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Passage One
It was a beautiful morning that summer day, I neatly packed(将…打包)everything that I needed into my little green car. Then I started my car and drove out of my large neighborhood(街坊)in Lawrenceville．Today was the day I would move into college. I glanced back at my house for one last time and knew life would never be the same. Talking that big step from living at home to moving away invo1ved(包括) many gains and losses．
Arriving at college that day，I realized that I had already lost many things．First, I had lost my parents’guidance(指导)I had had all my life．The comfort(舒适)and support of my family would not be there as much as before．For instance, when I got sick my mother would make me some hot soup and care for me．Now I would have to care for myself. Also, I had left some of my closest friends．Many of them had chosen different colleges．It is difficult to keep in touch with(与…保持联系) friends who are far away．I would miss the nights all the girls would get together and talk about what was going on in their lives. Finally, I noticed that 1 was missing my hometown．I had lived near big stores and several movie theatres．Here at college I feel as if I am in the country．I can’ t find any store as big as those in Lawrenceville．Maybe，as time goes on I will come to like the move．
Now that I have been in college for a few weeks，I am discovering that it is not as bad as I thought it would be．I have gained new friends from all parts of Georgia (佐治亚州)and who knows，maybe they will become some of my closest mends．We all have classes together and go to the same parties．Secondly，I have been able to become more independent．For example，I used to need someone by my side wherever I went, but here I feel so comfortable with my surroundings(环境)that I sometimes like to take walks by myself. Lastly，I have 1eamed to be more responsible for my actions. I know that homework always comes first and that my social life must wait until all my work is done.
21．It can be learned from the first paragraph that________.
A)the writer was happy to leave home
B)the writer was a little sad when she left home
C)the writer forgot something and went back home again to get it
D)there were too many things for her to put into her little green car
22．How many things did the writer mention that she had lost when she arrived at college?
A)1．B)2．．C)3．D)4．
23．Which of the following sentences tells the main idea of the second paragraph?
A)Arriving at college that day，I realized that I had lost many things.
B)Maybe，as time goes on I will come to like the move．
C)First，I had lost my parents’ guidance which I had had all my life．
D)Here at college I feel as if I am in the country．
24．After staying at college for a few weeks，the writer found that college life________.
A)had helped her to become more friendly to other people
B)was more difficult than she had thought
C)had helped her to join in all kinds of social life
D)was not as bad as she had thought
25. Which of the following examples has the writer given to show that she is more independent now?
A)She always has someone with her wherever she goes
B)She feels happy with the surroundings．
C)She likes to take walks by herself．
D)She does not live with her parents．
Passage Two
When you see Sally，she is usually carrying a book under her arm．I am not talking only about the times when you see her at schoo1．She often has a book with her when she is hopping，riding in the car，going to see relatives(亲戚)，or doing just about anything where there might be an opportunity to read．Now，you might think Sally is a bookworm(书呆子)，but that would not be accurate(准确)because she also enjoys spending a lot of time with her friends and doing lots of different things. V ery simply put，books are one of Sally’s main hobbies．
People practice their hobbies in many different ways. Some people like to co11ect stamps，others like to listen to music or go to the movies，and still others like to travel and visit new places. Sally likes to read books-------many different kinds of books．
when she finds a good book in the library，she usually borrows it to investigate(研究)more deeply. She also likes to go to a large bookstore near her home，where she can see all kinds of new books and sometimes buy one that she likes．
Sally’s love of books has made it a lot easier for her to do well in school, because, after all, you do have to read a lot of books in your classes. When Sally gets an assignment and has to read a chapter(章)，it almost seems like she is practicing her hobby．The books she uses in her classes are written very clearly and are really quite interesting. The only different thing is that sometimes she has to do a written exercise for homework. To Sally that seems like a small price to pay for the opportunity to read another book about something new and interesting. As Sally has read so many books and learned so many new words, she usually only has to do an assigned reading once because she understands just about everything the first time through.
26. What is Sally usually doing when you see her?
A)She is shopping．B)She is riding in a car．
C)She is carrying a book under her arm．D)She is reading in a classroom．
27.Why is it not accurate to say that Sally is a bookworm?
