Since it was published in 1818, Frankenstein, a classic horror story, has been in print in many languages.  The monster from the novel by Mary Shelley is the result of man's uncontrolled desire to create and apply his knowledge.

    The novel features Victor Frankenstein, a student who explores the secrets of life in his laboratory. Fearing that he has created a monster, Victor Frankenstein wants to stop but too late. The monster kills Victor Frankenstein's young brother and causes the murder to be blamed on an innocent girl. Victor and the monster meet in the frozen mountains. The monster asks Victor to create a female monster, promising to afterwards leave with her for the wilds. Victor begins the work and discovers the monster has followed him to watch the work. Victor regrets his decision to create a second monster and worries that together they will begin a species of monster. Victor destroys the monster's bride. The monster soon takes revenge (复仇) on Victor by killing his best friend, his father and finally, his bride, Elizabeth. Victor pursues (追赶) the monster across many places. On the point of death, Victor meets a ship and tells his story to the captain whose letters and diaries are then to form this novel. Victor Frankenstein's last words are, "Farewell, Walton! Avoid ambition, even if it is only the obviously innocent one of distinguishing yourself in science and discoveries."

Frankenstein’s conflicted ambition is with us always. And the Monster stands at our window, reminding us to take care of our creations against experimenting with things we don’t understand.

36. The passage was written to　_______。

    A. tell us the story from Frankenstein         B. encourage us to explore the secret of life

    C. entertain us with the monster              D. show pity on Victor Frankenstein

37. According to the passage, Mary Shelley' s Frankenstein is made up of_________。

    A. poems         B. plays    C. fairy tales     D. letters and diaries

38. The correct order of the following events is_________。

    a. The monster follows Frankenstein to watch his work.

    b. Frankenstein runs after the monster across many places.

    c. The monster kills Frankenstein's bride.

    d. Frankenstein kills the monster's bride.

    e. Frankenstein creates a monster in experiments.

    A. e, b, a, c, d       B. e, d, c, b, a     C. e, a, c, d, b       D. e, a, d, c, b

39. In the last paragraph, the writer of the passage points that_______。

    A. the monster is still disturbing people

    B. man's ambition in creations should never be allowed

    C. man's risky experiments have created many monsters

D. creations in science should be carefully dealt with

After an extra day in space,the crew of Discovery returned to Earth,landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California early on Tuesday morning.The shuttle and its crew spent two weeks in space,most of it aboard the International Space Station.It was the first flight of NASA's space?shuttle fleet since February 2003,when the shuttle Columbia came apart while re?entering Earth's atmosphere.?

NASA officials delayed Discovery's return for one day because of cloudy weather in Florida,where the shuttle was supposed to lanD. On Tuesday morning,mission controllers ?directed? Discovery to a landing site in California,where the skies were clear.The crew members will have to wait until Wednesday to see their families when they all meet together in Houston at the Johnson Space Center.?

Discovery had a very busy mission in space,compared to past missions.The space shuttle docked with the International Space Station most of the journey,delivering badly needed ?supplies? and repairing damaged parts.The crew spent a lot of time testing new repair techniques on their own shuttle,conducting three different spacewalks(where astronauts exit the space shuttle to do work outside).On the third spacewalk,astronaut Steve Robinson went underneath the shuttle to remove material sticking out from between the spacecraft's ?protective? tiles.?

There were concerns in the last remaining days of Discovery's mission that a torn heat blanket—another shield against overheating in the space shuttle—may pose a problem to crew members. NASA officials and technicians worked on ways that the crew could fix the problem, but later decided it was not a risk.?

With the shuttle and its crew safely back on firm ground, NASA is hailing this mission, labeled STS?114,as a huge success. “I hope this shows people that we're coming back,” NASA spaceflight chief Bill Readdy said after Discovery's successful landing. “We've got some more work to do. We know what we need to do and we'll do it.?

Which of the following isn't included in the jobs of the shuttle Discovery?

A. Delivering supplies to the International Space Station.?

B. Conducting different spacewalks.?

C. Testing new repair techniques.?

D. Finding the cause why the shuttle Columbia came apart.?

But for the cloudy weather, the shuttle Discovery would have landed_______.

A. in Florida a day earlier     B. in Florida a day later?

C. in California a day earlier D. in California a day later?

Which is the most probable period of time that Discovery was aboard the International Space Station?

A. Six days.    B. Two weeks.?

C. Nine days.  D. Two weeks and an extra day.?

What's the best title for the passage?

A. Another Huge Success of Discovery

B. Welcome Back, Discovery?

C. Discovery and International Space Station

D. Discovery Survives a Risk

Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials (商业广告) for the hamburger chain named for his daughter. “As long as it works," he said in 1991, “I'll continue to do those commercials."

Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood. “He still won't let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had

 properfitting shoes," Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted(收养) as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work. “He fed me," Thomas said, “and if I got out of line, he'd beat me."

Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restauran

ts. But he had something much better in mind. “I thought if I owned a restaurant," he said, “I could eat for free." A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968.

In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy's Old Fashi

oned Hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made to order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes$ 6 billion a year in sales.

Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine, 66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer afuture for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation (基金会) for Adoption in 1992.

In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated from Coconut Creek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him Most Likely to Succeed.

“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave,"says friend Pat Williams. “He wasn't a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody."

1.What is the article mainly about?

A. The life of Dave Thomas.               B. The dream of Dave Thomas.

C. The schooling of Dave Thomas.          D. The growth of Dave Thomas's business.

2. What do we know about his childhood?

A.He lived a poor life.                   B.He had caring parents.

C.  He stayed in one place.              D.  He didn't go to school.

3.Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas's life.

a.graduated from high school          b.started his own business

c.became a millionaire               d.started a foundation

e.met Harland Sanders

A. e，b，c，d，a，    B. a，e，c，b，d，      C. e，c，b，d，a，    D. a，e，b，c， 

4. “He was just Joe Everybody." (in the last paragraph) means  _______.

A. Dave was famous               B. Dave was ordinary

C. Dave was showy                D. Dave was shy 

5.What is the name of Dave Thomas's business?

A. Thomas's.         B. Wendy's.         C. Lorraine's.         D. Rex's. 

After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still __21__ there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, __22__ his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. __23__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the __24__ in his dark eyes.

“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked __25__. “I put it on your desk.”

Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift __26__ to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box __27__ a matchbox. As I opened it, the __28__ of two beer caps surprised me. Duane __29__ me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I __30__ wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.

I was __31__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. __32__ birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might __33__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I __34__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __35__ child?

As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __36__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me.

    Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It __37__ me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his __38__ at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to __39__. Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having __40__ reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.

A. sitting         B. crying       C. standing        D. speaking

A. unless         B. though        C. so           D. since

A. Wondering     B. Thinking     C. Finding      D. Pointing

A. hope           B. joy           C. hurt           D. determination

A. disappointedly B. angrily        C. happily     D. shyly

A. happened       B. appeared      C. used           D. ought

A. as well as       B. more than   C. except for     D. rather than

A. shape          B. color       C. design        D. sight

A. persuaded       B. fooled         C. told           D. encouraged

A. only         B. often       C. once           D. never

A. frightened    B. touched       C. knocked      D. influenced

A. Since         B. Until       C. Before       D. Unless

A. do harm       B. draw attention C. add weight   D. have an effect

A. refuse        B. offer       C. agree         D. wait

A. generous      B. honest         C. special       D. sad

A. hands        B. students        C. audiences      D. friends

A. convinced    B. reminded     C. proved       D. showed

A. performance B. experience   C. situation        D. health

A. please         B. take         C. give           D. accept

A. chance        B. possibility    C. intention       D. difficulty

After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced   36   for a few days, I was    37   to wait tables on my own. All went    38  

Tant first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily    39    the tables not for from the kitchen.   40  　 .I stll felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).

Before I knew it ,the    41    was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was   44    on. It had nice handles, which made it    45    to move around. I was pleased with every thing and began to    46    I was a natural at this job.

Then, an old man came to me and said,“Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved  47   you work. t seems your tray stand has been very   48   to you, but we are getting ready to  49    now ,and my wife needs her   50   back.”

At first his    51    did not get across.“What was he talking about!”Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s　orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice ,but my face was   52  

.I wanted to get into a hole and   53   .

Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just    54    I have learned to be more    55    and not to be too sure of myself.

A.manager          B.assistant         C.cook          D.waitress

A.promised        B.invited               C.allowed       D.advised

A.well            B.quickly               C.safely            D.wrong

   A.left              B.given                 C.brought       D.shown

   A.Therefore        B.However           C.Otherwise    D.Finally

A.kitchen              B.street                C.resaturant   D.table

A．minding         B.changing              C.taking        D.saving

A．angry           B.calm                  C.sad               D.happy

A．fixed           B.trained               C.loaded        D.waited

A．slower         B.lighter               C.regret        D.pretend

A．believe            B.making                C.watching  D.having

letting           B.making            C.watching      D.interesting

A．useful         B.familiar              C.unusual   D.interesting

A．rest               B.order                 C.eat       D.leave

A．bag                B.walker                C.tray      D.coat

A．idea               B.praise                C.message       D.need

A．cold               B.full of joy           C.pale      D.on fire

A．lie                B.hide              C.defend            D.stay

A．repeated           B.discovered        C.corrected    D.described

A．careful            B.patient               C.honest    D.practical