Henry Ford’s parents left Ireland during the potato famine and settled in the Detroit area in the.1840s. Ford was born in what is now Dearborn, Michigan. His formal education was limited, but even as a youngster, he was handy with machinery. He worked for the Detroit Edison Company, advancing from machine-shop apprentice to chief engineer.
In 1893, Ford built a gasoline engine, and within a few years, an automobile, still a novelty item of the rich or do-it-yourself engineers. In 1899, Ford left Edison to help run the Detroit Automobile Company. Cars were still built essentially one at a time. Ford hoped to incorporate ideas from other industries----standardized parts as Eli Whitney has used with gun manufacturing, or assembly line methods George Eastman tried in photo processing ----to make the process more efficient. This idea struck others in his field as crazy, so before long, Ford quit Detroit Automobile Company and began to build his own racing cars. They were good enough to attract backers and even partners, and in 1903, he set up the Ford Motor Company.
He still met resistance to his ideas for mass production of a car the average worker could afford. But he stuck to his goal and finally in 1908, began production of the Model T. Ford gradually adapted the production line until in 1913, his plant incorporated the first moving assembly line. Demand for the affordable car soared even as production went up: before Ford stopped making the model T in 1927, 15 million had been sold, and Ford had become the leading auto manufacturer in the country. In addition to the moving assembly line, Ford revolutionized the auto industry by increasing the pay and decreasing the hours of his employees, ensuring he could get enough and the best workers. During the Model T era, Ford bought out his shareholders so he had completed financial control of the now vast corporation. He continued to innovate, competitors (growing more powerful though fewer in number) began to cut into Ford’s market share.
Ford and his family spent a food deal of time and money on charitable work. They set up a historical museum in Greenfield Village, Michigan, and most notably set up the Ford Foundation, which provides grants for research, education, and development.
“A bore (讨厌鬼) is a fellow who opens his mouth and puts his feats (技艺) in it,” said Ford

  1. 1.

    The main idea of the first paragraph is _________.

    1. A.
      Ford’s education           
    2. B.
      Ford’s family
    3. C.
      Ford’s quickness to learn  
    4. D.
      Ford’s interest and handiness in machinery
  2. 2.

    Which of the following statements is right?

    1. A.
      Ford created the idea of standardized parts in industry
    2. B.
      Ford is the first to imply production line in manufacturing
    3. C.
      Ford is the first to create the idea of mass production of a car affordable for the average workers.
    4. D.
      Ford is the first to make cars.
  3. 3.

    The reason why Ford left Detroit Automobile Company probably was that _________.

    1. A.
      he was fired for his crazy idea
    2. B.
      he hoped to carry out his own idea on car-making
    3. C.
      people didn’t like to work with him
    4. D.
      he wanted to set up his own car factory
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, Henry Ford can be probably described as a man of _______.

    1. A.
      stubbornness 
    2. B.
      caution  C. determination 
    3. C.
      well-education
  5. 5.

    Which of the following quotes means most similarly with the last sentence of the passage?

    1. A.
      You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.
    2. B.
      Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening.
    3. C.
      The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself
    4. D.
      For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business.

All over the world, libraries have begun the Herculean(巨大的) task of making faithful digital copies of the books, images and recordings that preserve the intellectual effort of mankind. For armchair scholars, the work promises to bring such a wealth of information to desktop that the present Internet may not match.
Librarians see three clear benefits to going digital. First, it helps them preserve rare and fragile objects without refusing the demands of those who wish to study them. The British Library, for example, holds the only medieval manuscript(手稿)of Beowulf in London. Only qualified scholars were allowed to see it until Kevin S. Kiernan of the University of Kentucky scanned the Manuscript with three different light sources and put the images up on the Internet for anyone to use.
A second benefit is convenience. Once books are changed to digital form, readers can find them in seconds rather than minutes. Several people can read the same book or view the same picture at the same time. Clerks are spared the chore of reshelving. And libraries could use the Internet to lend their collections to those who are unable to visit in person.
The third advantage of electronic copies is that they occupy millimeters of space on a magnetic disk rather than meters on a shelf. The cost of library buildings is increasingly high. The University of California at Berkeley recently spent $ 46 million on an underground addition to house 1.5 million books----an average cost of $30 per volume. The price of disk storage, on the contrary, has fallen to about $ 2 per 300-page publication and continues to drop.

