1. According to the survey, people left alone on a desert island would most want their________.

A. MP3 player    
B. dog    
C. spouse/ partner    
D. celebrity

2. Which of the following is true about George Clooney?

A. He has been trained in wilderness survival.  
B. He may not be able to help you survive.
C. He does not think Roseane is beautiful.  
D. He is the choice of most South African women.

3. The survey results are analyzed in terms of the respondents' __________.

A. sex, age and nationality      
B. race, nationality and sex
C. marriage, age and race      
D. age, sex and marriage

     Franz Kafka wrote that "a book must be the ax (斧子) for the frozen sea inside us. "I once
shared this sentence with a class of seventh graders, and it didn't seem to require any explanation.
     We'd just finished John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men. When we read the end together
out loud in class, my toughest boy, a star basketball player, wept a little, and so did I. "Are you
crying?" one girl asked, as she got out of her chair to take a closer look. "I am," I told her, "and
the funny thing is I've read it many times."
     But they understood. When George shoots Lennie, the tragedy is that we realize it was always
going to happen. In my 14 years of teaching in a New York City public middle school, I've taught
kids with imprisoned parents, abusive parents, irresponsible parents; kids who are parents
themselves; kids who are homeless; kids who grew up in violent neighborhoods. They understand,
more than I ever will, the novel's terrible logic-the giving way of dreams to fate (命运).
     For the last seven years, I have worked as a reading enrichment teacher, reading classic works
of literature with small groups of students from grades six to eight. I originally proposed this idea to
my headmaster after learning that a former excellent student of mine had transferred out of a selective
high school-one that often attracts the literary-minded children of Manhattan's upper classes-into a
less competitive setting. The daughter of immigrants, with a father in prison, she perhaps felt
uncomfortable with her new classmates. I thought additional "cultural capital" could help students
like her develop better in high school, where they would unavoidably meet, perhaps for the first
time, students who came from homes lined with bookshelves, whose parents had earned Ph. D.'s.
     Along with Of Mice and Men, my groups read: Sounder, The Red Pony, Lord of the Flies,
Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. The students didn't always read from the expected point of view.
     About The Red Pony, one student said, "it's about being a man, it's about manliness. "I had never
before seen the parallels between Scarface and Macbeth, nor had I heard Lady Macbeth's soliloquies
(独白) read as raps (说唱), but both made sense; the interpretations were playful, but serious. Once
introduced to Steinbeck's writing, one boy went on to read The Grapes of Wrath and told me
repeatedly how amazing it was that "all these people hate each other, and they're all white." His
historical view was broadening, his sense of his own country deepening. Year after year, former
students visited and told me how prepared they had felt in their first year in college as a result of the
classes.
     Year after year, however, we are increasing the number of practice tests. We are trying to
teach students to read increasingly complex texts, not for emotional punch (碰撞) but for text
complexity. Yet, we cannot enrich (充实) the minds of our students by testing them on texts that
ignore their hearts. We are teaching them that words do not amaze but confuse. We may succeed in
raising test scores, but we will fail to teach them that reading can be transformative and that it
belongs to them.

1. The underlined words in Paragraph 1 probably mean that a book helps to ______.

A. realize our dreams          
B. give support to our life
C. smooth away difficulties    
D. awake our emotions

2. Why were the students able to understand the novel Of Mice and Men?

A. Because they spent much time reading it.
B. Because they had read the novel before.
C. Because they came from a public school.
D. Because they had similar life experiences.

3. The girl left the selective high school possibly because_______.

A. she was a literary-minded girl      
B. her parents were immigrants
C. she couldn't fit in with her class    
D. her father was then in prison

4. To the author's surprise, the students read the novels_______.

A. creatively    
B. passively    
C. repeatedly    
D. carelessly

5. The author writes the passage mainly to_______.

A. introduce classic works of literature
B. advocate teaching literature to touch the heart
C. argue for equality among high school students
D. defend the current testing system

   [1] Is the supermarket a place where you listen to music while dragging your feet into it ? Despite the
music , supermarket shopping can be interesting . After all , once you've chosen those tasty foods , you
get to eat them . Before you seize a shopping cart and head for the shopping areas , check out these tips
for smart and healthy supermarket shopping.
  [2]You can go to a supermarket almost anytime you want-many are open 24 hours . Choosing
         for your food shopping can help you shop smarter .
  [3]Don't shop when you're hungry
If your stomach is empty when you enter the store , you'll be crazy when you see all those tasty treats .
Eat a healthy meal before you go to the supermarket.
  [4]Pick the best supermarket for you
If you have a choice on where to shop , think about the kinds of things that you want the store to have .
A salad bar? A great seafood department of bakery? Choose a supermarket that can make your
shopping convenient and easy . And once you've found a store you like , stick with it . Knowing where
to find the things you want in the store will help you find them faster.
  [5]Shop during off-peak times
Did you ever get stuck behind a person pushing the cart slowly in front of you because the store was so
crowded? Try to avoid stores when they're likely to be the busiest-after work hours (weekdays between
5 pm and 7 pm ) and weekend mornings , for example . The best time to shop is very early in the morning or on a popular TV night-you can set your VCR, do your shopping , and watch the shows later.

