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George had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time.
Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, "Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it —— that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty."
“Well, George,”answered Jim. “I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me.”
George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.
The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy.
Of course, George was very pleased, but he did not have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy.
"Well, George," Jim answered, "as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!"

  1. 1.

    We are told that George expected Jim to help ______.

    1. A.
      prove him innocent
    2. B.
      him turn over a new leaf
    3. C.
      lighten his punishment
    4. D.
      him escape from prison
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is true about Jim?

    1. A.
      He covered up George's guilt
    2. B.
      He persuaded the jury to set George free
    3. C.
      He told the jury that George was indeed guilty
    4. D.
      He recommended severe punishment to give George a lesson
  3. 3.

    The passage suggests that ______.

    1. A.
      it was due to Jim that George was found guilty
    2. B.
      Jim did not do exactly what George asked him to do
    3. C.
      Jim asked his colleagues to recommend mercy
    4. D.
      Jim persuaded the jury to lighten George's punishment
  4. 4.

    The title for this passage is ______.

    1. A.
      Illegal or Not?
    2. B.
      Guilty or Not?
    3. C.
      Merciful or Not?
    4. D.
      Answerable or Not?

There are one billion homeless people living in our world today . The Homeless World Cup exists to end this , so we all have a home , a basic human need .
The Homeless World Cup is an annual , international football tournament(锦标赛) , uniting teams of people who are homeless to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever . It has inspired and supported over 50 grass roots(基层的) football projects around the world working with homeless people throughout the year .
The first tournament took place in Graz 2003 uniting 17 national teams . At the 5th Homeless World Cup in Copenhagen in 2004 , 48 nations , 500 players were united for a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country . 25,000 players were involved in pre-tournament training and trials around the world .
The Homeless World Cup is full of players with courage , spirit and determination . Research shows that 73% of players change their lives for the better after the international tournament by coming off drugs and alcohol , moving into jobs , education , homes , training , reuniting with families and even going on to become players and coaches for professional or semi-professional football teams . David Duke (Scotland) played in 2004 , came off alcohol , passed his coaching qualifications(资格) . He became assistant coach for Scotland 2005 , coach in 2006 and now owns his own home . The best goal scorer in 2004 Yevgen Adamenko(Ukraine) went on to play in a professional club in Ukraine .
The Homeless World Cup supporters include Nike , UN , Manchester United , Real Madrid and international footballers Didier Drogba and Rio Ferdinand

  1. 1.

    The purpose of the Homeless World Cup is to______.

    1. A.
      find a home for homeless people
    2. B.
      collect money for homeless people
    3. C.
      help the homeless kick bad habits
    4. D.
      help the homeless start a new life
  2. 2.

    Which of the following statements is true about the Copenhagen Homeless World Cup ?

    1. A.
      It took place in early December
    2. B.
      25,000 players entered the tournament
    3. C.
      Nearly 50 teams competed in the tournament
    4. D.
      David Duke won the best goal scorer in 2004
  3. 3.

    Why does the writer give the examples of Yevgen Adamenko and David Duke in Paragraph 4 ?

    1. A.
      To attract people to join the Homeless World Cup
    2. B.
      To show the influence of the Homeless World Cup
    3. C.
      To show the popularity of the Homeless World Cup
    4. D.
      To inspire people to support the Homeless World Cup
  4. 4.

    The underlined words “ coming off ” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “______”.

    1. A.
      giving up
    2. B.
      falling in
    3. C.
      cutting off
    4. D.
      looking down

Early people had very little effect on the environment. They lived in caves in very small “clan” groups. They collected or killed only enough for the clan’s survival. Early clans were nomadic, which mean that they didn’t stay in one place. Instead, they moved around, following the animals that were their main food source and seeking areas where seasonal plants grew wild. Moving around seasonally helped to protect the environment. The land had time to recover and animals had time to breed (繁殖)before the clan returned for the next season.
As time went by, these small family clans joined with others to form larger groups for protection. Joining with other clans gave them more hunters and more women to help cut up the meat and share it between families. Eventually, people tamed(驯养)wild animals such as dogs and horses. People settled around rivers and fertile plains to share responsibilities and duties. Then, people began to plant crops instead of moving to areas where the plants grew. This development changed the environment.
Traditional forms of work also changed. Some people were better at performing a particular task than other clan members, so then began to specialize in things they were good at doing. This also meant that they began to exchange their goods for things that others produced.
People began to communicate with distant tribes. Land was cleared for roads. Foreign plants and animals were transported to places where they had not existed before. Specialization also give people more free time. So art ,dance and music became important ways of expressing feelings and thoughts. This was how many great civilizations started.
Compared to the past, modern civilization has experienced many changes to become the highly developed society that exists today. Populations have increased rapidly. Forests have been cleared for farms. Inventions and technology have made work easier.
However, pollution and other serious problems have also resulted from human progress. As concerned citizens, it is up to us to learn from past mistakes and to help maintain and improve our environment

  1. 1.

