阅读理解

　　Kingsley Football Club went to Bali, Indonesia, to celebrate the end of a successful season. Only half the team returned alive.

　　Seven members of the team from Australia were dead , murdered in a terrorist bomb attack （恐怖爆炸袭击） that killed around 200 people and injured another 300.

　　The world suffered another “September 11 ” on October 12 , when terrorists left bombs outside two busy nightclubs in the resort of Kuta Beach , Bali.

　　After the bombs exploded , flames rushed through the buildings, pulling legs , arms and heads off the people who lay in its path. Many of the people in the club that night now lie under plastic sheets in Bali, black and unidentifiable （无法确认的） even to their closest family members.

　　After news of the attack reached them, many parents flew out to Bali to look for their loved ones. One British girl was only identifiable to her parents because they recognized her belt buckle （皮带扣） .

　　Bomb survivor , Richard Hechnier , a 29-year-old Australian said , “I saw people on fire, people carrying others. Most were bleeding. It was chaos. It was dark except for the flames.

　　The victims were mainly westerners and many of them were Australians. For many young people in Australia, a trip to Bali is the first place they would visit without their parents, either after their school exams or in the case of Kingsley, to celebrate the end of the sporting season.

　　France , Germany , Britain , America , Sweden , South Korea , Singapore and New Zealand as well as Australia and Indonesia have all lost some citizens.

　　Two British rugby （橄榄球） players from China's Hong Kong were confirmed dead. Another five members of the Hong Kong team and two supporters are missing.

　　And people from Japan , Finland and China have been hurt in the attack.

　　An international team of investigators （调查人员） are hunting for clues and questioning suspects responsible for the explosion.

　　US President George W. Bush and Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri agreed to work together to find those behind the attack. The US believes the bombing was the work of a local terrorist group linked to the al Qaeda network （基地组织） .

　　Not only have the terrorists killed and hurt several hundred people , they have also frightened tourists away from the tropical islands of Indonesia. Thousands of tourists have already left the island and many more have cancelled planned holidays.

1．Many people killed in Bali on October 12 were difficult to confirm because ________.

[　　]

A．they were covered by plastic sheets

B．terrorists were responsible for the bomb attack

C．their bodies were incomplete and destroyed seriously

D．their hands were cut off during the bomb attack

2．The passage doesn't say but implies （暗示） that ________.

[　　]

A．Bali used to belong to the countryIndonesia

B．the terrorist bomb attack in Bali has great influence on the Islands' tourism

C．anyone who provides clues for the explosion is sure to be awarded

D．George W. Bush plays an important part in keeping peace of the world

3．The disaster happened ________.

[　　]

A．when people were having supper

B．when people were enjoying themselves

C．On the early morning of October 12

D．when tourists were having a sun bath

4．The main idea of the first two paragraphs is ________.

[　　]

A．Kingsley football club suffered from disaster in Bali

B．why Kingsley football club went to Bali

C．a terrorist attack hits Bali

D．happiness led to disaster

阅读理解

　　The martial arts, hand-to-hand fight practices, are popular in the West today. They came from Asia first from China, and later from Japan. Yoga, which in English means “united” , is another ancient practice. It came from India. The martial arts and yoga have much in common in addition to Asian origin and popularity in the West.

　　Before we talk about that, lei's quickly say something about the main difference between them. A person practising the martial arts uses fighting methods , but a person practising yoga does not. The yogi, a person who practises yoga, does riot fight and is not interested in war or fighting. Like the warrior （武士） , the yogi has mental and physical health as secondary aims. The primary aim of the yogi is the opposite of war, peace and unity with all things. It is clearly a spiritual aim. A calm, quiet mind and a strong, but relaxed body are important to both the warrior and the yogi. Both the mind and the body need energy , but if they have too much energy , they can't remain calm and relaxed. It is necessary to control the amount of energy that flows within one's body.

　　In hatha yoga, the type of yoga that is especially related to physical health, there are many positions of the body those look like the positions of animals. Both the Indians and the Chinese, from ancient times to the present , respect the way animals use energy and do not waste it. The. yogi imitates （模仿） the nonmoving positions of animals. The warrior imitates the fighting movements of animals. There are hundreds of different yoga positions and practices, and there are hundreds of different martial arts.

