When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s important to master(掌握) the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand the speaker’s sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes, But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.
“She only likes apples.” “Only she likes apples.”
“I have seen the film already.” “I have already seen the film.”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit(精神实质) of the language and use it as the English speaker does.

1.
From the passage we know that _______when we are learning English.
1. A.
  we shouldn’t put every word into our own language
2. B.
  we should look up every word in the dictionary
3. C.
  we need to put every word into our own language
4. D.
  we must read word by word
2.
The writer thinks it is _______ in learning English.
1. A.
  difficult to understand different sounds
2. B.
  necessary to remember the word order
3. C.
  important to master the rules in different ways
4. D.
  easy to master the rules for word order
3.
We can learn from the passage that ________.
1. A.
  the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words
2. B.
  The order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence
3. C.
  sometimes different order of words has a different meaning
4. D.
  if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different
4.
“She only likes apples.” ________.
1. A.
  is the same as “Only she likes apples.”
2. B.
  is different from “Only she likes apples.”
3. C.
  means “She likes fruit except apples.”
4. D.
  means “She doesn’t like apples.”

Over the past 20 years, AIDS and war have claimed the parents of 2．4 million Ugandan children．When Alexis Hefley first visited the country,, in 1993, she saw the children’s sorrow, but the former Texas banker also spotted "a world of possibility"．She watched as they danced for tourists to earn money, and she had a thought: If people in America could see them perform, they’d support them too．
The children’s passion and talent inspired Hefley to work with the kids at an orphanage（孤儿院）in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, to organize a traveling dance troupe（团）．The goals: to give the problems in Uganda a human face, to raise awareness and to raise money．
The first tour touched down at six American cities in 1994．Today, the 22-member troupe, known as the Spirit of Uganda, travels across America every two years．The young performers bring their energy and joy to audiences across the U．S．and help support hundreds of Ugandan orphans back home．Among the young dancers, some earn scholarships to attend the U．S．colleges, and then return to their country to help rebuild it．
Photojournalist Douglas Menuez first photographed the troupe in 2006 -?a project that led to his new book, Transcendent Spirit, from which these images are drawn．At each performance, the dancers’ faces show pure joy, quite an achievement given the hardships they’ve faced．"They look to the future, not the past," explains Menuez．"They embrace beauty and good in the world．" As one dancer puts it, "People think we have lost our parents．We’ve had so many problems．But then they see us perform．They see our smiles．And they learn that life goes on．"

1.
What are the first two paragraphs mainly about?
1. A.
  How miserable Ugandan orphans’ life is．
2. B.
  How the dance troupe was set up．
3. C.
  How the young dancers earned money．
4. D.
  How the orphans lost their parents．
2.
What do we learn about the Spirit of Uganda?
1. A.
  It was started by a journalist．
2. B.
  It travels across the U．S．annually．
3. C.
  It consists of two dozen performers．
4. D.
  Its dancers have chances to study in the U．S．
3.
In the eyes of Menuez, the young performers are______.
1. A.
  beautiful
2. B.
  talented
3. C.
  optimistic
4. D.
  humorous
4.
What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
1. A.
  Ugandan orphans turn tragedy into dance
2. B.
  Transcendent Spirit: A close look at Uganda
3. C.
  AIDS and war are claiming people’s lives
4. D.
  Lots of people are helping Ugandan orphans

Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Na Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles form home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I'd just head east.
A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. "Four more lights," she said. There was another bus I could take form there. This clearly was going to be a long night.
She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its wind-shield. It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver.
"I just can't leave you here, "she said. "This isn't the nicest place. I'll give you a ride home."
“You’ll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed(迷惑的).
“No, I’ll take you in my car,” she said.
“It’s a long way,” I protested(抗议).
“Come on,”she said. “I have nothing else to do.”
As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I’m just passing the favor along.”she said.
When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn’t hear of it. “That would not make it a favor,” she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”

