Most astronomers now believe that what these people saw was almost certainly the planet Venus．At that time of year it is very bright and easy to see．And from a moving aeroplane it can appear to be moving fast．So far there is no proof that UFOs or spaceships from other planets do exist．In 6 years government investigators of UFOs investigated 1,631 sightings or occasions when people say they saw a UFO ．Ninety percent of these turned out to have simple explanation.

    However, it’s good idea to keep an open mind, like the air traffic controller．Scientists in the USA are trying to persuade their government to help them study UFOs．They want two million dollars to spend on detecting radio messages from outer space．And a British politician wants governments to cooperate internationally on reporting and investigating sightings of UFOs.

    After all, it is quite possible that there is life out there in the universe．And if something is alive, it is quite possible that it may come to visit US.

1．“I’ve got an open mind on them.” In the sentence, the phrase “got an open mind” means ________.

A．paid attention to

B．neither believed nor disbelieved

C．been troubled about something

D．been in agreement

2．Who saw that mysterious light one night? ________.

A．The pilot.

B．People all over the world.

C．Everyone on board and the air traffic controller.

D．Visitors in a spaceship.

3．Who wants their government to help them to study UFOs?

A．Scientists in the USA

B．An English politician.

C．The air traffic controller.

D．A television camera crew.

4．It took the government investigators of UFOs ________ to investigate 1,631 sightings.

A．6 years

B．1 year

C．half a year

D．6 months

5．They want two million dollars to spend on detecting radio messages from outer space．In the sentence the word “detecting” means ________.

A．studying

B．studying for

C．looking

D．looking for

    Each sense depends on a certain part of the body．This part of the body receives information and then this information is sent to the brain．For example, we use eyes to see the things around us．With ears we can hear the sounds．That is to say, eyes control sighting and ears control hearing．Skin controls touch．Taste depends on tongue while smell depends on nose．Besides, there are also other senses which are important as these five senses．There is a sense of balance which stops us from falling down．We also have senses of hunger, thirst and cold.

1．A good title for this passage is ________.

A．Seeing and Hearing Are Important

B．The Parts of the Body

C．Getting Information for Our Body

D．Senses Are useful

2． The word “brain” in this passage means ________.

A．the part in the head which makes us able to think and feel

B．the part of the body which forces blood round the body

C．the part of the body with which we breathe

D．the part of the body with which we learn

3．Without a good sense of balance we cannot ________.

A．eat

B．walk

C．fall down

D．jump

4．How many important senses people have?

A．More than eight.

B．Only five.

C．Less than five.

D．Over five.

    As time went on, hot sun and cool rains made the rock split and break to pieces．Sea waves dashed against the rock．In this ways, soil and sand came into being．Nothing lived on the naked soil．And then the wind and birds brought plant seeds, spiders and other little creatures there．Only plants could grown first．Only they, in sun-light, could produce food from the minerals of the soil, water and air．While many animals landed on the island, they could find no food．A spider spun its web in vain, because there were no insects for its web to catch．Insects couldn’t stay until there were plants for them to eat．So plants had to be the pioneer life on this new island.

The passage centers on ________.

A．how an undersea volcano broke out

B．how an island rose up in the sea

C．how soil was formed on a new island

D．how life began on a volcano-produced island

KISSI HEALTH-BEAUTY CENTER

    1) BODY-BUILDING

    Imported (进口的) gym equipment that will help you build up your muscles, making you look full of energy and strength.

    2) GYMNASTIC EXERCISES

    A bright and large exercise room with excellent equipment and music will give your body a chance to enjoy movement with rhythm (节律).

    3) SPECIAL“LAZY-BONE”FITNESS CENTER

　　 “Lazy-bone” fitness equipment is the first body-shaping set of seven beds in Beijing．Designed according to human anatomy (解剖) and kinematics (运动学) theory the seven special beds help you to exercise your waist, abdomen (腹), hips(臀) or legs．In the relaxing hours you may try them to strengthen your muscles and lose weight.

    * Tuition: Lazy-bone fitness card, 1,200 Yuan/month (gymnastic classes included).

    * Class Time: Gymnastic Class，18:30-19:30 Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

    *Tel: 65918570

    * Address: 16 Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District, Beijing

1．The purpose of this passage is to ________.

A．give advice on body-building

B．introduce new ways of body-building

C．ask you to go to the centre

D．introduce ways to lose weight

2．Through the advertisement the centre wants to show it’ s ________ one.

A．the cheapest

B．the largest

C．the newest

D．the most advanced

3．We can infer those who keep lazy-bone fitness cards are ________ people.

A．lazy

B．rich

C．unhealthy

D．young．Where should passengers buy their tickets?

A．From the bus driver before boarding the bus.

B．On the bus after boarding the bus.

C．At the window with the above notice.

D．At a terminal ticket window.

    -Busses leaves the Railway Station, New York City, from 7:00 a.m．and every half hour thereafter (此后), until 11:30 p.m．(7 days a week)

    -Busses leave the Brennan Station 20 minutes before and after every hour from 6:20 a.m．to 10:40 p.m．(7 days a week)

    -Evening rush hours (5:00 p.m．to 7:00 p．m．) : Busses leave the Railway Station, New York City, every 15 minutes．(Monday-Friday)

    -Holidays: Busses leave every hour on the hour, each direction．(Trip time: 30 minutes each day)

    -All tickets must be bought at Window 12, the Railway Station, New York City, or at the Brennan Station Window BEFORE boarding busses.

