My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult.

For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who took the time to ask me what happened. When I explained that my baseball had soared through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to apologize to her. After all, I should have been playing in the park down Fifth Street and not in the path between buildings. Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window from my pocket money if she would return my ball. I also learned from Steve that personal property(财产) is a sacred thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father carved from a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and still remembered the smell of her perfume as she patted me on the shoulder. Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind.

When I was twelve, I killed an old brown sparrow in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my skill, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is when it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time.” I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.

1.What is the main subject of the passage?

A. The relationship between mark and Steve.

B. The important lesson Mark learned in school

C. Steve’s important role in mark’s growing process.

D. Mark and Steve’s respect for living things.

2. In the story about the pen, which of the following lessons did Steve teach his brother?

A. Respect for personal property.

B. Respect for life.

C. Sympathy for people with problems.

D. The value of honesty.

3. According to the writer, which was the most important lesson Steve taught his young brother?

A. Respect for living things.

B. Responsibility for one’s actions.

C. The value of the honesty.

D. Care for the property of others.

Because plants cannot move or talk, most people believe that they have no feelings and that they cannot receive signals from outside. However, this may not be completely true.

People who studied plants have found out that plants carry a small electrical charge (电荷). It is possible to measure this charge with a small piece of equipment called “galvanometer”. The galvanometer is placed on a leaf of the plant, and it records any changes in the electrical field of the leaf. Humans have a similar field which can change when we are shocked or frightened.

A man called Backster used a galvanometer for his studies of plants and was very surprised at his results. He found that if he had two or more plants in a room and he began to destroy one of them -- perhaps by pulling off its leaves or by pulling it out of its pot－then the galvanometer on the leaves of the other plants showed a change in the electrical field. It seemed as if the plants were signaling a feeling of shock. This happened not only when Backster started to destroy plants, but also when he destroyed other living thing such as insects (昆虫).

Backster said that the plants also knew if someone had destroyed a living thing some distance away, because they signalled when a man who had just cut down a tree entered the room.

Another scientist, named Sauvin, achieved similar results to Backster’s. He kept galvanometers fixed on his plants all the time and checked regularly to see what the plants were doing. If he was out of the office, he telephoned to find out about the signals the plants were sending. In this way, he found that the plants were sending out signals at the exact times when he felt strong pleasure or pain. In fact, Sauvin could cause a change in the electrical field of his plants over a distance of a few miles simply by thinking about them.

1.Backster was surprised at the results of his studies because _____.

A. he destroyed an insect

B. he destroyed a plant by pulling off its leaves

C. he found that plants could express feelings of shock

D. he found that plants could move and speak after all

2.The plants sent out signals _____.

A. only when Backster Started to destroy plants

B. when Backster destroyed plants or other living things

C. only when he destroyed things such as insects

D. only when Backster placed the galvanometer on the leaves of the plants

3.The scientist called Sauvin _____.

A. did not agree with Backster’s ideas

B. did not get the same sort of results as Backster did

C. got different results from Backster’s

D. found out some of the same things that Backster did

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Sauvin could make his plants send out signals some distance away.

B. A tree will signal when it has been cut down.

C. The electrical charge plants carry may shock or frighten us.

D. Plants have feelings because they can receive signals without moving.

Technology is the application of knowledge to production. Thanks to modern technology, we have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work force. New machines and new methods have helped cut down time and expense while increasing overall output. This has meant more production and a higher standard of living. For most of us in America, modern technology is thought of as the reason why we can have cars and television sets. However, technology has also increased the amount of food available to us, by means of modern farming machinery and animal breeding techniques, and has made our life span longer via medical technology.

Will mankind continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life? In large measure, the answer depends on technology and our ability to use it widely. If we keep making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is definitely yes. The advancement of technology depends on research and development, and the latest surveys show that the united States is continuing to put billions of dollars annually(每年) into such efforts. So while we are running out of some limited resources, we may well find technological substitutes (代用品) for many of them through our research programs.

Therefore, in the final analysis, the three major factors of production (land, labor and capital) are all influenced by technology. When we need new skills or techniques in medicine, people will start developing new technology to meet those needs. As equipment proves to be slow or inefficient, new machines will be invented. Technology responds to our needs in helping us improve our standard of living.

1.What is the best title for the passage?

A. The definition of technology

B. Modern technology

C. The application of technology

D. The development of technology

2.According to the passage, people can live a long life with the help of_________.

A. higher quality of life

B. medical technology

C. modem farming machinery

D. technological substitute

3.Which is the main idea of the passage?

