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　　Samuel Finley Breese Morse was a talented artist and teacher who became famous for an invention that sprang from a hobby. He invented the telegraph. Morse financed his innovation by painting and teaching art at New York University. Despite the discouraging comments of his fellow professors, Morse toiled at the telegraph until it was perfected. The next problem was to create a vocabulary for his invention—a special language without words.

　　Morse's idea was to have an alphabet made entirely of symbols which could be sent over a telegraph wire, thereby hastening the transmission of messages. He came up with a system of dots (小点) and dashes (破折号) which could be “tapped” on the telegraph, arranged in combinations to represent every letter in the alphabet.

　　The United States Congress became curious about this invention and invited Morse to Capitol Hill for a demonstration of his telegraph on May 24, 1844. Morse demonstrated his skills by sending a message from Washington, D. C. , to Baltimore. That message was successfully transmitted and received, and a new era in communications technology was born.

　　Today, the Morse Code (摩尔斯码) is so widely used that it is no longer considered a secret language. One advantage to the code, despite its seeming mystery, is that a variety of “telegraph” instruments may be used—finger tapping buzzers (蜂间器), whistles (口笛), lights, and even flags.

　　Flag transmission is relatively simple to perform, but it requires special equipment. In areas with dark backgrounds, a white flag which a small square of red in the center is preferred. Conversely, in areas featuring a light background, a dark colored flag with a small square of white in the center is most efficient.

　　The flag code involves three movements, all of which be-gin and end with the flag being held perpendicular (成直角的) in front of the sender. A dot is created by swinging the flag down to the right and back in position; a dash is made by swinging the flag down to the left and back. An interval (间歇) is created by waving the flag down in front and back in position. There are no pauses between dots and dashes, but pauses are used to indicate the end of a letter. One interval indicates the end of a word, two signify the end of a sentence, and three intervals indicate the message's end.

　　Morse Code is thus remarkable not only for its efficiency, but also for its versatility and relative ease of use.

1．Aside from inventiong Morse Code, Samuel F. B. Morse was also famous for ________.

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A．his invention of the telegraph

B．being invited by the United States Congress to Capitol Hills

C．teaching art history

D．his talent as an artist

2．The main purpose of Morse Code was to provide ________.

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A．a secret language

B．a language for people who couldn't speak

C．an efficient means of sending messages by telegraph

D．a new alphabet

3．Morse provided part of money for his invention by mean of ________.

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A．teaching art

B．painting house

C．working as a messenger

D．demonstration of his telegraph

4．It can be inferred from the passage that Morse Code ________.

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A．made Morse an important political figure

B．transformed the world of communications technology

C．was the forerunner of the telephone

D．made Morse rich

5．The author states that an advantage of Morse Code is ________.

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A．its military application

B．its mysterious meaning

C．that messages can be transmitted and received successfully

D．that people can use it with various instruments

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　　American parents usually think that their children should not have more pocket money than the children with whom he regularly connects, even if they are wealthier. But neither are children expected to compare with the richer if a large family, heavy responsibility (责任) or other conditions make it necessary to give a child less spending money than is customary (惯例) in the neighbourhood.

　　Whatever the pocket money is, its entire use is not con-trolled by the parents, because a child learns to use money correctly only through dealing with it himself. If a seven-year-old child get a quarter as a week pocket money and is made to put it all in his piggy bank to save it up, he gets no idea what the real use for the money is. He gets the shiny coins and they soon disappear. The idea of a bank account (账号) is too early for so small a child, although he can be made to understand and enjoy saving his coins—not all of them, only a part of what he receives—to buy something he especially wants. By the time he is eight he is old enough to take part in the opening of his own saving account, parents may take him to the bank, open a saving account for him, and encourage him to put a certain quantity of any checks he receives as gifts into the bank and watch his bank savings grow as entry by entry (存入) is made. He will be saving, earning, and spending suitable quantities all along in order to learn how to manage money and to keep him in a favourable position with his friends. The boy who can't join his fellows in a sweet shop once in a while, because he has to save every cent he gets or earns for some big unknown projects his parents have chosen for him, is a sorry child.

1．What do you think a piggy bank is?

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A．It is a kind of bank run by children.

B．It is something in the shape of a pig for saving coins.

C．It is a certain place in which pigs are raised.

D．It is a bank whose building looks like a pig.

2．Which of the following statements is true?

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A．Most of the rich people in America give children much pocket money.

B．American children usually have their bank accounts until they are eight.

C．American parents seldom care for their children's spend-ing money.

D．American children begin to learn how to manage money when very young.

3．Suppose an 8-year-old child received 10 dollars as his birthday gift, he may probably ________.

