16. This passage is mainly about 　　　　 .

　　　 A．the largest crocodile in the world

　　　 B．the story of a dragon in Indonesia

　　　 C．a kind of huge lizard-the Komodo dragon

　　　 D．how the Komodo dragon was found and protected

15. The underlined sentence in the passage means that our libraries 　　　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．should allow kids to read for younger children

　　　 B．should get children interested, not bored

　　　 C．should open the door while the children are outside

　　　 D．will turn on the lights when kids come in, and turn them off when kids go out

E

　　　 The eastern Indonesian island of Komodo is proving a hit with adventurous tourists eager to catch a glance of the world's largest lizard species (蜥蜴物种). The island is the home of the huge lizard called the Komodo dradon.

　　　 A later species of the Jurassic period dinosaurs (侏罗纪时期恐龙) 130 million years ago, the Komodo dragon is in danger and has been placed under protection by the Indonesian government.

　　　 The huge lizard is called "Buaya Darat" by the local people who show great respect for the species. Tales handed down over generations of islanders speak of the dragon warning people of getting close to crocodiles.

　　　 The animal can reach a length of three meters when fully grown, gain a weight of about 135 kilograms and may live to an age of about 100 years. It digs a hole in the ground as deep as 9 meters and lay eggs -up to 30 at a time -that hatch in April or May. The newly hatched lizards, about 45 centimeters long, live in trees for several months.

　　　 Komodo dragons have been known to eat smaller members of the species and sometimes even other grown-ups. The Komodo dragon was first discovered in 1912 by a group of fishermen who protected themselves from a storm in the Banda Sea on the island.

　　　 Various species of the Komodo dragons are also found in Asia, Australia and Africa, but it is only on Komodo and the western tip of the neighboring island of Flores that they grow up to three meters long.

14. We can infer that Mayor Willie Brown 　　　　 .

　　　 A．praised the boy for his new idea

　　　 B．received a call from the library for children

　　　 C．informed the boy the stop reading to children

　　　 D．held a party for John and his friends at the library

13. By dressing up as a wizard, the boy probably hoped to 　　　 　　　 .

　　　 A．put up a performance

　　　 B．frighten the three-year-old boys

　　　 C．get the officials shocked

　　　 D．attract the children's attention

12. The 11-year-old boy asked librarians at the local library for permission to 　　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．play video games　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．wear something strange

　　　 C．design fliers for new books　　　　　　 D．read stories to young children

11.Who is the "Reading Wizard"?

　　　 A．Presidio Branch.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．The King's Giraffe.

　　　 C．John O'Connor.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Toni Bernardi.

10.In the last four paragraphs, the writer suggests that one should 　　　　　 .

　　　 A．believe nobody on the Net

　　　 B．be careful about the online friend

　　　 C．one should not be honest on the Net

　　　 D．make friends with those you believe in

D

　　　 SAN FRANCISCO--The "Reading Wizard" (巫师), an 11-year-old boy, whose offer to read to children without being paid at a local library was refused by libraries, will get to read to younger kids after all.

　　　 Mayor Willie Brown last Wednesday ordered San Francisco Public Library officials to allow John O'Connor to read to preschool children to get them interested in books and stop them from watching television and video games.

　　　 "I didn't expect this kind of attention." John said, "It's just shocking."

　　　 John has chosen his first book, "The King's Giraffe", and made up fliers inviting neighborhood children, aged from three to six, to the Presidio Branch every Wednesday afternoon. He planned to call himself the "Reading Wizard" and wear a special hat, fake glasses and a black coat.

　　　 But his idea was refused-on the phone, in person and finally with a letter from Toni Bernardi, the chief of the library's children and youth services. Using terms like "ageappropriate material" (适龄读物), she wrote that only library workers are allowed to read to children.

　　　 John then went to a member of the city board of supervisors (督导董事会), who advised him to write letters to the library officials.

　　　 "Our libraries are supposed to turn kids on, not to turn them off." Brown said he enjoyed "the creative idea, the sense of civic duty and the caring for others that John clearly showed us."

9.The underlined word "misrepresent" in the passage means 　　　　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．making a wrong judgement about

　　　 B．understanding somebody wrongly

　　　 C．giving a wrong description of

　　　 D．forming a wrong opinion about

8.The best title for the passage is "　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ".

　　　 A．Warnings against making online friends

　　　 B．Messages one can get on the Internet

　　　 C．How to make friends on the Internet

　　　 D．Safety tips for kids on the Internet

7. The main goal of the Body Burn is to 　　　　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．reduce stress　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．reduce fat

　　　 C．increase strength　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．increase muscle size

C

　　　 Never give out identifying information such as Name, Home, Address, School Name, or Telephone Number in a public message such as at a chat room or on bulletin boards. Never send a person a picture of you without first checking with your parents.

　　　 Never reply to message or bulletin board items that are: Suggestive / Obscene (下流的) / Ready to fight / Express intention to hurt / Make you feel uncomfortable.

　　　 Be careful when someone offers something for nothing, such as gifts and money. Be very careful about any offers that get you to meet or have someone visit your house.

　　　 Tell your parents right away if you come across any information that makes you feel uncomfortable.

　　　 Never arrange a face-to-face meeting without telling your parents. If your parents agree to the meeting, make sure that you meet in a public place and have a parent with you.

　　　 Remember that people online may not be who they seem. Because you can't see or even hear the person, it would be easy for someone to misrepresent himself / herself. Thus someone says that "she is a 12-year-old girl" could really be an old man.

　　　 Be sure that you are dealing with someone that you and your parents know and trust before giving out any personal information about yourself through E-mail.

　　　 Get to know your "online friend" just as you get to know all of your friends.