Welcome to the Pacific Beach Hotel!The Pacific Beach Hotel overlooks Waikiki beach and is a five-minute walk from the Honolulu zoo．Ala Moana shopping center is one-mile away．Reach downtown Honolulu in four miles and Pearl Harbor in 14 miles．
The 837-room Pacific Beach Hotel also has a three-story, 280,000-gallon indoor oceanarium(水族馆),which is now the home of over 70 different species of Hawaiian marine life．The hotel also houses Hawaiian Rainforest Salon and Spa, a fourth floor pool with a sundeck and whirlpool spa, and a tennis court located on the eighth floor．
Each standard guest room is supplied with air-conditioning, coffee-maker, digital telephone, hairdryer, iron and ironing board on request, one king-size or two double beds, mini-refrigerator, personal safe, private balcony, private bathroom with shower and bathtub, and TV with movies-on-demand and video games．And non-smoking rooms are available．
Here is the room type and rate for February：(book now and get another 20％off)
(1)
If your parents are going to Hawaii for a 2-day holiday and will stay in this hotel．They enjoy the oceanarium．How much will they pay at least?
[ ]
A．
About 600 dollars．
B．
About 700 dollars．
C．
About 800 dollars．
D．
About 900 dollars．
(2)
If you stay in this hotel, you can get all the following service EXCEPT ________．
[ ]
A．
enjoying the marine life of Hawaii
B．
playing tennis
C．
having a sunbath
D．
visiting the Honolulu Zoo
(3)
In the Pacific Beach Hotel, a standard room does NOT include ________．
[ ]
A．
a mini-refrigerator
B．
a private bathroom
C．
a TV with movies-on-demand
D．
a swimming suite
(4)
The purpose of writing this passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
to attract more tourists to the hotel
B．
to introduce a new hotel
C．
to suggest a good place of interest
D．
to ask the public for help
阅读理解
Rescuers have found the bodies of over 130 people killed in two ferry disasters in Bangladesh．The accidents happened during a storm that hit the country on April 21．Hundreds more are missing or feared dead．
The two ferries sank in different rivers near the capital city of Dhakfi as strong wind and rain hit the South Asian country．The government has banned all ferries and other boats from traveling at night during the April-May stormy season．One of the ferries，MV Mitali，was carrying far more people than it was supposed to．About 400 passengers fitted into a space made for just 300，police said．The second ferry carried about 100 passengers．
“The number of deaths is certain to rise．”said an official in charge of the rescue work．“No one really knows how many people were on board the ferry or how many of them survived．”
Ferries in Bangladesh don’t always keep passenger lists，making it difficult to determine the exact number of people on board．
Besides the ferry accidents，at least 40 people were killed and 400 injured by lightning strikes, falling houses and trees and the sinking of small boats．
Storms are common this time of year in Bangladesh，as are boating accidents．Ferry disasters take away hundreds of lives every year in a nation of 130 million people．
Officials blame(责备)these river accidents on a lack of safety measures(措施), too many passengers in boats and not enough checks on weather conditions．
Ferries are a common means of transport in Bangladesh．It is a country covered by about 230 rivers．Some 20,000 ferries use the nation’s Waterways every year．And many of them are dangerously overcrowded．Since 1977, more than 3,000 people have died in some 260 boating accidents．
(1)
________ people have been found dead in the two ferry disasters．
[ ]
A．
Over 130
B．
At least 40
C．
About 400
D．
Over 3，000
(2)
The two ferry disasters occurred ________．
[ ]
A．
at noon
B．
in the morning
C．
at night．
D．
In the afternoon．
(3)
Officials attribute boating accident to ________
[ ]
A．
strong winds．
B．
bad weather conditions．
C．
the blockages of waterways．
D．
the lack of safety measures．
(4)
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the two ferry disasters?