　　However, these practices have much in common, respect for nature and respect for the human body and mind. Both practices are also difficult and the warrior and the yogi use much mental,physical , and even spiritual energy to reach the aims they desire.

1．What is the main topic of the passage?

[　　]

2．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Both the warrior and the yogi should relax themselves while practising.

B．The martial arts came from Japan and China at the same time.

C．There is little in common between the martial arts and yoga.

D．Too much energy as they have, they can remain calm and relaxed.

3．The main difference between the warrior and the yogi is that ________.

[　　]

A．the warrior uses physical energy , but the yogi doesn't

B．the warrior learns how to fight , while the yogi doesn't

C．the yogi uses mental energy, but the warrior doesn't

D．the warrior's main aim is physical health , but the yogi's isn't

4．Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?

[　　]

A．The yogi absorbs in studying the fighting movements of animals.

B．The warrior and the yogi get the idea of the nonmoving positions from animals.

C．The warrior learns how to fight from animals.

D．The main aim of the yogi is mental and physical health.

5．To reach the aims they desire , both the warrior and the yogi use ________.

[　　]

A．physical energy

B．mental energy

C．physical and mental energy

D．mental , physical and spiritual energy

阅读理解

　　People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993 , the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone （石灰岩） cliffs （崖） on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.

　　Erosion （侵蚀） of the while cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be given up as the sea crept （蔓延） farther and farther island. Experts have studied the areas most a affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.

　　Angry owners have called on the Government to set up sea defenses to protect their homes. Government officials have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast, shifting （转移） the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue they say until the waves reach an island area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is Meanwhile , if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future , apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knock-down price but it may turn out to be a knock-down home.

1．What is the cause, of the problem that people living on parts of the south cast of England face?

[　　]

A．The rising of the seal level.

B．They spent millions of pounds to set up sea defenses but they failed.

C．The washing-away of limestone cliffs.

D．The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.

2．The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England ________.

[　　]

A．will soon become a problem for all the people living in England

B．has now become a serious problem to the local people

C．can be stopped if proper measures are taken

D．is quickly changing the map of England

3．The experts' study on the problem of erosion can ________.

[　　]

A．warn people whose homes are in danger

B．provide an effective way to slow it down

C．help to prevent it from getting worse

D．lead to the success

4．It is impossible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because ________.

[　　]

A．house agents along the coast do not support the idea

B．it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areas

C．the government is too slow in taking action

D．they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents

阅读理解

　　Bill Javis took over our village news-agency at a time of life when most of us only want to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was readymade. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock.

　　Every day he opened his shop at six a. m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his door-step before that. Many of Bill's customers were city workers and the shop was convenient for the station. Business was tailing off by 10 o'clock , so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch. It was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon , for most likely Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his nearest competitor was five kilometers away. Sometime in the afternoon, the evening paper landed on the doormat, and at 4 o'clock Bill reopened. The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worth while.

　　He lived in a flat above the shop, alone, except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoon, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my watch was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the water. He had had no luck , I could see , but he was making no effort to move.

　　“What's wrong, Bill?” I called out from the path.

　　For answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine. Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up and called back, “Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right. ”

　　I had never known anyone carrying a brass alarm clock round with him before.

1．Bill Javis became a news-agent when ________.

[　　]

A．he needed the money

B．he decided to take things easy

C．he was quite an old man

D．he gave up clock-repairing

2．Bill opened the shop so early in the day because ________.

[　　]

A．he liked to do as much as possible before he went to work

B．the shop had to be open when the morning papers came

C．he was never sure of the time

D．it was then that he did a lot of business

3．You might say “Hand luck” to someone who ________.

[　　]

A．has just heard some very good news

B．is less fortunate than he or she ought to be

C．puts great effort into whatever he or she tries

D．fails through his or her own fault entirely

4．On that sunny afternoon, the writer was surprised when he saw Bill because ________.

[　　]

A．he thought is was late for Bill to be still fishing

B．he thought Bill was ill , since he was not moving at all

C．Bill had not caught anything, and that seemed strange

D．Bill stayed in his flat

5．From the information given in the passage, who or what do you think was wrong?

