阅读理解

　　What makes one person more intelligent than another？ What makes one person a genius , like the brilliant Albert Einstein and another person a fool? Are people born, intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and answers to them are still not clear.

　　We know , however , that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways , the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise .Mental exercise is important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do , they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.

　　Parents should also be careful what they say to young children. According to some psychologists , if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot , then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things.

　　So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children , such as “That was a very clever thing you did. ” or “You are such a smart child”.

1．The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean ________ while “dull” in the second paragraph means

[　　]

A．bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understanding

B．pretty and handsome; ordinary-looking

C．great and important; not bright or shining

D．hopeful and helpful; careless

2．According to the context we can guess that a genius is ________ while an idiot is ________.

[　　]

A．a normal person; a funny person

B．a strong person; a weak person

C．a highly intelligent person; a foolish or weak-minded person .

D．a famous person; an ordinary person

3．A person _________ is more likely to become a genius.

[　　]

A．whose parents are clever

B．often thinking about difficult problems

C．often helped by his parents and teachers

D．born with a good mind and putting it to active use

4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?

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A．Parents play an important part in their children's growth.

B．The less you use your mind the duller you may become.

C．Intelligence is the result of where and how you live.

D．What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion.

阅读理解

1．The word “nationality” nearly means

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2．What's her degree?

[　　]

3．What prize did she get in the University Competition?

[　　]

4．What did she take interest in?

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阅读理解

　　A city of the future where there will be no housing shortage, no unemployment, no pollution, and plenty of good schools , efficient transportation, fruit trees , and gardens is under construction near Anchorage , Alaska , only a few miles from the Arctic Circle.

　　The temperature controlled, indoor city will be the headquarters for oil exploration and development of Alaska's north slope, and will provide housing for the expected influx (涌入) of residents (居民), valued basically to number fifty thousand.

　　A huge power plant, which will operate with natural gas from the oil reserves , will provide heat for the entire city. The temperature will never fall below 68 degrees. People will stroll (散步) in comfort in the glass-enclosed streets while their neighbors in nearby Anchorage suffer at thirty below zero.

　　The wonder city will be connected with Anchorage by high-speed monorail, while inner transportation will be through mini-rail and electric taxis. Automobiles (汽车) will be left near Anchorage.

　　The primitive (原始的) beauty of the surrounding area will be left almost untouched to provide a satisfying natural environment for hiking, fishing, and other outdoor activities. Lakes on the site will be for sailboats and canoes. If people want to go into the wilderness , they will have to go on skis or snowshoes. No snowmobiles or motorboats will be allowed.

1．The power plant will ________.

[　　]

A．operate with natural gas

B．provide heat for the entire city

C．make it possible to grow fruit

D．All of the above

2．Implied but not stated:

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A．People will reach the city by monorail.

B．Electric trolley buses will operate in the city.

C．There will be few traffic problems in the city.

D．Taxi services will not be available.

3．According to the author, planners of the city aim at preserving (保护) the ________.

[　　]

A．natural beauty of the environment

B．quietness of the countryside

C．livelihood of the native people

D．Both A and B.

4．The tone (格调) of the article is ________.

[　　]

A．factual and optimistic (乐观的)

B．factual and pessimistic (悲观的)

C．imaginative and optimistic

D．imaginative and pessimistic

阅读理解

　　It was a high cliff (悬崖). Tom had been climbing for a long time. He was getting tired. Suddenly a piece of rock broke off his fingers. He almost fell.

　　He looked down and again almost fell. The ground was far below him. He looked up. It was still a long way to the top. He let his foot feel around below, but there was nothing there. He couldn't find the rock where his foot had been.“I'm going to fall,”he said aloud. His voice sounded frightened. Behind and below him ,quite near , a girl's voice spoke.

　　“Hold on hold on and I'll help you ,”she said.

　　Tom was afraid to look down again.

　　“Where did you come from?”he asked.

　　“I saw you were in trouble , so I came to help” she answered.

