Mother’s Day is to honor Mrs. Anna Reeves Jarvis, one of the mothers in a small town in West Virginia in the Unites States, during the Civil War. She got the women from both sides – whose husband or son was for the North or against the north – to agree to meet together just to start friendships. As to Mrs. Jarvis started a “Mothers’ Friendship Meeting” every month. As the women met and talked and sometimes prayed (祈祷) together for the safe return for their husbands and sons from the Civil War, they began to form real friendships. When the Civil War finally ended in 1865, the soldiers returned home. When the returning Northern soldiers, who wore the blue uniforms of the Union, would meet men wearing the grey uniforms of the Confederacy (南方联邦), fights would break out. Mrs. Jarvis had an idea. If the mothers of those angry men had been able to become friends through meeting and talked together, wouldn’t the same thing work with their husbands and sons? Her plan was to ask each mother in her Meeting group and as many other mothers possible to invite one or more of the returned soldiers to the next Mother’s Friendship Meeting. Every one of the soldiers was invited since these were mostly Christians (基督徒) or from Christian families, they sang the familiar songs about God’s love for them. And of course the husbands and sons were thankful that God had brought them home in spite of all the dangers. The attitude of the meeting changed. And by the end many of the men who had been hating and fighting with each other for the past three years on the street of the town shook hands and walked out of the door of that Mothers’ Friendship Meeting together as friends. The whole attitude of the changed from that day.

1．Every year we celebrated Mothers’ Day to remember           .

      A．West Virginia                                       B．Mrs. Anna Reeves Jarvis

       C．the Civil War                                       D．Mothers in the Civil War

2．In order to reach the friendships between the North and South, Mrs. Jarvis’s first step was to          .

       A．pray for the safe return of the women’s husbands and sons.

       B．stop the Civil War from continuing

       C．make the women from both sides meet together every month

       D．make the soldiers from both sides meet together every month

3．Mrs. Jarvis’s second step was to          .

       A．invite both each woman and her husband or son to the meeting

       B．call in all the returned soldiers to the meeting

       C．stop fights between both – side soldiers breaking out

       D．tell the returned soldiers to take off the uniforms of their own.

4．Another reason for the soldiers’ stopping fighting was that            .

      A．they had returned safely                       B．they had escaped dangers of death

       C．they could sing some familiar songs       D．they were mostly Christians

5．Mrs. Jarvis’s hard work led to the fact that            .

       A．the town took on a new look                

       B．the men were thankful to their wives or mothers

       C．the men who had been hating each other became friends

       D．the men hated each other for three years.

The American Red Cross says Hurricane (飓风) Katrina has left thousands of people homeless. Children in many parts of the United States have organized projects to help the victims.

In new jersey, children organized a three – day sale. They sold cookies and lemon drinks. They earned more than three thousand dollars. One local businessman offered the same amount of money as the children earned.

Children sold baked goods and fruits in other areas of the country, too. Students in the state of Indiana also washed people’s cars to earn money for hurricane victims. Older children in the area are organizing dance competitions. The dancers ask their families and friends to hand in money.

Students in Florida are sewing cloth bear toys for children affected by the storm. The children say they hope the bears will make the hurricane victims felt better. Teachers say the children who are making the bears feel good.

Another group of children are filling special cloth bags for hurricane victims. These sisters in Bethesda, Maryland got the idea for Project Backpack. They are asking other children to fill backpacks with things hurricane victims might like. These include books, games, toys, dolls, balls and school supplies. They are asking for things that will help the children have some fun. The girls say on their website that they hope to get one thousand backpacks to send to the hurricane victims.

Other efforts are more individual. One boy in New Jersey celebrated his ten birthday with a party. He asked his guests to bring money for the hurricane victims instead of birthday presents for him.

1．What did the children Not do to help the hurricane victims.

       A．Wash people’s cars                             

       B．Sew bear toys

       C．Sell goods and fruits                           

       D．Ask a local businessman for money

2．Why do the children who are making the bear toys feel good?