1.
The writer thought that he would have a long night because
1. A.
  it world be long before he could take another bus
2. B.
  no driver would give him a ride
3. C.
  he didn’t know the routes
4. D.
  he perhaps would have to take a taxi
2.
Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was .
1. A.
  very quiet and peaceful
2. B.
  dark without street lights
3. C.
  neither clean nor beautiful
4. D.
  a little unsafe
3.
The writer wanted to take a taxi home at the end of the route because .
1. A.
  no bus would come
2. B.
  a taxi ride would be more comfortable
3. C.
  he became impatient and a bit worried
4. D.
  he knew the driver would never return
4.
The bus driver drove the writer home later because .
1. A.
  she happened to go in the same direction
2. B.
  she wanted to do something good for other people
3. C.
  her brother told her to do so
4. D.
  she wanted to earn more money
5.
The bus driver hoped that the writer .
1. A.
  world do as she did
2. B.
  would keep her in memory
3. C.
  would give the money to others
4. D.
  would do her a favor

The legal age for drinking alcohol in the United States is twenty-one. Underage drinking is a crime but also a common part of college social life. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we look at alcohol rules at American colleges and universities. These rules differ from school to school, as do measures. But many schools have been moving to strengthen their rules.
The United States has more than 17000,000 students in higher education. Each year, 1700 of them die from alcohol-related road crashes and other injuries. 600,000 more are injured while under the influence of alcohol. And almost 700,000 are attacked by another drunken.
One behavior that college officials are trying to prevent is too much drinking. Some researchers have found that students who think binge drinking is normal often think extremely how much other students really drink. A person can die of alcohol poisoning. At Oklahoma University, a nineteen-year-old student died from drinking heavily at a party in 2005
Now alcohol is banned from all sorority houses and university housing. Student organizations can serve alcohol at events but only on Friday and Saturday nights. Other new requirements include an alcohol education program that first-year students take online.
The rules govern behavior on campus (校园) and off. With a first violation(违犯), students pay seventy-five dollars and their parents are told. They must also take an alcohol education class. For a second "strike," they have to pay one hundred fifty dollars. A third strike means that they have to be suspended school for at least one semester.
Since 2005, 363 students have had a first strike. 30 have had a second strike -- and only one hasn’t allowed to go to school for one semester. The president at Oklahoma tells us the aim is not just to punish but to change behavior and the culture at the university

1.
The first paragraph mainly tells us that_________
1. A.
  the legal age at the lowest for drinking alcohol is 21
2. B.
  many colleges consider drinking alcohol to be a crime
3. C.
  drinking alcohol is a necessary and popular campus culture
4. D.
  American colleges and universities have their own alcohol rules
2.
Every year the number of the students who die or are injured because of alcohol in the USA added up to about _______
1. A.
  17000,000
2. B.
  1,301,700
3. C.
  601,700
4. D.
  1300,000
3.
If a student has a third strike, he/she should________
1. A.
  have to stop going to school for a time
2. B.
  be removed to another school
3. C.
  be locked at home for a period
4. D.
  be forced to leave school forever
4.
Which of the following statements is supported by the passage ?
1. A.
  College students are not allowed to drink alcohol at any time
2. B.
  If students take an alcohol program online, they can drink alcohol
3. C.
  Students having a first strike only receive punishment of fine
4. D.
  Students with a second strike pay twice as much as students with a first strike
5.
We can infer ________from the last two paragraphs
1. A.
  alcohol rules have no effect on college students
2. B.
  drinking alcohol remains a serious problem
3. C.
  alcohol rules aim to change behavior and the culture at the university
4. D.
  the number of students drinking alcohol is dropping in one way

I'll be a photographer. I'm going to bring bits of Australia back home with me. I told myself this before, yet I feel so doubtful on this plane that's flying me thousands of miles away. I was so confident yesterday .But today I don't belong to this plane where men sit with briefcases reading newspapers. They're all adults.
I've never been out of the US. And now ,I'm traveling into Australia alone, a world I know nothing about. A part of me recognizes it as home.
I remember little about my mother, but I remember she had an Australian accent and golden hair. She wan fun and she would often take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would spend the whole day taking walks along the shore. My mom told me that in Australia, Christmas was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone wore Santa hat with their bathing suits. It never got cold and bitter there. My mom was different and I was proud of her.
I don't know how she met my father. but after they met several years, they got married and moved into an apartment in New Jersey. Then I was born and we were a perfect family of three who went out to dinner and watched movies in the dark and loved each other.
I know things have been hard on my father since my Mom died years ago. It's hard for me, too, and I have to experience the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place.
This is an adventure.

