Actually few young people like moon cakes, but, __________, we have to have some as it is a day

for that．

A．anyhow      B．somewhat           C．otherwise         D．therefore

The civil society and population should play a （an）________and primary role in protecting cultural relics and the government can help．

A．temporary        B．abundant         C．fundamental            D．dynamic

The majority of people in the town strongly ___________ the plan to build a playground for children．

A．consult        B．confirm          C．register         D．support

Those who suffer from headache will find they get __________ from this medicine．

A．relief                B．safety                C．defence              D．shelter

Sam _________ some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it．

A．brought up          B．looked up          C．picked up         D．set up

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room．One man was   1   to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain（排出） the liquid from his lungs．His bed was next to the room’s only   2  ．The other man had to spend all his time   3   on his back．The men talked for hours  4  ．

They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their   5   in the military service．And every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by   6   to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window．The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be    7   by all the activity and color of the world outside．

The window  38   a park with a lovely lake．Ducks and swans played on the water while children 9    their model boats．Young lovers walked arm in arm among flowers of every color of the rainbow．Grand old trees beautified the   10   , and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance．As the man by the window described all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and   11   the nice scene．

One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade ____12___．Although the other man couldn’t hear the band - he could see it in his mind’s   13   as the gentleman by the window represented it with descriptive words．

Days and weeks passed．One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the   14    body of the man by the window, who had died    15   in his sleep．She was    16   and called the hospital attendants to take the body away．

As soon as it seemed   17  , the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window．The nurse was happy to make the   18   , and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone．Slowly and painfully, he   19  himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside．Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it for himself．He tried hard to slowly turn to look out of the window beside the bed．It faced a   20   wall．

The man asked the nurse what could have compelled（强迫） his dead roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window．The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall．She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you．"

1．A．accused                B．appointed             C．allowed               D．encouraged

2．A．door                     B．window               C．desk                   D．mirror

3．A．sad                       B．sideways             C．dull                     D．flat

4．A．on end                  B．of late                 C．at length              D．as a whole

5．A．involvement           B．settlement            C．appointment         D．accomplishment

6．A．whispering            B．explaining            C．reading                D．describing

7．A．classified               B．broadened            C．brightened           D．developed

8．A．overexposed          B．extended              C．overlooked          D．expanded

9．A．sailed                    B．made                   C．built                    D．loaded

10．A．hospital               B．window               C．spot                    D．landscape

11．A．consider              B．enjoy                   C．imagine               D．appreciate

12．A．moving on           B．passing by          C．speeding by         D．going on

13．A．face                    B．head                    C．brain                   D．eye

14．A．lively                   B．lifeless                 C．lifelong                D．mindless

15．A．peacefully            B．painfully              C．quietly                 D．sadly

16．A．shocked              B．saddened             C．embarrassed        D．frightened

17．A．changeable          B．appropriate          C．conscious            D．certain

18．A．switch                B．choice                 C．arrangement        D．difference

19．A．controlled            B．brought               C．supported            D．kept

20．A．shabby                B．ugly                    C．beautiful              D．blank

JAKARTA, Sept．17 -- The discovery of four new species of spider in Kalimantan was announced recently, adding to Indonesia's already rich catalog of fauna（动物群）, local media reported on Friday．

The findings, by Cahyo Rahmadi, a zoology researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences （LIPI）, and two colleagues, Mark S．Harvey, from the Western Australian Museum, and Jun-ichi Kojima, from Japan's Ibaraki University, were published in Zootaxa, a taxonomy（分类学） journal．

The four new species of whip spiders, or tailless whip scorpions, known here as kala cemeti, were found in the Sangkulirang caves in East Kalimantan and around Mount Muller in Central Kalimantan．One of the species was named Sarax yayukae, in honor of Yayuk R．Suhardjono, an Indonesian scientist specializing in cave biology who helped the researchers during their work．

Sarax sangkulirangensis was found to be the most widespread of the new species, existing in three regions -- Talabar, Lake Tebo and Pengadan．

Sarax mardua, which was found in Mardua Cave in Pengadan, has a pale-colored body and eyes that are smaller than those of Sarax sangkulirangensis．

The last of the new species, Sarax cavernicola, got its name because it is found only in caves．

It is considered the most unique of the new species because the spine（脊椎） composition on its pincers are all the same length, while other whip spiders have gradually longer spines．

Cahyo warned on Thursday that three of the species endemic（地方性的） to the limestone regions of Sangkulirang were threatened by human activity, including mining and land redevelopment．

1．What is the main idea of the passage?

