I had the meanest mother in the world．While other kids ate candy for breakfast，I had to have cereal，eggs and toast．Others had cokes and candy for lunch，while we had to eat a sandwich．As you can guess，my supper was different than the other kids’．But at least I was not alone in my suffering．My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did．
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times．She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing．We had to wear clean clothes every day．Other kids always wore their clothes for days．We reached the height of disgrace because she made our clothes herself，just to save money．
The worst is yet to come．We had to be in bed by 9∶00 each night and up at 7∶45 the next morning．So while my friends slept，my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law．She made us work．I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us．Through the years，our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing，red for failing．My mother, however，would merely be content with black marks．None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout．
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults．Using this as a background，I’m now trying to bring up my three children．I’m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world．
(1)
From the passage we can learn that the writer’s mother was _________．
[ ]
A．
not generous at all
B．
very strict with her children
C．
very mean with money matters
D．
very cruel to her children
(2)
Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?
[ ]
A．
Eating differently from other kids．
B．
Wearing clean clothes made by mother．
C．
Going to bed early and getting up early．
D．
Letting mother know where they were．
(3)
It can be inferred from the passage that _________．
[ ]
A．
the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies
B．
mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law
C．
all the other kids studied better than the writer
D．
the writer's family lived a miserable life
(4)
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Mother practised economy in running her home．
B．
The writer is very thankful to her mother．
C．
The writer is severe with her children when bringing them up．
D．
The wrier has a deep hatred for her mother．
阅读理解
In the US and Britain, the slogan around colleges was “Save water．Shower with a friend．” Now, Wuhan University has come up with another system for the campus bathhouse．It charges students for the amount of time in a shower．Before entering the bathhouse, students pay for the amount of time they want in the shower with cash or their student ID card．The clock starts ticking the minute the tape is turned on．It pauses when a button is pressed for soap．An integrated circuit(IC)card reader at each tap shows the time．No money, no water．The benefits of the new system can be seen with the old system, which charged 1 Yuan for each person regardless of time in the shower．The university used about 320 tons of water daily under the old system, but only 160 tons now．
Many students use the new system but opinions on it are divided．Some students say it is bad because bathing had become a sort of race．Many people using it for the first time are not sure how long they need to shower．Some might be embarrassed if their time is up and they're still covered in soap．They have to ask the bathhouse worker to help them buy extra time．
“It's a flaw in the system that you can not buy extra time on the ID card,” said Ren, a freshman in Wuhan University．The university is also considering some students' suggestions that they be allowed to pay after they've finished the shower．Not surprisingly, some are complaining about losing the hour shower．But many students say the move helps them develop a water-saving sense．
Without the time limits, most students tended to shower for 30 to an hour in the bathhouse．
Some even used the hot water to wash their clothes．“In my experience, 10－20 minutes is enough,” said Dai Zhihua, a third-year student who usually takes 8 minutes．
A similar system has been installed in other universities．Shanghai Normal University introduced it at its Fengxiang Campus in September．The bathing fee there is 0.2 Yuan per minute．One male student responded by setting a record with a two-minute shower．
(1)
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
Students pay for the amount of time they want in the shower．
B．
The clock times all through while the student is bathing except when the bather paused for soap．
C．
If money runs out, there will be no water．
D．
Having finished bathing, the student has to pay for it．
(2)
The underline word “flaw”(Paragraph 3)most probably means ________．
[ ]
A．
fault
B．
advantage
C．
pity
D．
perfection
(3)
Since the new system has performed, ________ of water can be saved．
[ ]
A．
a quarter
B．
one third
C．
one half
D．
two thirds
(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
The new operation can raise students' environmental awareness．
B．
the new operation can solve the water crisis．
C．
a similar operation has been set in other universities．
D．
The university has saved a lot of water by using the new system．
(5)
In which column can you find this passage?
[ ]
A．
People．
B．
Society．
C．
Campus Life．
D．
Lifestyle．
阅读理解
Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day．“I was a clothes addict,” he jokes．“I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled．” Today David wears casual clothes－khaki pants and sports shirt－to the office．He hardly ever wears a necktie．“I'm working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable．”
More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work．In the United States, the change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual．In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday, but only on Friday．This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”．“What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing．” said business consultant Maisly Jones．
Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes?One reason is that it's easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code．“A lot of young people don't want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it's hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code．” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes．In a study conducted by Levi Strauss Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale(
士气)．Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative effect on productivity．Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money．“Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said．“For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes．”
(1)
David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict,” because ________．
[ ]
A．
he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt
B．
he couldn't stand a clean appearance
C．
he wanted his clothes to look neat all the time
D．
he didn't want to spend much money on clothes
(2)
David Smith wears casual clothes now, because ________．
[ ]
A．
they make him feel at ease when working
B．
he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes
C．
he looks handsome in casual clothes
D．
he no longer works for any company
(3)
According to this passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?