1.
How did the author feel when he was on the plane?
1. A.
  Confident
2. B.
  Foolish
3. C.
  Doubtful
4. D.
  Childish
2.
The author traveled to Australia alone mainly because he wanted to__.
1. A.
  search his fortune there
2. B.
  find more about his mother
3. C.
  look for his grandparents there
4. D.
  find more about this wonderful place
3.
The third paragraph is mainly concerned with__.
1. A.
  the author's first impression of Australia
2. B.
  the author's brief impression of his mother
3. C.
  the reason why the author loved his mother
4. D.
  the difference between his mother and father
4.
What can we learn from the passage?
1. A.
  The author writes this passage to honor his mother.
2. B.
  The author decides to learn taking photos in Australia.
3. C.
  The author had a good time when his mother was still alive.
4. D.
  The author didn't like to live with his father after his mother died.
5.
Where did the author most probably write this passage?
1. A.
  In America.
2. B.
  In Australia.
3. C.
  At home
4. D.
  On the Plane

People often say, “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” and “Behind every successful man there is a woman.” Both these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their wives rule them.
Most American women like making their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want more for themselves. They want good jobs, and when they work they want to be paid. They also want to be as successful as men.
The American women’s liberation movement was started by women who didn’t want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand beside men and have the same chances for success. They didn’t want to be told that certain jobs or offices were closed to them. They refused to work side by side with men who did the same work for a higher pay.
A liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, “You have come a long way, baby.” She will smile and answer, “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go, baby.” This movement is quite new, and many American women don’t agree with it. But it has already made some important changes in women’s lives and in men’s lives, too.

1.
From the first paragraph, we can learn that ________.
1. A.
  American women usually take care of their children by themselves
2. B.
  women in the United States are powerful
3. C.
  women play a very important role in men’s lives
4. D.
  if there is no woman, there is no man
2.
From the passage we know that most American women today are _____.
1. A.
  fighting for their rights to work side by side with men
2. B.
  working hard at home to help their husbands and sons be successful
3. C.
  working side by side with men in all kinds of jobs
4. D.
  very confident about their future
3.
The liberated women want to do all the following EXCEPT ___________.
1. A.
  stay at home to help their husbands be successful
2. B.
  have the same chances for success as men
3. C.
  get the same pay when doing the same work as men
4. D.
  seek for office and do some important jobs as men
4.
By saying “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go”, a liberated woman is stating that _______.
1. A.
  she has nearly got to her destination
2. B.
  there is a little more than what she wants
3. C.
  she will never get to her ideal destination
4. D.
  it is not far enough and she will go a lot further
5.
In this passage, the author suggests that in the United States _______.
1. A.
  most women can’t get a good job
2. B.
  many women still don’t want to go out of their home to work
3. C.
  all families are still supported by men
4. D.
  all liberated women have achieved a lot

The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past. The three-day event is not fixed to the same dates each year, but generally takes place in November or December. It is well attended by tourists, but even better attended by locals.
During the opening ceremonies, after the official greetings from the government leaders, people who attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands, and white camels transport their riders across the sands. Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship. One following another, groups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful traditional culture. Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns and beat drums as they dance in different designs. On their knees in the sand, a group of women in long dark dresses dance with their hair: their long, dark, shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance.
The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after hares. The crowd is on its feet for the camel races. Camels and riders run far into the distance, and then return to the finish Line in front of the cheering people.
Towards the evening, there comes the grand finale of the opening day, an extremely exciting horserace. All the riders run very fast on horseback. Some riders hang off the side of their saddles. Some even ride upside down -- their legs and feet straight up in the air -- all at full speed. Others rush down the course together, men arm in arm, on different horses. On and on they went. SO fast and so wonderful!

