All over my garden I’ve planted nothing but roses, sweet and — if looked at far away — bright with color like sunset clouds, I’d be very happy if anyone of my visiting friends should desire to pick and take some for their homes. I trust that any friend of mine carrying the rose would disappear into the distance feeling that his emotions had been rekindled (重燃).

A close friend came for a visit the other day. I know her to be a lover of flowers and plants. And for that reason I told her at her departure that she should pick a bunch of roses to grace her bedroom. I promised that the smell of the roses would be wafted far, far away.

That girl friend of mine, tiptoeing into the garden in high spirits, smelt here and there, but in the end she didn’t pick a single rose. I said there were so many of them that she would pick as many as she’d like to; I told her that I was not a flower farmer and didn’t make a living out of them. Saying so I raised the scissors for the sacrifice of the flowers, but she stopped me, crying no, no, no!

To cut such beautiful roses would hurt one, she said. With her hands seizing at my sleeves, she told me that by no means should they be cut. Roses are the smiling face of the earth, and who could be so iron-hearted as to destroy a smile so charming?

My mind was thoroughly shocked: the ugly earth, the rough earth, the plain earth—it is for the reason of that smile that it wins the care and pity of people

The underlined word “wafted” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “__________”.

A. moved      B. lost     C. destroyed   D. felt

     The writer plants nothing but roses in her garden probably because __________.

A. she can make money out of them

B. her friends like them

C. she enjoys the roses very much

D. the roses can rekindle her friends’ emotions

Why did the writer’s close friend refuse to pick a single rose?

A. Because the roses were not beautiful

B. Because she did not like this kind of roses

C. Because the writer did not want to give her any

D. Because she loved the roses very much

What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A lovely rose garden.        B. The smiling face of the earth

C. The pity of people to the roses. D. A lover of flowers

“Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him,and let him know that you trust him.” These words are from the black American educator,Booker Washington. He was saying that,“If you want people to grow up,you have to stop treating them like children.”

In America,families are close but children are encouraged to be independent,to make their own decisions,even at a very early age. It’s not unusual for a child of seven to be given an allowance(津贴)every week. The child is encouraged to save some of the money but he or she can spend it on whatever they choose,for example,buying clothes,school supplies or CDs. Some teenagers even have their own credit cards! That’s a big responsibility since even adults are tempted to overspend when they have credit cards.

From an early age,American children are asked for their opinions and they are included in family decision making. At the dinner table,teenagers will be listened to on any topic,from politics to buying a new family car or where the family will go on vacation. In this way, teenagers are getting practice in becoming individuals:they are learning how to stand on their own two feet.

Many Chinese young people are becoming almost as interested as American teens in searching for independence. They want to express those qualities that make them unique human beings. You can see this in the way they dress, the music they listen to and the friends they choose. “Super Girl” Li Yuchun caught the imagination of Chinese teenagers on the “Super Girl” television contest. She was not the traditional “nice,young Chinese girl”. With her short,spiky hair and boy-like clothes, she was telling everyone that she was different. She had the courage to be her own person and to stand on her own two feet...and she won!

There is an old saying,“Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him and then choose that way with all his strength.” If you do this, step by step, over a period of time, you may find that you have become the person you always wanted to be.

The passage is intended to encourage the youth to________.

A. save money for useful things                               B. become independent

C. express their great ambitions                                  D. make important decisions

A child of seven is given an allowance so that he can______.

A. be accepted as a popular guy                                B. learn to decide how to use money

C. overspend money without care                                 D. have school supplies of his own

The author implies that many Chinese children________.

A. are more independent than Americans                        B. should become interested in America

C. are happy with their present situation                           D. are not satisfied to be nice, quiet ones

The main idea of the last paragraph is________.

A. that we should do things step by step     B. why we should understand our desires

C. what we should plan for our own life          D. how we can manage to realize our dreams

When a dog bites a man, it usually doesn’t make news. However, this saying change when Beijing and several other Chinese cities announced the “Civilized Dog Raising” campaign in November.

