Once Mr. Parker heard from a soldier. In the letter the young man said the food in their military camp(军营) was very bad and he wished the general could go to find out the reasons, the old man went there at once, without telling anybody. He went in the kitchen and examined everything carefully and found it was very dirty. Then he went in the soldiers’ bedrooms and found there were a lot of fleas. He became angry and asked the soldiers, “What do you think of your food, young men?”

The soldiers saw their officer standing by the general and said nothing. Only a new soldier said, “Very bad, sir!”

“What did you have for lunch today?” asked Mr. Parker.

“A fried chicken, some fish and pork, a cake, six eggs and I had three cups of wine(酒). ”

“Really?” Mr. Parker called out in surprise. “It’s the King’s(国王)lunch, I think!”

“So do I, general, ” said the young man. “But it’s my birthday today. I paid three hundred dollars for them all in the restaurant!”

1. Mr. Parker became a general because_______.

A. he was born in a poor family

B. he didn’t forget his terrible past

C. he fought with the enemies bravely

D. the soldiers listened to him

2. Mr. Parker was respected because_______.

A. he was strict with the officers

B. he cared about his soldiers

C. he was friendly to everybody

D. he paid attention to the soldiers letters

3. Mr. Parker went to the military camp to_______.

A. look for the soldier who wrote to him

B. punish the cooks

C. inspect the kitchens

D. find out if the matter in the letter was true

4. The soldiers didn’t say anything because_______.

A. they were afraid of the general

B. they thought their foods were good

C. the officer followed the general

D. the general didn’t agree with them

5. Which of the following is true?

A. Mr. Parker found nothing in the military camp.

B. The new soldier had a birthday dinner in the restaurant.

C. The officer wanted to frighten the soldiers.

D. The general no longer believed the soldiers.

The year he was 35 Li Shizhen began to write “THE COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA”. He walked all over famous mountains which grew medical plants to learn their shapes(形状), the conditions in which they grew and collected all sorts of specimens(标本). He spent 27 years in writing the book.

“THE COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA” with over 1 000 000 words, describes(描述) 1 800 kinds of medical plants. When the work had just been ready for printing and publishing(出版), Li Shizhen passed away.

“THE COMPENDIUM OF MATERIA MEDICA” introduces not only medical herbs growing in China but also in many foreign medicines. After its publication the books reached foreign countries. It was translated into English, French, and Russian and became an important piece of literature in international medical research.

1. Why did many peasants and fishermen make friends with Li Shizhen? Because he_______.

A. was a famous doctor

B. had a sweet manner

C. was much concerned (关心) for the poor

D. read many medical books

2. Before his book could be_______ he had died.

A. printed and published

B. introduced abroad

C. translated into foreign languages

D. completed finally

3. The word “literature” in the article means_______.

A. work of different science

B. letters from foreign countries

C. hope for the better future

D. books on a special subject

They learn to be aggressive(进攻的) without hurting other people. In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear. A group taking an A. T. Course will help the timid (懦弱的) person to lose his fear. But A. T. uses an even stronger motive (动机)—the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-respect. If someone you face is more “important” than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your answers to problems. You can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do you can learn to speak out.

1. The problem the writer talks about is that_______.

A. some people buy things they don’t want

B. some people are afraid to speak out for their rights

C. there are too many superiors

D. some people don’t think enough of themselves

2. The cause of the problem talked about in this passage is that_______.

A. some people have a low self-respect

B. there is always someone around who “knows better”

C. salesmen talk people into buying things they don’t want

D. people don’t share enough

3. The A. T. Course often _______.

A. make people distrust their own answers

B. make things more favorable for “superiors”

C. help people know as much as their “superiors”

D. help people become more important

4. One thing the A. T. Course doesn’t do is to_______.

A. share the need of people

B. show they have a right to be themselves

C. help people overcome fear

D. help people to help themselves even if others suffer

5. A good title for this passage could be_______.

A. The Need to Share

B. Talk Back When Necessary

C. One Way to Build Self-Respect

D. One Way to Train Speaking Ability

The name of the most famous of all the pirates was Cheung Pao Tsai. He lived in Chik Chu nearly two hundred years ago and he had over six hundred ships and eighty thousand men. Cheung Pao Tsai was brave, but he was also very cruel. He captured many rich people. He wanted their friends to pay him a lot of money. If they did not do so, he took his prisoners to a high rock in Standley Bay. He made them jump into the sea from this rock. Today you can see the Hwai Jen Shih rock at Standley.