1.
The Sahara Festival is a festival which________.
1. A.
  has a very long history in North Africa
2. B.
  is held in the same place on the same day
3. C.
  is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara
4. D.
  is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries
2.
Before the races begin, ________ take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies.
1. A.
  musicians, dancers, horses and hares
2. B.
  camel riders, musicians, dogs and hares
3. C.
  horsemen, dancers, camels and dogs
4. D.
  musicians, officials, camels and horses
3.
The underlined word "finale" in the fourth paragraph most probably means the _______of the opening day.
1. A.
  first part
2. B.
  middle
3. C.
  last part
4. D.
  whole
4.
This passage mainly tells readers_______.
1. A.
  what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival
2. B.
  how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara Festival
3. C.
  what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival
4. D.
  how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival

Everyone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you are awake because you can control your behavior, but when you are asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their positions. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to displease people. So you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t quite sure of yourself.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You always stick to your own opinions or judgment, but you don’t raise your hope too much. You usually live for today not tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to on your own. You’re easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well—balanced personality. You know your strengths and weakness. You’re usually careful. You believe in yourself. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get sad. You always say what you think even if it makes people rather angry.

1.
According to the passage, a person, who is not willing to change his mind and hard to deal with, probably sleeps ___.
1. A.
  on his side
2. B.
  on his back
3. C.
  curled up
4. D.
  on his stomach
2.
If a person prefers to sleep curled up rather than on his back, he may be well content to ____.
1. A.
  do things personally.
2. B.
  stay alone
3. C.
  keep things secret
4. D.
  trust others easily
3.
Which of the following people, in the author’s opinion, most likely have personalities opposite to each other ?
1. A.
  The people sleeping on their stomach and those sleeping on his backs.
2. B.
  The people sleeping on their sides and those sleeping curled up.
3. C.
  The people sleeping on their backs and those sleeping on their sides.
4. D.
  The people sleeping curled up and those sleeping on their stomach.
4.
What the author mainly intends to tell us is that _______.
1. A.
  one’s sleeping position has something to do with （与……联系）one’s character.
2. B.
  everyone has got both real and secret personalities.
3. C.
  the position in which one goes to sleep is the most important one.
4. D.
  when awake, one does not show one’s secret personality.

My first day of retirement came at last! I cooked a great breakfast for my wife and me,leisurely read the paper, cleaned a bit of the house, and wrote a few letters to friends.On thesecond day, I cooked breakfast, read the paper …On the third day, ...This is retirement? Itried to tell myself that it was just the transition, that those golden moments were right roundthe corner, and that I would enjoy them soon enough.But something was missing.
A former colleague asked a favor.A group of students was going to Jamaica to work withchildren in the poorest neighbourhood.Would I interrupt my newfound "happiness" and returnto the students, just this once? One trip.That's all.My bags were packed and by the door.
The trip was very inspiring.I was moved not only by the poverty I saw but also by thesense of responsibility of the young people on the trip.When I returned home, I offered to workone day a week with a local youth organization.The experience was so positive that I was soonvolunteering nearly full-time, working with students across North America to assist them intheir voluntary work.
Now，it seems, the tables have turned .Some days I am the teacher, other days I am thestudent.These young people have reawakened my commitment to social justice issues bychallenging me to learn more about the situation in the world today, where people are still poorand suffer because of greed, corruption and war.Most importantly, they have given me theopportunity to continue to participate in helping to find solutions.In return, I help them do theircharitable projects overseas.I've gone from running one school to helping oversee theconstruction of schools in twenty-one countries!

