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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    I fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own.What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song? In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang."Sam," she said earnestly, "Your songs should be heard by more people."
    She got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband.Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs.After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber.
    The biggest surprise, however, was still to come.I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract.He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs.I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia.
    But I hesitated.
    My friends all told me to go for it.And Mary also thought I should do."Go, Sam.I'll manage with the family...it'll be OK."
    I watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard.Soon they would both be in high school...and where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support.If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I'd also certainly miss out on watching them grow up.Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me...and I couldn't bear it.My family was my life.So I refused the music promoter's offer.I'm still making music, I'm rich in love and I have no regrets.

    1. 1.

      When the author was offered the contract, most of his friends _____.

      1. A.
        envied him
      2. B.
        laughed at him
      3. C.
        encouraged him
      4. D.
        didn't believe him
    2. 2.

      Why did the author give up the contract?

      1. A.
        Because his wife was strongly against it.
      2. B.
        Because the pay was not attractive enough.
      3. C.
        Because he wanted to care about his two kids.
      4. D.
        Because he didn't want his family life damaged.
    3. 3.

      According to the passage, we can infer the author _____.

      1. A.
        used to be a country singer
      2. B.
        preferred his present life
      3. C.
        went on the road to fame
      4. D.
        regretted giving up his contract
    4. 4.

      What does the author mainly intend to tell us?

      1. A.
        One should know himself.
      2. B.
        Interest is the best teacher.
      3. C.
        Family should come first.
      4. D.
        Every dog has its day.

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Rabbits are easy to raise. They are clean and quiet. They don’t need a lot of room. And it costs a small amount of money to feed them, but you can get a big return.
    One male and two females will produce as many as fifty more rabbits in a year. That is enough to provide enough meat for a family. Rabbit meat is high in protein and low in fat.
    You don’t have to be a farmer to raise rabbits. You can raise them in the city.
    Rabbit houses are easy to make with wood and wire. They don’t have to be very big. But each rabbit must have its own little room in the house. This is very important. Each room should be about 75 centimeters wide, 60 centimeters high and one meter deep.
    Fencing is used for the sides and floor of the rabbit house. The holes in the wire fencing should be about one centimeter square. Waste from the animals will drop through the holes. This keeps the rabbit house clean and dry.
    Rabbits need a lot of fresh air and sunlight. Cover the sides of the rabbit house only to protect it from rain.
    Rabbits eat mostly grass and leaves. Hang feeding containers on the outside of the house to let the rabbits eat whenever they want. They simply pull the grass and leaves through the holes in the fence.
    Each room should have fresh water. The water containers should be heavy so the rabbit cannot turn them over. Or you can tie the containers to the fence.
    One month after mating(交配), female rabbits give birth to about eight babies. In two months, a baby rabbit should weigh about two kilograms. This is big enough to make a meal for a small family.
    Rabbits are also valuable for their fur. It takes time, skill and money to prepare the fur and skin for use. If you have only a few rabbits, it probably would be best to let a tanner(制革工) prepare the fur for you. Skill is also needed to remove the fur from the rabbit.
    But rabbits do not have to be dead to be valuable. Many people enjoy keeping rabbits as friendly pets. And rabbit waste makes an excellent fertilizer(肥料). It can be mixed directly into the soil to improve the growth of vegetables, trees, and flowering plants.

    1. 1.

      The text is written mainly_______.

      1. A.
        to explain why rabbits are clean and quiet
      2. B.
        to let people know more about rabbits
      3. C.
        to tell readers how to raise rabbits
      4. D.
        to introduce a small friendly animal pet
    2. 2.

      What is important if you raise rabbits?

      1. A.
        Holes are needed for waste to drop through.
      2. B.
        Each rabbit must be given a separate room.
      3. C.
        Each room must have clean water every day.
      4. D.
        Feeding containers are hung on the fence.
    3. 3.

      Why should the holes in the wire fence be about one centimeter square?

      1. A.
        Because the holes let in sunlight.
      2. B.
        Because rabbits like these holes.
      3. C.
        Because rabbits get food from them.
      4. D.
        Because waste of rabbits drops through the holes.
    4. 4.

