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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    A small town in Tasmania, an island off the south coast of mainland Australia, is making itself an environmental role model by becoming the country's first plastic bag-free town.
    Since April 28, Coles Bay's population of 175 and its tourist shoppers have been using reusable paper or cloth bags to carry their shopping.
    Ben Keamey, a local businessman who supports the bag ban, said it would cut  the amount of waste and prevent damage to native wildlife that try to eat the plastic.
    "Most businesses here come from the tourism and that's all based on the environment, so people were pretty supportive," he said.
    Every year Australians use more than six billion plastic bags. More than half of these come from the supermarket. Since it takes years for the bags to biodegrade（生物递减分解）, tens of millions end up polluting the environment. They kill about 100,000 sea-birds and animals, which mistake bags for food, every year.
    Only in the past few months have major Australian supermarkets begun cutting on their use of plastic bags. Environmental groups are pushing for a plastic bag fee like that in Ireland. There, since plastic bags cost 10 pence (about 1 yuan) each, their use has been cut by 90 per cent.
    Pollution caused by plastic bags is a big headache for countries all over the world. As early as 1999, Beijing said that only plastic bags of certain thickness could be used. This was to encourage them to be used again and again, since an average of six million plastic bags are used there every there every single day

    1. 1.

      Which might be the best title for this passage?

      1. A.
        Deadly Plastic Bags
      2. B.
        The End of Plastic Bags
      3. C.
        How to Reuse Plastic Bags
      4. D.
        The Present Situation of Plastic Bags
    2. 2.

      Plastic bags will not be used by the native people of Coles Bay because they ______

      1. A.
        cause the environmental pollution
      2. B.
        are not easy to be reused
      3. C.
        are not as good as cloth bags
      4. D.
        are not strong enough
    3. 3.

      Which of the following statements is NOT true?

      1. A.
        Plastic bags kill many animals in Australia each year
      2. B.
        Most Australian supermarkets have begun cutting on their use of plastic bags
      3. C.
        People at Coles Bay think poor environment may affect their tourism
      4. D.
        You have to pay for the plastic bags if you go shopping in Ireland
    4. 4.

      The example of Coles Bay is to show that ______

      1. A.
        people take serious actions to deal with the plastic bag problem
      2. B.
        people begin to realise the harm of using plastic bags
      3. C.
        Australia is the first country in solving the plastic bag problem
      4. D.
        Australians are aware of the importance of protecting the small town
    5. 5.

      Which of the following measures on plastic bags is NOT mentioned in the passage?

      1. A.
        To forbid to use them by law
      2. B.
        to charge fee for plastic bags
      3. C.
        To make them thick enough to be reuseable
      4. D.
        To make them environmentally friendly

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Tracy Caulkins is known as the first American to set an American record and win an American title in each of four swimming strokes（泳姿）: breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke, freestyle.
    Tracy Caulkins was born in Minnesota and lived in Iowa until she was six. She began swimming when she was eight, after the family had moved to Nashville, Tennessee. While unwilling at first to swim in cold water or get her face wet, she began to train in earnest (认真地) as her talent became clear. Though her father worked for the public schools, the family sent her to a private school when the public schools could not accommodate (适应) her training schedule.
    At age 13, Tracy Caulkins took part in the trials(选拔赛) for the 1976 Olympics, but did not make the team. She continued to win national and international titles, and was disappointed in 1980 when the U.S. didn’t attend the Moscow Olympics. She continued to train and compete.
    In 1981, Tracy Caulkins began college, graduating in 1985. In college, she continued competing and training, though she had slowed down from her peak (顶峰) years.
    Caulkins trained especially hard for the 1984 Olympics, and not only made the team, but was captain of the swim team and at Los Angeles, won three gold medals and was named Sportswoman of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee. After that she retired from swimming, and was a commentator (解说员) for swimming events as well as taking advantage of her fame to do business.
    Tracy Caulkins married Australian swimmer, Mark Stockwell, in 1991, their romance having begun at the 1984 Olympics when he jumped into a warm-up pool to introduce himself. They married in Nashville and moved to Australia, where they had three children. Caulkins continued to be professionally involved in sports

    1. 1.

