D 

        Five years ago,Harry had to make a big decision. At that time? he was working for a small engineering company. However,things were going not so well for the company and it was losing money. One day ? the boss told the workers the company was going out of business and they would soon be out of work.

       That day Harry went to the pub for lunch with some workmates as usual. They were all very depressed as they talked about the company ’s troubles.

        The pub ’ s manager heard them talking. “ Why don ’ t you buy the company yourselves?” he asked. At first Harry and his workmates all laughed. Then they started to discuss it seriously. They understood that the company lost so many of its businesses because it hadn’t developed new products or ideas. They then discussed how to make the company better and finally decided to go for it. They all got started and bought the company for themselves.

        The first few years were difficult,but they worked hard and had a bit of luck too. Things began to improve three years ago. Since then they have done quite well. Last year they had four new workers. This year they have already taken on another ten.

() 1. What company did Harry work for five years ago?

   A. A big medical company.

   B. A small medical company.

   C. A big engineering company.

   D. A small engineering company.

() 2. Which word has the similar meaning to the underlined word “depressed”？

   A. Unhappy. B. Angry. C. Confident. D. Wise.

() 3. What ’ s the pub ’ s manager ’ s advice?

   A. Leaving the company at once.

   B. Buying the company themselves.

   C. Asking the boss for more money.

   D. Helping the boss with the business.

() 4. How many new workers did the company have last year?

   A. 3.   B. 4.   C. 5.   D. 10.

() 5. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

   A. The company is going out of service.

   B. The pub ’ s manager will join the company.

   C. Things are beginning to improve for the company.

   D. Some workers in the company will soon be out of work.

                                                 C 

      Our environment is getting worse and worse with the increase of the world population,which affects the environment in two ways. Firstly,the limited energy resources will be used up much faster. Secondly,the increasing population creates more pollution,another severe problem that needs to be solved. Both problems are long-term ones because actions taken now show their result slowly over many years. They are also urgent because delays in action can lead to great suffering and social problems. The question seems to be difficult to handle for most people. However ? a person can be a protector of environment in everyday life if he takes actions to save the environment right now. With the development of technology,cars make transportation easier and quicker than before ? but we can ’t ignore the disadvantages brought to us by more and more cars in use. For example,we are consuming gasoline,which is a non-renewable resource,and will soon be gone. Moreover,the exhausted gas from cars pollutes our air,and our health is therefore threatened by air pollution,which has a big potential effect on our daily life. So we can consider walking,taking buses,carpooling (合用汽车) ，instead of driving cars alone. This seems to be a very slow process that can ’ t be so effective if a single person takes it. But,when more and more people become aware of the importance and positively take it as their personal responsibilities ? the condition of the air will be improved to a great extent.

() l. According to the writer,the main problem to our environment today is .

   A. the increase of population   B. the limited energy resources

   C. the more serious air pollution   D. the development of technology

() 2. From the passage,we can know that .

   A. effective measures can be taken mainly by the government

   B. taking measures now can soon improve the environment

   C. immediate measures can cause great suffering and social problems

   D. every single person’s action has some effect on environmental protection

() 3. The author^,s main purpose in writing this passage is most probably to .

   A. complain about people’s slow actions to protect the environment

   B. advise people to take actions to protect the environment

   C. show himself to be an active environmental protector

   D. point out the bad effects of technologies in protecting the environment

() 4. Because of the serious pollution,people can consider .

   A. walking   B. taking buses

   C. carpooling   D. all of the above

() 5. The passage is mainly about .

   A. energy resources saving   B. environmental protection

   C. population control   D. air pollution

                                                 B 

      Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don ’ t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.

      Work hours are different from one country to another. In France,people spend about 1 ,646 hours a year at work. In Japan,however? people work about 2 ,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.

      Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However,many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don ’ t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.

     Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France,people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany ? they get four to six weeks ? and in the United States ? two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain ? there is a saying,All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟纯的) boy. ” If that is true,there must be a lot of dull people in the world.

()l. A Japanese worker works more hours a year than a French one.

   A. 513   B. 1,646   C. 2,159   D. 3,805

()2. The underlined word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means “ in Chinese.

   A. 正常的   B. 额外的   C. 有用的   D. 少量的

()3. People in  get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

   A. France   B. Germany

   C. the United States   D. Great Britain

()4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.

   B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.

   C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

   D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

()5. What can we infer from the passage?

