Once upon a time, there was an island inhabited by: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all the rest of it, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.
Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.
When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, "Richness, can you take me with you?"
Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."
Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣) who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!"
"I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.
Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you."
"Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way.

  1. 1.

    What idea did the writer intend to tell us in this passage?

    1. A.
      Love takes a long period.
    2. B.
      Love gets along without richness.
    3. C.
      Love goes on against Vanity.
    4. D.
      Love is different from happiness.
  2. 2.

    Why did all except the elder refuse to take Love with them?

    1. A.
      Because they have enough Love already.
    2. B.
      Because they don’t need Love.
    3. C.
      Because they look down upon Love.
    4. D.
      Because in the writer’s opinion, Love has nothing to do with them.
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred from the passage that the elder probably refers to ________.

    1. A.
      Cleverness
    2. B.
      Time
    3. C.
      Knowledge
    4. D.
      Beauty

What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, and red? If you do, you must be an optimist(乐观者), a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined. You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference(爱好), and the effect that colors have on human beings. They tell us that we don't choose our favorite color as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress rings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing(压抑). Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray.
Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And don't forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief.

  1. 1.

    According to this passage,           .

    1. A.
      one can choose his color preference
    2. B.
      one is born with his color preference
    3. C.
      one’s color preference is changeable
    4. D.
      one has to choose his favorite color as soon as he can see clearly
  2. 2.

    The main idea of this passage is           .

    1. A.
      one's color preference shows one's character
    2. B.
      you can brighten your life with wonderful colors
    3. C.
      psychologists have been studying the meaning of color preference
    4. D.
      one's color preference has something to do with his character and colors have effects on human beings
  3. 3.

    The writer believes that in realizing the four modernizations of country, we need more people who love          .

    1. A.
      yellow
    2. B.
      red
    3. C.
      green
    4. D.
      black

All writers dream of success. Yet some writers turn their back on success the moment it comes along. J.D. Salinger, the American author, is a good example.
On the face of it, the future did not look promising for the teenage Salinger. He seems always to have been running away from something. First it was school, then he dropped out of New York University. Finally, after failing to find a career in his father’s food import business and dropping out of yet another college he decided that his destiny was to be a writer. In the same year he joined a writing class at Columbia University which was taught by Whit Burnett, founder and editor of a magazine called Story. The March-April issue contained a story written by Salinger entitled ‘The Young Folks’. In it there are early versions of the moody, selfish youths that appear in his later fiction. Soon, his stories were appearing in various mass-circulation magazines but it was the famous New Yorker which he dreamed of, believing that publication within its covers would indicate his future potential as a serious writer.
Salinger has a huge reputation around the world yet it rests mainly on just one novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Published in 1951, it soon became highly popular with teenagers who identified with the hero’s powerful sense of dissatisfaction. Its success made Salinger a public figure. Most writers, of course, would welcome this. Salinger, however, hated it and refused it. He moved to a small house in Cornish, New Hampshire, where he lived away from society until his death in 2010 at the age of 91.
For Salinger, fame and artistic honesty were not the same thing. Some people become writers because they wish their works to speak for themselves. Salinger appears to have been disgusted by the idea that he had become the spokesman for a generation. In death he has perhaps achieved his highest goal: to be out of the spotlight, represented only by his work.

  1. 1.

    According to the article, J.D. Salinger is an example of _____________.

    1. A.
      a selfish and moody youth       
    2. B.
      a serious writer who hates fame
    3. C.
      a famous American author      
    4. D.
      someone who lives away from society
  2. 2.

    Salinger’s career as a writer improved greatly and his reputation was assured after he ____________.

    1. A.
      failed to pursue a career in business
    2. B.
      attended a writing class at Columbia University
    3. C.
      published the novel ‘The Catcher in the Rye’
    4. D.
      became a spokesman for young people
  3. 3.

    Which event in his early life confirmed his status as a serious writer?

    1. A.
      Publication in a magazine.
    2. B.
      Being taught by Whit Burnett.
    3. C.
      Having a story accepted by the ‘New Yorker’.
    4. D.
      Dropping out of New York University.