      Tracy Caulkins was sent to a private school because _____

      1. A.
        the schedule of the public school wasn’t suitable for her
      2. B.
        her parents had to work in the school
      3. C.
        her family had moved to Nashville, Tennessee
      4. D.
        she showed strong interest in swimming
    2. 2.

      Which Olympic Games did Tracy Caulkins attend?

      1. A.
        The 1976 Olympic Games
      2. B.
        The 1980 Olympic Games
      3. C.
        The 1984 Olympic Games
      4. D.
        The 1992 Olympic Games
    3. 3.

      Give the correct order of the following events in Tracy Caulkins’ life.
      a. She was named Sportswoman of the Year.
      b. She became a commentator.
      c. She got married.
      d. She went to college.
      e. She attended the Olympics

      1. A.
        d; e; a; b; c
      2. B.
        d; e; c; b; a
      3. C.
        d; a; e; c; b
      4. D.
        d; e; a; c; b
    4. 4.

      When was Tracy Caulkins born?

      1. A.
        In 1963
      2. B.
        In 1953
      3. C.
        In 1960
      4. D.
        Not mentioned

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Of all the things our wisdom tells us will make life entirely happy, the greatest is the possession of friendship. One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.
    On the first Sunday in August, it’s time to recognize your friends and their contribution to your life. The first Sunday in August was fixed as National Friendship Day by the U.S. Congress in 1935, and remains a tradition observed in many countries and cultures. In 1997, the United Nations named Winnie the Pooh as the world’s Ambassador of Friendship.
    Apparently, there are several friendship holidays, all of which fall on fixed dates.
    National Friendship Day is on the first Sunday in August
    Women’s Friendship Day is on the third Sunday in September
    International Friendship Month is February
    Old Friends, New Friends Week is the third week of May
    People show their appreciation for friendship in various ways. Some expressions may be practical ones, such as flowers, particularly the pink friendship roses, cookies, chocolates, souvenirs from their vacations, a tape of favorite songs, farewell dinners, and welcome balloons.
    Recipe for Friendship  2 cups of patience, 1 heart full of love, 2 handfuls of generosity, 2 cups of loyalty, 1 cup of understanding, A dash of laughter. Mix them all well. Spray generously over a lifetime and serve everyone you meet.
    Friendship helps to bring peace and positivity to the globe, another great reason to celebrate! Although our friends certainly deserve thanks on more than just one day of the year, what better day to honor them than Friendship Day!!

    1. 1.

      Which of the following proverbs supports the main idea of the first paragraph?

      1. A.
        Friendship cannot stand always on one side
      2. B.
        A friend in need is a friend indeed
      3. C.
        A friend without faults will never be found
      4. D.
        A life without a friend is a life without a sun
    2. 2.

      Which of the holidays happens first in a year?

      1. A.
        National Friendship Day
      2. B.
        Women’s Friendship Day
      3. C.
        International Friendship Month
      4. D.
        Old Friends, New Friends Week
    3. 3.

      What is most needed to make friendship grow, develop and last?

      1. A.
        Inviting your friends over for a party
      2. B.
        Looking on your friends as relatives
      3. C.
        Honoring your friends on Friendship Day
      4. D.
        Being loyal and generous to your friends
    4. 4.

      “Recipe for Friendship” here actually means______.

      1. A.
        a prescription for curing friends
      2. B.
        a method of keeping a friendship
      3. C.
        the pleasure of having friends
      4. D.
        the importance of friendship

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    The booking notes of the play “the Age of Innocence”:
    Price: ＄10
    BOOKING
    There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:
    ------ in person
    The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a. m.—8 p. m.
    ------ by telephone
    Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card（Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted）
    ------ by post
    Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.
    ------ on line
    Complete the on-line booking form at www. Satanfiedtheatre. Com
    DISCOUNTS:
    Saver:＄2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.
    Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.
    Standby: best available seats are on sale for ＄6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible（suitable）for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.
    Group Bookings: there is a ten per cent discount for parties of twelve or more.
    School: school parties of ten or more can book ＄6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.
    Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances

    1. 1.

