than the journey by road.
Jesse’s uncle, Vance Folsenzier, ran back into the sea and found the shark that had attacked his nephew. He picked the shark up and threw it onto the beach. A coastguard shot the fish four times and although this did not kill it, the shark’s jaws relaxed so that they could open them, and reach down into its stomach, and pull out the boys’ arm.
At the Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Dr Ian Rogers spent eleven hours reattaching Jesse’s arm. “It was a complicated operation,” he said, “but we were lucky. If the arm hadn’t been recovered in time, we wouldn’t have been able to do the operation at all. What I mean is that if they hadn’t found the shark, we wouldn’t have had a chance.”
According to the local park ranger Jack Tomosvic, shark attacks are not that common. “Jesse was just unlucky,” he says, “evening is the shark’s feeding time. And Jesse was in an area without lifeguards. This would never have happened if he had been in an area where swimming is allowed.”
When reporters asked Jesse’s uncle how he had had the courage to fight against a shark, he replied, “I was mad and you do some strange things when you’re mad.”

  1. 1.

    What was the boy doing when the accident happened?

    1. A.
      Feeding a hungry shark
    2. B.
      Jumping into the rough sea
    3. C.
      Dragging a boy to the shore
    4. D.
      Swimming in a dangerous area
  2. 2.

    In which way did the boy’s uncle help with the operation?

    1. A.
      By finding his lost arm
    2. B.
      By making a phone call
    3. C.
      By flying him to hospital
    4. D.
      By blowing into his mouth
  3. 3.

    How was his uncle in time of danger?

    1. A.
      Careful
    2. B.
      Brave
    3. C.
      Optimistic
    4. D.
      Patient
  4. 4.

    According to Jack Tomosvic, _______

    1. A.
      people are often attacked by sharks
    2. B.
      sharks never attack people
    3. C.
      Jesse was unlucky to have been attacked by a shark
    4. D.
      Jesse was swimming in a safe area at the moment

The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching. And I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt: “The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head stubbornly—and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.
“If you come by right now,” the receptionist said, “the dentist will fit you in.”
I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?
In the dentist’s office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.
When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, “Don’t worry. The dentist is very good.”
“How long do I have to wait for him?” I asked impatiently.
“Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork,” the assistant said.
“The artwork?” I was puzzled.
The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.
What a relief!

  1. 1.

    Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?

    1. A.
      Cheerful
    2. B.
      Nervous
    3. C.
      Satisfied
    4. D.
      Upset
  2. 2.

    What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?

    1. A.
      The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very short notice
    2. B.
      The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists
    3. C.
      The surroundings of the dentist’s office
    4. D.
      The laughing assistant of the dentist
  3. 3.

    Why did the author suddenly smile?

    1. A.
      Because the dentist came at last
    2. B.
      Because she saw a picture on the ceiling
    3. C.
      Because she could relax in the chair
    4. D.
      Because the assistant kept comforting her
  4. 4.

    What did the author learn from her experience most probably?

    1. A.
      Strike while the iron is hot
    2. B.
      Have a good word for one’s friend
    3. C.
      Put oneself in other’s shoes
    4. D.
      A friend in need is a friend indeed

When was the last time someone unexpectedly did something nice for you ? Not someone you knew, but a total stranger? It’s happened to me a few times, but two instances really stand out.
A few years ago, I was dining in a restaurant with a friend who kept talking about himself, completely not aware of the fact that I was sitting there in misery. It wasn’t my friend’s talks that made me suffer. I was recovering from a broken heart, and just sitting down to dinner reminded me of my last relationship. I could have burst into tears right there at the table.
When we picked up the check, the waitress said, “ Your meal was already paid for .” My friend and I didn’t have a clue how it happened. Then I remembered a man I saw out of the corner of my eye. He was dressed in mostly white, sat down at the bar, had a beer, and stayed for maybe ten minutes. The waitress said, “Yes, the gentleman in white paid for you .” It felt like an angel was saying “I see you, honey. It’s going to be okay.”
Just last year, I was running a half-marathon. With just 1 mile to go, I was out of gas. Runners call it “hitting the wall”. I thought I couldn’t move another inch. Out of nowhere, a stranger came up to me and said, “What’s your name, sweetie? Jennifer? Okay, Jennifer, let’s go! Come on! It’s just around the corner! You can do it!” And he ran with me until I picked up my pace. I found him at the finish line to thank him for the encouragement only to learn he wasn’t even supposed to be in the race that day.
I still shake my head when I think of these momentary angels that came to me at my point of need. Do you have any experiences like these?

