A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized(强调) the importance again and again．But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience．
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk．As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised．Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You don't say!” “You don't say!” I was puzzled．I thought, perhaps this is not a proper topic．“Well, I'd better change the topic．” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone backhome will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it．It was wonderful．” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide．“The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world．We are very proud of it．” Soon I was stopped again by his words：“You don't say!” I couldn't help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn't ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surrised．I said, “Didn't you say 'You don't say'?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears．He began to explain,“‘You don't say’actually means 'really'! It is an expression of surprise．Perhaps you don't pay attention to Eng lish idioms．” Only then did I know how foolish I had been．Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions．
(1)
A year ago, ________．
[ ]
A．
both the author and his/her teacher didn't think English idioms were important
B．
the author was not careful with English idioms
C．
the author's teacher didn't emphasize the importance of them
D．
the author was interested in English idioms
(2)
At first, on hearing “You don't say”, the author thought the foreigner meant ________．
[ ]
A．
he was not interested in the topic
B．
he was only interested in the Great Wall
C．
the author had talked too much
D．
the author had to stop talking
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
This Englishman had no time to visit the Great Wall．
B．
This Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after the author talked about it．
C．
This Englishman wanted the author to act as his guide．
D．
This Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting．
(4)
After the Englishman explained the idiom “You don't say”, ________．
[ ]
A．
the author thought the Englishman had made him a fool
B．
the Englishman became a real fool
C．
the author felt very foolish
D．
the author became more careful in everything
阅读理解
CAR HIRE CHARGES：
CONDITIONS OF HIRE：
(1)
What cost does a car hirer have to pay for?
[ ]
A．
Insurance against damage to the car．
B．
Insurance against injury to the driver．
C．
The cost of maintenance of the car．
D．
The cost of repairs of the car．
(2)
If you hire a car for three days or more, ________．
[ ]
A．
you are guaranteed an expensive new car
B．
you are guaranteed an enjoyable holiday
C．
you are offered a specially fast car
D．
you are offered a car at a special price
(3)
The hire charge for a three-day period depends on ________．
[ ]
A．
the type of the car you hire
B．
the distance you cover
C．
the amount of oil you put in the car
D．
the length of time you park the car
(4)
If you cancel your car hire booking, ________．
[ ]
A．
another ￡12 will be paid to the company
B．
you cannot get back the booking fee
C．
you will get back the booking fee in two weeks
D．
your request must be made two days before the date of hire
阅读理解
Dear Sir/Madam,
I like your programme very much．The programme reminds me of many things from my own childhood．For example, one day when I was about five, I was going to school on the bus by myself．My mother had given me exactly the right money for a return ticket．I held out my hand with the money in it － one big coin on top of one little coin．The bus conductor took the big top coin only and she gave me a ticket, but it was a pink one for a single journey．I needed a white one for a return journey, but I was too frightened to say anything．When school finished for the day, I couldn't catch the bus home － I had to walk．As a grown-up, whenever I'm in a situation where I need to say something or take some action, this early memory comes back to me, and I'm able to take control of the situation．
I hope that the director, Bret Burnham, can carry on making this kind of programme．Too much TV these days is quiz shows．I appreciate the human story that can make me laugh and cry．
Yours faithfully,
Chris Daniels
(1)
What is Chris Daniels' purpose of writing this letter?
[ ]
A．
To persuade Bret Burnham to turn away from quiz shows．
B．
To entertain other readers．
C．
To express his appreciation of the programme．
D．
To have his story told on the programme．
(2)
Why does Chris Daniels tell the story of himself?
[ ]
A．
To describe his painful early experience．
B．
To draw a direct response from Bret Burnham．
C．
To show how the programme made him think．
D．
To teach the readers a lesson．
(3)
Why did Chris Daniels have to walk home?
[ ]
A．
Because he hadn't got a return ticket．
B．
Because he had lost his bus ticket．
C．
Because he didn't like big crowds．
D．
Because he missed the bus．
(4)
What does Chris Daniels now think about his experience on the bus?
[ ]
A．
He should have told the conductor then．
B．
He should have been well treated．
C．
He regrets going to school alone．
D．
He wishes it hadn't happened．
阅读理解
The Yellow River is the second longest river in China．It rises in the mountains on Qinghai and flows right across China to the Yellow Sea．Both the river and the sea are called Yellow because of the yellow mud which the river carries down from the desert into the sea, making the water a yellow color．When the river reaches the flat plain and flows less fast, it drops much of its mud, filling up the riverbed and forcing the water to overflow its banks and flood the countryside for miles．These terrible floods wash away crops and destroy whole villages．They have brought death and famine(饥饿) to so many people that the river is sometimes called “ China's sorrow”．In order to prevent the floods, people have built banks of earth, called dykes (河堤) along both sides．As the river brought down more mud and broke through the dykes, people mended them and built them higher, until now in some parts the river flows as much as twenty feet above．In spite of the danger of floods, farming had been carried for centuries thanks to the water from the Yellow River．
(1)
What does the underlined word “sorrow” mean?