      If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT _____

      1. A.
        use the Internet
      2. B.
        ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card
      3. C.
        go to the Box Office on Sundays
      4. D.
        complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office
    2. 2.

      According to the notes, who can get ＄2 off?

      1. A.
        The people who book the tickets on Fridays
      2. B.
        A 20-year-old full-time college student
      3. C.
        A 55-year-old woman
      4. D.
        An 18-year-old teenager
    3. 3.

      If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay?

      1. A.
        ＄120
      2. B.
        ＄140
      3. C.
        ＄150
      4. D.
        ＄126
    4. 4.

      Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

      1. A.
        A school party of 15 students should pay ＄90 for the standby tickets
      2. B.
        There are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatre
      3. C.
        A group of 12 persons can get 10 per cent discount
      4. D.
        The audience can’t refund money if the performance is on show
    5. 5.

      What kind of tickets are the cheapest?

      1. A.
        The standby tickets
      2. B.
        The standby tickets for school parties of ten or more
      3. C.
        The tickets for Saver discount
      4. D.
        The tickets for group booking

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Every year, British newspapers report on the stranger questions asked in Oxbridge (Oxford & Cambridge) interviews. Often, though, these questions are not as strange as they first seem. And they are all designed to give applicants (申请者) a chance to think.
    Arriving for her first Oxford interview, my sister Jen saw that there was only one chair in the waiting room. On the chair was a large fork. Jen had heard about the strange things in Oxbridge interviews, and believed that this was a test. “What if they’re watching me?” she thought. “If I move the fork, it will show initiative (主动性); if I don’t move it, it will show that I can easily fit into new situations.” In the end, she sat uncomfortably on the edge of the chair!
    Applicants must be prepared for the unexpected. Now it was Jen’s turn. She was handed a monkey skull (颅骨) and asked to talk about it. At first, this seemed unfair --- what could she say? But she soon calmed down, started thinking, and found that there was plenty to talk about.
    Oxbridge interviews are designed to find out how you think, not just what you think. And there are no wrong answers. Jen learnt that, and she passed the interview. What advice does she give? “ Don’t be nervous, and be prepared for the unexpected!”

    1. 1.

      According to British newspapers, questions for Oxbridge applicants are very _____

      1. A.
        unfair
      2. B.
        normal
      3. C.
        easy
      4. D.
        strange
    2. 2.

      On her first interview, Jen ____ after she entered the waiting room

      1. A.
        moved the fork
      2. B.
        sat down on the fork
      3. C.
        sat down on the chair
      4. D.
        moved the chair
    3. 3.

      Jen learned that it was very important to _____ in order to pass the Oxbridge interviews

      1. A.
        make up new situation
      2. B.
        show how one thinks
      3. C.
        describe what one hears
      4. D.
        talk about various monkeys
    4. 4.

      The writer uses a(n) ____ to introduce how Oxbridge applicants are interviewed

      1. A.
        example
      2. B.
        guess
      3. C.
        experiment
      4. D.
        survey

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Poor Oral Health Leads to Social and Emotional Problems
    A new report says nearly four-billion people have major tooth decay, or cavities. That number represents more than half of the world's population. Health officials are warning that failure to repair cavities can lead to social and emotional problems.
    Wagner Marcenes is with the Institute of Dentistry at Queen Mary, University of London. He led a team of researchers as part of the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study. About 500 researchers attempt to collect and examine studies about all major diseases. They used the information to estimate rates of the infection.
    The report says untreated tooth decay is the most common of all 291 major diseases and injuries. Professor Marcenes says cavities or holes  in permanent teeth are also known as caries.
    "Caries is a chronic disease that shares the same risk factors as cancer, cardiovascular disease. What we're having now is an increase in disease from highly developed countries happening in sub-Saharan Africa and probably it will be in other areas of Africa, too."
    He says an increase in tooth decay in Africa could be a result of developing countries becoming more like Western nations.
    "It is likely to be related to a change in diet. Our industrialized diet leads to chronic disease, which includes caries. And that may be the main explanation."
    Western diets are rich in sugar, a leading cause of health problems in the mouth. Wagner Marcenes says oral health problems can have a major effect on a person's quality of life. First, cavities make eating difficult. Second, people may change what they eat. They may eat softer foods that are not hard to chew. However, softer foods are often fattier foods.
    But professor Marcenes says the biggest issue in tooth decay is both social and mental. He says the researchers found strong evidence that the mouth has a big influence on socialization. He says many people want to hide bad teeth. They smile less and communicate less.
    Wagner Marcenes is calling for an "urgent, organized, social response" to the widespread lack of oral health. He believes in a natural method to fight tooth decay by having a healthier diet. He is also calling for the development of new and less costly dental materials and treatments

