4. What attitude should lonely ordinary people have in order to build harmonious society?

　　 A. Aiming high and do admirable things like hawks.

　　 B. Learning from the cactus to be worried and ashamed of itself.

　　 C. Acting as the lizard to be proud of itself and look down upon others.

D. Having a heart that seeks to do good and never gives up.

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NO.3

In a society where lung and breast cancers are leading causes of cancer death worldwide, early detection of the disease is highly desirable. In a new scientific study, researchers present astonishing new evidence that man's best friend, the dog, may have the ability to contribute to early cancer detection.

Researchers show scientific evidence that a dog’s extraordinary smelling ability can distinguish people with both early and late stage lung and breast cancers from healthy people. Researchers first discovered this in the case report of a dog warning its owner to the presence of a melanoma (恶性黑素瘤) by constantly sniffing the skin lesion (损伤). Later studies published in major medical magazines proved the ability of trained dogs to detect both melanomas and bladder cancers. The new study is the first to test whether dogs can detect cancers only by sniffing the breath of cancer patients.

In this study, five household dogs were trained within a short 3-week period to detect lung or breast cancer by sniffing the breath of cancer patients. The experiment consisted of 86 cancer patients (55 with lung cancer and 31 with breast cancer) and 83 healthy people. All cancer patients had recently been diagnosed with cancer and had not yet undergone any chemotherapy treatment (化疗). The dogs were presented with breath samples from the cancer patients and the healthy ones, captured in a special tube. Dogs were trained to give a positive identification of a cancer patient by sitting or lying down directly in front of a test station containing a cancer patient sample, while ignoring healthy samples.

The results of the study showed that dogs can detect breast and lung cancer between 88% and 97%. Moreover, the study also proved that the trained dogs could even detect the early stages of lung cancer, as well as early breast cancer. The researchers concluded that breath analysis may become a potential of cancer diagnosis.

3. In which paragraph can you find the topic sentence of this passage?

　　 A. The first.　　　　 B. The second.　　 C. The third.　　　　 D. The fourth.

2. Whose attitude to the cactus is the worst?

A. The hawks'.　　　　 B. The moon's.　　

C. The lizard's.　　　 D. The butterflies'.

1. What does the underlined word "sailed" in the second paragraph mean?

　　 A. surfed on the water　　　　　　　　　 B. flew in the sky

　　 C. moved on a ship　　　　　　　　　　 D. dived into the water.

5. The author wants the readers to know that learning English ______.

　 　　 A. is difficult　　　　

B. is easy　　　　　　　　

C. is neither easy nor difficult

　 　　 D. can be made much easier with a little help of modern technology

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No.2

A cactus(仙人掌) stood all alone in the desert, wondering why it was stuck in the middle of nowhere. "I do nothing but stand here all day," it sighed. "What use am I? I’m the ugliest plant in the desert. My spines (脊骨) are thick and prickly (多刺), my leaves are rubbery and tough, I can't offer shade or juicy fruit to any passing traveler. I don’t see that I’m any use at all." All it did was stand in the sun day after day, growing taller and fatter. Its spines grew longer and its leaves tougher... It truly was strange-looking.

"I wish I could do something useful," it sighed. By day, hawks circled high overhead. "What can I do with my life?" the cactus called. Whether they heard or not, the hawks sailed away. At night, the moon floated into the sky and cast its pale glow on the desert floor. "What good can I do with my life?" the cactus called. The moon only stared coldly as it goes on its way. A lizard crawled by, leaving a little trail in the sand with its tail. "What worthy thing can I do?" the cactus called. "You?" the lizard laughed, pausing a moment. "Worthy deed? Why, you can't do anything! The hawks circle ways overhead, tracing delicate patterns for us all to admire. The moon hangs high like a lantern at night, so we can see our way home. Even I, the lowly lizard can decorate the sands with these beautiful brush-drawings as I pull my tail along. But you do nothing but get uglier every day."

And so it went on year after year. At last the cactus grew old, and it knew its time was short. "Oh, God" it cried out, "I've wondered so long, and I’ve tried so hard. Forgive me if I’ve failed to find something worthy to do." But just then the cactus felt a strange stirring and unfolding. At its very tip, like a sudden crown, a glorious flower suddenly opened in bloom. Never had the desert known such a blossom? Its fragrance (香气) perfumed the air far and wide and brought happiness to all passing by.

The butterflies paused to admire its beauty, and even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a treasure. The cactus heard a voice. "You have waited long," the God said. "the heart that seeks to do good reflects My glory, and will always bring something worthwhile to the world, something in which all can rejoice (得到喜悦) --even if for only a moment."

4. According to the author, one advantage of TV programs over the Internet is that they ____.

　 　　 A. offer more English learning resources　　　　　　　　

B. cost you nothing

　 　　 C. have better audio and visual effects　　　　　　　　　

D. have English courses available whenever you need them

3. One can practise oral English in everyday situations in _____.

　 　　 A. Studio Classroom　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. From Word to World

　 　　 C. Study Abroad　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Modern English

2. If you want to read an English newspaper and make comments on different topics, you try_____.

　 　　 A. .　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. .

　 　　 C. Modern English　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Studio Classroom

1. This passage is written to ______.

　 　 A. introduce some new websites and TV and radio programs

　 　 B. focus on advantages and disadvantages of different medium forms

　 　 C. recommend technological help in learning English

D. aim at advertising various English courses