I was sleeping in my room when my bed started shaking and a loud noise was heard. I woke up and my mom was screaming my name. Next moment I was running along with my younger sister, mom and dad. Before I ran out of the door, I realized my elder sister hadn’t come out yet. So I screamed her name at the top of my voice. My mom said she had gone to her class. Then the four of us, along with many others, were running on the staircase. We lived on the seventh floor, so I thought we would not be able to make it and the building would fall before we managed to reach even the fourth floor. My dad’s head was injured by something falling down. I did try to put my hand over his head. When we reached the sixth floor, the building split into two. We had no way to get down.
The next thing I remember is silence. There were around 30 people on the staircase and none could react. Five minutes later, someone opened the door of the sixth-floor flat. We all went in. We were wondering how would get down. From the balcony of the sixth-floor flat, I saw people standing on the ground floor. All eyes were stuck on us. I could see my elder sister crying.
Our first hope of surviving came when a worker climbed a rope to where we were. That was the first time we thought maybe we could get down. Half an hour passed and we were still trapped. Finally RSS people arrived with ropes. They got people down one by one. My biggest worry was how my dad would get down. Finally after two and a half hours, we all got down.
That day we saw the power of nature. It has taken more than two years to build the flats and it took just one and a half minutes to destroy the structure.

  1. 1.

    What is this passage mainly about?

    1. A.
      Ways to survive an earthquake.
    2. B.
      Reasons why earthquakes happen.
    3. C.
      The love of parents in an earthquake.
    4. D.
      The writer’s experience in an earthquake.
  2. 2.

    When the building split into two, the writer and his family ____________.

    1. A.
      were still sleeping
    2. B.
      were trapped on the sixth floor
    3. C.
      were looking for a family member
    4. D.
      were running on the staircase of the seventh floor
  3. 3.

    The first time the writer thought they would probably survive was when            .

    1. A.
      he was encouraged by people on the ground floor
    2. B.
      someone opened the door of the sixth-floor flat
    3. C.
      a worker climbed up on a rope
    4. D.
      RSS people arrived with ropes
  4. 4.

    The earthquake made the writer realize that                       .

    1. A.
      there is always hope for people
    2. B.
      the power of nature is really great
    3. C.
      natural disasters can happen any time
    4. D.
      human beings are strong in natural disasters

Hallmark arrived in my hometown of Calcutta, India when I was 16. On Valentine’s Day(情人节), I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store. I remember wishing two things. One of them is that the good-looking boy whom I could see through the store window was picking out a gift for me. Unfortunately, Valentine’s Day passed and I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism(资本主义) was ruining your culture.
The next Valentine’s Day, I still didn’t have a boyfriend, but I did receive a greeting card from a secret admirer. I can’t remember what it exactly said inside the card, but it hardly mattered. I know I’m not the only one who’s had the blues because of being single on Valentine’s Day.
It’s not just on Valentine’s Day that I’m reminded of these feelings. One night, my friend and I were at the subway station in New York City waiting for the local to arrive. The station was mostly full of college students, and later an older couple walked in. Just at that moment, a street musician started playing She’s Only a Woman to Me. The couple began dancing around the station and lost in their own world. On the train, I found myself recalling the time when I was with a date at the subway station, and there he picked me up in his arms like I was a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员).
My view of romance has changed from when I was 16 in Calcutta to now, 23, and living in Manhattan. This year, I won’t focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day. I’ll spend Valentine’s Day with friends in New York City. But I won’t try to hide somewhere or turn off my cellphone. Instead, I’ll help my coupled-up friends pack for their weekend trips to Rome.

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “Hallmark” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to a              .

    1. A.
      city
    2. B.
      street
    3. C.
      store
    4. D.
      man
  2. 2.

    We can infer that in the opinion of the writer’s father                           .

    1. A.
      his daughter should have received a gift
    2. B.
      people in India shouldn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day
    3. C.
      people in India should welcome Western culture
    4. D.
      his daughter should know more about capitalism
  3. 3.

    According to Paragraph 2, if someone has the blues, he or she is probably           .

    1. A.
      lucky
    2. B.
      angry
    3. C.
      excited
    4. D.
      sad
  4. 4.

    What is implied in the passage?

    1. A.
      The writer now has a boyfriend.
    2. B.
      The writer now is afraid of Valentine’s Day.
    3. C.
      The writer will go to Rome with her coupled-up friends.
    4. D.
      The writer’s attitude towards Valentine’s Day has changed.

