“A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right,” says Mollie Hunter Born and brought up near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people．She firmly believes that is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market is, In Mollie’s opinion it is necessary to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing．“If you aren’t telling a story, you’re a very dead writer indeed,” she says．With the chief function of a writer being to entertain(让人愉快)，Mollie is indeed an entertainer．“I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,” she says．“This love goes back to early childhood．I’ve told stories all my life．I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handing them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said —Nonsense, Mollie, dear, you’ll be a writer．’ So finally I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer．”
This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical(自传体的)and gives a picture both of Mollie’s ambition(理想)and her struggle towards its achievement．Thoughts of her childhood inevitably(不可避免地)brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields-sadly now covered with modern houses．“I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood．I’ll never go back,” she said．“Never” “When I set one of my books in Scotland,” she said, “I can recall my romantic(浪漫的)feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work．And that’s important, because children now know so much so early that romance can’t exist for them, as it did for us．”
(1)
What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book?
[ ]
A．
It should not aim at a narrow audience．
B．
It should be attractive to young readers．
C．
It should be based on original ideas．
D．
It should not include too much conversation．
(2)
In Mollie Hunter’s opinion, which of the following is one sign of a poor writer?
[ ]
A．
Being poor in life experience．
B．
Being short of writing skills．
C．
The weakness of description．
D．
The absence of a story．
(3)
What do we learn about Mollie Hunter as a young child?
[ ]
A．
She didn’t expect to become a writer．
B．
She didn’t enjoy writing stories．
C．
She didn’t have any particular ambitions．
D．
She didn’t respect her teacher’s views．
(4)
In comparison with children of earlier years, Mollie feels that children are ________．
[ ]
A．
more intelligent
B．
better informed
C．
1ess eager to learn
D．
1ess interested in reality
(5)
What’s the writer’s purpose in this text?
[ ]
A．
To describe Mollie Hunter’s most successful books．
B．
To share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunter’s books
C．
To introduce Mollie Hunter’s work to a wider audience．
D．
To provide information for Mollie Hunter’s existing readers．
阅读理解
Shopping is not as simple as you may think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand of product on the shelf．
Coloring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell．Health foods are packaged in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors．Ice cream packers are often blue and expensive goods, like chocolates, are gold or silver．
When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colors turned the customers off because they made the product look weak and ineffective．Eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package-blue, because we think of it as safe, And white as calm．
The size of a product can attract a shopper．But quite often a bottle doesn’t contain as much as It appears to．
It is believed that the better-known companies spend, on average, 70 per cent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product．The founder of Pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote their goods, came to the conclusion∶“ Any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius to sell it．”
(1)
Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text?
[ ]
A．
The cost of its package
B．
The price of the product
C．
The color of its package
D．
The brand name of the product
(2)
The underlined part “the color turned the customers off”(in para．3)means the colors ________．
[ ]
A．
attracted the customers strongly
B．
had weak effects on the customers
C．
tricked the customers into shopping
D．
caused the customers to lose interest
(3)
Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?
[ ]
A．
The way to promote the goods．
B．
the discovery of a genius
C．
The team to produce a good producer
D．
The brand name used by successful producers．
(4)
Which of the following could be the best title for the text?
[ ]
A．
Choice of good products
B．
Disadvantage of products
C．
Effect of packaging on shopping
D．
Brand names and shopping tricks
阅读理解
One thing the tour books don’t tell you about London is that 2000 of its residents are foxes．They ran away from the city about two centuries ago after developers and pollution moved in．But now that the environment is clear, the foxes have come home．
“The number and variety of wild animals in urban areas is increasing,” says Comer Jones．A survey of the wildlife in New York’s CentralPark last year counted 14 species of mammals．A similar survey conducted in the 1890s counted only five species．
Several changes have brought wild animals to the cities．Foremost is that air and water quality in many cities has improved as a result of the 1970s pollution-control efforts．Meanwhile, rural areas have been built up, leaving many animals on the edges of suburbs．In addition, urban wildlife refuges(避难处)have been created．The Greater London Council last year spent ￡ 750,000 to buy land and build 10 permanent(永久的)wildlife refuges in the city．As a result, many birds are now living in the city．For peregrine falcons cities are actually safer than rural cliff dwellings(悬崖栖息地)．By 1970 the birds had died out east of the Mississippi because of the DDT had made their eggs too thin to support life．That year, scientist Tom Cade of Cornell University began raising the birds for release in cities afforded plenty of food．
Cities can attract wild animals without turning them harmful．The trick is to create habitats where they can be self-sufficient but still be seen and appreciated．Such habitats can even be functional．In San Francisco, the local government is testing different kinds of rainwater control basins to see not only whish ones retain(保持)the cleanest water but which will attract the most birds．
(1)
The passage is mainly concerned with ________．
[ ]
A．
wildlife returning to large cities
B．
foxes returning to London
C．
wild animals living in zoos
D．
a survey of wildlife in New York
(2)
It can be inferred from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
Londoners are putting more and more wild animals into their zoos
B．
Londoners are happy to see wild animals return to their city
C．
Londoners file trying to move wild animals back to the countryside
D．
Londoners have welcomed the wild birds，but found foxes a problem
(3)
According to the passage, the number of species of wildlife in NewYork’s Central Park ________．
[ ]
A．
is slowly decreasing
B．
competes favorably with other cities
C．
is on the same level as before
D．
has more than doubled in the last century
(4)
Which of the following is NOT a reason that wildlife returning to the cities?
