Why does night fall but never break and day break but never fall?
Why are people who ride motorcycles called bikers and people who ride bikes called cyclists?
In what other language do people drive in a parkway and park in a driveway?
In what other language do they call the third hand on the clock the second hand?
Let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.
We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.
And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible; but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.

  1. 1.

    According to the passage ______.

    1. A.
      sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things
    2. B.
      there should be egg in an eggplant
    3. C.
      pineapples are the apples on the pine tree
    4. D.
      boxing rings should be round
  2. 2.

    Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?

    1. A.
      A wise man and a wise guy.
    2. B.
      Overlook and oversee.
    3. C.
      Quite a lot and quite a few.
    4. D.
      Hot as hell and cold as hell.
  3. 3.

    The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “______”.

    1. A.
      blow
    2. B.
      roll up
    3. C.
      get hurt
    4. D.
      finish
  4. 4.

    Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are ______.

    1. A.
      clever
    2. B.
      crazy
    3. C.
      lazy
    4. D.
      dull

There is no doubt that much of the profit of a business—sometimes the whole of its success—depends upon the use of the odds and ends.The odds and ends are various small things，which are left over when the main things are produced.But they possess a real value of their own.
If a business，big or small，looked down upon these odds and ends，it would mean a big difference in the amount of the benefit of the business.Take a meat factory for instance， there are countless odds and ends—bones and hair，which can be made into glue and rope to increase its profit greatly.
Then，if we are college students，what about our odds and ends—the odd moments？ Take time for example.Every one of us has the exact same amount of it.Everyone’s success or failure depends on the use of their time.But everyone uses the time more or less in the same way.However，why many great men in science or art have made huge successes for themselves in the world？Because they have made best use of their odd moments.Take Thomas A.Edison， he never allowed his odd moments to slip by.He thought，planned，and tried his inventions.He always worked twenty hours out of each twenty-four.His inventions made him famous all over the world，and provided valuable wealth for the human beings.
So, remember this axiom：very busy people always find time for everything.However，people with great spare time find time for nothing.Is it very strange？Not at all！The question is how to gather up fragments of time and make full use of them.As many big businesses have found，that the real profit is in using the odds and ends.We also must do in this way to make best use of our odd moments and manage to be successful in something that we do.

  1. 1.

    What are odds and ends？

    1. A.
      They are nothing useful.
    2. B.
      They are various small，but valuable things.
    3. C.
      They are the main things that factories produce.
    4. D.
      They are odd moments students deny to gather up.
  2. 2.

    Why should the odds and ends be made full use of ？Because  ____   .

    1. A.
      lots of factors in success or in failure depend on the best use of odds and ends
    2. B.
      they control to possess a value of their own
    3. C.
      they are various small things people don’t want
    4. D.
      they are useless things left over when the main things are produced
  3. 3.

    What does the word “Axiom” in the fourth paragraph mean?

    1. A.
      clear and evident without proof
    2. B.
      statement accepted as true without proof of argument
    3. C.
      statement that can be argued
    4. D.
      regulation accepted in scientific usage
  4. 4.

    “Fragments of time” equals  “____   ”in the above passage.

    1. A.
      the odds and ends
    2. B.
      immense leisure
    3. C.
      the main things
    4. D.
      the odd moments

Einstein was the greatest scientist of his age. But he was almost as strange as his Theory of Relativity.
Once, while riding a street car in Berlin, he told the conductor that he had been given too much change. The conductor counted the change again and found it to be correct, so he handed it back to Einstein, saying “The trouble with you is you don’t know your figures.”
He had nothing and thought little of the things most people set their hearts on— fame and money. He didn’t want money or praise. He made his own happiness out of such simple things as his work and playing the violin and sailing his boat. Einstein’s violin brought him more joy than anything else in life.
He led a very simple sort of life, went around in old clothes that needed pressing, seldom wore a hat, He shaved （刮胡子）with the same soap that he used for his bath. The man who was trying to solve the most difficult problems of the universe said that using two kinds of soap made his life completely too complicated（复杂的）.

  1. 1.

    From the second paragraph we know Einstein _____.

    1. A.
      wasn’t good at maths
    2. B.
      enjoyed playing jokes
    3. C.
      had some trouble with figures
    4. D.
      didn’t care about money at all
  2. 2.

    Einstein was most interested in ______ in life.

