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　　Not only farmers but scientists have studied weather forecastiong (预报). People, for many centuries and in all countries, have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasts. Sometimes distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near, This is a sign of much water - vapour in the air, and therefore a rain will probably come.

　　When distant sounds (such as the noise from a train, birds singing, or people shouting) are very clearly heard, then wet and stormy weather is on the way.

　　Rings round the sun are a sigh of coming rain.

　　Many people feel the coming of wet weather in their bones. Their joints hurt. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly very near the ground if rainy weather of a storm is on the way. This is probably because the insects, which they are hunting, fly low at that time. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will clear up and become fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the start twinkle clearly at night, fine weather will continue. If a mist appears in the early morning, just about sunrise, the day will be warm.

　　If the sunset is mostly red in color, the following day will be fine. When big cumulous clouds (积云) appear at sunset, the bad weather will follow the next day.

　　If cirrus clouds remain quite still, fine weather will come. If a rainbow appears in the morning, then rainy weather will probably come. Most of the above sayings have been made up by people who have used their eyes and their brains to forecast the weather.

1．Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, because ________.

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A．they fly high to catch insects

B．they can fly high when fine weather is coming

C．they like fine weather

D．they feel very happy

2．When big cumulous clouds appear at sunset then the weather will ________ the next day.

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3．Weather will be fine if ________.

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A．you see rings round the sun

B．you see the distant objects very clear and near

C．you feel pain in your bones

D．the stars twinkle clearly at night

4．If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, it shows that the weather will clear up and become fine. This is because ________.

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A．there is much water - vapour in the air

B．there is not much water - vapour in the air

C．there is not any water - vapour in the air

D．there are all kinds of water - vapour in the air

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　　It is five o'clock. What was the time 7 hours ago? The situation corresponds to (符合) the subtraction (减去) problem 5－7＝? In clock 12.

　　One way to answer the problem is to count the hours on an ordinary clock, but this time, count counterclockwise (逆时针). If the time is five o'clock now, then seven hours ago it was 10 o'clock. Thus, 5－7＝10 in clock 12. How can you check result?

　　In ordinary subtraction, you can check your answer by setting up the related addition (加法) problem. For example, to check 20－13＝7, ask “Is seven the number that must be added to 13 to produce 20”?

　　20－13＝7 can be changed into20＝7＋13.

　　To check 5－20＝－15, ask“Is 5＝20－15 true?” This method may be used to check a subtraction problem in clock 12．If 5－7＝10 is true.

　　Then 5＝7＋10 has to be true. Indeed, 5 is equal to 7＋10 in clack 12．Thus, 5－7＝10 in clock. So we can know.

　　In clock arithmetic, as well as in ordinary arithmetic.

　　a－b＝c means a＝b＋c

1．If it is 8 o'clock, now, what was the time 9 hours ago?

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2．Which is correct in clock 12?

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3．Tom started at 6 o'clock. Ten hours later he reached London and immediately met Jack. Jack said he had arrived 4 hours before, that is, at ________ o'clock.

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4．The unit in clock arithmetic is ________ that in ordinary arithmetic.

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　　An Unusual Airplane Powered by Microwaves (微波动力飞机)

　　Canadian scientists have successfully tested an unusual airplane. The airplane is not powered by fuels. It is powered by microwaves. Microwaves can be produced by equipment on earth. When the microwaves hit the bottom of the plane's wings, instruments change them into a more usable form of energy - electricity powers the plane's engine.

　　The plane was developed by the Canadian government and the University of Toronto. The plane is called the sharpfire. The sharpfire is much too small to carry people or equipment. It was built only to see if the technology would work. Sharpfire is made of light weight wood. Its wings are about three and one half meters across. In its first public. A future microwave plane will be much larger than the sharpfire. The main reason for using microwave energy to power an airplane is to end the plane's need to carry fuel. An american researcher says this technology will be very common in the next century.

