Long before the white man came to the America, the land belonged to the American Indian nations, The nation of the Cherokees lived in what is now the southeastern part of the United States.
After the white man came, the Cherokees copied many of their ways. One Cherokee named Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to invent a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began by making word pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved impossible; there were just too many words. Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were even printing their own newspaper.
In 1830, the US congress passed a law. It allowed the government to remove Indians from their lands. The Cherokees refused to go. They had lived on their lands for centuries. It belonged to them. Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River?
The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out. Soldiers surrounded their villages and marched them at gunpoint into the western territory. The sick, the old and the small children went in carts, along with their belongings. The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback. It was November, yet many of them still wore their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside. When the last group arrived in their new home in March 1839, more than 4000 had died. It was in deed a march of death.

1.
The Cherokee Nation used to live____________.
1. A.
  on the American continent
2. B.
  in the southeastern part of the US
3. C.
  beyond the Mississippi River
4. D.
  in the western territory
2.
One of the ways that Sequoyah copied from the white man is the way of__________.
1. A.
  writing down the spoken language
2. B.
  making word pictures
3. C.
  teaching his people reading
4. D.
  printing their own newspaper
3.
A law was passed in 1830 to__________.
1. A.
  allow the Cherokees to stay where they were
2. B.
  send the army to help the Cherokees
3. C.
  force the Cherokees to move westward
4. D.
  forbid the Cherokees to read their newspaper
4.
When the Cherokees began to leave their lands, __________.
1. A.
  they went in carts
2. B.
  they went on horseback
3. C.
  they marched on foot
4. D.
  all of the above
5.
Many Cherokees died on their way to their new home mainly because________.
1. A.
  they were not willing to go there
2. B.
  the government did not provide transportation
3. C.
  they did not have enough food and clothes
4. D.
  the journey was long and boring

One important attraction of walking is its long-lasting appeal. Whereas jogging and aerobic dancing can pall quickly, walking provides a popular activity that seems to endure. Fitness foundations estimate that 35 million adult Americans walk for exercise every day, with at least 15 million walking two or three times a week. Among the most regular walkers are those 65 years and older—evidence that walking is an exercise that lasts.
In addition to its many physical benefits, walking, like other physical activities, has a comforting effect on the psyche. Walking can help you to think more clearly and feel more relaxed. It also can be a sociable activity. An early morning walk around the neighborhood provides an opportunity to chat with friends or simply admire the flowers. Or because it does not require a team or even a partner, walking is something you can do on your own time, by yourself, whenever the mood strikes.
Easily affordable, all you need to start walking is enthusiasm and a pair of comfortable and sturdy low-heeled shoes. Dr.ChristineL. Wells recommends an Oxford-style shoe with ties for better foot support; she does not recommend sneakers or other “cheapies”. If you plan to walk regularly, you might want to invest in a pair of so-called walking shoes. If so, expect to spend at least $35.
For walking during the hotter months, early morning or evening hours are best. Clothes should fit loosely and be lightweight and light-colored. Elderly walkers should consider wearing long sleeves, and all Arizonans need to be particularly concerned about skin cancer. Dr. Wells suggests wearing sunscreen as well as a side-brimmed hat to protect your eyes, ears, nose and back of the neck.
Walkers also should drink an adequate amount of water. Wells advises drinking an 8-ounce glass of water before you start out, and more when you return. “If you walk four miles or more a day in Arizona, I also recommend that you carry a water bottle,” she says. “ And water is just fine; you don’t need those fluid-replacement or electrolyte drinks.”

1.
The underlined word “pall” most probably means________.
1. A.
  interest people
2. B.
  be easily learnt
3. C.
  become boring
4. D.
  become popular
2.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a benefit of walking?
1. A.
  It improves one’s appetite.
2. B.
  It’s an inexpensive exercise
3. C.
  It helps to comfort the mind.
4. D.
  it can be an individual or social activity
3.
For regular walking, what you need most is _______.
1. A.
  endurance
2. B.
  enthusiasm
3. C.
  strength
4. D.
  relaxation
4.
We may infer from the passage that _______.
1. A.
  people in Arizona are easily exposed to strong sunlight.
2. B.
  walking is most suitable for those 65 years and older
3. C.
  water is better than any other drinks for walkers
4. D.
  jogging and dancing don’t have any positive effect on the mind.
5.
Which word best describes the author’s attitude toward walking?
1. A.
  positive
2. B.
  playful
3. C.
  doubtful
4. D.
  cautious(谨慎)