      What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

      1. A.
        You don’t have to kill rabbits to make more money.
      2. B.
        Rabbits cannot be sold to make money when they are alive.
      3. C.
        Rabbits are more valuable when they are alive.
      4. D.
        Rabbits have to be killed to be more valuable.

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than 12 words.
    The first fast food restaurants opened in the United Sates at the end of the 1950s. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the fast food industry continued to expand across the United Sates. Two aspects of American society that helped the fast food industry take off were teenagers and cars. Teenagers were the best workers to fill the low-skill jobs needed to work in fast food restaurants putting together hamburgers, taking orders and frying potatoes. Fast food chains also marketed themselves to people with cars by having drive-thru order windows and car hops. Car hops were waitresses who usually wore roller skates and brought the food outside the restaurant so that people could eat in their cars.
    The trend of fast food chains hiring teenagers continues today. One out of every eight Americans has worked at McDonald’s, the largest fast food chain in the United States. Fast food chains used to be found only along highways or in business areas where people need to grab a quick lunch before returning to work. Today, however, fast food restaurants can be found in sports stadiums, airports, gas stations, malls; on college campuses, cruise ships; at K-Mart, Wal-Mart; and in hospital cafeterias.
    The popularity of fast food in the United States is related to the idea that people would rather eat in a place they are familiar with rather than try a new place they know nothing about. This is the philosophy behind franchises(特许经营). When a person buys a franchise, they are paying for the use of the company’s name. This system has advantages and disadvantages for the person starting the restaurant. The new franchise owner is called the “franchisee”. The company selling its name is the “franchiser”. The franchiser brings experience, equipment, and a business plan to the deal. The franchisee puts up the money and does all the work. On the negative side, the franchiser gives up some control by not owning each restaurant or store directly. The franchisee gives up her or his ability to make personal decisions because she or he has to obey the rules of the company.
    (Note: Answer the question or complete the statement in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS.)

    1. 1.

      Fast food chains hire teenagers because ________________________________________.

    2. 2.

      Fast food restaurants used to find its location according to _________________________.

    3. 3.

      According to the author, what’s the philosophy behind franchises?

    4. 4.

      What is the advantage of franchise to the franchisee?

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    When most people think of giant pandas, the pictures of the cute, black-and-white bears from China that eat bamboo will immediately jump into their mind. Scientists from Mississippi State University, however, are interested in what they leave behind: their poop(排泄物). At a recent meeting in Denver, Professor Brown at the university presented her research showing how panda poop could inspire a new way to obtain energy from plants, which are a renewable energy source. Usually, plants can be called biomass(有机燃料) when they are used as an energy source.
    Burning biomass is one way to capture its energy, but Brown hopes panda poop can teach scientists something about breaking down biomass. Pandas—or at least the bacteria in their stomachs—are very good at getting energy out of bamboo. Unlike cows, which use 4 stomachs to digest large amounts of grass, a panda has only one stomach. Bamboo comes in, and poop goes out.
    Every day for 14 months, Brown and her team on this project, counted the bacteria in the poop of the two pandas, YaYa and LeLe living at the Memphis Zoo. Her studies turned up 12 species of bacteria that break down biomass, including one that had never been found in pandas. Brown says that because the poop contains bacteria that break down biomass, it could also be used to break down other types of biomass.
    Now the scientists hope to identify the chemicals that help with the process of breaking down biomass and then figure out how the bacteria work. If those chemicals can be made in the lab, they could be used to turn biomass—like grass or other plants—into fuel.
    Brown says she doesn’t mind handling panda poop. “It’s probably the most pleasant material to work with,” she says, “My colleagues and I have been working with other poop for a long time, and we can assure you it has a fairly pleasant smell associated with it.”

    1. 1.

      The importance of studying panda poop is _______.

      1. A.
        to create a renewable energy from plants
      2. B.
        to explore a new way to get energy from plants
      3. C.
        to learn a lesson of energy from panda poop
      4. D.
        to figure out how the bacteria work for us mankind
    2. 2.

      The process of the panda poop project can be described as ______.
      a. Identify the chemicals helpful to break down biomass.
      b. Find the bacteria in panda poop which break down bamboo.
      c. Reproduce the chemicals in the lab to turn biomass into energy.
      d. Analyze how the bacteria in panda poop work in panda’s stomach.

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

      What does the author mainly want to express in the 2nd paragraph?