   A. Many workers have to work long hours.

   B. Many people have vacations long enough.

   C. Work hours are the same around the world.

   D. There are a lot of dull people in the world.

Ⅱ.阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

                                            A 

        In an American classroom,a Chinese girl was asked to answer a question. She stood up and smiled,without making any sound. The American teacher looked at himself and didn ’ t see anything funny. So he asked her the question again. The girl just smiled but said nothing. The teacher was angry. He didn ’ t know that the girl smiled to cover her embarrassment (尴尬) because she wasn’t able to answer the question.

        In a dining room in Beijing,an Englishman was careless and dropped a plate. The Chinese who had seen this began to laugh. The Englishman felt uncomfortable and even got angry. “They are laughing at me”’ he thought. In fact,the Chinese laughed not at the Englishman or his bad luck—whether he is a foreigner or a Chinese. The laughter has several feelings： don ’ t take it so seriously;laugh it off,for it’s nothing;such things can happen to any of us,etc.

()1. The Chinese girl smiled in an American classroom because .

   A. she was asked to answer a question

   B. she was asked to stand up

   C. she couldn ’ t answer the question

   D. the teacher looked funny

() 2. Which feeling is NOT included in the laughter when the Englishman dropped a plate?

   A. Don ’t take it seriously. B. Bad luck!

   C. It ’ s nothing. D. It can happen to any of us.

() 3. What does the writer want to tell us?

   A. Smiles and laughter don ’t mean the same thing to different people.

   B. Smiles and laughter always bring happiness.

   C. American people are easy to get angry.

   D. Chinese students are impolite.

I.完形填空阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

      It was raining. I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee. While I was waiting for my drink ? I realized that there were many other people in the place,but I felt 1 I saw their bodies,but I couldn’ t feel their souls (灵魂) 2 their souls belonged to the net.

      I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer ? I saw a thin and small man 3 in front of it. “ I'm Steve”’ he finally answered after I asked him several times what his 4 was. “I can't talk with you. I’ m busy ,” he said. He was chatting online with somebody—probably someone he didn’t know—and at the same time he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was 5.

      Why didn't Steve want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to the computer geek (怪人) ， 6 not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder ? no reply either. I was 7 . I put my hand in front of the monitor,and he started to shout, “Leave me alone.”

      I took a few steps back ? and saw 8 showed any interest in us. Then I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their 9 ,not with people.

      I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn^, t even realize that the coffee was bad ? just as Steve didn ’ t notice there was a person 10 him.

() 1. A. bored   B. afraid   C. sad   D. lonely

() 2. A. because   B. when   C. until   D. though

() 3. A. sitting   B. sleeping   C. laughing   D. learning

() 4. A. age   B. height   C. name   D. address

() 5. A. moved   B. excited   C. surprised   D. frightened

() 6. A. but   B. so   C. if   D. or

() 7. A. pleased   B. tired   C. comfortable   D. unhappy

() 8. A. somebody   B. anybody   C. nobody   D. all

() 9. A. souls   B. friends   C. parents   D. computers

() 10. A. next to   B. far from   C. on the left of   D. on the right of

IV.任务型阅读阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全表格中所缺失的信息，每空限一词。

       A speaker was giving a speech to his student on what to do with stress ( 压力) . He held up a glass of water and asked the students, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students ’ answers were different ? from 20 g to 500 g.

       “ It does not matter on the exact weight. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute,it is OK. If I hold it for an hour,I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day? you will send me to the hospital. It is the same weight,but the longer I hold it,the heavier it becomes. ”

      “If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time,we will not be able to carry on,because the burden is becoming heavier and heavier. What you have to do is to put the glass down ? have a rest for a while and hold it up again.

       We have to put down the burden sometimes,so that we can cheer up and are able to carry on. So before you return home from work tonight,put the burden of work down. Don ’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.

       Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders ? let it down for a moment if you can.

        Life is short,so enjoy it!

Ⅲ.短文填空根据短文内容及所给首字母，填写所缺单词，每空格填一词。

        Do you know the proper way to g1 people in Britain? British people often say “hello” and s 2 their hands when they meet you for the first time. They only greet close friends or r 3 with a kiss. They talk about the w 4 ,holidays,books or something else. But please a 5 subjects like age,weight or money. British people behave politely in p 6 . They always wait in l7 . If they bump into someone in the street,they will say “ s 8 ”.If you ’ re in their way,they won ’ t t 9 you or push you. They will say “ excuse me” and be polite enough to wait till you m 10.

