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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened Looking down I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle Her calf was floating and screaming with fear Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body . Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf a way.
    There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk（象鼻）against the rocky bank Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock
    Just at this moment she fell back into the river If she were carried down it would be certain death I knew as well as she did ,that there was one spot（地点）where she could get up the bank  but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf
    While I was wondering what I could do next I heard the sound of a mother’s love Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring（吼叫）all the time but to her calf it was music.

    1. 1.

      The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______.

      1. A.
        the calf was about to fall into the river
      2. B.
        Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock
      3. C.
        the calf was washed away by the rising water
      4. D.
        Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water
    2. 2.

      How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?

      1. A.
        By putting it on a safe spot
      2. B.
        By pressing it against her body
      3. C.
        By taking it away with her
      4. D.
        By carrying it on her back
    3. 3.

      How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?

      1. A.
        It was a great comfort
      2. B.
        It was a sign of danger
      3. C.
        It was a call for help
      4. D.
        It was a musical note
    4. 4.

      What can be the best title for the text?

      1. A.
        A Mother’s Love
      2. B.
        A Brave Act
      3. C.
        A Deadly River
      4. D.
        A Matter of Life and Death

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    In 1939 two brothers, Mac and Dick McDonald, started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernadino, California. They carefully chose a busy corner for their location. They had run their own businesses for years, first a theater, then a barbecue(烤肉) restaurant, then another drive-in. But in their new operation, they offered a new, shortened menu: French fries, hamburgers, and sodas. To this small selection they added one new idea: quick service, no waiters or waitresses, and no tips.
    Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents. Cheese was another four cents. Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity(一致性), for the brothers had developed a strict routine(程序) for the preparation of their food, and they insisted on their cooks’ sticking to their routine. Their new drive-in became surprisingly popular, particularly for lunch. People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime. The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened. They were content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc.
    Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milkshake-mixing machines. He quickly saw the special attraction of the brothers’ fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise(特许经营) other copies of their restaurants. The agreement included the right to duplicate(复制) the menu, the equipment, even their red and white buildings with the golden arches(拱门).
    Today McDonald’s is really a household name. In 1976, McDonald’s had over $ l billion in total sales. Its first twenty-two years is one of the most surprising success stories in modern American business history.

    1. 1.

      This passage mainly talks about _______.

      1. A.
        the development of fast food services
      2. B.
        how McDonald’s became a billion-dollar business
      3. C.
        the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald
      4. D.
        Ray Kroc’s business talent
    2. 2.

      Mac and Dick managed all of the following businesses except _______.

      1. A.
        a drive-in
      2. B.
        a theater
      3. C.
        a cinema
      4. D.
        a barbecue restaurant
    3. 3.

      We may infer from this passage that _______.

      1. A.
        Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy for they sold their idea to Kroc.
      2. B.
        the place the McDonalds chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-in
      3. C.
        forty years ago there were lots of fast-food restaurants
      4. D.
        Ray Kroc was a good businessman
    4. 4.

      The passage suggests that _______.

      1. A.
        creativity is an important element of business success
      2. B.
        Ray Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald brothers
      3. C.
        Mac and Dick McDonald became broken after they sold their ideas to Ray Kroc
      4. D.
        California is the best place to go into business

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    The global energy crisis is approaching. What can we do? Here are some steps you can take.
    Cooling puts the greatest stress on your summer energy bill and the power grid(电网). Just as t tune-up for your car can improve your gas mileage, a yearly tune-up of your heating and cooling system can improve efficiency and comfort. Clean or replaces filters monthly or as needed.
    For central air conditioning systems and room air conditioners, look for the ENERGY STAR, the federal government’s symbol for energy efficiency. For central air, purchase the system with the highest possible Seasonal Energy Efficiency Raton. (SEER)
    Use energy-efficient ceiling fans either alone or with air conditioning. Ceiling fans do a great job of circulating air. When used with air conditioning, fans allow you to raise the thermostat(恒温器) and cut costs. Ceiling fans cool people, not rooms, so before you leave; turn off the ceiling fan.
    Let a programmable thermostat! “remember for you” to automatically adjust the indoor climate with your daily and weekend patterns to reduce cooling bills by up to 10 percent. You can come home to a comfortable house without wasting energy and cresting pollution all day while you are at work.
    Try to make your home airtight enough to increase your comfort, make your home quieter and cleaner and reduce your cooling costs up to 20 percent.
    Gut your air conditioning load, and reduce pollution by planting planting leafy trees around your home and fixing reflective bricks on your roof.
    Close blinds or shades on south-and west-facing windows during the day, or fix shading equipment to avoid heat build-up.
    Turn off everything not in use: lights, TVs, computers. And use fluorescent bulbs(荧光灯), which provide bright, warm light while using at least two-thirds less energy, producing 70 percent less heat and lasting up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs(白炽灯).
    Drive the car that gets better gas mileage whenever possible if you own more than one vehicle. If you drive 12,500 miles a year, switching 10 percent of your trips from a car that gets 20 mils per gallon to one that gets 30 mpg will save you more than ￡65 per year.
    Carpool. The average U.S. commuter(乘车上班族) could save about ￡260 a year by sharing cars twice a week with two people in a car that gets 20.1 mpg---assuming the three passengers share the cost of gas.

