Big football matches are always exciting affairs. Besides the action on the field, the noise the crowd
makes really creates the unique atmosphere. At this summer’s World Cup, you can be sure that every
country’s fans will be in full voice, supporting their teams.
        The football chant(口号) is as old as the sport itself. It’s a way for fans to express their support for
their team. It’s common for the noise of supporters to provide the encouragement for a team to win a
match. Most agree that a chant is for building a great atmosphere and to support the team.
        One of the most famous football songs is the Liverpool club anthem(颂歌) You’ll Never Walk
Alone，originally from a 1945 Broadway show, which was adopted by Liverpool and is sung before
every match. It has been said that as soon as the opposite hears the song, they become aware of how
tough winning at Anfield (Liverpool’s stadium) will be.
        The key to a good football song is that it should be simple. It has to be easy for all fans to sing along
with. When I went to watch Beijing Guo’an last season, I could join in one chant though I could only
speak a little Chinese. “Beijing wo ai ni,” the Guo’an fans sang - you didn’t have to be gifted to work out
what that meant.
        At the World Cup, the first songs you’ll hear at matches will be the national anthems. Fans and
players join together to sing the anthems before each match, and it is considered a mark of respect that
the opposite remains silent while each team’s anthem is being sung.
        So, even though I’ll be supporting England from home in the summer, you can be sure I’ll be chanting
at my TV: “En-ger-land, En-ger-land, En-ger-land!”

1. From the passage we can learn that _______.

A. a good football chant is usually very long
B. the football chant can express support to the team
C. the football chant appears later than football itself
D. a fan is talented to learn foreign languages

2. What can fans do to support their team?

A. To kick the ball on the field.
B. To fight with the opposition fans.
C. To provide encouragement with chants.
D. To donate money to the players.

3. Why the national anthems of both the teams can be heard at the World Cup?

A. Because it is a sign to show the respect to each other.
B. Because it is sung for the leaders of the host country.
C. Because it represents encouragement from their fans.
D. Because either team senses the support from their country.

4. Which of the following is the best title?

A. Football - A Popular Sport
B. National Anthems at Matches
C. You’ll Never Walk Alone
D. You’ll Never “Cheer” Alone

     In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition(学会)of each new skill - the
first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is common that
parents hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and
states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too
early, and a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words
he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities,
he loses his natural enthusiasm(热情) for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
     Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in
money matters; others are severe over time of coming home at night or punctuality(准时) for meals. In
general, the controls imposed(强加的) represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community
(社区) as much as the child's own happiness.
     As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in
parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality. Also,
parents should realize that "example is better than precept". If they are not sincere and do not practise what
they preach(说教), their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old
enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.
     A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' principles and their morals can be a
dangerous disappointment.

1. Eagerly watching the child's acquisition of new skills _____.

A. should be avoided
B. is universal among parents
C. sets up dangerous states of worry in the child
D. will make him lose interest in learning new things

2. When children are learning new skills, parents should _____.

A. encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read
B. not expect too much of them
C. achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own
D. create as many learning opportunities as possible

3. The second paragraph mainly tells us that _____.

A. parents should be strict with their children
B. parental controls satisfy only the needs of the parents and the values of the community
C. parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children
     alone
D. parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation

4. The underlined word "precept" (in Paragraph 3) probably means "_____".

A. idea              
B. punishment    
C. behaviour    
D. instruction

5. In moral matters, parents should _____.

A. observe the rules themselves
B. be aware of the marked difference between adults and children
C. forbid things which have no foundation in morality
D. satisfy their children's needs

     When I asked my daughter which item she would keep; the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer,
the TV, or her boyfriend, she said "the phone". Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which
makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.
     Point 1 - The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create
more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone
talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have an
ything to talk about?
     Point 2 - The mobile phone means that we are never alone. "The mobile saved my life," says Crystal
Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she
managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue.
     Point 3 - The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl
Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at and time of day to ask where they are , where they
are going, and how their last meeting went.
     Point 4 - The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, "We worked in separate
offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near--but we
didn't meet for the first two weeks!"
     Point -5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several
complete strangers simultaneously ( 同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn't know
what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while
they're space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(存取) the
Internet, the biggest library on Earth.