[ ]
A．
Food is plentiful in the cities．
B．
Wildlife is appreciated in the cities
C．
Wildlife refuges have been built in the cities．
D．
Air and water quality has improved in the cities．
阅读理解
Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I knew of．It serves directly to assist a rapid distribution of goods at reasonable price，thereby establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide for export at competitive prices drawing attention to new ideas it helps enormously to raise standards of living．By helping to increase demand it ensures an increased need for labor, and is therefore an effective way to fight unemployment．It lowers the costs of many services：without advertisements your daily newspaper would cost four times as much，the price of your television license would need to be doubled, and travel by bus or tube would cost 20 percent more．
And perhaps most important of all, advertising provides a guarantee of reasonable value in the produces and services you buy．Apart from the fact that twenty seven acts of Parliament govern the terms of advertising，no regular advertiser dare promote a product that fails to live up to the promise of his advertisements，He might fool some people for a little while through misleading advertising．He will not do so for long, for mercifully the public has the good sense not to buy the inferior article more than once．If you see an article consistently advertised, it is the surest proof I know that the article does what is claimed for it, and that it represents good value。
Advertising does more for the material benefit of the community than any other force I can think of．
There is one more point I feel I ought to touch on．Recently I heard a well-known television personality declare that he was against advertising because it persuades rather than informs．He was drawing excessively fine distinctions．Of course advertising seeks to persuades．
If its message were confined merely to information-and that in itself would be difficult if not impossible to achieve,for even a detail such as the choice of the color of a shirt is subtly persuasive-advertising would be so boring that no one would pay any attention．But perhaps that is what the well-known television personality wants．
(1)
By the first sentence of the passage the author means that ________．
[ ]
A．
he is fairly familiar with the cost of advertising
B．
everybody knows well that advertising is money consuming
C．
advertising costs money like everything else
D．
it is worthwhile to spend money on advertising
(2)
The underlined word ‘it’ in the second paragraph stands for ________．
[ ]
A．
the article．
B．
the advertiser．
C．
the advertisement．
D．
the proof．
(3)
The author deems that the well-known TV personality is ________．
[ ]
A．
very precise in passing his judgment on advertising
B．
interested in nothing but the buyers’ attention
C．
correct in telling the difference between persuasion and information
D．
obviously partial in his views on advertising
(4)
In the anther’s option，________．
[ ]
A．
advertising can seldom bring material benefit to man by providing information
B．
advertising informs people of new ideas rather than wins them over
C．
there is nothing wrong with adverting in persuading the buyer
D．
the buyer is not interested in getting information from an advertisement
阅读理解
Very old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes into touch with them．
Their values-this can’t be repeated too often—are not necessarily our values．Physical comfort-cleanness and order are not necessarily the most important for them．The social services from time to time find themselves faced with a flat with going bad food covered with dust on the table-and an old person lying alone on bed-taking no notice of anything．Is it doing harm to personal freedom to insist that they go to live with some of their relatives so that they might be taken better care of? Some social workers are the ones who clean up the dust-thinking we are in danger of carrying this idea of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old．
Indeed-the old can be easily hurt or harmed．The body is like a car; it needs more care as it gets older．You can carry this comparison right through to the provision of spare parts．Never forget that such operations are painful experiences-however good the results．At what point should you stop treating the old body? Is it right to try to push off death by using drugs to excite the forgetful old mind and to activate the old body-knowing that there is little hope? You cannot ask doctors or scientists to decide-because so long as they can see the technical opportunities-they will feel sure to have a try on the belief that while there’s life-there’s hope．
When you talk to the old people-however-you are forced to the conclusion that whether age is happy or unpleasant depends less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun．
(1)
From Paragraph 1．we can infer that ________．
[ ]
A．
very old people enjoy living with their relatives
B．
very old people are able to keep their rooms clean
C．
social services could have nothing to do with very old people
D．
very old people prefer to live alone so that they can have more personal freedom
(2)
Some social workers think that ________．
[ ]
A．
