阅读理解
     I began to grow up when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house that winter night, and
my mother said that we would soon leave for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I cried because I could not bear the thought of never hearing the radio program for school children again. I also had to say goodbye to my dear friends and
relatives. I thought about the new country I was going to see-the strange place I had known only from
books and pictures.
     The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism(乐观), but the idea did not come
to me at once. For the first two years in New York, I was really lost-having to study in three schools
because of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and
things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to "the hard times."
     My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers(移民局官员), took my
grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company
representatives.
     From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles go away at last!
Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe
that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.
1. How did the author get to know America?
A. From radio programs.          
B. From books and pictures.      
C. From her mother.              
D. From her relatives.
2. When leaving for America, the author felt __________.
A. sad        
B. confused      
C. excited      
D. surprised
63 For the first two years in New York, the author __________.
A. often lost her way      
B. did not think about her future
C. studied in three different schools    
D. got on well with her stepfather
4. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3?
A. She worked as a translator.
B. She attended a lot of job interviews.
C. She paid telephone bills for her family.
D. She helped her family with her English.
5. The author believes that __________.  
A. her future will be free from troubles
B. it is difficult to learn to become patient
C. there are more good things than bad things
D. good things will happen if one keeps trying    
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     While my friends went away to their universities in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life.
My spirits   1     at the prospect of starting all over again.
        2    by strange classmates, I felt as though I were in a maze and felt    3    for myself. There were
some complex feelings in my mind. I was frightened,nervous and lonely.
     To make   4     worse, I recalled my failure again and again, which put more pressure on me  than I
could   5     . As a result, I was always feeling   6     during class.
     One of my teachers noticed my depression and one day he asked me to go to his office, where he
told me about his   7     towards life. He said," We might   8     from making mistakes, but it's important
to model ourselves into people we   9     . All the growing   10     and the embarrassing things we   11    
are parts of the process. We never stop   12    , so learn from it and keep up your spirits!If you are
optimistic, things you want may   13     to you!"    14    feelings rushed through me. I   15     saw the sun
shining again when I stepped out of his office.
     With the teacher's help, I finally    16    my depression. From then on, I no longer   17     my head
but began smiling at my classmates. I put up my hand    18    in class and tried to answer teachers'
questions correctly.
     I    19    have a thirst to go to my dream university,   20    now, I'm not afraid of  failure because I
can benefit from it.
(     )1.   A.sank          
(     )2.   A.Hit          
(     )3.   A.unlucky      
(     )4.   A.scores        
(     )5.   A.bear          
(     )6.   A.high          
(     )7.   A.way          
(     )8.   A.learn        
(     )9.   A.reach        
(     )10. A.aches        
(     )11. A.feel          
(     )12. A.standing up  
(     )13. A.refer        
(     )14. A.Warm          
(     )15. A.suddenly      
(     )16. A.got on        
(     )17. A.buried        
(     )18. A.freely        
(     )19. A.even          
(     )20. A.otherwise     		B. failed        
B. Surrounded    
B. angry        
B. studies      
B. hope          
B. down          
B. method        
B. suffer        
B. enjoy        
B. pains        
B. experience    
B. growing up    
B. turn          
B. Thoughtful    
B. generally    
B. got over      
B. shook        
B. hopefully    
B. ever          
B. or            		 C. disappointed    
C. Struck          
C. sorry          
C. feelings        
C. need            
C. lonely          
C. measure        
C. hear            
C. like            
C. joys            
C. taste          
C. going up        
C. stick          
C. Cool            
C. naturally      
C. got off        
C. bowed          
C. quickly        
C. still          
C. but             		D. ran              
D. Loved            
D. afraid            
D. matters          
D. believe          
D. happy            
D. attitude          
D. judge            
D. hate              
D. injuries          
D. get              
D. bringing up      
D. happen            
D. Regretful        
D. sadly            
D. got out          
D. nodded            
D. confidently      
D. yet              
D. instead          
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     "How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years?" It took me almost 20 years to have the  1   to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first  2  
drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a  3   that, in the past, would
have started him drinking again. For a few years we were  4   to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
     "I had this little  5  that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day" was Dad's  6  to my
18-year-old unasked question. "The  7  were an instant relief and constant  8  to me that things were never so  9  that I could not handle them," Dad said. And then he  10  the poem with me. The poem's simple, yet profound (深刻的) words immediately became part of my daily routine as well.