1．The Canadian government and University of Toronto developed

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A．the old plane

B．the unusual train

C．the microwave

D．the unusual microwave plane

2．The plan sharpfire was designed ________.

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A．to carry people

B．to carry equipment

C．to see if the technology would work

D．to carry people and equipment

3．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A．The plan was developed by American government.

B．The unusual plane is called Campfire.

C．The airplane is made of a kind of wood.

D．A future microwave plane will be of the same size as sharpfire.

4．What is the main reason for using microwave energy to power an airplane?

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A．It is to save fuel.

B．It is to enable the plane to carry more fuel.

C．It is to use electricity to power the plane's engine.

D．It is to end the plane's need to carry fule and to enable the plane to carry more.

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　　Radar is very important in aviation (the aircraft industry) today. It was first introduced in the Second World War. The British used it in the great air battles over England in 1940．The British fighter planes had to be in exactly the right place at exactly the right time to meet the enemy bomber(轰炸机). In order to get there, the fighter stations had to be warned long before the bombers actually appeared. They also had to know the course the bombers were following. This would have been impossible without radar.

　　The Germans also used radar later in the war when the great air raids (袭击) against their cities began. On both sides the system was almost the same in a number of ways. The heart of the radar warning system was the “operations centre”. This was a huge system of rooms, usually below the ground. Radar showed the position of the enemy bombers while the bombers were still far away. In the centre of the main operations room there was usually a huge map on a large table. The position of the bombers was also shown on this table. Anybody who looked at it could see immediately where the bombers were at that moment. The people in the radar centre also had to decide where the bombes were going, or what the likely targets (目标) were. When this had been calculated the people in those places were warned. As they hurried to air raid shelters below the ground, fighter planes were taking to the air. The fighters were never out of radio contact (联络) with the radar centre.

　　At night, radar was a pair of eyes that guided the fighters to bombers that they could not see. A radar controller on the ground told the pilot exactly where to go. Usually the pilot himself did not see the bomber until he was a few seconds away from it. Then he would open fire. None of these thing could have happened without raday.

1．Radar was used by the British in 1940 to ________.

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A．guide bombers to their targets in the daylight

B．get fighters away from other British fighters they could not see

C．guide fighters to the right place in order to meet the German bombers

D．guide bombers to their targets at night

2．The Germans began to use radar ________.

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A．earlier than the British

B．later than the British

C．after the Second World War

D．almost at the same time as the British

3．An air raid shelter is a place where people ________.

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A．shoot at bombers

B．hide from bombers

C．keep bombs

D．keep radar

4．Radar helped night fighter pilots to ________.

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A．see bombers long before they could do without it

B．get close to the bombers before they could see them

C．open fire on bombers that they could not even see

D．get back to the fighter station after the battle

阅读理解

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　　Most students enter college expecting to leave with a bachelor's degree; only half ever do. The others drop out.

　　College counselors (顾问), faculty advisers and one very successful student offer the following tips on how to get the most out of your college education.

　　INVOLVEMENT. The most successful students are those actively involved in their education, interacting (communicating) with classmates and faculty and joining in activities, you become part of the college community, developing support groups that you can trun to for help. Get involved, but not overcommitted(过分投入).

　　STUDY METHODS. Would you take a trip by stopping for directions at every station instead of reading a map? Of course not, but that's how most people study, says a professor, who teaches a course on preparing for college. Studying in college demands more reading and thinking, less memorization than in high school. Survey (go through) the material first to get a sense of it; ask some questions. Take down key ideas, tell yourself the essence (实质) of what you've read and review it. Does it make sense? Were your questions answered?

　　FINDING TOP TEACHERS. On every campus, there are professors noted for their inspirational (creative) teaching style, for their way of making a course an exciting voyage into the unknown, don't spend four years on campus without taking their classes. So what is the professors about? When Hargadon was admissions dean (招生部主任) at Stanford, he told parents to worry if their children were earning all A's by the end of the first quarter, which showed they were only taking subjects they would do well in, “College is a great feast (宴会) from which to choose,” he said. “Don't order the same meal every day.”