[ ]
A．
Many employees don't like a conservative dress code．
B．
Comfortable clothes make employees more productive．
C．
A casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees．
D．
All the employers in the U．S．are for casual office wear．
(4)
According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago．
B．
Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s．
C．
“Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers．
D．
Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people．
(5)
In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned except ________．
[ ]
A．
saving employees' money
B．
making employees more attractive
C．
improving employees' motivation
D．
making employees happier
阅读理解
Anger is good for you, as long as you control it, according to new psychology research．A new study from Carnegie Mellon University shows anger may help people reduce the negative impacts of stress and help you become healthier．
“Here getting emotional is not bad for you if you look at the case of anger,” said Jennifer Lerner of Carnegie Mellon．“The more people display anger, the lower their stress responses．”
Lerner studied 92 UCLA students by asking them to count back from 6,200．They must say out loud every thirteenth number．Researchers disturbed them by asking them to count faster or ask them other questions．If they made any mistakes, they had to restart from the very beginning．Many students felt depressed about making so many mistakes or got angry．
Lerner used a hidden video camera and recorded all their facial expressions during the test．The researchers describe their reactions as fear, anger and disgust．
Other researchers recorded the students' blood pressure, pulse and production of a high-stress hormone(
荷尔蒙)called cortisol．People whose faces showed more fear during the experiment had higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone．Both can have lasting effects such as diabetes(糖尿病), heart disease, depression and extra weight gain．
When people feel fear, negative impacts increase, but when they get angry, those negatives go down, according to the study．
“Having that sense of anger leads people to actually feel some power in what otherwise is a maddening(
令人发狂的)situation,” Lerner said．
Lerner previously studied Americans' emotional response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks two months after the incident．She found people who reacted with anger were more optimistic．These people are healthier compared with those who were frightened during the event．So in maddening situations, anger is not a bad thing to have．It's a healthier response than fear．
(1)
What is the story mainly about?
[ ]
A．
The findings of new psychology research．
B．
What you can do with anger in certain cases．
C．
Different effects produced by anger and fear．
D．
Healthier responses in maddening situations．
(2)
Which statement will Jennifer Lerner agree with?
[ ]
A．
It's better to be angry than to be frightened．
B．
Different reactions reflect different outlooks on life．
C．
Don't control your anger and it makes you powerful．
D．
Pessimistic people are generally healthier than optimistic people．
(3)
What does the underlined word “both” refer to according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Fear and anger．
B．
Blood pressure and pulse．
C．
Blood pressure and cortiso1．
D．
Higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone．
(4)
In what ways can anger be beneficial to people?
[ ]
A．
By showing their optimistic side．
B．
By reducing their stress．
C．
By reducing high blood pressure．
D．
By taking the place of fear．
(5)
The researchers irritated(
激怒)the students by ________．
[ ]
A．
recording their performance secretly
B．
asking them to count to 6, 200 again and again
C．
disturbing them and making them start all over again
D．
criticizing them when they made mistakes
阅读理解
Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong．This is what happened to Harry．
He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock(
闹钟)．He tried to shave(刮脸)quickly and cut himself．When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one．The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing(熨), so he ironed it．While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door．It was the man to read the electricity meter(表)．He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt．So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all．By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn't go to work by bus．He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work．The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper．
In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi．When Harry's taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there．He saw the blood on Harry's shirt, and took him to the police station．He was kept till 3 o'clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted．When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job．
(1)
Harry had ________．
[ ]
A．
a lucky day
B．
an unlucky day
C．
a busy day
D．
a good day
(2)
Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage．
a．The man who read the electricity meter came．
b．Harry ironed his shirt．
c．Harry got blood all over his clean shirt．
d．There was a knock at the door．
e．Harry wore the shirt with blood on it．
[ ]
A．
a, b, c, d, e
B．
b, a, d, c, e
C．
b, a, c, d, e
D．
c, b, d, a, e
(3)
Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?