    1. A.
      sailing his boat
    2. B.
      fame and money
    3. C.
      playing the violin
    4. D.
      work
  3. 3.

    “…using two kinds of soap made his life completely too complicated” in the last paragraph suggests that Einstein ______.

    1. A.
      preferred to live a simple life
    2. B.
      was a man of humor
    3. C.
      was too poor to buy more soaps
    4. D.
      liked to do something different

Today only one person in five in the United States lives within 50 miles of his birthplace. Since the country was first settled, Americans have moved around a great deal, and are often far away from their parents. Because they have broken ties with their past at a young age, chosen their own occupations, established their own homes and developed their own lifestyles, few American children grow up closely surrounded by grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins as they do in Italy, Nigeria, or India, for example. This along with the fact that modern American families do not have servants has made the “baby-sitter” a vital part of the American scene. A “sitter” is someone who is hired to care for children for a specific length of time—usually relatively short—while the parents are out for an evening, going to a party or a course of study for example. Sometimes the baby-sitter is also hired for longer period, perhaps when the parents are away for a weekend. In such cases the “sitter” is likely to be a mature and motherly woman. For short periods, teen-agers, college students, nursing students, and others are commonly employed on an hourly basis.
From the point of view of convenience, the best sitters are often young people who live in your apartment building or close by in the neighborhood. This gives you a chance to meet the parents and see what they are like. If an emergency occurs, young sitters can call upon their parents quickly for help; you do not have to take them far to see them home at night or pay expensive taxi fares. Another advantage is that young people living close by can usually fill in quite readily on short notice or for short periods of time.
In an apartment house you can ask the superintendent for permission to post a notice for a baby-sitter by the mailboxes. This is often the best way to find out if there is anyone in the building who is interested in baby-sitting. Retired people as well as students are often glad to earn a little money in this way and can be found by such a note.

  1. 1.

    A baby-sitter is a person who________.

    1. A.
      helps to do housework
    2. B.
      is a cleaning woman
    3. C.
      looks after children while their parents are out
    4. D.
      takes care of babies and cooks for the family
  2. 2.

    It is advised that when you are out for short periods, you may hire________ to be baby-sitters.

    1. A.
      motherly women
    2. B.
      retired people
    3. C.
      young people
    4. D.
      mature women
  3. 3.

    The best title for the passage is________.

    1. A.
      American Families
    2. B.
      Baby-Sitters
    3. C.
      A Way of Earning Money for Young Students
    4. D.
      A Best Way to Find Baby-Sitters

I will be traveling to Australia as a Student Ambassador with People to People. People to People arranges for American students to travel all around the world to learn about other cultures, and to help others understand American culture. The program was founded by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower to promote peace through understanding.
I had to put in many hours of special work to get to this point. First, a teacher nominated (推荐) me, and then I attended an informational meeting about the program. The application process included an interview, and finally, I was accepted.
That’s when the hard work really began. In addition to attending monthly meetings to prepare for the big trip, my parents encouraged my twin sister Beth (also participating in the program) and me to raise $ 2,000 each to help pay for the cost. And so the fund-raising began. We did everything from selling candy bars to selling an old car to decorating people’s mailboxes during the holiday season. We also babysat, washed cars, held a yard sale, and washed windows. After months of hard work I had raised a total of $2319.87! Combined, Beth and I raised over $ 4500.00!
Now I have a problem-packing. Yes, I know it sounds unimportant, but my suitcase seems to have shrunk (收缩) as I placed my belongings inside. According to airline regulations (规定), a suitcase can be no larger than 54 inches and weigh no more than 44 pounds. For a person who likes to wear a different outfit every day, packing all my clothes into such a small space seemed an impossible task. However, I have lessened my load and my suitcase which started out weighting overweight now checks in at a mere 36. Apart from a slightly bloated (臃肿) carry-on bag, my luggage is definitely manageable.
I doubt that I will not get much sleep tonight because I am so excited! I know that what lies ahead is going to be the trip of lifetime!

  1. 1.

    When does the author write the passage?

    1. A.
      Before leaving for Australia.
    2. B.
      Several months before the journey.
    3. C.
      Just hours after reaching the destination.
    4. D.
      The night when she was accepted.
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is not the aim of People to People program?

