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Nowadays 21 children go to school 22 few of them have ever asked themselves 23 they go there. Some children think that they go to school just to learn their mother tongue, English and other foreign languages, history, science, 24 and a few other 25 . But why do they learn these things? Are these the only things they should learn at school?
Actually children go to school to 26 themselves for the time when they will be grown up and will have to 27 themselves. They learn their own language 28 they will be able to 29 with people in foreign countries, make friends with them and learn 30 about their culture and history. They learn mathematics in order to be able to measure the things around them and calculate sums. 31 helps them understand something about the world around them and history teaches them about the past and people. Nearly everything they study at school has some use 32 in their 33 , but there is one more 34 reason why children go to school.
It is more important to receive education than just learning 35 .We go to school 36 to learn how to learn. Learning is not just for school but for life. So even after we have left school, we have to continue to learn. A man who 37 knows how to learn will always be 38 because whenever he is faced with a completely new task or problem, he will teach himself how to deal with it in the best way. 39 , children do not go to school just to learn languages, mathematics, geography, etc. They go to school to 40 how to learn.
21. A. some B. most C. few D. all
22. A. but B. so C. and D. because
23. A. how B. when C. why D. that
24. A. cooking B. sowing C. playing D. geography
25. A. subjects B. skills C. languages D. games
26. A. make B. prepare C. teach D. study
27. A. teach B. support C. live D. work
28. A. and B. in order to C. so as to D. so that
29. A. communicate B. work C. talk D. study
30. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
31. A. Foreign languages B. Mathematics C. History D. Geography
32. A. practical B. special C. different D. importance
33. A. work B. lives C. study D. communication
34. A. difficult B. unusual C. important D. kind
35. A. foreign languages B. science C. mathematics D. facts
36. A. above all B. at all C. in all D. for all
37. A. doesn't B. never C. really D. may
38. A. unsuccessful B. calm C. successful D. useful
39. A. Although B. But C. However D. Therefore
40. A. begin B. work C. live D. learn
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The English are often considered as unfriendly people who don't talk to strangers, but not London taxi drivers. I once asked a cabbie to describe his life to me and he didn't stop talking until I arrived home half an hour later. He told me many interesting stories and this is one of them: “Some very strange things happen lat e at night. The other day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had a little dog with her. When we got to her house she found that she'd lost her key. So, I waited in the cab with the dog while she climbed up the window.” “I waited … and waited … After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb up the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought that I was trying to rob the house! Luckily, the woman came downstairs, she'd gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog. I was in such a hurry to get away that I forgot to ask her for the fare(车资，车费).”
41.In the writer’s opinion, London taxi drivers are _____________.
A. unfriendly
B. talkative
C. helpful
D. strange enough
42. From the passage we guess that the writer ______.
A. is the driver of the taxi
B. often travels by taxi
C. is a foreigner visiting London
D. lives in London
43. What does the underlined word “cabbie” mea n in this passage?
A. Conductor.
B. Stranger.
C. Taxi driver.
D. Porter.
44. The man was waiting outside the woman's house because ______.
A. he began to like the woman and her dog at the first sight
B. the woman had not paid him
C. he wanted to know what would happen when the police came
D. he was trying to go on talking with her
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It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thou ght, until they heard about AI Herpin. AI Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
AI Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping , In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed
one.
The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.
Herpin died at the age of 94.
45. The main idea of this passage is that _______.
A. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep
B. large numbers of people do not need sleep
C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive
D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep
46. The doctors came to visit Herpin , expecting to ______.
A. cure him of his sleeplessness
B. find that his sleeplessness was not really true
C. find a way to free people from the need of sleeping
D. find out why some old people didn’t need any sleep
47. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that AL Herpin ________.
A. was too old to need any sleep
B. often slept in a chair
C. needed no sleep at all
D. needed some kind of sleep
48. One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was ________.
A. that he hadn’t got a bed
B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit
C. his mother’s injury before he was born
D. his magnificent physical condition
49. AI Herpin’s condition could be regarded as ______.
A. a common one
B. one that could be cured
C. very healthy
D. a rare one
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It’s summer movie time again. And heroes are ready to try their strength and magic on the silver screen. Check out our list of four films that look most promising to young audience.
Harry potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Release Date: June 4
Story: It’s the summer before Harry Potter’s third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A shadow is hanging over Hogwarts. A dangerous murderer, Sirius Black, has escaped the Wizards’ Prison. And he broke out to fulfill one task to kill Harry Potter.