[　　]

A．Bill opened his shop and read the papers every morning.

B．Bill was; he had dropped off to sleep.

C．The writer's watch was fast.

D．Bill's clock was wrong; it was very old.

阅读理解

　　“Congratulations , Mr. Jones , it's a girl.”

　　Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel proud when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good fathers. Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them , others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other couples , pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.

　　Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately , few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this resocialization process. Although numerous books have been written about American mothers , only recently has literature （文学） focused on the role of a father.

　　It is argued by some writers that the transition （转化） to the father's role , although difficult , is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mother's role. The mother's role seems to require a complete transformation in daily routine and highly innovative （革新性的） adaptation （适应） , on the other growing numbers of women are working outside the home , the father is still thought by many as the breadwinner in the household.

1．According to the author, being a father ________.

[　　]

A．brings a feeling of excitement to some men

B．makes some men feel proud and others uneasy

C．has a different meaning for those who have daughters

D．means nothing but more responsibilities

2．It is stated in the passage that ________.

[　　]

A．young couples do not like children at all

B．some parents are not prepared to have a child

C．working couples do not have much time to take care of their children

D．many parents look forward to having a boy as their first child

3．In the third paragraph, the author ________.

[　　]

A．criticizes fathers for not taking enough responsibilities in bringing up their children

B．excuses the American writers for ignoring （忽视）the difficulties of being a father

C．supports the idea that the chief role of a father is to earn money for the family

D．complains （抱怨） about the lack of social program to help husbands get used to the role of a father

4．The transition to the mother's role requires that the wife ________.

[　　]

A．change her life style in a highly innovative way

B．stay at home to take care of the baby

C．make a complete change in her everyday life to deal with the new situation

D．help her husband in his resocialization process

5．Some writers argue that with respect to the change of roles , fathers , compared with mothers , ________.

[　　]

A．have an easier job to do

B．have to make more difficult adaptations

C．have to shoulder more burdens

D．can usually do a better job

阅读理解

　　Starring French Stewart , Mike Weinberg , Missi Pyle , Barbara Babcock , Jason Beghe , Claire Carey and Joanna Going.

　　Christmas this year looks gloomy to Kevin. His parents have separated, and he decides without careful thinking to spend the holidays with his dad, Peter, and his dad's rich girlfriend, Natalie. Natalie lives in an unusual mansion- a “smart house” in which almost everything reacts to remote commands: doors open and close at will , the chandelier （吊灯） rises and lowers , a swinging bookcase leads to a secret bar , etc. . Even better , the serious butler （男管家） , Prescott , and sweet housekeeper, Molly, are at Kevin's beck and call. But just as Kevin settles into his wonderful surroundings , Peter and Natalie leave to pick up some royal houseguests at the airport , including an 11-year-old crown prince.

　　In their absence , the snaky Marv and Vera break in , intending to kidnap （绑架） the crown prince. But they didn't realize they'd be facing off with Kevin instead and, while it may not be his house , he still has to protect it. With the help of the house's high-tech. magics , Kevin repeatedly prevents them by turning the tables （ and the swinging bookcases, shower jest and chandelier） on them. All the funny characters build to a cheerful Christmas Day result in which everyone gets into the action during an unexpected reunion between Kevin and his parents, Natalie and the royal family.

1．Where do you think you can see this article?

[　　]

A．In a magazine which tells you a true story.

B．In a newspaper which explains how a boy deals with his enemy.

C．On the text which tells a film that is on the way to be shown in the near future.

D．A book , written by a famous writer, is going to be published.

2．According to the sentence underlined , what's the way Kevin is treated?

[　　]

A．He is forbidden to do anything and others are very strict with him.

B．He can do whatever he likes and others just try to satisfy him.

C．All the persons here dislike him and would like to punish him.

D．All the persons here like him and would buy whatever he wants.

3．What can you imagine about the result of the article?

[　　]

A．Justice is done and the bad persons are punished.

B．All are very happy at the very end and a great Christmas is celebrated.

C．Kevin's parents are divorced and Kevin has got a new mother.