I arrived at the bus station much too early for the London bus, which was not to leave until five to twelve. I pushed through the crowds, looking for somewhere to sit down. Scores of people were standing about, or struggling along with their bags and the cases to find the right lines. There was a party of school girls. I could see teachers trying to keep them in order. But there was nowhere for me to sit.
I stepped into the station buffet. I looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. I found a seat opposite a large mirror on the wall. Just then a friend of mine called Jim came in and sat with me. "What time is your bus?" asked Jim. "Oh, there's a plenty of time yet," I answered. "Oh, I'll get some drinks then," said Jim. We talked while drinking. Then I looked at the clock again. "Good heavens! It's going backward!" I cried. "A moment ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven." "You are looking at the clock in the mirror," said Jim. I could kick myself for being so stupid. I had not realized that the marks for one and eleven on the face of the clock were the same. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. I have never liked mirror since then

1.
The writer went to the station buffet because ________
1. A.
  he was thirsty
2. B.
  he saw the station buffet was not so crowded
3. C.
  it was still early for his bus and he couldn't find a place to sit at the bus station
4. D.
  he had changed his mind; he wouldn't go to London
2.
The writer sat ________
1. A.
  behind a mirror
2. B.
  facing a mirror
3. C.
  under a mirror
4. D.
  near a mirror
3.
Jim came to the station buffet at about ________
1. A.
  twenty to twelve
2. B.
  twenty past twelve
3. C.
  half past one
4. D.
  twenty past eleven
4.
What time was it when the writer looked at the clock again?
It was ________
1. A.
  half past eleven
2. B.
  twelve thirty
3. C.
  twelve twenty
4. D.
  eleven thirty

Satellites are an important part of our ordinary lives.For example, the information for weather forecasts is sent by satellite.Some satellites have cameras which take photographs of the Earth to show how clouds are moving.Satellites are also used to connect our international phone calls.
Computer connections of the World Wide Web and Internet also use satellites. Many of our TV programs come to US through satellites.Airplane pilots also sometimes use a satellite to help them find their exact location.
We use satellites to send television pictures from one part of the world to another.They are usually 35，880 kilometers above the equator.Sometimes we can see a satellite in the sky and it seems to stay in the same place.This is because it is moving around the world at 11，000 kilometers an hour—exactly the same speed that the earth rotates.A satellite must orbit the Earth with its antennae(天线)facing the earth.Sometimes, it moves away from its orbit，So there are little rockets on it which are used to put the satellite back in the right position.This usually happens about every five or six days.
Space is not empty! Every week, more and more satellites are sent into space to orbit the Earth.A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years.Satellites which are broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to Earth to be repaired.Often，very old or broken satellites are left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time.This is very serious because some satellites use nuclear power and they can crash into each other.

1.
Which of the following is NOT done by satellites according to the passage?
1. A.
  Sending information for weather forecast.
2. B.
  Taking photographs of the Earth.
3. C.
  Sending TV pictures.
4. D.
  Providing food for airplane pilots.
2.
What’s the speed the earth rotates at?
1. A.
  35,880 kilometers per hour.
2. B.
  335,880 kilometers per hour.
3. C.
  11,000 kilometers per hour.
4. D.
  110,000 kilometers per hour
3.
Why does the satellite move around the world at the same speed as the Earth rotates?
1. A.
  In order to take photographs.
2. B.
  In order to stay in a certain position in the orbit.
3. C.
  In order to move away from its orbit.
4. D.
  In order to send television pictures.
4.
What does the underlined word “This” in the 3^rd paragraph refer to?
1. A.
  A satellite.
2. B.
  A little rocket.
3. C.
  A satellite seems to stay in the same place in the sky.
4. D.
  The satellite puts the rockets in the right position.
5.
Which is true of satellites?
1. A.
  A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years.
2. B.
  Every time a satellite gets broken，it is brought back to the Earth to be repaired.
3. C.
  A broken satellite is never left in space.
4. D.
  They often crash into each other.