Around the World in 80 Days
Release Date: June 16
Story: This version of the classic novel set in 1872 focuses on Passepartout ( Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan), a Chinese thief who seeks refuge with a strange London adventurer, Phileas Fogg. Passepartout uses his martial arts skills to defend Fogg from danger as he travels around the world in 80 days to win a bet.
Spider- Man 2
Release Date: June 30
Story: Peter Parker is still coming to terms with his dual (双重的) identity as the crime superhero Spider-Man. He wants to reveal his secret identity to Mary Jane: meanwhile, his aunt May has fallen on hard times. A new villain(坏人) , Dr Otto Octavius, has appeared to cause more trouble.
King Arther
Release Date: July 7
Story: King Arthur is presented as a clever ruler who manages to unite all the knights(骑士) in Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire（帝国）. Under the guidance of Merlin and the beautiful, brave Guinevere, Arthur will struggle to realize his dreams
50. According to the passage, if you want to see a film whose leading actor is Jackie Chan, you
will see the film on _____.
A. June 4
B. June 16
C. June 30
D. July 7
51.In Spider-Man 2, Aunt May’s trouble is caused by_____.
A. Peter Parker
B. Mary Jane
C. Dr. Otto Octavius
D. Spider-Man
52. Which of the following films is set in ancient Britain?
A. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
B. Around the World in 80 Days.
C. Spider-Man 2
D. King Arthur
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Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is
about simple but strong human feelings and events-love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells real-life, stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated(复杂), it is good to hear music about ordinary people.
Country music, sometimes called country-western, comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern Unite States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the west. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars. At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps（军营）in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.
Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada—in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1, 200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day. English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world.
53. It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from .
A. the Northeast and Midwest
B. factories and army camps in the South
C. the Appalachian Mountains and the West
D. real-life stories in small towns
54. Before World War II country music was popular mainly in .
A. the south
B. the north
C. the Midwest
D. the Northeast
55. During World War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Mid-west
because .
A. they wanted to take music with them
B. they wanted to make other people like country music
C. they wanted to work in the factories there
D. they wanted to make country music popular
56. Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world today because .
A. city people said it was low class
B. people could sing it in many different languages
C. it started with cowboys and poor Southerners
D. it is loved by different kinds of people in the world
57. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Country music is about human feelings and events.
B. Country music is sung by stars all in English.
C. Country music is popular among city people today.
D. City people didn’t like country music at first.
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Compared with the previous week, air quality in Shanghai became worse last week , according to the latest report from the Shanghai Environment Monitoring（监测）Centre.
The average air pollution index（指数）(API) for sulphur dioxide (SO2) remain almost unchanged from the previous week, but the APIS for nitrogen oxide (NOx) and total suspended (悬浮) particles (TSP) rose by 35 and 27 percent.
The overall quality still belonged to class 2 category. Nitrogen oxide, caused mainly by vehicle exhaust and burning of cooking gas, was still the major pollutant of the week.
The Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Centre operates six automatic air monitors in the city’s Putuo, Yangpu, Luwan, Hongkou, Jing’an and Xuhui districts.
API
0-50: excellent
51-100: good
101-200: slight pollution
201-300: medium pollution
301-400: heavy pollution
58．Judging from the chart, on which day was the air quality the worst?
A．October 13. B．October 14.
C．October 17. D．October 18.
59．Six automatic air monitors are operated in the city except ________.
A．Putuo District B．Xuhui District
C．Chang’an Distr ict D．Hongkou District
60．In shanghai, nitrogen oxide mainly comes from ________.
A．the burning natural gas B．the burning cooking gas
C．the burning coal D．dust raised by vehicles
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Gesture is a “silent language”in every culture. We point a finger or move another part of the body to 21 what we want to say. It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be 22 .
In the United States, people 23 each other with a handshake in a 24 introduction.
The handshake must be 25 If the handshake is weak, it is a(n) 26 of weakness or 27 . Friends may place a hand on the other’s arm or shoulder. Some people, usually women, greet a friend with a bug.
Americans like to look at 28 person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don’t do 29 , it means you are bored, hiding 30 ,or are not interested. 31 when you stare at someone, it is not 32 .
For Americans, “thumbs up”means yes, very good, or well done. “Thumbs down”means the 33 . To call a waiter, 34 one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check, make a movement with your hands as if you are 35 a piece of paper. It is all right to point 36 things but not at people with the hand and index finger. Americans shake their index finger at children when they 37 them and pat them on the head when they 38 them.