[ ]
A．
They were overcrowded．
B．
They sank on April 21．
C．
The exact number of deaths could be easily determined．
D．
They sank somewhere near Dhaka．
阅读理解
Mr．Jones had a few day’s holiday, so he said,“I’m going to the mountain by train．”He put on the clothes, took a small bag, went to the station and got into the train．Mr．Jones had a beautiful hat on．He often put his head out of the window during the trip and looked at the mountain．But the wind pulled his hat off．
Mr．Jones quickly took his small bag and threw it out of the window, too．The other people laughed．“Is your bag going to bring back your beautiful hat?”they asked．
“No!”Mr．Jones answered,“But there is no name and no address on my hat, and there is my name and address on the bag．Someone is going to find both of them near each other and he’s going to send me the bag and the hat．”
(1)
Mr．Jones is going to ________ in the mountain．
[ ]
A．
work
B．
spend his holiday
C．
see friends
D．
live
(2)
He carried a ________ and wore a beautiful ________．
[ ]
A．
small bag; hat
B．
big bag; cap
C．
few boxes; shirt
D．
large book; hat
(3)
During the trip Mr．Jones often ________．
[ ]
A．
talked with other passengers
B．
read a book
C．
looked out of the window
D．
went to sleep
(4)
He threw ________ out of the train．
[ ]
A．
both his hat and his bag
B．
his hat
C．
his bag
D．
everything he carried with him
(5)
The other people laughed because they thought what Mr．Jones did was very ________．
[ ]
A．
clever
B．
necessary
C．
helpful
D．
foolish
阅读理解
I began working in journalism(新闻工作)when I was eight．It was my mother’s idea．She wanted me to“make something”of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition．
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue．The crowds were there．There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union．For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST．When it was suppertime, I walked back home．
“How many did you sell, my boy?”my mother asked．
“None．”
“Where did you go?”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues．”
“What did you do?”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post．”
“You just stood there?”
“Didn’t sell a single one．”
“My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in,“Well, I’ve decided to take the Post．”I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle(五分镍币)．It was the first nickle I earned．
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman．I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence(自信), and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home．
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind．I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business．
“If you think you can change your mind like this,”she replied,“you’ll become a good-for-nothing．”She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines．Whenever I said no, she would scold me．
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember．My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people．But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love．
(1)
Why did the boy start his job young?
[ ]
A．
He wanted to be famous in the future．
B．
The job was quite easy for him．
C．
His mother had high hopes for him．
D．
The competiton for the job was fierce．
(2)
From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was ________．
[ ]
A．
excited
B．
interested
C．
ashamed
D．
disappointed
(3)
What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
[ ]
A．
She forced him to continue．
B．
She punished him．
C．
She gave him some money．
D．
She changed her plan．
(4)
What does the underlined phrase“this battle”(last paragraph)refer to?
[ ]
A．
The war between the boy’s parents．
B．
The arguing between the boy and his mother．
C．
The quarrel between the boy and his customers．
D．
The fight between the boy and his father．
(5)
What is the text mainly about?
[ ]
A．
The early life of a journalist．
B．
The early success of a journalist．
C．
The happy childhood of the writer．
D．
The important role of the writer in his family．
阅读理解
Some years ago, on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house．He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(美洲鳄)was swimming toward the shore．
His father working in the yard saw the two as they got closer and closer together．In utter fear, he ran toward the water, yelling to his son as loudly as he could．
Hearing his voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U－turn to swim to his father．It was too late．Just as he reached his father, the alligator reached him．From the dock, the father grabbed his little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs．That began an incredible tug－of－war(拔河)between the two．The alligator was much stronger than the father, but the father was much too passionate to let go．A farmer happened to drive by, took aim and shot the alligator．
Remarkably, the little boy survived．His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal．And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his father’s fingernails dug into his fresh in his effort to hang on to the son he loved．
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy asked if he would show his scars．The boy lifted his pant legs．And then, he said to the reporter,“But look at my arms．I have great scars on my arms, too．I have them because my dad wouldn’t let go．”
You and I can identify with that boy．We have scars, too．No, not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past．Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret．But, some wounds, my friend, are because someone has refused to let go．In the midst of your struggle, someone has been there holding on to you．
If you have the scars of someone’s love on your arms, be very, very grateful．Someone in your life did not and will not ever let you go．
Never judge another person’s scars, because you don’t know how they got them．
(1)
Which of the following is the most closely related to the underlined word“passionate”?
[ ]
A．
determined
B．
anxious
C．
frightened
D．
courageous
(2)
When the boy told the newspaper reporter about the scars on his arms, he felt ________．
[ ]
A．
painful and fearful
B．
regretful and panic
C．
proud and grateful
D．
excited and thankful
(3)
In the story the writer intends to tell us that ________．
[ ]
A．
scars always remind people of their past experiences
B．
wounds in the mind are more painful than those in the body
C．
a painful past always leaves scars on a person’s mind
D．
scars do not necessarily mean pain at all times
(4)
Which of the following viewpoints will the writer most probably agree with?