A)Because reading is just one of her hobbies．
B)Because she practices her hobbies in very simple ways．
C)Because books make her look like a student．
D)Because she does everything better than other people．
28．The writer talks about people’s different hobbies in the second paragraph in order
to tell us________.
A)how many hobbies there might be among different people
B)that reading is something that everybody likes to do
C)why Sally likes reading more than other people
D)that reading is a healthier hobby than other hobbies
29.Sally finds it easier for her to do well in school because________.
A)through reading she has learnt a lot already
B)the books she uses in her classes are interesting
C)once she finishes a book，she never reads it again
D)she pays a small price for the opportunity to read her books
30.What does Sally not like to do according to the third paragraph?
A)Fast reading．B)Reading assignments
C)Chapter questions．D)Written exercises．
Passage Three
Florence Nightingale was the daughter of a rich family in England．Her parents wanted her to become a person of high social class，but Florence had other plans．
By the time she was 12，she was determined to “do something worthwhile(值得做的).” She liked books．She enjoyed caring for sick farmers．Once she even saved the life of an old farmer’s dog that had broken its leg．
At the age of 16．she began to read a lot of nursing(护理)books she had bought．She visited hospitals in London and other places．
Her parents didn’t want her working in those“dirty”hospitals，but she was determined．She finally left home and went to Kaiserwerth Hospital in Germany(德国)to study．She was an excellent student，and after her graduation，she returned to London and got a job running a hospital．
During the Crimean War(克里米亚战争)，she was put in charge of(负责) nursing．She went to the battlefield(战场)with 38 nurses．The hospital was a huge，dirty building．She got men to clean it up and managed to get the supplies(供给)they needed．
She carried a lamp as she walked the halls of the battlefield hospital and became known as the “lady with the lamp．”
She saved thousands of lives．People called her an angel(天使)in the hospitals，but she herself became ill with a disease she got there．
In her later years she was not able to travel，but people came to her from all over the world for her advice．
During the Civil war(美国南北战争)，the United States asked her advice(意见)about setting up military hospitals．
She became known as the founder of modern nursing．
31.Nightingale’s parents wanted her to __________.
A)become a rich person B)do something worthwhil
C)enter the upper(上层)class D)study medicine
32.When she was young，Nightingale enjoyed doing all of the following EXCEPT_________.
A)reading nursing books C)caring for sick farmers
B)taking care of dogs D)working in hospitals
33·Nightingale completed her study in a hospital in__________.
A)England B)the United States
C)Crimea D)Germany
34.What did Nightingale do during the Crimean War?
A)She opened a hospital for the wounded soldiers.
B)She trained 38 nurses for the army．
C)She worked in a battlefield hospital．
D)She sent medical supplies to the battlefield．
35.Nightingale is known for her achievement in ___________.
A)running hospitals B)establishing modern nursing
C)building military hospitals D)saving thousands of lives
Passage One
Noah Webster was born in Connecticut(康涅狄格州)．He lived during the time of George Washington. He attended(上学)law school for a while，then he went home and found that his family needed help．He took a job teaching school to earn money to support them．The school was very poor and as the teacher，he had to do everything. He had to clean and repair the building as well as teach. But he wanted to set a god example for his students，so he did every task well．
Later, he decided to write a spelling book and a grammar book．He went from town to town in many states showing people his books．He called them“American books for American children.”
Over the years，he found that the people in America spoke many languages and they could not understand each other．He thought there needed to be one language，a“mother tongue，”so that people could understand each other and work together．He decided to make a dictionary for the people．
He changed some of the spellings of words．He changed words such as“musick” to“music．…“centre”to“center，”and“plough”to“plow．”He wanted to change“tongue”to “tung”and“women”to“wimmen，”but people didn’t want to make the changes，so he kept the old spellings of those words．
When he started working on his dictionary，he wanted everything in it to be right．He spent more than 20 years and thousands of dollars finding out where the words first appeared and how we came to use them．He looked in libraries in England, France and the United States and did all the work himself．
When the dictionary was finished，it had 70，000 English words in it．He called it
“an American Dictionary of the English Language．”
21.When Noah Webster taught in a school，he also cleaned and repaired the school
building because___________.