Learning a culture’s body language is 39 confusing. If you don’t know what to do, the 40 thing to do is to smile.
21. A. suggest B. show C. indicate D. express
22. A. removed B. refused C. understood D. misunderstood
23. A. greet B. meet C. interview D. pick up
24. A. normal B. formal C. usual D. informal
25. A. weak B. firm C. move D. light
26. A. marker B. example C. expression D. sign
27. A. unfriendliness B. unhappiness C. sorrow D. anger
28. A. another B. other C. the other D. others
29. A. it B. so C. them D. him
30. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. And
31. A. So B. And C. But D. However
32. A. happy B. angry C. excited D. polite
33. A. same B. no C. so D. opposite
34. A. raise B. rise C. put D. take
35. A. writing B. signing C. taking D. throwing
36. A. to B. on C. at D. for
37. A. blame B. scold C. beat D. praise
38. A. love B. admire C. attack D. accept
39. A. certain B. sure C. usually D. sometimes
40. A. best B. most C. safest D. worst
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We want to know everything about famous people. We have never met or seen them in person, but we have a great interest in their life.
We try to know everything about them, even their private lives which they try to keep secret because we think that our own life is very ordinary. Everything happening
around us is not special. However, we think that the life of famous people is different from ours. We think they have something special which we can never have because we see only their outer life, like their talent（才华）
We cannot know about anything other than this outer life, but once we come to know these things, then we want to know more. We wonder about both their inner and outer life which seems to be special. However, I think that famous people also think that their real life is ordinary. They are the same as us. They just had the fortune to become famous. So, if their life is now special, so are ours.
We don’t need to know everything about them, and, in fact, we don’t have any right to do so. Maybe they don’t want to reveal their life to everybody, just as we would not like to.
41. We want to know everything about famous people because .
A. famous people are great in everything.
B. there is usually something bad hidden in their life
C. we want to find something special about them
D. we are eager to find some faults in their life.
42.According to the author, famous people consider their life to be .
A. ordinary
B. special
C. secret
D. fortunate
43. In the eyes of the author, .
A. it is natural for the public to be curious about the private life of famous people.
B. it is abnormal for the public to be interested in the private life of famous people
C. it is NOT necessary for famous people to have the right of privacy.
D. it is necessary for famous people to have the right of privacy.
44. The underlined word “reveal”in the last paragraph probably means “”.
A．make better B. make known C. set an example D. cause trouble
9.
Where else can you swim with dolphins, watch a Bengal tiger nearby? You will enjoy the amazing experiences in the unique park-Australia’s Gold Coast Park. It has the fastest, the longest, the highest and the most exciting thrill rides in the country. Unique animal experiences are another feature of the Gold Coast theme parks.
Dream World
Watch the rare Bengal tigers at Tiger Island, and you’ll ride the Big Red Car and meet with the big cats. You can get close .to many kinds of Australian wild animals in Dream World. Visit Nick Central kids zone bursting with（充满）16 different rides and attractions, and take on the Big 5 Thrill Rides.
White Water World
White Water World is not an ordinary water park. It can deliver thrills for all ages. White Water World is the only park where you can experience all the four hottest water slides in the world.
Sea World
It offers a unique environment of entertainment and understanding. Touch marine life wonders and experience a whole world of exciting attractions, including the amazing new Shark Bay. Visit our special polar bears Hudson, Nelson at polar Bear Shores or take a journey into the world of the endangered animal exhibition. Get below the water surface with Sea World’s animals.
Wet’ n’ Wild Water World
The visitors will twist in the giant whirlpool(漩涡)or in the cooler months in the heavenly Whirlpool Hot Springs. This enormous new thrill slide area is sure to get pleasure.
Excitement can be found in all comers of the Gold Coast, from a bungee jump to
a sky dive, hot air balloon, helicopter and old-fashioned bi-plane along the coast.
45. We can infer from the passage that .
A. Australia’s Gold Coast is the largest park in the world.
B. you can have animal experiences in other parks in Australia.
C. the thrill rides are one of the features in Australia’s Gold Coast.
D. Australia’s Gold Coast attracts millions of foreigners every month.
46. If you want to see kangaroo, you will go to .
A. Dream world
B. White Water World
C. Wet’ n’ Wild Water World
D. Sea World
47. In Australia’s Gold Coast you can .
A. ride modem plane along the Coast
B. swim in the amazing new Shark Bay
C. shot a film of playing with big cats
D. experience the hottest water slides
48. The author writes the passage in order to .
A. tell readers some information about Australia’s Gold Coast
B. cause more and more people to visit Australia’s Gold Coast
C. tell readers how to visit Australia’s Gold Coast at ease
D. make Australia’s Gold Coast more known in the world
10.