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A．spend the money on the things he wants

B．compare the gift with that of his friend

C．have most of it saved in the bank

D．put all the money in his piggy bank

4．The writer think the boy is a sorry one if he saves every cent he gets or earns because ________.

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A．he can not manage his money and is kept in an unfavourable position

B．he Can not join the fellows in a sweet shop once in a while

C．he can not learn the use of money through spending it himself

D．he can not have any other choice but save, earn or spend money

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　　The old lady was glad to be back at the block of flats where she lived. Her shopping had tired her and the basket had grown heavier with every step of the way home. In the life her thoughts were on lunch and a good rest, but when she got out at her own floor, both were forgotten in her sudden discovery that her front door was open. She was thinking that she must tell her daily maid (女仆) the next morning to lock the door, and then she remembered that she had gone shopping after the maid had left and she knew that she had turned both keys in their locks. She walked slowly into the hall and at once noticed that all the room doors were open, yet following her regular practice she had shut them before going out. Looking into the living room she saw a sight of confusion (混乱) over by her writing desk. It was as clear as daylight then that burglars (窃贼) had forced into the house during her absence. Her first thought was to go to round all the rooms looking for the thieves, but then she decided that at her age it might be more reasonable to have someone with her, so she went to fetch the doorman from his basement (地下室). By this time her legs were beginning to shake, so she sat down and accepted a cup of very strong tea, while he telephoned to the police. Then her sense regained, she was ready to set off with the doorman's help to search for any thieves who might still he hiding in her flat.

1．When she saw the front door was open, the old lady forgot about ________.

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2．The old lady was surprised to find the front door open he-cause ________.

[　　]

A．she had told the maid to shut it

B．she had shut the door herself

C．she saw the maid shut it

D．the maid was not usually careful

3．She realized burglars had been in the flat when ________.

[　　]

A．she found the front door open

B．she saw the living room was out of order

C．she found the burglars quarrelling among themselves

D．she saw a body by her desk

4．The first thing she wanted to do, after she was sure that the house was opened by someone, was ________.

[　　]

A．force the burglars out

B．look around the rooms for the thieves

C．go to the doorman for help

D．sit down for a cup of tea in order to calm down

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　　Life is difficult.

　　It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult.

　　Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent (代表) a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.

　　What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause in us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.

　　Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt, instruct.” It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.

1．From the passage, it can be inferred that

[　　]

A．everybody has problems

B．we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life

C．life is difficult because our problems bring us pain

D．people like to complain about their problems

2．The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ________.

[　　]

3．The main idea of paragraph three is that ________.

[　　]

A．most people feel life is easy

B．the writer feels life is easy

C．the writer likes to complain about his problems

D．most people complain about how hard their lives are

4．According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to ________.

[　　]

A．encourage them to learn

B．teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem

C．help them learn to deal with pain

D．teach them how to respect from problems

5．The saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt, instruct” suggests that ________.

[　　]

A．we do not learn from experience

B．we do not learn when we are pain

C．pain teaches us important lessons

D．pain cannot be avoided

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　　Jonathan James looks like just another kid about to graduate from high school. But this 19-year-old Swede is any thing but ordinary: from the computer in his parents' home he helps the US Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) find out the world's most wanted cybercriminals (网络犯罪分子).

　　Jonathan first made headlines when he and another Swede, Frodrik Bjoerck, found out the maker of the “Melissa” virus (病毒) in March 1999. He came to the aid of the FBI again on May 7, finding out the suspected (嫌疑) sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virus. The suspect was caught in Manila on May 8.

　　Jonathan's special skills are in hot demand as offcials around the world express alarm at the virtual crime-wave. In between studying for final exams, hanging out with friends and refereeing his younger brother's football matches, the quiet, gentle teenager also gives lessons on e-security (电子安全) to large companies. He reads a lot and exchanges information with other computer experts to know much about the latest tricks of the hacker (黑客) trade.

　　Many companies have already tried to employ him, but he is not interested at the moment. Instead, he plans to begin law school in the autumn at Sweden's Uppsala University and start up his own e-security company.

　　Although he works with the FBI now and then, his family insists he's just “a regular kid”. “Jonathan is a great kid. He has his friends and he does a lot more than just play with the computer,” his little sister Tessa said, adding that he helps the FBI because “he likes to help,” not because he's looking for fame and recognition.

　　When the world was hit by the “love Bug” virus, Jonathan was too busy preparing a lecture on e-security to look into the problem. “Finally on May 7, I had some free time, so I began looking.” Within a few hours, he has found the suspect and E-mailed his method and results to the FBI. He said his work on the “Melisa” virus, which took three weeks to solve, was a big help in finding the suspect so quickly.

　　“This time I knew exactly where to start, I know what to disregard and what to look at.”