one should not take risks of dealing with old people
B．
old people should have the idea of cleaning their rooms
C．
personal freedom is more important than health and safety
D．
health and safety are more important than personal freedom
(3)
The word”it” in the last paragraph refers to ________．
[ ]
A．
whether age is happy or unpleasant
B．
the conclusion you have come to
C．
one’s money or one’s health
D．
your talk to the old people
(4)
The author thinks that ________．
[ ]
A．
the opinion that we should try every means possible to save old people is doubtful
B．
medical decisions for the old people should be left to the doctors
C．
old people can enjoy a happy life only if they are very rich
D．
it is always right to treat old people and push off death
阅读理解
“I’ve changed my mind．I wanted to have a telescope-but now I want my daddy back．” Lucien Lawrence’s letter to Father Christmas written after his schoolteacher father had been knifed to death outside his school gate-must have touched every heart．Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn’t see the stars in the sky．When those who we love depart from us-we cannot see the stars for a while．
But Lucien-the stars are still there-and one day-when you are older and your tears have gone-you will see them again．And-in a strange way-I expect that you will find your father is there too-in your mind and in your heart．I find that my parents-long dead now-still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive．I still live to please them and I’m still surprised by their reactions．I remember that when I became a professor-I was so proud-or rather so pleased with myself-that I couldn’t wait to cable my parents．The reply was a long time in coming-but when it did-all mother said was“I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!” I haven’t forgotten．The values of my parents still live on．
It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care．Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors(挑衅者)-and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas? It’s a serious thought-one to give me pause．
I pray silently-sometimes-in the dead of night-that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword(剑)-and my darling from the power of the dog．” Yet I know the death comes to us all-and sometimes comes suddenly．We must therefore plan to live forever-but live as if we will die tomorrow．We live on-I’m sure-in the lives of those we loved-and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure．If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true-there might be fewer knives on our streets today．
(1)
According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph________．
[ ]
A．
puts forward the subject of the text
B．
shows the author’s pity on the kid
C．
acts as an introduction to the discussion
D．
makes a clear statement of the author’s views
(2)
What feeling did the author’s mother express in her reply?
[ ]
A．
Proud．
B．
Happy．
C．
Disappointed．
D．
Worried．
(3)
In the author’s opinion-the value of a person’s life is________．
[ ]
A．
to leave behind a precious memory to the people related
B．
to have a high sense of duty to the whole society
C．
to care what others will remember and treasure
D．
to share happiness and sadness with his family
(4)
What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem?
[ ]
A．
Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns．
B．
Advise parents stay with their children safely at home．
C．
Spend every day meaningfully in memory of the death．
D．
Try to keep violence and murder far away from society．
阅读理解
Humanity uses a little less than half the water available worldwide．Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts(干旱)are causing starvation and distress in some areas-and in industrial and agricultural wastes are polluting water supplies．Since the world’s population is expected to double in the next 50 years-many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread water crisis．
But that doesn’t have to be the outcome．Water shortages do not have to trouble the world-if we start valuing water more than we have in the past．Just as we began to appreciate petrol more after the 1970s oil crisis-today we must start looking at water from a fresh economic perspective(观点；角度)．We can no longer afford to consider water a virtually free resource of which we can use as much as we like in any way we want．Instead-for all uses except the domestic demand of the poor-governments should price water to reflect its actual value．This means charging a fee for the water itself as well as for the supply costs．Governments should also protect this resource by providing water in more economically and environmentally sound ways．For example-often the cheapest way to provide irrigation water in the dry tropics is through small-scale projects-such as gathering rainfall in depressions(凹地)and pumping it to nearby cropland．No matter what steps governments take to provide water more efficiently-they must change their institutional and legal approaches to water use．Rather than spread control among hundreds of even thousands of local-regional-and national agencies that watch various aspects of water use-countries should set up central authorities to coordinate water policy
(1)
What is the real cause of the potential water crisis?