　　Her voice was closer. She must be just below me , Tom thought.

　　“If I fall, I'll hit you,”he said, “and you will fall too. You'd better go back. There is no way down from here. ”

　　“I know,”the girl said,“you have to keep going up. See that crack(裂缝) in the rock a long arm's reach? Take your time , but reach for it”.

Tom reached and found the crack. His fingers gripped it.

　　“Now move your right foot up,”the girl said.“you will feel a place for your toes. Don't look back just keep going up. ”

　　Tom moved up slowly , carefully.

　　“Now reach for those tree roots that are coming through above you,” the girl said. Tom reached and gripped them. And slowly, with the girl telling him where to put his hands and feet, Tom climbed. At last he made it. One strong pull , and he was over the top. He fell facedown on the grass , his eyes shut , too tired to move.

　　“Thank you , ”he said. “You saved me. This is a dangerous climb. I shouldn't have tried it. A girl fell from here last year. She was killed.”

　　“Yes,”the girl's voice said, “I was killed.” It sounded far away.

　　Tom jumped to his feet , suddenly cold , his eyes wide.

　　There was no one there no one at all.

1．What problem did Tom face?

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A．He had to climb to the top of the cliff without falling.

B．He had to climb down the cliff.

C．He had to find out who the girl was.

D．He had to help the girl.

2．How was the problem solved?

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A．Tom made it all by himself.

B．Someone threw Tom a rope.

C．Someone told Tom where to put his feet and hands.

D．The girl pulled him up.

3．According to the passage , the girl

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A．is a close friend of Tom

B．is a good climber

C．always helps those who are in trouble

D．None of the above.

4．What happened in the end?

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A．The girl told Tom to hold on.

B．Tom said he was going to fall.

C．The girl was dead.

D．Tom climbed to the top.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　About 1000 students and teachers from six universities across Beijing have been given the chance to see the world famous New York Philharmonic perform on its first visit to the city in 156 years.

　　In early June, students from Beijing University , China Institute of Music and other four universities were invited by Citibank to take part in an educational test to win tickets given by the US banking company to see one of the world's oldest and greatest orchestras(管弦乐队).

　　The first 1000 students who had correct answers to the five test questions won an entrance ticket to the Beijing performance.

　　“Citibank has a strong heritage (传统) in supporting education and we believe that fine arts should play a part in the education course,”said William, the bank's Beijing manager, “We have made these tickets able to be used as part of our support of the New York Philharmonic's tour to Beijing, so that students may have the chance to experience the music of this leading orchestra. ”

　　The New York Philharmonic is expected to give two performances in Beijing on June 23 at the 21st Century Theatre and on June 24 at the Great Hall of the People.

1．“In 156 years” in the first sentence of the article means “________”.

[　　]

A．The New York Philharmonic first came to China in 156

B．The New York Philharmonic has been visited in China for 156 years

C．The New York Philharmonic has been organized for 156 years

D．We haven't seen the New York Philharmonic for 156 years

2．The students who passed the test ________.

[　　]

A．could go into the theatre

B．could buy the tickets

C．were chosen to the theatre

D．could have the tickets for free

3．According to the story, Citibank has the heritage in supporting education ________.

[　　]

Beijing

4．The best title of the passage is probably ________.

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A．The World-famous New York Philharmonic

B．The Universities across Beijing

C．Supporting for Education

D．Free Tickets for Students

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　(1) America started the Internet Revolution, but it is my belief that it cannot finish it. Instead China will finish it. America is a very old country, over 200 years old , and so it has many prejudices(偏见) and habits that defy logic (不合逻辑的习惯). For example , America is the only country that still does not use the metric system (米制).Because of such prejudices and habits, America cannot finish the Internet Revolution.

