One silly question I simply can’t understand is "How do you feel?" Usually the question I asked of a man’s action-a man on the go, walking along the street or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? He’ll probably say," Fine, I’m all right," but you’ve put a bug in his ear. ——Maybe now he’s not sure. If you are a good friend, you may have seen something in his face, or his walk, that he overlooked(忽略)that morning. It starts him worrying a little. First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else. "How do you feel?"
Every question has its time and place. It’s perfectly acceptable, for example, to ask "How do you feel?" if you’re visiting a close friend in hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying take a train, or sitting at his desk working, it’s no time to ask him that silly question.
When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays, was in his eighties, someone asked him, "How do you feel?" Shaw put him in his place. "When you reach my age," he said, "either you feel all right or you’re dead."

  1. 1.

    According to the writer, greetings such as "how do you feel"_______

    1. A.
      show one’s consideration for others
    2. B.
      are a good way to make friends
    3. C.
      are proper to ask a man in action
    4. D.
      generally make one feel uneasy
  2. 2.

    The question "How do you feel" seems to be correct and suitable when asked of________

    1. A.
      a man working at his desk
    2. B.
      a person having lost a close friend
    3. C.
      a stranger who looks worried
    4. D.
      a friend who is ill
  3. 3.

    The writer seems to feel that a busy man should _______

    1. A.
      be praised for his efforts
    2. B.
      never be asked any question
    3. C.
      not be bothered(烦扰)
    4. D.
      be discouraged from working so hard
  4. 4.

    You’ve put a bug in his ear means that you’ve ________

    1. A.
      made him laugh
    2. B.
      shown concern for him
    3. C.
      made fun of him
    4. D.
      given him some kind of warning

A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to visit their old university professor, now retired. During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in their work and lives.
Offering his guests hot chocolate, the professor went into the kitchen and returned with a large pot of hot chocolate and other things including cups-porcelain(瓷杯子), glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some elegant -- telling them to help themselves to the hot chocolate.
When they all had a cup of hot chocolate in hand, the professor said: "I notice that all the nice looking and expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. The cup that you're drinking from adds nothing to the quality of the hot chocolate. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was hot chocolate, not the cup; but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each others cups. Now consider this: Life is the hot chocolate; your job, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life. The cup you have does not define, nor change the quality of life you have. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the hot chocolate we have. The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything that they have. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Thank the Lord for your blessings in 2011. And enjoy your hot chocolate in 2012!”

  1. 1.

    When did they decide to go to see their professor?

    1. A.
      After the reunion
    2. B.
      During the get-together
    3. C.
      Before they graduated
    4. D.
      Just after the professor retired
  2. 2.

    Why did the professor offer them different cups?

    1. A.
      Because cups were not enough for everyone
    2. B.
      Because cups were beautiful
    3. C.
      Because the professor wanted to teach them something
    4. D.
      Because hot chocolate should be contained in different cups
  3. 3.

    What caused the professor to say those words?

    1. A.
      Their graduation
    2. B.
      Their reunion
    3. C.
      Their visit
    4. D.
      Their complaints
  4. 4.

    What does the word “cup” in this passage refer to?

    1. A.
      Life
    2. B.
      happy things in life
    3. C.
      hot chocolate
    4. D.
      tools to hold and contain life
  5. 5.

    What is the purpose of the professor’s words?

    1. A.
      To tell them life is not easy, so try their best to be happy
    2. B.
      To educate them that the happiest people don't have the best of everything
    3. C.
      To wish them to be grateful to their life and make the best of everything that they have
    4. D.
      To use different cups to tell them they should try different things in life

The Writers’ Strike：Making the Best of the Worst

By now you are probably feeling the effects of the TV writers’ strike-the decision of television writers to stop working. With few new TV shows, I present to you a list of shows available on DVD worth your viewing time to keep you going during this painful period.
Arrested Development is one of the funniest and most clever shows ever to have appeared on network TV. With a most perfect cast, the show sets out to cover the daily happenings of the Bluth family, a group of selfish staff who manage to still put family first.
For more comedy goodness, I recommend one of the sharpest comedies to have ever aired-30 Rock. Starring Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin, two stars with impressive comic timing，the show gives you a glimpse into the making of a sketch show(幽默短剧), similar to Saturday Night Live, from the funny writers to the self?centered cast all the way up to the boss.