    1. 1.

      According to the passage, the thermostat is used to ______.

      1. A.
        make rooms quieter
      2. B.
        control room temperature
      3. C.
        turn off the air conditioner
      4. D.
        reduce room air pollution
    2. 2.

      We can conclude from the passage that the author probably discourages ______.

      1. A.
        planting leafy trees around your home
      2. B.
        turning off the ceiling fan before you leave your house
      3. C.
        keeping your south-facing windows open during the day
      4. D.
        using fluorescent bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs
    3. 3.

      According to the passage, you can save fuel by ______.

      1. A.
        using energy-efficient ceiling fans
      2. B.
        sharing cars with others on workdays
      3. C.
        turning off everything not in use
      4. D.
        reducing 10% of your car trips every year
    4. 4.

      This passage is mainly about ______.

      1. A.
        energy-saving tips
      2. B.
        fuel-saving tips
      3. C.
        do-it-yourself tips
      4. D.
        environment-protecting tips

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Beijing's broadened ban on smoking in public places took effect Thursday, adding force to the effort to hold a smoke-free Olympics.
    The new rules extend existing anti-smoking regulations to more places, including fitness centers, cultural relic sites, offices, meeting rooms, dining halls, toilets and lifts. Restaurants, Internet cafes, parks, and waiting halls at airports, railway stations and coach stations are required to set up smoking areas. Hotels will have to offer smoke-free rooms or floors, but the regulations do not specify a proportion.
    However, some restaurant owners have complained that it would be difficult to have a separate smoking room as required by the new regulations. "We plan to issue specific rules to solve this problem as soon as possible," Rao Yingsheng, vice-director of the Beijing Committee for Patriotic Public Health Campaign, was quoted by the Beijing News as saying Thursday. He said small restaurants without a separate room should set aside at least 70 percent of their area for non-smokers. He also said customers and restaurant owners would be asked for their thoughts on the new rule.
    Local authorities dispatched about 100,000 inspectors to make sure the ban was being enforced Thursday. Everyone has the right to dissuade people from smoking in public places, Liu Zejun, who works for the Beijing committee, said. "Citizens are encouraged to expose those who refuse to obey the rule by calling the free telephone line 12320," Liu said.
    People caught smoking in forbidden areas will be fined 10 yuan ($1.40), while enterprises and institutions that violate(违反) the ban will face fines of between 1,000 yuan and 5,000 yuan. Smoking was forbidden in hospitals, kindergartens, schools, museums, sports venues and other places before the new regulations took effect. From Oct 1 last year, the city also banned smoking in its 66,000 cabs, and imposed fines of 100 yuan to 200 yuan on drivers caught smoking in taxis.
    China has pledged a cigarette-free, green Olympics. This year's event will be the first non-smoking Olympic Games since the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), of which China is a signatory(签名人), went into effect in 2005.

    1. 1.

      The passage mainly tells us _____.

      1. A.
        There will be more places where smoking is forbidden.
      2. B.
        More people should give up smoking.
      3. C.
        Broadened ban on smoking in public places took effect in order to set up a non-smoking Olympic Games.
      4. D.
        Those who smoke at public places will be fined.
    2. 2.

      Smoking is _____ at airports, railway stations or coach stations etc.

      1. A.
        forbidden
      2. B.
        allowed
      3. C.
        allowed at it’s smoking areas
      4. D.
        we don’t know
    3. 3.

