The Peales were a famous family of American artists．Charles Wilson 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 was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture．
Charles Wilson 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 real．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 famous people, including one of George Washington．Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits．
James Peale, the brother of Charles Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Peale’s painting was very lifelike
B．
Washington respected Charles Wilson 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．
looked over
C．
invented
D．
dug up
(4)
Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Wilson Peale?
[ ]
A．
Sarah Miriam Peale．
B．
Rubens Peale．
C．
Raphaelle Peale．
D．
Titian Peale．
(5)
The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general ________．
[ ]
A．
puzzled
B．
excited
C．
admiring
D．
disappointed
阅读理解
Priscilla－Ouchida's “energy efficient” house turned out to be a horrible dream．When she and her engineer husband married a few years ago, they built a ＄ 100,000, three-bedroom home in California．Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks, the house was equipped with small double paned(双层玻璃)windows and several other energy-saving features．Problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however．Priscilla's eyes burned．Her throat was constantly dry．She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep．It was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness．
Experts finally traced the cause of her illness．The level of formaldehyde(甲醛)gas in her kitchen was twice the maximum allowed by federal standards for chemical workers．The source of the gas? Her new kitchen cabinets and wall-to-wall carpeting．
The Ouchidas are victims of indoor air pollution, which is not given sufficient attention partly because of the nation's drive to save energy．The problem itself isn't new．“The indoor environment was dirty long before energy conservation came along，”says Moschandreas, a pollution scientist at Geomet Technologies in Maryland．“Energy conservation has tended to accentuate ________ the situation in some cases．”?
The problem appears to be more troublesome in newly constructed homes rather than old ones．Back in the days when energy was cheap, home builders didn't worry much about unsealed cracks．Because of such leaks, the air in an average home was replaced by fresh outdoor air about once an hour．As a result, the polluted air gathered in most households seldom built up to dangerous levels．
(1)
It can be learned from the passage that the Ouchidas' house ________．
[ ]
A．
is well worth the money spent on its construction
B．
is almost perfect from the point of energy conservation
C．
failed to meet energy conservation standards
D．
was designed and constructed in a scientific way
(2)
What makes the Ouchidas' new house a horrible dream?
[ ]
A．
Lack of fresh air．
B．
Poor quality of building materials．
C．
Gas leakage in the kitchen．
D．
The newly painted walls．
(3)
The word “accentuate”(Para．3)most probably means “________”．
[ ]
A．
relieve
B．
accelerate
C．
worsen
D．
improve
(4)
Why were cracks in old houses not a big concern?
[ ]
A．
Because indoor cleanliness was not emphasized．
B．
Because energy used to be inexpensive．
C．
Because environmental protection was given top priority．
D．
Because they were technically unavoidable．
(5)
This passage is most probably taken from an article entitled ________
[ ]
A．
Energy conservation
B．
House Building Crisis
C．
Air Pollution Indoors
D．
Traps in Building Construction
阅读理解
A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington D．C．I saw many of our nation’s treasures, and I also saw a lot of unfortunate people like beggars and homeless folks in the streets．
Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?” When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand reached out in front of me．In a natural reaction, I reached into my pocket, pulled out all of my small money and placed it in her hand．I didn’t even look at her．I was annoyed at being bothered by a beggar．But the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money．I just need help finding the post office．” Immediately, I realized what I had done．I acted with prejudice(偏见)－I judged another person simply for what I thought she was．
The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant．I left Honduras and arrived in America at the age of 15．Through the years, I have been a dishwasher, cashier, mechanic and driver among many other jobs, and finally I became a network engineer．In my own life, I have experienced many open acts of prejudice．I remember a time, at age 17－I was a busboy, and I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well at school, he would end up like me．
But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to be going．That blind woman on the street of Washington D．C．cured me of my blindness．She reminded me to always keep my eyes and heart open．
(1)
When the author came to America at first ________．
[ ]
A．
he usually did some work with a little payment．
B．
he used to beg for some money on the street．
C．
he lived a comfortable life as a network engineer．
D．
he was respected by others all the time．
(2)
According to the passage, what did the author regret?
[ ]
A．
That he gave all his change to the blind woman．
B．
The way he treated the blind woman．
C．
That he came to Washington D．C．for a visit．
D．
That he didn’t tell the woman the way to the post office．
(3)
The father mentioned in the passage wanted ________．
[ ]
A．
to encourage his son to make a living by himself
B．
his son to become a busboy in the future
C．
his son to work harder at school
D．
to remind his son to depend on himself at school
(4)
We can infer all of the following statements from the passage EXCEPT ________．
[ ]
A．
He disliked being bothered by beggars．
B．
He was delighted to give away his money to beggars．
C．
He once suffered a lot．
D．
The blind woman didn’t beg for money at that time．
(5)
What does the author want to tell us through this story?