[ ]
A．
Be grateful to a painful past, for you can always learn something from it．
B．
Other people’s criticism or blame may hurt you, but if it is for your own good, you should take it thankfully．
C．
The swimming hole of life is filled with danger, but you don’t need to be too serious about it as someone will never let you go．
D．
If someone hurts you, be grateful to them, for they mean no harm
阅读理解
Our plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7∶34 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch．We should have arrived at Liverpool at 9∶19, but due to a typical London fog, the train had to move along so slowly that it was not until 10∶30 that it got there．In spite of our late arrival, Joan, my wife’s sister, decided that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London while we went shopping．It was only after her sister had disappeared into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn’t decided where we should meet for lunch．Since I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was indeed a problem．There seemed to be nothing we could do except taking a taxi to the Tower of London, and try to find her there．Needless to say, we didn’t find her．
It was now one o’clock, and the concert began at 2∶30．“Perhaps she will think of waiting outside the concert hall,”suggested my wife hopefully．By this time the fog was so thick that road traffic had to stop, and the only way to get there was by underground railway．Hand in hand we felt our way along the road to where we thought the nearest station should be．An hour later we were still trying to find it．Just as I was about to lose my temper completely when we met a blind man tapping his way confidently through the fog．With his help we found Tower Hill tube station just fifty yards down the road．
By now it was far too late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2∶30, so we decided to return to Cambridge．It took seven long hours instead of the usual two to make that journey．Nor were we able to get any food and drink on the train．Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten, opening the door to the sound of the telephone bell．It was Joan; she had seen the Crown Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for concert, and had had a wonderful dinner at a restaurant near the hotel where she decided to stay for the night．Now she was ringing to discover whether we had had an equally successful day．
(1)
Why was Joan separated from her sister and her brother-in-law?
[ ]
A．
they could not see each other because of the fog．
B．
Joan had not seen Crown Jewels．
C．
They planned to do different things until lunch time．
D．
The writer didn’t want to go to the concert．
(2)
What did the writer plan to do in the afternoon?
[ ]
A．
Go to the concert．
B．
See the Crown Jewels．
C．
Return to Cambridge．
D．
Go shopping．
(3)
The reason why they didn’t all meet for lunch was that ________．
[ ]
A．
They lost their way in the fog
B．
they forgot to make necessary arrangement
C．
they waited at different places and didn’t meet each other
D．
the couple couldn’t find the underground station
(4)
It’s quite clear that for Joan the trip to London had been ________．
[ ]
A．
spilt by the fog
B．
quite tiring
C．
rather disappointing
D．
very enjoyable
阅读理解
Some people don't believe that driving more slowly can save lives．But the truth is that driving more slowly can help a person to avoid serious accidents．
The above chart(表格)shows the distance that it takes to stop a car at a given speed．The distance is measured in feet．The shaded area(阴影部分)shows the driver's thinking distance．That's the distance it takes for the driver to react to a danger that he sees．The white area shows the car's braking distance．That's the distance it takes for the car to stop once the brakes(闸、刹车)are used．The number at the top of each bar shows the total number of feet that it takes to stop the car
(1)
According to the chart, what is the total number of feet needed to stop a car that is traveling at 50 miles per hour?
[ ]
A．
55．
B．
73．
C．
128．
D．
183．
(2)
What is the braking distance for a car that is travelling at 60 miles per hour?
[ ]
A．
66 feet．
B．
119 feet．
C．
185 feet．
D．
251 feet．
(3)
Which of the following statements about braking and speed is true?
[ ]
A．
The braking distance is what it takes for the driver to react to a danger that he sees．
B．
The speed of a car has a direct effect on the distance needed to stop the car．
C．
The braking distance increases only when a driver drives faster than 50 miles per hour．
D．
Driving slowly can help a person to avoid all accidents
阅读理解
What do you want to be when you grow up?A teacher?A doctor?How about an ice-cream taster?Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice-cream．Just ask John Harrison, an“Official Taste Tester”for the past 21 years．Testing helps manufacturers to be sure of a product’s quality．During his career Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice cream－as well as for developing over 75 flavors(味道)．
Some people think that it would be easy to do this job, after all, you just have to like ice cream, right?No－there’s more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry．He points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this“cool”field．
In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and assesses 60 ice-cream samples．He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12℉．Harrison explains,“You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup．”While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance．“Tasting begins with the eyes,”he explains．He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself,“Does the product have the color expected from that flavor?”Next it’s time to taste!
Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors, and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy－working at one cool job．
(1)
What is John Harrison’s job?
[ ]
A．
An official．
B．
An ice-cream taster．
C．
A chemist．
D．
An ice-cream manufacturer．
(2)
According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the“cool field”, it is helpful to ________．
[ ]
A．
keep a diary of work
B．
have a degree in related subjects
C．
have new ideas every day
D．
find out new flavors each day
(3)
What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream?
[ ]
A．
He stirs the ice cream．
B．
He examines the color of the ice cream．
C．
He tastes the flavor of the ice cream．
D．
He lets the ice cream warm up．
(4)
Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?