      1. A.
        Pandas don’t digest bamboo the same way as cows.
      2. B.
        Pandas are capable of getting energy using stomachs.
      3. C.
        Pandas can get energy from bamboo more efficiently.
      4. D.
        Scientists have learnt something new from panda poop.
    4. 4.

      What does Professor Brown think of working with panda poop?

      1. A.
        Sick
      2. B.
        Challenging
      3. C.
        Inspiring
      4. D.
        Enjoyable

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Stutchbury’s book, The Private Lives of Birds, based on 20 years of research from radio filming and DNA testing shows male Acadian flycatchers fertilize(使受孕) females far away from their home nests, “ The main discovery is that so many birds do divorce for what humans would describe as selfish reasons,” Professor Stutchbury said. She noted that females may seek out males that are more colorful and better singers, or look to “step up in the world” and move to areas that are safer and have more food. “Females are looking for the highest quality male so that their children will be of high quality,” she added.
    Professor Stutchbury said shorter summers may drive females to leave their nests before their young are fully grown up so they can quickly find new mates（配偶） and lay more eggs, leaving the males to feed the hungry chicks on their own.
    Males can double their success in producing children by fertilizing neighboring females, but only “mates” care for the young, and some are none the wiser. “  They can’t tell when the egg comes out and whether it’s theirs or not,” She said. “They have no way to know.”
    Divorce is surprisingly common among birds, and most live with one partner for only a few months or years. Divorce rates range from 99 percent in the greater flamingo to zero in the wandering albatross(信天翁).

    1. 1.

      What does the underline word “dispels” mean?

      1. A.
        States
      2. B.
        Doubts
      3. C.
        Confirms
      4. D.
        Removes
    2. 2.

      The book The Private Lives of Birds_____.

      1. A.
        shows the kind of male birds females seek out.
      2. B.
        indicates the wandering albatross is the most faithful.
      3. C.
        is based on Professor Stutchbury’s 20 years’ research.
      4. D.
        suggests that female birds select males near their home.
    3. 3.

      According to the passage, we can infer that________.

      1. A.
        young birds’ quality depends on their feather.
      2. B.
        some male birds care for others’ young as their own.
      3. C.
        female birds go to find males as soon as autumn comes.
      4. D.
        female birds are responsible for feeding the hungry babies.
    4. 4.

      What is the passage mainly about?

      1. A.
        A book about love-birds.
      2. B.
        Birds’ living habits and love life
      3. C.
        The fact that birds don’t love their mates forever.
      4. D.
        The factors that influence birds to look for another mate.

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    It’s really true what people say about English politeness: it’s everywhere. When squeezing (挤过去) past someone in a narrow passage, people say “sorry”. When getting off a bus, English passengers say “thank you” rather than the driver. In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things. After all, squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. I used to think the same way, without questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles, and here are some more polite ways of interacting (交往) with people in UK.
    People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customer and shop assistant in most cases thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.
    Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize (批评) others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. This also is showed in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.

    1. 1.

      What is the author’s attitude towards English politeness?

      1. A.
        He thinks it is unnecessary.
      2. B.
        He thinks little of it.
      3. C.
        He appreciates it very much.
      4. D.
        He thinks it goes too far.
    2. 2.

      What can be inferred from the passage?

      1. A.
        German men never treat a woman to dinner.
      2. B.
        The author think it’s unnecessary to say “thank you” to the bus driver.
      3. C.
        In Germany, employers often say “thank you” to employees for their job.
      4. D.
        Germans think it is unnecessary to thank workers because payment is enough.
    3. 3.

      We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men ______.

      1. A.
        like to fight with each other
      2. B.
        treat women in a polite way
      3. C.
        are as generous as English men
      4. D.
        are unwilling to spend money for women
    4. 4.

      The author develops the text through the method of ______.

