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  Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel.Green said,“Clearly I am the most important.I am the sign of life and hope.I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves.Without me, all animals would   1  .”

  Blue interrupted,“You only think about the   2  , but consider the sky and the sea.  3   the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea.Without my peace, you would all be   4  .”

  Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious.I bring laughter, fun, and   5   into the world.”

  Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength.I may be   6  , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life.When I fill the sky   7  , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another   8   to any of you.”

  Red could stand it   9   and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you.I am the color of danger and of bravery.I am willing to   10   truth.I am also the color of passion and of love.”

  Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)….

  The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own   11  .Their quarreling became louder and louder.Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder.Rain started to pour down   12  .The colors crouched(蜷缩)down   13  , drawing close to one another for comfort.

  In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting   14  yourselves, each trying to dominate  15  .Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose,   16  ?Join hands with   17   and come to me.”

  Doing as they were told, the colors   18   and joined hands.They formed a colorful rainbow.From then on, whenever a good rain   19   the world, a rainbow appears in the sky.They remember to   20   one another.

(1)

[  ]

A.

stay

B.

leave

C.

go out

D.

die

(2)

[  ]

A.

earth

B.

moon

C.

star

D.

sun

(3)

[  ]

A.

That is

B.

I am

C.

It is

D.

This is

(4)

[  ]

A.

anything

B.

nothing

C.

something

D.

everything

(5)

[  ]

A.

warmth

B.

sadness

C.

depression

D.

anxiety

(6)

[  ]

A.

usual

B.

normal

C.

common

D.

scarce

(7)

[  ]

A.

at midnight

B.

at noon or at night

C.

at sunrise or sunset

D.

during the day

(8)

[  ]

A.

gift

B.

honor

C.

thought

D.

respect

(9)

[  ]

A.

for more

B.

any more

C.

very much

D.

no longer

(10)

[  ]

A.

turn to

B.

fight for

C.

struggle with

D.

bend over

(11)

[  ]

A.

superiority

B.

disadvantages

C.

inferiority

D.

weakness

(12)

[  ]

A.

gently

B.

quietly

C.

violently

D.

peacefully

(13)

[  ]

A.

with care

B.

in fear

C.

by chance

D.

on purpose

(14)

[  ]

A.

amongst

B.

by

C.

for

D.

against

(15)

[  ]

A.

others

B.

themselves

C.

the other

D.

the rest

(16)

[  ]

A.

equal and simple

B.

ordinary and similar

C.

more or less

D.

unique and different

(17)

[  ]

A.

each other

B.

me

C.

one another

D.

them

(18)

[  ]

A.

combined

B.

separated

C.

united

D.

divided

(19)

[  ]

A.

cleans

B.

washes

C.

brightens

D.

dampens

(20)

[  ]

A.

appreciate

B.

quarrel with

C.

ignore

D.

praise

A teacher of English as a second language is the 2004 Teacher of the Year in the United States.Kathy Mellor of Rhode Island will spend the next year as an international spokeswoman for education.President Bush and his wife,Laura,honored her during a ceremony(仪式)at the White House last week.

For the past nineteen years,Kathy Mellor has taught English as a second language at Davisville Middle School in North Kingstown,Rhode Island,in the northeastern United States.She redesigned the program for E.S.L students at her school to provide each student with one to three periods per day in classes for English learners.How much instruction the students get depends on their level of skill in listening,speaking,reading and writing.The amount of time they spend in these classes is reduced as their level of English increases.

A teacher describes this as the most successful E.S.L.program in North Kingstown.She also praises Kathy Mellor for providing help to students and their families by forming a local parents group for speakers of other languages.This improved their ability to help their children.Kathy Mellor earned a master’s degree in education from Rhode Island College.She studied teaching English as a second language.

She was chosen for the national honor of Teacher of the Year from among top teachers in each of the fifty states.As Teacher of the Year,Kathy Mellor will travel around the United States and to other countries.She will talk about the importance of education and the work of teachers.

50.This passage is mainly about______.

A.Teacher of the Year 2004 in the United States

B.Ms Mellor’s English teaching instruction

C.Ms Mellor’s teaching skills of learning English

D.praises to Ms Mellor from other teachers

51.What does“E.S.L.”in the passage stand for?

A.English study learners.                               B.English speaking and listening.

C.English special learners.                           D.English as a second language.

52.From this passage we can learn that______.

A.middle school teachers from each state are honored Teachers of the Year

B.middle school teachers in the USA have to get master’s degrees

C.Ms Mellor’s students have no problems in learning English

D.the American government pays much attention to education

Michel is a young girl who works for the police 21  a handwriting expert. She has helped   22  many criminals  by using her special talents  When she was fourteen, Michel was already  23  interested in the differences in her friends'   24  that she would spend hours  25  them. After  26  college she went to France for a  27  two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is  28  for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 29  of what she needs to know simply   30 looking at the writing with her own eyes,  31  she also has machines  32   help her make   33   different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often   34  great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good   35  of what kind of person the    36   is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow    37  I didn't like his handwriting.” She says. But she  38 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman  39   she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be   40 , however.