    1. 1.

      From the passage, we know that Wagner Marcenes ______

      1. A.
        works as the leader of the Institute of Dentistry at Queen Mary, University of London
      2. B.
        and his researchers accumulate some studies to find out some ways to cure all major disease
      3. C.
        is in charge of the activity to estimate the infection rate with the collected and examined studies about all major studies
      4. D.
        thinks that the most serious problem caused by tooth decay is cancer that will last for a long time
    2. 2.

      Caries is a disease that ______

      1. A.
        is listed in the most common of all 291 major diseases and injuries which will last for a long time
      2. B.
        is closely related to industrialized diet which calls for people to eat slowly
      3. C.
        increases in Africa now because developing countries are becoming developed countries
      4. D.
        will cause phychological disorder which will affect people’s communication
    3. 3.

      The writer wrote this passage in order to ______

      1. A.
        arouse people’s concern about caries and take measures to deal with it
      2. B.
        tell the result of the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
      3. C.
        warn people in Africa to adjust their diet to prevent caries
      4. D.
        tell doctors that caries affects a person’s quality of life
    4. 4.

      What is the writer’s attitude towards tooth decay?

      1. A.
        indifferent
      2. B.
        concerned
      3. C.
        angry
      4. D.
        negative

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Tired of living in the same location but don’t want to leave the house you love? That wouldn’t be a problem if architect Felipe Campolina had his way.
    The Brazilian architect has designed a concept for a home tower consisting of portable, stackable (可叠起堆放的) apartment units, which he says opens up new possibilities for ways of living in the city.
    His design would allow owners to take their home with them when they travel — whether for a weekend away or for longer periods, he said.
    The mobile home tower project is at the concept stage, and it could be years before it is built, if ever at all.
    But if it is realized, it would offer an eco-friendly solution to living in urban areas, Campolina said.
    “We have enough technology to build with fewer materials and minimize (使减至最小) the impact on nature,” he said.
    His vision would call for units with a green roof and walls and a system for recycling water.
    The tower, whose first floor would be built nine meters above ground, would also make it possible to save space in thickly populated areas.
    “It is designed to facilitate (使便利) its application in dense urban centers, where space is very limited,” he said.
    Still just a concept, Campolina — who designed the building for architecture journal eVolo’s Skyscraper Competition — said with enough public interest, it just might become a reality one day

    1. 1.

      We can learn from the first four paragraphs that the tower _____

      1. A.
        is now being built
      2. B.
        is intended for people in the countryside
      3. C.
        will be made up of mobile living units
      4. D.
        was designed by a US architect
    2. 2.

      Which of the following is TRUE about the home tower?

      1. A.
        All its walls will be painted blue
      2. B.
        It will have a waste paper recycling system
      3. C.
        It will be made of recycled rubbish
      4. D.
        It will do little harm to the environment
    3. 3.

      The building’s first floor would be built high above ground _____

      1. A.
        to save space in crowded cities
      2. B.
        to make the building attractive
      3. C.
        to build the house solidly
      4. D.
        to fix its units more easily

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Nobody likes staying at home in a public holiday, especially when the weather is fine. Last august we decided to spend the day in the country. The only difficulty was that millions of other people had exactly the same idea.  We moved out of the city slowly behind a long line of cars. But at last we came to a quiet country road and after some time, stopped at a lonely farm. We had brought plenty of food with us and we got it out of the car. It was very peaceful in the cool grass until we heard ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up our things and run back to the car as quickly as possible. There were about two hundred sheep coming towards us down the path

    1. 1.

