Albert Einstein’s fame spread all over the world on November 7,1919 when British re- searchers announced they had found the first proof of Einstein’s general relativity theory．Einstein has already been known among scientists because of his two astonishing theories: the special theory of relativity, published in 1905 when he was only twenty six as an ordinary clerk in the Swiss patent office, and the general theory of relativity, which came out between 1913 and 1915．He was considered so brilliant by other scientists that in 1914 he was invited to join the famous Royal Prussian Academy (普鲁士皇家科学院) and to become head of the research branch at the Kaiser Wilkelm Institute (研究所)．He accepted the offer and moved to Berlin.

1．The passage suggests that before the special theory of relativity was published．Einstein was ________ .

A．part of the scientific community(界)

B．considered a brilliant scientist

C．unknown in scientific community

D．still a university student

2．According to the passage, Albert Einstein was not ________ .

A．head of a research group

B．famous at the age of 25

C．generally accepted by the scientific community

D．a member of the Royal Prussian Academy

    Having read the following we know the

    working people in my home town lived a dog’s life before liberation.

    Death per 100,000 Population in My Home Town

From

the Following Causes (1940-1949)

1．Of every hundred thousand citizens in my home town ________died of T．B in 1940.

A．167

B．134

C．82

D．114

2．In 1949, about what percent of the total number of deaths from the causes shown were because of accidents?

A．12%

B．21%

C.  25%

D．43%

3．If 1,200 people died in my home town from accidents in 1947, the population of my home town that year was about ________.

A．96,000

B．100,000

C．150,000

D．1,500,000

    Carols Mahal was born in Manila in 1950, and at the age of two weeks he was taken by his father, a musician，to the United States by sea．He spent his first ten years in the American southland where he attended school．Between the ages of 10 and 18, he traveled in the south and western Atlantic areas, lived in Florida and graduated from his school in 1968．Early in his life he had great interest in musical instruments, And in1965, he learned to play the piano and quickly became an expert in it．Since his graduation from Florida State University in 1973, he has been a famous pianist．He was not married, saying that his music should come first.

1．When Carlos was still a ________, he was taken by ship to America by his father.

A．child

B．fellow

C．boy

D．baby.

2．He probably began to like musical instruments ________.

A．when he spent his childhood in the American southland

B．when he was 15 years old

C．shortly after he was taken to the United States

D．since he graduated from his school

3．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right?

A．Carlos’ parents had once stayed in Asia for a period of time.

B．Carlos began to receive his school education in his early teens.

C．At the age of 15, Carlos learned to play the piano and soon proved to be a quick learner.

D．Like his father, Carlos wanted to devote himself to music.

    Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions．If we ask, “Why is the ocean full of salt?” scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks．When a rock get very hot or cold, it cracks．Rain fails in the cracks．The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers.

The rivers carry the salt into the ocean．

The underlined word “cracks” in this paragraph may mean ________.

A．rolls

B．reduces

C．breaks open

D．looses

    My father and I were close．I loved pleasing him, and he was always proud of my success．If I won a spelling contest (竞赛) at school, he was on top of the world．Later in life whenever I got a promotion (提升), I’d call my father right away and he’d rush out to tell all his friends．In 1970, when I was named president of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know which of us was more excited.

    Like many native Italians, may parents were very open with their feelings and their love-not only at home, but also in public．Most of my friends would never hug their fathers． But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity-nothing could have felt more natural.

    He was a curious man who was always trying new things．He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle．Unfortunately, my father and his motorcycle didn’t get along too well．He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it．As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.

    Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up．WheneverI wanted to ride a bike, I had to borrow one from a friend．On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.

1．When I won a contest at school, my father would ________.

A．tell all his friends about it

B．feel most happy over it

C．get very surprised at it

D．be much more excited than I

2．I hugged and kissed my father at every opportunity, ________ .

A．even though I hated to do so

B．because I was told to do so by my mother

C．as I was named president of the Ford Motor company

D．for I felt it quite natural to do so

3．My father trusted no vehicle with less than four wheels because ________.

A．he did not like the way I always borrowed bicycles from friends

B．he thought that cars were faster than motorcycles

C．he liked every new model made by the Ford Motor company

D．he had trouble in riding his motorcycle

4．Which of the following statements shows that my father was a curious man?

A．I wasn’t allowed to have a car when I was growing up.

B．He was the first person in town to buy a motorcycle.

C．He was always proud of my success.

D．He was very open with his feelings and his love.