     About a month after this talk with my father, I   11 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one listed for each day of the year.
     I  12  opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me.  13 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had helped my  14 for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.
     God, give me the Serenity (平静) to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to   15  the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.
(     )1.A. confidence
(     )2.A. too k up  
(     )3 A. way      
(     )4.A. anxious    
(     )5.A. book      
(     )6.A. reply        
(     )7.A. letters    
(     )8.A. fear      
(     )9.A. tough    
(     )10.A. shared    
(     )11.A. brought
(     )12.A. easily   
(     )13.A. Satisfaction
(     )14.A. mother      
(     )15.A. change    		B. ability    
B. went on      
B. situation  
B. glad       
B. text       
B. praise      
B. phrases      
B. imagination
B. different   
B. talked     
B. bought  
B. hurriedly  
B. Smiles     
B. father    
B. benefit      		C. wisdom    
C. gave up  
C. habit    
C. eager    
C. poem      
C. contribution
C. words    
C. thought  
C . simple  
C. read     
C. accepted
C. sadly   
C. Sweat    
C. friend   
C. believe   		D. courage      
D. carried on    
D. house        
D. afraid        
D. lesson        
D. comment      
D. sentences    
D. reminder      
D. strange      
D. impressed    
D. received      
D. peacefully    
D. Tears        
D. classmate    
D. do            
阅读理解
     A few days ago I got a call from my old college friend whom I haven't seen for a very long time. The
topic, which was about all the good old times that we had changed to a touching story when he started
talking about his father.
     His father's declining health made him stay at the hospital. Because of his illness, his father suffered from insomnia (失眠) and often talked to himself. My friend, who had not been able to sleep for a few days as
he had to keep watching his father's condition, became irritated and told his father to keep silent and try to
get some sleep. His father said that he really wanted to sleep well because he was very tired and told my
friend to leave him alone in the hospital if he did not want to keep him company.
     After his father finished talking, he fell unconscious (失去知觉). My friend was very sorry for speaking the ill words towards his father. My friend, whom I knew as a tough person, cried as a baby on the other
end of the telephone. He said that from that moment on, he prayed every day, asking God to let his father
wake up from his coma. He promised himself that whatever words came out from his father's mouth after
he regained his consciousness, he would gladly take them. His only hope for God was to give him a chance to rectify his past mistake.
     Often, we complain when we have to accompany or watch over our parents for years, months, days,
hours or even minutes. But do we realize that our parents keep us company and watch over us for as long
as we (or they) live? From the day we were born to our adulthood, and even when deaths come to us, they are always at our side.
     Imagine how sad our parents will be when they hear a seemingly innocent word of "no" come out from our mouths. We can make promises to ourselves that from now on there will be no more complaints that
come out from our mouths when we have to watch over or accompany our parents. No more complaints
come out from our mouths when we feel that our parents have treated us like little children. There are so
many unlucky ones who have neither fathers nor mothers. They long to have the things that we most
complain about, but never have them.
     Actually, it takes only a second to think and light the lamp that will bring us to a place where peace is
dwelling.
1. Which of the following word can be used to describe the writer's friend?
A. Sad
B. Sorry
C. Regretful
D. Pitiful
2. What does the underlined word "rectify" mean in Para. 3?
A. put…right        
B. recite…by heart
C. realize
D. recognize
3. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
A. Your parents will keep talking to themselves when they are old.
B. Be good to your parents when you still have the chance.
C. You will regret in your life if you don't show your kindness to your parents.
D. It is not easy to take good care of sick old parents.
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     Mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would guess at the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us, so I said, "My 1     , mum." She said, "No, many people are deaf. But think about it and I will ask you again."