1．The public started to know something about Jonathan just from ________.

[　　]

A．his helping the USA FBI to find out the sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virus

B．his work together with Fredrik Bjoerok to find out the maker of the “Melissa” virus

C．his little sister's talk about his good qualities as a regular kid and a good programmer

D．his spech on e-security to many computer companies after his fight against hackers

2．The sentence “Jonathan first made headlines” in the second paragraph means ________.

[　　]

A．Jonathan wrote headlines for articles for the first time.

B．Jonathan wrote headlines for papers for the first time.

C．Jonathan became popular in newspapers.

D．Jonathan appeared in the headlines of newspapers.

3．From Jonathan's success in finding out the sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virus we can infer that ________.

[　　]

A．where there is a will, there is a way

B．experience is knowledge

C．hard work leads to success

D．failure is the mother of success

4．What do we know about Jonathan?

[　　]

A．He is a good fame hunter with various abilities.

B．He is such a brave fighter that criminals will feel afraid.

C．He is an expert on security, not interested in running a company.

D．He is a regular kid but does something unusual.

5．In the passage the writer mainly wanted to

[　　]

A．tell us how to find out cybercryminals

B．how FBI finds out cybercriminals with the help of a kid

C．where the most wanted cybercriminals are

D．tell us something about a boy e-security expert

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　　From 4th June 1996, Asiana spreads its wings from Beijing to Pusan, Korea's second largest city. Asiana is one of Asia's fastest growing airlines, with an ever expanding net work, which is why more and more passengers around the world are warming to our service, and service that's based on 5,000 years' traditional Korean hospitality. No wonder we are bringing so many people from so many places closer together.

1．The word “wing” in the first line means ________

[　　]

2．More and more passengers are warning to our service because ________.

[　　]

A．our planes are larger than before

B．the fares are cheaper than others

C．we have an expanding network and fast growing airlines

D．our service is based on 5,000 years of traditional Korean hospitality

3．According to the schedule you can not fly from Beijing to Pusan ________.

[　　]

4．Passengers can reach ________. from Seoul with a non-stop night.

[　　]

5．We can infer ________.

[　　]

A．more and more people will take Asiana's plane

B．Beijing and Shanghai are busy cities

C．Asiana is opening more airlines

D．fewer people will take Asiana's plane

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　　The dog, called Prince, was an intelligent animal and a slave to Williams. From morning till night, when Williams was at home, Prince never left his sight, practically (几乎) ignoring all other members of the family. The dog had a number of clearly defined duties, for which Williams had patiently trained him and, like the good pupil he was, Prince lived for the chance to demonstrate (举出实例证明) his abilities. When Williams wanted to put on his boots, he would murmur “Boots” and within seconds the dog would drop them at his feet. At nine every morning ran off to the general store in the village, returning shortly not only with Williams's daily paper but with a half- ounce packet of Williams's favorite tobacco. John Rhiney's Mixed, a gun-dog by breed (牲畜等的种), Prince possessed a large soft mouth specially evolved (进化) for the safe carrying of hunted creatures, so the paper and tobacco came to no harm, never even showing a tooth mark.

　　Williams was a railway man, an engine driver, and he wore a blue uniform smelled of oil and oil fuel. He had to work at odd (临时的) times棥—days” or “nights”. Over the years Prince got to know these periods of work and rest, knew when his master would leave the house and return, and the dog did not waste this knowledge. If Williams overslept, as he often did, Prince barked (狗叫) at the bedroom door until he woke, much to the annoyance (恼怒) of the family. On his return, Willams's slippers were brought to him, the paper and tobacco too if previously undelivered.

　　A curious thing happened to Williams during the snow and ice of last winter. One evening he slipped and fell on the icy pavement (人行道) somewhere between the village and his home. He was so badly shaken that he stayed in bed for three days; and not until he got up and dressed again did he discover that he had lost his wallet containing over fifty pounds. The house was turned upside down in the search, but the wallet was not found. However, two days later-that was five days after the fall Prince dropped the wallet into Williams' hand. Very muddy, stained and wet through, the little case still contained fifty-three pounds, Williams's driving license and a few other papers. Where the dog had found it no one could tell, but he had found it and recognized it probably by the faint oil smell on the worn leather.

1．Which of the following is true about Prince?

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A．The dog had few chances to do his duties

B．The dog protected Williams from the others in the family.

C．Prince behaved as he did through fear of Williams.

D．The dog would de anything for Williams.

2．It can be learned from the passage that gun-dogs ________.

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A．are the fastest runners of all dogs

B．dogs whose teeth are removed when they are young

C．can carry birds, etc. without hurting them

D．breed well, producing many young dogs

3．It upset Williams's wife and family when ________.