Charles Dickens (1812-1870), the great nineteenth century English novelist, was born near Portsmouth. His father ran heavily into debt and when he was twelve, he had to go and work in a factory for making boot polish. The only formal education he received was a two-year schooling at a school for poor children. In fact, he had to teach himself all he knew. He worked for a time as junior clerk in a lawyer's office. After that, he worked as a reporter in the law courts, and later in parliament, for London newspapers. His career as a writer of fiction began in 1833 with short stories and essays in periodicals, and in 1837 his comic novel The Pickwick Papers made him the most popular author at his time in England.
He was a great observer of people and their places because he was attracted by life and conditions in mid-nineteenth century London. He wrote 19 novels all his life and in many of them, Dickens gave a realistic picture of all classes of England society, showing deep sympathy for the poor and unfortunate, exposing the injustice and inhumanity（不人道） of the bourgeoisie（布尔乔亚阶级）.
Many of his novels like Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities and so on drew attention to the unsatisfactory social conditions that existed in England over a hundred years ago.
Dickens criticized capitalist society from the point of view of bourgeois humanism. He wished to see improvement in the living conditions of the poor, but failed to find any effective means to achieve that end.

  1. 1.

    Dickens only received a little formal education because______.

    1. A.
      he wanted to teach himself
    2. B.
      he wanted to work and made a lot of money
    3. C.
      he was too poor to afford any more formal education
    4. D.
      he wanted some working experiences to be a novelist
  2. 2.

    According to Dickens, the society at his time in England was________.

    1. A.
      just
    2. B.
      poor
    3. C.
      comfortable
    4. D.
      unsatisfying
  3. 3.

    Which of the following novel made Dickens the most popular writer at his time in England?

    1. A.
      Oliver Twist
    2. B.
      The Pickwick Papers
    3. C.
      A Tale of Two Cities
    4. D.
      Great Expectations
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, which of the following about Dickens is true?

    1. A.
      He didn't go to school at all.
    2. B.
      He only wrote about poor people and showed deep sympathy for them.
    3. C.
      He began to write fictions when he was 21 years old.
    4. D.
      He found some effective ways to improve the living conditions of the poor.
  5. 5.

    It can be inferred from the passage that________.

    1. A.
      Dickens had a miserable childhood
    2. B.
      Dickens tried many different jobs before he became a professional writer
    3. C.
      Dickens wrote many novels but only some of them are popular
    4. D.
      Dickens criticized capitalist society and helped to improve the living conditions of the poor

It is Saturday afternoon.You and your friends are planning to go to the movies and then spend the night together. Just as you start to get ready, your dad reminds you it is your aunt's birthday and the whole family is going out to dinner to celebrate.How can this possibly end without a huge argument?
One of the greatest sources of tension（紧张情绪）between teenagers and their families is the struggle to balance personal desires with family expectations.As you are getting older，you are  becoming more independent and more interested in being with your friends.
However，at the same time，your family is trying to figure out how to deal with these changes. While you once spent most of your free time with your family，you are now often absent from home.Parents may get their feelings hurt.Or they might feel that they are losing control of their family during this period.You might feel angry that so many family demands are placed on you.
There are a few things you can try to make it a little easier to ease（缓解）the tension.
* Make your plans in advance.Ask your parents if there is anything else planned at that time.
* When something with your friends interferes（干扰；冲突）with a family event，try to figure out if there is any way you can do both.
* Suggest something you would really like to do with your family.Sometimes parents feel better just knowing their teenager wants to spend time with them.
Some of the time you won’t be happy with the outcome（结果）.You might either have to disappoint your parents or have to miss out being with your friends.However，if you show consideration（体谅）for the feelings of both your family and your friends，you can solve the problem in a tender way.

  1. 1.

    The purpose of the first paragraph is to _________.

    1. A.
      show a disagreement of views
    2. B.
      serve as a description of teenager trouble
    3. C.
      serve as an introduction to the discussion
    4. D.
      show the popularity of teenager problem
  2. 2.

    The tension between teenagers and their families is caused by the fact that____________.

    1. A.
      teenagers don’t like to take family demands
    2. B.
      parents want to keep their family under control
    3. C.
      parents feel unhappy that their children make so many friends
    4. D.
      both parents and teenagers don’t pay attention to each other’s feeling much
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is NOT the advice given in the passage?