[ ]
A．
Tasting with Eyes
B．
Flavors of Ice Cream
C．
John Harrison’s Life
D．
One Cool Job
阅读理解
April 6, 2005 BERLIN-It has led to numerous expeditions, several mysterious deaths and plenty of books．But 60 years after Nazi officers hid metal boxes in the depths of Lake Toplitz, a new attempt is being made to recover the Third Reich's fabled(传说中的)lost gold．The Austrian government has given a U．S．team permission to make an underwater expedition to the bottom of the lake．
Groups of treasure hunters have been racing to Lake Toplitz ever since a group of diehard Nazis escaped to this picturesque part of the Austrian Alps in the final months of the Second World War．With U．S．troops closing in and Germany on the edge of collapse(垮台), they shipped the boxes to the bank of the lake, and sunk them．
Nobody knows exactly what was inside．Some believe the boxes contained gold stolen by German troops throughout Europe and carried back to Germany．Others think that they contained documents showing where possessions confiscated(没收)from Jewish victims were hidden．The state company that controls the lake, Bundesforste AG, has signed a contract with Norman Scott, an American treasure hunter, who hopes to solve the mystery．
Later this month, Scott will begin a detailed underwater expedition of the 350-foot-deep lake, though there is official doubt that there is anything left to find．“I really don't know if there is anything down there, but we want to resolve the mystery once and for all,”Irwin Klissenbauer, a director of Bundesforste AG, told the Guardian Tuesday．“The aim at first is to measure the lake．”He added：“This is a beautiful area．You have heard of Loch Ness．For Austrians this has been a bit like Loch Ness．Lots of people come here．And whether there is gold down there or not, the mystery has been very good for tourism．”
Klissenbauer said that under the terms of the deal--which allows the U．S．team to dive for the next three years-any treasure found will be divided between the Americans and the Austrian state．“Obviously if they recover anything which has a recognizable owner, under Austrian law we have to give it back．”
(1)
Which is the best title of the passage?
[ ]
A．
Unsolved Mystery
B．
Treasure Found
C．
Mysterious Lake
D．
New Discovery
(2)
What can we infer from the passage?
[ ]
A．
Many books about mysterious deaths have been written so far．
B．
Treasure hunters never risked searching the lake for gold until now．
C．
Many books have been written about mysteries hidden in the Lake．
D．
Norman Scott is sure there is nothing left to find in the lake．
(3)
Norman Scott will make the underwater expedition mainly to ________．
[ ]
A．
find evidence proving Nazi Germany's cruelty
B．
help measure the beautiful lake
C．
uncover the mystery in the lake
D．
help people get back their possessions
(4)
According to Austrian law and the deal reached by the Americans and the Austrian government, ________．
[ ]
A．
the U．S．team is to solve the mystery in the next three years
B．
both sides will take part in the underwater expedition
C．
any treasure found will go to either the Americans or the Austrian government
D．
people might get their treasure back if there~ re proofs of their ownership
阅读理解
For as long as I can remember, I have been very bad at arguing with people．As soon as someone disagrees with me, I get angry because I feel attacked, like the other person is out to show that I am wrong．And for some reason, I hate being wrong!So my immediate reaction is to get very defensive, I raise my voice, and I end up saying something I later regret．Needless to say, the whole thing ends with me beating myself up, and the other person feeling alienated(疏远)from me．This bothers me especially because my mother does the exact same thing and I hate it!
I have noticed this tendency in me for a long time now, but I have never been able to stop．I did some anger management work with a therapist(治疗专家)a while ago, but because I moved and turned to an advisor at school who cannot see me regularly, I have not been able to continue this important work．They tell you to stop and count to 10, control your breathing, calm yourself down before you talk．But that's the whole problem, I could never think of stopping myself until it was too late!The hurtful things had already come out of my mouth, and I was stuck picking up the pieces．
Right now the problem is urgent because my relationship with a wonderful boyfriend is in danger because of my insecurity and hatred of being wrong．He is closing himself off to me because I have hurt him, and no doubt I am no longer attractive as a woman with no confidence in herself and a bad temper．How do I stop ruining my relationships and hating myself?How do I stop hating being wrong?
(1)
In what situation will the writer get angry easily?
[ ]
A．
When she has argument with people．
B．
When people disagree with her．
C．
When she is attacked．
D．
When she does something wrong．
(2)
What does the underlined part in the first paragraph mean?
[ ]
A．
My mother disagrees with me．
B．
My mother alienates herself from me．
C．
My mother has the same problem with me．
D．
My mother does the same wrong to me．
(3)
In the second paragraph, what does the underlined word“tendency”refer to?
[ ]
A．
Being bad at arguing with people．
B．
Hating being wrong．
C．
Being lost to others．
D．
Hating my mother．
(4)
We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that ________．
[ ]
A．
the writer feels helpless with her problem
B．
the writer finds it hard to count from one to ten
C．
the writer has received effective advice about her problem