Want to be a happy married couple? Consider having kids.
A new study found that having children boosts happiness.And the more, literally, the merrier.
But unmarried couples shouldn’t expect to find greater happiness through child-raising.The study, published in the Oct.14 online edition of the Journal of Happiness Studies, suggests that having children has little or no effect on boosting happiness among couples who aren’t hitched(和谐).
The findings contradict previous research that suggested that having more offspring doesn't lead to greater happiness and might even make people less satisfied with their lives.One theory behind the conclusion is that parents don’t receive many rewards in return for the hard work of raising children.
The new study, however, notes that parents say children are one of the most important things in their lives, if not the most important.
The study found that life satisfaction for married people -- women especially -- goes up the more kids they have.Single, separated and co-habiting people, by contrast, report negative experiences.
“One is tempted to advance that children make people rich under the ‘right conditions’ -- a time in life when people feel that they are ready, or at least willing, to enter parenthood,” Dr.Luis Angeles, of the University of Glasgow in Scotland, said in a news release from the journal’s publisher.“This time can come at very different moments for different individuals, but a likely signal of its approach may well be the act of marriage.”

  1. 1.

    he underlined word “offspring” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by _____.

    1. A.
      generation
    2. B.
      children
    3. C.
      mothers
    4. D.
      marriage
  2. 2.

    The best title of this passage should be _______.

    1. A.
      Children Are the Source of Happiness
    2. B.
      Are You Happy Married Couple?
    3. C.
      Married with Children Paves Way to Happiness
    4. D.
      The Right Conditions of Having Children
  3. 3.

    Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

    1. A.
      The more children women have, the happier they are.
    2. B.
      The more children the married women have, the more unsatisfied they become.
    3. C.
      Raising kids can give any person happiness.
    4. D.
      Without marriage, one woman had better not raise kids.
  4. 4.

    In the passage, the underlined part ‘right conditions’ refers to _______.

    1. A.
      a time when the couple are ready and willing to become parents
    2. B.
      the situation where the family is rich enough to raise a child
    3. C.
      the situation where the couple are very happy
    4. D.
      a time when the couple thinks raising children can boost happiness


(A)For Sale
Chinese-made washing machine
Good condition
Luo Sa 306, Dormitory 1

 

(B)Need
25-year-old woman
900 yuan a month
Speak good English
Lan Fleming
422-389606

 

(C)Roommate Wanted
Male—English native speaker wanted to share
A two-bedroom apartment
Near campus with washer, dryer, kitchen
Call: Li, 228-940605. any evening after 5 p.m.

 

(D)Lost
Black briefcase with 3 books on physics
Call: John Smith, 843-518074

 

(E) Wanted to Rent
One-bedroom apartment from Feb. 1 through June
Better near campus
Call: Robert Waller, 843-429065

 

(E)Found
Brown briefcase with some money
See: Joseph Hofman in Chemistry Dept.


  1. 1.

    You can call Luo Sa if you want to ________.

    1. A.
      buy a washing machine
    2. B.
      sell a washing machine
    3. C.
      have your washing machine repaired
    4. D.
      borrow a washing machine
  2. 2.

    If you want find work and you can speak English, you can________.

    1. A.
      telephone 843-429065
    2. B.
      call 843-518074
    3. C.
      call Hofman
    4. D.
      call Lan Fleming
  3. 3.

    One of the reasons why Li wants someone to share his room is that ________.

    1. A.
      he wants to live near the campus
    2. B.
      he wants to improve his English
    3. C.
      he wants his washer, dryer and kitchen to be used
    4. D.
      he wants someone to use his kitchen
  4. 4.

    Joseph Hofman ________.

