．____on the top of the hill is a temple, dating back to hundreds of years ago．

    A．Having stood                         B．Being stood

    C．Standing                            D．Having been stood

In no country__    __Britain, it has been said? can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day．

    A．other than      B．rather than       C．more than        D．less than

．____ tomorrow, I will pay a visit to my grandparents．

    A．However the weather is like          B．However is the weather like

    C．Whatever the weather is like        D．Whatever is the weather like

A snake handler who cheated death after being badly bitten by a snake is now teaching Australians how to   36  in the case．Neville-Burns has been bitten twelve times during his long work with snakes, and uses all his   37   to give lectures to people at risk of meeting a snake  38  .

Australia is home to most of the world's most deadly snakes．So Neville  39  the people how to deal with such close unexpected meetings．．He sets up an enclosed area, and one by one, brings out four snakes so people can know the   40  of each snake．First out of the bag is a Red Black Snake．He  41  put his finger on it．That's  42  the entire forefinger on his right hand was  43  after he was bitten．But that wasn't his  44  experience．-When he was 18? a Brown Snake he had been holding by the tail  45  and bit him in the face．He was rushed to  46  and he was saved from death．

He says a Cobra Snake is perhaps very  47 but not the most venomous（有毒的）． A black Manba Snake, one of the most   48  , is the longest venomous snake in the world．A Brown Snake is the final  49 at Neville's show．It is one of the most common snakes in Australia, and is the second most venomous in the world．Several times during the  50  it bits the bag; which Neville  51  in front of it．

Neville's advice is to stay   52  if a snake is nearby, as most will only   53  if they feel threatened．He tells people to be  54  but not to pick one 'up by the tail．He then does exactly that as part of his show．He also says he   55  believes in the old saying "once bitten, twice shy"．

1..．A．survive     B．move                 C．train            D．meet

2..A．money        B．condition             C．experience       D．time

3..．A．luckily  B．unexpectedly            C．attentively     D．finally

4..．A．asks       B．persuades             C．teaches         D．permits

5..．A．skills   B．characteristics  C．weight                  D．length

6..．A．needn't    B．shouldn't             C．daren't          D．wouldn't

7..．A．how        B．whether               C．when             D．because

8..．A．cut off    B．got down              C．put away         D．handed out

9..．A．best       B．greatest      C．worst                    D．happiest

10..．A．turned     B．smelt         C．woke                    D．fled

11..．A．office     B．hospital             C．school           D．house

12..．A．safe       B．puzzled              C．gentle           D．dangerous

13..．A．deadly     B．friendly      C．careful                 D．ashamed

14..．A．visitor    B．guest                C．listener         D．cook

15..．A．report     B．show                 C．conversation     D．week

16..．A．owns       B．carries              C．waves           D．needs

17..．A．noisy      B．excited       C．warm                    D．still

18..．A．disappear    B．attack             C．flee            D．play

19..．A．brave       B．kind         C．distant                 D．good

20..A．usually      B．always               C．never            D．sometimes

We can make mistakes at any age．Some mistakes we make are about money．But most mistakes are about people．One might say, "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?" "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad．

Why do we go wrong about our friends? Sometimes what people want to say hides their real meaning．And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words． Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog．" Is he really on your side? If he says, "You are a lucky guy", that's being friendly．But if he says "a lucky dog", there's a bit of envy in those words．Maybe he doesn't see it himself．But he puts you down a little if he brings in the "dog"．What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck．

"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another．It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole．But is he trying to? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important．It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night．

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking．Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice, his posture, or the look in his eyes? Stop and think．The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake．

Therefore, when you hear someone saying, please try to know what he really means．Don't just listen to what he says with your ears but feel the words he uses with your head．In this way you may make fewer mistakes．

1..

．In the 1st paragraph, the writer says something that happened between him and his friends ____．

    A．He feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him

    B．He feels he may not have read his friends' true feelings correctly

    C．He doesn't think it was a mistake to have broken up with his friend

    D．He is sorry that his friends let him down

2..

This passage is mainly about __    __．

    A．how to avoid mistakes about money and friends

    B．what to do when you listen to others talking

    C．how to avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you

    D．why you keep people friendly without trusting them

3..

．According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that

    A．we fail to listen carefully when they talk

    B．people tend to be angry when we check what they say

    C．people usually state one thing but mean another

    D．we tend to doubt what our friends say

4..

．The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to__     __．

    A．being friendly                       B．a bit of envy           

    C．a lucky dog                          D．your luck

We can all contribute to a greener world．Just follow these ten golden rules:

●Stop getting junk mail．Billions of junk mail can be sent every year．Half of it is never opened．Get-your name off mailing lists．If 100,000 people stopped getting junk mail today, it would save 150,000 trees a year．

●Stop reading newspapers．All over the world, millions of newspapers are thrown away every day, 44 million newspapers in the USA alone —that's half a million trees a week．Either recycle your newspapers or read the hews online．

●Buy clothes made from organic materials．Conventional cotton farming seriously pollutes the environment, most of which uses chemical pesticides （农药） and fertilizers． Organic is better!

●Switch to solar energy．In one day, the sun will provide enough energy to power the planet．Why aren't we using it?

●If you have to drive, share the ride．Most cars in the USA have only one occupant．Also, 25 percent of car rides are less than 1．5 kilometres．Get out and walk!

●Unplug your PC, TV and VCR．Simply turning them off isn't enough．Sets left on standby are still using 25 percent of their power．

●Hold on to your balloons．Helium-filled balloons which fly away usually end up in a lake or river, where they can choke aquatic (水生的) creatures．Save your balloons and use them again．Or better still, don't use them at all．

●Feed the birds．Wild birds need food, especially in v/inter when other sources can be scarce．The greater the range of foodstuffs you put out for them, the more types of birds you will attract．

●Plant a garden at your school．Learn the connection between the land and the table．Plant vegetables to eat, flowers to admire and trees to improve the air．

1..

