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　　The Antarctic (南极) is a continent of great size —equal almost to Europe and Australia put together-yet it has no permanent inhabitants. (居民) Only those who manage weather stations and the bases from which parties of explorers set out, live there. Some go only for one year, many for two, hut never Longer, unless the ship which is to bring them out cannot reach their base. In that event they must make the best of it and settle down to another year’s work.

　　Of all this vast continent only about one per cent is exposed (暴露的) rock; all the rest is covered with a mantle of snow and ice, which varies from a few feet to as much as two miles in depth. In all there are over five million square miles covered with ice, and this huge area has a tremendous (极大的) cooling effect on the air which moves over it. It is true to say that the Antarctic controls the weather of the southern half of the world.

　　Around this dome-shaped (圆屋顶) continent lies the great Southern Ocean, formed from the southern parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Together the Antarctic continent and the Southern Ocean form an area which almost covers a fifth of the world’s surface.

　　All round the Antarctic the sea freezes during the winter months of April to October, making it impossible for ships to reach the coast. But in summer most of this ice breaks up and begins to move with the winds and currents as great fields of ice

　　In winter the sun disappears daily for a longer and longer time as one gets nearer to the Pole. Just south of the Antarctic Circle there is one day in the winter when the sun never rises above the horizon, and at the same point in the summer there will be one day when it never sets. These periods increase as one travels south, until, at the Pole itself, the year is divided into a six-month night and a six-month day. Small wonder then that more and more scientists are visiting the region to acquire new knowledge which will help us to have a better understandling of the earth as a whole.

1．The Antarctic is ________.

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A．larger than Europe and Australia put together

B．equal to Europe and Australia put together

C．a little smaller than Europe and Australia put together

D．smaller than both Europe and Australia

2．According to the text,________.

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A．no one has ever lived in the Antarctic

B．no one has ever lived in the Antarctic for more than one year

C．no one has ever lived in the Antarctic for more than two years

D．no one has ever lived in the Antarctic for more than three years

3．The meaning of the word “permanent”(in Line 2, Para. 1)is ________.

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4．At the South Pole itself,________.

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A．the sun never sets

B．the sun never rises above the horizon

C．the sun appears daily

D．there are six months every year when the sun never sets

5．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．It is very cold all the year round in the Antarctic Continent.

B．The sea around the Antarctic is frozen all the year round.

C．Besides snow and ice, there is some exposed rock in the Antarctic Continent.

D．The Antarctic has a great influence on the weather of the South Hemisphere.

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　　I drove slowly down the deep valley side into the little Welsh village where may teacher, Hughes, lived. I had not seen him since I finished middle school and was looking forward to meeting him and his family. Now I was going to find his house. I didn’t think it difficult to find him in such a tiny place.

　　I stopped my car just by the little church to ask the way.

　　“Can you tell me where an old teacher of mine, Mr. Hughes, lived?” I said to the first man who passed. “Hughes?” he replied in a very interesting Welsh accent. “Hughes the bread, Hughes the milk, Hughes the …” Feeling rather puzzled, I interrupted him. “I just want David Hughes, and old teacher of mine.”

　　“Ah, David Hughes,” he said. “You should have said that before, you want either Hughes. Hughes the bank or Hughes the police or…”

　　“Listen!” I said, beginning to get the idea, “he is teacher.” “I was just about to say that,” he replied. “You want Hughes the school.” “Yes,” I said, “Where does he live?”“Well,” he said slowly, “Go to the comer past Hughes the bread, turn right at Hughes milk, then keep straight in till you come to Hughes the church. Hughes the school is just ,behind his house.” I didn’t really cash what he said, but I was glad to get away. I started the car. “Thanks for your help,” I said, “Thank you Mr…”“Hughes,” he added, “Hughes the post.” I drove off hurriedly.

1．How did you think about “Hughes the bread, Hughes the school…?” It means ________.

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A．persons whose names are Hughes

B．Hughes bread and Hughes school

C．workshops and schools where bread is made and eaten

D．a lot of huge bread of school children

2．The story tells us that ________.