There are two kinds of physical activity which require special training. The first demands exact careful movements of the muscles. This kind of activity must be strictly controlled because even a slight movement in the wrong direction will lead a mistake. To type quickly, for example, a person needs training; the slightest movement of a finger in the wrong direction may cause a spelling mistake. A dancer who has to dance on the point of her shoes or turn around on one foot must be trained for a long period of time before she can sense her own center and balance herself. You may have seen a girl walking on a rope across an empty space, which, too, requires a lot of practice.
The second kind of physical activity needs greater strength or extra effort. Most of us get tired if we try to run half a mile without stopping, but a specially-trained person can do this without much effort. Three years ago, some scientists carried out experiments, which produced meaningful and unexpected results. They wanted to find out whether a certain amount of physical exercise would injure those suffering from heart problems. They selected some male patients and trained them in continuous bicycle riding. They were surprised to find that the harmful effect of given amount of physical effort was actually less on the hearts of these trained patients than on those of the patients who were not similarly trained. This is important because it shows that regular physical exercise enables us to make better use of the oxygen we breathe in and that this training, in fact, reduces the amount of work our hearts do. Many tasks which are hard for untrained people are not hard at all for trained people.

1.
The first kind of physical activity must be strictly controlled because _________.
1. A.
  a mistake in the wrong direction is dangerous to the fingers
2. B.
  a wrong movement in a direction will cause no mistakes
3. C.
  a movement in the wrong direction will cause a mistake
4. D.
  a slight movement of a finger will lead to a mistake
2.
What must a dancer do before she can balance herself?
1. A.
  She must dance on the point of her shoes.
2. B.
  She must receive long-time training.
3. C.
  She must turn around on one foot.
4. D.
  She must perform again and again.
3.
The experiments done by some scientists showed that ________.
1. A.
  some male patients were asked to ride bicycles regularly in the experiments
2. B.
  the physical exercise had more harmful effect on the hearts of the untrained patients
3. C.
  the physical exercise was harmless to the male patients with heart trouble
4. D.
  the physical exercise could be helpful for the patients to take in more oxygen
4.
What would be the best title for this text?
1. A.
  Training Our Bodies
2. B.
  Physical Activities
3. C.
  Movement Training
4. D.
  Extra Body Effort

More American people take their troubles with them on holiday, according to a new survey. Although 40 percent said that the main reason for going away is to escape pressure from work, almost all said they worry more than they do at home. Only four in every 100 said that they are happy and free of care.
The most common worry is burglary(入室盗窃), with four out of 10 worrying about their homes being broken into while they’re abroad. More than a quarter fear they will feel crazy with some other noisy and rough holiday-makers and 22 percent worry they may be attacked or their possessions will be missing. One in five think the car may break down, and the same number worry about the chances of bad weather.
The survey also showed that the stay-at-home Americans are no more. Three out of every five want to have a holiday abroad, a great increase from the figures only three years ago. The hotel holiday is still a winner, with about one third of all Americans preferring to go on a self-catering(自助) holiday.

1.
The underlined word “survey” in the first paragraph most probably means _______.
1. A.
  research
2. B.
  review
3. C.
  exhibition
4. D.
  examination
2.
according to the text, about _____ of people worry more on holiday than when they are at home.
1. A.
  25%
2. B.
  40%
3. C.
  80%
4. D.
  95%
3.
The third most common worry of American holiday-makers is that they may______.
1. A.
  be attacked or lose their possessions
2. B.
  have problems with their cars on the road
3. C.
  have bad weather on holiday
4. D.
  get mixed with some rough fellow holiday-makers
4.
Where do American holiday-makers like to stay most?
1. A.
  At a hotel.
2. B.
  In a quiet place.
3. C.
  At a friend’s house.
4. D.
  Where they can cook for themselves.

You might think that “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in the world’s temperature But rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation（撤离）of an island nation—the citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland.
During the 20th century , sea level rose 8—12 inches. As a result ,Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water which has polluted the country’s drinking water.
Paani Laupepa , a Tuvaluan government official ,reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years .Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.
Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions（导致温室效应的气体排放）,which are a main cause of global warming . “By refusing to sign the agreement ,the US has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years,” Laupepa told the BBC.
Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries .
Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable （易受影响的）to rising sea levels .Maumoon Gayoon ,president of the Maldives ,told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an “endangered nation”.