       A．Because they will be praised by their teachers

       B．Because they will give the homeless victims some comfort

       C．Because they will earn more money in this way

       D．Because they know the homeless children need bear boys

3．What can we learn about the Project Backpack?

      A．It is carried out by three sisters in Louidisns.

       B．The backpacks are filled with food and toys.

       C．Things filled in the backpacks will help victims have some fun.

       D．Two thousand backpacks have been sent to victims.

4．The purpose of this passage is to           .

       A．report children’s effort to help the hurricane victims

       B．tell readers the ways to help the hurricane victims.

       C．warn people of the danger of the hurricane

       D．call on more people to help the hurricane victims

Dou Te, a 54 – year – old single man, sleeps for extremely long periods of time in winter, thinking it helps him to lose weight and brings him good luck. Sometimes he sleeps for a week, sometimes for a month, waking only occasionally for a drink of water. This unusual habit of his attracted (吸引) the attention of a professor at a local university, who is studying him.

Dou Te is an agricultural consultant (顾问) and has no fixed working hours. He says he has had this habit of hibernation since the 1960’s, when one winter he felt particularly tired and became seriously overweight. Because of bad weather, he had to stay at home for several weeks, and he found that sleeping is the only way to get rid of the boredom, and from then on, he started to sleep in winter, whether it was day or night. As a result he lost 50 pounds that first year. At the beginning, he would get up in the mornings and have something to eat and take a shower, but then he read some materials and learned that every kind of need could be reduced during the hibernation, and he gradually learned to control his instincts. Now when he hibernates, he need only drink some water once a week; all his system slows down. And he hardly needs any food and certainly doesn’t need to wash.

Says he “For four months, I don’t eat or play. I save a lot of money, and when I wake up, I can use the money to improve my quality of life. Hibernation is really a good idea. If anyone else is interested, it is worth trying.”

1．Dou Te sleeps for a very long period of time in winter for the thinks          .

       A．it helps him to lose weigh and brings him good luck.

       B．it helps him to get rid of work and worries of life.

       C．he can have a very good rest.

       D．it helps him to gain weight and brings him good luck.

2．He started his hibernation in one winter when            .

       A．he felt a little tired and became slightly overweight.

       B．he particularly felt bored and became seriously overweight.

       C．he was particularly tired and became seriously overweight.

       D．he particularly felt tired and lost 50 pounds.

3．After hibernation, Dou Te thinks           .

       A．he can get rid of the boredom.

       B．he can get rid of the troubles of eating and drinking.

       C．he can save money and improve the quality of his life.

       D．he can be free from his work and away from people.

Conjoined twins lead separate but active lives Lori and Reba Schappell have never been along and they want to keep it that way. The 40 – year – old conjoined twins in Pennsylvania, US, have read about others locked together by an accident of birth who have been mentally separated. But they insist only death can part them. “We’ve never imagined a life divided,” Lori said.

Lori and Reba are joined together at the side of their heads, facing in opposite direction. Their blood supply is partly linked, but each has a separated brain.

Reba suffers from a disease which has left her completely dependent on her sister.

Lori wheels her everywhere they go in a specially designed chair.

They both attended college, then went in different professional directions. Lori worked in a laundry room at a hospital for six years before giving that up to allow Reba to try to become a country singer. Her first song is called “The Fear of Being Alone,” which was inspired (启示) by Reba and Lori’s desire for togetherness. Reba’s career has taken her across the United States, Europe and parts of Asia.

While the twins receive some money from the government, the earnings from Reba’s concerts go to AIDS and cancer charities. (慈善机构)

The sisters have set goals for themselves. Reba looks forward to a successful career as a country singer, while Lori said she hopes to get married and have children of her own.

“I am not the only woman at age 40 not to have children,” Lori said.

“So when it comes, it comes.” Meanwhile, “I live wonderfully from day to day.”

1．When Lori said “We’ve never imagined a life divided”, she meant that         .

       A．they don’t wish to be made separate

       B．they think their case is beyond medical help

       C．independent life would be too good to think of

       D．they would die once separated

2．By leading separate lives the topic means that          .