    1. A.
      Don’t feel angry if your parents ask you to do something.
    2. B.
      Try to think of ways to balance family event with friend event.
    3. C.
      Tell your parents before you decide to spend time with your friends.
    4. D.
      Advise your parents to do something that you are interested in with you.
  4. 4.

                
    What’s the purpose of the passage?

    1. A.
      To inform us of parent and teenager tension.
    2. B.
      To tell us about a common teenager problem.
    3. C.
      To persuade parents to show consideration for teenagers.
    4. D.
      To advise teenagers how to deal with their tension with their family.

In Britain today, is it possible to tell a person’s class just by looking at him? Physical details alone tell us about health, diet and the type of work a person does. A hundred years ago the working class often looked unhealthy, small and they were either too thin or too fat. The upper classes were often tall, sporting types who were used to a good diet and looked healthy. Today living and working conditions have improved, and such descriptions are no longer true. People are taller now than a hundred years ago. Everyone in Britain today is able to have free medicine, a good diet, acceptable working conditions and enough rest and leisure.
The clothes people choose to wear, however, do provide information about their backgrounds. Expensive clothes look expensive and show their wearer is rich. Clothes can provide other clues as well. The upper classes appear to be less interested in fashion and wear good quality clothes in non-bright colours, made of natural material like wool, leather and cotton. Lower working-class people often choose clothes in bright colours, made of man-made materials. A sociological explanation for this would be that colour and interest are missing from their lives, and therefore any opportunity to produce this is taken.
Clothes are available at a price within most people’s reach. New clothes make the wearer feel good and show some degree of wealth to the outside world. Today it is the younger people who spend most money on clothes. Fashion is no longer for the upper classes and the rich. Young people from all social classes spend a lot of money on clothes. Some new fashions are started by working—class people who want to look different and feel important. They want people to look at them.

  1. 1.

    In the past, a person’s appearance could not tell other people about his ________.

    1. A.
      health          
    2. B.
      diet            
    3. C.
      occupation         
    4. D.
      habits
  2. 2.

    The clothes people choose to wear tell us about their ________.

    1. A.
      education         
    2. B.
      richness        
    3. C.
      backgrounds       
    4. D.
      hobby
  3. 3.

    A working—class person may start a new fashion because ________.

    1. A.
      she wants to draw the attention of other people
    2. B.
      she wants to look different and healthy
    3. C.
      she wants to show their wealth
    4. D.
      she wants to show their taste
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    1. A.
      Expensive clothes look expensive and show the wearer is rich.
    2. B.
      Working—class people prefer clothes in bright colours because they lack colour in their lives.
    3. C.
      Today, it is still the upper class people who spend most money on clothes.
    4. D.
      Today, fashion is no longer for the upper classes and the rich.

The whole morning we just checked our own things. We were looking for items to give away. We thought of blankets, food and clothing. Our aim was not to find things we no longer wanted, but things we use every day and would be useful to others.
We made up boxes with the things and added some small toys. Inside the boxes a simple letter was placed, reading:
“Please take these items and know that your life is important. Times are difficult but they will pass. We share what we have, believing it will matter. Use the blanket to stay warm. Be safe and know that the human spirit can overcome（战胜） anything. Don’t hold your head down. Someday please do the same when you can. How you do it and when, your heart will tell you.
This kind act was not because the phone rang or for any reason. It was simply because it was the right time to do. We have often seen homeless people at the park where we left the belongings. The city would say that it isn’t a problem but I see the lives walking to and from it.
I noticed that my wife had put her favorite green coat into one of the boxes. I asked if she was sure about it and she simply replied that it had a hood (风帽). She liked the coat but knew the hood could shelter (遮挡)someone from the rain.
We don’t know where these gifts of compassion（同情）will go. We never go back and see what happens. It’s unimportant. The right things will find the right people and that is all that counts. On the way my wife started to cry. When I asked why, she said because some things felt so right.

  1. 1.

    What can we learn from the first paragraph about the couple？

    1. A.
      They had deep feelings of their work
    2. B.
      They often threw the useless daily items away
    3. C.
      They liked helping others by sharing their things
    4. D.
      They often gave away the daily items they didn’t use
  2. 2.

    The couple placed the letter inside the box mainly to_______________.