[ ]
A．
Don’t dream up ways to get what you want．
B．
Money is the root of all evils．
C．
An easy life makes a person forgetful．
D．
Be good to others all the time．
阅读理解
Until late in the 20th century, most Americans spent time with people of generations．Now mid–aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves．
That’s because we group people by age．We put our three –year – olds together in day– care center, our 13–year–olds in school and sports activities, and our 80 – year –olds in senior –citizen homes．Why?
That We live away from the old gets many reasons：young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears for aging and dying．It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes．Sometimes it’s so hard that we stay away from the people who need us most．
Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old．And we have discovered that they often save the young．
A reporter moved her family onto a block filled with old people．At first her children were disappointed．But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbors and had her children deliver it and visit．Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects．“My children have never been less lonely,” the reporter said．
The young, in turn, save the old．Once I was in a rest home when a visitor showed up with a baby．She was immediately surrounded．People who hadn’t gotten out of bed in a week suddenly rang for wheelchair．Even those who had seemed asleep wake up to watch the child．Babies have astonishing power to comfort and cure．
Grandparents are a special case．They give grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity．As my husband put it, “my grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end．”
Grandchildren speak of attention they don’t get from worried parents．“My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down,” one friend said．A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents：they are quieter, calmer, more trusting．
(1)
Now in an American family, people can find that ________．
[ ]
A．
children never live with their parents
B．
not all working people live with their parents
C．
aged people are supported by their grandchildren
D．
grandchildren are supported by their grandparents
(2)
The reason why old people are left alone may be that ________．
[ ]
A．
the old don’t like to live in a big family
B．
the young can’t get enough money to support the old
C．
different generations have different lifestyles
D．
the old are too weak to live with the young
(3)
The fact that the reporter told us shows that ________．
[ ]
A．
old people in America lead a hard life
B．
old people in America enjoy banana bread
C．
she had no time to take are of her children
D．
old people are easy to get along with
(4)
Seeing a baby, the old people get excited because ________．
[ ]
A．
they had never seen a baby before
B．
the baby was clever and beautiful
C．
the baby brought them the hope for life
D．
the baby’ s mother would take care of them
(5)
Why do children not get attention from their parents?
[ ]
A．
Because they often make trouble and make their parents disappointed．
B．
Because their parents are too busy to take care of them．
C．
Because their parents have to take care of their grandparents．
D．
Because their parents have been out of work for a long time
阅读理解
Teenagers at one German school are learning how to achieve happiness alongside other traditional subjects such as math and languages．
The class sit in a circle with their eyes shut and they count from one to ten：someone starts, the next voice comes from the far right, a third from the other side．
The aim of the game is to listen for an opportunity to shout out the number without clashing(
冲突)with another voice or leaving a pause．On the first try, most of the young Germans try to be first, while a few are too shy to join in, but by the fifth time round, they develop a rhythm(节奏)．The message：give other people space but also confidently claim your own．This is a requirement for social well-being(幸福)．
The Willy Hellpach School in Heidelberg is the first in the nation to develop a happiness course．It is intended for students preparing for university entrance exams．
“The course isn't there to make you happy,” Ernst Fritz-Schubert, the school principal(校长), warned pupils, “but rather to help you discover the ways to become happy．”
Cooking a meal together is one of the class exercises．Improving body language under the guidance(指导)of two professional actresses is another．
The course is taught for three periods a week．Despite the happy subject, the pupils themselves insist it is no laughing matter．
“In the first period, we had to each say something positive about another member of the class and about ourselves．No laughing at people,” said Fanny, 17．
Research by the school shows it is not the first to start happiness classes：they also exist at some US universities, but are mainly based on positive thinking, using findings from studies of depression(郁闷)．
“That would be too one-sided for us．We want to show how delicious food or exercise can help, too,” the principal said．
(1)
What's the purpose of this passage?