       A．either of the two can look after herself

       B．the twins do different things

       C．they face in opposite directions

       D．they are no longer conjoined now

3．When Reba performances as country singer, Lori         .

       A．works in a laundry                               B．continues her college education

       C．brings up her children                          D．looks after her sister

4．The twin lead active lives because they          .

       A．are fed up with staying at home doing nothing

       B．need more money

       C．want to prove themselves as useful citizens

       D．have to earn their own bread

5．From the last paragraph we can understand that Lori        .

       A．thinks it is too late for her to have children

       B．is sure she will get married and have children

       C．prefers to have things go naturally

       D．would rather not change her way of life

*Never give out identifying information such as Name, Home, Address, School Name or Telephone Number in a public message such as at a chat room or on bulletin boards. Never send a person a picture of you with out first checking with your parents.

*Never reply to message or bulletin board items that are: Suggestive/Obscen (低级的). Ready to fight /Express intention to hurt/Make you feel uncomfortable.

*Be careful when someone offers something for nothing, such as gifts and money. Be very careful about any offers that get you to meet or have someone visit your house.

*Tell your parent right away if you come across any information that makes you feel uncomfortable.

*Never arrange a face – to – face meeting without telling your parents. If your parents agree to the meeting, make sure that you meet in a public place and have a parent with you.

*Remember that people on – line may not be who they seem. Because you can’t see or even hear the person, it would be easy for someone to misrepresent himself or herself. Thus someone says that “She is a 12 – year – old girl” could really be an old man.

*Be sure that you are dealing with someone that you and your parents know and trust before giving out any personal information about yourself through E – mail.

*Get to know your “on – line friends ”just as you get to know all of your friends.

1．The best title for this passage is              .

       A．Warnings against making on – line friends

       B．Messages one can get on the Internet

       C．How to make friends on the Internet

       D．Safety tips for kids on the Internet

2．The underlined word “misrepresent” in the passage means          .

       A．making a wrong judgment about           

       B．understanding somebody wrongly

       C．giving a wrong description of               

       D．forming a wrong opinion about

3．In the last four paragraphs, the writer suggests that one should          .

       A．believe nobody on the net                     B．be careful about the on – line friends

       C．not be honest on the net                   D．make friends with those you believe in

1．He is a man of rich i         .

2．She gave the policeman a d         description of what she had lost in the market.

3．The biggest e        in China happened in 1976.

4． When it started to rain heavily, the people walking in the street began looking for s    from the rain.

5．People suffer a lot from natural d          like floods, droughts and earthquakes.

6．As exams are coming near, some of the students become n         .

7．His d         look suggested that nothing could change his mind.

8．She wrote me a letter, e        his big thanks for what I had done her during her stay with me.

9．There are several c       in the glass, and you’d better throw it away.

10．Well – educated people always behave p         in public.

In a summer night in a city in Taiwan                                                1．       

Mary was going on her way to

school happily then suddenly she felt                                                  2．       

the road was strong shaking. The trees                                              3．       

were torn up and many buildings leaned                                             4．       

down to the ground. Even a car was

destroyed by falling buildings. She was                                              5．       

knocked down by a tree before she knew.                                          6．       

Doctors carried him to safety and she                              7. ______

was settled down in a tent for treatment.

After some time, she had got over                                                     8．       

that. See so many goods from the mainland                                        9．       

of China and other countries, she believed

all the houses would be rebuilding.                                    10．       

一组英国中学生来你校访问，校长交给你一份时间表，请你用英语向中学生讲清楚他们在南京逗留时间（共三天）的活动安排。

Zhong shan Monument (中山陵)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项。

1．social               A．ancient            B．society             C．center              D．concert

2．question           A．station             B．suggestion        C．translation        D．national

3．safely               A．base                B．season             C．Asia                D．usual

4．hear                 A．nearly              B．search             C．bear                D．heart

5．change          A．machine        B．headache       C．technique      D．research

________ on-going division between English-speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians is _____ major concern of the country. 

A．The , /        B．The , a              C．An , the         D．An , /