For some parents the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their children. But jungles contain wonders as well as hazards(危险). With good guides, some education and few precautions(预防措施), the wilds of the Internet can be safely navigated(航行). “Kids have to be on-line. If we tell our kids they can’t have access to the Internet we’re cutting them off from their future,” said an expert.

Most kids have started to learn to use search engines. Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites(网站), and they can also locate(查找……的地点）places where you might not want your kids to go. There are search engines designed just for kids. A certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe. But the most popular thing that was to limit access would be to use what is known as a “content screener(过滤器)”. But this can’t be wholly reliable(可靠的), and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what’s OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet. Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing(浏览)the Internet.

A few other tips.

—Don’t put the PC in a child’s room but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep an eye on things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.

—Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make on-line.

—Tell your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially details(详细资料)like address and phone number.

—And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet them unless you go along.

1. The passage is mainly about the subject of________________.

A. American children’s going on-line　　　　    　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 

B. Internet in America

C. Appreciating Internet　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 

D. Opposing Internet

2. The best way to protect children from improper materials is________________.

A. to install a content screener on the computer

B. to buy some search engines for the children

C. to be nearby when they are surfing the Internet

D. to talk to the children and persuade them to tell right from wrong

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

A. Surfing the Internet is the best method of educating children.

B. Children’s not having access to Internet may have effect on their progress.

C. Using a content screener is most reliable for keeping children having access to Internet.

D. Search engines can help children to select materials fit for them.

4. The passage tells most about________________.

A. software    B. good guides  C. precautions    D. education

5. According to the passage, we can infer that________________.

A. software fit for children want programming 

B. a child who is on-line is in danger

C. Internet is a jungle full of danger　　　　    　　  

D. Internet contains lots of harmful sites

In the past if you were determined to learn, you might have called a friend or relative, taken a night class or walked down to the local library for a research term. But now a host of websites are springing up to provide free practical advice on these subjects and actually anything else you can think of.

In one sense,  these “how-to” sites represent(表明) a part of the growing world of online learning. This tradition found one of its earliest forms in the FAQs—or Frequently Asked Questions files— that began on Usenet,  the Internet’ s global discussion group. These FAQs,  many of which still circulate (go round continuously),  took a specific subject—and explained it to complete novices.

But “how-to” sites take the FAQs idea in a somewhat different direction by addressing subjects that aren’t necessarily related to discussion forums(论坛). These sites take the style of a written tutorial (teaching period) and a tone of friendly advice. Possibly the biggest and best known of these sites is learn2. com (www. learn2. com). It offers nearly 1000 free tutorials and adds new ones frequently for a job interview.

At ehow. com (www. ehow. com) you can learn how to train for your first marathon,  how to buy a vacation home,  or how to make a movie in eight steps.

1. The purpose of writing the passage is to ________________.

A. introduce new websites to people

B. teach how to take new courses by Internet

C. present new means to learn something you want to know

D. help you to solve any difficulty you meet with

2. “How-to” sites are set up to ________________.

A. explain FAQs to the public

B. help people to learn what they want to

C. tell the difference from discussion forums

D. complete the growing world of online learning

3. The underlined word “novices” in the passage probably means ________________.

A. experts who know a lot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

B. hosts of “how-to” sites

C. people without knowledge　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

D. beginners of “how-to” sites

4. It can be inferred from the passage that ________________.

A. “how-to” sites are specially designed for the disabled

B. people can teach themselves at home by visiting “how-to” sites

C. it is pleasant to listen to the advice on “how-to” sites

D. you can just click your mouse at home to question anything

5. According to the text, if you want to buy a tent for camping you may ________________.

A. visit www. ehow. com　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

B. visit www. learn2. com

C. visit the discussion forums　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. visit the FAQs

Until that moment all the maps he had known had located(标出位置)Japan in the middle of the picture and had colored it red; yet when he got to British, he found that the country in the middle of the map was Britain and that it, too, was painted red.

What my friend had found was a displacement(移换位置)of his country, and, therefore, of himself as well. That is to say, his country was not longer in its familiar place and he no longer knew where he stood: he was “disoriented”.

Our sense of ourselves and our place in the world may not, as my friend’s experience suggests, come from anything real or actual, for no country is in the middle of the globe, except as a picture in the mind. A map is only a model in which we may locate ourselves; it just helps us to feel that we know where we are.