1.  2.  3.  4.  5.

6.  7.  8.  9.  10.

Ⅱ.阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

       In Canada and the United States,people enjoy entertaining (请客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal ? a party ? or just for conversation.

       Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home.

      “Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?”

      “ Hey,we ’ re having a dinner on Friday. Can you come?”

       To reply to an invitation,either say thank you and accept? or say you ’re sorry and give an excuse (托辞) ：“Thanks,I'd love to. What time would you like us to come?” or “Oh,sorry,I ’ ve got tickets for a film. ”

       Sometimes,however,people use expressions that sound like invitations but they are not real invitations,such as, “Please come over for a drink sometime. ” or “ Why don't you come over and see us sometime?”

       They are really polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention a nice time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like this,people just say: “Sure,that would be great!” “OK. ’ or “Yes,thanks. ”

() 1. enjoy entertaining at home.

   A. Canadian and American people

   B. Some friendly people

   C. People in English-speaking countries

   D. People abroad

() 2. Which of the following is NOT a real invitation?

   A. Please go to the concert with me some day.

   B. Would you like to have a cup of tea with us this evening?

   C. I ’ ve got two tickets here. Can you go to the cinema with me?

   D. If you are free now,let ’ s go to Wang ’ s or a drink.

() 3. If people say, “ Why not get together for a party sometime?” you just say

“ ”

   A. Pm glad to hear that. B. How about this evening?

   C. Oh,sorry. I ’m very busy. D. That ’ s  great. Thanks.

() 4. People use “an unreal invitation” in order to show .

   A. they’re trying to be friendly

   B. they have already got ready for a party or a meal

   C. they ’ re trying to make friends with others

   D. their spirit of generosity

Ⅰ. 完形填空阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

      Lillian Hanson,a college student,expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her 173 years old. She has been studying at college,a few courses at a time,for 27 years.

      When Mrs Hanson graduated from high school,she went to the 2 to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her 3 encouragement. He didn ’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be 4 doing work in the house or around the farm. 5 Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.

      Mrs Hanson 6 forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children had grown up,she 7 again and succeeded. In the class on her first day,when she introduced herself and 8 why she was there and what her aims were ? all the other students 9 to give her a warm welcome.

      Mrs Hanson finds that the 10 part of going back to school at her age is sitting in class for Long periods of time. However,she often says she will stick to her dream no matter how difficult it is.

()1. A. age   B. interest   C. accent   D. name

() 2. A. club   B. school   C. home   D. bank

() 3. A. much   B. no   C. a little   D. a few

() 4. A. at college   B. at home   C. in the office   D. at school

()5. A. After   B. But   C. So   D. Before

() 6. A. already   B. often   C. always   D. never

() 7. A. stopped   B. tried   C. refused   D. did

() 8. A. regretted   B. guessed   C. explained   D. told

() 9. A. stood up   B. ran away   C. broke out   D. got out

() 10. A. best   B. hardest   C. easiest   D. worst

IV.任务型阅读阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全表格中所缺失的信息，每空限一词。

       May me Clayton collected books,magazines and letters written by African Americans. Her son,Avery Clayton,thought her collection was important. Unlike most books,these were rare and hard to find. They were written by writers who helped shape African American culture.

       One book in the collection was written by Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley was a slave who wrote poetry. She was the first African American to publish (出版) a book. Wheatley herself signed (签名) the book in the Clayton ’ s collection. No one else owns a copy signed by Phillis Wheatley.

       By the time she passed away at age 83 ? Mrs Clayton had more than 30 ,000 books by or about black people. Her collection also includes papers about slaves ? photographs ? movies ? sheet music ? and personal letters by black leaders and artists. It is one of the biggest personal collections of African American history and culture in the United States.

        Avery Clayton ’ s dream was to create a museum for his mother ’ s treasures. Scholars say that Mrs Clayton ’ s collection is very important. Without her work,part of African American heritage (遗产) would have been lost. “ We didn ’ t know these things existed,” says Sara Hadron of California^,s Huntington Library.

         The collection ’ s ew home is likely to be in Culver City,California. Part of Avery Clayton ’ s ream is to share the cultural riches his mother collected with others. He especially wants kids to have a chance to see the collection. “At present,African American culture is being explained by pop culture”’ he says. “ It ’ s important to offer a more complete picture. ”