  1. 1.

    What is the message in the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      More people can read precious books.
    2. B.
      The Internet provides more information.
    3. C.
      Libraries are making efforts to preserve books.
    4. D.
      Libraries are making digital copy of books.
  2. 2.

    Which words in the second paragraph help you to identify the supporting points?

    1. A.
      three, First, for example
    2. B.
      benefits, manuscript, scholars
    3. C.
      helps, holds, scanned
    4. D.
      clear, qualified, different
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is mentioned in the text as benefits of going digital?

    1. A.
      Fewer staff will be required in libraries.
    2. B.
      Libraries will be able to move underground.
    3. C.
      Borrowers need not go to the library building.
    4. D.
      Old manuscripts can be moved more easily.
  4. 4.

    How is the text organized?

    1. A.
      Opinion – Description
    2. B.
      Message – Explanation
    3. C.
      Main idea – Comparison
    4. D.
      Introduction – Conclusion

More than 6000 children were expelled(开除) from US school last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.
The department gave a report to the expulsions(开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996---97, against 7 percent for rifles(步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms.
“The report is a clear sign that our nation's public schools are cracking down(严惩) on students who bring guns to school,” Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. “We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.”
In March1997, an 11 years old boy and 13 years old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Dasucah, Kentucky.
Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high school, which have students from about age 13. 34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said.

  1. 1.

    The main idea of the passage is that in the US schools _______.

    1. A.
      students enjoy shooting
    2. B.
      students are eager to be soldiers
    3. C.
      safety is a problem
    4. D.
      students can make guns
  2. 2.

    From what Richard Riley said we can infer that ________.

    1. A.
      the number of the expulsions is not large
    2. B.
      the number of the expulsion is wrong
    3. C.
      there are soldiers hiding among the students
    4. D.
      guns are out of control in US schools
  3. 3.

    The main idea of paragraph four shows us ______.

    1. A.
      some examples of shoot in US schools.
    2. B.
      the American's feeling.
    3. C.
      some famous schools.
    4. D.
      that some teachers were killed by students.
  4. 4.

    From this passage we get to know that ________.

    1. A.
      every American cannot have guns
    2. B.
      only soldiers and police can have guns
    3. C.
      every American citizen can own guns
    4. D.
      teachers have no money to buy guns

Once the 2008 Olympic Games finishes, the drums and trumpets(喇叭) of the competitions would also stop. But would the city remain as lively as it would be after this world event? Investment sustainability and high demand are two highly invaluable economic concepts(概念) that can be looked at in order to ensure post-Olympics flourish, or perhaps, an even better future for Beijingers.
Naturally, an economic downturn occurs in an Olympic host city once the major event finishes. Renmin University Professor Jin Yuanpu noted that a global event like this would put Beijing into a position of large importance in the international stage. But after this event, who would use the heavily-funded equipment and public and private investments left in the city? Various economists argued that a meltdown (彻底垮台) is highly unlikely. Jonathan Anderson, UBS Asia economist, suggested that the negative effects of the end of Beijing Olympics 2008 on the entire country aren’t important compared to previous host cities. China is such a huge economy that the conclusion of the Olympics games is the same as an ant-bite on a dragon.
But what about post-Olympics Beijing? Retired Headmaster of Peking University, Li Yining, noted that a long-term civil demand growth and a popular desire by companies to adopt careful financial management decisions can lead to continued investment growth. Even though demand in some departments of the economy would drop in the short-run, creativity, practicality and innovation(创新) would be the key factors that would continually enhance the city's image and flourish long after the Olympics in the city has ended.
So what's next for Beijing after the Olympics? Well, it's business as usual...

  1. 1.

    Which one of the followings is the author’s idea?