1.How do you understand 'Point 1 -The telephone creates the need to communicate,…'?

A. People don't communicate without telephone.
B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.
C. People communicate more since telephone has been created.
D. People communicate more because of more traffic.

2.Which of the following best shows people's attitude towards mobile phones?

A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.
B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people.
C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.
D. Mobile phones are part of people's life.

3. Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people's life?
a. Point 1. b. Point2. c. Point3. d. Point 4. e. Point 5.

A. c, d
B. a, e
C. a, c
D. b, e

4.It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through _____

A. the TV screen
B. a fax machine
C. the phone line hooked up to the computer
D. a microphone

5.The best heading for the passage is _____.

A. phone Power
B. Kinds of Phone
C. how to Use Phones
D. Advantage of Phones

        Microwaves may be great at warming up food, but what about warming people?    
        Using microwaves to directly heat owners of a room would save much of the energy wasted by
heating walls and furniture. And despite popular ideas about microwaves, this technique would be safe,
according to Charles R. Burlier of the Microwave Research Center in Marlborough, New Hampshire.
Low-power microwaves only penetrate (贯穿) the skin (low-power microwave penetration in a ham is
about 0.2 inches, for example) and with no negative effects.    
        To test this idea, Buffler subjected himself to microwaves in a special room using a standard
500-watt, 2459 MHz magnetron (磁控管). He found that a person will start to feel warmth at about 20
milliwatts per square centimeter (mw. / sq. cm. ) ; a satisfactory feeling of warmth occurs between 35 and
50mw. / sq. cm. By comparison, a person standing in noonday summer sun feels the amount of 85
mw. / sq. cm. And a frozen meat pie in your microwave oven receives about 1000 mw. / sq. cm.    
        In houses of the future, each room could be provided with its own magnetron, says Buffler. When
you stepped into the living room, for example, a motion detector (运动感应器)would turn on the
magnetron, filling the room with low-power microwaves. In the same way that a microwave oven heats up
a hamburger, but not the plate it’s on, you would feel warmth from the microwaves without changing the
temperature of your coffee table. (You could, however, make your favorite easy chair even more
comfortable by treating it with a radiation-absorbing chemical.)    
        While it might be some time before homeowners are comfortable enough with the idea to set up
whole-body microwave heaters in houses, Buffler says microwaves may attract livestock(家畜) farmers.
Lambs that are born outdoors in winter, for example, are frequently lost to cold. Microwaves could warm
the lambs safely and quickly.

1. Which of the following can tell the main idea of the passage?

A. A new heating system.
B. A new microwave oven.
C. A popular technique.
D. The magnetron.

2. According to Paragraph 2, which of the following does not describe the characteristics of a microwave
heater?

A. It directly heats people in a room.        
B. It heats walls and furniture in a room.
C. It is safe.                            
D. It saves energy．

3. The test conducted by Buffler shows that when a person feels comfortable warmth, he receives about
________________.

A. 20 mw. / sq. cm.
B. 40 mw. / sq. cm.
C. 60 mw. / sq. cm.
D. 85 mw. / sq. cm.

4. According to Paragraph 4, which of the following fills the room with low-power microwaves?

A. The magnetron.
B. The motion detector.
C. The microwave oven.
D. The radiation-absorbing chemical.

5. Which of the following statements about microwave heaters would Buffler most probably agree with?    

A. Microwave heaters will soon be widely used by homeowners.    
B. Microwave heaters sometimes make people feel uncomfortable.    
C. Perhaps microwave heaters will be first used by livestock farmers, who wish to protect their lambs in
winter.