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

      1. A.
        Hotels will have to offer smoke-free rooms.
      2. B.
        Smoking is not allowed in most restaurants.
      3. C.
        12320 is a free telephone line to expose those who smoke at public places.
      4. D.
        People caught smoking in forbidden areas will be fined.
    4. 4.

      If a taxi driver smokes in his cab, he will probably be fined _____ .

      1. A.
        10 yuan
      2. B.
        50 yuan
      3. C.
        120 yuan
      4. D.
        1000 yuan

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    I grew up in a small town. My father raised chickens and ran a construction company. I was barely 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibility (责任) of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the stable. He believed it was important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibility. Then, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace, I washed dishes and cooked from 4: 00 pm to 9: 00 pm and then went on stage and sang until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t long before I became known as a singing cook. I had been rejected so many times by record companies that it was hard not to be discouraged. One night, a woman executive (懂事) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was over, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to myself it was one more rejection. A few weeks later, my manager received a phone call — Warner Brothers wanted to sign me to a record deal. Soon after, I released my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve ever held. It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me with pride. I still feel that way today, even though I have become a well-known singer.

    1. 1.

      Why was the writer once known as the singing cook?

      1. A.
        Because he was a cook at a country-music club.
      2. B.
        Because he sang for guests while he worked as a cook.
      3. C.
        Because he often sang while cooking.
      4. D.
        Because he liked singing better than cooking.
    2. 2.

      Who first recognized his talents and helped make his career successful?

      1. A.
        Wamer Brothers.
      2. B.
        His manager.
      3. C.
        His father.
      4. D.
        A businesswoman.
    3. 3.

      What made the writer proud of himself?

      1. A.
        His ability to live independently.
      2. B.
        His sense of responsibility in whatever he did.
      3. C.
        His courage in the face of rejections.
      4. D.
        His hard work in his early days.

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Motherhood may make women smarter and may help prevent dementia(痴呆) in old age by bathing the brain in protective hormones(荷尔蒙) , U.S. reseachers reported on Thursday.
    Tests on rats show that those who raise two or more litters of pups do considerably better in tests of memory and skills than rats who have no babies, and their brains show changes that suggest they may be protected against diseases such as Alzheimer’s(早老痴呆症). University of Richmond psychology professor Craig Kinsley believes his findings will translate into humans.
    “Our research shows that the hormones of pregnancy(怀孕) are protecting the brain, including estrogen(雌激素), which we know has many neuroprotective (保护神经的) effects,” Kinsley said.  
    “It’s rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals,” he added in a telephone interview. “They go through pregnancy and hormonal changes.”
    Kinsley said he hoped public health officials and researchers will look to see if having had children protects a woman from Alzheimer’s and other forms of age-related brain decline.
    “When people think about pregnancy, they think about what happens to babies and the mother from the neck down,” said Kinsley, who presented his findings to the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Orlando, Florida.
    “They do not realize that hormones are washing on the brain. If you look at female animals who have never gone through pregnancy, they act differently toward young. But if she goes through pregnancy, she will sacrifice her life for her infant—that is a great change in her behavior that showed in genetic alterations(改变) to the brain.”

    1. 1.

      How do scientists know “Motherhood may make women smarter”?

      1. A.
        Some researchers have told them.
      2. B.
        Many women say so.
      3. C.
        They know it by experimenting on rats.
      4. D.
        They know it through their own experience.
    2. 2.

      What does the phrase “litters of pups” mean in the second paragraph?

      1. A.
        Baby rats.
      2. B.
        Animals.
      3. C.
        Old rats.
      4. D.
        Grown-up rats.
    3. 3.

      What can protect the brain of a woman according to the passage?

      1. A.
        Estrogen.
      2. B.
        The hormones of pregnancy.
      3. C.
        More exercise.
      4. D.
        Taking care of children.
    4. 4.

      “It’s rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals.” What does the sentence suggest?

      1. A.
        The experiments on the rats have nothing to do with humans.
      2. B.
        The experiments on the rats are very important for animals.
      3. C.
        The experiments on the rats are much the same on humans.
      4. D.
        The experiments on the rats are much the same on other animals.
    5. 5.

      Which title is the best for this passage?