1. When the man in this story saw a British map of the world, he found himself ________________.

A. uneasy　　　　　　　　　　 B. comfortable　　　　　　　　　　 C. disappointed　　　　　　 D. encouraged

2. On a British map of the world, ________________.

A. Japan is painted red　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Japan is located in the middle

C. Japan is located at one side　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Japan does not appear at all

3. “To be disoriented” means to lose________________.

A. one’s heart　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. control

C. one’s interest　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. one’s sense of position

4. No country is in the middle of the globe________________.

A. in fact　　　　　　   B. in places　　　　　　　　   C. in maps　　　　　　　　    D. in pictures

5. The main idea of this passage is that________________.

A. human beings need maps in order to find the middle of the globe

B. Japanese visitors to British find that local maps give them a sense of displacement

C. our sense of location based on familiar maps often helps us to travel from place to place

D. familiar maps give to those who use them an imaginary but comforting sense of location(位置)

Number two is the sign for end of the speed limit. We are out of the town now and may go at more than 30 kms an hour.

Number three is a sign that we are near a cross-roads, that is, a place where two roads cross. We must drive carefully.

Number four has the word SCHOOL on it. This is a sign that there is school at the side of the street or road. Perhaps there are children going to school or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly until they are past the school building.

1. When a driver sees a sign with the number thirty on it in front of him,  he________________.

A. must stop at once

B. needs to drive his car over 30 meters

C. has to run at 30 km or less than 30 km an hour

D. needs another 30 km fast

2. A sign with the number 30 kms on it is set up________________.

A. in the villages

B. in the countryside

C. at the side of road near the houses or buildings

D. at the crossing

3. If the driver sees sign Number 2 in front of him, he________________.

A. can drive his car as fast as possible　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

B. can go through the crossing

C. can drive his car over 30 km an hour　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

D. can’t go through the road

4. When a driver sees sign Number 3, he mustn’t drive his car________________.

A. 30 km an hour　　　　  B. carefully　　　　　　　　   C. slowly　　　　　　   D. carelessly

5. Among the four signs which has something to do with children?

A. Sign Number 1. 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Sign Number 2. 　　　　　　　　　　

C. Sign Number 3. 　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　　　　　  D. Sign Number 4.

You may think that inventions are far away from your everyday life. But in fact, almost everyone can invent. It’s just that they do not recognize that their idea could be the start of an invention.

Once inventors see their ideas have some practical value, they don’t let them slip away.

For example, the inventor of the dishwasher, American Josephine Cochrane, loved to give dinner parties. But she found it took too long to wash her dishes by hand and too many of them broke. She decided that a machine could do the job faster and with fewer mistakes. So, in 1886, she set out to make one for herself.

Like Cochrane’s, most inventions are created to solve a problem. So, the first and most important step is to find the problem.

You can start by looking at what is wrong with things you use now. You can ask grandparents or neighbors if they remember ever saying:“I wish someone would invent something for…”Or you can look at people in different areas such as on the street, or at school. Then you might notice situations or things in need of improvement.

Remember to record your ideas and work. This will help you develop your invention and protect it when it is completed.

The next step is to think about possible solutions. An invention is a new way of solving a problem. So think of many, varied, and unusual ways.

You can often come up with a solution for a problem by looking at it from a different angle(角度)or thinking about it in a new way.

Example 1—instead of thinking of shoes as protecting your feet from the ground, think of using something to protect the ground from your feet.

Example 2—instead of thinking about how you can carry oranges home from a store, think of how they can come to you by delivery or growing your own.

Example 3—instead of experimenting with only one solution, can you put two or three solutions together, or arrange them in different orders?

And if one solution doesn’t work, can it be put to other uses? That was how yellow post-it notes(N次贴) came about—a “failed”adhesive(粘合剂)experiment proved a weak adhesive had good uses too!

After all, most inventions are not brand new. They do not come out of nowhere, but come out of things or ideas that already exist(存在).

And the hardest part of inventing, even for a lot of inventors, is coming up with a problem and finding a solution. Once you have an idea, you can always get help building your invention.

This problem-solving technique can also work in your everyday lives. So, why not try it in your studies, in your relationship with others, or even in the way you look at the world?