        Cheerleaders are part of athletic competitions throughout the United States. As their name says they
lead the crowd in cheering for the team it likes best.
        About five years ago. cheerleaders were considered to be simply entertainers. Today there is much
more Cheerleading in America which has become another form of athletic competition. Cheerleaders today
are expected to be gymnasts and dancers. They 'are expected to be quick and strong.
        Many cheerleaders are better athletes than the boys and girls on sports teams. High school
cheerleading especially has become more difficult. The students must be in top physical shape. They must
be able to jump high, turn circles in the air and lift each other. Teachers say this is the result of the influence
of college cheerleaders. High school students watch college football and basketball games on TV. They
see how the cheerleaders throw each other into the air and perform difficult athletic movements. They want
to do the same thing. There is one big difference between the two groups. however. College cheerleaders
in America are young men and women. The men do most of the lifting. At most high schools only girls are
cheerleaders. It's very difficult for them to hold others on their shoulders and throw them into the air. There
are a number of ways high school cheerleaders are improving their skills. They are exercising and lifting
weights to increase their strength. And they are attending camps during the summer holidays to learn new
techniques. Cheerleaders test their skills by taking part in competitions against cheerleaders from other
schools. just like other athletes. Coaches at some high schools say this new kind of athletic cheer leading
has caused some problems .
        They say girls who were soccer and basketball players are now competing for places on a cheer
leading team. As more girls attempt to become cheerleaders, sports teams suffer from a lack of good
players.

1.Whatcheerleaders should do is to lead the crowd ________

A. to take part in competitions
B. to cheer for their favorite teams
C. to be quick and strong   
D. to be good high jumpers

2.Which of the following sentences is NOT true about cheerleaders?

A. They should be quick and strong.
B. They are expected to be dancers and singers.
C. They must be in top physical shape.
D. They must be able to jump high.

3. According to the last paragraph we can know, that __________

A. girls like to become leaders     
B. it is easy for girls to be cheerleaders .
C. sports teams have no good players
D. more and more girls try to be cheerleaders

4. What is the main idea of this passage?   

A.Cheerleaders are part of athletic competitions.   
B . Why cheerleaders are so important.   
C. What makes good cheerleaders and how they work.   
D. Differences between college and high school cheerleaders .

     A twenty-nine-year-old kindergarten teacher from Maryland was named National Teacher of the Year
in 2006. On June first she would begin a year as a national and international spokeswoman for education.
     Kimberly Oliver was the first National Teacher of the Year from her state. She taught five-year-old
children at a public school in Maryland, near Washington, D.C. President Bush honored her and other
top teachers at the White House.
     Kimberly Oliver said she wanted people to understand that the first several years of a child's life were
the most important for learning. She said investing in children at a very young age would result in great
gains later in school and in life. She called on parents to read to children from an early age so they would
not fall behind in school. One of the activities at her school was an event called " Books and Supprer
Night ". Families read together at the school and received free books to take home. Parents, children and
teachers also ate dinner together.
     Broad Acres Elementary School was in a poor area. Many of the parents were immigrants with limited
English. Kimberly Oliver helped improve learning environment at her school. She received money to buy
electronic learning systems, tape players and books in English and Spanish and sent them home with
students. Parents said she had shown them how to help their children at home.
     She was born and raised in Delaware. She held one degree in English and another in Elementary
Education. Kimberly Oliver would follow in the footsteps of another teacher Jason Kamras from the
Washington area as National Teacher of the Year. Jason Kamras, as honored for his work, teaching math
to middle school students in the nation's capital.
     The National Teacher of the Year program began in 1952. A fourteen-member committee choose from
among teachers honored as the best in their states.        

1. From the text we know that in the state of Maryland, ______.

A. no other teacher than Kimberly Oliver had been given the honor
B. Kimberly Oliver had been teaching in a middle school for many years
C. Kimberly opened her own school early in Washington in 1952
D. many other teachers were given the honor together with Oliver

2. Oliver hoped that parents should _____.

A. spend more time playing with their children
B. read to their children at an early age  
C. not give too much money to their children
D. stay at school with their children more often

3. Kimberly Oliver had been named National Teacher of the Year mostly because ______.

A. she taught five-year old children at a public school
B. the elementary school she taught in is in a poor area
C. she was helpful ahd had many special and good ideas in teaching children
D. she called on parents to read to children from an early age