1．The most successful students usually ________.

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A．study hard

B．are active in school activities

C．ask for help from others

D．all of the above

2．The author compares ________ to “a trip”.

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3．When you survey the material of the history of Britain, you should ________.

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A．ask questions of yourself and then try to find the answers to them

B．ask others questions to see if you understand the material thoroughly

C．ask the professor questions to help you understand it better

D．needn't ask any questions, just read it

4．What does the author suggest?

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A．You should attend as many courses as possible.

B．You should remember as many facts as possible.

C．You should choose different courses, including those you are not good at.

D．You shouldn't order the same meal in the dining room every day.

5．What is the best title of the passage?

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A．Advice that Can Help You Succeed on Campus.

B．Campus Life.

C．Different Students at College.

D．How One Student Succeeded at College.

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　　Apply for summer savings with Advantage Gold

　　Holidays abroad and days out in the UK.

　　Whether you are planning to head for foreign shores or stay in the UK this summer, the Advantage Gold account can provide you with a wide range of savings.

　　If you are travelling abroad, here are some of the benefits:

　　●Competitively priced package holidays - we'll match the cost of over 20 leading high street holiday companies

　　●At least 10% off cruises (travel by ship) with leading cruise companies

　　●Competitively priced ferries (ship) and car rentals

　　●Pay for your travel and/ or accommodation (食宿) before your departure (启程) with your NatWest personal credit card (信用卡) and you'll receive Travel Insurance at no extra cost

　　●commission fee(手续费) foreign currency and American Express Travellers Cheques

　　If you are staying in the UK, you can use your Advantage Gold Membership Card to get discounted (折扣) entry into over 200 UK family attractions including:

　　●The Tower of London

　　●London Zoo

　　●Cadbury World

　　●Blackpool Pleasure Beach

　　●Lochness 2000

　　Further details of the places you can visit can be found in the ‘Family Days Out’ Guide Book which you will be sent with your Welcome Pack once your application has been accepted.

　　National Westminster Bank P1c, Registered Office: 135 Bishopsgate, London EC2M3UR.

1．If Mr. and Mrs. Browns are planning to take children away to Spain this year, how much will they save with their Advantage Gold account?

　　(travelling expenses are ￡1,570,

　　family insurance is ￡65.45,

　　1% commission fee for ￡500 American Express Travellers chques,

　　2% commission fee for ￡500 currency)

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2．If Chris Young is planning to visit London Zoo with his Advantage Gold Membership Card, how much will he save?

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A．￡200.

B．￡20.

C．10% of the total cost.

D．Not mentioned in the passage.

3．The passage is mainly to ________.

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A．attract more customers

B．introduce a new kind of service

C．encourage more people to travel

D．attract more foreigners travelling in the Uk

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　　Wild, Wild West

　　Western States See Largest Increase in Murder, Rape Rates

　　NEWS. com

　　Dec. 16 - Violent crime overall is down nationwide but rising in the West, and experts believe a number of factors - a growing youth population, inmates being released from prison, and a decline in the economy - could be fueling (causing) the increase in that region.

　　The FBI reported today that its preliminary (初步的) statistics (统计数字) showed that crime in the first six months of 2002 nationwide was up 1.3 percent from the same period last year. The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program found that crime dropped slightly (a little) in the Northeast and Midwest - 2.1 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively - but rose in the South and especially the West.

　　Overall crime rose 5.9 percent in the West, the FBI said. Crime was up in all Western states: Preliminary statistics showed that violent crime had risen 2.2 percent, with a 7.6 percent increase in murder.

　　To find out why certain communities have higher crime rates than others, Green said, officials have to look at their demographics (人口统计状况), which drugs are infiltrating (渗透) the area and which kind of crimes are on the rise.

