In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc．in almost every family．These are their pets．People love these pets and have them as their good friends．Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射)so that they won’t carry disease．They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store．Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food．When you visit people’s houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them．You will also find that almost every family has a feeding place for birds in their garden．All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal．They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada．They have a law against killing wild animals．If you killed an animal, you would be punished．If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it．
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals．One of them might be that their family ties are not as close as ours．When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life．Then the old will feel lonely, but pets can solve this problem．They can be good friends and never leave them alone．
(1)
The passage mainly talks about ________．
[ ]
A．
how to keep disease from pets
B．
pets in Canada
C．
how to take good care of pets
D．
life of the old in Canada
(2)
They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because ________．
[ ]
A．
the pets are sick
B．
the pets are wild
C．
they want to stop them from getting sick
D．
they want them to sleep on the way home
(3)
In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because ________．
[ ]
A．
they don’t love their parents any more
B．
they can only find jobs far from their parents
C．
their parents’ houses are too small
D．
they wouldn’t depend on their parents any more
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
People buy animal food only at the animal food stores．
B．
Pets eat better than people．
C．
Almost every family has a birdcage in his house．
D．
Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat．
阅读理解
As one comes to some crossroads, he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead．At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop unless, of course, there is something coming along the main road; and at still others, they do not have either to stop or to go slow, because they are themselves on the main road．
Mr Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad．It had a “SLOW” sign．He slowed down when he came to the main road, looked both ways to see that nothing was coming, and then drove across without stopping completely．
At once he heard a police whistle(口哨声), so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped．A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said, “You didn’t stop at that crossing．”
“But the sign there doesn’t say ‘STOP’．”answered Mr Williams, “It just says ‘SLOW’, and I did go slow．”
The policeman looked around him, and a look of surprise came over his face．Then he put his notebook and pen away, scratched(抓)his head and said, “Well, I’m in the wrong street!”
(1)
Mr Williams was driving ________ one evening．
[ ]
A．
to a party
B．
to his office
C．
home after work
D．
to work from home
(2)
When he was stopped by a policeman, he ________．
[ ]
A．
was driving at a high speed
B．
was driving onto the main road
C．
was going to stop his car
D．
was driving slowly
(3)
Though slowly, Mr Williams continued driving at the crossing because ________．
[ ]
A．
he didn’t see any “STOP” sign there
B．
he paid no attention to the traffic rules
C．
he didn’t have to stop
D．
he was eager to get home
(4)
Looking round Mr Williams, the policeman was surprised because ________．
[ ]
A．
he met a mad man
B．
he realized that he himself was mistaken
C．
Mr Williams dared to speak to him like that
D．
Mr Williams would not apologize to him
阅读理解
From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax(放松)and enjoy themselves．Some watch TV or go to the movies; others take part in sports．It depends on individual interests．There are many different ways to spend our spare time．
Almost everyone has some kinds of hobbies．It may be anything from collecting stamps to making model airplanes．Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don’t cost anything at all．Some collections are worth a lot of money; others are valuable only to their owners．
I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars．A short time ago he bought a rare(稀有的)fifty-cent piece worth ＄250!He was very happy about his buying and thought the price was reasonable(合理的)．On the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes．He has almost 600 of them but I doubt(怀疑)if they are worth any money．However, to my brother they are very valuable．Nothing makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection．
That’s what a hobby means, I guess．It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it．The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is．
(1)
The underlined word “individual” in the first paragraph most probably means ________．
[ ]
A．
different
B．
strange
C．
secret
D．
one’s own
(2)
In the writer’s opinion, ________．
[ ]
A．
all hobbies are very expensive
B．
some hobbies don’t cost anything
C．
hobbies are worthless
D．
hobbies are valuable to everybody
(3)
Something that one enjoys doing in one’s spare time is a ________．
[ ]
A．
job
B．
pleasure
C．
hobby
D．
habit
(4)
Which of the following statements(陈述)is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
The writer’s brother has a large collection of matchboxes, which makes him very happy．
B．
We collect a subject in our spare time simply for the fun of it．
C．
The pleasure that a hobby can give is important．
D．
To have a hobby means to spend a lot of money．
阅读理解
If you ask some people, “How did you learn English so well?” you may get a surprising answer：“In my sleep!”