    1. A.
      To promote peace through understanding.
    2. B.
      To collect money for traveling.
    3. C.
      To make American culture known to others.
    4. D.
      To learn about other cultures.
  3. 3.

    Which is the correct order of the author’ preparation for the journey?
    a. being accepted as a member
    b. raising money for the trip
    c. attending a meeting about the program
    d. packing belongings
    e. being nominated by the teacher

    1. A.
      e, a, b, c, d
    2. B.
      a, c, e, d, b
    3. C.
      e, c, a, d, b
    4. D.
      e, c, a, b, d
  4. 4.

    What does the author think of the journey?

    1. A.
      It could be a tiring expensive journey.
    2. B.
      It could be long-lasting journey, which needs taking all daily necessities.
    3. C.
      It could be an exciting, unforgettable journey.
    4. D.
      It could be an overseas journey, during which she would experience hard labor.

Some kids can't sit still for long. They have a hard time paying attention to just one thing. They're easily distracted(分神).They can get very impatient. They hate standing in line or waiting for their turn in a game or activity. They get bored pretty fast. They may also be impulsive—saying the first thing that comes to mind or interrupting someone else who's talking.?
For certain kids, this problem is so severe(严重) that doctors have a name for it: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Perhaps as many as 1 out of every 20 kids under the age of 18 have characteristics of ADHD. Often, these kids have trouble getting through school and face other difficulties later in life.?
Rizzo started developing the Virtual Classroom in 1999.He wanted to see if he could use it as a tool for testing and treating kids who have attention disorders.?
To diagnose(诊断) ADHD, doctors typically test patients by giving them tasks that require attention. As part of one classic test, you watch letters flashed on a computer screen. Every time you see the letter “A” followed by the letter “X”,you have to press the space bar. If you're paying close attention, you'll register all the times this combination occurs. If not, you'll miss some.?
The Virtual Classroom makes these tests more efficient, Rizzo says. In one experiment, he gave a group of kids the classic “A-X” test. Instead of looking at a computer screen in a doctor's office, though, the kids wore headsets that made it look like they were taking the test in a classroom.?
“Basically what we found,”Rizzo says,“is that, in 20 minutes of testing with virtual reality,?we? replicated(复制) a finding that usually requires a couple hours of standard testing with computer screens in the psychologist's office.”?

  1. 1.

    The first paragraph mainly tells us _______.?

    1. A.
      how to find a patient with ADHD?
    2. B.
      the behavior of some kids with ADHD?
    3. C.
      kids with ADHD cannot sit still for a long time?
    4. D.
      kids with ADHD are easily distracted
  2. 2.

    Perhaps as many as _______ kids have characteristics of ADHD. ?

    1. A.
      one out of every twenty kids
    2. B.
      five percent kids less than 18 years old?
    3. C.
      one out of twenty kids at the age of 18
    4. D.
      five percent kids more than age of 18
  3. 3.

    In the experiment, patients need to press the space bar, when _______.

    1. A.
      see letters A following X
    2. B.
      first see A then see B?
    3. C.
      see letter X and A
    4. D.
      see letters A followed by X
  4. 4.

    The main idea of the last paragraph is _______.

    1. A.
      in virtual classroom, we finish the test in 20 minutes?
    2. B.
      the standard test with computer screen usually costs several hours?
    3. C.
      the experiment is easy to do?
    4. D.
      the result of the experiment

Travel to China is a lifetime experience and a better way to understand China. Only when you are there, you may start to appreciate and understand what a difference to live in a nation with a population of 1.3 billion.?
China offers variety choices for visitors. If you are interested in Chinese history, Chinese culture and Chinese scenery, your trip will be very fulfilled and very interesting. If you want to enjoy a peaceful sunshine beach holiday, there are plenty of tourist areas along the coastal line, which have unspoiled beaches and luxury hotels for visitors. In Hainan Island, the beautiful Sanya beaches are opened the whole year around and there is no winter in this island. If you want excitements and nightlife, stay in big cities. There are many places every night for international gathering. If you are adventurers, go to remote areas to watch wild life or visit minorities(少数民族) to see how they live in the hillsides or desert. If you are sporty, take a cycle trip along the countryside, enjoy the rural(田园的) life and meet with Chinese people long the route.?
You may have heard or read a lot about China from books, newspapers, magazines and TV programs. Some of them are true but most of them are out of date, incorrect or even false. China is different from many of your previous experiences and may shock you in many ways. This is what China is!
This country is changing and progressing every day. Yet it is still a developing country. After the economic reform, most of the developments concentrate in major cities and remote areas(边远地区) are still very backward. China is a very populated nation and people have to cope with the crowded environment. Foreign visitors may not get used to the mentality of the people and sometimes become frustrated with the situation, which they never experienced before. Basically Chinese are reserve, peaceful and nice. They are very polite too but in their own way. When a foreigner is willing to take a more positive attitude to recognize the difference, the trip will become worthwhile or you may ruin your trip completely by unreasonable expectation and misjudgment of the people in general.