      1. A.
        Do You Want to Be Smarter?
      2. B.
        Motherhood Makes Women Smarter
      3. C.
        Mysterious Hormones
      4. D.
        An Important Study

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    For years we have been told that encouraging a child’s self-respect is important to his or her success in life. But child experts are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect. Praise-aholic kids who expect it at every turn may become teens who seek the same kind of approval from their friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car.
    The implication(含义) of saying “You are the prettiest girl in class,” or talking about the goals she scored but not her overall effort, is that you love her only when she looks the best, scores the highest, achieves the most. And this carries over to the classroom.
    Social psychologist Carol Dweck, PHD, tested the effects of over-praise on 400 fifth graders while she was at Columbia University. She found that kids praised for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being “smart”.
    “Praising attributes(品质) or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you have that quality, and it devalues effort, so children are afraid to take on challenges,” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “They figure they’d better quit while they’re ahead.”

    1. 1.

      The underlined words “Praise-aholic kids” refer to kids who are ______

      1. A.
        tired of being praised
      2. B.
        worthy of being praised
      3. C.
        very proud of being praised
      4. D.
        extremely fond of being praised
    2. 2.

      The author quoted Dr.Dweck’s words in the last paragraph in order to make the article ______

      1. A.
        better-known
      2. B.
        better-organized
      3. C.
        more persuasive
      4. D.
        more interesting
    3. 3.

      We can infer from the passage that _______

      1. A.
        praise for efforts should be more encouraged
      2. B.
        praise for results works better than praise for efforts
      3. C.
        praising a child’s achievements benefits his or her success in life
      4. D.
        praising a child’s abilities encourages him or her to take on challenges

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Suppose we built a robot to explore the planet Mars. We provide the robot with seeing detectors(探测器) to keep it away from danger. It is powered entirely by the sun. Should we program the robot to be equally active at all times? No, the robot would be using up energy at a time when it was not receiving any. So we would probably program it to stop its activity at night and to wake up at dawn the next morning.
    According to evolutionary(进化的) theory of sleep, evolution equipped us with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking for the same reason. The theory does not deny that sleep provides some important restorative functions. It merely says that evolution has programmed us to perform those functions at a time when activity would be inefficient and possibly dangerous. However, sleep protects us only from the sort of trouble we might walk into; it does not protect us from trouble that comes looking for us. So we sleep well when we are in a familiar, safe place, but we sleep lightly, if at all, when we fear that bears will nose into the tent.
    The evolutionary theory explain the differences in sleep among creatures. Why do cats, for instance, sleep so much, while horses sleep so little? Surely cats do not need five times as much repair and restoration as horses do. But cats can afford to have long periods of inactivity because they spend little time eating and are unlikely to be attacked while they sleep. Horses must spend almost all their waking hours eating, because what they eat is very low in energy value. Moreover, they cannot afford to sleep too long or too deeply, because their survival depends on their ability to run away from attackers.

    1. 1.

      The author uses the example of the robot in space exploration to tell us _______.

      1. A.
        the differences between robots and men
      2. B.
        the reason why men need to sleep
      3. C.
        about the need for robots to save power
      4. D.
        about the danger of men working at night
    2. 2.

      Evolution has programmed man to sleep at night chiefly to help him ______.

      1. A.
        keep up a regular pattern of life
      2. B.
        prevent trouble that comes looking for him
      3. C.
        avoid danger and inefficient labor
      4. D.
        restore his bodily functions
    3. 3.

      Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

      1. A.
        Evolution has equipped all creatures with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking.
      2. B.
        The study of sleep is an important art of the evolutionary theory.
      3. C.
        Sleeping patterns must be taken into consideration in the designing of robots.
      4. D.
        The sleeping pattern of a living creature is determined by the food it eats.