      1. A.
        making comparisons
      2. B.
        telling stories
      3. C.
        giving reasons
      4. D.
        giving examples

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Advertising can be a service to the customer. This is true when advertisements give reliable infor­mation about the goods advertised. Such information is needed if the customer is to make a sensible choice when he buys. It is useful in that it lets him know of the kinds of goods in the shops. Printed advertisements do this job best. Customers can collect them and compare them. They can be taken along to shops and their claims can be checked against the actual goods in the shops.
    however, some advertisements are not very useful to the customer. Instead of helping him to sat­isfy his real needs, they set out to make him want things. They set out to create a need. These adver­tisements are cleverly done. The people who produce them understand our weaknesses. They set out to make us believe that what they advertise will make us cleverer, prettier and more handsome, if only we use it. Actually, it is our money they are after and we should be on guard.
    Some advertisements mislead customers by using part of the truth to suggest something false, and it is skillfully made to give that idea to the careless reader, listener or viewer.
    At its best advertising can be useful to the customer. At its worst it can mislead him. Many newspapers check on the goods for which the advertisements made claims. Most newspapers are very careful about the small advertisements, which try to sell goods directly to the readers by post. Many newspapers print information about this on their small advertisement pages. Advertising has become a very big business, and good firms in it do all they can to make sure it is conducted with some attention to truth. This is a help to the customer. But the best way is for customers to be on the lookout.

    1. 1.

      It can be inferred from the passage that advertisements can be useful if they ________.

      1. A.
        how a long list of the goods advertised
      2. B.
        give true information about goods
      3. C.
        tell customers what to buy
      4. D.
        appear on TV and in newspapers at the same time
    2. 2.

      Advertisements that play on our weaknesses make us ________.

      1. A.
        desire things we do not need
      2. B.
        purchase the goods we need
      3. C.
        attracted by them
      4. D.
        become loyal reader, listener or viewer
    3. 3.

      according to the text, which of the following is TRUE?

      1. A.
        All advertising firms do not care to tell the truth about the goods they advertise.
      2. B.
        All advertising firms only care to make money, as advertising is a big business.
      3. C.
        Most advertising firms make sure that advertisements do not purposely cheat.
      4. D.
        The advertised goods are often of poor quality.
    4. 4.

      The underlined word "They" refers to ________.

      1. A.
        Goods
      2. B.
        Customers
      3. C.
        Shops
      4. D.
        Advertisements

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    NEWS BRIEF
    ●Prime Minister Tony Blair new allegations(指控) on Thursday that he misled Parliament and the public in making the case for the war in Iraq after he disclosed his chief legal adviser’s written opinion raising questions about the legality(合法) of the war.
    ●U.S. Forest Service officials are reminding people to stay off Forest Service roads that are closed. The fine for disobeying the rule of road closures is a maximum of ＄5,000 fine and/ or six months in prison. Those who enter the area and cause road damage may also be required to pay for repairs.
    ●In a second study presented at the meeting, scientists from the UK and Denmark showed that even a few days of high temperatures can severely reduce production of crops such as wheat,  soybeans, rice and groundnuts, if it occurs when the plants are flowering.
    ●A bomb exploded in Thailand’s mainly Muslin south on Sunday, killing two policemen and wounding three others, a day after Thailand’s queen condemned those behind a 15-month wave of violence(暴力).
    ●Mechanicsburg 3, West York 1: Ken Stamper and Rusty Bowman had seven kills each, and Ryan Warfield had six to lead the Wildcats past the Bulldogs, 25-11, 25-15, 15-25, 25-23, in a non-league match.

    1. 1.

      The news brief covers _____________.     

      1. A.
        war, law, violence, culture and agriculture
      2. B.
        sports, war, violence, politics and climate
      3. C.
        politics, culture, violence, climate and sports
      4. D.
        violence, sports, politics, law and agriculture
    2. 2.

      From the news brief, we can learn that ____________.

      1. A.
        the Bulldogs defeated the Wildcats by 3-1 in a non-league match
      2. B.
        Forest Service roads are closed for repairs before they are opened again
      3. C.
        quite a few violent accidents happened in Tailand before the latest one
      4. D.
        the British people think the decision made by Blair about the war is of legaliry
    3. 3.

      According to the U.S. Forest Service officials, those who enter the area and damage the closed roads __________.

      1. A.
        shall have to pay a $ 5,000 fine for the repairs to them
      2. B.
        shall be fined or put in prison, and may pay for the repairs
      3. C.
        shall be fined $ 5,000 and kept in prison for six months
      4. D.
        shall pay a fine and repair the roads as a punishment
    4. 4.

      The study of the scientists from the UK and Denmark is about ____________.

