There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.

     I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.

     It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight. Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.

     From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.

     The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug (拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.

     I looked forward to the return journey.

The author expected the train trip to be________ .

    A. adventurous     B. pleasant     C. exciting    D. dull

What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?

    A. The friendly country people.          B. The mountains along the way.

    C. The crowds of people in the streets.   D. The simple lunch served on the train.

Which of the following words can best take the place of the word "relish" in the second paragraph?

    A. choose         B. enjoy            C. prepare for     D. carry on

Where was the writer going?

    A. Johore Baru     B. The Causeway.    C. Butterworth    D. Singapore

What can we learn from the story?

    A. Comfort in traveling by train.        B. Pleasure of living in the country.

 C. Reading gives people delight.       D. Smiles brighten people up.

If the world were a village of 1,000 people it would include:

?? 584 Asians

?? 124 Africans

?? 95 Eastern and Western Europeans

?? 84 Latin Americans

?? 55 former Soviets （including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups）

?? 52 North Americans

?? 6 Australians and New Zealanders

The people of the village would speak:

?? 165 Mandarin

?? 86 English

?? 83 Hindu/Urdu

?? 64 Spanish

?? 58 Russian

?? 37 Arabic

The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village．

One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65．Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modem equipments．

This year 28 babies will be born．Ten people will die, 3 of them for lack of food, 1 from can??cer．Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year．With the 28 births and 10 deaths, the population of the village next year will be 1,018．

In this village of 1,000 persons, 200 people receive 75 percent of the income; another 200 re??ceive only 2 percent of the income．

About one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water．

Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write．

The village has a total yearly budget, public and private, of over $3 million—$ 3 ,000 per person if it is distributed evenly．Of the total $3 million:

$ 181,000 goes to weapons and warfare

$ 159,000 to education

$ 132,000 to health care

These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people．The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together．

Which of the following is true about Mandarin according to the text?

       A．Nearly one-third of Asian people speak Mandarin in the village．

       B．About 8．25 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village．

       C．About 16．5 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village．

       D．Nearly all the Mandarin-speaking people are from Asia in the village．

Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the text?

       A．Poverty．      B．Education．  C．Environment．      D．Marriage．

The underlined part “have access to” （in Para. 4） means_____．

       A．use                        B．buy                       C．produce                 D．try

The last sentence in the text implies that most of the people long for _____．

       A．a peaceful world                                 B．good education

       C．better health care                                D．a life without anxiety

  Moving in with a boyfriend causes women to eat more unhealthily and put on weight. But the opposite is true for men, whose long-term health benefits when they move in with a female partner.

   Dieticians at Newcastle University said both partners try to please one another, and so change their dietary habits to suit their other half.

   It leads men to eat more light meals, such as salads, fruit and vegetables, while women choose to make creamier, heavier dishes curry or rich pasta sauces, which may please their partner.

   Women still have the strongest long-term influence over the couple’s diet and lifestyle, as they still have the traditional role of shopper and cook in most households.

   The report, by Newcastle University’s Human Nutrition Research Centre, reviewed the finding of a variety of research projects from the UK, North America and Australia, which looked at the eating and lifestyle habits of couples.

   The research shows that women are more likely to put on weight and increase their consumption of foods high in fat and sugar when they move in with their partner.

   Women also use food as a comfort when dealing with emotional stress and have been found to gain weight when a relationship ends, while the same finding has not been observed in men.

   Many couples reported food as being central to their partnership, and eating together in the evening was particularly important to many.

   Report author and registered dietician Dr. Amelia Lake said, “The research has shown that your partner is a strong influence on lifestyle and people who are trying to live healthier lives should take this factor into consideration.”

41. According to the passage, moving in with a girlfriend, men _______.

A. have few changes of their dietary habits

B. have to eat more unhealthy foods

C. don’t like foods high in fat and sugar at all

D. try to eat foods that their girlfriends like

42. The underlined word “light”(in Paragraph 4 ) probably means ________.

     A. not very heavy

     B. less in fat and sugar

     C. gentle

     D. not serious or important

43. According to the report by Newcastle University’s Human Nutrition Research Centre, ________.

     A. women put on weight only because they want to suit their other half

     B. when men are faced with emotional stress, they will change their dietary habits

     C. eating together in the evening is a good way to communicate for couples

     D. it is wrong to change your dietary habits to suit your partner

44. From the passage, we can infer that _________.

    A. women should pay more attention to their partner’s influence on them

    B. more men will play roles of shopper and cook in most households

    C. couples will not change their dietary habits and lifestyle to please their partner

    D. long-term health of men benefits when they move in with a female partner

45. What would be the best title for the passage?

    A. Don’t be silly any more, women!

    B. Which are better dietary habits?

    C. Boyfriends make you fat

    D. Dr. Amelia Lake and his study

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Today’ s English learner has a wide choice of dictionaries. There are ______36 with AmericanEnglish, with British English, with idioms or slang, and 37 with pictures. One of the most 38______dictionaries I have seen among many students is the 39______ electronic dictionary. All you have to do is to ______40 a word in your language and you can see it and 41______ it in English. That* s great, right? Well, I think it* s great, too…but only sometimes.