[ ]
A．
To introduce the happiness course．
B．
To describe all the traditional courses．
C．
To arouse the readers' interest in happiness．
D．
To help students struggle against being sad．
(2)
The game intended for the students in the 2nd paragraph mainly to ________．
[ ]
A．
give other people opportunity
B．
practice how to speak in front of people
C．
confidently speak out one's opinions
D．
equip them with required social skills
(3)
According to the passage, the happiness course is ________．
[ ]
A．
created by the Willy Hellpach School
B．
to make all the students happy all the time
C．
required to be taken by the first year students．
D．
to help students discover the way to happiness
(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
the students' self – respect can also improve happiness
B．
the students just took the course as a laughing matter
C．
the students can certainly become happy after the course
D．
the students waste time learning something without value
(5)
What would be the best title of this passage?
[ ]
A．
Basic things for happiness
B．
Having a try to be happy
C．
Learning how to be happy
D．
Laughing a lot at school
阅读理解
In many countries today, laws protect wildlife．In India the need for such protection was realized centuries ago．
About 300 B．C．an Indian writer described forests that were somewhat like national parks today．The killing of game animals was carefully governed．Some animals were fully protected．Within the forest, nobody was allowed to cut trees, burn wood, or trap animals for their furs．Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were trapped or killed outside the park, so that other animals would not become uneasy．
The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before．About a thousand sorts of animals are in danger of extinction, and the speed at which they are being destroyed has been putting on．With mammals(哺乳类动物), for example, the speed of extinction is now about one sort every year; from A．D．1 to 1800, the speed was about one sort every fifty years．Everywhere, men are trying to solve the problem of saving wildlife while caring for the world's growing population．
(1)
This report says that the need for protecting wildlife ________．
[ ]
A．
was understood centuries before this time
B．
was described by and Indian writer about 2300 years ago
C．
is met in many countries today
D．
is carried out in forests as well as in national parks
(2)
The report says that in Indian forests of long ago ________．
[ ]
A．
hunters were given permits to hunt game
B．
only dangerous animals were to be killed
C．
the killing of game animals was controlled
D．
no killing of animals was allowed
(3)
According to the report, men trying to save wildlife are thinking about ________ as well．
[ ]
A．
the animals in national parks
B．
stricter laws against hunting
C．
the trees in the forests
D．
the needs of people
(4)
From the report we can learn ________．
[ ]
A．
the growth of the world's population has meant greater danger to wildlife
B．
about a thousand sorts of mammals are in danger of extinction
C．
the speed of extinction of mammals is lower now than it was from A．D．1 to 1800
D．
hunters who kill endangered sorts of animals are seriously punished by law
(5)
The word“ extinction” in this report most properly means“________”．
[ ]
A．
falling down
B．
dying out
C．
growing up
D．
going away
阅读理解
My friend Paul will never forget his first chemistry teacher．He was a little man with thick glasses, but he had a strange way of making his classes lively and interesting．And his lessons were not easily forgotten．
Paul remembers one of his first lessons from this teacher．After the students were all in the chemistry lab, the teacher brought out three bottles．One was filled with petrol, one with castor oil and one with vinegar．“Now watch carefully, " said the teacher．
He then filled a cup with some of the petrol, some of the castor oil and some of the vinegar．As the students watched him quietly, he mixed the three together．After that, he held up one of his fingers and showed it to the class．He then dipped it into the cup．After a few seconds he took his finger out．" Now watch " he said．" Remember, you must do everything as I do．"
He put a finger in his mouth, tasted it and smiled, looking rather pleased．Then he handed the cup around the class of students．Each student dipped a finger into the mixture and sucked it．Instead of smiling, each of them made a face．The mixture tasted terrible．
When the cup was at last returned to the teacher, he said sadly, “I ' m sorry, none of you watched carefully enough．Yes, I sucked a finger, but the finger I put into my mouth was not the one I had dipped into the cup．"
It was Paul's first important lesson as a student of chemistry and he never forgot it．
(1)
What kind of teacher is he?
[ ]
A．
Excellent at teaching．
B．
Ordinary-looking．
C．
Strange．
D．
Funny．
(2)
Why did the teacher ask the students to watch for the second time?
[ ]
A．
He wanted to have the students' attention．
B．
He wanted the students to see what he would mix．
C．
He wanted the students to learn how to do experiments．
D．
He wanted the students to see that he used different fingers．
(3)
Before the teacher mixed the three kinds of liquids, he told the students to ________．
[ ]
A．
watch carefully
B．
tell the names of the liquids
C．
be silent and listen to him carefully
D．
take out a notebook and write down everything he would do
(4)
How many fingers did the teacher use during the whole experiment?