A. Modern technology is the key to the improvement of standard of living.

B. The three major factors of production-land, labor and capital are all influenced by technology.

C. Technology is the response to our needs.

D. The United States is making great efforts to advance its technology.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Being organized is an important skill for school and life．When you’re well organized, you can stay focused，instead of spending time hunting things down．

1.For schoolwork, it means having one notebook or place where you store all your assignment，so you know what you have to do and when. Keeping all your school work neat and in a specific place--these are the main parts of organization.

For home stuff, being organized means having a place to put your things and putting them back as you go. 2.It means keeping your schoolbag，your shoes, and your clean underwear in the same places so you always know where to find them.

Planning is part of being organized, too. 3. Calendars，lists，and schedules can help you plan. You can buy or draw a calendar and keep it near your workplace. Making a schedule or “to-do” list for yourself is a good idea. Looking at your list helps you keep track of what you need to do. 4.Check off things when you’ve done them. Use your list to help you decide which thing is the most important to work on first.

5. But once you’re organized，it feels great．The less time you spend hunting around for things or panicking about homework，the more time you have for better things，like reading a good book or playing.

A. Planning means deciding what you will do and when you will do it.

B. First，you should get your schoolwork organized.

C. Add new things as you get assignments.

D. You will benefit a lot from a good habit.

E. What does it mean to be organized?

F. It takes some extra efforts to organize yourself and your stuff.

G. It means hanging your coat up instead of dropping it on the floor or throwing it on a chair.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There was a small boy living on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere. He was to get up before sunrise every morning to start his work and to go out again later to work in the evening.

During sunrise he would take a and climb up on a fence, so in the distance he could see a house with golden . He thought how it would be to live there and began to the modern equipment that might be in the house. He thought, “If that is a house with golden windows, then there be other nice things in the house.” , he promised himself, “Some day I will go there and see this wonderful place .”

Then one morning his father told him to stay at home as his father would do the work. Knowing that was his , he packed a sandwich and across the field towards the house with golden windows.

the afternoon going on, he began to realize how he had misjudged the distance. , something else was wrong. As he came to the house, he saw golden windows but a place by a broken fence which badly needed . He went to the door and knocked. A small girl opened the door.

He asked the girl if she had seen a house with golden windows. “ ,” said the girl and invited him to sit on the porch (门廊). As he sat there, he looked54. There the 55turned the windows of his home golden.

1. A. hopedB. askedC. taught D. agreed

2.A. ride B. breakC. lookD. seat

3. A. doors B. wallsC. windows D. fence

4. A. pleasedB. important C. greatD. strange

5. A. imagineB. envyC. wishD. notice

6.A. suppliedB. placedC. bought D. piled

7. A. must B. canC. might D. should

8. A. Eventually B. In factC. In time D. Instead

9. A. secretlyB. personally C. immediatelyD. directly

10. A. choiceB. timeC. chance D. hope

11. A. movedB. headedC. looked D. drove

12. A. As B. WithC. While D. For

13. A. Besides B. Actually C. OtherwiseD. However

14. A. earlierB. laterC. nearer D. further

15. A. manyB. a few C. someD. no

16. A. crowdedB. covered C. surrounded D. filled

17.A. designingB. repairing C. cleaning D. washing

18.A. MaybeB. Never C. Seldom D. Sure

19. A. back B. overC. aheadD. through

20.A. sunrise B. sunset C. starsD. rainbows

“1.(congratulate), Mr. Cooper. It’s a girl.”

Fatherhood is going to have 2. different meaning and brings forth different responses from every man who hears these words. Some feel proud, while others worry, 3.____ (wonder) whether they will be a good father.

Although there are some men 4.like children and may have had much experience with them, 5.do not particularly look after children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and 6.(look) forward to children for some time.

Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to 7._____ of a father is a difficult task. Yet, 8.___(fortunate), few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this. Although numerous books have been written about mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of a father.

It is argued that the transition to the father’s role, is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make 9._____ the mother’s role. The mother’s role seems 10.____ (require) a complete transformation in daily routine. However, the father’s role is less demanding and immediate.

— How about going out for a walk this evening?

— ______ good.

A. Sound B. Sounded C. Sounding D. Sounds

Americans eat ______ vegetables per person today as they did in 1990.

A. more than twice B. as twice as many

C. twice as many as D. more than twice as many

The date for the conference we had been looking forward ______ at last.

A. to come B. to coming

C. to came D. to will come

This is the third time I ______ Beijing. The second time I ______ here was on National Day last year.

A. have visited; came B. have visited; have come

C. visited; came D. visited; have come