    Early tribes didn’t have much effect on animal population because______.

    1. A.
      they kept animals for themselves
    2. B.
      they ate only vegetables
    3. C.
      they loved animals
    4. D.
      they killed only enough for food
  2. 2.

    The main purpose for small clans to join together was______.

    1. A.
      to hurt animals
    2. B.
      to seek safety
    3. C.
      to share caves
    4. D.
      to protect environment
  3. 3.

    According to the passage ,we can learn that______.

    1. A.
      early people moved to new places looking for new sources of food
    2. B.
      modern civilization began when people started to live together in big groups
    3. C.
      modern advancements are always good for the environment
    4. D.
      people began to exchange goods because they didn’t have enough money
  4. 4.

    It can be concluded from the passage that______.

    1. A.
      human progress has brought civilization to the society
    2. B.
      civilization has improved traditional forms of work
    3. C.
      early people understood environmental protection
    4. D.
      our environment has been affected by human progress

Environmental problems are becoming more and more serious all over the world. For example, cars have made the air unhealthy for people to breathe and poisonous gas is given off by factories. Trees on the hills have been cut down and waste water is being poured continuously into rivers. Furthermore, wherever we go today, we can find rubbish carelessly disposed.
There are different kinds of pollutants, each of which comes from different sources. It is necessary to identify the source of pollution, in order to make a policy to eliminate them.
Different products, processes and activities of our industrialized world together form the major source of pollution. The forms of pollution can be mainly divided into three kinds—solid, liquid and gas.
These pollutions have greatly damaged our planet and continue to do so. In fact, pollution is threatening our existence. The whole ecological balance of the earth is changing. Massive destruction of environment has brought about negative effects and even posed a great threat to man’s existence.
We must face the situation that exists and take action to solve our environmental problems. For instance, new laws must be passed to place strict control over industrial pollution, the public must receive the education about the danger of pollution and so on.
The earth is our home and we have the duty to take care of it for ourselves and our later generation. Fortunately, more and more people have realized these problems. Measures have been taken to deal with these situations by the government. Laws have been passed to stop pollution, I hope the problems will be solved in the near future and our home will become better and better

  1. 1.

    How many examples of environmental problems are given in the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      2
    2. B.
      3
    3. C.
      4
    4. D.
      5
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      In all there are three kinds of pollution
    2. B.
      If people continue to pollute our planet, there will be no trees
    3. C.
      Industrial pollution has been completely controlled
    4. D.
      Laws have been passed to stop pollution and protect our environment
  3. 3.

    The sentence “We hope that all these measures will be effective and bring back a healthy environment” can best be put at the end of paragraph _____

    1. A.
      2
    2. B.
      3
    3. C.
      5
    4. D.
      6
  4. 4.

    The writer’s attitude towards the future of the earth is _____

    1. A.
      despair
    2. B.
      negative
    3. C.
      optimistic
    4. D.
      hopeless

Alice’s mother died when she was five. Although her brothers and sisters were loving and caring, their love couldn’t take the place of a mother’s. In 1925 Alice became my mother and told me that her family couldn’t even afford her a doll.
One afternoon in December 1982, when I was getting ready for Christmas, I suddenly decided to buy two dolls, one for my five-year-old daughter, Katie, and one for my old mother.
Things went smoothly when a friend told me that his dad, who played Santa Claus in my area, would be willing to make a visit on Christmas morning to our home with the gifts! Knowing that my parents would also come to my house, I began to get ready for the most memorable day of my mother’s life.
Christmas Day arrived and so did Santa Claus at the planned time. Katie was very excited and happy all the time to welcome the Santa. My mother was enjoying watching Katie welcoming this special guest. As Santa turned to leave he looked again into his bag and took out one more gift. As he asked who Alice was, my mother, without thinking of her name being called, said that she in fact was Alice. Santa handed her the gift with a message card that read:
For Alice:
I was cleaning out my sleigh (雪橇) before my trip this year and came across this package that should be sent on December 25, 1925. The gift inside has aged, but I felt that you might still wish to have it. Many apologies for the lateness of the gift.
Love,
Santa Claus
My mother was very excited and deeply moved to tears. She couldn’t speak but only held tightly in her arms the doll she had waited fifty-seven years to receive as tears of joy flew down her face. That doll made my mother the happiest “child”

  1. 1.