1. British sailors first came to Standley over_______.

A. about 40 years ago 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. 1841 years ago

C. about 160 years ago　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. about 200 years ago

2. Standley was named after_______.

A. a great fisherman　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. a brave Chinese pirate

C. a famous Englishman　　　　　　　　　　      D. a high rock

3. Pirates lived in Standley because there were_______.

A. lots of caves   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. many junks

C. British sailors   　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. high rocks

4. Cheung Pao Tsai was_______.

A. a brave and cruel chief pirate

B. cruel but not a very brave chief pirate

C. the old name of the Hwai Jen Shih rock

D. a rich man

1. From the passage we can infer that Juliana______.

A. went to the forest with her parents

B. lived in the forest

C. went hunting in the forest

D. was once lost in the forest

2. It’s clear that______helped Juliana manage to keep alive.

A. what her father taught her　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   B. people near a river

C. kind large animals　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   D. her friends

3. When you walk in the forest, you’d better______.

A. go very fast

B. wear strong clothes

C. pull a stick behind you

D. put a stick in front of you

4. The small animals in the forest are often afraid of______.

A. river water　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. small sticks

C. strange noise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. lost people in the forest

5. Juliana’s father’s instructions are about______.

A. when to go to the forest

B. whether to stay or not in the forest

C. how to find a way in the forest

D. what to do when one gets lost in the forest

    One of the main causes of the large amount of dangerous waste is that people do not realize how large a problem it is. Because it can be simply removed and sent to a landfill (废渣填埋场), the problem is often believed to end there. In addition, industries have often shown an unwillingness to find ways to deal with dangerous waste because of the related expenses. Many industries and governments build simple landfills to store waste, and often just pour waste chemicals into nearby bodies of water. Often, chemicals used for industrial production cause dangerous forms of waste. The amount of these chemicals has increased greatly in the past, but it is often difficult and expensive to get rid of these chemicals or to store them in a way safe to human life and the environment.

    Every year, major health problems result from dangerous waste. Sadly, it is often only after someone has died or become seriously ill that governments will take measures to reduce levels of harmful waste.

    Some governments have realized how serious the dangerous waste problem is and are now trying to settle this problem. They are also trying to limit the amount of waste industries are allowed to produce.

    Not only governments but ordinary people as well must work together to solve the problem. They can choose not to buy those products which require the production of dangerous waste, and produce less harmful waste themselves. Many scientists think that waste production can be cut. The waste can be reduced by at least one third using existing technologies and methods.

1. What would be the best tide for the text?

A. Measures of Reducing Dangerous Waste

B. Danger of Harmful Waste to Mankind

C. Dangerous Waste and Water Pollution

D. Environmental Protection

2. According to the text, people ______.

A. do not produce harmful waste in their daily life

B. do not know where to place the dangerous waste

C. are not clear about how serious the dangerous waste problem is

D. are not sure about where harmful waste ends

3. What troubles industries most in dealing with the dangerous waste problem?

A. How to get government support.

B. How to increase their production.

C. How to store harmful waste.

D. How to cut down the related costs.

4. What can he inferred from the passage?

A. The polluting industries are not allowed to sell their products.

B. Present technologies have settled the harmful waste problem.

C. Everyone should obey the government rules for the problem.

D. To solve the problem requires the efforts of the whole society.

    Parapsychologists (灵学家) say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them, To research whether such a “sixth sense” really exists, Robert Baker, a psychologist (心理学家) at the University of Kentucky, performed two experiments.

    In the first one, Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes. The subjects (爱试者) were eating, drinking, reading, studying, watching TV, or working at a computer. Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods. Later, when he questioned the subjects, almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them.

    For the second experiment, Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind a two-way mirror in a laboratory setting. The people had to write down when they felt they were being stared at and when they weren’t. Baker found that the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren’t than if they had just guessed.

    Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they’re being stared at. If people doubt the outcome of his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for them.”

1. The purpose of the two experiments is to ______.

A. explain when people can have a sixth sense

B. show how people act while being watched in the lab

C. study whether humans can sense when they are stared at

D. prove why humans have a sixth sense

2. In the first experiment, the subjects _______.

A. were not told that they would be stared at

B. lost their sense when they were stared at

C. were not sure when they would be stared at

D. were uncomfortable when they were stared at

3. The underlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means ______.

A. value

B. result

C. performance

D. connection

4. What can be learned from the passage?

A. People are born with a sixth sense.

B. The experiments support parapsychologists’ idea.

C. The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments.

D. People have a sixth sense in public places.

Dear Mr. Expert,

    I grew up in an unhappy and abusive home. I always promised myself that I’d get out as soon as possible. Now, at age 20, I have a good job and a nice house, and I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved.

    Here’s the problem: several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine—so much so that they make mine theirs.