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A．there are many persons who share the same name in a small Welsh village

B．the Welsh village is terrible

C．it is hard to deal with the Welsh people

D．the Welsh people can’t make themselves understood

3．The writer’s teacher is a ________, and the man whom the writer talks to is a ________.

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　　Carling Bassentt’s dream was to be the best tennis player in the world. After she was beaten in under-12 tournament (比赛) at the age of ten, she went home and told her mother, “I could have beaten those girls.” She knew that if she’d had a good coach and proper training she would have won. So in December 1978 she entered one of the world’s finest tennis schools in Brandenton, Florida. The moment Carling set foot in this special school, her whole life was changed. Gone were the days of TV, films, parties and holidays. Discipline and drill were the big words at that school. Carling knew that she could do it. She said“If you pot your mind to something it can happen.” She finally became a Canadian superstar. Her long, hard training paid off.

1．Carling thought that she had been beaten in that tournament just because ________.

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A．she was two years younger than the other girls

B．she hadn’t drilled harder than the other girl

C．her coach didn’t give her proper training

D．her mother hadn’t sent her to a special school for proper training

2．Before entering that special school in Brandenton, Florida, Carling had been a girl ________.

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A．who had never liked TV, films, parties or holidays

B．who had liked TV, films, parties and holidays

C．who had had herself drilled in all her spare time

D．who had preferred to play tennis rather than study her lessons

3．“Her long, hard training paid off” means ________.

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A．that her long, hard training was worthwhile and it led to her success

B．that she paid off all the money needed for her special training at that school

C．that she ended her long hard training immediately after she became a superstar

D．that she was in debts because of her long training in that expensive school

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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 their 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 (系列) 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 success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we encourage the human ability (能力) to solve problem, 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 ________.

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A．everybody has problems

B．we become stronger by facing 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 ________.

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3．The main idea of paragraph 3 is ________.

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A．most people feel life is easy

B．the writer feel life is easy

C．the writer likes to complain about his problems

D．most people complain about how hard their lives are

4．The saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt, instruct.” means ________.

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A．we do not learn from experience

B．we do not learn when we are in pain

C．pain teaches us important lessons

D．pain cannot be avoided

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　　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? They are very old questions and the 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 (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many children psychologists think that parents should play with their children most 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 with 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．According to the context we can guess that a genius is ________ while an idiot is ________.

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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

2．A person is ________ more likely to become a genius.

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A．whose parents are clever

B．often thinking about difficult problems

C．often helped by his parents and teachers

D．born with a good brain and putting it into active use

3．It is better for parents ________.

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A．to praise and encourage their children more often

B．to be hard on their children

C．to leave their children alone with nothing to do

D．to give their children as much help as possible

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 obviously the result of where and how you live.

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

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　　Look out for the “Made in the USA” label (标签) on some best-selling music from Japan’s top pop artists. Japan’s chart-topping (流行榜) musicians, looking to make music with some of the top talent in the United State, or just looking for a bit of anonymity (匿名) overseas away from the press pack at home, are heading to studios in places like New York and Los Angeles to record music.

　　Among the top 20 album (一套唱片) in Japan in May, 14 were made by Japanese artists and six of those were partially or completely recorded in the United States. The other six slots (位置) in the top 20 chart were filled by overseas artists. Japanese artists started coming in force to the United States to make music during the heady (轻率的) days of the late 1980s when the yen (日元) was strong and the novelty (新颖) factor was high. Yet despite the fact that the novelty factor has worn off and the economy has taken a nosedive, top artists are still heading stateside[在(向、来自)美国本土].

　　Japan is the world’s second-biggest music market after the United States with yearly sales of around US $ 5 billion. Top Japanese artists have earning power near that of their counter parts in the United States and Europe. “What brings Japanese artists to New York a lot of times is the cachet (威望) of recording in America, and the energy you get when you come to New York to record,” said Steve Rosenthal, the owner of the Magic Shop recording studio. “The city where you make a record has a lot to do with what the record eventually sounds like and feels like, and there is a certain energy you get when you make a record in New York.” The first Japanese artists started coming around 10 years ago and now make up about 15 percent of the studio’s clientele (客户). Japanese artist Bonnie Pink recently cut an album at the studio and rockers (摇滚歌手), Super Car also paid a visit hoping to catch the vibe (氛围) that helped propel (推进) the Ramones to stardom (明星身份,明星界).