If you are looking for something more serious, or perhaps more juicy, Friday Night Lights might be more to your liking. If you are a fan of football, this show is probably for you. If you are a fan of great drama，both soapy and serious，this show is probably for you. If you are a fan of good?looking people, this show is definitely for you.

If those shows were not enough for you, might I recommend a show with a more heart?pounding excitement? The Amazing Race, after twelve seasons, still remains one of the most exciting shows on TV. Teams of two travel the globe with little to no money and experience far?out adventures in an attempt to remain the last team standing

  1. 1.

    If you are fond of soapy TV shows, you will probably choose to watch______.

    1. A.
      Friday Night Lights
    2. B.
      30 Rock
    3. C.
      The Amazing Race
    4. D.
      Saturday Night Live
  2. 2.

    From the DVD shows listed above, we can learn that______.

    1. A.
      two teams won the amazing race
    2. B.
      football fans enjoy The Amazing Race
    3. C.
      the Bluths care about their family though selfish
    4. D.
      30 Rock and Saturday Night Live have nothing in common
  3. 3.

    The author writes the passage to tell us that______.

    1. A.
      the effects of the TV writers’ strike are great
    2. B.
      the strike puts TV shows in the worst situation
    3. C.
      watching DVD is a good choice during the strike
    4. D.
      we should choose DVD shows according to our tastes
  4. 4.

    The passage is most probably taken from______.

    1. A.
      a book review
    2. B.
      a newspaper
    3. C.
      a film poster
    4. D.
      a DVD menu

Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn’t too uncomfortable.
We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.” Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”

  1. 1.

    The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means ______.

    1. A.
      bright
    2. B.
      dirty
    3. C.
      comfortable
    4. D.
      dark
  2. 2.

    When Fiona McFee said “---I just hope it loves me.” What she meant was ______.

    1. A.
      Of course , it loves me , since I love it
    2. B.
      If I love it , it should love me
    3. C.
      I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it
    4. D.
      I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger
  3. 3.

    The reason why she would like to have the sail is that______.

    1. A.
      she thinks it will be very exciting
    2. B.
      she likes sports and enjoys canoeing
    3. C.
      she has decided to realize a childhood dream
    4. D.
      she wants to be still active when she gets old
  4. 4.

    What kind of person would you say the old woman is ?

    1. A.
      Someone who does not show what she is feeling
    2. B.
      Someone who is very proud and sure of her success
    3. C.
      Someone who doesn’t use her head much
    4. D.
      Someone who is open , honest and brave
  5. 5.

    The best title for this passage is______.

    1. A.
      Life Begins at Sixty
    2. B.
      A Round Coast Sail
    3. C.
      An Old Woman Sailor
    4. D.
      An Unusual Hobby(爱好)

“I don’t speak English”-these are the first words I learned when I came to America. Soon I was able to pronounce the four words clearly, and said them whenever an American tried to talk to me. This answer was very effective（有效的）at ending our conversation and saving me from another uncomfortable situation, or I would have to communicate in a language that I was not familiar with.
Before coming to the States, I thought I knew English pretty well. But the truth is that the grammar and vocabulary-based English that is taught in schools overseas（海外的）is not the English people speak in America.
But fear not! Once you are in America, you can immediately begin to bridge the gap（弥补差距）between the learned English that you already know, and the spoken English that is all around you. To do this, first of all, it is important not to fear when you realize that you may not be as prepared for daily communication as you thought. For me, as soon as I stopped worrying about my accent and started speaking, I made rapid progress. Often the people didn’t notice my mistakes because they were so glad to finally be able to communicate with me.
Another good idea is to listen carefully and pay attention to the way in which ideas are expressed. For example, if you are working hard and you want to stop working and rest for a little while, you can either say “I would like to stop working and rest for a while” or “I want to take a quick break from work.” The first sentence, I quickly learned, sounds dry and too formal for any kind of communication, while the second is an idiom（成语）that is widely used in American English conversation.
Finally, use what you already know---the vocabulary, the grammar and the spelling. Try to use these into the spoken language for more impressive and accurate（精确）speaking results

  1. 1.