     Since making my first attempt, I had often thought over the question. So the next time I told her, "Mum, it must be our eyes." She said, "You are learning fast, but the answer isn't correct because there are 2      
people"
     Over the years, Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was, "No, but you are
getting smarter, dear." Last year, my Grandpa 3      away. Everybody was heartbroken, crying. When it
was our turn to say our final good-bye to Grandpa, Mum asked me, "Do you know the most 4      I was 5      when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the
puzzled look on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows you have really lived your
life." I saw her eyes full of tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your 6     ." I asked, "Is it because they hold up your head?" She replied, "7     , it is because on them a crying friend or a loved one can 8      their head. I hope you will have a shoulder to cry 9      when you need it."
     Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a selfish one. It is being sympathetic to the pain of 10     .
阅读理解。
     No air means death. Although we can't see it, there is air around us. So air is everything and it gives life
to every living thing. Bad air makes people ill. We must have fresh air to keep us in good health.
     In the city there are a great many people and there are too many cars running on the roads. The gas which
the cars spread out is full of poison. Every day we breathe it in again and again. This makes us feel sick.
     Besides so many cars, there are many factories too. From the chimneys of these factories, we get the
smoke usually in black and grey colour. This kind of smoke, when it mixes the air, is dangerous to our health.
It is because smoke contains many poisonous solids and gases. So in order to keep us healthy we have to go
out to the countryside to breathe more fresh air. Or we can go up hills to get more fresh air.
1. Which of the following best explains that no air means death?
[     ]
A. Air gives life to every living thing
B. Air can't be seen anywhere around us
C. Bad air makes people sick
D. Fresh air keeps people healthy
2. According to the passage, we know that            .
[     ]
A. going up hills is very good to our health
B. smoke from chimneys is more serious than gas from cars
C. We shouldn't go out of doors as much as possible
D. A great many people have to breathe air again and again
3. The best title for the passage is            .
[     ]
A. Fresh Air
B. The Use Of Air
C. Breathing Air
D. Bad Air
阅读理解。
     Most of us lead unhealthy lives; we spend far too much sitting down. If in addition we are careless about
our diets, our bodies soon become loose and fatty and our systems slow moving.
     There are some aspects (方面) of our unhealthy lives that we cannot avoid. I am thinking of such features
of modern city life as pollution, noise, rushed meals and stress. But keeping fit is a way to reduce the effects
of these evils. The usual suggestion to a person who is looking for a way to keep fit is to take up some sport
or other. While it is true that every weekend you will find people playing football and hockey in the local park,
they are outnumbered a hundred to one by the people who are simply watching them. 　　
      For those who do not particularly enjoy competitive sports - and it is especially difficult to do so if you
are not good at them - there are such separate activities as cycling, walking, jogging and swimming. What
often happens though is that you do them in such a leisurely way, so slowly, that it is doubtful if you are
doing yourself much good, except for the fact that you have at least managed to get up out of your armchair. 　　
      Even after you have found a way for keeping in shape, through sport or gymnastics, you are still only
half way to good health, because, according to the experts, you must also master the art of complete mental
and physical relaxation (放松). It has to do with deep breathing, emptying your mind of all thoughts,
meditation, and so on. Yoga, as practiced in the West, is the most widely known and popular of the systems
for achieving the necessary state of relaxation. It seems ironical (讽刺性的), though, that as our lives have
improved in a material sense we have found it increasingly necessary to go back to forms of activity-physical
effort on the one hand and relaxation on the other - which were the natural way of life of our forefathers.