　　In additon, experts said, the FBI's statistics do not mean that crime in an entire state may be on the rise. There may be certain “hot spots” for crime that are raising the crime rates.

　　“In Los Angeles, there are certain areas where the unemployment rate is 15 percent, compared to 6 percent of the rest of the country. You have idle (having nothing to do) young males - they're not going anywhere, they have nothing to do, nothing to lose,” said Mike Rustigan, professor of criminology at San Francisco State University.

　　“Idle, nothing to lose, and they have access to (have right to ) guns - that's a bad combination…You have a lot of gang (group) activity and payback - types of shootings.”

　　However, Rustigan stressed (emphasize) there is no one cause for rising crime rates. Every state, every city is different.

1．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．Crime rates of the USA have risen by 1.3 percent this year.

B．Crime rates of the South dropped.

C．Violent crime in the USA has dropped this year.

D．Crime rates of the Midwest have dropped by 2.1 percent.

2．Which statement best describes “hot spots”?

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A．“Hot spots” cause more crimes than other problems do in a society.

B．In “hot spots” crime rates tends to be low.

C．More professors are doing research on “hot spots” than on other problems.

D．“Hot spots” attract more people.

3．What can, we infer from the passage?

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A．Professors have found out the way to solve the problem of rising crime rates.

B．What causes crime rates to rise in Los Angeles is the same as in New York.

C．Crimes are out of control now in the USA.

D．The FBI has been doing research on violent crime for several years.

4．Where does this passage most probably appear?

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　　The idea of giving people some kind of document affording them safe passage through another country may go back as far as the Egyptian pharaohs (法老), who are thought to have issued their subjects (臣民) with cartouches (图形) bearing the ruler's name.

　　One of the first references to an English passport was in the reign (统治) of King Henry V, who, in an act (法案) of 1414, issued “Safe Conducts” (安全通行证), warning foreigners to allow his subjects to move around unmolested (不受骚扰的) within certain parameters(界限) of destination, time and purpose. In return, no Englishman would injure or rob a foreigner who carried one of Henry's Safe Conducts.

　　The number 13 has been linked to untimely death since Jesus was betrayed (背叛) by Judas, who was the thirteenth person at the Last Supper. This helps explain why 13 is considered particularly dire (terrible) in the dining room. One superstition (迷信) states that the last to sit at a table for 13 will die within a year.

　　Another version is that the first to rise from the table will perish (die). So strong was the belief in England and Scotland that groups of 13 would sometimes try to cheat the devil by sitting or rising simultaneously, so that no one would be first or last.

　　Friday the thirteenth is considered doubly disastrous because Jesus was crucified on Friday.

　　Non-Christians, however, don't necessarily view 13 as unlucky. “In the Middle east, odd numbers tend to be regarded as good,” says University of Toronto anthropology professor Janice Bobby. In Chinese culture, instead of fearing 13, people avoid any number containing a four because it has the same pronunciation as the word for death.

1．The passport first issued in England was to ________.

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A．show King Henry V's power

B．protect the foreigners traveling in England

C．make people travel safely at any time, for any purpose

D．make the travel safe for both Englishmen and foreigners

2．What can we infer from the passage but not stated?

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A．The 13^th floor in a building is considered more terrible than the 13^th to be seated in a dining room.

B．Almost all the peoples in the world have their own superstitions.

C．The purpose of the passport issued by the Egyptian pharaohs was to afford people safe

D．The usage of passports in England is more popular than in Egypt.

3．What does the underlined word probably mean?

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4．If you are a Christian, which day would you choose as your wedding day?

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　　Ralph Wiley was born in 1926, on March 20. There were eight boys and four sisters, yet he says it wasn't a hard life. His father worked in a sawmill (锯木厂) in the woods. When Ralph was in the fifth grade, the teacher told him to go outside to get a whip (鞭), because she wanted to whip one of the students.

　　He walked outside, got the whip and stood in the doorway with it. “If you want it bad enough,” he told the teacher, “come and get it, because I'm not coming back in.”