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, if you go to China, you can enjoy all but _______.

    1. A.
      mountain climbing
    2. B.
      sunshine beach
    3. C.
      rural life
    4. D.
      watching wild life
  2. 2.

    After economic reform, most remote areas in China now _______.

    1. A.
      also develop fast
    2. B.
      are very rich?
    3. C.
      still need developing
    4. D.
      are very forward
  3. 3.

    This passage might be from _______.

    1. A.
      advertising
    2. B.
      newspaper
    3. C.
      novel
    4. D.
      news?report
  4. 4.

    Sometimes,foreigners in China may become frustrated(气恼，沮丧).Which of the following statement is NOT true?

    1. A.
      They are not used to the crowded environment.?
    2. B.
      Sometimes, Chinese are not polite enough in foreigners' eyes.?
    3. C.
      They don't think there are good sceneries in China.?
    4. D.
      Chinese are reserve.

Women who drink for or more cups of coffee a day are a fifth less likely to become depressed.Drinking two or three cups reduces the risk by 15 percent. This is the result of a study of 51,000 women over ten years, published in the Journal of the American Medicine Association.
One theory is that caffeine reduces the  effect of the chemical adenosine(腺苷) in the brain, which can make us feel sleepy by slowing down nerve cell activity. Some anti-depressants also work by blocking the adenosine receptors. Coffee was found to be far more influential on depression levels than hot chocolate or tea due to the high caffeine content.
●How many eggs can we healthily eat: one a day or two a day?
Neither-eat them freely. We’ve long been warned to stick to two or three eggs a week because of their high cholesterol(胆固醇)content. But according to the Food Standards Agency, there is no recommended limit to how many eggs we can healthily eat, unless you have been told to cut down by your doctor.
There is no evidence that eating eggs raises cholesterol levels, and researchers found that eggs contain less cholesterol than in the past because hens are no longer given bone meal, which was banned in the 1990s after the BSE(疯牛病) cresis.
Research by the British Egg Council found that a medium egg gives you around 100 mg of cholesterol, a third of the 300mg recommended daily limit.

  1. 1.

    What is considered to fight depression best?

    1. A.
      Tea.
    2. B.
      Chocolate.
    3. C.
      Adenosine.
    4. D.
      Coffee.
  2. 2.

    We can infer from the text that     .

    1. A.
      too much caffeine will probably make people sleepy
    2. B.
      coffee contains less caffeine than tea or hot chocolate
    3. C.
      one is depressed if his brain chemical adenosine is active
    4. D.
      tea and hot chocolate have no effect on men’s depression
  3. 3.

    What can we learn about eggs from the text?

    1. A.
      We should stick to two or three eggs a week in general.
    2. B.
      Eat as many eggs as you like unless your doctor advises you not to.
    3. C.
      Eggs contain more cholesterol at present than ever before.
    4. D.
      One egg daily and you’ll get more cholesterol than recommended.

