The Los Angeles Zoo has many public programs that aim to teach the public about animals and natural protection.
Safari shuttle(旅游电车)
While you’re here, take the Safari shuttle for a quick trip from one end of the Zoo to the other. All day long, seven days a week (from 10 am to 5 pm), the Safari Shuttle picks up passengers, circles the Zoo, and returns to the main flamingo (火烈鸟) exhibit near the front entrance. You can get on and off the shuttle as often as you like.
Food
Safari Café (at the Zoo entrance) offers Starbucks coffee, fresh-baked cookies, and ice cream. Gorilla Grill is the spot for grilled (烤的) food, kids’ meals, refreshments (点心), and ice cream. La Casita serves a variety of Mexican food and refreshments. Silverback’s Cafe offers sandwiches, salads, bread bowls, cold beer, and refreshments.
Hour
The Zoo is open from 10 am to 5 pm every day of the year except Christmas Day. Special summer long hours are until 6 pm from July 1 to September 7. Please remember, the Zoo starts putting animals in for the night at 4 pm during regular hour, and at 5 pm during summer hours.
Admission Prices(票价)
Adults (aged 13 and above):$9
Seniors(aged 62 and above):$6
Children(aged 2 to 12):$4
Children(under 2):free
Items Not Allowed on Zoo Grounds
Alcohol, Glass bottles, Pets, Bicycles, Skateboards, and In--line skate.
If you are planning a picnic while visiting the Zoo, please do not bring any glass items or other things that are easy to break. Also for the safety of the animals, no plastic bags are allowed within the Zoo.

  1. 1.

    Which of the following provides kids’ meals?

    1. A.
      Safari Cafe.
    2. B.
      Gorilla Grill.
    3. C.
      La Casita.
    4. D.
      Silverback’s Café
  2. 2.

    People can see all the animals at the Los Angeles Zoo at ___.

    1. A.
      11 am on Christmas Day
    2. B.
      4:30 pm on May 5
    3. C.
      3 pm on March 5
    4. D.
      6 pm on September 7
  3. 3.

    How much does it cost if a couple with their one-year-old twins visit the Los Angeles Zoo?

    1. A.
      $18
    2. B.
      $26
    3. C.
      $22
    4. D.
      $17
  4. 4.

    When visiting the Los Angeles Zoo, people can___.

    1. A.
      ride a bike through the Zoo
    2. B.
      have a picnic on the Zoo grounds
    3. C.
      take food with plastic bags
    4. D.
      take their pets along

A single night of taking the drug Ecstasy (摇头丸) can cause serious brain damage and speed up the start of Parkinson’s disease（帕金森综合症）, scientists say. Just two or three Ecstasy tablets can permanently destroy brain cells that affect movement and reasoning, according to American research that links the drug to Parkinson’s for the first time.
A study by a team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, involving squirrel monkeys and baboons (狒狒) found that both species suffered permanent damage to key cells, which are lost in Parkinson’s, after receiving three low doses（剂量）of Ecstasy at three-hour periods.
The study is particularly important because baboons are one of the best animal models for the human brain. George Ricaurte, who led the research, said that the widespread abuse of drug might have caused severe damage. “The most troubling result is that young adults using Ecstasy may be increasing their risk of developing Parkinsonism as they get older.”
Alan Leshner, a former director of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse, said, “This study emphasizes the multi-aspect damage that Ecstasy causes to users. We’ve long known that repeated use damages brain cells. But this study shows that even very occasional（偶尔） use can have long-lasting effects on many different brain systems. It sends an important message to young people: don’t experiment with your own brain.”
Janet Betts, a mother whose teenage daughter Leah died after a single Ecstasy tablet in 1995, said, “This comes as no surprise. But people can’t see the effects at first, and they say it won’t happen to them. We’ll see the symptoms later, just as we have with smoking.”

  1. 1.

    The article is intended to ______.

    1. A.
      explain the bad effects of drugs on people’s health
    2. B.
      warn young people of the risk of taking the drug Ecstasy
    3. C.
      persuade people out of such bad habits as smoking and using drugs
    4. D.
      tell us the links between the drug Ecstasy and the animal models
  2. 2.

    We know from the passage that a low dose of Ecstasy ______.

    1. A.
      can permanently destroy one’s brain cells
    2. B.
      can cause serious brain damage occasionally
    3. C.
      will result in immediate symptoms
    4. D.
      may bring on Parkinson’s at once
  3. 3.

    Why are squirrel monkeys and baboons involved in the experiments?

    1. A.
      Because these animals usually take drugs.
    2. B.
      Because their brain is similar to human beings.
    3. C.
      Because there is a model in the animals’ brains.
    4. D.
      Because they will soon get well after the experiment.
  4. 4.

    The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably refers to”        ”.

