Last week, we published an article about modern marriage．A recent research showed that in England 51% of married women go out to work．People were asked what they thought of “working wives”．The results were as follows:

　　　　　　    Men　　　　 Women

    In favor　　  70%　　   80%

    Against　　   10%　　  20%

    Don’t know   20%　　  0%

    We asked readers to write and tell us their opinions．Here are some of the hundreds of letters we got.

    I’m a woman photographer．I make plenty of money, travel a lot, and see a lot of people．I enjoy my work, and wouldn’t have to stay at home．I would never marry a man who wanted me to give up my work .

Ms Joji O’Leary Hampstead

    At present there are over 1,000,000 men who were out of work in Britain．If a woman gets a job, she puts one more man out of work．Perhaps that man has a wife and twelve children to support．Let women stay at home as they used to.

Ted Stubbs    Southend

    I’m the mother of twelve children．When I go to work, my husband, looks after the children．He is good with children and enjoys staying at home with them．And I enjoy the job as a bus driver.

Mrs. F．Boot    Battersea

1．________of men are on the side of working wives.

A．Most.

B．None

C．100%

D．A few

2．The Woman photographer would not marry a man who ________.

A．had less money than her

B．forbade her to work

C．was not very gentle

D．wanted to stay at home

3．Ted Stubbs thought that women’s going out to work would ________.

A．weaken the rights of the husband at home

B．be better than men

C．make men lose chances

D．make their husbands useless for work

4．in England, 51% ________.

A．of．working women are married

B．of the women who have been married go out to work.

C．of the married women want to go to work

D．of the people are in favor of married women’s going out to work

    Wouldn’t you like to be able to buy a book and then get back the money it cost after finishing reading it?

    That’s what the library is offering to do in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province．But the books have to be about technical and scientific matters.

    The plan was recently announced by Zhongshan’s Association of Science and Technology and the local(当地的) library.

    Zhongshan lies near Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, It has attracted a good many technicians(技术员)and scientists from inland provinces in recent years due to the fast economic(经济) development.

    But the book stores and libraries in Zhongshan cannot meet the reading demand of these professionals(专业人员).

    One engineer complained(抑怨)．“We cannot keep up with the most up to date(新式的) scientific and technological developments without reading new books.”

    To solve the problem, early this month, with the support from the Association of Science and Technology, Zhongshan library adopted (采取) the “book reimbursing system.”

    Professionals who buy books on their business tour (任职期) can reimburse their expenses on the books after reading them and sending them to the library.

    The new system will increase the book storage of the library and can guarantee (保证) that readers can share different books.

1．The library has adopted the new system because ________.

A．books on science and technology are getting more expensive

B．there are not enough books for the professionals to read

C．professionals haven’t enough money to buy books

D．in this way the bookstore can sell more books

2．Under the “book reimbursing system” professionals can ________.

A．borrow any kind of books from the library

B．get back the money they spent on the scientific or technical books

C．buy books on science and technology for less money

D．get back their money on the books after they read them and send them to the library

3．The main advantage (优点)of the new system is that ________.

A．professionals can spend less money on books

B．the book storage of the library can be increased

C． professionals can read more different books

D．it can attract more professionals from inland provinces

4．Which of the following phrases can take the place of the phrase due to in the 5th paragraph?

A．because of

B．according to

C．about to

D．out of

  Beijing Library

  To Susan Chan,

  Just to remind you that you have four overdue books．

  Title Author

  Rose Meets Mr. Wintergarten Bob Graham

  due 22/1

  My friend Whale Simon James due 23/1

  Edward the Emu Sheena Knowles due 24/1

  Imagine Alison Lester due 25/1

  Please return these tomorrow． Other people

  may be waiting to borrow them．

  Mrs. Josie Jones

  Librarian

  Date 3/2/98

  Note: You may not borrow any new books

  until these books have been returned．

1．This note was sent to________

A．Josie Jones

B．Susan Chan

C．the librarian

D．Alison Lester

2．The book Imagine was written by ________．

A．Bob Graham

B．Simon James

C．Sheena Knowles

D．Alison Lester

3．On what date was My friend Whale due to be returned to the library?

A．23rd January

B．24th January

C．26th January

D．3rd February

4．This note could best be described as a________

A．newsletter

B．report card

C．reminder letter

D．set of instructions

5．From this note we know that________

A．Susan does not like reading

B．the library has many books to lend

C．someone else has borrowed these books

D．Susan may not borrow any new books at the moment

    It’s seven in the morning．Mr. Li needn’t go to work today．He knows English and is now looking through a list of TV programs in today’s newspaper．

    Friday, September 30

  Channel 2

  9:55 Olympic Games: men’s basketball final

  11:40 Olympic Games: special

  20:22 1988 National Day Evening Party

  22:09 TV drama: Li Juan and Her Braised

  Duck Ship

  22:57 Olympic Games: men's basketball final

  Channel 8

  9:40 Film: Daughter of the Sea

  14:20 Olympic Games: men’s tennis single final

  15:50 TV Serial: Red leaves beyond the mountain

  16:37 TV Drama: Zhu and orchid(兰花)

  18:00 Olympic Games: Women’s table tennis double final

  CCTV English Service

  22:10 News

  22:30 Olympic special

1．Suppose Mr. Li wants to watch TV in the morning and he doesn’t have much interest in sports and games． Which program would he like to choose?