    Why couldn’t Alice get a doll as a child?

    1. A.
      Because her mother died quite early
    2. B.
      Because her family disliked her
    3. C.
      Because her family was very poor
    4. D.
      Because Alice didn’t love dolls
  2. 2.

    What did the friend’s father do that Christmas morning?

    1. A.
      He acted as Santa Claus to send Christmas gifts
    2. B.
      He went to her home to see Alice
    3. C.
      He bought some Christmas gifts for Katie
    4. D.
      He helped her to get Christmas gifts ready
  3. 3.

    Why didn’t Alice expect there was also a gift for her?

    1. A.
      The gifts from Santa Claus were usually for children
    2. B.
      The gift was forgotten many years ago
    3. C.
      The gift for her was bought by accident on the way
    4. D.
      The gifts for Katie were enough to share with her
  4. 4.

    The author wrote the message card in order to _________

    1. A.
      show her deep apology to her mother
    2. B.
      make it clear that Santa Claus didn’t forget her
    3. C.
      show that Santa Claus was hard-working
    4. D.
      make Alice believe the gift was exactly for her
  5. 5.

    From the last paragraph we can infer that _________

    1. A.
      old people still keeps something of childishness
    2. B.
      we should always give our parents a surprise
    3. C.
      old people usually feel lonely on festivals
    4. D.
      we should spend more time with our parents

Since the pre-historic times, man has had an urge to satisfy his needs. Be it hunger, shelter or search for a mate, he has always controlled the situations to his advantage. Probably this might be the reason why we humans are the most developed of all living species on the earth. As we climbed the steps of development, we somehow left behind common sense and logical thinking -- we forgot that we have stopped thinking ahead of time.
If you are hungry, what do you do? Get a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet. Just like your stomach, even your mind is hungry. But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many such things. So it silently began to care about your needs and never let itself grow. When mind looses its freedom to grow, creativity gets a full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?", "Why can't I think?" "Why am I always given the difficult problems?" Well, this is the result of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things.
Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through reading. Now why reading and not watching TV? Because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from the childhood. Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to turn to reading. You have innumerable number of books in this world which will answer all your "How to?" questions. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed. Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas. The same seed, if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, of which you would have never thought in your wildest dreams! This is nothing but creativity. More the number of books you read, your mind will open up like never before

  1. 1.

    What is the function of the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      To show humans are the most developed
    2. B.
      To introduce the topic of the passage
    3. C.
      To indicate people have different needs to satisfy
    4. D.
      To explain why people need to read
  2. 2.

    What does the author mean by saying "When mind looses its freedom to grow, creativity gets a full stop."

    1. A.
      When mind keeps growing, creativity fully stops
    2. B.
      When freedom is lost, creativity gets a full stop
    3. C.
      When mind stops growing, creativity fully stops
    4. D.
      When growing is lost, creativity gets a flail stop
  3. 3.

    The paragraph following the passage is probably about ______

    1. A.
      how the pre-historic man feeds his mind
    2. B.
      what other advantages reading brings
    3. C.
      how to develop creativity
    4. D.
      how to satisfy your mind by watching TV
  4. 4.

    The author tends to tell us ______

    1. A.
      reading can satisfy your all needs
    2. B.
      reading can result from creativity
    3. C.
      reading can feed your mind
    4. D.
      reading can realize your dreams

When an NBA player is young he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later when he has aged and been through many battles that he learns an important lesson: there is no “I ” in “team”.
There is no better example of the value of teamwork than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all superstars on three different teams. Yet, none of them had any titles to show for it. Then, last season, they decided to sacrifice money and individual statistics to play together. Garnett and Allen joined Pierce on the Celtics and changed the NBA in the process.
It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the most intense athletes in the world. They treat every second of every practice like it is the NBA championship. If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. So, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their full effort too.  
Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He used to shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and focused on defense. His selflessness showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that mattered.  
When the Celtics were winning and the game was almost over, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn’t just sit on the bench. Instead, they stood and cheered and screamed for their teammates. They wanted to support their friends and teammates.
Now, the guys who don't play know they can still affect the game by cheering so they scream and cheer when Garnett, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have developed a strong relationship. They are more than just teammates. They are brothers. 
The result: the Boston Celtics won the championship and are considered the favorites to win the Eastern Conference championship again this year.  
There is a saying that goes, "A successful team beats with one heart." If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA

  1. 1.