These are people who have taken part in one of the recent experiments(实验)to test the learn-while-you-sleep method(方法), which is now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects．English is among them．
Scientists say that this sleep-study method greatly speeds language learning．They say that the ordinary person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the day－and this does not affect(影响)his rest in any way．However, sleep-teaching will only put into your head what you have studied already while you are awake．
In one experiment, ten lessons were broadcast over the radio for two weeks．Each lesson lasted twelve hours－from 8 p.m.to 8 a.m．The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary(词汇)were given with the students awake．At 11 p.m.a lullaby(催眠曲)was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio in a soft and low voice broadcast the lesson again into his sleeping ears．At 2 a.m.a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes to go over the lesson．The soft music sent him back to rest again while the radio went on．At 5 o’clock his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson again for three hours before breakfast．
(1)
By the learn-while-you-sleep method, one ________．
[ ]
A．
starts to learn a new lesson in sleep
B．
learns how to sleep better
C．
is made to remember his lesson in sleep
D．
can listen to the radio broadcast while lying in bed
(2)
In the experiment, lessons were given ________．
[ ]
A．
in the night time
B．
after lullabies were broadcast
C．
while the student was awake
D．
all through the twelve hours
(3)
Before each lesson finishes, the student has to ________．
[ ]
A．
get up and take breakfast
B．
be woken up by a loud voice
C．
listen to the lesson again in sleep
D．
review(复习)the lesson by himself
(4)
The sleep-study method is being tried in many countries to teach ________．
[ ]
A．
the English language
B．
grammar and vocabulary
C．
a number of subjects
D．
foreign languages
阅读理解
In choosing a friend, one should be very careful．A good friend can help you study．You can have fun together and make each other happy．Sometimes you will meet fair-weather friends．They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away．How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities(品质)of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability(可靠)．
Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend．A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling．He is not quick to judge．Instead, he tries to learn from others．He puts himself in the other person’s place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful．He is also a good listener．
At the same time, however, a good friend is honest．He does not look for faults(过错)in others．He notices their good points．In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me．
Another quality of a friend is reliability．I can always depend on(信赖)a good friend．If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there．If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me．If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me．
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special．A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun．We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship．That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with．A good friend likes the same things I like．We share experience(经验)and learn from each other．A good friend has a good sense of humor(幽默), too．He likes to laugh with me．That is how we share in the joy of being friends．And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me．
When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I’ve found a friend!
(1)
Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?
[ ]
A．
Understanding．
B．
Honesty．
C．
Reliability．
D．
A sense of humor．
(2)
If you have fair-weather friends, ________．
[ ]
A．
they will give you all that they have when you need help
B．
you will be refused when you get into trouble
C．
you will become rich
D．
you can be sure that you get real friends
(3)
Good friends need to ________．
[ ]
A．
always point out each other’s mistakes
B．
be helped with money
C．
understand each other’s feelings
D．
have money or luck
(4)
This passage mainly discuss ________．
[ ]
A．
the qualities of a friend
B．
where to choose friends
C．
how to get along with friends
D．
the importance of having a friend
阅读理解
How did Hollywood begin？
At the beginning of the twentieth century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch．It was near Los Angeles in California．A few years later Hollywood was one of the famous places in the world．From the 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film center of the world．Every family knew the names of its film stars－Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garb, Bergman and hundreds more．
The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun．At first, people made films in New York on the east coast of the United States．
But then they heard about Los Angles where there are 350 days of sun every year．As they made all the films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place to work．Also near Hollywood you can find mountains and sea and desert．They did not have to travel far to make any kind of film．
When TV became popular, Hollywood started making films for television．Then in the 1970s they discovered people still went to the cinema to see big expensive films．After twenty years they were still making films in Hollywood and people watched them all over the world．
(1)
Hollywood used to be a ________．
[ ]
A．
cinema
B．
big farm
C．
park
D．
market
(2)
In the 1910s Hollywood became a ________．
[ ]
A．
famous theater
B．
good place to have holidays
C．
film center
D．
home for stars
(3)
People went to Hollywood to make films because ________．
[ ]
A．
it was a beautiful place
B．
you can find many film stars
C．
there was a lot of sunlight there
D．
it was a famous place
(4)
Which statement is true?