    What’s the main idea of this passage?

    1. A.
      You’d better say “I don’t speak English” in the USA
    2. B.
      How you can improve your spoken English in the USA
    3. C.
      Idioms are widely used to express your ideas in the USA
    4. D.
      Listening is the best way to improve your spoken English in the USA
  2. 2.

    At first the writer preferred to use the sentence “I don’t speak English” to______.

    1. A.
      admit he is a foreigner
    2. B.
      save much time for himself
    3. C.
      prevent himself from being laughed at
    4. D.
      avoid getting upset in communicating with others
  3. 3.

    What’s the problem with the English taught outside the English-speaking countries?

    1. A.
      It is quite different from what the natives speak
    2. B.
      It is taught in boring and wrong grammar
    3. C.
      It has nothing to do with English
    4. D.
      It has too small a vocabulary
  4. 4.

    When did the writer make rapid progress in spoken English?

    1. A.
      As soon as he paid attention to the way Americans spoke
    2. B.
      The minute he found what has been learned useless
    3. C.
      The moment he got rid of the fear of speaking
    4. D.
      Immediately he arrived in the USA
  5. 5.

    All the following are tips given buy the writer EXCEPT “______.”

    1. A.
      speaking bravely
    2. B.
      listening carefully
    3. C.
      using what you have learned
    4. D.
      making few mistakes

Located in the middle of the northern lights belt, Tromso can offer some of the highest levels of northern lights activity on earth. Perhaps Tromso is the world's best place for a Northern Lights Tour.
Join one of our Northern Lights Holidays this winter. It could become one of the greatest experiences in your life.
DESTINATION Troms county, Norway.
PRICE $450 per person
WHEN 2th September until 31st March.
PICK-UP Each evening at 6 PM pitside your hotel.
DROP-OFF Earliest at 12 AM. When we have a sighting we often stay out later, at no extra cost.
SIZE OF GROUP Maximum 8 participants is recommended and normal, but not absolute. A small group allows more freedom in terms of chasing the northern lights.
INCLUDED
- Transportation each day in a comfortable car
- A meal each day
- All necessary equipment such as snowshoes, flashlight, water-filled bottle, woolen underwear, a war, hat, warm shoes, warm stockings, and reindeer skin to lie on, if needed.
- A guide who will do anything necessary to find the northern lights.
EXCITING CHASE
A Northern Lights Holiday means an intense and exciting chase – to the coast or deep into the wild, perhaps even to the Finnish border. Each day on a Northern Lights Tour we contact meteorologists shortly before departure to get accurate information. In order to find out where we will have best chances to see the northern lights.
WE GUARANTEE A GREAT TRIP
The northern lights are unpredictable, but we guarantee that we will do everything to find it. Patience is a keyword on Northern Lights Tour.
ECO-TOURISM
We offer ecologically sustainable and responsible tours. Travelling in small groups is an essential part of the ecotourism concept, as small groups have lesser impact on nature and will not disturb the wildlife unnecessarily

  1. 1.

    A small group is preferred for the following reasons EXCEPT that______.

    1. A.
      a small group is free to run after the northern lights
    2. B.
      a small group has less effect on nature
    3. C.
      a small group can save the travel cost
    4. D.
      a small group will not disturb wildlife
  2. 2.

    The underlined word“it”refers to “______”

    1. A.
      the northern lights tour
    2. B.
      patience
    3. C.
      equipment
    4. D.
      the northern light
  3. 3.

    We can infer that______.

    1. A.
      if tourists stay out late,they have to pay more
    2. B.
      every tourist group is not sure to see the northern lights
    3. C.
      every tourist group get the money back if they don’t see the northern lights
    4. D.
      the northern lights can be seen every day from 20th September to 31st March
  4. 4.

    The passage is most likely to be taken from a(n)______.

    1. A.
      advertisement
    2. B.
      news report
    3. C.
      science textbook
    4. D.
      tourist brochure

Time Zones（时区）
Strange things happen to time when you travel. Because the earth is divided into twenty-four zones one hour apart（相差）.You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks more or fewer than seven days.
If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋)，your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Travelling west ,you set your clock back; traveling east , you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.
If you travel by ship across the Pacific（太平洋）, you cross the international date line. By agreement, this is the point where a new day begins, when you cross the line, you change your calendar one full time day, backward or forward. Travelling east, today becomes yesterday; traveling west, it is tomorrow

  1. 1.