    1. A.
      Leah’s death after a single tablet
    2. B.
      the symptoms after smoking
    3. C.
      the damage to the brain systems
    4. D.
      repeated use of the drug

Jonathan James looks like just another kid about to graduate from high school. But this 19-year-old Swede is anything but ordinary, from the computer in his parents’ home he helps the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) find out the world’s most wanted cyber criminals .
Jonathan first made headlines when he and another Swede, Fredrik Bjoerck, found out the maker of the “Melissa” virus in March 1999. He came to the aid of the FBI again on May 7, finding out the suspected sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virus. The suspect was caught in Manila on May 8.
Jonathan’s special skills are in hot demand as officials around the world express alarm at the “virtual” crimewave. In between studying for final exams, hanging out with friends and refereeing his younger brother’s football matches, the quiet, gentle teenager also gives lessons on e-security (电子安全) to large companies. He reads a lot and exchanges information with other computer experts to know much about the latest tricks of the hacker trade.
Many companies have already tried to employ him, but he is not interested at the moment. Instead, he plans to begin law school in the autumn at Sweden’s Uppsala University and start up his own e-security company.
Although he works with the FBI now, his family insists he’s just “a regular kid”. “Jonathan is a great kid, he has his friends and he does a lot more than just play with the computer,” his little sister Tessa said, adding that he helps the FBI because “he likes to help”, not because he’s looking for fame and recognition.
When the world was hit by the “Love Bug” virus, Jonathan was too busy preparing a speech on e-security to look into the problem. “Finally on May 7, I had some free time, so I began looking.” Within a few hours, he had found the suspect and e-mailed his method and results to the FBI. He said his work on the “Melissa” virus, which took three weeks to solve, was a big help in finding the suspect so quickly.
“This time I knew exactly where to start, I knew what to disregard and what to look at.”

  1. 1.

    The passage mainly wants to tell us that ___________.

    1. A.
      Swedish kid helps FBI find out the most wanted cyber criminals
    2. B.
      Jonathan is really a quiet, gentle and ordinary boy
    3. C.
      many companies want the young computer expert to join in
    4. D.
      any cyber criminals will surely be found out wherever they are
  2. 2.

    The public started to know something about Jonathan just from _________.

    1. A.
      his helping the US FBI to find out the sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virus
    2. B.
      his work together with Fredrik Bjoerck to find out the maker of the “Melissa” virus
    3. C.
      his little sister’s talk about his good qualities as a regular kid and a good programmer
    4. D.
      his speech on e-security to many computer companies after his fight against hackers
  3. 3.

    From Jonathan’s success in finding out the sender of the dangerous ‘Love Bug” virus we can infer that _________.

    1. A.
      where there’s a will, there’s a way
    2. B.
      experience is knowledge
    3. C.
      hard work leads to success
    4. D.
      failure is the mother of success
  4. 4.

    What do we know about Jonathan?

    1. A.
      He is a good fame hunter with various abilities.
    2. B.
      He is such a brave fighter that any criminal will feel afraid.
    3. C.
      He is an expert on security, not interested in running a company.
    4. D.
      He is a regular kid but does something unusual.

Only after ________ reached 18 ________ join the army.


  1. A.
    have you, you can
  2. B.
    have you, can you
  3. C.
    you have, you can
  4. D.
    you have, can you

There's no doubt ________ he can do a good job of it.


  1. A.
    whether
  2. B.
    if that
  3. C.
    that if
  4. D.
    that

Smoking cigarettes _________ harm to your health．


  1. A.
    do
  2. B.
    does
  3. C.
    is
  4. D.
    are

Entering the reading room, I found Mary _________ at a desk with her attention _________ on a magazine．


  1. A.
    sitting; fixing
  2. B.
    seating; fixed
  3. C.
    seated; fixed
  4. D.
    sat; fixing

Cosmo Books Ltd.,                         14, Woodman Road,
Hertford Estate,                            Two Bridges,
Rickmansworth,                            West Sussex.
Middx.
25th February
Dear sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set ( eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.
You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds , and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.
I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgement, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
Yours faithfully,
SIMON WALKER

  1. 1.

    Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________

    1. A.
      complain about sending him books he had not ordered.
    2. B.
      urge Cosmo Books Ltd. to take away the books he had not ordered.
    3. C.
      laugh at Cosmo Books Ltd..
    4. D.
      advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd..
  2. 2.

    The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ____

    1. A.
      unlimited number of Cosmo Books.
    2. B.
      a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.
    3. C.
      a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.
    4. D.
      fifteen pounds and fifty pence.
  3. 3.

    Mr. walker answered the advertisement because ________

    1. A.
      he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works, and this set was cheap, and looked attractive.
    2. B.
      he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.
    3. C.
      he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time.
    4. D.
      the set he already had was not particularly attractive.
  4. 4.

    Cosmo Books have _______

    1. A.
      sent bills for books that they have not sent.
    2. B.
      continued to send books that Mr. Walker did not order.
    3. C.
      still not sent Mr. Walker the books that he ordered.
    4. D.
      made a gift to Mr. Walker of several sets of books.
  5. 5.

    The tone of the letter is that of _______

    1. A.
      bitterness
    2. B.
      respect
    3. C.
      annoyance
    4. D.
      humor

Would you like ________ part in the sports meet?


  1. A.
    taking
  2. B.
    take
  3. C.
    to take
  4. D.
    taken

Would you please ________ a little more room for me?


  1. A.
    make
  2. B.
    to make
  3. C.
    making
  4. D.
    made
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