[ ]
A．
The east coast was a better place to make films．
B．
There are no mountains near Hollywood．
C．
People no longer went to cinema after television became popular．
D．
Hollywood began to make films for television after the First World War．
阅读理解
Marilyn Monroe
At 9∶30 a.m.on June 1st, 1926 Norman Jean was born in Los Angels General Hospital．At the age of six months, she was placed with foster① parents．She went back to live with her mother when she was seven in 1933．She went to school at the Hollywood Grammar School．In 1934 her mother became ill and entered Los Angeles State Mental Asylum．Some kind-hearted neighbours offered to look after the child．Two years later she went into an orphanage② in Los Angeles and stayed there for two years．
She left school in 1942．On June 18th, three weeks after her sixteenth birthday, she married an 18-year-old young man whose name was Jim Dougherty．She got a job as a parachute③ packer．While she was working, a photographer used her as a model for a magazine article．In 1944 she became a full-time photographic model．Soon she appeared on several national magazines and calendars．Two years later, she wrote to her husband, who was stationed in the navy in Shanghai, to say that she wanted a divorce．
On July 16th,1946, she went to Twentieth Century Fox studios and asked to see Ben Lyon, the casting director for Fox films．Lyon agreed to see her．“I want, more than anything to get into pictures,” she said．Lyon looked at her and told her, “Honey, you’re in pictures．”He immediately offered her a seven-year contract④．During the next sixteen years Norman Jean(now known as Marilyn Monroe)made over thirty films．On Saturday, August 4th,1962, she took an overdose⑤of sleeping pills and died．She was just thirty-six．
(1)
How long did she live with her mother?
[ ]
A．
For two years．
B．
For eight years．
C．
For one year．
D．
For seven years．
(2)
Who took care of Marilyn Monroe when her mother was ill?
[ ]
A．
Her father．
B．
Her grandparents．
C．
Some kind-hearted neighbours．
D．
Nobody．
(3)
What childhood did she have?
[ ]
A．
A happy one．
B．
An unhappy one．
C．
An exciting one．
D．
A usual one．
(4)
How long did she work as a film actress?