　　That was his last day of school.

　　Ralph never did marry. He lived with his brother, Cliff. And he worked on a farm, with fifty whiteface cows.

　　Then he started collecting bottles and cans for the recycling (回收) center.

　　Then his brother died, and Ralph developed diabetes (糖尿病) and lost both legs.

　　Now he lives here in Bradbury Manor Nursing Home, and he likes it. He rolls around in his wheelchair all over the place. He's a happy person who feels life has been goad to him.

　　Why? After all, so many people would feel disappointed if they had never married… If they hadn't finished school… If they were old and lost both their legs and were living in a nursing home. Why does Ralph Wiley feel life has been good to him?

　　“I just do,” he says, “I get in bed by myself. I go to the bathroom by myself. I made my bed myself yesterday.”

　　We all make our own beds, and we all have to lie in them. Ralph has made his exceptionally comfortable. Which is why he shall surely rest in peace.

1．Ralph's childhood must have been ________.

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2．Why did Ralph leave school?

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A．Because he made a serious mistake and was dismissed (开除) from school.

B．Because the teacher whipped him and he was afraid to go back to school.

C．Because he's unwilling to see cruel punishment happen in the classroom.

D．Because he's tired of going to school.

3．What kind of people is Ralph?

①pessimistic　　(悲观的)　　②optimistic (乐观的)　　③timid (胆小的)　　④carefree　　⑤irresponsible　　⑥kind

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4．What is the best title of the passage?

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A．Life Is Good.

B．From a Child to an Adult.

C．Life.

D．Ralph Wiley.

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　　LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Can a star basketball player also be a star hip - hop singer? If you ask Shaquille O'Neal and some of his NBA fellows, they'll say “Sure”.

　　In the NBA, hip - hop music is as common as the jump shot. Hip - hop is similar to rap (说唱) music and is especially popular with young African Americans. This music is played before basketball games during halftime. Many of the players, like Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers, write rap rhymes when they travel on airplanes from one city to another.

　　The NBA has a closer connection to hip-hop than any other sports league. This is partly because of the large number of African-American players, but also because the basketball league just loves hip-hop. Every February, the NBA invites popular rap singers to perform at its All-Star weekend.

　　When they play basketball, some of the younger stars even try to look like hip - hop singers. Like rap stars, they don't smile in photographs and videos. They try to trouble the players on the other team by looking tough (凶). “Hip-hop is just part of many players' culture,” says Kerry Kittles on the New Jersey Nets team. “All of us grew up listening to rap and Playing basketball, and the rappers grew up doing the same thing. A lot of players want to be rappers, and a lot of rappers would like to be players.”

　　Master P is a famous rap star who wants to be a basketball player. The Charlotte Hornets and the Toronto Raptors have invited him to their training camps. They enjoy listening to his music, but many people think that he is not good enough at basketball to be on an NBA team.

　　Shaquille O'Neal, whose nickname is Shaq, is the greatest example of an NBA player who became a rapper. He has made four successful rap albums. One of his rap songs, “It Was All a Dream,” tells how he felt when he became successful.

1．Why don't some younger players try to smile or look friendly in photos?

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A．They try to trouble the players on the other team.

B．They try to look like hip - hop singers.

C．They try to be successful in their playing.

D．They try to pretend being famous.

2．The song “It was all a dream” expresses ________.

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A．O'Neal's feelings when he became a success

B．a player's interest in rap music

C．people's wish to become a player

D．people's dream to be a rapper

3．The best title of the text is “________”.

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A．The NBA All - Star Weekend in America

B．A Successful PlayerO'Neal

C．Basketball Stars Become Hip - Hop Singers

D．Popular Music and Sports in U. S

4．What do you know about the Charlotte Hornets and the Toronto Raptors?

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A．They are famous basketball players.

B．They are famous basketball teams.

C．They are well - known hip - hop singers.

D．They are two training camps.