Football is, I believe, the most popular game in England: one has only to go to the important matches to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, shouting for one side or the other.
To a stranger, one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. He will tell you who he expects will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age.
Most schools in England take football seriously-much more seriously than nearly all European schools, where lessons are all very important and games are left for the children themselves. In England it is believed that education is not only a matter filling a boy’s mind with facts in the classroom: education also means the training of character; and one of the best ways of training character is by means of games, especially team games; where a boy or girl has to learn to work with others for his or her team, instead of working for oneself alone. The school therefore plans games and matches for its students. Football is a good team game. It is good both for the body and the mind. That’s why it is every school’s game in England.

1.
In passage 1, by “this” the author means ________.
1. A.
  people often go to football games.
2. B.
  people, rich and poor, young and old, play football
3. C.
  football is the most popular game in England
4. D.
  people usually shout at each other in a football match
2.
In England, a boy’s opinion of a match is often ________.
1. A.
  three or four times better than that of adults
2. B.
  more than that of adults
3. C.
  as good as that of adults
4. D.
  worth considering three or four times than adults
3.
In England, education means_______.
1. A.
  filling a boy’s mind with stories
2. B.
  more than the teaching of knowledge
3. C.
  the teaching of knowledge only
4. D.
  training character by means of football games

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself.
The expression to be in hot water is a very old expression. Hot water was used five hundred years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.
That no longer happens. But we still get in hot water. When we are in hot water, we are in trouble. It can be any kind of trouble—serious or not so serious. A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police. A young boy can be in hot water with his mother, if he walks in the house with dirty shoes.
Beingin deep water is almost the same as being in hot water. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult position.
To keep your head above water is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt. A company seeks to keep its head above water during economic hard times. A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job.
Water over the dam is another expression about a past event. It is something that is finished. It cannot be changed. The expression comes from the idea that water that has flowed over a dam cannot be brought back again.
Another common expression to hold water, is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from a way of testing the condition of a container.; If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your argument can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes.
Throwing cold water also is an expression that deals with ideas or suggestions. It means to not like an idea. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But your wife throws cold water on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much.

1.
If Robert says he is in deep water, we may guess_________.
1. A.
  he is swimming under the water
2. B.
  he is tired of changing shoes
3. C.
  he nearly breaks a law
4. D.
  he faces a difficult choice
2.
What can you say to your friend Jane, who is troubled by a mistake she has made?
1. A.
  Keep your head above water.
2. B.
  Throw cold water.
3. C.
  It is water over the dam.
4. D.
  It can hold water.
3.
If your argument doesn’t hold water, then it is _________.
1. A.
  weak
2. B.
  convincing
3. C.
  logical
4. D.
  disappointing
4.
The passage explains the origins of the following expressions EXCEPT_________.
1. A.
  to be in hot water
2. B.
  to keep your head above water
3. C.
  water over the dam
4. D.
  to hold water

Watching television makes it easier for toddlers（学走路的孩子）to kick and scream, according to a U.S. study. Children under two should not watch any TV. The longer they sit in front of the box, the worse their behavior becomes.
Just having the TV on in the background, even if the child wasn’t watching it, was also connected to troublemaking behavior although the relationship wasn’t as strong, said the researchers.
“Parents should be smart about TV use,” researcher Jennifer Manganello from the University at Albany, New York, said.
“They should limit the time that children use TV, pay attention to the content of TV programs, and consider how TV is used throughout the home.”
The study looked at 3,128 women from 20 U.S. cities who had a child between 2005 and 2008.
While there was some diversity（差异）of education among the women, one-third hadn’t graduated from high school.
Two-thirds of the mothers said their three-year-old watched more than two hours of TV a day, and the average（平均的）viewing time for children was around three hours. On average, the TV was on for about five additional hours on a common day.
After accounting for factors（因素）such as living in a violent neighborhood, scientists also found watching TV was strongly connected to behavior such as hitting others, having angry moods, being disobedient（不服从的）, and screaming a lot.
The researchers thought that children may see violence on TV, and spend less time on positive development tasks such as reading or playing.
The American Academy of Paediatrics suggests no TV at all for children at two and younger, and two hours a day or less for older kids.