[ ]
A．
For sixteen years．
B．
For twelve years．
C．
For twenty years．
D．
For eighteen years．
阅读理解
Every country has its heroes．The heroes are the people the nation and especially the young people admire, if you get a list of the heroes of a nation, it will tell you the potential① of that nation．
Today in America, if you ask the high school students to list their heroes, their choice would probably fall into three groups．The first group of heroes would be the rock stars－the people connected with rock music．There is no doubt that such people do have talent but one wonders if one should hold up rock stars as a model．The rock stars too often are mixed with drugs and their personal life is not all that good．The rock stars are rich and wear the latest fashion styles．However, one should seek② more in a hero than such things as money and good clothes．
A second type of hero for the American youth is the sports star．Again you have a person who has a great ability in one area－sports．However, too often the personal life of the sports star is a bit of disorder．Too frequently③ drugs and drinking are a part of life of the sports stars．
A third type of hero is the TV or movie star．These persons may have lots of acting talent and are quite sad and they should not be held up as a model of young people．Today, the rock star, the athlete, and the actor all have become the models of the youth in America．Really, do you hear a young person say that his hero is a doctor, a teacher, or a scientist? These people are not rich and do not wear fashionable clothes．However, they are talented people who work hard to make the world a better place for everyone．
What is really sad is that the young try to imitate(模仿)their heroes．They like to wear the same clothes and follow their styles．If the heroes of today for the American young people are limited only to rock stars, athletes and actors, the future does not look too bright．
(1)
From the passage, we know that the heroes the American youth admire are those ________．
[ ]
A．
who are not bright but are good-looking
B．
who are rich but are strict with themselves
C．
who are talented for some area but lead an improper life
D．
who are perfect in all areas
(2)
It can be inferred that the American young people will not admire ________．
[ ]
A．
a university professor
B．
a popular singer
C．
a football player
D．
a film actress
(3)
According to the writer, people should admire those ________．
[ ]
A．
who are rich and wear the latest fashionable clothes
B．
who can express people’s feelings
C．
whose personal life is good
D．
who work in the interests of the people
(4)
What is the writer’s attitude towards American youth’s admiration?
[ ]
A．
He understands it．
B．
He criticizes it．
C．
He is angry about it．
D．
He is uninterested in it．
阅读理解
Iranian lawyer and activist① Shirin Ebadi was awarded the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize on October 10 for her long fight for human rights, especially for the rights of women and children in her native land, becoming the first Iranian(伊朗人)and the first Muslim(穆斯林)woman to win the honor．
Ebadi was chosen over such contenders② as Pope John Paul and former Czech President Vaclav Havel．The Nobel committee praised her work for nonviolent reform③ and described her as a beacon(灯塔)of hope for Muslims everywhere．“She sees no conflict④ between Islam and fundamental human rights,” committee chairman Old Danbolt Mjoes said in making the announcement in Plso．“It is a pleasure to award the peace prize to a woman who is part of the Muslim world and of whom that world can be proud．”
News of the surprise choice reached the 56-year-old Ebadi while she was on a trip to Paris to attend a conference on Iranian films．During a news conference in the French capital, she showed serenity(沉着)she honed(磨炼)as Iran’s first female judge and later as a lawyer, writer and lecturer．“The duty of life is to fight in a difficult situation, as there is in Iran,” Ebadi told journalists．“If today, as a woman and lawyer, I was living in a country in which all the rights of women were respected, I wouldn’t be as proud of myself as I am today．”Dressed in a black suit and wearing lipstick(口红), the little Ebadi did not wear the traditional headscraf(头巾)required in the Islamic Republic of Iran．
Iran’s President Mohammad Khatami on October 14 welcomed the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Ebadi．“There is no one who does not delight in the success of a compatriot(同胞),”Khatami told journalists after leaving parliament, adding that “obviously I am pleased that a compatriot has achieved such success．I hope that this achievement will serve the general interest of the people, the world peace and humanity(人类)．”
(1)
Shirin Ebadi was given the Nobel Peace Prize ________．
[ ]
A．
because she is Iran’s first female judge
B．
because Iran’s President supported her
C．
for her great work for nonviolent reform
D．
because she’s helped to save many women and children
(2)
The underlined word “contenders” in the second paragraph means ________．
[ ]
A．
great women
B．
competitors
C．
peace fighters
D．
clever women
(3)
What can we learn from the third paragraph?
[ ]
A．
Ebadi feels it a pity to live in Iran．
B．
Ebadi is also a well-known movie star．
C．
Ebadi has long hoped for the Nobel Prize．
D．
It’s a tradition for Iranian women to wear headscarves．
(4)
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the passage?
[ ]
A．
Ebadi’s first job is a lawyer．
B．
Ebadi’s got the news unexpectedly．
C．
Iran’s President congratulated her at the award meeting．
D．
An Iranian and a Muslin woman got the Nobel Peace Prize at the same time．