    Strange things happen to time when you travel because______.

    1. A.
      no day really has 24 hours
    2. B.
      the earth is divided into time zones
    3. C.
      time zones are not all the same size
    4. D.
      no one knows where time zones are
  2. 2.

    From this passage it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean______.

    1. A.
      is divided into five time zones
    2. B.
      is divided into 24 time zones
    3. C.
      is in one time zone
    4. D.
      cannot be crossed in five days
  3. 3.

    If you cross the ocean going west, you set your clock______.

    1. A.
      ahead by 25 hours in a new time zone
    2. B.
      one hour ahead for the whole trip
    3. C.
      back one full day for each time zone
    4. D.
      one hour back in each new time zone
  4. 4.

    The international date line is the name for______.

    1. A.
      the beginning of any new time zone
    2. B.
      the point where a new day ends
    3. C.
      the point where a new day begins
    4. D.
      any time zone in the Pacific Ocean

If you watch British television on Friday March 15, you might be surprised to see celebrities wearing funny red noses and joking around. But don’t worry, they’re not mad, it’s all part of a biennial fund-raising event called Red Nose Day.
Organized by the charity Comic Relief, founded in 1985 by two British comedians, the aim of the event is to raise money to fight poverty and injustice in the UK and Africa.
Celebrities and public figures support the event by making appearances on comic TV shows broadcast by the BBC. This year, for example, UK Prime Minister David Cameron appeared in a music video by One Direction, which the band produced for the event.
But Britons don’t just raise money for charitable causes on one day a year, they do it all year round. One way of doing so is by shopping in charity shops.
These small, inconspicuous shops sell clothes, books and household goods just like any other shop. But there’s one big difference—it’s all secondhand.
There are nearly 10,000 charity shops in the UK, according to the Charity Retail Association. Their business model is simple: Anybody who has things they don’t want anymore can donate them to a charity shop, where they are checked for damage, cleaned and priced. Most items go back on sale at a small part of their original price and the money that is made by selling them is used for a charitable cause.
The idea of buying used clothes may sound off-putting, but for shoppers who have less spending money, such as the elderly or those in low-paying jobs, it has been a welcome option for years.
Now, “thrifting”—shopping at charity shops— is also becoming popular with young people looking for alternative fashion.
“I love shopping at thrift stores. You can find very unique clothes for a very cheap price. It doesn’t bother me that other people may have worn them, I simply wash them before I wear them,” said Anne Marie, a 19-year-old Internet user from the US, in a comment on a Yahoo forum.
So next time you spot a charity shop, why not go inside? Who knows, you might find a lovely dress for just a few pounds. Even better, you can enjoy wearing it in the knowledge that your money helped a good cause

  1. 1.

    What do famous people in Britain do in support of the Red Nose Day event?

    1. A.
      Appear on comic TV shows
    2. B.
      Donate large sums of money
    3. C.
      Donate expensive clothes to charity shops
    4. D.
      Play in a music video with the Prime Minister
  2. 2.

    What do we learn from the passage about Comic Relief?

    1. A.
      It was founded in 1985 by two British comedians in Africa
    2. B.
      It organizes the Red Nose Day fund-raising event
    3. C.
      It runs nearly 10,000 charity shops in the UK
    4. D.
      It is financially supported by the UK government
  3. 3.

    One reason for the popularity of the thrift shops is that______.

    1. A.
      they sell a wide variety of goods
    2. B.
      their business model is simple
    3. C.
      their goods are carefully checked, cleaned and priced
    4. D.
      they provide things, sometimes special, at low prices
  4. 4.

    The passage is written mainly to ______.