D．The little prince dislikes Kevin and goes away with his family for Christmas.

4．Of the following descriptions, which do you agree with most?

[　　]

A．Marv and Vera must be very cruel and clever, and make a lot of money finally.

B．Kevin is bright, brave and gloomy.

C．Natalie is rich , beautiful and has a high social position.

D．Mike Weinberg is a person in the film who helps Kevin a lot.

5．What can you infer from the title “Home Alone 4”?

[　　]

A．There must he four persons alone at home.

B．It must be a series of TV play.

C．The main character in it must be four years old.

D．There should be altogether 4 performances , focused on one person.

阅读理解

　　Americans are not afraid to show how they feel , and when the feeling is patriotism （爱国主义） , they get up and shout about it. They like to read and talk about the heroes of American history. They enjoy patriotic songs like America the Beautiful. And the sight of their flag on important national occasions can bring tears to their eyes.

　　Americans want to be proud of their president, as well as their country. They like him to be good-looking , religious and a good family man. They want him to be strong , to be a good talker and to be confident about the future. They expect him to keep the prices down at home and to keep the country looking powerful abroad.

　　A president has to make his job look easy and smile confidently when he speaks to the nation on TV. But in fact , his job is an impossible one. He cannot do as much as he would like or as the country expects him to do. He can make decisions , but he cannot always persuade people to carry them out. President Truman once said that getting anything done from the White House was like “pushing a damp noodle across a table” .

　　One of the president's biggest difficulties is that every decision he makes must also be approved （赞同） by the Congress. But the Congress can and quite often does refuse to give its approval. A president who knows how to get the Congress on his side is likely to be a successful president.

　　The United States government is of course more than the president and the Congress. It employs over 18, 000, 000 people. Many Americans think there are far too many of them. “Don't go by train,” they will tell you, “The rail road's no good. It's run by the government. ” It's not really surprising that so many people dislike government's control. After all , many of their grandparents came to the States to get away from powerful governments at home.

　　Dislike of government's power doesn't stop people from patriotic thought. It certainly didn't stop the Californian who invented a flag waving machine so that people could show their feeling without getting tired.

1．Americans like ________.

[　　]

A．to get up and shout anywhere

B．to hear American beautiful songs

C．to show their patriotism in public

D．to see colourful flags

2．American always ________.

[　　]

A．want their president to look strong and powerful

B．want their president to have a good family

C．expect him to talk a long time on TV

D．expect too much of their president

3．“Pushing a damp noodle across a table” most probably means ________.

[　　]

A．inviting guest to have an easy supper

B．doing something impossible

C．playing a game on the table

D．asking others for something

4．A successful president in USA ________.

[　　]

A．has no biggest problems

B．often gets his decisions approved by the Congress

C．can make decisions without approval

D．often keeps the prices down at home

5．In the sentence “After all , many of their grandparents came to the States to get away from powerful governments at home” , “powerful governments at home” refers to ________.

[　　]

A．American government

B．local state governments

C．governments of other countries

D．American Indian governments

阅读理解

　　In many businesses computers have largely replaced paperwork, because they are fast, and do not make mistakes. And they are honest. Many banks say that their business is “untouched by human hands” and therefore safe from human temptation （诱惑） . But they have no thought , and the growing number of computer crimes shows they can be used to steal.

　　Computer criminals don't use guns. And even if they are caught , it is hard to punish them because there is often no proof. A computer cannot remember who used it , it simply does what it is told. The head teller at a New York City Bank used a computer to steal more than one and a half billion. Then he moved the money from one account to another. Each time a person he had robbed questioned the balance in his account , the teller said it was a computer mistake , they replaced the missing money from someone else's account. This man was caught only because he was a gambler.

　　Some workers use the computer's power to punish their bosses they consider unfair. Recently, a large company fired its computer-record assistant for reasons that were connected with her personal life rather than her job. She was given thirty days notice. In those thirty days, she rubbed out all the company's computerized records.

　　Most computer criminals have been common workers. Now the police wonder if this is “the tip of the iceberg” . As one official says, “I have the feeling that there is more crime over there than we are catching. What we are seeing now is all so poorly done. I wonder what the real experts are doingthe ones who really know how a computer works. ”

1．This passage is manly about ________.