[ ]
A．
One．
B．
None．
C．
Three．
D．
Two．
(5)
Paul can't forget his first chemistry teacher because ________ in the first lesson．
[ ]
A．
the teacher was strict and kind
B．
the teacher was humorous
C．
the teacher taught him something very useful
D．
the teacher was a little man with thick glasses
阅读理解
The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever．He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him．
The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”
“No, sir,” the men answered．
The director was angry．“Why not?” he asked．
“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we're on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west．We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset．”
“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted．“Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one．”
But then a young secretary had an idea．“Why don't you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it'll look like a sunset．”
“That's a very good idea!” the director said．Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea．”
The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay．Then at nine o'clock they took it to the director．“Here it is, sir,” they said, and gave it to him．He was very pleased．
They all went into the studio．“All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye．Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset' behind them．”
The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop．
The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach．
(1)
One evening, the director sent his camera crew out ________．
[ ]
A．
to film a scene on the sea
B．
to find an actor and an actress
C．
to watch a beautiful sunset
D．
to meet the audience
(2)
Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?
[ ]
A．
Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset．
B．
Because he was angry with his crew．
C．
Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset．
D．
Because it was his secretary's suggestion．
(3)
The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ________．
[ ]
A．
it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine
B．
when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
C．
it was more moving than a sunrise
D．
the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset
(4)
After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands ________．
[ ]
A．
because he was moved to tears
B．
as he saw everything in the film moving backwards
C．
as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D．
because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine
(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
The crew had to follow the secretary's advice．
B．
If you want to see a sunrise, the east coat is the place to go．
C．
The camera crew wasn't able to film the scene the first day．
D．
The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset”．
阅读理解
In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc．in almost every family．These are their pets．People love these pets and have them as their good friends．Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射)so that they won’t carry diseases．They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of stores．Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food．
When you visit people’s houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them．You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden．All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal．They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada．They have a law against killing wild animals．If you killed an animal, you would be punished．If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it．
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals．One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours．When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life．Then the old will feel lonely．But pets can solve this problem．They can be good friends and never leave them alone．
(1)
The passage mainly talks about ________．
[ ]
A．
how to keep diseases from pets
B．
Canadians have pets as friends
C．
how to take good care of pets
D．
life of the old in Canada
(2)
Pets are given injections in animal hospitals ________．
[ ]
A．
in order to keep them safe
B．
after being taken home
C．
because they carry diseases
D．
because they are sick
(3)
The word “bird feeder” in the second paragraph probably means ________．
[ ]
A．
a person who gives food to birds
B．
something that catches birds
C．
a container that has food for birds
D．
an animal that eats birds
(4)
In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because ________．
[ ]
A．
they don’t love their parents any more
B．
they can only find jobs far from their parents
C．
their parents’ houses are too small
D．
they wouldn’t depend on their parents any more
(5)
Which of the following is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
People buy animal food only at the animal food stores．
B．
Pets eat better than people．
C．
Almost every family has a birdcage(鸟笼)in his house．
D．
Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat．
阅读理解
It was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang．I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step．
“Any old papers, lady?” asked one of them．
I was busy．I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet．They were wearing thin little sandals, wet with heavy snow．
“Come in and I’ll make you a cup of hot cocoa．”
They walked over and sat down at the table．Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor．I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside．Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget．
The silence in the front room struck me．I looked in．The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it．The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”
I looked at my shabby slipcovers．The girl put her cup back in its saucer carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucers．” Her voice was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply．They left after that, holding their bundles of papers against the wind．They hadn’t said “Thank you．” They didn’t need to．They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful．Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence．But they matched．
I tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup．Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job－these matched, too．
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room．The muddy prints of small sandals were still wet upon my floor．Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am．
(1)
Two children came to the writer’s front door because ________．
[ ]
A．
it was Thanksgiving Day
B．
they were beggars
C．
they wanted old papers
D．
they wanted a cup of cocoa
(2)
Why did the writer let the children in?
[ ]
A．
She showed great pity on them．
B．
She had old papers to sell．
C．
She wanted to invite them to her Thanksgiving feast．
D．
She wanted them to see how rich she was．
(3)
The girl thought the writer was rich perhaps because ________．
[ ]
A．
she saw that the lady’s room was comfortable
B．
she saw the cups matched the saucers
C．
the writer’s slipcovers were very new
D．
the writer was preparing a big meal while she was too hungry
(4)
From the passage, we can infer that whether you are rich depends on ________．
[ ]
A．
how much money you have had
B．
how you have helped others
C．
how you feel about your life
D．
what job your husband is doing
(5)
The writer left the muddy prints of small sandals on the floor for a while to ________．
[ ]
A．
show her husband that someone had come
B．
remind her that she had helped two children
C．
remind her that she was very rich in the neighborhood