    1. A.
      found John Smith’s briefcase
    2. B.
      was a teacher
    3. C.
      found a briefcase with many books
    4. D.
      found a brown briefcase with some money

We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong. A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to get out of control. It seems as if a single unimportant event may cause a number of things to happen. Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and keeping an eye on the baby at the same time. The telephone rings and this means your troubles are beginning. While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the table-cloth off the table, destroying your prepared meal. You hang up hurriedly and attend to your baby. Meanwhile, the meal gets burnt. As if these were not enough to bring you to tears, your husband arrives unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.
Things can go wrong on-a number of people on the road. During the rush hour one evening, two cars hit each other and both drivers began to argue. The woman driver behind the two cars happened to be a learner. She suddenly went into a panic and stopped her car. This made the driver following her stop suddenly. His wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake. As she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the window and landed on the road’. Seeing a cake-flying through the air, a truck driver had to stop his truck all of a sudden. The truck was carrying empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the truck and fell onto the road. This led to yet another angry argument. Meanwhile, the traffic piled up behind. It took the police nearly an hour to get the traffic to move again. In the meanwhile, the truck driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two dogs were enjoying themselves from the accident; for they were happily having what was left of the cake. It was just one of those days.

  1. 1.

    What does the writer mainly tell us?

    1. A.
      Troubles always happen at the same time.
    2. B.
      Everyone may have trouble every day.
    3. C.
      A small matter can cause great trouble.
    4. D.
      Only the lucky man won’t have any trouble every day.
  2. 2.

    according to the passage, what should be the correct order?
    (1) The woman driver stopped her car suddenly.
    (2) The driver’s wife dropped her cake on the road.
    (3) Only two dogs were happy.
    (4) Two cars hit each other.
    (5) The truck driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles.

    1. A.
      (2)(3)(3)(5)(1)
    2. B.
      (4)(1)(2)(5)(3)
    3. C.
      (3)(5)(2)(4)(1)
    4. D.
      (1)(4)(2)(3)(5)
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is true?

    1. A.
      The woman’s husband brought three guests home to dinner unexpectedly.
    2. B.
      The meal got burnt.
    3. C.
      Her baby pulled the table-cloth off the table.
    4. D.
      It is not strange to experience such accidents.
  4. 4.

    What does the word "these" in the last sentence of the first paragraph refer to?

    1. A.
      Your husband brings three guests to dinner unexpectedly.
    2. B.
      The meal gets burnt.
    3. C.
      The baby pulls the table-cloth off the table.
    4. D.
      Both B and C.

Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.
During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you’re “hot”, that’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak(最高峰). For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why it is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues(自言自语)as: “Get up, John! You’ll be late for work again!” the possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature—and—energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.
You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract(对抗)your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam and work better at your low point.
Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn(呵欠)and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.

  1. 1.

    If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably ______.

    1. A.
      he is a lazy person       
    2. B.
      he refuses to follow his own energy cycle
    3. C.
      he is not sure when his energy is low
    4. D.
      he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening
  2. 2.

    Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Not knowing about the energy cycle
    2. B.
      Familiar monologues
    3. C.
      A change in a family member’s energy cycle
    4. D.
      Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members
  3. 3.

    If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should ______.

    1. A.
      change his energy cycle
    2. B.
      overcome his laziness
    3. C.
      get up earlier than usual
    4. D.
      go to bed earlier
  4. 4.

    You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will ______.

    1. A.
      help to keep your energy for the day’s work
    2. B.
      help you to control your temper early in the day
    3. C.
      enable you to concentrate on your routine work
    4. D.
      keep your energy cycle under control all day

American Watersports    Tuesday-Saturday
Located on the beach of the Sea Gardens Beach Resort, there are fun things to rent for the whole family. They offer rentals for kayaks, jet skis, and even parasail! Enjoy the water up-close or from a bird’s eye view! No matter what activity you’re enjoying, be sure to protect yourself and your family from the sun’s powerful rays and apply plenty of sun block!
15th Street Boat Company Monday-Saturday
15th Street Boat Company offers rental boats of all kinds. They’re sure to have what you are looking for, whether it’s a small boat for a quick and simple outing or an extravagant boat with comfortable seats with a stereo and high tech navigation. You can rent a boat for half a day or a couple of days, or even weeks at a time. If you want it, they’ve got it. It’s fun for everyone!
Coconut’s Watersports     9am-5pm Monday through Sunday
Coconut’s Watersports is open 7 days a week for your convenience and offers tons of water fun for the whole family. Jet Ski activities last 30 minutes or 1 hour and can make stops along the way. You must be at least 14 years of age to ride alone and can be as young as 3 to ride along with an adult. Everybody is required to wear a life jacket and a license is required to operate the Jet Ski. Bathing suits and shorts are recommended.
Jet Ski Tours of Miami     Thursday-Sunday 10am-7pm
Jet Ski Tours of Miami includes onsite parking, indoor restrooms, lockers, and life jackets for participants. You may choose a one or two tour and each Jet Ski can hold up to 3 people. You must be at least 18 years old in order to ride. As long as you are accompanied by an adult, there is no age limitation for any passenger. There is a restaurant nearby to eat at. The tour visits 6 different islands and passes by Bayside and Hard Rock. You may even catch a glimpse of dolphins or a manatee resting in these fabulous Florida waters

  1. 1.