    It started with a couple of them spending the weekends with me. But now they seem to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like. They bring boyfriends over, talk on the phone and stay out forever.

    I enjoy having my friends here sometimes—it makes the place feel comfortable and warm—but this is my home, not a party house. I was old enough to move out on my own, so why can't I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy (隐私)?

Joan

Edward’s reply to Joan

Dear Joan,

    If your family didn’t pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now.

    And if you've gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere (气氛), you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with—or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy. You need to understand that in true friendship it’s okay to put your own needs first from time to time.

    Be clear about the message you want to send. For example, “I really love your company but I also need some privacy. So please call before you come over.”

1. We can learn from the first letter that Joan Edward ______.

A. lives away from her parents

B. takes pride in her friends

C. knows Mr. Expert quite well

D. hates her parents very much

2. We can infer from the first letter that _______.

A. Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy

B. Joan’s friends visit her more often than she can accept

C. Joan doesn’t like the parties at all

D. Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over

3. According to Mr. Expert, why can’t Joan tell her friends her feelings?

A. She is afraid of hurting her friends.

B. She does not understand true friendship.

C. Her family experience stops her from doing so.

D. She does not put her needs first.

4. The underlined word “conflict” in the second letter means _______.

A. dependent life

B. fierce fight

C. bad manners

D. painful feeling

5. The second letter suggests that Mr. Expert _______.

A. is worried about Joan’s problem

B. warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends

C. advises Joan on how to refuse people

D. encourages Joan to be brave enough

    First, let’s talk about what your weekly schedule will look like. No matter what your major may be, you can expect to spend between four and six hours a week for each class attending lectures. Lectures are usually in very large rooms because some courses such as introduction to sociology or economics often have as many as two or three hundred students, especially at large universities. In lectures, it’s very important for you to take notes on what the professor says because the information in a lecture is often different from the information in your textbooks. Also, you can expect to have exam questions based on the lectures. So it isn’t enough to just read your textbooks; you have to attend lectures as well. In a typical week you will also have a couple of hours of discussion for every class you take. The discussion section is a small group meeting usually with fewer than thirty students where you can ask questions about the lectures, the reading, and the homework. In large universities, graduate students, called teaching assistants, usually direct discussion sections.

    If your major is chemistry, or physics, or another science, you’ll also have to spend several hours a week in the lab, or laboratory, doing experiments. This means that science majors spend more time in the classroom than non-science majors do. On the other hand, people who major in subjects like literature or history usually have to read and write more than science majors do.

1. The main purpose of this text is ________.

A. to help the students to learn about university life

B. to persuade the students to attend lectures

C. to encourage the students to take part in discussions

D. to advise the students to choose proper majors

2. We can learn from the passage that university professors _____.

A. spend about 5 hours on lectures each week

B. must join the students in the discussion sections

C. prefer to use textbooks in their lectures

D. require the students to read beyond the textbooks

3. A discussion section does NOT include ______.

A. working under the guidance of university professors

B. talking over what the students have read about the courses

C. discussing the problems related to the students’ homework

D. raising questions about what a professor has said in a lecture

4. According to the author, science majors ________.

A. have to work harder than non-science majors

B. spend less time on their studies than non-science majors

C. consider experiments more important than discussions

D. read and write less than non-science majors

    The Jet d’Eau together with the Flower Watch is おthe main attractions every year for the tourists visiting Geneva. The Jet d'Eau has become the symbol (象征) of Geneva for a long time. This is a 140 meters high water monument with a rich history. Eight 13 500-watt projectors light the grand column (圆柱) of the fountain in the evening, from early March until the second Sunday of October. The Flower Watch, which was created at the edge of the English Garden in 1955, reminds us about that Geneva is the birthplace of the Swiss clock and watch making, and that this industry has become internationally famous, as well through the quality of the watches as through their beautiful appearance.

    Sails on Lake Geneva are also enjoyable. The Lake of Geneva, lying among the Alps, is a true inland sea, making possible a wide range of pleasant boat trips, you can relax and watch the beautiful scenes pass by.

1. Which of the following is NOT suitable for describing Geneva?

A. Capital of Peace.

B. Palais des Nations.

C. The World’s Smallest Metropolis.

D. The birthplace of the Swiss clock and watch making.

2. The Jet d’Eau in the second paragraph refers to ________.

A. the water fountain

B. the English Garden

C. a new scene with electric lighting

D. the name of a famous watchmaker

3. What do we learn about the Lake of Geneva from the text?

A. It is the symbol of Geneva.

B. It lies among the Jura Range.

C. It has a direct passage to the ocean.

D. It is a large body of water of tourist interest.