A)the school asked him to do so
B)he could earn more money to support his family
C)he wanted to work in a clean environment
D)he wanted to set a good example for the students
22.Why did Webster decide to make a dictionary?
A)Because he had already written a spelling book and a grammar book．
B)Because he felt his students needed one in their study．
C)Because he thought America should have its own dictionary．
D)Because he wanted to help people understand each other．
23.From the examples in Para．5，we learn that Webster wanted to change the spellings of some words so as to __________.
A)make the words shorter and easier to write.
B)match(使一致)the spellings with the pronunciations of the words
C)help people understand the words better
D)create all American dictionary of the English language
24.Which of the following spelling did Webster NOT change?
A)Women．B)Centre．C)Plough．D)Musick．
25.Webster spent more than 20 years and thousands of dollars in order
A)collect more English words
B)attract more people to using his dictionary
C)make everything in his dictionary fight
D)change the spelling of the words
Passage Two
An old couple walked slowly into McDonald’S(麦当劳)one cold winter evening．Some of the customers looked at them and thought，“Look，there is a couple who have been through a lot together，probably(张)for 60 years or more!”
The little old man walked right up to the cash register(收银机)，placed his order
(点菜)with no hesitation(犹豫)and then paid for their meal．There was one hamburger(汉堡包)，one order of French fries(炸薯条)and one drink．After sitting at a table near the back wall，the little old man carefully(侮细业)cut the hamburger in half．He placed one half in front of his wife．Then he carefully counted out the French fries，divided(分开)them in two piles(堆)and placed one pile in front of his wife．
As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger．one young man came over to the old couple’S table．He politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple to eat．The old man replied that they were used to sharing everything．
Then the crowd noticed(注意到)that the little old lady hadn’t eaten a bite．She just sat there watching her husband eat and sometimes taking turns drinking a little bit．
Again the young man came over and begged(请求)them to let him buy them something to eat．This time the little old lady explained that they were used to sharing everything together．As the little old man finished eating，the young man could stand it no longer．Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food．
After being politely refused again，he finally asked a question to the little old lady，“Ma’am，why aren’t you eating? Y ou said that you share everything．What is it that you are waiting for?”
She answered，“The teeth．I can’t eat without the false teeth(假牙)that my husband was using．”
1．How many times did the young man offer to buy some food for the old couple?
A)Once．B)Twice．C)Three times．D)Four times．
2．What was the old lady doing when her husband was eating?
A)She was waiting for her food．
B)She was cutting the hamburger．
C)She was drinking a little bit．
D)She was dividing the French fries in two piles．
3．The old couple refused the young man’s offer because__________.
A)they were too poor to pay the money
B)they couldn’t eat up more food
C)they didn’t want to be helped by others
D)they were used to sharing everything
4．The old lady wasn’t eating with her husband because__________.
A)she wanted her husband to eat more
B)she was waiting for the false teeth from her husband
C)she didn’t like the food
D)she enjoyed watching her husband eat
5．What do you think of the end of the story?
A)V ery surprising．B)V ery happy．
C)V ery sad．D)V ery exciting
Passage Three
Anna De Graf was from Germany．When she and her husband arrived in America，he went out West in search of gold．While he was gone，he died．When she found out that he was dead．Anna moved to Seattle with her five children．
She was 55 years old when she first climbed over Chilkoot Pass(奇尔库特山峡) in 1894．She took with her a sewing machine(缝纫机)．She wore a heavy skirt，a blouse(罩衫)，warm jacket，cap，and heavy shoes．
She came to the Klondike(克朗代克)to search for her youngest son，George．He had gone to Alaska(阿拉斯加)6 years before．
On the way she asked everyone she found for news of her son．When she arrived in Circle City she was forced by the weather to wait out the winter．That winter she sewed(缝制)everything for other people to make a living．
In 1896 she decided to give up her search for her son．She sold her sewing machine and moved to San Francisco(旧金山)．When she exchanged(交换)for money the gold that she had received for her work in the West，she had over 1，200 dollars．Though that might not sound like a lot to people of today，it was quite a lot of money then．
In 1897 she returned to the Klondike again in search of her son．By this time she was 60 years old．She bought another sewing machine and went North once more．She left Alaska for good(永久地)in 1917，never knowing what had happened to her son．She died at the age of 91 in San Francisco．
1．When did Anna De Graf begin to search for her son?