5．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．My father loved his motorcycle．He rode through the dirty streets of Allentown every day.

B．I was not allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up, but when I was just 16 I was allowed to drive a car.

C．My father was always proud of what I did．He was very pleased when I won a spelling contest at school.

D．My father bought a motorcycle, but got rid of it because he fell off it so often.

He was the baby with no name. Found and taken from the north Atlantic 6 days after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, his tiny body moved the salvage（救援）workers so that they called him “our baby”. In their home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, people collected money for a headstone in front of the baby’s grave, carved with the words: “To the memory of an unknown child.” He has rested there ever since.

    But history has a way of uncovering its secrets. On Nov. 5, this year, three members of a family from Finland arrived at Halifax and laid fresh flowers at the grave. “This is our baby,” says Magda Schleifer, 68, a banker. She grew up hearing stories about a great-aunt named Maria Panula, 42, who had sailed on the Titanic for America to be reunited with her husband. According to the information Mrs. Schleifer had gathered, Panula gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children—including a 13-month-old boy named Eino from whom she had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing. “We thought they were all lost in the sea,” says Schleifer.

    Now, using teeth and bone pieces taken from the baby’s grave, scientists have compared the DNA from the unknown child with those collected from members of five families who lost 5 relatives on the Titanic and never recovered the bodies. The result of the test points only to one possible person: young Eino. Now, the family sees no need for a new grave. “He belongs to the people of Halifax,” says Schleifer “They’ve taken care of him for 90 years.”

(Adapted from People, November 25, 2002)

1. What is probably the boy’s last name?

  A. Schleifer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Eino

  C. Magda　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Panula

2. The baby traveled on the Titanic with his ________.

  A. mother　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.parents

  C.aunt　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.relatives

3. Some members of the family went to Halifax and put flowers at the child’s grave on Nov. 5, ________.

A.1912    B.1954    C.2002    D.2004

4. This text is mainly about how ________ .

A. the unknown baby’s body was taken from the north Atlantic.

  B. the unknown baby was buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia

  C.people found out who the unknown baby was

  D.people took care of the unknown baby for 90 years

More than 4000 years ago, a primitive artist carved a portrait on the side of a rock in Northern Norway. The carving portrayed a man on a pair of skis. Today, more than a million Americans have something in common with that Stone Age character—they have joined in a fast-growing sport called “ski touring”.

    Ski touring is healthy, cheap, unpretentious fun—and an ideal winter family activity. It Is a more demanding sport and requires first-class physical condition and a good deal of stamina（精力）. To a ski tourer, the joy of this sport lies in its simplicity. It can be enjoyed wherever there is snow on an open field or road.

As ski touring grows more popular, facilities for the sport are expanding, too. There are now chains of commercial ski touring centres renting and selling equipment and providing instructions. While some members of the family may be chicken about schussing（作直线下滑）down mountainsides, today everybody can go on a touring trip.

1. Ski touring probably began in ________.

    A. Northern American

    B. Southern American

    C. Northern Europe

D. African

2. Which of the following statements about ski touring is NOT mentioned?

    A. It is a fast-growing sport in the US.

    B. It is a healthy activity that can be enjoyed by a family.

    C. It is in need of energy and heath.

D. It is very difficult to learn.

3. The word “demanding” probably means ________.

    A. requiring more energy

    B. easy to learn

    C. enjoyable

D. dangerous

4. Although the sport is very popular, some people are still ________.

    A. expanding its facilities

    B. asking for instructions

    C. afraid of dashing down the mountainsides

    D. curious about the sport

Saddam Hussein has been a familiar name since the Persian Gulf War in 1991.But, as the US again weighs the prospect（前景）of war with Iraq, the question of what to call the Iraqi president is becoming a bit of a media problem.

    The US’s largest newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post, refer to the Iraqi leader as Hussein. Hussein is the name he inherited（继承）from his father, so some people use it as a surname. By contrast, USA Today is sticking with his first name Saddam, as is The Associated Press (AP), which sets style rules for 1700 US newspapers and 5000 television and radio outlets across the US.

    CNN splits the difference（折中）using neither Saddam nor Hussein on second reference, but rather Saddam Hussein, or “the Iraqi president”.

    The AP recently reminded papers of the Saddam-on-second-reference rule. Although AP style is not binding on member papers, its rulings tend to be respected, if only because changing the name in every story sent by AP could be time-consuming（费时的）and could lead to errors.