    1. A.
      help the poor go through the difficulties
    2. B.
      let the poor know who gave away the things
    3. C.
      tell the poor how to use the items correctly
    4. D.
      tell the poor to pass on the spirit to others
  3. 3.

    Why did the author ask his wife if she was sure about giving away her green coat?  _________.

    1. A.
      Because he thought the coat was very valuable
    2. B.
      Because he thought the coat was of a very high price
    3. C.
      Because he thought he liked the coat very much himself
    4. D.
      Because he thought she liked the coat very much herself
  4. 4.

    The couple liked this kind act because _______.

    1. A.
      they thought it was the right thing to do
    2. B.
      they had a good habit of saving things
    3. C.
      they often received telephone calls for help
    4. D.
      they hated being troubled by homeless people
  5. 5.

    What’s the best title for this passage?

    1. A.
      Boxes filled with compassion
    2. B.
      Good behavior leading to happiness
    3. C.
      The most important thing in our life
    4. D.
      Happiness coming from sharing things

People diet to look more attractive. Fish diet to avoid being beaten up, thrown out of their social group, and getting eaten as a result. That is the fascinating conclusion of the latest research into fish behavior by a team of Australian scientists.
The research team have discovered that subordinate fish voluntarily diet to avoid challenging their larger competitors. “In studying gobies we noticed that only the largest two individuals, a male and female, had breeding （繁殖） rights within the group,” explains Marian Wong. “All other group members are nonbreeding females, each being 5-10% smaller than its next largest competitor. We wanted to find out how they maintain this precise size separation.”
The reason for the size difference was easy to see. Once a subordinate fish grows to within 5-10% of the size of its larger competitor, it causes a fight which usually ends in the smaller goby being driven away from the group. More often than not, the evicted fish is then eaten up.
It appeared that the smaller fish were keeping themselves small in order to avoid challenging the boss fish. Whether they did so voluntarily, by restraining how much they ate, was not clear. The research team decided to do an experiment. They tried to fatten up some of the subordinate gobies to see what happened. To their surprise, the gobies simply refused the extra food they were offered, clearly preferring to remain small and avoid fights, over having a feast.
The discovery challenges the traditional scientific view of how boss individuals keep their position in a group. Previously it was thought that large individuals simply used their weight and size to threaten their subordinates and take more of the food for themselves, so keeping their competitors small.
While the habits of gobies may seem a little mysterious, Dr. Wong explains that understanding the relationships between boss and subordinate animals is important to understanding how hierarchical （等级的） societies remain stable.
The research has proved the fact that voluntary dieting is a habit far from exclusive to humans. “As yet, we lack a complete understanding of how widespread the voluntary reduction of food intake is in nature,” the researchers comment. “Data on human dieting suggests that, while humans generally diet to improve health or increase attractiveness, rarely does it improve long-term health and males regularly prefer females that are fatter than the females’ own ideal.”

  1. 1.

    When a goby grows to within 5-10% of the size of its larger competitor, it        

    1. A.
      faces danger
    2. B.
      has breeding rights
    3. C.
      eats its competitor
    4. D.
      leaves the group itself
  2. 2.

    The underlined words “the evicted fish” in Paragraph 3 refer to        

    1. A.
      the fish beaten up
    2. B.
      the fish found out
    3. C.
      the fish fattened up
    4. D.
      the fish driven away
  3. 3.

    The experiment showed that the smaller fish        

    1. A.
      fought over a feast
    2. B.
      went on diet willingly
    3. C.
      preferred some extra food
    4. D.
      challenged the boss fish
  4. 4.

    What is the text mainly about?

    1. A.
      Fish dieting and human dieting
    2. B.
      Dieting and health
    3. C.
      Human dieting
    4. D.
      Fish dieting

My students often tell me that they don’t have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork．
My reply is often a brief “You have as much time as the president．”I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty-four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done．
Once in graduate school，I tried to prove to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard．His answer to me was． “That’s irrelevant（无关的）．What’s important is the quality of your work． ” Since then I have had time to think carefully about the “hard worker” dodge（诀窍），and I have come to some conclusions—all relevant to the problem of how much time we have．
If you analyze the matter, you can identify two parts of the prob1em：There is, of course，the matter of “time”, which we call think of as fixed． Then there is the problem of “work” during that time． But, as my professor suggested, it’s not how hard one works but the quality of the product that’s important．
That led me to a new idea: the quality of the work．That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone s office: “Don't work harder． Work smarter．” There is a lot of sense in that idea．
If you can’t get more time，and few of US can，the only solution is to improve the quality of the work．That means thinking of ways to get more out of the same time than we might otherwise get．That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits．Since “work” for students usually means “homework”, the expression “work habits’ should be read as “study habits”．
Then, as a smart student，you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing． If you learn to read better and write better，there are big advantages that pay off in all your studies．

  1. 1.