    You should especially protect yourself from sun burnt while visiting______

    1. A.
      Jet Ski Tours of Miami
    2. B.
      Coconut’s Watersports
    3. C.
      15th Street Boat Company
    4. D.
      American Watersports
  2. 2.

    Which of the following can help you enjoy sailing a boat?

    1. A.
      Go to the Sea Gardens Beach Resort
    2. B.
      Visit 15th Street Boat Company
    3. C.
      Choose Jet Ski Tours of Miami
    4. D.
      Visit Coconut’s Watersports
  3. 3.

    What’s a necessary requirement to ride alone in the Jet Ski activities?

    1. A.
      One must be at least 14 years old
    2. B.
      One must wear bathing suits and shorts
    3. C.
      One apply plenty of sun block
    4. D.
      One must stay with parents
  4. 4.

    What will you do to satisfy your son’s curiously about marine animals?

    1. A.
      You would like to rent a boat to ride with him
    2. B.
      You prefer a luxury boat with comfortable seats with a stereo
    3. C.
      You’d like to choose American Watersports
    4. D.
      You prefer the tour to Bayside and Hard Rock

I am so worried about global warming. We need stop cutting down all of the trees so that they can absorb the carbon dioxide. I think the Kyoto Protocol（京都议定书) to stop pollution is a great idea ,and I hope our country will decide to follow it, too.
— Eli S.,10,Texa
People should do all they can to help stop pollution, even if it is something as little as recycling your soda can. Every little thing helps. Maybe schools can put recycling bins in classrooms. Students can bring in all of their cans and bottles and see how many the school can collect.
— Lindsey A.,11, Massachusett
The United States should take action to help stop pollution. Since we are one of the richest countries, we should at least spend a little money to help.
— Aaron z,11,Massachusett
It is not good that the United States is not following the Kyoto Protocol. The U.S. is one of the most pollution emitting (污染物排放)countries in the world. Even if the rest of the world agrees to follow those rules, without the U. S. and its big businesses agreeing, global warming will still be a big problem.
—Augustine S.,11,Ohio
The world needs to learn more about global warming problems. If we do not do something soon then some of Earth’s coolest animals will become extinct. People should use solar power instead of things that pollute the atmosphere!
— Jillian J.,10,Pennsylvania
Global warming is very dangerous, and it must be prevented. Even if people think that it cannot be stopped ,we should  at least try. Stopping global warming is more important than keeping our businesses going. What about the penguins(企鹅)and the polar bears? We can’t just let them become extinct.
—Samantha R.,11,Illinois

  1. 1.

    Why does Lindsey suggest schools put recycling bins in classrooms?

    1. A.
      To keep the classroom clean
    2. B.
      To help protect wild animals.
    3. C.
      To help protect our earth.
    4. D.
      To collect waste in classroom.
  2. 2.

    Augustine worries that global warming problems will be difficult to solve because      .

    1. A.
      many people think that global warming cannot be stopped
    2. B.
      more and more trees are being cut down
    3. C.
      American government spends little money stopping pollution
    4. D.
      the U.S. refuses to follow the Kyoto Protocol
  3. 3.

    Jillian and Samantha believe that     .

    1. A.
      solar power is earth-friendly energy
    2. B.
      global warming threatens animals’ survival
    3. C.
      America is the richest country in the world
    4. D.
      the penguins and the polar bears are dying out
  4. 4.

    What do the six children mainly talk about?

    1. A.
      Environmental problems.
    2. B.
      The Kyoto Protocol.
    3. C.
      Animal protection.
    4. D.
      The climate change.