1．From the passage we learn that ________.

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A．most of the top album in Japan in May were recorded in the United States

B．the label “made in the USA” can be found on most of the top artists’ album

C．the United States is the biggest music market in the world

D．Japan is the biggest music market

2．What brings Japanese artists to the United States is ________.

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A．the more powerful American musicians

B．the better economic circumstances on the United States

C．the better reward

D．the energy one can get in the United States

3．The word “nosedive” (para. 2) most probably means ________.

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4．Which of the following statements is true?

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A．The Japanese musicians began to come to the United States around a decade ago.

B．Japanese musicians have become the main clients of the American studios.

C．Japanese musicians came to the United States with the economic support from the home.

D．On the top chart, there is no foreign album.

5．We can infer from the sentence “what bring Japanese artists to New York… is the cachet of recording in America” ( Para. 3 ) that ________.

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A．Japanese musicians come to New York just to get a label of “made in the USA”

B．a label of “made in the USA” means that the music is the best

C．in Japanese’s mind, the foreign music is better than the domestic

D．the American music is the best in the world

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　　In many countries today, laws protect wildlife. In India the need for such protection was realized centuries ago. About 300 B. C. an Indian writer described forests that were somewhat like national parks today. The killing of game beasts was carefully watched and directed. Some animals were fully protected. Within the forest, nobody was allowed to cut timber (木材), bum wood for charcoal (炭), or trap (设陷阱捕获) animals for their furs. Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were trapped or killed outside the park, so that other animals would not become uneasy.

　　The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before. About a thousand species (=sorts) of animals are in danger of extinction (灭绝), and the rate at which they are being destroyed has increased. With mammals (哺乳动物), for example, the rate of extinction is now about one kind every year; from A. D. 1 to 1800, the rate was about one species every fifty years. Everywhere, men are trying to solve the problem of protecting wildlife while caring for the world’s growing population.

1．Cutting timber in these forests was ________.

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A．allowed to nobles only

B．not allowed

C．limited to a certain kind of trees

D．considered as a crime

2．Caring for animals in these forests included ________.

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A．taking dangerous animals out of the park before killing them

B．to employ men to take care. of injured animals

C．to permit the hunters to take away ill animals

D．to raise the dangerous animals

3．According to the last sentence, men trying to preserve wildlife are thinking about ________.

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A．much more national parks

B．stricter laws against hunting

C．the needs of herdsmen

D．the needs of people

4．This passage implies that ________.

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A．the growth of the world’s population has meant greater danger to wildlife

B．about a thousand species of animals are in danger of extinction

C．the rate of extinction of mammals is lower now than it was from A. D. 1 to 1800

D．hunters who kill species are severely punished by law

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　　Can feeling of nostalgia (怀旧) be good for you? Or is it unhealthy to have a strong love for the past?

　　For years, medical experts have studied nostalgia and the reasons for it. Many experts warn that too much nostalgia is harmful. They say living in the past shows that a person is unhappy with his present life. These feelings keep the person from living his life to its fullest.

　　However, experts say it is normal to love the past sometimes. In fact, a little nostalgia can enrich a person’s life.

　　Dr. Louise Kaplan has written several books about nostalgia, She says these feelings often begin when a young person is between 13 and 19 years old.

　　“This is the time when you must face the loss of your childhood” Kaplan says. “You see your new life is easily destroyed. But you think romantically about a golden past. You remember your childhood as a time when life is perfect.”

　　These feelings continue as the person gets older, Kaplan adds. She says many grown persons have a hard time keeping up with changes in the modem world, so they think back to their younger years. At that time the world seemed simple and more harmless.

　　Kaplan says these feelings are not always actually existing. The good old days were not always existing. The good old days weren’t always good. However, she says nostalgia can be helpful, if used properly.