    1. A.
      Beijing’s economy will have a downturn after the 2008 Olympic Games.
    2. B.
      The 2008 Olympic Games have no effects on Beijing’s economy.
    3. C.
      Beijing’s economy will go on as usual.
    4. D.
      Beijing’s economy will go worse after the 2008 Olympic Games.
  2. 2.

    What’s the Jin Yuanpu idea about Beijing’s economy after the 2008 Olympic Games according to the passage?

    1. A.
      to have a downturn
    2. B.
      to develop as usual
    3. C.
      to develop more rapidly
    4. D.
      all of the above
  3. 3.

    Why did Jonathan Anderson believe that the negative effects of the end of Beijing Olympics 2008 on the entire country aren’t important?

    1. A.
      The negative effects are small.
    2. B.
      The Chinese government has many measures to take.
    3. C.
      The Chinese economy has developed at a certain level so that the negative effects can’t affect it too much.
    4. D.
      Jonathan Anderson liked China very much so he didn’t want China to go worse.
  4. 4.

    Choose a best title for this passage.

    1. A.
      Beijing After the Olympics
    2. B.
      The negative effects of the end of Beijing Olympics
    3. C.
      Can Beijing get through the difficult period after the 2008 Olympic Games
    4. D.
      Beijing’s economy after the 2008 Olympic Games

The truth in other words
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked: “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said: “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.”
What he had written was : “Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.             The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
The first is : Be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help where you can.
The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way!

  1. 1.

    The man wrote some words on one side of the boy’s sign because       .

    1. A.
      he thought that the blind boy didn’t know how to write
    2. B.
      he wanted to prove that the boy was really blind
    3. C.
      he thought that the boy couldn’t get any money
    4. D.
      he wanted to help the poor blind boy
  2. 2.

    The changed sign worked better than the original one because        .

    1. A.
      the original sign told people to do things, which people don’t like
    2. B.
      the second sign made people see their health as a gift, which made them willing to help
    3. C.
      the original sign pointed out a kind of suffering that people don’t care about at all
    4. D.
      the second sign drew people’s attention to another problem the boy had
  3. 3.

    We can learn from the story that the man who rewrote the sign was        .

    1. A.
      creative     
    2. B.
      patient      
    3. C.
      funny     
    4. D.
      curious
  4. 4.

    The story shows us that        .

    1. A.
      thinking in a different way can get us out of trouble
    2. B.
      learning to be thankful for what we have may help us to live happier lives
    3. C.
      creative thinking may bring us better results
    4. D.
      being kind and respectful will encourage blind people to help themselves

Recently, my class went on a three-day trip from Shanghai to Nanjing with only 200 yuan. It was fun and inspiring. We left for Nanjing early in the morning (4:52 a.m. on March 19) by train. Unfortunately, because the tickets were difficult to get, we took the train without seats. The carriage quickly became crowded with students. We stood on the train for over five hours until we arrived at our destination —Nanjing. By that time we all understood how hard it is for migrant workers to return home from a big city.
We had an educational campaign in front of the Memorial Hall to the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders on the first day. We all felt the heavy weight of history as we walked quietly around the Memorial Hall. Relics of the war on display frightened and shocked us. We could imagine how hard life must have been for the Chinese people at that time.
On the second day we were divided into groups of seven to nine students. We were assigned to do research about the city, so we had to visit local people and talk with them. As we were told not to take taxis, we traveled around the city by bus or subway. At the end of the day, we were so tired that no one touched the remote control of the television in our bedroom. However, we were all happy that we had learned to get around a strange city and that we understood Nanjing more.
On the last day we went to Yuhuatai. Some students handed in applications to join the Communist Party there. We learnt about the martyrs(烈士) stories and most of us were impressed by their noble spirits. They sacrificed their lives but they won great respect.
Our three days soon came to an end. Sitting on the train back to Shanhai, we happily shared our adventures in Nanjing. Though we were tired, it was a really meaningful trip.

  1. 1.

    How did the students find their three-day trip in Nanjing?