1. Pollution, noise and stress are examples of _____.
[     ]
A. the causes of unfitness
B. bad features of modern living
C. the things we can completely do away with
D. unavoidable things in town
2. We don't get much out of separate sports because we _____.
[     ]
A. don't do them very often
B. don't do them actively enough
C. find it hard to get out of our armchairs
D. don't find them interesting
3. To be healthy we must _____.
[     ]
A. keep fit and active
B. keep fit and learn to relax
C. be active and practise Yoga
D. have a sound mind
4. Our forefathers were healthy because _____.
[     ]
A. their way of life closely connected with both exercise and relaxation
B. they were careful to get plenty of fresh air
C. they spent most of the time out of doors
D. their environment was not polluted
阅读理解。
      Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major cause of climate change, and now a new
study has confirmed that atmospheric CO2 is also affecting the ocean chemistry and potentially harming
sea life.
      Montana State University scientist Robert Dore has been researching the water in the Pacific Ocean for
almost two decades.
      "We've been going to the same spot in the Pacific Ocean, and we try and characterize long-term change
in the open ocean environment. And one of the key things that we measure is CO2 levels. And we've been
able to record this increasing quantity of atmospheric CO2 into the ocean."
      Scientists expected that as atmospheric CO2 increased, more and more of the carbon dioxide would be
absorbed into the ocean, affecting the chemical balance of the sea water, with a potentially harmful impact
on shellfish and coral in particular.
      "As carbon dioxide dissolves (溶解) in the water, or seawater in this case, it forms a weak acid, carbonic
acid," Dore explains."And therefore, as the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere goes up and that
exchanges with the surface seawater, it drives the pH down, and makes it more acidic."
      The seawater Dore and his colleagues have analyzed confirms what the theory predicts.
      The effect was particular striking at about 250 meters down, and again at 500 meters. Dore and his
colleagues came up with two possible explanations. It could be that surface water picked up CO2 and then
moved to those depths. Or there could be a biological explanation.
     "It's important to realize that the oceans are really becoming acidic. And it can have negative impacts on
a whole variety of sea life from fish to coral. It's potentially catastrophic."
1. What can be the best title of the passage?
[     ]
A. Sea Life Facing Danger
B. Scientist Researching Seawater
C. Oceans Becoming More Acidic
D. Climate Change Affecting Seawater
2. Which of the following shows the process of the impact of atmospheric CO2 on sea life?
    a. Sea life is endangered.
    b. CO2 goes into the surface water.
    c. The ocean chemistry is affected.
    d. CO2decreases the PH and makes the seawater more acidic.
    e. CO2 levels in the atmosphere go up.
[     ]
A. a-b-c-d-e
B. e-b-c-d-a
C. a-e-b-c-d
D. e-d-c-b-a
3. Scientist Robert Dore came to the conclusion based on ______.
[     ]
A. his research and analysis
B. the expectation of other scientists
C. some former theory
D. a major cause of climate change
4. What does the passage want to tell us most?
[     ]
A. It takes time to make a scientific study.
B. Atmospheric CO2 is doing harm to sea life.
C. Robert Dore is a committed and serious scientist.
D. Measures should be taken to prevent the potential catastrophe.
阅读理解。
      In many societies, there is often greater acceptance of light skin than dark skin. Light skin may be seen
as a mark of beauty, intelligence and success. These beliefs can lead to social pressure even within the same
racial or ethnic group, if some members are darker skinned than others.
      The result is that skin lightening has become a common activity across Africa, Asia and other areas of
the world. More and more people with dark skin are using skin-lightening products, even if they may face
health risks.
      They believe that having whiter skin will improve their lives. Many people think they will have a better
chance of getting a job or marrying into a better family. Or they want to look like what their society generally
considers beautiful.
      Some beauty care products and soaps contain chemicals that make skin lighter. This process is also called
bleaching. But some of the chemicals are extremely dangerous. One of the chemicals has been linked to
kidney (肾) damage and some kinds of cancer. It also causes low birth weight in babies when mothers use it
during pregnancy.
      At first, bleaching products make the skin color lighter. But after long-term use they can cause problems.
They can even make some skin darker. The chemicals in the products block and break down the natural
process that gives color to skin. The skin loses its natural barrier to protect against sunlight. Then the skin
can become thick and discolored. Usually the person will use more of the product in an effort to correct the
problem, but this only makes it worse.