1.
what is the main idea of the passage?
1. A.
  Children should choose positive programs.
2. B.
  Children should keep away from TV.
3. C.
  Watching TV can make children violent.
4. D.
  Parents should watch less TV.
2.
what do we know from Paragraph 2?
1. A.
  Children can watch good programs.
2. B.
  Children will be affected as long as the TV is on.
3. C.
  It’s OK that the TV is on if children don’t watch it.
4. D.
  Children’s troublemaking behavior is mainly caused by watching TV.
3.
what can be learned about the study between 2005~2008 from the passage?
1. A.
  The TV was on for about three hours.
2. B.
  The women studied have different jobs.
3. C.
  The study included men and women.
4. D.
  Most women allowed their child to watch TV.
4.
Children who spend much time watching TV will ________.
1. A.
  not be hit by others
2. B.
  be influenced by others
3. C.
  become angry easily
4. D.
  know more about the neighborhood

The city of Venice，in Italy，is one of a kind.It is built on more than 120 islands，just off arrival.After explaining where my new house was，I told him that I had left the key under the doormat.Since I knew it would be quite late before I could get back，I suggested that be make himself at home and help himself to anything that was kept in the refrigerator（冰箱）.
Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house.At the moment，he said，he was listening to some of my records after having had a nice meal.He had found the pan and meat in the refrigerator.Now，he was drinking a cup of tea and hoped that I would join him soon.When I asked him if he bad any difficulty finding the house，he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat，but luckily，the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window.I listened to all this in great surprise.There is no apple tree outside my window，but there is one by the living room window of my next-door neighbor’s house！

1.
When my friend arrived，I could not go to meet him because________.
1. A.
  we were not good friends
2. B.
  I was busy at work
3. C.
  he had not told me that he would come
4. D.
  I did not want to see him
2.
A doormat is a mat______.
1. A.
  used as a door
2. B.
  for cleaning the bottom of shoes
3. C.
  put up on a door as an ornament（装饰物）
4. D.
  near a door under which people put their keys
3.
I listened to my friend’s phone call in great surprise because____.
1. A.
  he had not waited for me to eat together
2. B.
  he had eaten too much of the food
3. C.
  he mistook my neighbor’s house for mine
4. D.
  he had left the house with the window open
4.
At last my friend______.
1. A.
  did not enter my house
2. B.
  entered my house after he opened the door
3. C.
  entered my house by climbing through the window
4. D.
  entered my house with the help of my neighbor
5.
The writer left the key under the doormat so that______.
1. A.
  nobody would find it
2. B.
  he might not lose it
3. C.
  his family could use the same key
4. D.
  his friend could easily get it

There is a brown female(母的) Canadian duck that weighs only four hundred fifty grams. The duck had flown to the southern state of Florida for the winter.A hunter shot it on January fifteenth and took it to his home in the city of Tallahassee.He put it in the refrigerator(冰箱).Two days later the man’s wife opened the refrigerator door.The duck lifted its head and looked at her.It was alive!
The family took the duck to a doctor who treats animals.The doctor gave the duck to the Goose Creek Animal Sanctuary(动物保护区).Animal sanctuaries provide homes for animals and teach people about their care.
The doctor said it was easy to understand why people thought the duck was dead. He said ducks generally do not move a 1ot，especially after being shot.And he said its low body temperature helped it survive in the refrigerator.
That was enough to make the duck famous around the world.The Tallahassee newspaper published the story that was re-printed in many different countries.But that was not the end of the story.
Workers at the wildlife sanctuary named the duck Perky.And they got the doctor to give an operation to repair the duck’s damaged wing.During the operation，Perky stopped breathing--not just once but two times.The doctor tried to save Perky by giving her oxygen.But he finally said the duck had died.A few seconds later, however, Perky began to move.Reports say the people in the operating room were so happy that they cried.
Workers at the wildlife sanctuary say Perky will not have any more operations. It seems the drugs that were used had side-effects on her.Perky is expected to live at the sanctuary.And a local company has begun to sell T-shirts showing a picture of the lucky duck. Money from the sale of the shirts will help pay for Perky’s care.