    What does the passage mainly talk about?

    1. A.
      The stories of three famous basketball superstars
    2. B.
      A famous basketball team named the Boston Celtics
    3. C.
      The importance of teamwork among teammates
    4. D.
      Matches between the Boston Celtics and other teams
  2. 2.

    What does this sentence “there is no ‘I’ in ‘team’.” mean in Paragraph 1?

    1. A.
      "I" will be missing once "I" am on the court
    2. B.
      The cooperation of the teammates is more important than the individual
    3. C.
      "I" work so hard in a team that "I" will forget who "I" am
    4. D.
      Surrounded by other players, "I" don’t seem to exist
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is NOT true about Pierce’s recent performance?

    1. A.
      He became an even better shooter with others’ help
    2. B.
      He focused much more attention on defense
    3. C.
      He created more chances for teammates
    4. D.
      He stood and cheered for his teammates
  4. 4.

    Which of the following didn’t contribute to the success of the Boston Celtics?

    1. A.
      The whole team has become devoted to each and every stage of the game
    2. B.
      The cooperation and teamwork among the teammates in the match
    3. C.
      The influence of Garnett, Allen, Pierce and other teammates’ cheering
    4. D.
      The increasing frequency of team players on the bench

A Japanese student called Mami told me about her own experiences in Britain. She spent 10 months in the UK last year, studying English at a language school. She really enjoyed her first two weeks in the UK. But soon she started to miss things of her own country. She found it hard to make friends，and got annoyed(恼火的) about local people's behaviour.  Mami said，“After a few weeks I started to cry a lot. I felt homesick.I thought the weather was dark and too changeable，and that affected my mood as well.”
To comfort herself Mami began to spend many hours on the Internet chatting with her friends back home. She spent a couple of weeks in the countryside in Kent. She went to a social club for British people who were interested in Japan and started to make some friends there. In addition,  she took a short course in calligraphy(书法)to get an opportunity of mixing with local people. A few months later，Mami's impression of the UK had greatly changed .She found that most of the British were friendly, witty and fun.
However，once Mami was back in Japan，she experienced “culture shock”again. She said，“I missed the friends I had made in England. My way of thinking had changed. Sometimes I was annoyed by the views of people in my country—for example，about the value of money and time. I thought people around me lived in such a small world.” Mami noticed some changes in her behaviour：“I kept the habit of always carrying an umbrella with me, even on a fine day—my friends thought I was crazy！”

  1. 1.

    The second paragraph tells us ________．

    1. A.
      how Mami overcame culture shock in Britain
    2. B.
      how Mami felt as soon as she arrived in Britain
    3. C.
      what Mami learned in her language school
    4. D.
      what Mami liked and disliked about Britain
  2. 2.

    The reason why Mami had the habit of carrying an umbrella was that ________．

    1. A.
      she liked umbrellas very much
    2. B.
      the umbrella reminded her of her life in the UK
    3. C.
      she had got used to the changeable weather in Britain
    4. D.
      it often rained in Japan those days
  3. 3.

    Why did Mami experience culture shock in Japan?

    1. A.
      She didn't like Japanese culture any more
    2. B.
      The Japanese behaviour had changed a lot
    3. C.
      The world in Japan was too small for her
    4. D.
      She had got used to British culture and life
  4. 4.

    The best title for the passage would be “________ ”．

    1. A.
      Why not make friends with the British
    2. B.
      Cultural differences between Britain and Japan
    3. C.
      Culture shock experienced by a Japanese student　
    4. D.
      How to prepare for culture shock