      1. A.
        the importance of climate and the growth of crops
      2. B.
        the damage caused by high temperatures to some crops
      3. C.
        the relationship between crops flowering and high temperatures
      4. D.
        the effect of high temperatures on the production of some crops

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Robert is nine years old and Joanna is seven. They live at Mount Ebenezer. Their father has a big property. In Australia they call a farm a property.
    Robert and Joanna like school very much. At school they can talk to their friends but Robert and Joanna cannot see their friends. They live 100, perhaps 300, miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go to school by radio.
    Mount Ebenezer is in the center of Australia. Not many people live in “The Center”. There are no schools with desks and blackboards and no teachers in “The Center”. School is a room at home with a two-way radio. The teacher also has a two-way radio. Every morning she calls each student on the radio. When all students answer, lessons begin… Think of your teacher 300 miles away!

    1. 1.

      The children in “The Center” do not go to a school because ______.

      1. A.
        they live too far away from one another
      2. B.
        they do not like school
      3. C.
        they are not old enough to go to school
      4. D.
        their families are too poor
    2. 2.

      In order to send their children to school, parents in “The Center” of Australia must have ______.

      1. A.
        a property
      2. B.
        a car
      3. C.
        a school room at home
      4. D.
        a special radio
    3. 3.

      Teachers in “The Center” of Australia teach ______.

      1. A.
        not in a classroom but at the homes of the students
      2. B.
        by speaking only and not showing anything in writing
      3. C.
        without using any textbooks or pictures
      4. D.
        without knowing whether the students are attending
    4. 4.

      A “property” in Australia is a ______.

      1. A.
        house
      2. B.
        school
      3. C.
        farm
      4. D.
        radio

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    科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

    Years after throwing a bottle-up note into a lake for a class project and just one year after his death, a man’s childhood message was found and returned to his mother.
    Eleven years ago, a then 10-year-old boy, Joshua Baker, wrote the message, folded and put it in an empty container, his mother, Maggie Holbrook said. He died last February in a motor vehicle accident in California. He had recently returned after a serving in the Middle East as a US marine.
    “ I think he was just letting us know he was OK and keep doing what we are doing ,” Holbrook said.
    The message surfaced in White Lake in late April, just days after the 11th anniversary of its being thrown into the lake. It was found by one of Baker’s closest friends, Steve Lieder, she said. Lieder and two friends were chatting near the lake when Lieder looked down and saw the bottle. He broke it open and found the note inside.
    “My name is Joshua Baker. I am 10. If you find this, put it on the news. The date is 4/16/95.”
    They immediately took it to Holbrook, who said she is now having the note preserved and will display it in her home.
    She can remember when her son wrote the message for the school project. She said she always wondered why he didn’t put it in the nearby Wolf River, which has a much stronger current（水流）.
    “I still remember the day he wrote it,” Holbrook said. “ I couldn’t understand why he threw it in the lake. No one would never see it again. Now I know.”

    1. 1.

      What was Joshua Baker when he died in motor vehicle accident in California?

      1. A.
        An official
      2. B.
        A soldier
      3. C.
        A worker
      4. D.
        A teacher
    2. 2.

      Who found the bottle according to the passage?

      1. A.
        Joshua Baker’s mother
      2. B.
        A fisherman
      3. C.
        Joshua Baker’s friend
      4. D.
        Joshua Baker’s mother’s friend
    3. 3.

      What does the underlined sentence mean?

      1. A.
        The mother believes his son is still living with her in the house.
      2. B.
        The mother thinks his son will come to see her one day
      3. C.
        The mother thinks it’s foolish to throw the note in the lake
      4. D.
        The mother thinks the bottle is her son’s gift only left to her after his death
    4. 4.

      Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

      1. A.
        The man threw the bottle into the lake without any purpose.
      2. B.
        The man didn’t put the bottle into the nearby river because it had a strong current.
      3. C.
        Not until recently did his mother understand why he put the bottle into the lake instead of the nearby river.
      4. D.
        The man made the bottle-up note so as to let his parents know he was OK.
    5. 5.

      The best title for this passage would be ____.

      1. A.
        A man’s Bottle Message Found After His Death
      2. B.
        A Ridiculous and Unbelivable Bottle Message
      3. C.
        A Strange Bottle-up Note Appearing In a Lake
      4. D.
        An Important Childhood Message 11 Years After His Death

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