1.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
1. A.
  Animal sanctuaries are homes specially for wounded animals.
2. B.
  The hunter shot the duck in the wing.
3. C.
  Ducks do not move at all for the whole winter.
4. D.
  The hunter’s wife intended to free the duck in the refrigerator.
2.
The underlined Word “That” in the fourth paragraph refers to the fact that______.
1. A.
  the duck survived the shot and the cold in the refrigerator
2. B.
  the hunter had saved the duck by freezing it
3. C.
  the hunter shot the duck from Canada
4. D.
  the Tallahassee newspaper published the story
3.
The duck in the story______.
1. A.
  was big and strong
2. B.
  flew to Florida for food
3. C.
  stayed in the refrigerator to keep its body temperature low
4. D.
  was considered dead before being put in the refrigerator
4.
What is the best title for the passage?
1. A.
  Save the Duck
2. B.
  The Lucky Duck
3. C.
  Stop Killing Ducks
4. D.
  The Poor Duck
5.
It can be inferred from the passage that_______.
1. A.
  the local company will get large profits by selling the T-shirts
2. B.
  it was illegal for me hunter to shoot the duck
3. C.
  the duck is likely to be well cared for in the sanctuary
4. D.
  Perky likes Florida better than Canada

Blind imitation (模仿)is self-destruction.To those who do not recognize their unique worth. Imitation appears attractive: to those who know their strenghth. Imitation is unacceptable.
In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes (菜谱) and turned out some tasty dishes. But soon I grew bored. Why follow someone else’s way of cooking when I could create my own? Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a child’s bicycle; they help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without relying on them.
In daily life, imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously (下意识地) hold poor role models. If, as a child, you observed people whose lives were bad, you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did. If you do not make strong choices for yourself, you will get the results of the weak choices of others.
In the field of entertainment, our culture glorifies celebrities. Those stars look great on screen. But when they step off screen, their personal lives may be disastrous. If you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.
Blessed is the person willing to act on their sundden desire to create somrthing unique.Think of the movies,books,teachers,and friends that have affected you most deeply.They touched you because their creations were motivated by inspiration,not desperation.The world is changed not by those who do what has been done brfore them,but by those who do what has been done inside them.Creative people have an endless resource of ideas.The problem a creator faces is not running out of material;it is what to do with the material knocking at the door of imagination.
Syudy your role models,accept the gifts they have given,and leave behind what does not server.Then you can say,”I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors”tragedies and tory ,and know that they are cheering on.

1.
Imitation proves useful when you .
1. A.
  know you are unique
2. B.
  lose the bslance of life
3. C.
  begin to learn something new
4. D.
  get tired of routine practice
2.
To avoid the bad result of imitation, we should________.
1. A.
  forget daily fear and pain
2. B.
  choose the right example
3. C.
  ask others for decisions
4. D.
  stay away from stars
3.
Acording to the author. The world moves on because of those who are .
1. A.
  desperate to intruence others with their knowledge
2. B.
  ready to turn their original ideas into reality
3. C.
  eager to discover what their ancestors did
4. D.
  willing to accept others’ideas
4.
The trouble a creator faces is .
1. A.
  the lack of strong motivation
2. B.
  the absence of practical ideas
3. C.
  how to search for more materials
4. D.
  how to use imagination creatively
5.
What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
1. A.
  To highlight the importance of creatively.
2. B.
  To criticize the characters of role models.
3. C.
  To compare imitation with creation.
4. D.
  To explain the meaning of success.

Watch a baby between six and nine months old,and you will observe the basic idea of geometry（几何学）being learned.Once the baby has mastered the idea that space is three dimensional（空间的）,it reaches out and begins grasping various things,that the ideas of sets and numbers are formed.So far,so good.But now an ominous development takes place.The nerver fibers in the brain separate themselves in such a way that the baby begins to hear sounds very exactly.Soon it picks up language.And it is then brought into direct communication with grown-ups.From this point on,it is usually downhill all the way for mathematics,because the child now becomes exposed to all the rubbish words and beliefs of the born.Nature,having done very well by the child to this point,having permitted it the luxury（奢侈）of thinking for itself for eighteen months,now gives it up to the unreasonable conventions（惯例）and beliefs of society.But at least the child knows something of geometry and peaceful days,no matter what vicissitudes（兴衰变迁）it may suffer later on.The main reservoir of mathematical ability in any society is thus possessed by children who are about two years old,children who have just learned to speak freely.

1.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
1. A.
  The impact（影响）of language on mathematics.
2. B.
  Children’s ability to learn languages.
3. C.
  How basic ideas of physics are learned?
4. D.
  Maths-learning strategies（策略）for babies.
2.
According to the passage,which of the following activities would teach a baby about geometry?
1. A.
  Picking up a wooden block.
2. B.
  Recognizing the number 2.
3. C.
  Saying a rubbish word.
4. D.
  Looking at a distant word.
3.
Which of the following conclusions is true according to the writer?
1. A.
  The language ideas used in early education interrupt mathematical reasoning.
2. B.
  It is hopeless to try to teach children mathematics after the age of two.
3. C.
  Language teaching should join some mathematical formulas（公式）.
4. D.
  Preschool education should emphasize society’s beliefs and conventions.