[ ]
A．
Sadness．
B．
Happiness．
C．
Gift．
D．
Enemy．
(2)
The flood comes when ________．
[ ]
A．
the river flows fast
B．
the river overflows its banks
C．
the river reaches the plain
D．
the river drops its yellow mud
(3)
Which of the following is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
The terrible floods used to destroy many villages．
B．
Many Chinese people suffered a lot from the river in history．
C．
Farming cannot be carried on beside the Yellow River till now．
D．
Floods often brought famine and death to the people．
(4)
To prevent the floods, people ________．
[ ]
A．
have built higher banks all along the river
B．
have moved away the mud on the river bed
C．
have built dams and waterworks
D．
have built new buildings along the river banks
阅读理解
People who travel a lot fly with Bel Air because they know they will get what they want．
They want to go quickly and safely across the country, across the sea, or right across the world－and they know Bel Air will take them where they want to go, when they want to go．Bel Air flies all the newest and fastest planes, to more towns and cities, in more countries of the world, than any other airlines．
Do you want to go to Paris, Washington, or Tokyo? Bel Air will take you there, at all times of the day or night, right through the week．But Bel Air flies not only to the big cities in the rich countries－they fly two or three times a week to towns and cities in the very heart of Asia, Africa and South America．
People who travel a lot fly with Bel Air, because they know they will leave on time, and arrive on time．They know the food they will receive and the films they will watch will be of the very best．
Bel Air says second to none．When you fly, fly with Bel Air．
(1)
Bel Air says that experienced travelers choose to fly with it because ________．
[ ]
A．
it offers the best service a passenger would expect
B．
its planes fly to distant places
C．
it has more planes than other airlines
D．
its passengers can watch films on its planes
(2)
Bel Air flies planes to big cities like Paris ________．
[ ]
A．
every day except Sunday
B．
two or three times a week
C．
every day of the week
D．
any time at weekend
(3)
The underlined sentence “ Bel Air says second to none” means ________．
[ ]
A．
Bel Air is one of the best two airlines
B．
only one airline is better than Bel Air
C．
no other airline is better than Bel Air
D．
Bel Air is among the best airlines
(4)
What would be the best title for the text?
[ ]
A．
Flying
B．
Bel Air
C．
Traveling
D．
South America
阅读理解
When July comes, the students had to take the examinations．When the examinations are finished, the school year ends．Boys and girls have nearly two months' holiday before them as they leave school by train and car to return home to their fathers and mothers．
The summer holidays are the best part of the year for most children．The weather is usually good, so that one can spend most of one's time playing in the garden, if one lives in the country, or in the woods and fields．Even if one lives in a big town, one can usually go to a park to play．
The best place for a summer holiday, however, is the seaside．Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea, but for the others who do not, a week or two at one of the big seaside towns is something which they will talk about for the whole of the following year．
In England, it is not only the rich who can take their children to the seaside; if a factory worker or a bus driver, a street cleaner or a waiter wants to take his wife and children to Southend or Margate, Blackpoor or Clacton, he is usually quite able to do so．
Now, what is it that children like so much about the seaside? I think it is the sand, sea and sun more than any other things．Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and exciting things to do, but it is the feeling of sand under one's feet, of salt water on one's skin, and of the warm sun on one's back that make the seaside what it is．
(1)
After the examination, many pupils leave for home ________．
[ ]
A．
by train only
B．
by air
C．
by bike
D．
either by train or by car
(2)
The summer holiday lasts ________．
[ ]
A．
as long as two months
B．
more than two months
C．
one and a half months
D．
a little less than two months
(3)
July and August are the brightest months for most children, for they can ________．
[ ]
A．
stay with their parents through the vacation
B．
do more reading
C．
play out of doors
D．
meet their old friends
(4)
Children like the seaside so much, because they can ________．
[ ]
A．
swim in the sea
B．
play with the sand
C．
take a sun bath
D．
all of above
A brush with death can actually improve a person's outlook on life．That, at least, was one of the major findings of a study of some 200 people who come close to dying．Some had come through heart attack; some had fallen, come close to drowning; or survived a terrible car wreck, yet despite the variety of circumstances, they reported strikingly similar reactions to their experiences．
Perhaps most surprisingly, many said they were less frightened of death now than they were before．Like most people, before their near-death incidents many had thought death would be painful, the ultimate horror－but they didn't find it was．
Surviving a nearly fatal experience also gave many people a sense of invulnerability(不会受伤害)that made them feel special and even religious．Several believed they had been saved because they were to fulfill some special task in the remainder of their lives．
Perhaps not so surprisingly, these survivors also reported an increased pleasure for life and a determination to enjoy life more．
A few of the survivors did report negative reactions to their experience．A dozen said they felt more sensitive, and some even felt a sense of helplessness and a loss of control over their lives．Some had become phobic about activities associated with the accident; for example, several said they could no longer swim for fear of drowning．
Yet most of those interviewee said they came away with a strong sense of renewal or rebirth．In studying their reactions researchers have concluded that these people have come to understand the relationship of life and death better and more thoroughly than most of us, they have come to understand how life is actually defined by death．Life is given meaning by the fact that it will end someday．