A．Channel 2, 1988 National Day Evening Party

B．Channel 8, Film: Daughter of the Se

C．Channel 8, TV drama: Zhu and Orchid

D．CCTV English Service: News

2．At night Mr. Li wants to know some result of the Olympic games so he chooses ________．

A．Channel 2, Olympic Games: men’s basketball final

B．Channel 2, Olympic games: Special

C．Channel 8, Olympic Games: women’s table tennis double final

D．CCTV English Service, Olympic Games, special

3．Mr. Li is a football fan． What will he feel after he has read through the list?

A．Anxious．

B．Disappointed．

C．Excited．

D．Surprised．

4．By watching TV today, Mr.．Li can at least get to know the results of ________ finals if he would like to．

A．three

B．two

C．five

D．four

    Mr. White was the owner of a small newspaper． He always tried to bring his readers the latest news．

    One day, he received an exciting telephone call from someone． He told Mr. White that there was a sudden flood somewhere in the north and several people had disappeared．Mr. White was glad to see that no other paper had known the news．

    But the next day, another person telephoned him and told him he was tricked．So in the next day’s paper he wrote: “We were the first and the only newspaper to report yesterday that the village in the northern mountain was caught in a flood．Today, we are proud to tell you that we are again the first newspaper to bring our readers the news that yesterday’s story was not true．”

From the passage above we can learn that ________

A．Mr. White’s newspaper was the best

B．Mr. White was fit for his job

C．Mr. White always printed the latest news

D．Mr. White was unfit for his work

Dear Mrs. Hogget

    You may remember that we have discussed the noise your children make while practicing their musical instruments(乐器)． You agreed to make sure that they would stop practicing in the evenings．

    You can imagine my astonishment, then, when I realized that nothing had changed and the situation was continuing as before． I find it difficult to stay in the house and invent any excuse to go out for the evening to be away from the terrible noise． Much as I like music, I have had enough, and to be frank (坦诚的), I am not prepared to put up with the situation any more．

  I think it high time you realized your duty as a member of the community (团体), and I must warn you that unless you do something about the situation I will be forced to take legal (法律) action．

I have sent a copy of this letter to my lawyer．

1. In their discussion, Mr. Barge________．

A．expressed his astonishment

B．showed his anger to Mrs. Hogget

C．made Mrs. Hogget’s children not practice their musical instruments in the evenings．

D．was told that he wouldn’t be troubled by the noise in the evenings any more

2．Mr. Barge feels angry because ________．

A．Mrs. Hogget’s children play their musical instruments so badly

B．Mrs. Hogget’s refused to talk about the noise problem with Mr. Barge

C．Mrs. Hogget does not allow her children to play their musical instruments in the evening

D．Mrs. Hogget has broken her promise

3.Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

A．Mr. Barge is not fond of the music．

B．Mr. Barge likes music, but he doesn’t like the noise．

C．Mr. Barge often goes out in the evenings to give music lessons．

D．Mr. Barge expects a reply from Mrs. Hogget．

4. Mr. Barge is prepared to________

A．help Mrs. Hogget to persuade her children not to play their musical instruments any more

B．take his duty as a member of the community

C．sue (诉论)Mrs. Hogget for the noise made by her children

D．force Mrs. Hogget to send a copy of his letter to her lawyer

Read the following magazine index(索引)．

Art 44　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   Religion(宗教信仰)17

Books 50　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Behavior(行为,举止)48

Medicine 42　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  Other Departments 52

1.To catch up with modern development of theology (神学), one tends to read ________．

A．P． 52

B．P． 48

C．P． 17

D．P． 50

2.When a reader has something to say, on which page will his letter appear?

A．P． 48

B．P． 50

C．P． 44

D．P． 52

3. If you want to know what a critic (批评家) says about a best- seller, you have to turn to ________.

A．P． 44

B．P．42

C．P． 50

D．p．17

  Some villagers were going to celebrate an important wine festival in a few day’s time． They borrowed a huge barrel (桶) from the nearest town, put it in the village square, and decided that each of them should empty into it a bottle of the best wine he had, so there should be plenty at the feast(宴会)．

  One of the villagers thought he would be very clever． “If I pour a bottle of water in, instead of wine, no one will notice it,” he said to himself,“ because there will be so much excellent wine in the barrel that water will be lost in it．”