Most people watching Jeremy Lin these past two months saw Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks star; but I, watching him, saw someone else. That was my elder brother, Bob, who is athletic and energetic. He could never sit still when he was in second grade; he had to get up every now and then and run around the room. And sure enough, he grew up to be a starting player for an N.C.A.A. championship lacrosse（长曲棍球）team. He was a Nike-endorsed marathoner, too, and reached the top of Mt. Everest, unguided, in his 50s.
And yet my family never watched his lacrosse games. We did watch some of his marathons, but that wasn’t until he was in his 20s. When Bob was in his glory days, our Shanghainese-born parents were bent on getting him into medical school. There was a loving aspect to it: I can remember my father working through math books with him, lesson by lesson, at the big blackboard in the attic. Bob never did become a doctor, though; and neither did I. It wasn’t until my younger sister came along that someone in the family finally wore a white coat.
Bob today could be the fittest 58-year-old on the planet. His doctor estimates his biological age at 35; he’s still climbing big mountains in the Himalayas. And, like Jeremy Lin, he’s charming. No one sees Bob without leaving with a laugh. He sometimes jokes he could be mayor of his building, and it’s true. To know him is to cheer for him.
And yet my parents did not cheer for him. What if my mother had sat on the sidelines with her statistics, like Jeremy Lin’s mother? What if my father had played videos of athletes for my brother to watch and imitate? It’s hard not to wonder.
And how did Jeremy Lin’s parents manage to do these remarkable things? Amy Chua, the tiger mother, recalls her immigrant father beating the kids whenever they mispronounced a Chinese word. How is it that Jeremy Lin’s immigrant father in particular, Gie-Ming Lin, encouraged his son to follow such an untraditional path?

  1. 1.

    Bob’s glory days were those ________.

    1. A.
      when he was doing well in math
    2. B.
      when he was in second grade
    3. C.
      when he was made mayor of his building
    4. D.
      when he showed his talents in sports
  2. 2.

    From the passage we can tell that Bob is ____________.

    1. A.
      active and optimistic
    2. B.
      clever and determined
    3. C.
      brave and helpful
    4. D.
      considerate and independent
  3. 3.

    Which of the following statements is probably TRUE?

    1. A.
      Bob was always ignored by his parents
    2. B.
      Bob could also have been a sport star.
    3. C.
      Bob’s parents often watched his games.
    4. D.
      Nobody in the author’s family was a doctor.
  4. 4.

    From the last two paragraphs we can infer that ___________.

    1. A.
      parents should always study together with their children
    2. B.
      parents should know how to educate their children properly
    3. C.
      children should be punished when they do anything wrong
    4. D.
      children should try to live up to the hopes of their parents

Stopping teens from smoking is a big challenge many communities face today. Many communities can only watch without being able to act while local businesses continue to sell tobacco products to children, even under the risk of punishment by law.
Recent studies show that a large percentage of teens today are getting their cigarettes from stores, mostly gas stations or convenience stores. As teens continue to be able to buy their own cigarettes, more and more communities begin to punish those who sell cigarettes to the teens.
One community has experienced success in their attempts to stop the sale of tobacco products to children. Woodridge, Illinois, started a program seven years ago which forbade and strictly punished the sale of tobacco products to children. The entire program includes local licensing of vendors (小贩), repeated undercover inspections to see if the sale to children has stopped, and education programs in schools. Woodridge has become a model community as other communities are moving to stop teen tobacco use.
A recent national study showed that 36.5% of females, and 40.8% of males buy their cigarettes from stores, whether it is a gas station or a supermarket. Hopefully, as more and more sellers see the trouble they face if caught selling to children, they will stop selling.
True, tightening down on stores that sell tobacco to children isn’t going to completely stop the problem of teen tobacco use. Teens continue to get them from other sources. But it definitely does prevent their efforts. With more education in schools, and perhaps stronger punishments for teens caught with tobacco, more and more teens will see the problems with the tobacco usage, and will stop the habit.

  1. 1.

    To stop teens from smoking, more and more communities are ________.

    1. A.
      punishing those who sell cigarettes to teens more severely
    2. B.
      punishing teens caught with tobacco more severely
    3. C.
      educating those who sell cigarettes about the danger of teen smoking
    4. D.
      stopping the sale of tobacco products in stores
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is NOT a way Woodridge uses to stop tobacco sale to children?

    1. A.
      Local licensing to tobacco sale.
    2. B.
      Repeated undercover inspections.
    3. C.
      Education programs in schools.
    4. D.
      Stronger punishment of teens caught smoking.
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

    1. A.
      teens can only buy cigarettes from gas stations and convenience stores
    2. B.
      more communities have succeeded in stopping teen tobacco use
    3. C.
      More males than females have the habit of smoking in America
    4. D.
      Punishment alone cannot solve the problem of teen tobacco use
  4. 4.

    What attitude does the writer have towards stopping teen tobacco abuse?

    1. A.
      Negative
    2. B.
      Optimistic
    3. C.
      Uncertain
    4. D.
      Uncaring
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