There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son．The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labour and said：“Today, I want you to go out and earn something, failing which you won’t have your meals tonight．”
He want crying straight to his mother．Her heart melted at her son’s eyes．She gave him a gold coin．When the father asked his son what he had earned, the son presented him the gold coin．The father asked him to throw it into a well．
The next day, he asked his son to earn something．This time he went crying to his sister who gave him a coin．When he showed it to his father he again asked him to throw it in a well．Then the father asked him to earn more money．
This time since there was no one to help him, the son was forced to go to the market．One shopkeeper told him he would pay him two coins if he carried his trunk to his house．He did so and sweated plenty．As he returned home he was asked to do the same．The son almost cried out．He could not imagine throwing his hard-earned money like this．He cried, “My entire body is aching．You are asking me to throw the money into the well．”
At this moment, the businessman told him one feels the pain only when the fruits of hard labour are wasted．On the earlier two occasions he was helped and therefore had no pain in throwing the coins into the well．The son had now realized the value of hard work．He promised never to lazy and to safety keep the father’s wealth．The father handed over the keys of his shop to the son and promised to guide him though the rest of the life．
(1)
Which of the following is TURE?
[ ]
A．
At first the son was hard-working and responsible
B．
The father taught his son a lesson in a good way．
C．
The father didn’t like his son at all．
D．
The businessman was a little lazy．
(2)
According to the passage, the father wanted his son to realize ________．
[ ]
A．
the importance of helping others
B．
the importance of money
C．
the value of hard labour
D．
the value of money
(3)
It can be inferred from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
the mother was very generous
B．
the sister was very warm-hearted
C．
the father was very strict
D．
the shopkeeper was very cruel
(4)
According to the last paragraph, we can guess the boy was likely to ________．
[ ]
A．
look for a good job
B．
used up his father’s wealth
C．
become a successful guide
D．
follow his father’s career(事业)
阅读理解
Small children often laugh at the short ones or at someone who isn’t dressed as well as they are．But as they grow up, they learn not to hurt people’s feelings by laughing at their problems．They learn to laugh at other things．Most important they learn to laugh at themselves．
Suppose(假设)you’re playing a game．You make a mistake and lose．Do you become angry?Or can you laugh at yourself and hope to do better next time?Suppose you are at a special dinner．You at times spill(溅)some food．Why keep worrying about how clumsy(笨拙)you looked?Why not laugh it off and enjoy yourself any way?If you can, it’s a good sign you’ve really grown up．
(1)
This article is mostly about ________．
[ ]
A．
why laughter is good for your body
B．
what you should laugh at
C．
where you may laugh
D．
who you may laugh
(2)
The writer says small children laugh at people who ________．
[ ]
A．
have problems
B．
not to be worried
C．
dress well
D．
play games
(3)
Next the writer shows how laughter could help you ________．
[ ]
A．
not to spill food
B．
not to be worried
C．
not to enjoy yourself
D．
to grow up
(4)
The most important thing is to learn how to laugh at ________．
[ ]
A．
jokes
B．
pictures
C．
children
D．
yourself
阅读理解
The best way of learning a language is using it．The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible．Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up(混合)and people will not understand you．Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them．But if you keep your sense of humor, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make．Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes．It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don't understand what you are saying．The most important thing for learning English is：“Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes．”
(1)
The writer thinks that the most important thing for you to learn a language is ________．
[ ]
A．
reading
B．
practising
C．
talking about it
D．
listening
(2)
What should you do in learning English?
[ ]
A．
Try to make some mistakes．
B．
Avoid making any mistakes．
C．
Remember as many new words as you can．
D．
Use it as often as you can．
(3)
If people laugh at the mistakes you make, you should ________．
[ ]
A．
be angry with them
B．
be angry with yourself
C．
not care
D．
believe you are right
(4)
The story tells us：“________．”
[ ]
A．
It is normal that we make some mistakes in learning English
B．
Everyone must make mistakes
C．
We can avoid making mistakes in learning a language
D．
Laughing can help one learn English well
阅读理解
“Cool” is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings．“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost everything．
When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool．” You may think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your favorite football player．
We all maximize(扩大)the meaning of “cool”．You can use it instead of many words, such as “new” or “surprising”．Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布)they had visited．On the student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool．” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．
But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words．Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性)．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”?I can．And I think they are also very cool．
(1)
We know that the word “cool” has had ________．
[ ]
A．
only one meaning
B．
no meaning
C．
many different meanings
D．
the same meaning
(2)
In the passage, the word “express” means “________”．
[ ]
A．
see
B．
show
C．
know
D．
feel
(3)
If you are ________ something, you may say, “It’s cool．”
[ ]
A．
interested in
B．
angry about
C．
worried about
D．
unhappy with
(4)
In the passage, the writer suggests that the word “cool”________．
[ ]
A．
can be used instead of many words
B．
usually means something interesting
C．
can make your life colorful
D．
may not be as cool as it seems
阅读理解
Three rich ladies met every day by the river．They sat there and talked the whole day．Once the three ladies quarreled．One of them said．“Look, how white and beautiful my hands are!” Another one said, “My hands are more beautiful．” The third one said, “Mine are the most beautiful ones．” An old beggar woman came up to them．“Beautiful ladies,” she said, “I'm old and can't work, I'm hungry．Please give me something to eat．”
But the three ladies gave her nothing．They only asked, “Tell me, old woman, which one of us has the most beautiful hands?”