[ ]
A．
The iron had burnt a hole in his clean shirt．
B．
The only other needed ironing．
C．
He had only one shirt．
D．
He cut himself and got blood all over his shirt．
(4)
Harry was taken to the police station because ________．
[ ]
A．
his taxi stopped outside his office and a policeman happened to be there
B．
there was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxi
C．
a man killed a woman with a knife
D．
the murderer(
杀人犯)was seen to run a away in a taxi
(5)
His boss told him to go away and find another job because ________．
[ ]
A．
he had been kept by the police
B．
there was blood on his shirt
C．
he was late for work
D．
he had killed a woman
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
You can love them or hate them, but no matter which tourist destination you visit, chances are that you'll see someone with their head buried in Lonely Planet guidebook．
Lonely Planet is one of the world's largest travel guide brands, publishing more than 500 different guides in eight languages．The popular brand also produces television shows, websites and podcasts(博客)all devoted to travel．
Some people praise Lonely Planet books because they make travelling easy and affordable．They also save time and make sure you don't miss the best things．
They provide the reviews of hostels(招待所), hotels, restaurants and ticket information about your destination．
This can be great if you’re nervous traveler, or if you haven't traveled by yourself before．If you’re in a country where you don't speak the language, sometimes there's nothing better than getting into a taxi and opening up a guidebook．You simply point to a map that directs the taxi driver to a hostel that's cheap and clean, with friendly staff and cold beer．
But others criticize Lonely Planet while travel guide publishers like them．They say guidebooks take the fun and spontaneity(自发性)out of traveling, and that part of the enjoyment of travel comes from the fact that anything can happen．They also regret that if you follow a guidebook, you'll end up doing the same thing and having the same expereince as everyone else．You might end up seeing the same group of people over and over, because everyone is reading the same book and following the same route．
Another criticism of travel guides is that they have a large impact on local communities．For example, some locals devote their lives to behaving in ways that attract tourists．They pretend to live a traditional lifestyle, wear traditional clothes and live in traditional houses in order to attract the tourists’ dollar．
(1)
The Lonely Planet guidebook can bring you the following advantages EXCEPT that ________．
[ ]
A．
you can speak a foreign language when opening a guidebook
B．
you can easily find a nice place to stay in a strange city
C．
it provides lots of useful information about your destination
D．
it can help you save time and money when traveling
(2)
People criticize the guidebook because ________．
[ ]
A．
it is not as useful as most travelers expect
B．
tourist destinations will be crowded if everyone follows the same route
C．
travelers may not get the chance to have unexpected adventures
D．
local people keep modern lifestyles under its influence
(3)
What do we know about the Lonely Planet guidebook from the text?
[ ]
A．
It is a world-famous brand only producing guidebooks for travelers．
B．
It is very useful to a person who is nervous about touring an unfamiliar place．
C．
It is very useful to a tourist who likes to repeat others’ experiences．
D．
It is loved by all travelers because of the convenience it brings to travelers．
(4)
Which of the following best shows the structures of the text?(①－⑦ stand for Paragraph 1－Paragraph 7)
[ ]
A．
B．
C．
D．
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Why do men live a shorter life than women?The latest research indicates that men's hearts going into a rapid decline when they reach middle age could be the cause．
The reasearch of ageing on the heart has shown that women's longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose much pumping power with age．
“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20－25 percent between 20 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, Samantha of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK．
“Within the heart there are millions of cells which make it beat．Between the ages of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men, ”said Samantha．“This is part of the ageing process．”
What amazes scientists is that the female heart suffers very little loss of these cells．A healthy 70-year-old woman's heart could work almost as perfectly as a 20-year-old one's．
“This gender difference might give the reason why men live shorter than women, ”said Samantha．They studied over 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 17 and 80, who are mainly healthy persons so as to reduce the influence of disease．“The team has yet to think about why ageing suffers a greater loss on the male heart, ”said Samantha．
But there is also good news－men can enjoy the health of their hearts with regular exercise．Samantha stressed that women should also take regular exercise to stop their leg muscles getting weaker as they age．
(1)
The underlined word “longevity” in the second paragraph means ________．
[ ]
A．
health
B．
long life
C．
ageing
D．
effect
(2)
The text mainly talks about ________．
[ ]
A．
men's heart cells
B．
women's ageing process
C．
the gender difference
D．
hearts and long life
(3)
According to the text, the UK scientists have known that ________．
[ ]
A．
men have fewer cells than women when they were born
B．
women can produce the cells that make the heart beat
C．
the female heart suffers less loss of the cells with age
D．
women will never suffer the loss of pumping power with age
(4)
If you want to live a long life, you should ________．
[ ]
A．
enable your heart to beat much faster
B．
think about the reason for ageing
C．
take regular exercise
D．
stop your cells from being lost
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Phillip Island Penguins(企鹅)
The Little Penguin has called Phillip Island home for untold generations．Get to Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch a summer sunset at Summerland Beach-the stage is attractively set to see the Little Penguin leave water and step onto land．
·Leave Melbournc at 5∶30pm for a direct journey to Phillip Island
·See the Gippsland area-Guinness Book of Records place for the world's longest earthoworm(蚯蚓)
·Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill Island in the distance
·Cross the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island-natural home for Little Penguins and many animals
·Take your place in special viewing stands to watch the daily evening performance of the wild Little Penguins
Ultimate Penguins(＋U)
Join a group of up to 15．This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little Penguins．You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses．
Adult ＄60.00 Child ＄30.00
Viewing Platform Penguin Plus(＋V)
More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stands．
Adult ＄25.00 Child ＄12.50
Penguin Skybox(＋S)
Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower．Gain an excellent overview of Summerland Beach．
Adult 16yrs＋＄50.00
(1)
What kind of people is the text mainly written for?
