Rueben Hoppenstein is a well-known doctor with offices in New York．In addition to his medical practice, Dr．Hoppenstein has an art collection．One of his private possessions is-or, rather used to be- a painting by Jan Berdyazk, a Polish artist of considerable fame in the modern art world．Unfortunately, no one- not even Dr．Hoppenstein- can see the painting any more.

    The landlord of the building in which Dr．Hoppeastein maintains (keeps) his offices ordered a house painter to put a fresh coat of paint to all the walls in the offices．Such painting is usually done every three years or so, and it was right on schedule．The painter did exactly what he was told to do．He painted all the walls．The only problem was that the Berdyazk painting was on one of those walls．When no one took down the work of art, the painter covered the painting as well as the rest of the wall surface with a fresh coat of paint.

    When the doctor returned to his office after a day at the hospital, he looked at the wall and saw the damage．He was absolutely angry．“It’s a good thing．I was in the operating room when you did this,” he told the painter, “or you would have painted me!”

    Dr．Hoppenstein still can’t believe what happened, the seven-foot by four-foot painting was valued at more than $10,000．It stood a full two inches out from the wall．The name of the work of the art was “Out of Darkness．Light.” There was no light left when the house painter got done with it.

1．This story is mainly about ________ .

A．how to paint an office

B．a landlord and his doctor

C．painting on a painting

D．doctors who got angry

2．The painter thought he was ________.

A．better than the artist

B．not paid enough for the job

C．supposed to finish the job fast

D．doing what he was supposed to

3．Which happened last ?  ________

A．The doctor was very angry

B．A work of art was hung

C．The art work was covered over

D．The landlord ordered a paint job

4．If the doctor had been in his office, ________ .

A．the painter would have painted him

B．he would have helped the man paint

C．he could have stopped the painter

D．the landlord would have visited

5．Something right on schedule ________.

A．can’t be found easily

B．is too expensive to see

C．is often very late

D．happens on time

    The organizationfounded to link Western Europe and the United States together in a common defense against the Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies (结盟) is called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO.

    As we know, Great Britain,  the Soviet Union, and the United States fought as allies during World War Ⅱ. But as soon as the war ended, the alliance dismissed．The Soviet Union had appeared as the single greatest power in Europe, while the rest of the European nations were economically and politically going down, The Soviet Union, despite its own wartime losses, wasted no time in incorporating (联合) the weak nations of Eastern Europe into a chain of satellites.

    Meanwhile the United States, Great Britain, and France had greatly reduced their military strength in Europe after the war’s end．A general sense of weakness spread through Western Europe after 1945．Some countries in Eastern Europe were greatly influenced by the Soviet Union．Increasing concern in Western Europe and the United States led to plans for assistance.

    On April 4,1949, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington, D.C.. The original 12 signatories (签约国) were Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States．Greece and Turkey joined in 1952, West Germany in 1955, and Spain in 1982．France withdrew (退出) from the military command of NATO in 1966 but remained a member of the organization．Recently, three former members from the Warsaw Pact (华沙条约), Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, joined up and brought NATO’s membership to 19.

    The current NATO secretary is Dr．Javier Solana．The committee’ s headquarters (总部) are in Brussels.

1．What’s the original function of NATO?

A．To strengthen the economical relationship between US and Western Europe-countries.

B．USA wanted to control the Western Europe countries through NATO.

C．To fight against Socialism.

D．To defend against the Soviet Union and eastern European countries.

2．How many countries were there in NATO in the year 1982?

A．12.

B．15.

C．16.

D．19.

3．What’s the best title of this passage?

A．What Is NATO?

B．US and NATO?

C．How was NATO Founded?

D．The History of NATO

    MAPUTO-Armed men attacked a train traveling from Maputo to Swaziland, in southern Africa, on Wednesday, killing the driver and wounding two other people, according to Radio Mozambique．The radio said the attack took place some 25 kilometers outside Maputo at about 11:00 local time ．The locomotive (火车头) was attacked as it was pulling 23 empty railway cars back to Swaziland and the attackers set the locomotive on fire.

    Farmers in Dongfang County in Northeast China’s Jilin Province have founded their own literature societies to write poems and novels about their small world．With the development of the economy and improvement of the life, more and more young farmers feel dissatisfied with their lack of cultural (文化的) life in the village．They now get together to hold all kinds of cultural and literary activities．They exchange their words and experience at meetings and run their own magazines.