      Nobody likes staying at home on a public holiday because ________

      1. A.
        the weather is especially fine that day
      2. B.
        everyone is afraid of being busy at home
      3. C.
        he feels too crowded at home that day
      4. D.
        each wants to have a good time in the country
    2. 2.

      The family stopped at a lonely farm__________

      1. A.
        to watch sheep
      2. B.
        to have a meal
      3. C.
        to visit someone
      4. D.
        to find something
    3. 3.

      They ran to their car_________

      1. A.
        to hide themselves
      2. B.
        to enjoy their dinner
      3. C.
        so as not to be in the way
      4. D.
        to get their guns and shoot at the sheep
    4. 4.

      Which of the following is true?

      1. A.
        the road to the country is very busy on a public holiday
      2. B.
        the cars were too many to move that day
      3. C.
        seeing 200 sheep coming, they were very afraid
      4. D.
        that day they didn’t have any meal

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    I came to India a year ago to find a village in which I could live and write but it was many months before I settled down happily in this Himalayan community.I wasted a lot of time looking for the “typical” village, yet no such thing exists. Conditions vary too widely.But the villages I stayed in had much in common—poverty, dirt, ignorance. Often the villagers themselves were puzzled, suspicious. Why had I come? I had put aside my work as a political journalist because my ideas had changed. I had come to believe that what was happening in the Third World was more important than anything else. But to understand how three quarters of the world’s people live, and how their future might affect ours, I felt that I first had to try and share their way of life.In the end I chose a mountain village because it was a little cooler than those in the plains. I took the bus from town along a bumpy road. Then came a rough walk down a steep path to the river. After this I began the climb into the Mils. Whenever I stopped to catch my breath, there was a magnificent view. After several hours’ walk the village came into view

    1. 1.

      After the writer had arrived in India,________

      1. A.
        he spent a year writing about the place he lived in
      2. B.
        he spent quite some time looking for a suitable place to live in
      3. C.
        he stayed in an Indian village working for the poor
      4. D.
        he lived in a Himalayan community for many months
    2. 2.

      While looking for a typical village, the writer found__________

      1. A.
        he was searching for the impossible
      2. B.
        all the villages were exactly the same
      3. C.
        he was doing something enjoyable
      4. D.
        the villagers were curious about him
    3. 3.

      Before coming to India, the writer________

      1. A.
        had been a successful politician
      2. B.
        had made a decision to work for India
      3. C.
        had studied India culture for some months
      4. D.
        had worked for newspapers and magazines

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    What do college teachers think of high school English teachers’English teaching? And how should we see it? Let’s read the following.
    A teacher from a community college addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.” He described how weak his students were—all high school graduates who can use language only at a Grade 9 level.
    My topic is not standards nor its decline（降低）. What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.
    My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following is natural. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies（缺陷）. But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.
    The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults, the language of the young always seems inadequate.
    Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not seen as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar(特有的) to today’s young people, it naturally follows that today’s English teachers cannot be doing their jobs

    1. 1.

      The speaker believed that ________

      1. A.
        he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen years
      2. B.
        the younger generation was as likely as not worse at language than the older generation
      3. C.
        high school English teachers should be responsible for their students’ poor command of English
      4. D.
        The fact that the students didn’t work hard enough contributed to their poor command of English
    2. 2.

      In the author’s opinion, the speaker ________

      1. A.
        had exaggerated (夸大) the language problems of the students
      2. B.
        was right in saying English teachers were not doing their jobs
      3. C.
        gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students
      4. D.
        thought and spoke in a wise and responsible way
    3. 3.

      What can we conclude from the passage?

      1. A.
        Language learning and improving needs time and effort
      2. B.
        The author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level
      3. C.
        It is reasonable to include English as one of the high school subjects
      4. D.
        The English language teaching is by no means an easy job for college teachers
    4. 4.

      The author’s attitude towards the speaker’s remarks is ________

      1. A.
        neutral（中立的）
      2. B.
        critical
      3. C.
        positive
      4. D.
        compromising(妥协的)

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