1. The main idea of this story is________________.

A. how to improve the world around you

B. that you can invent and how you will be able to do so

C. problem-solving technique

D. how inventors invent

2. What makes inventors different from other people is probably that________________.

A. they consider every new idea as an invention

B. they are full of creative ideas

C. they enjoy solving problems

D. they look for problems and try to solve them in a new and better way

3. What made Josephine Cochrane decide to invent the dishwasher?

A. Her love of parties.

B. Her dislike of dishwashing.

C. Her desire for something that could do the dishwashing better.

D. Her love of inventing.

4. Which of the following is one of the ways to find a problem?

A. Look at the world from a different angle.

B. Find out things that people are not satisfied with.

C. Do experiments.

D. Never let a practical idea slip away.

5. The underlined phrase“come about”probably means to________________.

A. come into being　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. put to use

C. work　　　　　　    　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. become

“Not so, ” say scientists John Barley and Bib Fatane. These men went beyond the headlines to research into the reasons why people didn’t act. They found that a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice that is an emergency（紧急情况）. Suppose you see a middle-aged man fall to the side-walk. Is he having a heart attack? Is he in a coma（昏迷） from a headache? Or is he about to sleep off a drunk? Is the smoke coming into the room from a leak（漏洞） in the air-conditioning? Is it “steam pipes”?Or is it really smoke from a fire? It’s not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency. Second, and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel personally responsible（负责任的）. He must feel that he must help, or the person won’t get the help he needs.

The researchers found that a lot depends on how many people are around. They had college students in to be “tested”. Some came alone. Some came with one or two others. And some came in large groups. The researchers started them off on the “tests”. Then they went into the next room. A curtain divided the “testing room” and the room into which they went. Soon the students heard a scream, the noise of book shelves falling and a cry for help. All of this had been prerecorded on a tape recorder. Eight out of ten of the students taking the test alone acted to help. Of the students in pairs, only two out of ten helped. Of the students in groups, none helped. In other words, in a group, Americans often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, needn’t. They do not feel any direct responsibility.

Are people bothered by situations where people are in trouble? Yes. Scientists found that the people were shocked, they sweated, and they had trembling hands. They felt the other person’s trouble. But they did not act. They were in a group. Their actions were shaped by the actions of those they were with.

1. The purpose of this passage is_______.

A. to explain why people fail to act in emergencies

B. to explain when people will act in emergencies

C. to explain what people will do in emergencies

D. to explain how people feel in emergencies

2. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. When a person tries to help others, he must be clear that there is a real emergency.

B. When a person tries to help others, he should know whether they are worth his help.

C. A person must take the full responsibility for the safety of those in emergencies if he wants to help.

D. A person with a heart attack needs the most.

3. The main reason why people fail to act when they stay together is that_______.

A. they are afraid of emergencies

B. they are not willing to get themselves involved

C. others will act if they themselves hesitate

D. they do not have any direct responsibility for those who need help

4. The author suggests that_______.

A. we shouldn’t blame a person if he fails to act in emergencies

B. a person must feel guilty if he fails to help

C. people should be responsible for themselves in emergencies

D. when you are in trouble, people will help you anyway

Ana Luz, recently studying for her PhD, has been told she could end up behind bars unless she can control the desire to steal from shops.

Luz, who lives with her partner in Fitzwilliam Road, Cambridge, admitted stealing clothes worth ￡9. 95 from John Lewis in Oxford Street, London, on March 9.

Phillip Lemoyne, prosecuting（起诉）, said Luz selected some clothes from a display and took them to the ladies’ toilet in the store. When she came out again she was wearing one of the skirts she had selected, having taken off the anti-theft security alarms（防盗警报装置）.

She was stopped and caught after leaving the store without paying, Mr.  Lemoyne said.

He added that she was upset on her arrest and apologized for her actions.

Luz, 28, was said to have been convicted of shoplifting by Cambridge judges last October, but Morag Duff, defending, said she had never been in trouble with the police before that.

“She is ashamed and embarrassed but doesn’t really have any explanation why she did this, ” Miss Duff said. “She didn’t intend to steal when she went into the store.  She is at a loss to explain it.  She is otherwise a very respectable and intelligent young lady. She went to her doctor and asked for advice because she wants to know if there is anything in particular that caused her to do this. ”

Judge David Azan fined Luz ￡50, and warned : “You’ve got a criminal record. If you carry on like this, you will end up in prison, which will ruin your bright future you may have. ”

Luz achieved a degree in design at university in her native Spain, went on to a famous university in Berlin, Germany for her master’s degree and is now studying for a PhD at Cambridge University, UK.