A)In 1894．B)In 1896．C)In 1897．D) In 1917.
2．Where did her son go?
A)Seattle．B)Klondike．C)Alaska．D) San Francisco
3．From the passage we can learn that
A)Anna sold her sewing machine for over 1，200 dollars
B)Anna first climbed over Chilkoot Pass at the age of 60
C)Anna went to the K10ndike more than once
D1 Anna was born in America ，
4．Why was Anna’s first search of her son delayed(耽搁)?
A)Because she was too old to move．
B)Because the weather was very bad．
C)Because she didn’t have enough money．
D)Because she had to sew things for other people．
5．Which of the following is true about Anna’s search of her son?
A)She searched for her son till her death．
B)She gave up her search of her son because he was dead．
C)She searched for her son twice and failed both times．
D)She got to know something about her son but didn’t see him
三Passage One
I began to swim when 1 was very young．Now I swim without even thinking，but there has to be one day that you are brave enough to swim without being helped by others．Mine came when I was four．
I still remember that day we got to the swimming pool and my mother helped me into my little duck armbands(救生臂环)．Then she went and let me stay in the water
by myself．Everyone else had only one armband on and I was the odd one out，so I stood there looking sheepish(羞怯的)．
“Perhaps I could swim a little way with just one，”I thought，and so took one off as I looked around at all the kids swimming in the other groups．They were really confident(自信的)；1 wanted to be like them．
However．once I took off one armband，I felt really uncomfortable．Y ou know，when you have something holding up one shoulder，it feels odd on the other side. I wasn’t going to put up with this，so I took the other armband off．
Well．Mum was shocked to see what I was doing．The child she had brought swimming was going to swim without any armband at all!
I was getting into the water thinking，“It can’t be that far；the others do it really quickly．”All of the other children were standing on the side watching．I plucked up(鼓起，振作)my courage(勇气)and swam．It was wonderful．It was like being free．I reached the other side in no time and my teacher was smiling his really big smile．I looked at the other little ones and they looked really impressed(留下深刻印象)and I felt great．
By this time Mum had already come over to see me．She was smiling and I smiled back．I could swim without armbands now．Mum，as always，was really happy for me．
21．The word“mine”(Line．3，Para．1)refers to __________.
A)the little duck armbands that the writer’s mother helped him into
B)the day when the writer was brave enough to swim on his own
C)the writer’s little friends from whom he learned how to swim
D)the writer’s teacher who was encouraging him all the time
22．How did the writer feel when he found that he was the only kid wearing two armbands?
A)V ery confident．C)A bit shy．
B)Really happy．D) Much surprised
23．The writer took off both his armbands because __________.
A)he wanted to be just like other kids
B)he hoped he could do a better job than other kids
C)he already had someone holding one shoulder
D)he felt uncomfortable wearing one armband
24．Why was the writer’s Mum shocked?