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A．Williams had to go to work at night

B．the dog tried to wake up Williams.

C．Williams made them all get up early

D．the dog would not let them see the newspaper

4．Williams did not realize his loss for several days because ________.

[　　]

A．he trusted the dog to find the wallet

B．he was unconscious all that time

C．he thought the wallet was in the house

D．he had no occasion to feel in his pockets

5．The dog thought it was Williams's wallet because ________.

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A．he found it where Williams had fallen

B．he had seen it before and recognized it

C．of the mud that was on it

D．the scent of it was familiar to him

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　　Many cities around the world today-are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment (环境) friendly products have contributed to the pollution problem. One result is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of.

　　However, today, more and more consumers are choosing “green” and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these:“Will this shampoo damage the environ- merit?”“Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?”

　　A recent study showed that two out of five adults now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it. This means that companies must now change the way they make and sell their products to make sure that they are “green”, that is, friendly to the environment.

　　Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarket products carry labels (标签) to show that the products are green. Some companies have made the manufacturing (生产) of clean and safe products their main selling point and emphasize it in their advertising.

　　The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business. No longer will the public accept the old attitude of “Buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it.” The public pressure is on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act.

1．It becomes clear from the text that the driving force (劳力) behind green products is ________.

[　　]

A．public caring for the environment

B．companies’ desire for bigger sales

C．new ways of doing business

D．rapid growth of supermarkets

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

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A．Business and People

B．Business Goes Green

C．Shopping Habits Are Changing

D．Supermarkets and Green Products

3．The underlined world “it” in the fourth paragraph refers to ________.

[　　]

A．a selling point

B．the company name

C．a great demand for health foods

D．the manufacturing of green products

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　　Holidaymakers who are bored with baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms head for a big igloo. Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world's first igloo hotel. Built in a small town in Lapland, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over.

　　In two weeks' time Bersqvist's ice creation (作品) will be nothing more than a pool of water. “We don't see it as a big problem,” he says. “We just look forward to replacing it.”

　　Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for exhibition. It was so successful that he designed the present one, which measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks piling 1000 tons of snow onto a wooden base; when the snow froze, the base was removed. “The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front door,” he says.

　　After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test than a relaxing (轻松的) hotel break. “It's great fun,” Bergqvist explains, “as well as a good start in survival training.”

　　The popularity of the igloo is beyond doubt: it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms. “You can get a lot of people in.” Explains Bergqvist. “The beds are three meters wide by two meters long, and can fit at least four at one time.”

1．Bergqvist designed and built the world's first igloo hotel because ________.

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A．he believed people would enjoy trying something new

B．he wanted to make a name for the small town

C．an art exhibition was about to open

D．more hotel rooms were needed

2．When the writer says “the fun will be over,” he refers to the facts that ________.

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A．hotel guests will be frightened at the thought of the hard best

B．Bergqvist's hotel will soon become a pool of water

C．holidaymakers will soon get tried of the big igloo

D．a bigger igloo will replace the present one

3．According to the text, the first thing to do in building an igloo is ________.

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A．to gather a pool of water

B．to prepare a wooden base

C．to cover the ground with ice

D．to pile a large amount of snow

4．When guests leave the igloo hotel they will receive a paper stating that ________.

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A．they have visited Lapland

B．they have had an ice-snow holiday

C．they have had great fun sleeping on ice

D．they have had a taste of adventure

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　　Shanghai: Car rentals (出租) are becoming more and more popular as an inexpensive way of taking to the roods. Business people, foreigners and families alike are making good use of the growing industry.

　　The first car rental firm opened in Shanghai in 1992 and now 12 car rental players are in the game, with more than 115000 cars in their books.

　　The largest player—Shanghai Bashi Tourism Car Rental Center offers a wide variety of choices-deluxe sedans, minivans, station wagons, coaches. Santana sedans are the big favorite.

　　Firms can attract enough customers for 70 percent of their cars are rented every month. This figure shoots up during holiday seasons like National Day, Labor Day and New Year's Day, with some recording 100 percent rental.

　　The major market force rests in the growing population of white-collar employees (白领雇员), who can afford the new service, said Zhuang Yu, marketing manager of Shanghai Angel Car Rental Co.

1．The words “deluxe sedans,”“minivans” and “station wagons” used in the text refer to ________.

[　　]

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

[　　]

A．70% of the cars can be rented out on holiday.

B．70% of the customers are white-collar employees.

C．More firms are open for service during holiday seasons.

D．Some firms rent out all their cars during holiday seasons.

3．Shanghai's car rental industry is growing so fast mainly due to ________.

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A．better cars supplied by producers

B．fast service offered by car rental firms

C．the increasing number of white-collar employees

D．people's growing interest traveling during holidays