What is the main purpose of the passage?

    A．To provide some health advice on how to work．

    B．To suggest some ways how to make full use of solar energy．

    C．To advise protecting environment and saving energy．

    D．To advise on how to recycle waste and save energy．

2..

．The underlined expression "left on standby" in the sixth rule means__    __．

    A．ready to start and use electricity                       B．ready to be turned off

    C．ready to be repaired                                     D．ready to be．put away

3..

．Which of the following will NOT protect trees from being cut down to make paper?

    A．Not buying newspapers．             B．Don't accept junk mail．

    C．Read your newspaper online．                             D．Read only one newspaper．

I used to watch her from my kitchen window．She seemed so small as she struggled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground．The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during break．I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball．I watched in wonder as she ran circles a- round the other kids．She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net．The boys always tried to stop her but no one could．I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone．

One day I asked her why she practiced so much．Without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college．The only way I can go is to get a scholarship to save money for our family．I am going to play college basketball．I want to be the best．My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count．" Well, I had to give it to her ?she was determined．I watched her through those junior high years and into high school．Every week, she led her school team to victory．

One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in her arms．I walked up and sat down in the cool grass beside her．Quietly I asked what was wrong． "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply, "I am just too short．" The coach told her that she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team ?much less offered a scholarship —so she should stop dreaming about college．She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I sensed her disappointment．I asked her if she had talked to Father about it yet．She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong．They just did not understand the power of a dream．He told her that if she truly wanted a scholar-ship, nothing could stop her except one thing —her own attitude．

The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was offered a scholarship and joined the college team．She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of．

1..

The author was probably the girl's___       _．

    A．neighbor         B．friend           C．teacher          D．mother

2..

．Why was the girl's heart broken?

    A．She was considered too short to be a top player．

    B．Her coach stopped her training because of her height．

    C．She couldn't be on a college basketball team．

    D．She wouldn't be admitted by her basketball friends．

3..

We can learn from the passage that ___     _．

    A．her family wouldn't like to pay her college fee

    B．her father forced her to play basketball in collage

    C．being a top basketball player can win a scholarship for college

    D．she wouldn't like to turn to his father for help when in difficulty

4..

．Which proverb best matches the story?

    A．Practice makes perfect．                                

B．Rome was not built in a day．

    C．Where there is a will, there is a way．                 

D．Pride comes before a fall．

While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states—at least in getting people off welfare．It's estimated that more than 2 million people have left the list since 1994．

In the past four years, welfare list in Athens County have been cut in half．But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $ 6 an hour．The result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent —twice the national average．For advocates（代言人） for the poor, that's an indication that much more needs to be done．

"More people are getting jobs, but it's not making their lives any better," says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington．A center analysis of US Census data （户口普查资料） nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed families were earning money on their own, but that average income for these families actually went down．

But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory．"Welfare was a poison．It was a poisonous substance that was poisoning the family," says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst．"The reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities．It's beginning to rebuild the work ethic （道德观）, which is much more important．"

Mr．Rector and others argued that once "the habit of dependency is cracked," then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards．

1.．From the passage, it can be seen that the author __    __．

    A．believes the reform has reduced the government's burden

    B．insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poor

    C．is not interested in the success of welfare reform

    D．considers welfare reform to be fundamentally successful

2.． Why aren't people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?

    A．Because many families end their marriage．

    B．Because government aid is now rare．

    C．Because their wages are still low．

    D．Because the cost of living is rising．

3.．From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at____．

    A．saving welfare funds                   B, rebuilding the work ethic

    C．providing more jobs                                      D．cutting government expenses

4.According to the passage,____ before the welfare reform was carried out．

    A．the poverty rate was lower   

    B．average living standards were higher

    C．the average worker was paid higher-wages  

    D．the poor used to rely on government aid

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  1    First, the radioactive material must travel from its place of production to the power station. Although the power stations themselves are strongly built', the ．containers used for the transport of the materials are not． 2 Unfortunately, both' of these may have an effect on the general public, since they are sure to pass near, or even through heavily populated areas．

Second, there is the problem of waste．  3   It is impossible to make these wastes non—radioactive, and so they must be stored in one of the inconvenient ways ．that scientists have invented．For example? they may be buried under the ground, or dropped into deserted mines, or sunk in the sea．However, these methods do not 'solve the problem, since an earthquake could easily break the containers．

Third, there may occur the danger of a leak or an explosion at the power station．As with the other two dangers, this is not very likely to take place． 4   However, it can happen．

Separately, these three types of dangers are not a great cause for worry．  5 

    A．It is unusual for radioactive materials to be transported across land．

    B．There are three separate sources of danger in supplying energy by nuclear power．

    C．All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will remain radioactive for thousands of years．

    D．The general public are strongly against the nuclear program．

    E．So it does not provide a serious objection to the nuclear program．

  F．Normally, only two methods of transport are in use, namely road or rail．

  G．But when they are taken together, the probability of disaster is extremely high．

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Attention, please．We had received the weather forecast over

the radio that there will have a heavy rain tonight．Be sure to shut the

windows and doors before you leave their classrooms．Tomorrow it

will keep raining．The sports meet that we planned to hold it tomorrow

will be put down．After it becomes fine, we'll make another announcements．

We will have classes as usually．It will be cold and rainy tomorrow

but you'd better put more clothes in time．Don't keep your umbrellas open

while ride if you come to school by bike．It is very dangerous．