1.
The text is mainly about .
1. A.
  rapid changes in earth’s temperature
2. B.
  bad effects of global warming
3. C.
  moving of a country to a new place
4. D.
  reasons for lowland flooding
2.
According to scientists ,the direct cause of more and fiercer storms is .
1. A.
  greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations
2. B.
  higher surface water temperatures of the sea
3. C.
  continuous global warming
4. D.
  rising sea levels
3.
Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not .
1. A.
  agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
2. B.
  sign an agreement with Tuvalu
3. C.
  allow Tuvaluans to move to the US
4. D.
  believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real
4.
The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is .
1. A.
  Australia
2. B.
  New Zealand
3. C.
  the Maldives
4. D.
  the United States

Health experts have long worried about the increasing rate of obesity in kids. It’s an important concern: Being very overweight or obese during childhood can lead to serious problems normally seen in adults, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Poor diets and a lack of exercise are usually the causes. But would you ever have imagined there might be a connection between the bacteria that lived in your guts （内脏）when you were a baby and the chance that you would become overweight?
Scientists in Finland recently found just such a link. In a recent study, they showed that overweight kids had different species of bacteria living in their guts.
You probably think of bacteria only as germs that can make you sick. While it’s true that some bacteria can make people ill, your body actually depends on some types of bacteria to help you digest food and extract nutrients from it. These “good” bacteria live in your guts, where they process the food you eat.
Human babies get these bacterial helpers from their moms. When a baby is born, some of the bacteria in the mother move into the baby’s body. Growing babies get additional “good” bacteria from the milk their mothers produce. And it turns out the bacteria might play an important role in regulating weight just six years later.
So how could these bacteria affect weight? The researchers still haven’t tested that question, but future tests might lead to an answer

1.
The “link” in Paragraph 2 refers to the relationship between _______
1. A.
  bacteria and the chance of being overweight
2. B.
  obesity and diabetes
3. C.
  diets and the chance of being overweight
4. D.
  bacteria and exercise
2.
Which of the following is NOT the function of “good” bacteria?
1. A.
  Helping to digest food
2. B.
  Helping to take nutrients from food
3. C.
  Helping to regulate weight
4. D.
  Making a person ill
3.
The purpose of writing this passage is to _______
1. A.
  introduce the role of bacteria in children’s weight
2. B.
  analyze the influence of obesity on kids
3. C.
  give advice on how to lose weight quickly
4. D.
  explain the function of bacteria in foods

It’s an image that might make Saddam Hussein proud.A frightened prisoner,head covered and dressed in rags,electrodes attached to the fingers of his out-strectched hands.He’s been forced to stand on a box and,if he falls off,his captors have told him that he’ll be electrocuted(触电致死).
The prisoner was an Iraqi and his torturers were American soldiers who were sent to the country to liberate the Iraqi people.This unpleasant image was one of a series of photographs leaked by a US soldier.He was working at a US Prisoner of War(POW) camp,which used to be Saddam’s punishment centre.Since the pictures were shown on the American news programmer “60 Minutes Ⅱ” on April 28,they have caused shock and anger in the US and abroad.Despite US President George W. Bush’s promise to punish the responsible soldiers,the country’s image in the Middle East could be damaged forever.
“The liberators are worse than the dictators,”said Abdel-Bari Atwan,editor of the Arab newspaper Al Quds Al Arabi.“They have not just lost the hearts and minds of Iraqis but of people in all developing countries.”
UN secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was “deeply disturbed” by the pictures and hoped it was a single incident.However,similar photographs have appeared in British newspapers of British soldiers torturing Iraqis.
Any kind of torture, or mistreatment of prisoners is forbidden under the Geneva Conventions.
The first agreement was signed by 16 European countries in 1864 in Geneva,Switzerland.It was intended to protect wounded soldiers on land and limit human suffering in times of armed conflict.Further rules were added to cover the treatment of soldiers at sea,and prisoners of war.The entire set was accepted in 1949 and has since been accepted by nearly 200 countries.