1. What does the passage mainly tell us ?(no more than 6 words)
                                                  
2. Why do you avoid the peak times when shopping ? (no more than 6 words)
                                                  
3. Complete the following sentence with words from paragraph 3. (no more than 3 words)
You'd better not            when you feel very hungry.
4. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words . (no more than 5 words)
                                                  
5. What does the word "them" (Line 5, Paragraph 4) probably refer to ? (no more than 4 words)
                                                  

     Most people think zoos are safe for animals , where struggles such as difficulty in finding food and
avoiding natural enemies don't exist . Without such problems , animals in zoos should live to an old age .
But that may not be true for the largest land animals on earth . Scientists have known that elephants in
zoos often suffer from poor health . They develop diseases and behaviour changes . Sometimes , they
even become infertile , or unable to have babies .
     To learn more about how elephants are affected , a team of international scientists compared the life
spans of elephants born in zoos with those living outdoors in their native lands . Zoos keep detailed
records of all the animals , such as birth dates , illnesses , weight and death . These records made it
possible for the researchers to analyse 40 years of data on 800 African and Asian elephants in zoos
across Europe . The team found that female African elephants born in zoos lived an average of 16.9
years while those in the wild lived an average of 56 years . Scientists don't yet know why wild elephants
seem to be so much better than their zoo-raised elephants . Georgia Mason , a biologist who led the
study , thinks stress and obesity may be to blame . Zoo elephants don't get the same kind of exercise they would in the wild , and most are fat .
     Another finding from the study showed that Asian elephants born in zoos were more likely to die early
than Asian elephants caught in the wild and brought to zoos . Mason suggests stress in the mothers in zoos might cause them to have babies that are less likely to survive .

1. Most people think that animals in the zoos  ___    .

A. have difficulty in finding food          
B. often struggle with each other
C. live longer than those in the wild        
D. will often fight with their enemies

2. What does the underlined word " infertile " mean ?

A. Without home to stay at .              
B. Without ability to give birth .
C. Without friends to talk with .          
D. Without anyone to turn to .

3. The scientists carried out a research so that they could know      .

A. how long the elephants live            
B. how the elephants are affected
C. how the elephants can be fed          
D. how the elephants should be kept

4. In order to let the elephants in the zoos live longer , people should      .

A. give them a good diet                
B. keep their living place clean and tidy
C. get them to exercise as in the wild      
D. try to keep as quiet as possible

5. Why are elephants born in the zoo likely to die early ?

A. Because they eat too much and are overweight .
B. Because they feel upset all the time .
C. Because of their mothers' stress .
D. Because their mothers are hungry all the time .

     Most shops in Britain open at 9:00am, and close at 5:00 or 5:30 in the evening. Small shops usually
close for an hour at lunchtime. On one or two days a week-usually Thursday and/or Friday-some large
food shops stay open until about 8:00 pm for late night shopping.
     Many shops are closed in the afternoon on one day a week. The day is usually Wednesday or
Thursday and it is a different day in different towns.
     Nearly all shops are closed on Sundays. Newspaper shops are open in the morning, and sell sweets
and cigarettes as well. But not all the things can be sold on Sundays.
     Usually it is not difficult for foreign visitors to find where to buy things. Most shops sell the things that
you want to buy. One problem is stamps. In Britain you can only buy these at post offices. Many large
food shops are self-service. When you go into one of these shops, you take a basket and you put the
things you wish to buy into this. You pay for everything just before you leave. If anyone tries to take things from a shop without paying, they are almost certain to be caught, because most shops have detectives.
     When you are waiting to be served in a shop, it is important not try to be served before people who
arrive before you. Many foreign people are surprised at the British way of queuing (排队).

1. Most shops in Britain stay open for about ______ a day.

A. eight hours    
B. five hours    
C. ten hours    
D. six hours

2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Some large food shops open for about 11 hours on Thursday or Friday.
B. Many shops are closed in the afternoon once a week on Tuesday.
C. Only a few things can be bought on Sundays.
D. It is not difficult for foreign visitors to buy things in Britain.

3. You can not buy ______ in shops.

A. cigarette    
B. sweets    
C. stamps    
D. clothes