How many coins have you got in your pocket right now?Three?Two?Or one?With a phonecard you can make up to 200 calls without any change at all.
1.What do you do with it?
Go to a telephone box marked “Phonecard”.Put in your card,make your call and when you've finished,a screen tells you how much is left on your card.It costs no extra for the cards,and the calls cast 10 per unit,the same as any other payphone call.You can put them in units of 10,20,40,100 or 200.
2.Now appearing in a shop near you
Near each card phone place you'll find a shop where you can buy one.They're at bus,train and city tube stations.Many universities,hospitals and clubs,restaurants and gas stations on the highway and shopping centers.At airports and seaports.
3.No more broken payphones
Most broken payphones are like that they've been vandalized（破坏了的）.There are no coins in Cardphone to excite thieves' interest in it.So you're not probably to find a vandalized one.Get a phonecard yourself and try it out.Or get a bigger wallet.

1.
There are three sections in the passage.Which section do you think is about why phonecards are good?
1. A.
  Section 1.
2. B.
  Section 2.
3. C.
  Section 3.
4. D.
  Section 1&2.
2.
Choose the right order of the steps under“How to use a phonecard”.
a.Put in your phonecard.
b.Look at the screen to find out how many calls you can still make.
c.Go to a telephone box marked “Phonecard”.
d.Make your call.
1. A.
  a,b,c,d
2. B.
  c,a,d,b
3. C.
  a,d,c,b
4. D.
  c,d,a,b
3.
The last sentence “Or get a bigger wallet”means“_________”.
1. A.
  Phonecards are cheap
2. B.
  You cannot use all payphones
3. C.
  Thieves will not break card phones
4. D.
  People do not like carrying a lot of coins

Ted Shreds doesn't like cars.He wants people to stop driving because cars make the air dirty.Ted had an idea.He said,“I'm going to cycle around North America.I want to show everyone that cycling is a fun way to get around.If more people ride bikes,the air will be cleaner.”
He left his hometown with $160 in his pocket.When he got to San Diego,he met another cyclist.The cyclist invited Ted to speak at a big meeting about the environment.He said,“We'll pay your airfare to Texas and we'll pay you to talk about your cycling trip.”Two hours late,Ted was on a plane to the environmental conference and to a big surprise!
While he was at the conference,he met Deanna,it was love at first sight!They talked for six hours straight.
The next day,Ted called Deanna and asked her to finish the trip with him.Deanna said yes,sold everything in her apartment,gave her notice at work,and was on the road with Ted 20 days later!
“It was difficult at first,”said Deanna.“Ted got up every morning at 6:00 a.m.,but I wanted to sleep until noon.”After a few days,they started having fun.As they cycled from Florida to Montreal and then back to Vancouver,every day was an adventure.People paid for their food in restaurants and gave them extra money.Some people gave them $50 or $100.They slept in people's backyards and drank beer with motorcycle gangs.
On their way back to Vancouver,they stopped in Edmonton to visit Ted's relatives.During the stopover,they got married.People tied a “Just Married” sign and tin cans to the backs of their bikes.They got married.They now want to write a book about their trip.“We want people to know that you can be an environmentalist and still have fun,”Shreds said.

1.
Ted Shreds went cycling because_________.
1. A.
  he loves adventure
2. B.
  cycling is a lot of fun
3. C.
  he wanted to find himself a wife
4. D.
  he supports environmental protection
2.
Ted got paid for_________.
1. A.
  giving a talk about his cycling trip
2. B.
  cycling throughout North America
3. C.
  traveling around North America by air
4. D.
  attending conferences on cycling
3.
The “big surprise” he had at the conference was that _________.
1. A.
  he met another cyclist who wanted to join him
2. B.
  he fell in love with a girl there
3. C.
  he gave a long talk lasting 6 hours
4. D.
  he had a lot of fun talking about his cycling trip
4.
During the trip,Ted and Deanna_________.
1. A.
  found it hard to get up early
2. B.
  were attacked by motorcycle gangs
3. C.
  did not have to pay for their meals in restaurants
4. D.
  decided to get married