1.
The passage is about________.
1. A.
  how American soliders treated POWs
2. B.
  America’s global image
3. C.
  photos of POW mistreatment
4. D.
  international reactions to the photos being released
2.
Why might such photos make Saddam Hussein proud?
1. A.
  He could be crueler than the torturers in the photo.
2. B.
  It showed the so-called liberators were worse than him.
3. C.
  They were taken in his punishment centre.
4. D.
  They could damage the image of the US in the Middle East forever.
3.
According to the article,who had a hand in the mistreatments of Iraqi soldiers?
1. A.
  Saddam Hussein.
2. B.
  British soldiers.
3. C.
  American soldiers.
4. D.
  Both B and C.
4.
Which of the following is wrong about the Geneva Conventions?
1. A.
  Over 200 countries have accepted the Conventions so far.
2. B.
  They make sure wounded soldiers get proper treatment.
3. C.
  They were named after the place where the first agreement was signed.
4. D.
  The Conventions show that the US soldiers acted wrongly.

Most people believe they don't have imagination. They are wrong. Everyone has imagination, but most of us，once we became adults, forget how to access it. Creativity isn't always connected with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time routinely think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve，a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
This technique involves taking unrelated ideas and trying to find links between them. First，think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image，word，idea or object，for example，a candle. Write down all the ideas/words associated with candles：light，fire，matches, wax，night，silence，etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the ideas to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original present; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.
Imagine that normal limitations don't exist. You have as much time/space/money，etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new possibilities. If，for example，your goal is to learn to ski, you can now practice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now adapt this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December，or every Monday in January.
Look at the situation from a different point of view. Good negotiators use this technique in business，and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the characters in their books. They ask questions: what does this character want? Why can't she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? What does she dream about? If your goal involves other people, put yourself “in their shoes”. The best fishermen think like fish!

1.
According to the passage, when we become adults, _________ .
1. A.
  most of us are no longer creative
2. B.
  we can still learn to be more creative
3. C.
  we are not as imaginative as children
4. D.
  we are unwilling to be creative
2.
The second technique suggests that you just imagine
1. A.
  setting a goal is as simple as skiing
2. B.
  new possibilities will soon appear
3. C.
  December and January are the best months for skiing.
4. D.
  you have every resource to achieve your goal
3.
The phrase “put yourself in their shoes” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______ .
1. A.
  dress yourself like them
2. B.
  think as they would
3. C.
  do as they ask you to
4. D.
  put on their shoes
4.
We learn from the third technique that a good salesman should ask himself “ _________ ?”.
1. A.
  what do I usually do
2. B.
  what did my boss tell me to do
3. C.
  what are my customers' needs
4. D.
  how should I sell my products

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The Cherokee Nation used to live____________.

One of the ways that Sequoyah copied from the white man is the way of__________.

A law was passed in 1830 to__________.

When the Cherokees began to leave their lands, __________.

Many Cherokees died on their way to their new home mainly because________.

The underlined word “pall” most probably means________.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a benefit of walking?

For regular walking, what you need most is _______.

We may infer from the passage that _______.

Which word best describes the author’s attitude toward walking?

The writer went to the station buffet because ________

The writer sat ________

Jim came to the station buffet at about ________

What time was it when the writer looked at the clock again?It was ________

Which of the following is NOT done by satellites according to the passage?

What’s the speed the earth rotates at?

Why does the satellite move around the world at the same speed as the Earth rotates?

What does the underlined word “This” in the 3rd paragraph refer to?

Which is true of satellites?

The first kind of physical activity must be strictly controlled because _________.

What must a dancer do before she can balance herself?

The experiments done by some scientists showed that ________.

What would be the best title for this text?

The underlined word “survey” in the first paragraph most probably means _______.

according to the text, about _____ of people worry more on holiday than when they are at home.

The third most common worry of American holiday-makers is that they may______.

Where do American holiday-makers like to stay most?

The text is mainly about .

According to scientists ,the direct cause of more and fiercer storms is .

Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not .

The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is .

The “link” in Paragraph 2 refers to the relationship between _______

Which of the following is NOT the function of “good” bacteria?

The purpose of writing this passage is to _______

The passage is about________.

Why might such photos make Saddam Hussein proud?

According to the article,who had a hand in the mistreatments of Iraqi soldiers?

Which of the following is wrong about the Geneva Conventions?

According to the passage, when we become adults, _________ .

The second technique suggests that you just imagine

The phrase “put yourself in their shoes” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______ .

We learn from the third technique that a good salesman should ask himself “ _________ ?”.

试题分类

What time was it when the writer looked at the clock again?
It was ________

What does the underlined word “This” in the 3^rd paragraph refer to?