1. What is Ana Luz’s nationality?

A. American.    　　　　  B. British. 　　　　　　　　   C. Spanish.    　　　　　　　　   D. German.

2. What does the underlined sentence “She is at a loss to explain it” mean?

A. In her opinion it was a loss to the clothes shops where she stole things.

B. She doesn’t have any idea why she has the desire to steal from shops.

C. She thinks it is a loss for her to explain why she stole things from shops.

D. Personally she feels ashamed and embarrassed for her shoplifting actions.

3. Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “shoplifting” used in the passage?

A. Carrying goods in a lift for a shop.

B. Taking goods to the ladies’ toilet.

C. Selecting some goods from a display.

D. Taking goods from a shop without paying.

4. From the passage we can learn that_______.

A. Ana Luz is already got her PhD at Cambridge University, UK

B. Ana Luz is ashamed and embarrassed and knows why she often did so

C. the university graduate will be put in prison if she steals in shops once more

D. Phillip Lemoyne is the “respectable and intelligent” woman’s defense lawyer

The danger of being eaten in the sea is great. Those plants and animals that do survive usually reproduce very fast in great numbers.

Certain sea animals have defensive devices(装置) which help them to survive. The jelly fish have poisonous tentacles(触角) which are used for attack and defence.

Another method of survival which sea plants and animals use is disguise (伪装). They usually have the same color as their surroundings.

In order to stay alive, animals need to have good senses. Fishes have sharp eyes. Almost all animals are sensitive to touch. Fishes judge movements in the water by means of their lines. Fishes and other sea animals can hear well and many of them can make different types of warning sound.

1. What is the greatest problem that the living things face?

A. They have to eat other things.

B. They have to fight not to be eaten.

C. They have to live on in its own way.

D. They have to live in the sea.

2. How many kinds of animals in the sea have more chances to survive?

A. One.    　　　　  B. Two. 　　　　　　   C. Three.    　　    D. Four.

3. Jelly fish is an example of animals_______.

A. who can reproduce very fast

B. who can protect themselves from being attacked

C. who can change their colors

D. who have very good senses

4. The word“survive” in the second paragraph means_______.

A. remain alive　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. live
C. struggle for food　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. feed on something

5. Which of the following is not mentioned to help animals survive?

A. Sensitive skin. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Sharp eyes.

C. Fine smell. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Good hearing.

1. According to the table，which of the following is TRUE?

A. In the new teachers’ classes，pupils seem to ask questions more freely.

B. Though Veterans do not play games with pupils during breaks，their teaching is rated highly.

C. The evaluation (评价) of the middle-standing teachers is lower than that of the veterans in seven items.

D. Pupils seem to be quite satisfied with the amount of time their teachers spend with them between classes.

2. Pupils seem to regard the new and the middle-standing teachers as being more_______than the veterans.

A. relaxed in class　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. neat in appearance

C. interested in pupils’ ideas　　　　　　　　　　    D. skillful at explaining

3. As for Question Items_______，pupils’ evaluations can be said to rise at a comparatively steady rate as their teachers’ experience increases.

A. 1 and 4    　　　　　　　　    B. 9 and 10　　　　    C. 6 and 8   　　　　　　   D. 3 and 5

Within hours, Chinese space officials announced that the country’s space dreams will come true after having worked out plans to conduct space walking by its astronauts，and eventually build up a space station. However, Chinese scientists ruled out building a space shuttle，like the United States.

 Yang’s flight came four decades after the former Soviet Union and the United States pioneered manned spaceflight. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth in April 1961. One month later，the United States launched  Alan B. Shepard Jr.

1. What is true of the first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei?

 A. He is now a flight pilot.

 B. He was helped to get out of the descent capsule.

 C. He spent nearly a day in space.

 D.  He was called a“space hero”and a “national hero”by China’s premier Wen Jiabao.

2. China will carry out the following space programs in the near future except_______.

A. space walking

B. setting up a space station

C. building up a space shuttle

D. sending up“Shenzhou Ⅵ”

3. The underlined word debut means_______.

A. first public appearance　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. space

C. carrying person　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. spaceship

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

 A. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man in the world to travel in space.

 B. The United States launched Alan B. Shepard Jr. about 43 years ago.

 C. China is the third country in the world to carry out the manned space flight successfully.

D.“Shenzhou Ⅵ”will carry more than one astronaut in the mission.