    1. A.
      It was funny but difficult       
    2. B.
      It was happy but tiring
    3. C.
      It was tiring and meaningless    
    4. D.
      It was inspiring and meaningful
  2. 2.

    What description is the best for the fourth paragraphs?

    1. A.
      A happy ending.             
    2. B.
      Noble spirits.    
    3. C.
      A hard beginning.            
    4. D.
      Tough living.
  3. 3.

    What is the right time order during their three-day trip in Nanjing? 

    1. A.
      having an educational campaign→doing research→going to Yuhuatai
    2. B.
      leaving for Nanjing→doing research→going to Yuhuatai
    3. C.
      having an educational campaign→doing research→sharing adventures
    4. D.
      getting tickets for traveling→having an educational campaign→going
      to Yuhuatai
  4. 4.

    What can we infer from the trip on the first day in Nanjing? 

    1. A.
      China’s history in the thirties is miserable
    2. B.
      The students were too frightened and shocked to go on visiting
    3. C.
      What hard lives the Chinese people lived
    4. D.
      Some great Chinese people should be respected

Huge global interest in “the best job in the world”—earning good money for lazing on a paradise(天堂) island for 6 months — has crashed the Australian website where it is advertised.
The job pays 150,000 Australian dollars (about 100,000 US dollars) and includes free airfares from the successful candidate’s home country to tropical Hamilton Island on the famous Great Barrier Reef. In return, the winner will be expected to have as much fun as he or she can — soaking up the sun, swimming, snorkeling, sailing—and report to a global audience via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates.
The successful candidate—who will stay rent—free in a multi-million-dollar three-bedroom beach home—must be over 18, a “fantastic and charismatic” communicator, and able to speak and write English.
The campaign is a key element in a drive to promote the northeastern Australian state’s 18-billion-dollars-a-year tourism industry during the tough global economic climate, officials say. And they are at pains to stress that it is “a real job”.
The successful applicants will “also have to talk to media from time to time about what they’re doing so they can’t be too shy and they’ll have to love the sea, the sun, the outdoors,” said acting state Premier Paul Lucas. “The fact that they will be paid to explore the islands of the great Barrier Reef, swim, snorkel and generally live the Queensland lifestyle makes this undoubtedly the best job in the world.”

  1. 1.

    The Australian website was crashed because          .

    1. A.
      some people destroyed it        
    2. B.
      the website was clicked very frequently
    3. C.
      the website was infected by a virus 
    4. D.
      the government banned the website
  2. 2.

    To apply for the job, the person is supposed         .

    1. A.
      to have a good knowledge of Australia  
    2. B.
      to be strong in health  
    3. C.
      to be able to speak at least 3 languages  
    4. D.
      to talk to media from time to time
  3. 3.

    The purpose of the campaign is to improve         .

    1. A.
      the global economy             
    2. B.
      the environment
    3. C.
      the popularity of the website      
    4. D.
      the tourism industry
  4. 4.

    Through the passage, the writer is intended to        .

    1. A.
      encourage everyone to apply for the job
    2. B.
      tell us something about the most attractive job
    3. C.
      encourage everyone to visit the Great Barrier Reef
    4. D.
      support Australian tourism industry

Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a getting. It was not until in my later thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered a letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for4 a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation.“Wasn’t it you that wrote us a letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?”I said it was.“Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if you have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complains.”

  1. 1.

    At first the author looked upon life as a process of getting. He formed this view of life because           

    1. A.
      other people were selfish
    2. B.
      he thought it exciting to get from others
    3. C.
      of his early education     
    4. D.
      of his character
  2. 2.

    The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office because       .

    1. A.
      he knew what such a note would mean to the post office.
    2. B.
      he had discovered giving-away made life all the more exciting
    3. C.
      he believed he would get something back by doing so
    4. D.
      the post man delivered an important letter in time
  3. 3.

    When the author needed a post-office box,       .

    1. A.
      many had applied for post-office box before him
    2. B.
      he asked to put his name on a waiting list
    3. C.
      he tried to see the postmaster
    4. D.
      he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation
  4. 4.