      A．The findings were published in a taxonomy journal．

      B．Four new spider species were found in Indonesia's Kalimantan．

      C．The four new spider species were locally known as kala cemeti．

      D．Three of the new spider species were endangered．

2．According to the passage, Sarax sangkulirangensis _______________．

      A．got its name in honour of Yayuk R．Suhardjono．

      B．achieved its popularity in Talabar, Lake Tebo and Pengadan．

      C．has bigger eyes than Sarax mardua．

      D．was given its name because it was born only in caves．

3．It can be inferred from the passage that _______________________．

      A．A wide variety of animals has already existed in Indonesia．

      B．Yayuk R．Suhardjono is majoring in cave zoology．

      C．The limestone regions of cavernicola are the home of three of the species．

      D．Much land is being redeveloped to protect new spider species．

4．Cahyo Rahmadi gave people a warning ______________________．

      A．against mining the limestone of Kalimantan．

      B．of overpopulation of the new species in Kalimantan．

      C．against endangering three of the species in the limestone regions of Sangkulirang．

      D．of threatening the redevelopment of the regions of Sangkulirang．

The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old-fashioned, pot-bellied coal stove．A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived．

One morning they arrived to find the schoolhouse in flames．They dragged the unconscious little boy out of the flaming building more dead than alive．He had major burns over the lower half of his body and was taken to a nearby county hospital．

From his bed the burned, semi-conscious little boy faintly heard the doctor talking to his mother．The doctor told his mother her son would surely die for the terrible fire had seriously damaged the lower half of his body．

But the brave boy made up his mind that he would survive．Somehow, to the amazement of the physician, he did survive．When the mortal danger was past, he again heard the doctor and his mother speaking quietly．The mother was told that it would almost be better if he had died, since he was doomed to be a lifetime cripple（残废） with no use at all of his lower limbs．

Once more the brave boy made up his mind．He would not be a cripple．He would walk．But unfortunately from the waist down, he had no motor ability．His thin legs just dangled there, all but lifeless．

At last he was released from the hospital．Every day his mother would massage （按摩）his little legs, but there was no feeling, no control, nothing．Yet his determination that he would walk was as strong as ever．

When he wasn't in bed, he was forced to stay in a wheelchair．One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air．This day, instead of sitting there, he threw himself from the chair．He pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him．

He worked his way to the white fence bordering their lot．With great effort, he raised himself up on the fence．Then he began dragging himself along the fence, determined that he would walk．He started to do this every day until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence．There was nothing he wanted more than to develop life in those legs．

Ultimately through his daily massages, his iron persistence and his resolute determination, he did develop the ability to stand up, then to walk haltingly（断断续续）, then to walk by himself - and then - to run．He began to walk to school, then to run to school, to run for the sheer joy of running．Later in college he made the track team．Still later in Madison Square Garden this young man who was not expected to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run - this determined young man, Dr．Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile!

1．From the passage, we may NOT know ________________．

      A．His mother’s massage helped Glenn recover．

      B．The fire was started because the boy was careless．

      C．Glenn’s mother was told that he would die because of his severe damage．

      D．Glenn practiced walking so many times that a smooth path formed on the ground．

2．What can be the best title for the text?

      A．Sufferings Made a Man

      B．The More Determined, the More Meaningful

      C．Will Inspired Life

      D．The Survival of the Strongest

3．The underlined word “dangled” in the fifth paragraph could best be replaced by _________．

      A．hung loosely                         B．trembled constantly

      C．stood breathlessly                    D．walked slowly

4．Why was Glenn Cunningham able to survive, then walk and eventually run?

      A．Because he had a strong wish to break the world record．

      B．Because he was encouraged by the doctor and his family．

      C．because of the doctor’s skilled treatment and his mother’s frequent massage．

      D．because of his great determination to survive and his strong will to live an normal life．

Does anyone want to buy a weather forecaster? With Liam Fox overseeing（监管）the Ministry of Defence and promising to make cuts “cruelly and without mercy”, it is becoming ever harder to believe our national forecasting service will survive much beyond this glorious - dare I say it, - summer．

The trouble is, the Met Office（英国气象局） is a soft target．We are more sceptical about scientists’ ability to predict the weather than we are about an octopus’s （章鱼）ability to predict the outcome of a football match．This is largely to do with our own fear of complexity．

Few of us get enough information to judge the quality of the forecast．As I write, one forecast says the overview for the day is “a good scattering of showers mixed in with brighter weather for many of us”．Snow or hail would be a shock; beyond that, the words are fairly meaningless．

But, in fact, we don't want our forecasters to be more specific．The most scientifically accurate statements that a forecaster can make involve probabilities, but probabilities leave us in difficulty．A study in the United States, for example, showed that most people thought “a 50 percent chance of rain” meant that the forecasters hadn't a clue whether it would rain or not．