(1)
From the passage, we can infer that the effects of near-death experiences on the survivors' life ________．
[ ]
A．
vary greatly from person to person
B．
differ due to the variety of circumstances
C．
are mostly positive in terms of their outlook on life
D．
are neither positive nor negative
(2)
The word“phobic”(in the fifth paragraph)most probably means ________．
[ ]
A．
very careful
B．
very casual
C．
very fearful
D．
very curious
(3)
The title below that best expresses the ideas of this passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
How to Improve a Person's Outlook on Life
B．
The Effects of Near-Death Experience
C．
Is Death Really Horrible?
D．
Near-Death Accidents and their Survivors
(4)
The positive effect of near-death experience was that ________．
[ ]
A．
some people loved life better because they realized its new meaning
B．
some people believed they were different from others and they had special work to do
C．
some people were no longer afraid of death just because they proved to be religious
D．
some people wanted to seek extreme happiness because they knew life was too limited
(5)
Which effect of the near-death experience was the one that people had seldom expected?
[ ]
A．
Some people felt more vulnerable．
B．
Some people did not worry too much about death any more．
C．
Some people paid more attention to the value of life．
D．
Some people tended to be too pessimistic about death．
When we say that Cambridge is a university town, we do not mean just that it is a town with a university in it．London and Liverpool have universities, but we do not call them university towns．A university town is one where there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city．The university is not just one part of the town．It is all over the town．The heart of Cambridge has its shops, market-places and so on, but most of it is university－colleges, libraries, clubs and other places for university staff and students．Students fill the shops, cafes, banks, and churches, making these as well part of the university．
The town was there first．Two Roman roads crossed there, and there are signs of building before Roman times(earlier than 43 AD)．Trouble in Oxford in 1209 caused some students and their teachers to move．Cambridge became a center of learning, and the authority of the head of the university was recognized by the king in 1226．
At that time many of the students were very young(about fifteen), and many of the teachers were not more than twenty-one．At first they found lodgings(寓所)where they could, but many students were too poor to afford lodgings．Colleges were opened so that students could live cheaply．This was the beginning of the college system which has continued at Cambridge up to the present day．
The colleges were built with money from kings, queens, religious houses, or other sources．Today there are nearly thirty colleges．The newest are University College, founded in 1956, and Clare Hall, founded in 1966, both for graduates．Very few students can now live in college for the whole of their course; the number is too great．Many of them live in lodgings at first and move into college for their final year．
With about 8,250 undergraduates and over 2,000 postgraduates, the city is a busy place．Don't try to drive through Cambridge during the five minutes between lectures．If you are in Cambridge any morning at five minutes to the hour(the time lectures start), you know you are in a university town．Stop in some safe place and wait．
(1)
The most important in the definition of a university town is that ________．
[ ]
A．
there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city
B．
there are plenty of universities in the city
C．
the university takes up most of the city area
D．
most people in the city have university education
(2)
The history of Cambridge the town dates back to ________．
[ ]
A．
Roman times
B．
43 AD
C．
before Roman times
D．
the year 1209
(3)
The college system formed when ________．
[ ]
A．
colleges were built for poor students
B．
colleges were built for students under the age of 15
C．
colleges were built for poor teachers
D．
the money to build the colleges came from kings and queens
(4)
Many of the students of Cambridge in their first year there should live ________．
[ ]
A．
in colleges
B．
at home
C．
in Clare Hall
D．
in lodgings
(5)
The best title for this text would be ________．
[ ]
A．
Cambridge's College System
B．
Cambridge the University Town
C．
Colleges of Cambridge
D．
Cambridge the Center of Learning
Human Capital－How what you know shapes your life
Version：Print(Paperback)Publication date：20 Feb 2007
This book explores the influence of education and learning on our societies and lives and examines what countries are doing to provide education and training to support people throughout their lives．
Economic Policy Reforms－Going For Growth, 2007 Edition
Version：Print(Paperback)Publication date：15 Feb 2007
Based on a broad set of indicators of structural policies and performance, Going for Growth 2007 takes stock of the recent progress made in implementing policy reforms and identifies, for each OECD country, five policy priorities to lift growth．
Climate Change in the European Alps－Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural Hazards Management
Version：Print(Paperback)Publication date：22 Jan 2007
The first systematic cross-country analysis of snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under climate change for five countries in the region：France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germany．OECD in Figures 2006－2007－Statistics on the Member Countries－OECD Observer－Volume 2006 Supplement 1
Version：Print(Paperback)Publication date：05 Jan 2007
A handy pocket reference containing key data covering the entire range of OECD work including the economy, employment, health, education, migration, the environment, science and technology, public finances, agriculture, trade, and development aid．
OECD Economic Outlook－December No, 80－Volume 2006 Issue 2
Version：Print(Paperback)Publication date：26 Jan 2007
OECD's twice yearly assessment and projections for the economies of the OECD area and selected non-members．This edition also looks at the rise in household debt．
(1)
Which of the following books was published most lately?