The government will require Beijingers to get licenses for their dogs, and will enforce the one-dog, one-family policy. Police say the "one-dog policy" is aimed at reducing the number of dog bites and lowering the risk of rabies. According to the Ministry of Health, rabies has become the top infectious disease in China. Dangerous dogs and dogs taller than 35 centimeters, such as Great Danes, have been banned from urban areas.

Pet owners are also required to clean up their dog's droppings and make sure dogs are leashed (拴着), especially in public areas. Some public areas, such as banks, are closed to dogs entirely.

Dogs are regarded as man's best friend and the history of raising dogs can be traced back to the stone age. It therefore seems sad that dogs are unwelcome in Beijing. But it is not the case that Beijingers dislike dogs. Actually, there are many dog lovers in Beijing. The city now has more than 550,000 registered dogs, up 20 percent from the previous year.

The problem is, actually, about living space. Different from many Westerners, most Beijingers live in urban apartment buildings, not houses in the suburbs. There is very limited open space for walking dogs. The barking, the waste, and unleashed dogs in buildings, elevators and places people gather can cause fear, fights and frustration.

Beijing is not the only city to have a dog problem. Paris, London, New York and Vienna all face similar challenges and have common rules for dogs and their owners.

Which of the following may be a suitable title for the story?

    A.Man's Best Friend             B.Civilized Dog Raising

    C.No Room For Dogs                  D.When A Dog Bites A Man

What can be inferred from the above passage?

    A.If a dog bites a man, it will become an important news item.

    B.Rabies is the most serious infectious disease in Beijing.

    C.Soon there will be no dangerous dogs or dogs taller than 35 centimetres in Beijing.

    D.Beijing has trouble accommodating so many dogs.

According to the passage, what should you NOT do if you are a dog owner in Beijing?

    A.Walk your dog in public places.

    B.Have more than one dog.

       C.Raise your dog in urban apartment buildings.

       D.Let your dog bark in places where people gather.

In the writer's opinion, the main cause of the dog problem in Beijing is _____________.

    A.the limited living space in urban areas

    B.its lack of rules for dogs and their owners

    C.Beijingers and westerners having different lifestyles

    D.the increasing number of dangerous dogs

SECTION B

Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Fast food and too much TV time should not take all the blame for the weight problems. A group of researchers say that a number of aspects of modern living from lack of sleep to environmental chemicals and to living with air conditioning ——may be closely related to the weight problems of many people.

Lack of sleep is one of factors. Research in animals and humans suggest that a lack of sleep over a long time can increase appetite. Studies also show that many adults and children are sleeping less than they used to. In recent decades, adults have gone from sleeping for all average of nine hours to about seven hours.

There is also evidence that industrial chemicals may increase body fat. These chemicals, which are used in products, change hormonal activity when they get into the body. Studies suggest that people have been getting more and more of these chemicals through the food chain in recent decades.

Another factor that may be making people overweight is air conditioning . The body burns calories when forced to eat less in hot and wet weather, but air conditioning makes it unnecessary for the body to make any adjustment.

Researchers also list other possible risk factors for overweight , including more older mothers, whose children may become overweight more easily; a number of medicines which can lead to weight gain ; and fewer people who smoke, since people often gain weight when they stop smoking because nicotine can make people eat less.

No one is suggesting that people should stop working and sleep more, or keep smoking. When it comes to any person's weight, what really matters is how much they eat and how much of the food they use every day. That means diet and exercise are still the key.

81. Why does lack of sleep will result in weight problem?  (no more than 5 words)

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82. How long do adults averagely sleep nowadays?  (no more than 2 words)

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83. How do the industrial chemicals affecting our weight come into our body?

( no more than 4 words)

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84. What’s the main idea of this passage?  (no more than 18 words)

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