What it really means is that, in a given set of conditions, it rains half of the time．But who has time to think about when Newsnight is about to start? It's far easier just to let something concrete settle in our minds and, when the next day rolls around and it doesn't happen, complain that the forecast was wrong．But the World Meteorological Organisation thinks we have something worth holding on to: it consistently rates the Met Office as one of the world's top two （Japan is also blessed with accurate forecasters）．

Perhaps that praise alone should make us think twice about selling off the Met Office．To me, however, there is an even more convincing reason．

For most of us, the weather doesn't matter much - generally, we do what we do, come rain or shine．Accurately forecasting and monitoring climate change, on the other hand matters to everybody．The idea of making that function a slave to market forces sends a cold front down my back．

1．The underlined words “a soft target” mean that the Met Office is_________________．

      A．deliberately chosen to survive the summer．

      B．easily chosen to be done away with．

      C．difficultly chosen to continue the forecasts．

      D．roughly chosen to be bought．

2．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

      A．It is easy to get enough information to judge the quality of the forecast．

      B．The octopus’s prediction of a football match is more accurate than that of the weather．

      C．50 percent chance of climate change leaves people in trouble in their life．

      D．Japan is only the world’s top country in accurate forecasts．

3．The forecasts have received a number of complaints about _______________．

      A．the accuracy of the weather forecasts

      B．the management of the weather bureau（局）

      C．the organization of the weather agencies．

      D．the timing of the weather forecasts．

4．The author thinks that selling off the Met Office is ____________．

      A．unreasonable                          B．acceptable

      C．unavoidable                           D．legal

As a disabled person, I often feel I have two jobs．There's my normal job working as a radio producer and there’s my role managing a team of carers （otherwise called personal assistants）．Of the two jobs, being a radio producer is considerably easier．One of the hardest aspects of being a PA employer and needing 24-hour care is that you never feel “off duty”．At any time a PA could present me with an issue or concern that needs handling．

There was an occasion when a previous PA came into my bedroom one morning to get me up and began complaining straight away that I had paid her the wrong amount that week．Another former PA once called me on a Saturday evening to ask if she could book some annual leave．

Once the booking is confirmed, the worry about not having a carer at all is replaced by concern over who the carer is．My agency tries very hard to send me carers who’ve helped me before, but obviously if you book agency care at short notice you just have to accept whoever is available．When an agency sends me a carer who is new to me, I have to explain my needs from scratch．

Of course, no organisation is never wrong and care agencies are no exception．When an agency makes a mistake and a carer fails to turn up, the impact on my life can be frustrating and distressing．It might mean I’m unable to get up in the morning and am stuck in bed for hours staring at the ceiling, waiting for a carer to arrive．It might mean I’m late for work or have to miss an appointment．Fortunately, over the last decade I’ve seen a considerable improvement in the quality of service care agencies provide．Most of the time, I’m pleased to say, the agencies I use are caring, organised and reliable．

When a home PA is off sick, life can be stressful but when a work PA is ill, the consequences can be more serious．At home it doesn’t matter if tasks don’t get done or take longer because the agency carer is less experienced at helping me than my permanent PAs．The only person affected is myself．However, at work I have to meet deadlines and if I don’t do my job properly, then not only will it create extra problems for my colleagues but it could also affect the quality of the programme I'm working on．

Luckily, I employ two full-time permanent PAs so when one is absent I usually still have the other one with me．On a normal day the work PAs share out the hours equally between them．

Covering a PA’s sickness not only creates practical problems, it can also be a financial headache．Agency care is expensive．For this reason, a PA who doesn’t need much sick leave is worth her weight in gold．

1．The passage is mainly about __________________．

      A．social relation                        B．housework and work

      C．social care                         D．sickness and treatment

2．Being a PA employer, the author feels she is always “on duty” because__________________．

      A．she takes up two jobs---- working as radio producer and managing a team of carers．

      B．some employees are either less experienced or considerably lazy．

      C．she has to get up early in the morning and go to bed late at night．

      D．a personal assistant may bring much trouble to her anytime．

3．What does the author think of the service of the care agencies?

      A．The quality of service care agencies offer has improved a lot．

      B．Her care agencies never make any mistakes．

      C．Her care agencies take good care of her．

      D．The service her care agencies provide needs considerable improvement．

4．Why can the consequences be more serious when a work PA is ill?

      A．Because a work PA is less efficient than a home PA

      B．Because the author’s poor work has an effect on her colleagues with no care．

      C．Because on a normal day a work PA has much important work to do．

      D．Because the absence of a PA can cause financial problems．