Do you know that many clowns go to school to learn how to be funny? How would you like to go to that school? You could learn how to walk and talk like a clown. Then you could make people laugh.
Clowns may go to school for a year. There they learn to move in funny ways. They learn to run and jump like different animals. They also learn how to fall down in a special way. They make sure they don’t get injured. They make every move look easy. But really it’s hard work.
In clown school clowns decide how they will look. They make funny pants and tops. Then clowns have their funny long shoes made. They also learn to make up their faces. Clowns carefully put special paint on, so they look silly.
They start by making every part of their face white. Then they use red paint around their mouths to make them look big. Clowns may paint red spots on each side of their faces, too. Big red noses are added. One goes over each clown’s real one. They put on funny hair or funny hats.
Now they look silly. They are ready to go to work! You can see clowns at the circus or a very small car. Or they may walk on a high rope. Then they almost fall. The faces they make when they try to stand up again make people laugh.
49. The word ”“clown” in this passage refers to .
A. a person who tries to make people laugh by his funny looks, cloth and tricks and actions
B. a person who imitates others in speaking, actions and way of walking
C. a person who gives performances to the audiences for fun
D. a person who is dressed in such a strange way that makes people laugh
50. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Clowns learn to be funny in a school to make people laugh.
B. Clowns wear strange pants and tops and funny long shoes.
C. Clowns don’t feel frightened when they walk on a high rope.
D. Clowns put on funny hair and hats and make faces.
51. From the passage we know that clowns play at .
A. a parade
B. the circus
C. at school
D. Both A and B
52. From the passage we can infer that .
A. there are quite a number of clown schools in the world
B. people laugh when they watch clowns play at the circus
C. clowns like animals very much so they jump like different animals
D. clowns make people laugh but they seldom laugh
11.
What is your favorite color? Do You like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and, determined. You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what a psychologist tells us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, and the effect that colors have on human beings. They tell us that we don’t choose our favorite color as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as you could see clearly.
A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark
green one, and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day, On the other hand, black is depressing(沮丧). Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray.
Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And don’t forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose 8 handkerchiefs or a lamp-shade.
53. According to this passage, .
A. one can choose his color preference
B. one is born with his color preference
C. one’s color preference is changeable
D. one has to choose his favorite color as soon as he can see clearly
54. We should pay attention to colors because .
A. colors do affect our moods
B. colors may affect our work and study
C. light and bright colors make people happy
D. you can know your friends better by the colors they like or dislike
55. The main idea of this passage is .
A. one’s color preference shows one’s character
B. you can brighten your life with wonderful colors
C. psychologists have been studying the meaning of color preference
D. one’s color preference has something to do with his character and colors have effects on human beings
56. “I am feeling black” means .
A. I’m feeling well
B. I am very happy
C. I am excited
D. I am depressed
12.
Hello, listeners. Welcome to Henton Hospital Radio. Before our music program at four, I’m going to repeat some of our hospital rules.
The hospital can sleep 800 patients. There’re 8 beds in each ward（病房）. The visiting hours are in the afternoon from 2:30 to 3:30 and in the evening from 7:00 to 8:00. But remember only two people can see you at the same time. Sorry about that, but you can see what would happen if we didn’t have these rules.
The other rules are about our hours. We start quite early-you might not be used to that. We wake you up at 6 o’clock, and breakfast is at 8 o’clock, lunch is at noon.
There’s tea at 3:30 and supper is at 6 o’clock.
You can see the non-smoking sign-we don’t allow smoking in the wards. I’m sure you understand why. However, if you do need to smoke, there are some smoking-rooms.
You will find the radio switch(开关)on the wall near your bed, with your own head-phones if you want to listen. I t’s our own hospital radio wishing you a quick recovery(康复).
57. Who do you think the listeners might be?
A. Patients
B. Visitors
C. Doctors
D. Nurses
58. How many wards are there in this hospital?
A. 8
B. 80
C. 100
D. 800
59. Which is NOT allowed in the hospital?
A. Listening to the hospital radio
B. Visiting patients in the morning
C. Smoking in smoking-rooms
D. Getting up early in the morning
60. What program will follow this radio talk?
A. Hospital rules.
B. A weather report.
C. A free talk.
D. A music program.。