It’s no surprise why Kung Fu Hustle is the top-grossing①homegrown movie in Hong Kong. Hustle’s approach to a simple good-against-evil plot is extremely cheerful.
Humor bordering on slapstick combined with exciting choreography②by Yuen Wo Ping, who masterminded③the fight scenes in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Matrix, make Kung Fu Hustle a lively, visual treat.
There is plenty of violence, but it’s largely cartoonish. Stephen Chow wrote, directed, produced and stars in this non-stop action movie, which is in Cantonese with English subtitles④.
Chow plays Sing, an eager young man who longs to be a member of the powerful and cruel Axe Gang. When gang members appear on the scene, sometimes dancing with their frightening axes in hand, the sky breaks out with fireworks. The sets are shocking, with classic cars lining the neon-lighted streets and gambling casinos⑤serving as the backdrop to the underworld activities. All these give off the sensation of Old West shootouts.
One neighborhood is blessedly away from the disorder. Pig Sty Alley is so poverty-stricken it holds no interest for the Axe Gang. Then in wanders the unlucky Sing, who attempts to get money there. But folks are not what they seem: The town is full of kung fu masters.
Sing tries to single out someone he can fight, but it seems as if everyone, elderly and very young alike, has a body like Charles Atlas. During the time, Sing calls upon the Axe Gang, which faces off against the people of Pig Sty Alley, led by the town’ s landlords, the powerful lady in curlers and her husband. Fans of kung fu movies will have a rip-roaring time, but even moviegoers are sure to enjoy spirited action of Kung Fu Hustle.
Notes:
①    top-grossing  adj. 票房收入最高的
②    choreography  n. 舞蹈术
③    mastermind  vt. 策划
④    subtitle  n. 说明对白的字幕
⑤    gambling casino  赌博场

  1. 1.

    Which of the following characters does the passage mainly describe?

    1. A.
      Stephen Chow
    2. B.
      Yuen Wo Ping
    3. C.
      Sing
    4. D.
      Charles Atlas
  2. 2.

    Kung Fu Hustle becomes the top-grossing homegrown movie in Hong Kong because _______.

    1. A.
      it is full of humor and exciting action     
    2. B.
      it is full of cartoonish characters
    3. C.
      it is mainly made up of dance 
    4. D.
      it is a non-stop action movie
  3. 3.

    Which of the following about the Axe Gang is TRUE?

    1. A.
      The Axe Gang is popular with fans of kung fu movies.
    2. B.
      The Axe Gang is always easy do good things.
    3. C.
      The Axe Gang doesn’t know how to use guns.
    4. D.
      The Axe Gang often fights against its enemy using the axes.
  4. 4.

    In which part are you likely to find it if the passage appears in the web site?

    1. A.
      Entertainment.
    2. B.
      Travel.
    3. C.
      News.
    4. D.
      Books.

All foods including water — cabbage and other leaf vegetables contains as much as 93% water, potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean (瘦的) meat 75% and fish, anything from 80% to 60%, depending on how fatty it is. If this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to go bad is controlled.
Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically. The conventional method of such dehydration (脱水) is to put food in chambers (室) through which hot air is blown at temperature of about ll0'C at entry to about 43'C at exit. This is the usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish.
Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated steel cylinder (圆筒), then put them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes. In the first process, the dried material comes off the roller (滚筒) as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively flakes (薄片). In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as small powder. Where recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients (成分) are dried separately and then mixed.
Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans or
frozen, and they do not need to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they
are invaluable to the climbers, explorers and soldiers in battle, who have little storage
space. They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to cook
them.

  1. 1.

    It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

    1. A.
      the rattier fish contain as much water as the lean one
    2. B.
      the rattier the fish is, the more water it may contain
    3. C.
      a fatty fish holds less water than a lean one
    4. D.
      the water content of fish has nothing to do with the content of their fat
  2. 2.

    The underlined word "conventional" in Paragraph 3 can most probably be replaced by _________.

    1. A.
      particular
    2. B.
      scientific
    3. C.
      usual
    4. D.
      special
  3. 3.

    Which of the following statements is NOT true about drying food?

    1. A.
      The removal of water in food helps prevent it from going rotten.
    2. B.
      The open-air method of drying food has been known for hundreds of years.
    3. C.
      In the course of dehydration, the temperature of hot current coming from entry to exit is gradually going up.
    4. D.
      The process of drying liquids is much more complex than that of drying solid food.
  4. 4.

    The last paragraph mainly talks about __________.

    1. A.
      the reason why housewives like dried food
    2. B.
      the general convenience of dried food
    3. C.
      the methods of storing food
    4. D.
      the advantages of dried, canned and frozen food
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