1．The two passages are two short ________.

A．stories

B．articles

C．essays

D．news reports

2．While a train ________ , the armed men ________ the locomotive, killing the driver and wounding two other people.

A．stopped about 25 kilometers outside Maputo..．attacked and burnt

B．stopped about 25 kilometers outside Maputo...burnt and attacked

C．was running from Maputo to Swaziland...burnt and attacked

D．was traveling from Maputo to Swaziland...attacked and burnt

3．The correct title of the first passage is ________.

A．Armed Men Attack

B．Armed Men Attacking

C．Train Attacked

D．Train Attacking

4．In order to enrich their ________ , the farmers have set up their own societies to ________.

A．cultural life..．practice writing and hold cultural activities

B．cultural life..．write poems and novels

C．material life..．practice writing poems and novels

D．material life..．practice writing and hold cultural activities

5．The best title for the second passage is ________ .

A．Farmer Society

B．Farmer Writers

C．Cultural Activities

D．Farmer Life

    CAPE TOWN-Around the world in 10 years on foot．That’s the ambition (雄心)of a 23-year-old woman who arrived in South Africa on Monday to begin the second half of her walk．Fyona Campbell has covered 12,000 kilometers walking through Britain, the United States and Australia．She flew here from Australia on Monday, armed with a “fire bow”, a wooden contraption she used to make fires without matches．Campbell, from Dartmouth, England, began her walk in 1983 when she was 16.

1．It seems very probable that the woman wishes to end her journey on the continent of ________.

A．America

B．Africa

C．Europe

D．Oceania

2．Campbell has traveled with an average speed of ________.

A．about 5 kilometers per day

B．about 13 kilometers per day

C．at least 9.5 kilometers per day

D．a little more than 3 kilometers per day

3．The “contraption” or “fire bow” used by Compbell seems to be ________.

A．a plain type of weapon for shooting arrows

B．an interesting scientific toy to help get rid of her loneliness

C．a strange-looking machine to help her smooth away some difficulties during the journey

D．a kind of modern machine to help one walk more quickly

4．This news might have been published in the year of ________.

A．1983 or 1984

B．1990 or 1991

C．1988 or 1989

D．1992 or 1993

5．Choose the headline for the above news.

A．Walking on the Earth

B．Around the World on Foot

C．Traveling Around the World

D．The Longest Walk in the World

    Early this year, Captain Startup was flying an aeroplane over New Zealand．There was a television camera crew on board．Suddenly, out in the night sky, a bright sphere (球) came into view．Everyone on board saw it and everyone thought, “UFO”— Unidentified Flying Object．Many people believe that a UFO is a visiting craft from outer space．The camera crew went into ACTION AND STARTED FILMING．That week people all over the world saw the film of this mysterious light on their television screens．Someone described the object as “an illuminated ping pong ball.” What was it? Was it a spaceship full of visitors from another planet? The Captain and the film crew believed it was．Other observers had many different explanations．Some say it was Venus (金星)．Some say it was just a trick of light．The people on the aeroplane were not the only ones who saw the “UFO”．An air traffic controller also saw it on his radar screen．When a reporter asked him if he believed in UFOs, he said, “I don’ t know what they are but I’ve got an open mind on them．” Like many scientists, he thought that a flock of birds caused dots on his radar screen when the “UFO” appeared.

    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

    We usually say that people have five senses．Senses are the way that we learn what is happening around us．The five main senses are sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell.

    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.

    Thousands of years ago, in the middle of an ocean, miles from the nearest island, an undersea volcano (火山) broke out．The hot liquid rock piled higher and higher and spread wider and wider．In this way, an island rose up in the sea.

    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

    With a busy life and job, pressure can make you look tired and ages．The Kissi Health-Beauty Center gives classes, makes training plans according to your physical conditions, and sets up an individual file (个人档案)．All these things will help you to get to know your body and the way to keep it fit.

    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

    The following notice is posted in a bus terminal (终点站)．Time Table:

    -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.

    Public goods(公众利益) are those commodities from whose enjoyment nobody can be effectively excluded(排除在外)．Everybody is free to enjoy the benefits of these commodities, and one person’s utilization does not reduce the possibilities of anybody else’s enjoying the same good.

    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.