    From the passage，we know that the author is probably      ．

    1. A.
      a poet
    2. B.
      an educator
    3. C.
      a novelist
    4. D.
      an engineer
  2. 2.

    We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that we students still      ．

    1. A.
      have enough time
    2. B.
      can meet the president
    3. C.
      get everything done well
    4. D.
      should accept the explanation
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      The author's students make good use of their time to do all their homework．
    2. B.
      The author tried to tell the professor that he/she（the author） had done a good job．
    3. C.
      You can’t improve the quality of the work if you can’t get more time．
    4. D.
      You’11 try to improve your skills in reading and writing if you're a clever student．
  4. 4.

    What’s the passage mainly about?

    1. A.
      Students don’t have enough time．
    2. B.
      Don’t work harder; work smarter．
    3. C.
      No one can get more time．
    4. D.
      Read better and write better．

Almost 40 years ago , a community servies organization started providing eye care in Gujarat State , in western India .
The Rgtary Club of Navsari operates an eye hospital and 9 area eye centers in and around Navssri , whose services are for the poorest people . The group opened the hospital , the Rotary Eye Institute of Navsari , in 1970 . India has only about one ophthalmologist for every 120,000 people . The Institute , however , has ten such specially trained eye doctors . It has restored or improved the eyesight of thousands of patients . Many people with eye problems cannot easily get to a big city for examinations and treatment . They live in villages and have no transportation. The Institute established eye centers called camps in places far from the city . Teams from it travel as far as 150 kilometers to see patients . People go to their nearest camp , where medical workers examine their eyes . The workers look for conditions including glaucoma , night blindness and other problems.Some people are found to have cataracts ,abnormal growths on the eye that can lead to loss of eyesight . India has about 13 million people with the condition . Cataract patients get free operations to correct the problem.
Rotary groups also operate eye banks . Doctors at these centers replace damaged eyes with the healthy eyes of donors who have just died . One such center is the Rotary Rajah Eye Bank . It operates in cooperation with the Rajah Eye Care Hospital in Chennai . The Eye Bank opened in 1996 . Hundreds of patients have received new corneas from donors since then . The cornea is the clear front part of the eye that transmits light . 2 million people in India are blind because of problens of the cornea . The Rotary Rajah Eye Bank holds continuing eye donation campaigns . It urges people to leave the gift of sight to others when they die .

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is True about the Rotary Club of Navsari ?

    1. A.
      The Rotary Club of Navsari is a community service organization .             
    2. B.
      The Rotary Eye Institute of Navsari has only one eye doctor .                
    3. C.
      The Rotary Club of Navsari includes 9 area eye centers in big cities .                                                          
    4. D.
      The Rotary Club of Navsari offers free operations to all the poor patients .
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “ophthalmologist” in Paragraph 2 refers to ______.

    1. A.
      a physician who specializes in eyes  
    2. B.
      a worker working in countryside
    3. C.
      a patient suffering eye problems      
    4. D.
      a volunteer working in eye centers
  3. 3.

    We can infer from the passage that      .

    1. A.
      there are 13 million Indians having eye problems in total
    2. B.
      the Rotary Eye Institute of Navsari is located in the center of India
    3. C.
      the medical treatment is convenient for the local residents
    4. D.
      communications in Navsari are difficult   
  4. 4.

    According to the last paragraph ,the Rotary Rajan Eye Bank gets new corneas mainly by_____.

    1. A.
      cloning         
    2. B.
      donating         
    3. C.
      cooperating         
    4. D.
      forcing
  5. 5.

    The author develops the passage mainly by ______.

    1. A.
      providing typical examples
    2. B.
      making a definition
    3. C.
      comparing two different areas
    4. D.
      presenting two examples and drawing a conclusion
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