[ ]
A．
OECD in Figures 2006－2007．
B．
OECD Economic Outlook．
C．
Human Capital．
D．
Climate Change in the European Alps．
(2)
We can learn from the passage that Alps is ________．
[ ]
A．
an Austrian interesting place most attractive in summer seasons
B．
an European mountain belonging to three countries
C．
a stadium for skiing lovers from five European countries
D．
an European mountain famous for its winter skiing
(3)
From the book with ISBN ________ you can get a wider range of information about OECD．
[ ]
A．
9789264029088
B．
9789264022638
C．
9789264030954
D．
9789264030473
(4)
You should afford ________ Euro dollars for a book to know about the recent progress in economic policies in the OECD countries．
[ ]
A．
60．
B．
15．
C．
55．
D．
80．
(5)
All the five books are ________．
[ ]
A．
written in English
B．
concerned about OECD countries
C．
involved with education and economy
D．
published by the same print
阅读理解。
Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers said,“Barbara, be enthusiastic!Enthusiasm will take your further than any amount of experience．”How right they were!
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,”wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson．It is the paste that helps you hang on there when the going gets tough．It is the inner voice that whispers,“I can do it!”when others shout,“No, you can't!”It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted．Yet she didn't let up on her experiments．Work was such a deep pressure for her that she never thought of stopping．
We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age．At 90, cellist(大提琴家)Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach(巴赫)．As the music flowed through his fingers, his bend shoulders would strengthen and joy would reappear in his eyes．As author and poet Samuel once wrote,“Yeas make the skin old, but to give up enthusiasm makes the soul old．”
Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money, title or power．Patricia Mcllrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm．She replied, “My father, a lawyer, long ago told me, I never made a penny until I stopped working for money．”
If we can't do what we love as a full-time career, we can do it as a hobby．Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw．This activity ended her sadness that had troubled her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic(评论家)to say,“I am persuaded to call Layton a genius．”
We can't afford to waste tears on“might-have-beens”．We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after“what-can-be”．We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses－finding pleasure in the sweet smell of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a rainbow．
(1)
The passage mainly shows us ________．
[ ]
A．
enthusiasm is the basic element of everything
B．
enthusiasm helps us to succeed to a greater degree
C．
enthusiasm makes us experience more life
D．
we can do nothing without enthusiasm
(2)
From the example of the Nobel Prize winner Barbara McClintock, we may find ________．
[ ]
A．
enthusiasm can encourage us in difficult times
B．
enthusiastic people always get a deep pleasure from work
C．
you can't make any achievement if you have no enthusiasm
D．
enthusiastic people are sure to gain great fame in the end
(3)
The underlined sentence in Paragraph Three suggests ________．
[ ]
A．
time and tide wait for no man
B．
we grow old as time goes on
C．
people feel young with enthusiasm
D．
our soul becomes old with enthusiasm
(4)
The sentence“I never made a penny until I stopped working for money．”In Paragraph Four refers to“________”．
[ ]
A．
I wouldn't work unless I could make money
B．
I believe that my work will be rewarded
C．
Working for money is what I love to do
D．
Working for money makes no money at all
(5)
The main idea of the last paragraph is ________．
[ ]
A．
we should try heart and soul to win what we want
B．
enthusiasm can give us pleasure, though we have to sweat
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