      Fatimata Ly treats skin conditions in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. Doctor Ly says skin bleaching has
become a problem throughout Senegal. She says the chemicals are now more dangerous because they are
stronger. Some cases have resulted in blackened fingernails, infections and permanent skin damage.
      And these are not the only risks. Experts say some people who change their skin color suffer emotional
damage. They feel regret and sadness. They feel that instead of risking their health, they should have learned
to love and accept their skin color as it was.
1. Which of the following words can replace the underlined word "bleaching"?
[     ]
A. whitening
B. changing
C. lighting
D. pleasing
2. Why has the skin lightening become a common activity all over the world?
[     ]
A. There are many products that can make the dark skin light.
B. Many people with dark skin have no confidence.
C. Relatively speaking, light skin has more advantages over dark skin.
D. People with dark skin are forced by the pressure of their families.
3. According to the text the following are the risks using the bleaching products EXCEPT ______.
[     ]
A. blackened fingernails
B. permanent skin damage
C. emotional damage
D. a waste of time and money
4. From the text we can conclude the writer's attitude toward using the bleaching products is
    probably ______.
[     ]
A. supportive
B. positive
C. doubtful
D. negative
阅读理解。
     Illegal removal of coral (珊瑚) along Sri Lanka's coastline increased the amount of destruction on the
island by last December's tsunami, say researchers.
     Harindra Fernando, a fluid dynamicist (力学家) at Arizona State University in Tempe, made the connection
after a visit to his native Sri Lanka earlier this year. While serving as a scientific expert and translator for a
BBC-documentary team, he chatted with locals who said they saw the tsunami turn sideways when it hit
coral-which would have made it less powerful than in coral-free areas. Fernando linked this to trucks he had
seen last year carrying piles of coral away from the sea.
     Using the eyewitness reports, estimates (估算) of wave heights, and a series of divers to check the
presence or absence of corals, Fernando and his colleagues produced a map of coral gaps and wave flooding
along Sri Lanka's southwest coast.
     The tsunami reached significantly farther inland through the gaps: in one instance, the water traveled 1.5
kilometres long and knocked a passenger train off its tracks, killing 1,700. But only a few kilometers away,
where the coral was still undamaged, the wave travelled just 50 metres inland and caused no deaths.
     There is a similar phenomenon. In Nicaragua in 1992, a tsunami poured through a break in the coral reef
made to let boats through. "Within this passage, water went one kilometre inland," says Fernando. "But
nearby, where the coral was undamaged, there were still beach umbrellas standing."
     In Sri Lanka, coral is illegally mined to provide souvenirs for tourists, or to be used in house paint. Coral
harvesters sometimes blow it up with dynamite (炸药) in order to collect fish at the same time. Often, the
reefs in the best shape are those in front of hotels, as the hotel owners maintain them for the tourists.
Fernando hopes that his findings will encourage the Sri Lankan government to enforce (实施) its laws against
coral mining.
1. Harindra Fernando did all the following EXCEPT ______.

[     ]

A. serving as a translator for a BBC-documentary team
B. helping the Sri Lankan government enforce its laws against coral mining
C. producing a map of coral gaps along Sri Lanka's southwest coast
D. linking the coral removal with the destruction of Tsunami
2. The main idea of Paragraph 5 is that ______.

[     ]

A. undamaged coral can greatly decrease tsunami damage
B. coral-free area is a danger to passenger trains
C. in general, water travels 30 times farther inland in a coral-free area
D. it is urgent to enforce laws against coral mining
3. Which of the following may NOT be the cause of coral gaps?

[     ]

A. Boat passages.
B. Tourists' sightseeing.
C. Fish collecting.
D. Tourists' souvenirs.
4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

[     ]

A. Harindra Fernando, a Great Environment Protector
B. Stop Using Coral as Souvenirs
C. Coral Cried "Help! Help!"
D. Coral Mining Enhanced (加剧) Tsunami Damage
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