　　(2)……

　　(3)Today, America is like the

Britain of the 19th century and China is like the America of that time. The symbol (标志) of success for today's America is Silicon Valley (硅谷). There, computer entrepreneurs (企业家) can become billionaires before they turn 30．However, American society does not accept these newly rich , preferring to call them “computer geeks (艺人)”.Besides , American companies do not respect their foreign employees—Chinese graduate students. They think of these workers only as tools.

　　(4)Although Chinese students still desire to go to the United States , one day , as their home country becomes richer, they will want respect more than money.

　　(5)China is the world's youngest economic (经济) power , filled with great hope about the future, which means that it lacks prejudices and is able to adapt to (使适合) new technology quickly. A Chinese company can install the latest computer much more cheaply than an American company.

　　(6) Chinese also respect entrepreneurs and computer engineers, but Americans think it is “uncool” to know how to work the computer. Every Chinese student loves the computer. Zhongguancun, China's Silicon Valley, is quickly becoming another heart and center of Chinese society.

1．The title of this passage is ________.

[　　]

A．The Prejudices from Americans

B．The China's Future

C．China Will Rule the Internet

D．The Life of Chinese Graduate Students in the USA

2．The writer foresees that ________.

[　　]

A．Zhongguancun is becoming the heart and center of Chinese society

B．China will be the world's youngest economic country

C．goods made in China will be of higher quality than those made in America

D．as China becomes richer, more and more graduate students abroad will return to their motherland

3．Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraph (2)?

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A．The USA in the Industrial Revolution.

B．The Britain in the Industrial Revolution.

C．Prejudice of the Britain against technology preventing Britain's development and the USA finishing the Industrial Revolution.

D．The different opinions between the USA and the Britain in the Industrial Revolution.

4．Which “install” in the following sentences in suitable to the word “install” in paragraph (5)?

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A．The new judge was installed without delay.

B．The owner of the house had a new telephone installed.

C．The cat installed itself in a chair.

D．The new president was installed last week.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

1．As for Question Items ________, pupils' evaluations (评价) can be said to rise at a steady rate (比率) as their teachers' experience increases.

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2．In contrast (对比) to the new teachers, the middle-standing and veteran teachers seem to have made a remarkable (显著的) improvement in their ability to

[　　]

A．be fair to any pupil

B．evaluate pupils' progress

C．present materials clearly

D．understand and play with pupils

3．Pupils seem to regard the new and the middle standing teachers as being more ________ than the veterans.

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4．According to the table , which of the following is right?

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A．In the new teachers' classes , pupils seem to ask questions more freely.

B．Pupils seem to be quite satisfied with the amount (量) of time their teachers spend with them between classes.

C．The evaluation of the middle-standing teachers is lower than that of the veterans in seven items.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Recent researches show that Hong Kong is still “the best place to do business” and most foreign investors (投资者) say that they want to increase investment and continue business after the handover on July 1．

　　It is reported that 93% of the British companies will still be operating in the year 2000 and 70% will add to their business. Only 7% said they are unsure. Most

    British companies believe that after the handover the business will at least remain unchanged. Britain is so far the largest investor in Hong Kong with an investment of $ 40 billion, followed by Japan with $ 14．3 billion and the United States with $ 12 billion.

　　The British Senior Trade Commissioner in Hong Kong said that after the handover Hong Kong would be a place full of opportunities (机会). Like the British, the American companies also think Hong Kong's return to China is not an interruption. It is said that they increase their investment both in Hong Kong and on the mainland. About 95% of American companies will continue their investment in Hong Kong. A Japanese official in Hong Kong said that the handover is a great affair either to the Asia-Pacific area or to the whole world and that Japan believes firmly in the rapidly growing trade between them. A school was set up earlier this year for children of those Japanese working in Hong Kong as their number keeps growing.

　　Researches show that the number of foreign companies operating in Hong Kong has been on a firm rise. It's believed that Hong Kong has been, and will continue to be , a window for China.

(reported on May 20th , 1997)

1．According to the passage , what's going on with Hong Kong's business?

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A．No changes have taken place in Hong Kong recently.