The night of the feast arrived． Everybody gathered in the village square with their jugs(壶) and their glasses for the wine．The tap (塞子) on the barrel was opened, but, to the surprise of everyone, nothing but pure water came out．

1.What do you think of the people in the village? They are ________．

A．clever

B．stupid

C．selfish

D．kind

2.The writer of the story wanted mainly ________．

A．to tell us how to celebrate the wine festival

B．to tell us an interesting story

C．to warn us against pouring water into wine

D．to tell us not to be a selfish person

    The weather affects how people dress．In Hawaii(夏威夷) the weather is warm all the year round．People are able to wear light, cool clothing all the seasons of the year．Sometimes people may need a sweater or jacket．However, in Hawaii you do not need to wear winter clothes like overcoats, hats, gloves (a covering for the hand), or boots．Think how much money you could save if you did not have to buy winter clothes!

    The lifestyle of a place also affects the way people dress．The lifestyle in Hawaii is mostly casual(that is not for a special, important time)．The way people dress is also mostly casual．In public places such as shopping centers, and even downtown( the center of a town or city), you can find many people dressed in short pants and T- shirts．They may have only slippers on their feet．Students at the University of Hawaii dress this way too． Many children go to school without shoes and stockings on．Of course, on the beaches(the shore of a lake, sea, etc．) everyone wears swimming suits.

    However, not everyone dresses so casually all the time．Working people wear clothes which fit the kind of work that they do．Throughout the state, there is a tradition(something that has been done in a certain way for a long time)called “Aloha (阿洛哈) Friday.” On Fridays many people wear casual, Hawaiian clothing to work．The men may wear aloha shirts and slacks (便裤)．Aloha shirts are bright - colored Hawaiian print shirts．The women often wear long, colorful dresses called “ muumuus” ．This aloha clothing is very popular in Hawaii．You can wear an aloha shirt of a muumuu almost anywhere in Hawaii．You will be nicely dressed and cool and comfortable at the same time.

1．The passage mainly talks about ________ in Hawaii.

A．the weather

B．the lifestyle

C．the way people dress

D．Aloha Friday

2．People in Hawaii don’t need winter clothes because ________.

A．they don’t like winter clothes

B．they like comfortable clothes

C．they don’t have winter clothes

D．the weather is warm

3．“Muumuus” in the passage refers to ________.

A．dresses

B．whispers

C．bright colors

D．shirts

4．“ Not everyone dresses so casually all the time．” Means ________ .

A．Some people dress so informally (不拘礼地) all the time but some don’t

B．Nobody dresses so carelessly all the time

C．Not all the people have clothes on all along

D．The way people dress mostly careless

5．Which is not true?

A．We can find many people wearing short pants and T- shirts in public.

B．People usually go to work in casual, Hawaiian clothing.

C．Many students at the University of Hawaii go to school without shoes and stockings on.

D．On “Aloha Fridays” many people wear casual, Hawaiian clothing to work．

    Maryland is one of the 13 oldest states and one of the smallest states．It is on the eastern coast of the United States.

    Maryland lies south of Pennsylvania．The famous Mason - Dixon line is between Maryland and Pennsylvania．Before the Civil War, slavery was legal (合法的) in the states south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and illegal in the states north of this line.

People from England first came to live in Maryland in 1634．Many of the early settlers were Catholics (天主教徒)．They had been treated badly in England, so they came to Maryland for religious(宗教的) freedom.

    Maryland was named in honor of Henrietta Maria．She was the wife of King Charles- Ⅰ.The capital of Maryland is Annapolis, but the largest city in Maryland is Baltimore, an important seaport on the Chesapeake Bay.

    Fishing is an important industry in Maryland．Chesapeake Bay is famous for its sea food.

    Maryland has a warm climate．Farmers grow many kinds of fruits and vegetables．The state grows one-third of America’s tomatoes.

    Recreation (娱乐) is also important．Good beaches line the Atlantic coast． Maryland is known for its horse races and boat races.

1．Which of the following maps gives the right position of Maryland?

    (M = Maryland P = Pennsylvania M- D = Mason - Dixon Line At = Atlantic Ocean)

2．According to this passage, the Mason - Dixon Line ________.

A．tells what is legal from what is illegal

B．is nothing but the boundary line (边界线)between Pennsylvania and Maryland

C．separates the northern states from the southern states

D．has played an important part in getting rid of the slavery in American history

3．Before the Civil War,  slavery was legal ________.

A．in the thirteen oldest states

B．in both Pennsylvania and Maryland

C．in south of Maryland

D．in Maryland and other southern states

4．People from England came to live in Maryland because ________.

A．they lived a poor life in England

B．many of them are Catholics

C．they wanted to enjoy religious freedom

D．Maryland had a warm climate

5．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Fruits and vegetables grow well in Maryland.

B．Maryland is smaller than all other states in the U．S.

C．Fishing plays an important role in the industry of Maryland.

D．Over 30 percent of America’s tomatoes are grown in Maryland.