There are no exact differences between physics and other natural sciences because all sciences overlap(重叠）.In general,however,physics is the scientific study of forces and qualities such as heat,light,sound,pressure,gravity and electricity,and the ways they affect other objects.
One major branch of physics deals with the states of matter—solids,liquids and gases and with their motions.The pioneer achievements of Galileo,Kepler and Newton dealt with solid masses of matter in motion.Such studies deal with forces acting on moving objects.It is the subject of mechanics and belongs to the branch of mechanics called dynamics,the study of matter in motion.This large topic includes not only the motions of stars and ping-pong balls but also the motions of the water pumped by a fire engine and those of the air passing through the jet engine of an airplane.
A branch of mechanics is statics(静力学）,the study of matter at rest.The designs of buildings and bridges are examples of problems in statics.Other branches of physics are based on the different kinds of energy,which interact with matter.They deal with electricity and magnetism（磁力）,heat,light,and sound.From these branches of physics scientists find clues(线索） which have revealed(揭示） the constructions of atoms and how the atoms react to various kinds of energy. This knowledge is often called the basis of modern physics.Among the many subdivisions（细的分支）of modern physics are electronics and nuclear physics.Physics is closely related to engineering.A person who uses knowledge of physics in solving everyday problems is often called an engineer.For example,electricity is one of the branches of physics;and an electrical engineer is a man who uses the “natural laws” of electricity to help in designing and electric generator(电动机）.

1.
Physics is not exactly different from other natural sciences because_________.
1. A.
  physics and other natural sciences have parts in common
2. B.
  it is the scientific study of forces and qualities such as heat,light and sound
3. C.
  it studies the ways in which forces and qualities affect other objects
4. D.
  it is a part of other natural sciences
2.
The following statements are included in the study of dynamics except_________.
1. A.
  the design and construction of skyscrapers
2. B.
  the motions of heavenly bodies
3. C.
  the motions of water pumped by a fire engine
4. D.
  the motions of the air passing through the jet engine of an airplane
3.
Among many branches of modern physics is _________.
1. A.
  states
2. B.
  electricity
3. C.
  electronics
4. D.
  mechanics
4.
This knowledge” in Paragraph Three refers to_________.
1. A.
  electricity and magnetism,light and sound
2. B.
  the construction of atoms and their reactions to various kinds of energy
3. C.
  the basis of modern physics
4. D.
  electronics and nuclear physics

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In passage 1, by “this” the author means ________.

In England, a boy’s opinion of a match is often ________.

In England, education means_______.

If Robert says he is in deep water, we may guess_________.

What can you say to your friend Jane, who is troubled by a mistake she has made?

If your argument doesn’t hold water, then it is _________.

The passage explains the origins of the following expressions EXCEPT_________.

what is the main idea of the passage?

what do we know from Paragraph 2?

what can be learned about the study between 2005~2008 from the passage?

Children who spend much time watching TV will ________.

When my friend arrived，I could not go to meet him because________.

A doormat is a mat______.

I listened to my friend’s phone call in great surprise because____.

At last my friend______.

The writer left the key under the doormat so that______.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

The underlined Word “That” in the fourth paragraph refers to the fact that______.

The duck in the story______.

What is the best title for the passage?

It can be inferred from the passage that_______.

Imitation proves useful when you .

To avoid the bad result of imitation, we should________.

Acording to the author. The world moves on because of those who are .

The trouble a creator faces is .

What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

What does the passage mainly discuss?

According to the passage,which of the following activities would teach a baby about geometry?

Which of the following conclusions is true according to the writer?

There are three sections in the passage.Which section do you think is about why phonecards are good?

Choose the right order of the steps under“How to use a phonecard”.a.Put in your phonecard.b.Look at the screen to find out how many calls you can still make.c.Go to a telephone box marked “Phonecard”.d.Make your call.

The last sentence “Or get a bigger wallet”means“_________”.

Ted Shreds went cycling because_________.

Ted got paid for_________.

The “big surprise” he had at the conference was that _________.

During the trip,Ted and Deanna_________.

Physics is not exactly different from other natural sciences because_________.

The following statements are included in the study of dynamics except_________.

Among many branches of modern physics is _________.

This knowledge” in Paragraph Three refers to_________.

试题分类

Choose the right order of the steps under“How to use a phonecard”.
a.Put in your phonecard.
b.Look at the screen to find out how many calls you can still make.
c.Go to a telephone box marked “Phonecard”.
d.Make your call.