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Want a glance of the future of health care? Take a look at the way the various networks of people about patient care are being connected to one another, and how this new connectivity is being exploited to deliver medicine to the patient —no matter where he or she may be.
    Online doctors offering advice based on normal symptoms(症状) are the most obvious example. Increasingly, however, remote diagnosis(远程诊断) will be based on real physiological data(生理数据) from the actual patient. A group from the University of Kentucky has shown that by using personal data assistance plus a mobile phone, it is perfectly practical to send a patient’s important signs over the telephone. With this kind of equipment, the cry asking whether there was a doctor in the house could well be a thing of the past.
    Other medical technology groups are working on applying telemedicine to rural(countryside) care. And at least one team wants to use telemedicine as a tool for disaster need—especially after earthquakes. On the whole, the trend is towards providing global access to medical data and experts’ opinions.
    But there is one problem. Bandwidth(宽带) is the limiting factor for sending complex(复杂的) medical pictures around the world — CT photos being one of the biggest bandwidth users. Communication satellites may be able to deal with the short-term needs during disasters such as earthquakes or wars. But medicine is looking towards both the second-generation Internet and third-generation mobile phones for the future of remote medical service.
    Doctors have met to discuss computer-based tools for medical diagnosis, training and telemedicine. With the falling price of broadband communications, the new technologies should start a new time when telemedicine and the sharing of medical information, experts’ opinions and diagnosis are common.

    1. 1.

      The writer chiefly talks about _______.

      1. A.
        the use of telemedicine
      2. B.
        the on-lined doctors
      3. C.
        medical care and treatment
      4. D.
        communication improvement
    2. 2.

      The basis of remote diagnosis will be _______.

      1. A.
        personal data assistance
      2. B.
        some words of a patient
      3. C.
        real physiological information
      4. D.
        medical pictures from the Internet
    3. 3.

      Which of the following statements is true according to the text？

      1. A.
        Patients don’t need doctors in hospitals any more.
      2. B.
        It is impossible to send a patient’s signs over the telephone.
      3. C.
        Many teams use telemedicine dealing with disasters now.
      4. D.
        Broadband communications will become cheaper in the future.
    4. 4.

      The “problem” in the fourth paragraph refers to the fact that _______.

      1. A.
        bandwidth isn’t big enough to send complex medical pictures
      2. B.
        the second-generation of Internet has not become popular yet
      3. C.
        communication satellites can only deal with short-term needs
      4. D.
        there is not enough equipment for spreading the medical care

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Here is a poster on a middle school web site. Read the web-site poster. Then do Numbers 1 to 4.
    Going, Going, Gone!
    The Haynes Middle School Parent—Teacher Organization
    invites you to attend our latest fund(基金)-raiser,
    The Fourth Annual(每年一次的) Haynes School Auction(拍卖)!
    Saturday, May 10
    6:00 pm — 11:00 pm 
    in the school hall
    6:00 pm — 6:30 pm: All items for auction are previewed.
    6:30 pm — 7:00 pm: Silent auction begins.
    7:00 pm — 7:30 pm: Highest bidders(出价人) from silent auction are determined.
    7:30 pm — 11:00 pm: Main auction begins.
    Items up for bid in the silent auction range in value from $ 5.00 to $ 30.00.
    Items up for bid in the main auction include the following:
    ●Airline tickets to a place of your choice
    ●Weekend getaways at first-class hotels
    ●Season tickets to the Chicago Bears football game
    ●$ 50 gift tickets to local gift shops, restaurants, and salons
    ●Theater tickets to The Merchant of Venice
    Don’t miss the boat! Book your tickets today.
    Last year, tickets sold out in five days!
    Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
    $ 15.00 per person
    All the money from the auction will be given to the Haynes School computer lab.

    1. 1.

      Which of the following is not mentioned as being up for bid at the auction?

      1. A.
        A movie pass to the local cinema.
      2. B.
        A weekend stay at a hotel.
      3. C.
        A ticket to a restaurant.
      4. D.
        Airline tickets.
    2. 2.

      The more items that are given or bought for auction, _______.

      1. A.
        the less money that will be charged for the tickets to the auction
      2. B.
        the more money that can be raised to support the computer lab
      3. C.
        the faster the ticket will be sold to the auction
      4. D.
        the higher the value that will be placed on the items in the silent auction
    3. 3.

      Which of the following is most likely to happen at the year’s auction?

      1. A.
        The airline tickets will receive higher bids than any other item.
      2. B.
        All items up for bid will be sold for at least twice their value.
      3. C.
        More money will be raised this year than in any other year before.
      4. D.
        Tickets for the event will be sold out in less than one week.
    4. 4.

      The phrase “first-come, first-served” tells you that _______.

      1. A.
        people can buy the tickets on the first day only
      2. B.
        the person who is first to arrive will receive a ticket at no charge
      3. C.
        food and drinks will be served at the auction
      4. D.
        tickets are sold in the order of who arrives first to buy them

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