Bilingual electronic dictiooaries are fast and ______42 . They can be great 43 you are traveling and need information quickly. 44______ I am against electronic dictionaries and even bilingual 45______dictionaries in many cases. Let me explain.

When you reach an intermediate(中等的）level of English, you know 46 ______of the language to ask the meaning of certain things while using English. Translating between languages in your head ______47 time. You should be translating as little as possible and 48 ______in English as much as possible. I strongly recommend that intermediate and advanced students should 49 ______an English-English dictionary that is made ______50 for your understanding. For example，Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press has good dictionaries for students and 51______ publishing houses do, too.

I also feel that paper dictionaries are better for studying than electronic dictionaries. True, they take longer to use. But, for some reason, the information you______ 52 seems to stay in your head longer. It may be______ 53 you are forced to spell the word in your head and therefore "see it" more clearly in your ______54 .

So what do you do if you have checked an English - English dictionary and still don ’ t understand something? Go to your bilingual dictionary. It is useful sometimes. Just remember to

try to  ___55 in English a  s much as   possible.              

   A.  dictionaries    B.  books   C.  magazines   D.  papers

   A.  still   B.  even    C.  yet D.  just

   A.  interesting B.  useful  C.  expensive   D.  popular

   A.  saying  B.  talking C.  speaking    D.  telling

   A.  take down   B.  get across  C.  type in D.  say out

   A.  observe B.  feel    C.  hear    D.  say

   A.  difficult   B.  vital   C.  helpful D.  easy

   A.  when    B.  as  C.  after   D.  before

   A.  So  B.  And C.  But D.  While

   A.  plastic B.  paper   C.  electric    D.  visual

   A.  enough  B.  little  C.  most    D.  few

   A.  spends  B.  costs   C.  takes   D.  invests

   A.  writing B.  typing  C.  thinking    D.  reflecting

   A.  borrow B.  buy C.  keep    D.  Use

   A.  especially  B. specially    C.  generally   D.  extremely

A. another B. other    C.  the other   D.  others

   A.  refer to    B. check in C.  look up D.  put in

   A.  why B. because  C.  when    D.  where

   A.  mind    B. ears C.  eyes    D.  heart

.  A.  speak   B. stay C.  save    D.  remember

       Scientists in the United States say plant life has increased on Earth in the past twenty years and that in every area of plant growth the increase is the result of weather conditions.

       Eight scientists from across the United States did the study. The space agency NASA and the Department of Energy paid for it. The findings were published in the magazine Science.

       The researchers spent one and a half years examining weather satellite information. The information was recorded from 1982 to 1999. That period was one of the warmest on record. Researchers found that rainfall generally increased during that time.

       The satellites measured the number of leaves on plants and the amount of sunlight taken in. The scientists used that information to estimate what is called net primary production. This is total amount of carbon stored in land plants.

       The scientists report a 6% increase in stored carbon since 1982. They say gains were high in equatorial areas, especially around the Amazon River in South America. The area alone had a 1% increase in the net primary production.

Ramakrishna Nemani of the University of Montana in Missoula headed the study. He says reduced cloud cover led to growth in Amazon area. He also says the lack of clouds allowed more sunlight to get through. More sunlight meant increases in photosynthesis(光合作用). That is the process by which plants use energy from sunlight to produce the chemicals they need to grow.

       Northern Canada, the north-central United States and northern Europe were second in increased plant growth. Ramakrishna Nemani says a rise in temperature helped plants there.

       All together, the report says 25% of areas of plant life on Earth experienced increases. But the scientists also note increase in the number of people on Earth and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Ranga Myneni of Boston University in Massachusetts, another study scientist says humans use about half the net primary production on Earth. And he notes that the world population grew by 36% during the period of time studied.

Which of the following is in charge of the study?

       A. The space agency NASA of the US.

       B. The Department of Energy of the US.

       C. Ramakrishna Nemani in Missoula.

       D. Ranga Myneni in Massachusetts.

What’s the main cause of the plant growth put forward by the study?

       A. Growth in population.

       B. Regional features.

       C. Seasonal variation.

       D. Weather conditions

Why do scientists believe that reduced cloud cover has led to the plant growth in       the Amazon area?

       A. Because plants could take in more sunlight.

       B. Because plants could get more rainfall.

       C. Because plants could enjoy cooler air.

       D. Because plants suffer less from natural disasters.

Which of the following descriptions about the years from 1982 to 1999 is TRUE?

       A. It was the warmest on record.

       B. Rainfall decreased little by little.

       C. World population grew by 25%.

       D. Stored carbon increased by 6%.