[ ]
A．
Only half of the world’s water can be used．
B．
The world’s population is increasing faster and faster．
C．
Half of the world’s water resources have been seriously polluted．
D．
Humanity has not placed sufficient value on water resources．
(2)
As indicated in the passage-the water problem ________．
[ ]
A．
is already serious in certain parts of the world
B．
has been considered too serious by some experts in the field
C．
poses a challenge to the technology of building reservoirs(水库)
D．
is not considered serious enough by government organizations at different levels
(3)
The author says that in some hot and dry areas it is practical to ________．
[ ]
A．
build big lakes to store water
B．
construct big pumping stations
C．
build small and cheap irrigation systems
D．
channel water from nearby rivers to cropland
(4)
In order to raise the efficiency of the water supply-measures should be taken to ________．
[ ]
A．
make sure of full protection of the environment
B．
centralize the management of water resources
C．
increase the sense of duty of agencies at all levels
D．
encourage local and regional water resources
阅读理解
A small group of people around the world have started implanting( 移植)microchips to link the body and the computer．
Mr．Donelson and three friends-who had driven 100 miles from their homes in Loockport, New York, to have the implants put in by Dr Jesse Villemaire, whom they had persuaded to do the work, are part of a small group-about 30 people around the world, who have independently put in microchips-into their bodies-according to Web-based reports．
At a shop Williarn Donelson was having a four-millimeter-wide needle put into his left hand．”I’m set-” he said with a deep breath．He watched as the needle pierced〔刺穿)the fleshy webbing between his thumb and forefinger and a microchip was set under his skin．At last he wou1d be ab1e to do what he had long imagined：strengthen his body’s powers through technology．
By putting the chip inside--a radio frequency identification device(RFID)－Mr．Donelson would have at his fingertips the same magic that makes safety gates open with a knock of a card-and bridge and tunnel traffic flow smoothly with an E-ZPass．With a wave of his hand he plans to connect with his computer-open doors and unlock his car．
Implanting the chip was a relatively simple task but very meaningful to Mr．Donelson-a 21-year-old computer networking student so interested in the link between technology and the body that he has data-input jacks(数据输入插空)inside his body．They might lead to an imagined future when people can be connected directly into computer．His new chip is enclosed in a glass container no bigger than a piece of rice and has a small memory where he has stored the words“Technology”．
Some doctors have done the piercing in people’s homes-and others have implanted chips in their offices after patients signed forms showing the fact that long term studies have not been done on their safety．Piercers treat the implants much like any other medical operation steps, instructing people to keep the site dry, and advising them that swelling(肿)and redness should last a week．
(1)
When a RFID implanted, which of the following will Mr．Donelson be able to do？
[ ]
A．
Make safety gates open with a knock of a card．
B．
Make bridge and tunnel traffic flows smoothly with an E-ZPass．
C．
Open doors and unlock his cars with a wave of his hand．
D．
Connect his body and brain directly on to computers．
(2)
The underlined word“they”(paragraph 5)refers to ________．
[ ]
A．
glass containers
B．
implanted computer chips
C．
data input jacks
D．
computer and networking students
(3)
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
High Tech-Under the Skin
B．
A Needle-So Magic
C．
Donelson-a Powerful Man
D．
Data-input Jacks-Inside the Body
(4)
We can conclude from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
Mr．Donelson has made a large sum of money by the piercing
B．
the piercers are people working in the computer field
C．
the piercing has no side effect and it will make people intelligent
D．
the long term effects of these implants are not yet known
阅读理解
A few days ago I asked my sons’ governess(女家庭教师)Julia to come into my study．”Be seated-Julia-”I said-”Let’s settle our accounts．I guess you most likely need some money-but maybe you’re too polite to mention it．Now then-we agreed on thirty dollars a month…”
”Forty．”
”No-thirty．I made a note of it．I always pay our governess thirty．Well-um-you’ve been here two months-so…”
”Two months and five days．”
”Exactly two months．I made a special note of it．That means you have sixty dollars coming to you．Take off nine Sundays．you know you didn’t work with Tom on Sundays-you only took walks．And three holidays．”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously-her face red-but-not a word．
”Three holidays-therefore take off twelve dollars．Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons-as you were occupied only with Dick．Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch．Twelve and seven-nineteen．Take nineteen off that leaves．Hmm…．forty one dollars．Correct？”
Julia’s left eye reddened with tears welling up．Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose-but-still not a word．
”Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars．The cup cost more-it was a treasure of the family-but-forget it．When didn’t I take a loss! Then-due to your neglect(疏忽)-Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten．Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick’s shoes．You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it．So-that means five more dollars off．The tenth of January I gave ten dollars．”
”You didn’t．”sobbed Julia．
”But I made a note of it．”
”Well…if you say so．”
”Take twenty seven from forty one-that leaves fourteen．”
Both her eyes were filled with tears．Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose．Poor girl!