A peasant woman was also sitting by the river．She was poor and her hands were rough because of hard work．The old woman came up to her and said, “I'm hungry．Please give me something to cat．” The peasant woman took out her only cake she had and gave her a half．
The old woman ate it and drank some water．Then she took the peasant woman by the hand, brought her before the rich ladies and said, “Now, I shall tell you whose hands are the most beautiful．The hands of the poor peasant woman are rough because of work, but they give us food; they are far more beautiful than your hands which have never done anything．”
(1)
The three ladies ________．
[ ]
A．
had a quarrel every day
B．
were rich but unkind
C．
had a talk about their hands every day
D．
lived by the side of the river
(2)
The old woman asked for something to eat, ________．
[ ]
A．
but none of the three rich ladies gave anything to her
B．
but only one of the three ladies gave her half a cake
C．
because she wanted to know whose hands were beautiful
D．
because she wanted to know which lady was the richest
(3)
The peasant woman's hands were not so white as the three ladies' ________．
[ ]
A．
because of the hard work she had done
B．
but she was stronger than any of them
C．
so she didn't quarrel with the three ladies
D．
but she was more beautiful than any of them
(4)
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
Half a Cake
B．
Smooth Hands and Rough Hands
C．
The Rich Woman's Hands
D．
A Peasant Woman's Hands
阅渎理解
LV Tiantian, a graduate student majoring in ethics at Jiangsu University in Zhenjiang, has spent years reading Aristotle and Plato．She has debated with classmates about the meaning of “happiness” and in written papers about the role of morality in society．But as LV prepares to enter the professional world, she's finding that her background isn't getting her a lot of job interviews．“Employers do not seem to value the theories and philosophy that we liberal arts majors have learned,”said LV, 24．“I earned far fewer interview chances than those majoring in more practical subjects in science and technology．”
According to a 2009 survey conducted by Zhongqing Shijia Survey Net and China Enterprise News, science graduates enjoy higher employment rates and salaries than liberal arts students do．Things aren't much different overseas．The New York Times reports that job listings for professors in English, literature and foreign languages dropped 21 percent for the 2008-2009 academic year－the biggest decline in 34 years．As a result, some American educators are calling for universities to abandon the “old Ivory Tower view of liberal education”．They want to put more emphasis on the practical and economic aspects of education．
Chinese educational experts tend to agree up to a point．But abandoning emphasis on the humanities altogether, they say, brings great risk．“The liberal arts do not generate any tangible(实体的)material wealth, but it does convey social values．And it passes spiritual heritage from one generation to another,”said Niu Dakui, an expert on education at Beijing Normal University．“If the humanities are discarded, our youngsters will lose their way．”
Anthony T．Kronman, a professor of law at Yale, goes even further．He argues that the greed, irresponsibility and fraud that put the world in the current financial mess will only get worse without a new emphasis on the humanities．In his view, this is the time to re-examine “what we care about and what we value”－something that the humanities” are extremely well-equipped to address”．
How this debate plays out may very well determine the future of Chinese high school education．Some people want high school students to be able to specialize in science during their high school years．Others think they should get a more rounded education with a substantial number of hours in the arts and humanities．
(1)
The example of LV Tiantian listed in first paragraph tells us that ________．
[ ]
A．
the current job market has been hard on students from the humanities
B．
fewer employers want graduates with backgrounds in science and technology
C．
more employers want graduates good at languages, literature and history
D．
graduates find it hard to get job interviews, let alone a good job
(2)
According to the passage, that science graduates have a brighter future in their career than those majoring in humanities is ________．
[ ]
A．
a nationwide problem
B．
a worldwide phenomenon
C．
an individual issue
D．
a regional matter
(3)
What does the underlined word “discarded” mean in the third paragraph?
[ ]
A．
adopted
B．
abandoned
C．
strengthened
D．
exchanged
(4)
Anthony T．Kronman points out that the root of the recent economical crisis is ________．
[ ]
A．
the poor economic reforms led by the government
B．
the poor knowledge in finance taught by the university
C．
the weakness in personality caused by lack of literature
D．
the well-equipped schooling provided by the college
(5)
What is the best title for this passage?
[ ]
A．
The Meaning of “Happiness”
B．
The Debate on Liberal Arts and Science
C．
Job Chances and Major Subjects
D．
Social Values and the Financial Mess
阅渎理解
The Peales were a famous family of American artists．Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution．He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington．His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture．
Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which he founded in Philadelphia．The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings．Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike．The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton(骷髅)of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801．
Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists．Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese．His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington．Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits．
James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures(小画像)．His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America．
(1)
What is the main topic of the passage?