A)Because the writer had decided to swim without a single armband
B)Because the writer was left alone in the swimming pool．
C)Because the writer was being laughed at by other kids．
D)Because the writer just stood on the side looking sheepish．
25. It can be learned from the 6th paragraph that __________.
A)it took the writer less time and effort than other kids to reach the other side
B)it was a painful experience for the writer to swim with no armbands
C)the writer felt great that he had Swum to the other side all by himself
D ) the writer lost courage in the middle of swimming
Passage Two
We have heard it repeatedly：most people do not get enough exercise．Y et when we look at our dogs，we can say we do not give them enough exercise either．
Do dogs enjoy exercise? Of course they do．Just ask people who have asked their dog if he wants to go for a walk．What has happened from then on whenever they have said the word walk? Dogs usually get so excited about going for walks．
The biggest issue about an exercise program for our dogs is getting them started．
Never begin taking your under-exercised dog for extremely(极度的)long walks all of
a sudden．Dogs，just like people，need to warm up before they start to exercise and
they should start a program slowly．
Walking is great exercise for you and your dog alike．What is important is chat
the walking becomes a routine and is done on a regular basis(经常地)．Regular
means twice a day or more if it is all right with you. If you are tired of walking and
your dog still wants to continue，then playing a game with your dog or letting your
dog go after a toy can finish the program for the day．
To reduce any possible health risk(风险，危险)，consider the following do’s and
Don’ts for exercising your dog：
·Do warm your dog up with a gentle walk before starting any exercise．
·Do have water available，but do not let him drink too much directly(马上)after a long walk．·Do make the exercise a routine event．
·Don’t overdo it．
·Don’t feed your dog immediately before or after exercise．
·Don’t exercise your dog outside on the hottest part of a summer day or in very cold winter weather．
26．According to the passage，how do we know dogs enjoy exercise?
A)Dogs，unlike people，don’t feel tired after vigorous exercise．
B)Dogs exercise outdoors in the heat of summer and cold of winter．
C)Dogs get excited when we exercise them by taking them on a walk，for example．
D)Dogs，those under-exercised included，can walk for extremely long hours．
27．The biggest issue about an exercise program for our dogs __________ .
A)warming them up B)chaining them up
C)dressing them up D)feeding them up
28．According to the writer，what is important about walking?
A)It should be stopped once you feel tired．
B)It should be started suddenly．
C)It should be ended with a game or play．
D)It should be done twice a day or more if possible．
29．What should you do if you are tired of walking but your dog wants to continue?
A)Walk it till it gets tired．B)Play a game with him instead．
C)Let him walk alone．D)Go home immediately．
30．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A)Dogs have better strength and endurance than humans．
B)Dogs are energetic，so we can never over-exercise them．
C)Dogs need more exercise than they get，but people don’t
D)Dogs should not be fed shortly before or after exercise.
Passage Three
Y ou know how it is when we get together. They talk about impossible dreams. “If I won the lottery(彩票)，I would…” “If I had plenty of money, I would …”But I never told anyone about my dream．I was afraid they would laugh if they knew．My aunt died and left everything to me．So I went around the world in search of the perfect woman that I really loved．
I first went to America，but I did not find what I was looking for．The women I met were either too thin or too fat，too quiet or too noisy．So I started off for Spain．Most of the women I met were much too self-confident．Then I went to China．The women there were lovely，but much too shy，and I like taller women．Finally，I found myself back in my own country．I was sad．Well，you can never guess what happened．In my own country，I found the woman I was looking for! Funnily enough，she lived near me，and I was surprised that I had not noticed her before．We met in the local shop．She dropped her bag．I picked it up and gave it to her．I knew at that moment that she was the woman for me．But 1 wanted to be very careful．I didn’t want to say or do anything that might frighten her away．So I just made small talk as we walked back to the car park．
Back home，I planned to win her heart．After a few more meetings，I finally invited her to have dinner with me．She accepted．Everything went well during dinner and she seemed to enjoy the food．Finally I told her about my search．
“That’s amazing!”she said．“I’ve just come into a lot of money，too，and I have decided to go round the world in search of the perfect man．I think I’ve found him.”
31．What is the writer’s dream?
A) To win the lottery．B)To have plenty of money．
C)To travel around the world．D)To marry a perfect woman．
32．The women the writer met in Spain were __________.
A)lovely and tall B)too self-confident
C)either too quiet or too noisy D) either too thin or too fat
33．When the writer met the perfect woman in the local shop，he __________ .
A)almost frightened her away B)was surprised that he had seen her before
C)picked up the bag she had dropped D)was too excited to say anything to her
34．Which of the following sentences is true?