”Only once was I given any money,” she whispered-her voice trembling” and that was by your wife．Three dollars-nothing more．”
”Really? You see now-and I didn’t know that! Take three from fourteen．leaves eleven．Here’s your money-my dear．Three-three-three-one and one．Here it is !”
I handed her eleven dollars．She took them and pocketed them．
“Merci(法语：谢谢),” she whispered．
I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room．I was overcome with anger．”For what-this-‘merci’?” I asked．
“For the money．”
“But you know I’ve cheated you-robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this ‘merci’？”
“In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all．”
“They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you-a cruel lesson-just to teach you…I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you…Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)?Why didn’t you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)-to be such a fool?”
Embarrassed-she smiled．And I could read her expression “It is possible．”
I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and-to her great surprise-gave her the eighty dollars．She murmured her little“merci” several times and went out．I looked after her and thought-”How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”
(1)
While talking to Julia-the writer expected her ________．
[ ]
A．
to make a protest
B．
to show gratitude
C．
to be obedient
D．
to give an explanation
(2)
What kind of person was Julia according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
She became angry in face of injustice．
B．
She was always ready to accept injustice．
C．
She was too shy to express her anger．
D．
She was reluctant to express herself．
(3)
At the end of the story-the writer said,”How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”to show ________．
[ ]
A．
his understanding of Julia’s anxiety
B．
his worry about Julia’s future
C．
his concern on the living condition of working-class people
D．
his sympathy for the mental state of those exploited
(4)
From the text-we can see the writer is ________．
[ ]
A．
aggressive
B．
cruel
C．
kind
D．
strict
阅读理解
Maybe you never opened that account, but someone else did-someone who used your name and personal information to commit fraud(造假)．When an imposter(冒名顶替者)uses your name, your credit card number, or some other piece of your personal information for their own purpose-in short, when someone takes your personal information without your knowledge-it’s crime, pure and simple．
The biggest problem is that you may not know your identity has been stolen until you notice that something’s wrong：you may get bills for a credit card account you never opened, your credit report may include debts you never knew you had, a billing cycle may pass without your receiving a statement, or you may see charges on your bills that you didn’t sign for, and even don’t know anything about．
If someone has stolen your identity, the Federal Trade Commission(FTC)suggests that you take three actions immediately．
First, contact the fraud departments of each of the three major credit offices．Tell them to mark your file with a fraud warning including a statement that creditors(债权人)should get your permission before opening any new accounts in your name．
Then, ask the credit offices for copies of your credit reports．Credit offices must give you a free copy of your report if it is not correct because of fraud．Review your reports carefully to make sure no additional fraudulent accounts have been opened in your name or unauthorized(侵权的)changes made to your present accounts．In a few months, order new copies of your reports to check your corrections and changes, and to make sure no new fraudulent activity has occurred．
(1)
What’s the subject discussed in the text?
[ ]
A．
What you should do if your credit card is stolen．
B．
What you should do if your identity is stolen．
C．
What an imposter always does to make money．
D．
What the Federal Trade Commission is about．
(2)
What should you do first when you find your identity is stolen?
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A．
Inform creditors not to open any new accounts in your name without your permission．
B．
Ask for copies of your credit reports and make sure no other frauds have been made．
C．
Keep ordering new copies to check what you have already changed and corrected．
D．
Always lock you ID card in your cupboard in case it should be stolen．
(3)
What is the most difficult thing for people to deal with identity frauds?
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A．
No measures can work on the billing cycle．
B．
There is no strict law for this kind of behaviors．
C．
It might be a long time before you realize that．
D．
The FTC does nothing except for three suggestions．
(4)
Which is the least possible if a fraud has happened to you?
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A．
You may have debts in your credit card．
B．
You may find charges on your bills unauthorized．
C．
A new credit card may be opened in your name．
D．
The fraud departments can find out the imposter right away．