[ ]
A．
Scientists．
B．
Students．
C．
Tourists．
D．
Artists．
(2)
We can learn from the text that Little Penguins．
[ ]
A．
have been on Phillip Island for years
B．
keep a Guinness record for their size
C．
are trained to practice diving for visitors
D．
live in large groups to protect themselves
(3)
How much would a couple with one child pay for a closer viewing tour?
[ ]
A．
＄37.50．
B．
＄62.50．
C．
＄180.00．
D．
＄150.00．
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Last year more than one million Filipinos worked abroad as servants, nurses．Sailors and in other difficult but low-paid jobs．Southeast Asians leave their poorer countries for their richer neighbors．
Many of these wage earners return in the end．In the meantime, they send home huge amounts of money－in the Philippines’ case, over 10％ of its GDP．Between January and November, the amount was up 18％ on the same period of 2005．Poverty and unemployment are still high in the Philippines and other labor-exporting countries．They would be far worse but for this outflow of bodies and inflow of dollars．As for those Asian countries that import labor, as in Europe, falling birth rates mean that they are going to need more foreign workers．
On January 13th leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN)singed an agreement to help migrant(流动的)workers－with the realization that the flow of labor between their countries is a growing problem that they cannot blame on outsiders．A 2005 study showed that 8.4 million Southeast Asians worked outside their home countries, but this did not include the huge numbers of Indonesians doing so without papers．So the true total is probably rather higher．
Of the ten ASEAN countries, the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos export labor, Singapore and Brunei import it, and Thailand and Malaysia do both．Sziraczki of the UN's International Labor Organization points out that, in the next ten years, the total labor force of the worker exporting countries should grow by about a third．It makes sense to work on the problem before it gets out of control．
People in the receiving countries seem to be worried about competition of their jobs．Most Thais said their government should admit no more foreign workers, and a few thought otherwise．Even in Singapore, just over half of people are against admitting more foreign workers．Malaysians think that the increase in foreign workers has worsened crime rates．
(1)
It can be inferred from the case of Philippines that ________．
[ ]
A．
the country is Asia's main source of migrant workers
B．
labor exports led to a 10％ growth of its GDP
C．
the outflow of labor helps solve its social problems
D．
the country both exports and imports labor force
(2)
Which of the following countries doesn't import foreign workers?
[ ]
A．
Singapore
B．
Thailand
C．
Indonesia
D．
Brunei
(3)
For the labor-importing countries, the flow of labor may lead to ________．
[ ]
A．
higher birth rates
B．
lower crime rates
C．
greater money inflows
D．
stronger job competition
(4)
The writer of the text seems to________．
[ ]
A．
support the flow of labor between countries
B．
report fairly on the question of labor flow
C．
express his worries over the ASEAN's decision
D．
regard the outflow of labor as a serious problem
阅读理解
Phillip Island Penguins(企鹅)
The Little Penguin has called Phillip Island home for untold generations．Get to Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch a summer sunset at Summerland Beach－the stage is attractively set to see the Little Penguin leave water and step onto land．
Leave Melbourne at 5∶30 pm．for a direct journey to Phillip Island
See the Gippsland area－Guinness Book of Records place for the world's longest earthworm(蚯蚓)
Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill Island in the distance
Cross the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island－natural home for Little Penguins and many animals
Take your place in special viewing stands(看台)to watch the daily evening performance of the wild Little penguins
Ultimate Penguins(＋U)
Join a group of up to 15．This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little Pen-guins．You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses．
Adult(成人)￥60.00 Child ￥30.00
Viewing Platform Penguin Plus(＋V)
More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stands．
Adult ￥25.00 Child￥12.50
Penguin Skybox(＋S)
Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower．Gain an excellent overview of Summerland Beach．
Adult 16 yrs＋￥50.00
(1)
What kind of people is the text mainly written for?
[ ]
A．
Scientists．
B．
Students．
C．
Tourists．
D．
Artists．
(2)
We can learn from the text that Little Penguins ________．
[ ]
A．
have been on Phillip Island for years
B．
keep a Guinness record for their size
C．
are trained to practice diving for visitors
D．
live in large groups to protect themselves
(3)
How much would a couple with one child pay for a closer viewing tour?