One of the most difficult questions to answer is how much a job is worth. We naturally expect that a doctor’s salary will be higher than a bus conductor’s wages. But the question becomes much more difficult to answer when we compare a miner with an engineer, or an unskilled man working on an oil-rig（钻探平台）with a teacher in a secondary school. What the doctor, the engineer and the teacher have in common is that they have devoted several years to studying in order to obtain the necessary qualifications for their professions. We feel instinctively that these skills and these years should be rewarded. At the same time we recognize that the work of the miner and the oil-rig laborer is both hard and dangerous, and that they must be highly paid for the risks they take.
　　Another aspect we must take into consideration is how socially useful a man’s work is. Most people would agree that looking after the sick or teaching children is more important than, say, selling second-hand cars. Yet it is almost certain that the used-car salesman earns more than the nurse and the schoolteacher.
　　Indeed, this whole question of just rewards can be turned on its head. You can argue that a man who does a job which brings him personal satisfaction is already receiving part of his reward in the form of a so-called “psychic（精神的）wage”, and that it is the man with the boring, repetitive job who needs more money to make up for the soul-destroying repetitiveness of his work. It is significant that the jobs like nursing and teaching continue to be poorly paid, while others, such as those in the world of sport or entertainment, carry financial rewards out of all proportion to their social worth.
Although the amount of money that people earn is largely determined by market forces, this should not prevent us from seeking some way to decide what is the right pay for the job. A starting point would be to try to decide the ratio（比率）which ought to exist between the highest and the lowest paid. The picture is made more complicated by two factors: firstly by the welfare benefits which every citizen receives, and secondly by the taxation system which is often used as an instrument of social justice by taxing high incomes at a very high rate indeed. Most countries now regard a ratio of 7:1 as socially acceptable. If it is less, the highly-qualified people carrying heavy responsibilities will become disappointed, and might even end up by leaving for another country. If it is more, the difference between rich and poor will be so great that it will lead to social unrest

  1. 1.

    Why do people naturally expect that doctors should be well-paid?

    1. A.
      Their work requires greater intelligence
    2. B.
      They are under constant pressure at work
    3. C.
      They work harder than most other people
    4. D.
      They have studied for years to get qualified
  2. 2.

    In Paragraph 2 and 3, the author indicates that __________

    1. A.
      the talented should do more important work
    2. B.
      unskilled jobs have less social responsibility
    3. C.
      those with more socially useful jobs earn less
    4. D.
      people want to pay more to important services
  3. 3.

    Which of the following statements would the author agree?

    1. A.
      It’s difficult to define the social value of a job
    2. B.
      The market will decide what the right pay is for a job
    3. C.
      People should find a proper ratio between high and low pay
    4. D.
      Those receiving high salary should carry heavy responsibilities

Many ESL (English as a Second Language) students in the United States enroll in (注册学习) academic preparation programs and are in their late teens or early twenties. This is often a time when students are looking back on childhood in a different way. Their childhood memories and their viewpoint on those memories can be very useful for the production of wonderfully creative writing.
For this project, the students began in class by closing their eyes and trying to return to their childhood years in order to bring early memories to their mind. After imagining for a few minutes, they began to tell each other what they remembered about those years and tried to describe a particular incident that stood out in their memories.
That evening they wrote in their journals about the incident, embellishing (润饰) the story as much as possible. The next day, they read the story to a different partner and got feedback (反馈意见). The partner’s job was to: ask more questions to bring back the writer’s memory; help the writer make sure that past tense verbs were used correctly, focusing on the difference between those things that were still true and needed present tense and those things that belonged specifically to the past. Two days later, students made necessary changes or additions and turned in a typed copy of their story. I then made my own comments about their work and asked them to revise their work. The third draft (稿子) produced some very good work

  1. 1.

    The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to _____

    1. A.
      show readers the difficulty he had in his work
    2. B.
      explain his idea of English learning
    3. C.
      show readers how ESL students live and study
    4. D.
      tell readers how he taught his ESL students to write
  2. 2.

    What did the author ask his students to write about?

    1. A.
      What they saw around them
    2. B.
      Their predictions for the future
    3. C.
      Their childhood memories
    4. D.
      Their opinions of the United States
  3. 3.

    In what order do the students write their compositions according to the passage?
    a. share their writing with their classmates
    b. exchange their memories
    c. write their stories
    d. ask for others’ feedback
    e.  make some changes to their compositions and have them typed
    f.  corrected by the teacher
    g.  recall their stories

    1. A.
      g-b-c-a-d-e-f
    2. B.
      g-c-a-d-b-f-e
    3. C.
      e-f-b-c-a-g-d
    4. D.
      d-e-f-g-a-c-b
  4. 4.

    A partner may help do the following things EXCEPT _____

    1. A.
      make the memory more complete
    2. B.
      find spelling mistakes
    3. C.
      check the tense of the verbs
    4. D.
      give some feedback
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