4. The National Teacher just before Oliver comes from _____. 

A. Delaware      
B. Maryland      
C. New York    
D. Washington

     In spite of the uncertainty of the economy, the movie industry has been stricken by a box-office
outburst. Suddenly it seems as if everyone is going to the movies, with ticket sales this year up 17.5
percent, to $1.7 billion.
     And it is not just because ticket prices are higher. Attendance has also jumped, by nearly 16 percent. If
that pace continues through the year, it would amount to the biggest box-office increase in at least two
decades.
     Americans, for the moment, just want to hide in a very dark place. People want to forget their troubles,
and they want to be with other people. Helping feed the outburst is the mix of movies, which have been
more audience-friendly in recent months as the studios have tried to adjust after the discouraging sales of
more serious films.
     As she stood in line at the 18-screen Bridge theater complex here on Thursday to buy weekend tickets
for "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience," Angel Hernandez was not thinking much about escaping
reality. Instead, Ms. Hernandez, a Los Angeles parking lot attendant and mother of four young girls, was
focused on one very specific reality: her wallet.
     "Spending hundreds of dollars to take them to Disneyland is ridiculous right now," she said. "For $60
and some candy money I can still be a good mom and give them a little fun."
     A lot of parents may have been thinking the same thing Friday, as "Jonas Brothers" sold out more than
800 theaters, and was expected to sell a powerful $25 million or more in tickets.
     The film industry appears to have had a hand in its recent good luck. Over the last year or two, studios
have released movies that are happier, scarier or just less depressing than what came before. After poor
results for a rush of serious dramas built around the Middle East, Hollywood got back to comedies.

1.Which of the following is not a reason for the improvement of the movie industry?

A. A growing number of people are going to the cinema.
B. People are richer with the development of economy.
C. More comedies are made than serious films.
D. People have to pay more to watch a movie.

2.Ms. Hernandez purchased the movie tickets because _____.

A. she tried to escape reality                          
B. she was a crazy movie fan
C. she was fond of Disneyland                        
D. she wanted to please her kids

3.According to the text, which of the following number is not used to describe the shooting up of the 
movie industry?

A.17.5%              
B. $1.7 billion                
C. $60                
D. $25 million

4.The passage is developed mainly by _____.

A. presenting the effect and analyzing the causes        
B. following the order of time
C. describing problems and drawing a conclusion              
D. making comparison of ideas

     Music is an international language. The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere.
     Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and
listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers (扬声器) and
play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
     Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about
sports, the weather, politics, and activities of the American people. But most of the radio broadcast is
music.
     Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use
in every state. Once the popular singer is heard throughout the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
     Besides pop music, there are two other kinds of music that is important to Americans. One is called
folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. The other is called western or country
music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today,
any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country
music.

1. According to the passage, most of the car radio broadcast is ________.

A. sports        
B. the weather      
C. politics    
D. music

2. How many kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?

A. Three.     
B. Four.         
C. Five.    
D. Six.

3. What's the best title of the passage?

A. Music in America        
B. Music Listeners
C. Cowboys in America       
D. International Language

1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Food poisoning means death.
B. Food poisoning can be serious.
C. Food poisoning comes in varieties.
D. Food when poisoned can make people sick.

2. We know from the passage that the symptoms of food poisoning     .

A. can be noticed within hours                 
B. can be ignored
C. are too common to be noted                  
D. are always accompanied by a fever

3. Food poisoning can be caused by all the following EXCEPT    .

A. some chemicals                          
B. low temperatures
C. some tiny living things                       
D. certain natural materials

4. From Paragraph 5, we can learn that    .

A. mushrooms should not be eaten
B. vegetables are safer than meat and seafood
C. natural poisons are more dangerous than chemicals
D. different types of food should be handled differently

5. It can be inferred from the passage that     .

A. natural materials are safe in food processing
B. food poisoning can be kept under control
C. chemicals are needed in food processing
D. food poisoning is out of control