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      The kindness of strangers
    2. B.
      Valuable friendship
    3. C.
      Two special experiences
    4. D.
      Helping others is worthwhile
  2. 2.

    Why did the author suffer when dining out with a friend?

    1. A.
      Because she didn’t like the dishes
    2. B.
      Because she quarreled with her friend
    3. C.
      Because her friend only talked about himself
    4. D.
      Because she was sad for her last relationship
  3. 3.

    The underlined expression in the passage means “______”

    1. A.
      being hurt by the wall
    2. B.
      winning the game
    3. C.
      taking a deep breath
    4. D.
      running out of energy

I was sitting in the room reading when I heard a loud noise. To defend my home from break-in, I picked up my defense weapon--- a broom and went out. There on the roof of my porch（门廊）, I saw a grey fluffy squirrel. I drove her away with the broom, but the next day I heard her again.
I searched squirrels on the net and found because their teeth keep growing, they have to constantly chew on things to shorten their teeth. This was disturbing so I asked my husband to call in some wildlife control people.
On Monday morning two men showed up, with guns in their hands. I pointed uneasily to the hole in my porch roof. They held up their guns. Suddenly I saw in my mind the baby nursery inside. I stopped them and confirmed that they wouldn’t harm her. They hesitated, but finally put down their guns. Then they brought out a bottle of deodorizer（除臭剂）and sprayed it into the squirrel’s home. They told me she would not like the smell and would leave.
There was no sign of Mrs. Squirrel, so they blocked the hole, took my cheque for $250 and left. Shortly after they left, Mrs. Squirrel returned from her shopping trip. She was mad at being driven out and began feverishly clawing at the porch roof. In order to stop the destruction of my home, I drove her away with the broom again.
Each day thereafter, Mrs. Squirrel continued her attack on my possession. I then called the company to report that “SHE’S BAAAAAACK…” The receptionist said that if Mrs. Squirrel had managed to find another way into my porch roof, it would be a new charge. I replied I couldn’t continue contributing my husband’s hard-earned income to their silly wildlife experts and hang up.
I went to the porch and banged on the roof. Mrs. Squirrel came out and glared at me. We negotiated some terms, came to an agreeable arrangement and went back into our respective homes.
All is quiet these days, although large quantities of materials have been removed from my garage wall and my daughter claims that some of her doll-house furniture has disappeared. I still hope that Mrs. Squirrel would leave, but I will wait until it is warmer and hopefully until after the birth of the little ones

  1. 1.

    What did the author think of the squirrel at first?

    1. A.
      Troublesome
    2. B.
      Dangerous
    3. C.
      Interesting
    4. D.
      Clever
  2. 2.

    Why didn’t the author ask the wildlife control people to come again?

    1. A.
      She worried about the safety of the squirrel
    2. B.
      She thought the company charged too much
    3. C.
      She decided to drive away the squirrel herself
    4. D.
      She doubted the ability of the wildlife control people
  3. 3.

    What can we learn from the passage?

    1. A.
      Getting rid of the squirrel needs patience
    2. B.
      The squirrel has destroyed the author’s house
    3. C.
      The author has developed affection for the squirrel
    4. D.
      The author singed an agreement with Mrs. Squirrel
  4. 4.

    The author has written the passage in a (an) ______ way.

    1. A.
      persuasive
    2. B.
      serious
    3. C.
      informative
    4. D.
      amusing

Liverpool city council (市政厅) want to clear the city of fat pigeons (鸽子). They say that people are feeding the birds, which makes them fat. The pigeons get bigger because they normally eat seeds (种子) and insects (昆虫) for their main food, not high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre.
The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons makes the streets crowded (拥挤)with these birds. They hope to encourage the birds to move away from the city centre and into parks and open spaces.
Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds—known as ‘robops’—will sit on the roofs of buildings. They can be moved around to different places. They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons. They even make noises and flap their wings to scare the pigeons. They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years

  1. 1.

    Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons because______.

    1. A.
      the pigeons are eating junk food
    2. B.
      the pigeons might get killed
    3. C.
      the pigeons make the city center crowded
    4. D.
      the pigeons sit on the roofs of buildings
  2. 2.