    1. A.
      inspire more people to join in charitable causes in the UK
    2. B.
      introduce the traditions of the Red Nose Day
    3. C.
      analyze why charity shops are popular in the UK
    4. D.
      explain how charity shops work in the UK

Something roared like thunder. The earth shook a little and we heard the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire. "Father!" Hassan cried. We sprung to our feet and raced out of the living room.
"Father! What's that sound? Hassan screamed, his hands outstretched toward Ali. Ali wrapped his arms around us. A white light flashed and lit the sky in silver. It flashed again and was followed by rapid sharp sounds of gunfire. "They're hunting ducks." Ali said in a hoarse voice. "They hunt ducks at night, you know." Don't be afraid.
A siren(汽笛) went off in the distance. Somewhere glass broke and someone shouted. I heard people on the street, jolted from sleep and probably still in their pajamas, with ruffled hair and puffy eyes. Hassan was crying. Ali pulled him close, clutched him with tenderness.
We stayed huddled that way until the early hours of the morning. The shootings and explosions had lasted less than an hour, but they had frightened us badly, because none of us had ever heard gunshots in the streets. They were foreign sounds to us then. The generation of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of bombs and gunfire was not yet born. Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise, none of us had any notion that a way of life had ended. The end came when Russian tanks were rolling into the very same streets where Hassan and I played, bringing the death of the Afghanistan I knew and marking the start of a still ongoing era of bloodletting.
Just before sunrise, Baba's car peeled into the driveway. His door slammed shut and his running footsteps pounded the stairs. Then he appeared in the doorway and I saw something on his face. Something I didn't recognize right away because I'd never seen it before: fear. "Amir! Hassan!" He cried as he ran to us, opening his arms wide. "They blocked all the roads and the telephone didn't work. I was so worried!"
We let him wrap us in his arms and, for a brief moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night

  1. 1.

    Who is the author of the passage?

    1. A.
      Hassan
    2. B.
      Ali
    3. C.
      Baba
    4. D.
      Amir
  2. 2.

    By saying “they are hunting ducks”, Ali ______.

    1. A.
      told the children the truth
    2. B.
      tried to calm the children
    3. C.
      played a joke on the children
    4. D.
      cheered the children up
  3. 3.

    We can infer from the passage that______.

    1. A.
      there were thunderstorms that night
    2. B.
      Afghan children were used to the war
    3. C.
      that night was the end of people’s peaceful life
    4. D.
      people on the street shouted and broke the windows
  4. 4.

    From the last sentence of the passage, we know______.

    1. A.
      the author was glad to see his father come home safe
    2. B.
      there was a chance that a world in peace was to come
    3. C.
      what happened that night seemed nothing to the author
    4. D.
      Baba’s arms gave the author temporary comfort and joy

Everywhere I go, people are speaking on their cell telephones regardless of their surroundings (环境) . This happens when people are walking around a lake or through town, or even driving. I have even seen a person attempting to speak on her cell phone while ordering ice cream at Dairy Queen, thus speaking to two people at once.
As the over-spending of technology increases, people begin to take less joy in the simple pleasures of life—joys that don’t cost money—from observing clouds, playing with children to thinking or reading. And it is not just telephones that take the responsibility; too much value is placed on items (物品) from computers to cars. Many things are purchased (购买) merely(仅仅) to show off. Do you really need a cell phone that plays games, shows movies and takes pictures? No, cell phones should be purchased to use in urgent situations.You do not need to use your telephone when you are at someone else’s house or in a restaurant.
Technology and possessions (财产) do not bring joy. While some technology is necessary, it can get ridiculous(可笑的). Each possession just makes us want more, while simple pleasures can be enjoyed now and then.
Instead of spending our time buying a third television or looking into the newest cell phone models, we should be acting more productively to improve the world by volunteering, for example. Or, we should reconsider playing computer games or taking pictures on our cell phones and read a book or imagine what shapes the clouds are in the sky instead

  1. 1.

    The author mentions cell phones at the beginning just to show______.

    1. A.
      they can be used on any occasion
    2. B.
      people manage to speak to two at a time
    3. C.
      they can put drivers in great danger
    4. D.
      people are fond of personal items
  2. 2.

    People have less joy of simple life nowadays mainly because they ______.

    1. A.
      focus on technology and their belongings
    2. B.
      use cell phones in less urgent situations
    3. C.
      buy private cars just to show off
    4. D.
      place too much value on computers
  3. 3.

    We can infer that______.

    1. A.
      people have no time to play with their children
    2. B.
      we can take pleasure in using cell phones at any time
    3. C.
      people always desire more possessions
    4. D.
      we depend on volunteers to develop the world
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