[ ]
A．
The life of Charles Willson Peale．
B．
Portraits in the 18th century．
C．
The Peale Museum．
D．
A family of artists．
(2)
The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the painting to show that ________．
[ ]
A．
Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelike
B．
Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s work
C．
Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale
D．
the painting of the two brothers was very large
(3)
The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“________”．
[ ]
A．
showed
B．
dug up
C．
invented
D．
looked over
(4)
Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?
[ ]
A．
Titian Peale．
B．
Rubens Peale．
C．
Raphaelle Peale．
D．
Sarah Miriam Peale．
(5)
The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general ________．
[ ]
A．
puzzled
B．
excited
C．
admiring
D．
disappointed
阅渎理解
There are two types of people in the world．Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes miserable．This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds．
People who are to be happy fix their attention on the conveniences of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather．They enjoy all the cheerful things．Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the contrary things．Therefore, they are continually discontented．By their remarks, they sour the pleasures of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere．If this turn of mind were founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be more to be pitied．The tendency to criticize and be disgusted is perhaps taken up originally by imitation．It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors．The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it are convinced of its bad effects on their interests and tastes．I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit．
Although in fact it is chiefly an act of imagination, it has serious consequence in life, since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck．Those people offend many others：nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect．This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments．If they aim at obtaining some advantage in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success．Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes．If they bring on themselves public disapproval, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their misconduct．These people should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others．If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them．Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels．
(1)
People who are unhappy ________．
[ ]
A．
always consider things differently from others．
B．
usually are affected by the results of certain things
C．
usually misunderstand what others think or say
D．
always discover the unpleasant side of certain things
(2)
The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most nearly means：________．
[ ]
A．
have a good taste with social life
B．
make others unhappy
C．
tend to scold others openly
D．
enjoy the pleasure of life
(3)
We can conclude from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
we should pity all such unhappy people．
B．
such unhappy people are dangerous to social life
C．
people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness．
D．
unhappy people can not understand happy persons．
(4)
If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should ________．
[ ]
A．
prevent any communication with them
B．
show no respect and politeness to them
C．
persuade them to recognize the bad effects
D．
quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes
(5)
In this passage, the writer mainly ________．
[ ]
A．
describes two types of people
B．
laughs at the unhappy people
C．
suggests the unhappy people should get rid of the habits of unhappiness．
D．
tells people how to be happy in life．
阅读理解
Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly?Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it?Many people are afraid to support themselves．Dr Robert Albert, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back thinks it' s because their self-respect is low．"There's always a superior around-parent, a teacher, a boss－who knows better．"
But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people help themselves．They offer "assertiveness(自信)training" courses(课程), A．T．for short．In the A．T．Course people learn that they have a right to be themselves．They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so．They learn to be aggressive(进取的)without hurting other people．
In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear．A group taking an A．T．Course will help the timid person to lose his fear．But A．T．uses an even stronger motive(动机)－he need to share．The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels．Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-respect．If someone you face is more "important" than you, you may feel less of a person．You start to doubt your answers to problems．You can get to feel good about yourself．And once you do you can learn to speak out．
(1)
The problem the writer talks about is that ________．
[ ]
A．
some people buy things they don't want
B．
some people are afraid to speak out for their rights
C．
there are too many superiors
D．
some people don't think enough of themselves
(2)
The cause of the problem talked about in this passage is that ________．
[ ]
A．
some people have a low self-respect
B．
there is always someone around who "knows better"
C．
salesmen talk people into buying things they don't want
D．
people don t share enough
(3)
The A．T．Course often ________．
[ ]
A．
make people distrust their own answers
B．
make things more favorable for "superiors"
C．
help people know as much as their "superiors"
D．
help people become more important
(4)
One thing the A．T．Course don't do is to ________．
[ ]
A．
share the need of people
B．
show they have a right to be themselves
C．
help people overcome fear
D．
help people to help themselves even if others suffer
(5)
A good title for this passage could be "________"．
[ ]
A．
The Need to Share
B．
Talk Back When Necessary
C．
One Way to Build Self-Respect
D．
One Way to Train Speaking Ability
阅读理解
About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way．Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter．Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!
There are different forms of color blindness．In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red．He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green．Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green．In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green－a strange world indeed．
Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain．In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”．These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors．There are also millions of “rods”, but these are used for seeing when it is near dark．They show us shape but no color．
Some insects have favorite colors．Mosquitoes prefer blue to yellow．A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will．In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors．Yet we are lucky．With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night．One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us．
(1)
The passage is mainly about ________．
[ ]
A．
color and its surprising effects．
B．
women being luckier than men
C．
danger caused by color blindness
D．
color blindness
(2)
According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”, we can ________．
[ ]
A．
tell different shapes
B．
see in a weak light
C．
kill mosquitoes
D．
tell orange from yellow
(3)
Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?
[ ]
A．
Women are more careful．
B．
There are fewer color-blind women
C．
Women are fonder of driving than men．
D．
Women are weaker but quicker in thinking．
(4)
Which of the statements about the color-blind is true?
[ ]
A．
Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing color．
B．
None of them can see deep red．
C．
None of them can tell the difference between blue and green．
D．
All of them see everything in shades of green．
(5)
We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a ________．