    One reason some newspapers adopted the Saddam usage for the last war is that King Hussein of Jordan (he had one name only, like Queen Elizabeth), was still alive, and there was concern about confusing the two.

But the king died in 1999, and now what binds Saddam to US readers and listeners is more habit than anything else.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    (From Los Angeles Times)

1. In the first paragraph, “weigh” probably means ________.

    A.consider　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.value

C.understand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.wish

2. This report mainly talks about ________.

   A. how to fight the war against Iraq

   B.how to call the Iraqi president

   C.Why Saddam Hussein has been a familiar name

   D.the difference between first name and surname

3. It can be inferred that the writer tends to call the Iraqi president ________.

    A.Hussein　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.Saddam

    C.Saddam Hussein　　　　　　　　　　   D.the Iraqi president

Forty years ago the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard of. But when the yearly games for the disabled were started at Stoke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change.

    Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had been asked by the British government to set up an injuries center at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled.

    In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings, things have developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years games for the disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1064 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part. Unfortunately, they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics.

The Games have been a great success in helping the progress of international friendship and understanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can’t enjoy sport. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee（委员会）to include disabled events at the Olympic Games for the able-bodied. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to persuade those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should be included.

1. The first games for the disabled were held ________ after Sir Ludwig Guttmann arrived in England.

    A.40 years　　　　　　　　    B.21 years

    C.10 years　　　　　　　　    D.9 years

2. This text tells us that Sir Ludwig Guttmann ________.

    A.is an early organizer of the games for the able-bodied

    B.is welcomed by the British government

    C.is an injured soldier

D.is from England

3. From the passage, we may know that the writer is ____________.

    A. one of the organizers of the games for the disabled

    B.a disabled person who once took part in the games

    C.against holding the games for the disabled

    D.in favour of holding the games for the disabled

Harvard University is onおboth sides of the Charies River. The old institution of higher learning in the United States was founded in 1636. In 1638 it was named for John Harvard, its first founder. During the 1640s the college was enlarged although it was short of money. Meant to be an institution for the education of Puritan ministers（清教牧师），it grew to be an institution of general education, and new and more subjects and policies（政策）were introduced. In the eighteenth century, particularly under John Leverett（1708～1724）, the number of the students and campus equipment increased while the religious（宗教的）color decreased. In its early years, the college was largely supported by the English colony and the New England community as a whole, but support soon came in the form of gifts, and in 1823 the state money was received for the last time. Under Charles W. Eliot, the college became a great modern university, its basic courses improved and enlarged, the graduate school was set up for those who finished their four-year undergraduate study, and the law and medical schools were reorganized. Eliot is also famous for his introduction of the elective system at Harvard. Besides Harvard College, the university includes schools of divinity（1816）, law（1817）, arts and science（1872）, education（1920）, engineering（1935）, reorganization of Lawrence Science School of 1847, public administration （1935）. Harvard also has schools of business administration（1980）; medicine（1782）, public health（1922）, and dental health（1941）. Radcliffe College for women is connected with Harvard; its students are taught by Harvard professors and receive diplomas given by Harvard. The university library, among the nation’s finest, houses over 8 million volumes, and the Fogg Museum of Art is one of the finest university museums in the world. Harvard is closely connected with a large number of research institutions as well.

1. Harvard University ________.

    A. has a history of more than 450 years

    B.was enlarged in the middle of the seventeenth

    C.was first meant to be an institution for general education since its foundation

D.was founded by John Leverett

2. One of John Leverett’s greatest contributions to Harvard University is most probably that_________.

    A. he set up Harvard University

    B.heおmade Harvard a puritan university

    C.he freed Harvard University from the support of the state

D.he helped develop general education in Harvard University

3. Which of the following statements might NOT be true about Charles W. Eliot?

    A. Under his leadership, Harvard University became a modern university.

    B.He introduced the elective system at Harvard University.

    C.He improved and enlarged Harvard University, making it a modern university.

D.He tried hard to reduce the religious color of Harvard University.

4. Based on the passage, between 1816 and 1941 Harvard ________.

    A.had at least 10 more schools added to it

    B.founded Lawrence Science School

    C.went through a period of slow progress

D.reorganized Harvard College

5. Which of the following statements is true about Harvard University according to the passage?

    A. Harvard is a large and modern university with a long history.

    B.Harvard has the world’s finest library with its 8 million books.

    C.Harvard has the nation’s best art museum.

    D.Radcliffe College for men is one of the schools of Harvard University.