[　　]

A．computer crimes

B．stealing through computers

C．computer mistakes

D．punishment through computers

2．Business in many banks is declared to be safe because ________.

[　　]

A．paperwork is no longer needed

B．computers are honest

C．people are forbidden to work there

D．it is done through computers

3．The bank teller covered up his crimes ________.

[　　]

A．because a lot of people had questioned him

B．because he had stolen too much money

C．by moving money from one account to another

D．by lying to the police

4．The assistant rubbed out all the computerized records ________.

[　　]

A．after she was dismissed

B．because she had been done wrong

C．by chance

D．because the company decided to dismiss her

5．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ________.

[　　]

A．most of the computer criminals have been caught

B．computer experts are helping the police

C．computer criminals are difficult to catch because the police know little about computer

D．computer criminals are difficult to catch because they are computer experts

阅读理解

　　Bond had walked for only a few minutes when it suddenly occurred to him that he was being followed. There was no evidence for it except a slight headache and a little knowing the people near him but believed in his sixth sense and he at once stopped in front of the shop window he was passing and looked occasionally hack along 46th Street. Nothing but a lot of miscellaneous （混杂的） people moving slowly on the sidewalks, mostly on the same side as himself, the side that was back from the sun. There was no sudden movement into a blue star with his back to him was examining the black face paints on a particularly realistic dummy （模型）.

　　And then something grasped his arm and a voice name, “All right, Limey. Take it easy unless you want lead for lunch , ” and he felt something press into his back just above the kidney.

　　There was a tap as his fist was caught in the other man's left hand , and at the same time as the contact telegraphed to Bond's mind that there could have been gun , there came the well remembered laugh and the lazy voice saying , “No good , James. The angles have got you. ”

　　Bond straightened himself slowly and for a moment he could only gaze into the smiling face of Felix Leiter with blank disbelief , his built-up tension （紧张） slowly relaxing.

　　“So you were doing a front tail , your bastard , ” he finally said.

1．Bond realized that he was being followed by means of ________.

[　　]

A．his common sense

B．his sense of humour

C．his sight

D．his sixth sense

2．When Bond stopped and looked back along 46th Street, he observed all the following except ________.

[　　]

A．most people on the sidewalls were on the same side as himself

B．no one suddenly turned into a doorway

C．a man was looking into the window of a store

D．no one wiped his face with a handkerchief

3．Why did Bond stop in the doorway to the underwear shop?

[　　]

A．To see who was following him.

B．To look at the man in the fun suit.

C．To avoid the man in the funny suit.

D．To look at the underwear.

4．What did the man mean by saying “Take it easy unless you want lead for lunch”?

[　　]

A．Put up your hands.

B．Don't move or I'll shoot you.

C．If you want to have lunch, you must listen to me.

D．You go first slowly and we'll have lunch together.

5．What is “a front tail”?

[　　]

A．Pretending to be someone else.

B．Following somebody from in front.

C．Following someone from behind.

D．Standing in front of a shop window.

阅读理解

　　Study carefully the underlined parts in the following sentences and then do exercises behind.

　　（1）Lucian is head and shoulders above the rest of the group learning ballet.

　　This coffee is head and shoulders above the kind we had last week.

　　（2）You're skating on thin ice if you keep on talking like that to your father.

　　I knew I was skating on thin ice to ask for a rise in salary , but I hat to have more money.

　　（3）Squirrels （松鼠）gather nuts in the fall for a rainy day.

　　Each week my parents saved for a rainy day.

　　（4）After he won the lottery , he was in the chips.

　　Sam's invention has earned so much money that he is really in the chips.

　　（5）All of their advice to their son was ignored. It was like water off a duck's back.

　　In spite of the fact that I warned him against smoking, it was like water off a duck's back.

　　（6）My uncle is so rich that he has money to burn.

　　My friend buys anything he wants. He acts as if he has money to burn.

1．Which two groups have the same meaning idioms?

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2．If someone takes no notice of what you say to him , you use the idiom:“________”.

[　　]

A．head and shoulders above

B．skating on thin ice

C．like water off a duck's back

D．money to burn