B．Great changes will take place when it is handed over to China soon.

C．Most businessmen are taking back their investment.

D．Everything goes on well with the business in Hong Kong.

2．What's the opinion of the American companies?

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A．The handover will keep Hong Kong's business from developing.

B．About 5% of them will still be operating.

C．Hong Kong's return to China will not stop foreign investment from going in.

D．Hong Kong's return to China is against American interests.

3．It can be seen clearly that Hong Kong ________.

[　　]

A．plays a very important part in the world's trade

B．will get less investment from foreign companies

C．will increase investment on the mainland

D．has an uncertain future

4．What does the third paragraph mainly tell us about Japan?

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A．Japan thinks the handover is also a great event to Japan.

B．Japanese set up a school for their children in Hong Kong.

C．Many Japanese are working in Hong Kong now.

D．Japan is sure of Hong Kong's bright future.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Take a rapid look at someone , then look away. Do you realize you have made a statement ? Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a different statement. Hold it for three seconds , and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation , there is an allowed time that you can hold a person's look without being close, rude or dangerous. If you are on a lift , what stare time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you specially do. You very likely give other passengers a quick look to judge of them and to let them believe that you mean no harm. Since being close to another person suggests the possibility of communication, you need to give a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact (接触) , what Dr. Erving Goffman (1963 ) calls “a dimming of the lights”. You look down at the floor, at the lift door, or anywhere but into another passenger's eyes. If you break the rule against staring at a stranger on a lift, you'll make the other person gradually uncomfortable , and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.

　　If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds , what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance , a man and a woman communicate interest in this matter. They may look at each other for about 3 seconds at a time , then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds , before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare , he signals, “I know you”, “I am interested in you,” or “You look strange and I am curious about you. ” This type of stare often produces unfriendly feelings.

1．We can learn from the first paragraph that ________.

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A．every glance has its meaning

B．staring at a person is an expression of interest

C．a glance longer than 3 seconds is unacceptable

D．a glance carries more meaning than words

2．If you want to be left alone on a lift, the best thing to do is ________.

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A．to look into another person's eyes honestly

B．to avoid eye contact with other passengers

C．to give a signal that you are not dangerous

D．to keep a distance from other passengers

3．By “a dimming of the lights ”, Dr. Erving Goffman means “________”.

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A．closing one's eyes

B．turning off the lights

C．stopping staring at others

D．reducing stare time to the least

4．The passage mainly discusses ________.

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A．the limited time of eye contact

B．the passing of ideas through eye contact

C．proper manners in different social situations

D．the role of eye contact in inter-personal communication

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? Are you afraid to ask someone for a date?

　　Many people are afraid to assert themselves(坚持自己的权利). Dr. Robert Alberti, author of “Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back, ”thinks it's because their self-esteem (自尊) is low. “Our whole set-up makes people doubt themselves,” says Alberti. “There's always a ‘superior’ around-a parent, a teacher, a boss,-who ‘knows better’. These ‘superiors’ gain when they destroy your self-esteem.”

　　But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people assert themselves. They offer “assertiveness training” courses-AT. In the AT courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive without hurting other people.

　　In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the timid person to lose his fear But AT uses an even stronger motive(动机)-the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.

1．The problem the writer talks about is that ________.

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A．some people buy things they don't want

B．some people are afraid to stick up for their rights

C．there are too many superiors around us

D．some people don't think highly enough of themselves

2．The cause of the problem talked about in this passage is that ________.

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A．some people have a low self-esteem

B．there is always someone around who knows better

C．people don't share enough

D．some people are too timid

3．The effect of our set-up on people is often to ________.

[　　]

A．make them distrust their own answers to problems

B．make things more favorable for superiors

C．keep them from speaking out as much as their superiors do

D．help them to learn to speak up for their rights

4．One thing AT doesn't do is ________.

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A．use the need of people to share

B．show people they have a right to be themselves

C．help people overcome fear

D．help people to assert themselves even if others suffer