1.
What did the writer expect to do after he retired?
1. A.
  To stay away from busy schedules.
2. B.
  To write some great books.
3. C.
  To do some voluntary work.
4. D.
  To plan for his future.
2.
Why did the writer decide to go to Jamaica?
1. A.
  He missed his students in that country.
2. B.
  He couldn't reflise his colleague's favor.
3. C.
  He was concerned about the people there.
4. D.
  He was not satisfied with his retired life.
3.
The underlined part "the tables have turned" （Paragraph 5 ） means that thewriter .
1. A.
  improved the situation in his school
2. B.
  felt happy to work with students again
3. C.
  became a learner rather than a teacher
4. D.
  changed his attitude toward his retired life
4.
What does the writer think of his retired life now?
1. A.
  Disappointing.
2. B.
  Troublesome.
3. C.
  Promising.
4. D.
  Meaningful.

There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting.To save money, of course, mostpeople look for sales, low prices, and discounts.Compulsive bargain hunters，however, oftenbuy things that they don't need just because they are cheap.They want to believe that they arehelping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game.When they can buysomething for less than other people, they feel that they are winners.Most people, expertsclaim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and thereal reason.
It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, butalso business people.Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business.They consider people's needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs andopinions, and so on in their advertising and sales methods.
Psychologists often use a method called "behavior therapy（疗法）"to help individuals solvetheir personality problems.In the same way, they can help people who feel that they haveproblems with money.

1.
According to psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts ofmoney .
1. A.
  and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys
2. B.
  in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life
3. C.
  just to meet his or her strong psychological need
4. D.
  entirely with an irrational eagerness
2.
According to the passage, compulsive bargain hunters are often in search of the lowest possible prices .
1. A.
  because they feel satisfied if they spend less money than others
2. B.
  because they like to show off their success in getting things for less money
3. C.
  because they have money problem
4. D.
  because they want to save money to help heir budget
3.
The passage is mainly talking about.
1. A.
  the psychology of money-spending habits
2. B.
  the purchasing habits of compulsive spenders
3. C.
  a special psychology of bargain hunting
4. D.
  the use of the psychology of spending habits in business
4.
From the passage we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargainhunters .
1. A.
  are really unreasonable
2. B.
  need special treatment
3. C.
  can't be cured
4. D.
  can never get any help to solve their problems with money

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From the passage we know that _______when we are learning English.

The writer thinks it is _______ in learning English.

We can learn from the passage that ________.

“She only likes apples.” ________.

What are the first two paragraphs mainly about?

What do we learn about the Spirit of Uganda?

In the eyes of Menuez, the young performers are______.

What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

The writer thought that he would have a long night because

Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was .

The writer wanted to take a taxi home at the end of the route because .

The bus driver drove the writer home later because .

The bus driver hoped that the writer .

The first paragraph mainly tells us that_________

Every year the number of the students who die or are injured because of alcohol in the USA added up to about _______

If a student has a third strike, he/she should________

Which of the following statements is supported by the passage ?

We can infer ________from the last two paragraphs

How did the author feel when he was on the plane?

The author traveled to Australia alone mainly because he wanted to__.

The third paragraph is mainly concerned with__.

What can we learn from the passage?

Where did the author most probably write this passage?

From the first paragraph, we can learn that ________.

From the passage we know that most American women today are _____.

The liberated women want to do all the following EXCEPT ___________.

By saying “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go”, a liberated woman is stating that _______.

In this passage, the author suggests that in the United States _______.

The Sahara Festival is a festival which________.

Before the races begin, ________ take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies.

The underlined word "finale" in the fourth paragraph most probably means the _______of the opening day.

This passage mainly tells readers_______.

According to the passage, a person, who is not willing to change his mind and hard to deal with, probably sleeps ___.

If a person prefers to sleep curled up rather than on his back, he may be well content to ____.

Which of the following people, in the author’s opinion, most likely have personalities opposite to each other ?

What the author mainly intends to tell us is that _______.

What did the writer expect to do after he retired?

Why did the writer decide to go to Jamaica?

The underlined part "the tables have turned" （Paragraph 5 ） means that thewriter .

What does the writer think of his retired life now?

According to psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts ofmoney .

According to the passage, compulsive bargain hunters are often in search of the lowest possible prices .

The passage is mainly talking about.

From the passage we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargainhunters .

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