    What do we know about a peregrine falcon?

    1. A.
      It scares the robotic birds
    2. B.
      It is an enemy of the pigeons
    3. C.
      It looks like a pigeon
    4. D.
      It likes the food people give it
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is probably true according to passage?

    1. A.
      The robots will fly around the city center like real birds
    2. B.
      Pigeons get fat because they eat seeds and insects
    3. C.
      Liverpool is the European Capital of Culture
    4. D.
      The pigeons like the food that people give them

Life is difficult.
It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult.
Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent(代表) a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.
What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause in us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.
Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning.
Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we encourage the human ability(能力) to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt, instruct.” It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems

  1. 1.

    From the passage, it can be inferred that ______

    1. A.
      everybody has problems
    2. B.
      we become stronger by facing and solving the problems of life
    3. C.
      life is difficult because our problems bring us pain
    4. D.
      people like to complain about their problems
  2. 2.

    The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ______

    1. A.
      save space
    2. B.
      persuade readers
    3. C.
      make readers laugh
    4. D.
      get reader's attention
  3. 3.

    The main idea of paragraph 3 is that ______

    1. A.
      most people feel life is easy
    2. B.
      the writer feels life is easy
    3. C.
      the writer likes to complain about his problems
    4. D.
      most people complain about how hard their lives are
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to ______

    1. A.
      encourage them to learn
    2. B.
      teach them to fear the pain of solving problems
    3. C.
      help them learn to deal with pain
    4. D.
      teach them how to respect for problems

George Zinunerman's first court appearance before a Florida judge came on Tuesday inconnection with the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The case has caused a national debate in the United States about race, self-defense laws and gun control. It was the first time the public had gotten to see and hear from George Zimmerman. The judge said he had found probable cause to move ahead with the case and told Zimmerman he would be formally charged　on May 29th.
Zimmerman turned himself into authorities on Wednesday night，just before special prosecutor（公诉人）Angela Corey announced the charge against him. Corey told reporters she would fight for　Trayvon Martin”
"It's the victims and justice that we work tirelessly for,”Corey said
Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense after spotting the teenager in a gated com-munity where Martin's father lives. He told police Martin attacked him during a conflict. The
shooting caused a national cry led by Martin's parents who insisted their son was murdered
They also accused Zimmerman of targeting their son because he was black.
"We just wanted an arrest and we got it.”Trayvon Martin's mother Fulton said.
Many in SanforD.Florida-the city where the shooting took place-welcomed the charge.
"All of us were wanting this to move on and get to this process where it is now into the justice system.”one man said
"It～long overdue（迟到的）and I am glad they decided to do something,”another said.Police did not initially charge Zimmerman with a crime because of a Florida law that says a person has a right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force. Prosecutor Coreysays，"I'm prepared to argue the issue if Zimmerman uses the self-defense law in count.”
Mark O'MarA. Zimmerman's lawyer, would not make his plan publiC. but he said hisclient（委托人）was worried about the trial. "If found guilty of the second-degree murdercharge, Zimmerman could face up to life in prison,”O'Mara said

  1. 1.

    Why did the case draw so much attention around the US?

    1. A.
      Because George Zimmerman was very cruel when he killed Trayvon Martin
    2. B.
      Because Trayvon Martin's father was a famous lawyer
    3. C.
      Because the case was related with race, self-defense laws and gun control
    4. D.
      Because George Zimmerman would be sentenced to life in prison
  2. 2.

    What's Angela Corey's attitude towards this case?

    1. A.
      She showed sympathy for the black people
    2. B.
      She wanted to defend justice for the victims
    3. C.
      She hated George Zimmerman very much
    4. D.
      She was against self-defense
  3. 3.

    Which of the relationships is NOT true?

    1. A.
      Zimmerman shot Martin during a conflict
    2. B.
      Mark O'Mara was Zimmerman's lawyer
    3. C.
      Sybrina Fulton was Martin's mother
    4. D.
      Angela Corey was the judge of the case
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, Zimmerman______.

    1. A.
      turned himself into authorities before he。，charged
    2. B.
      was put into prison
    3. C.
      shot Martin in self-defense when spotting him
    4. D.
      targeted Trayvon Martin because he was black
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