A)The writer invited the woman to dinner on the day they met in the local shop
B)The writer found that the woman didn’t suit him．
C)The woman had the same experiences as the writer．
D)The woman didn’t enjoy the food the writer cooked
35．At the end of the story，the woman__________．
A)found the perfect man B)refused the writer’s love
C)turned out not so perfect as the writer had thought
D)intended to get money from the writer
四
Passage One
After the great flood（洪水that covered the whole earth，Noah and his wife and Noah’s three sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and their wives left the ark(方舟)．
Before long，the children and grandchildren of Noah’s three sons began to cover the whole earth．
After the flood, Noah lived another 350 years．As a matter of fact，he 1ived to be 950 years old，and then he died．
Noah’s son Ham had four sons．Ham named one of his sons“Cush.”Then Cush had a son he named“Nimrod.”
Nimrod became a mighty(了不得的)hunter．Anywhere people said the name Nimrod，everybody knew they were talking about the renowned(有名的)hunter Nimrod．His hunting skills had made Nimrod famous throughout the earth．He was certainly blessed by God．
One of the first cities Nimrod built was called“Babel．”At this time．Everyone in the whole world spoke one language only．There was no such thing as French，Spanish，Russian(俄语)，Italian(意大利语)，Chinese，or all the other languages we hear today．
As families began to grow larger，people had to move on to make room for each other．They kept moving toward the direction the sun came up each morning．On and on they moved toward the east．
One day，the people finally reached a beautiful，large，flat spot(地点)where there were no mountains．They thought to themselves，“This would make a beautiful place to live.”
Soon more and more people discovered this wonderful place to live and decided to build a home，settle down，and live here in the land of Shinar．The more word spread about this new place to live，the more people began moving in．
21．We learn from the passage that the men and women on earth are the children of__________. A)Noah and his wife B)Shem and his wife
C)Ham and his wife D)Nimrod and his wife
22．People believed Nimrod was blessed because he __________ .
A)was the grandchild of Noah B)was good at hunting
C)built the city Babel D)was liked by many people
23．People kept moving toward the east to __________ .
A)find room for more people B)reach a beautiful place
C)speak different languages D)make money
24．According to the passage where did the people then like to live?
A)At the foot of a mountain．B)Close to the ocean．
C)On a plain．D)Near the river
25．Which of the following is true about the land of Shinar?
A)People believed it is blessed by God．B)People were told about it by God．
C)It was built by Nimrod．D)It provided home for thousands of people．
Passage Two
John Gearhart’s early years were full of hardship．His father died when he was only six．After his father’s death, his mother placed him and one of his brothers in Gerard College，an all-male orphanage(孤儿院)where‘he stayed’until he graduated and entered Pennsylvania(宾夕法尼亚)State University．
His memories of the family farm led him into horticulture(园艺)．The study habits he had acquired in the orphanage helped him a great deal because he did not care for the life outside his university, and Gearhart saw many of his former classmates fall behind．Then，as he puts it，he “fell in love with genetics.（遗传学）”
After earning his B．Sc．in Biological(生物的)Science at Penn．in 1964．He moved to the University of New Hampshire(新罕布什尔州)，where he got his M．Sc．in Genetics in 1966．He received his Ph．D．degree in Genetics．Development＆Embryology(胚胎学)from Cornell University in 1970．
Through all these years Gearhart had only occasional(偶尔的)contact with his mother．His studies had led him far from the farming concerns of his family in Pennsylvania．When his mother became seriously ill，she came to Johns Hopkins Hospital for treatment，and it was only then，in her last months of life，that Gearhart felt he finally came to know the mother who had been forced to give him up so many years before．
On November 10，1998，John Gearhart reported his important findings in genetics．He is now one of the most famous scientists in the United States, a leader in the field of genetics research．26．John Gearhart was sent to the orphanage because __________.
A) his mother was ill B)his father died
C)his father couldn’t support his family D)his mother didn’t like him
27．It can be learned from the passage that __________ contributed a lot to his success．
A)one of his brothers B)his classmates in the orphanage
C)his memories of the family farm D)his study habits developed in the orphanage 28．John Gearhart attended all the following universities EXCEPT__________ .
A)Cornell University B)Pennsylvania State University
C)University of New Hampshire D)Johns Hopkins University
29．John Gearhart is well-known for his important findings in
A)biology B)horticulture C)genetics D)farming
30．John Gearhart didn’t understand why his mother gave him up so many years before until_____.。