【小题1】
A.withB.as C.byD.like
【小题2】
A.search   B.follow  C.judge D.catch
【小题3】
A.too    B.quite   C.so D.extra
【小题4】
A.handwritingB.books   C.letter D.tongues
【小题5】
A.studying B.writing  C.settling  D.uncovering
【小题6】
A.attendingB.starting  C.stepping into D.finishing
【小题7】
A.powerful    B.special C.natural      D.common
【小题8】
A.impossibleB.main  C.safe   D.easy
【小题9】
A.nothing B.most C.little D.sight
【小题10】
A.with    B.of C.about D.by
【小题11】
A.so     B.butC.for   D.thus
【小题12】
A.they    B.thatC.in which    D.those
【小题13】
A.upB.for   C.out D.into
【小题14】
A.to    B.of C.with  D.for
【小题15】
A.signB.test  C.means D.habit
【小题16】
A.thief    B.writer  C.criminal  D.policeman
【小题17】
A.ifB.whether  C.unless     D.after
【小题18】
A.tells  B.repeats  C.cries D.adds
【小题19】
A.after   B.before C.so   D.and
【小题20】
A.necessaryB.important  C.quite easy D.all right


Fred Michel is one of 7.2 million Americans who moonlight, or hold more than one job.
  Once a week, after his day job as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-year-old psychiatrist (精神病大夫) heads to a part-time job at a treatment center for young people. Twice a month, he travels three hours to another teenage treatment center.
  Last year, 5.4 percent of the American workforce held second jobs, according to the US Labor Department, and that looks set to increase this year.
  Many workers like the safety that moonlighting provides, says Carl Hausamn, the writer of "Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money to the Side."
  The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters in 1997 took a second job to meet household expenses or pay off debts. Others save money or buy some special things.
  People also take second jobs with an eye to the future - wanting to try out a new field or gain experience.
  Michel started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable (不稳定的). He wanted to make sure he wasn't tied to one system that ended up failing.
  Just as the purposes for moonlighting vary, the moonlighters cross all age and racial groups. And they work in a variety of industries - no longer just service, office and sale jobs.
  “Technology just affects your ability to make money,” Hausman says. "That makes a frequent change in moonlighting."
  As its name means, moonlighting still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures. Chief among them is time.
  Full-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some companies do not allow after-hour work because they fear it will affect their employees' 9-to-5 performance.
  "The primary employer is saying, ‘Wait, I'm paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you,’” says Tom Gimbel, president and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago. "If you' re burning yourself at both ends, it's going to show."
  Still, the good done to the moonlighters can be great. Besides extra income, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They also may find their part-time jobs strengthen what they do full time.
  Besides, "it's fun," Michel says. Not only do his part-time jobs offer a chance to network, stretch his professional skills and make more money, but they also give him the variety he wouldn't find just in a full-time job.
  "It' s a way of pulling from the spice cabinet" he says, "and offering a little variety throughout the day."
60. What is the article mainly about?
  A. The ways of moonlighting.
  B. The reasons for moonlighting.
  C. The problems with moonlighting.
  D. The kinds of people who moonlight.
61. The reason why Fred Michel began to moonlight is that ________.
  A. he found it exciting to do a part-time job
  B. he needed to make ends meet with more money
  C. he feared he would lose his present job one day
  D. he felt more and more pressure from his employer
62. Some companies don't allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraid ________.
  A. their workers can not do extra-hour work for them
  B. their workers will be too tired to try their best at work
  C. their workers will one day turn to some other different jobs
  D. their workers will not get to work and be off work on time
63. The underlined sentence "It's a way of pulling from the spice cabinet." in the last paragraph means _________.
  A. moonlighting gets you away from the job you don' t enjoy
  B. moonlighting offers you freedom to make extra money
  C. moonlighting strengthens your professional skills
D. moonlighting brings you chances to do something different

During the summer holidays there will be a revised(修改过的)schedule of services for the students. Changes for dinning-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall.Weekly film and concert schedules,which are being arranged(安排), will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club.

  In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day.The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends.The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays.The weekend hours are from noon to5:00 pm.

  All students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card.This announcement will also appear in the next week’s student newspaper.

1.The main purpose of this announcement is to   .

A.tell students of important schedule changes

B.tell students of new bus and library services

C.show the excellent services for students

D.ask students to renew their library cards

2.Times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because   .

A.they are not to be announced     

B.they are hard to arrange

C.the full list is not ready       

D.the full list is too long

3.At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall?

A.8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00       

B.8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30

C.8:30,9:00, 9:30,10:00        

D.8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:30

4.In the summer holidays,the library will have   .

A.no special hours         

B.special hours on weekdays

C.special hours on weekends

D.special hours both on weekdays and weekends

 

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