1．At which of the following time does a bus leave New York for Brennan on Thursday?

A．8:30a.m.

B．10:15 a.m.

C．3:15 p.m.

D．11:45 p.m.

2．Which is the latest bus you could take from Brennan if you had to meet a friend in New York at 10:20 a.m. on a Friday?

A．The 8:00 a.m．bus.

B．The 9:40 a.m．bus.

C．The 8:40 a.m．bus.

D．The 9:20 a.m．bus.

3．If you want to take a bus in evening rush hours, you should take the ________ bus at the Railway Station, New York City on Monday.

A．6:20 p.m.

B．5:45 p.m.

C．8:00 p.m.

D．7:15 p.m.

4．Where should passengers buy their tickets?

A．From the bus driver before boarding the bus.

B．On the bus after boarding the bus.

C．At the window with the above notice.

D．At a terminal ticket window.

    Examples of public goods are not as rare as one might expect．A flood control dam(水坝) is a public good．Once the dam is built, all persons living in the area will benefit not thinking the respective of their own contribution to the construction cost of the dam．The same holds true for highway signs or aids to navigation(航海)．Once a lighthouse is built, no ship of any nationality can be effectively excluded from the utilization of the lighthouse for navigational purposes．National defense is another example．Even a person who voted against military expenditures(开支) or did not pay any taxes will benefit from the protection afforded.

    It is no easy task to determine the social costs and social benefits associated with a public good．There is no practicable way of charging drivers for looking at highway signs,  sailors for watching a lighthouse, and citizens for the security provided to them through national defense．Because the market does not provide the necessary signals, economic analysis has to be substituted for the impersonal judgment of the marketplace.

1．With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?

A．Mechanisms for safer navigation.

B．The economic structural of the marketplace.

C．A specific group of commodities.

D．The advantages of lowering taxes.

2．Which of the following would NOT be an example of a public good as described in the passage?

A．A restaurant.

B．A road sign.

C．A bridge.

D．A stoplight.

3．By which of the following could the word “holds”(in Paragraph 2)best be replaced?

A．has

B．grasps

C．remains

D．carries

4．According to the passage, finding out the social costs of a public good is a ________

A．difficult task.

B．daily administrative duty.

C．matter of personal judgment.

D．citizen’s responsibility.

5．Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the first two paragraphs?

A．Suggestions for the application of an economic concept are offered.

B．Several generalizations are presented from which various conclusions are drawn.

C．Persuasive language is used to argue against a popular idea.

D．A general concept is defined and then examples are given.

1．Its refers to

A．of the human nose

B．of the language

C．of the expression

2．It refers to

A．the nose

B．the face

C．the language

3．Its refers to

A．the language’s

B．the face’s

C．the nose’s

The underlined word “one” in the first paragraph refers to ________ .

A．a society

B．America

C．a place

D．population

    After a time Charles’s returning interest in living showed itself in the simple form of hunger．With some difficulty, owing to the water in the boat, he explored its stores and found food and water in airtight tins．He also found a neat package wrapped in green oiled silk．He unwrapped it and found maps．Neat, beautifully designed and printed, spotlessly new, they lay across his knees and he was no longer alone in a world of water．At that moment these clean official maps were as comforting as the sound of a human voice, as cheering as a candle in darkness.

1．The day was not too hot because ________

A．clouds reduced the heat of the sun.

B．the sun wasn’t shining.

C．there was a little wind.

D．the sun was hidden behind clouds.

2．Charles judged that the boat was  ________

A．in no immediate danger of sinking.

B．likely to sink before long.

C．slowly filling with water.

D．deeper than it had been when he studied it.

3．Charles got rid of Harcourt’s body by ________.

A．throwing it into the sea.

B．pushing it out of the boat into the

 sea.

C．lifting it up and dropping it into the sea.

D．raising it and allowing it to slide into the sea.

4．The first sign of Charles’s renewed desire to live was that he ________.

A．began to feel the need for food.

B．started to look for food and water.

C．was able to explore the boat.

D．found he needed to move about.

5. The finding of the maps cheered him because ________.

A．they were carefully wrapped in oiled silk.

B．they reminded of the ordinary, ordered world.

C．they were spotlessly new.

D．he could see at once where he was.

    “A pupil, who always can’t finish his homework, wants to be an emperor?”

    “Why not? The Minister of Education was just in front of me．I ordered him to give those whose parents are teachers many exercises, much homework! Nonsense! (废话)” shouted the man impatiently．“Have breakfast, then go on with your lessons!” “But it is Sunday, Daddy．”

1．The author’ s attitude (态度) towards Li Ming is ________.

A．pleasant

B．unfair

C．bad

D．full of pity

2．The best word to describe (描写) the attitude of the author towards Li Ming’s teachers is“________”.

A．dislike

B．like

C．scold

D．praise

3．What the author told us is ________.

A．more than a poem

B．more useful than interesting

C．more meaningful than interesting or joyful

D．no more than one pupil and a grownup