    The postmaster promised        .

    1. A.
      to make a new post-office box for the author
    2. B.
      to let the author have a post-office box
    3. C.
      to include the author’s name on the list
    4. D.
      to deliver the author’s mail to his home
  5. 5.

    The postmaster interfered because      .

    1. A.
      he overheard this conversation
    2. B.
      he had received a lot of complaints for lack of post-office box
    3. C.
      he was thankful for the letter the author had written
    4. D.
      he was proud of their good service.

There was great excitement on the planet of Venus(金星) this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since.
The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan (named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20000 light years ago).
Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information as to feasibility (可行性) of a manned flying saucer (碟) landing on Earth. A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology.
“We have come to the conclusion, based on last week’s satellite landing,” Prof. Zog said, “that there is no life on Earth.”
“How do you know this?” the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked.
“For one thing, Earth’s surface in the area of Manhattan is made up of solid concrete and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide (一氧化碳) and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive.”
“What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned?”
“We shall have to take our own oxygen with us, which means a much heavier flying saucer than originally planned.”
“Are there any other dangers that you discovered in your studies?”
“Take a look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud hovering(盘旋) over the surface of Earth? We don’t know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”
“Over here you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings indicates it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink. This means we shall have to carry our own water, which will add even greater weight to the saucer.”
“If all you say is true, won’t this set back the flying saucer program several years?”
“Yes, but we shall continue as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds.” Prof. Zog replied.

  1. 1.

    During the week of great excitement the Venusian scientists succeeded in getting important information as to ____.

    1. A.
      the feasibility of landing a satellite on Earth
    2. B.
      the possibility of making a first-rate flying saucer
    3. C.
      the feasibility of sending a Venus Being to Earth
    4. D.
      the possibility of directing a flying saucer into Manhattan
  2. 2.

    According to Prof. Zog, the Venusians will have to take their own oxygen with them when they carry out their flying saucer program because ____.

    1. A.
      they need it in their way to the planet of Earth
    2. B.
      the Earth’s atmosphere is filled with deadly gases
    3. C.
      there is a low level of oxygen for Venusians
    4. D.
      there is no air on the planet of Earth
  3. 3.

    The “dark black cloud” on the photo refers to ____.

    1. A.
      the polluted air hovering over the surface of Earth
    2. B.
      the mass of tiny drops of water floating above Earth
    3. C.
      the mass of small things moving through the air
    4. D.
      the dark clouds gathering before a storm breaks
  4. 4.

    The author wishes to call our attention to the fact that ____.

    1. A.
      that modern man has polluted his environment to such an extend that he might destroy himself if he went on like this
    2. B.
      that there is a point in spending billions to land a flying saucer on Earth
    3. C.
      that pollution has become so serous a problem on Earth that even Venusians find life there unbearable.
    4. D.
      that it is difficult if not altogether impossible, to land a manned flying saucer on Earth

Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time :if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those
Around him use. Bit by bit .he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things: they should learn to do without being taught, such as to walk, run, climb,  whistle, ride a bicycle—compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to .Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the  answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine(常规)work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer .Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn ,how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they   know or do not know.

  1. 1.

    According to the passage ,the best way for children to learn things is by______

    1. A.
      listening to skilled people's advice
    2. B.
      asking older people many questions.
    3. C.
      making mistakes and having them corrected
    4. D.
      doing what other people do
  2. 2.

    which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?

    1. A.
      Give children correct answers.
    2. B.
      Allow children to make mistakes.
    3. C.
      Point out children's mistakes to them.
    4. D.
      Let children mark their own work.
  3. 3.

    According to the writer, teachers in school should______

    1. A.
      allow children to learn from each other
    2. B.
      point out children's mistakes whenever found
    3. C.
      correct children's mistakes as soon as possible
    4. D.
      give children more book knowledge
  4. 4.

    The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ____

    1. A.
      different from learning other skills
    2. B.
      the same as learning other skills
    3. C.
      more important than other skills
    4. D.
      not really important skills
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