　　“Feelings of nostalgia can cause you to remember a time when you had high hopes and dreams,”Kaplan says.“It aright give you the strong wish to catch those dreams today in your present life,”She adds that nostalgia can prevent you from “cutting yourself off from your aim”.

1．Feeling of nostalgia ________.

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A．can cause you to think of your past which was full of hopes and dreams

B．might cause you to try to realize the golden dream in the present life

C．fill one with hopes for the future

D．bring about a love for the past and a hope for the future

2．The reason for grown persons to think back to their past is that ________.

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A．they can hardly keep up with changes in today’s world

B．time is hard, so they can not keep up with changes

C．many grown persons have little time keeping up with changes in the modem world

D．they lived in the past, of which they are always proud

3．According to Kaplan’s idea,________.

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A．nostalgia must be harmful

B．nostalgia can be harmful

C．nostalgia is always very good

D．nostalgia is bad indeed

4．We may also use this sentence as the topic of the article: ________.

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A．Thoughts on Nostalgia

B．The Reasons for Nostalgia

C．Why Do They Think Back to the Past

D．Nostalgia, Good or Bad

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　　On Manhattan are some of the most wonderful sights in the new world, as great and splendid as any of those in the Old World. Which is the easiest way to see them?

First, get a map of the New York city. These maps are often supplied free at petrol stations and tourist offices. Of course, you take a bus tour, but the better way to see the sights is to walk, and you’ll walk with your head thrown hack so that you can look up at the tall buildings rising like steep cliffs (峭壁悬崖) on either side of the streets. It’s not easy to get lest. The streets of New York from squares called “blocks”. If you ask the way you may get the reply, “Go four blocks east and then turn left,” or “It’s at the end of the block.” Nearly all the streets are in straight lines, running from East to West. Those running from North to South are called avenues. Most of the avenues and streets have only numbers but there are a few which have names: For example, between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue there is an avenue called Lexington; the upper part of Fourth Avenue is called Park Avenue; and Fifth Avenue is Madison Avenue. And Broadway, which is the centre of the worlds of tile theatre, music and cinema, and which is known as the Great White Way, rims for nearly the whole length of the island. It seems that the New Yorkers don’t want to make things too easy!

1．The best title for the passage is ________.

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A．Manhattan Sights

B．New York Streets

C．New York Maps

D．Ways in New York City

2．The best way to see the wonderful sights on Manhattan is ________.

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A．first to go to the gas station, and then to take a bus

B．first to get a map of New York city, and then to walk

C．first to go to the tourist office, and then to take a taxi

D．first to go to a petrol station, and then take a car

3．Which statement is true according to the passage?

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A．It’s easy to get lost in New York.

B．All of the streets are straight from East to West.

C．It’s easy for you to get to the place where your want to go.

D．The tall buildings are standing on either side of steep cliffs.

4．1t seems that New Yorkers don’t want to make things too easy because ________.

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A．Broadway is the centre of the worlds of the theatre, music and cinema

B．most of the streets and avenues have only numbers

C．broadway runs for nearly the whole length of the island

D．the streets running from East to West and the avenues running from North to South form squares called“blocks”

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　　In every school there is a “top” crowd that sets the pace, while the others follow their lead. Let’s say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters. Pretty soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater.

　　There is something wrong with that, except the fact that on some people bright red sweater is extremely unbecoming. The situation can even become dangerous, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles an hour. Then the people who follow the lead are endangering their lives. They are like the sheep being led to the butcher.

　　Now, chances are that you have come across situations like these more than once in your life; chances are that one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself by saying,“Gee, the crowd does it.”Well, let the crowd do it, but don’t do it yourself. Learn to say,“No.”

　　Develop your own standards and your own judgement. If you know the crowd is planning something you disagree to, have the courage to bow out mannerly. You’ll have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet.

1．Which is the best title for this passage?

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2．The author doesn’t think it good wearing red sweaters if ________.

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A．the crowd does it

B．you can’t afford the money

C．you don’t look good in red

D．the situation isn’t safe

3．According to the passage, people who follow the crowd ________.

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A．sometimes do things against their borer judgement

B．make mistakes blindly

C．are willing to put their lives in danger

D．will in the end become pace-setters