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　　We found that bar at last. I didn't have to ask again, for there it was in big red neon letters over the window-Star Bar. There were some iron tables outside with plastic chairs around them. A few people sat listlessly around, looking at a portable television set that someone had brought out of the bar. they were all in thin summer dresses or short-sleeved shirts; even at that late hour it was stifling. Two thin dog lay under one of the tables with their tongues out, and some of the women were fanning themselves unenthusiastically (无精打采的) with magazines.

　　“He's not here,” I said, after a quick look around. The television was blaring out an advertisement for a detergent (洗衣粉), and the people sitting round had their eyes glued to the picture of a woman proudly showing how white her husband's underwear was after having been washed. They took no notice of us at all.

　　“Well, what did you expect?” replied Fergus, yawning. “It's only half past nine, and he said he would be here at nine. You ought to know Graig by this time. He'll turn up sometime after ten.”

1．The writer and his friend ________.

[　　]

A．had never been to that bar before

B．did not know if they had come to the right place

C．asked somebody the name of the bar

D．had little difficulty in finding the bar

2．What does the underlined word “stifling” (Paragraph 1) probably mean?

[　　]

A．Disappearing gradually.

B．Giving out into the air.

C．Hot and breathless.

D．Pleasing and comfortable.

3．The people outside the bar ________.

[　　]

A．were very interested in the television program

B．were chatting with a saleswoman

C．had no particular interest in anything

D．were very uncomfortable

4．Fergus was not surprised that Craig was not there, because he knew that ________.

[　　]

A．Craig intended to come later

B．they had mistaken the time

C．Craig had been delayed

D．Craig was always late

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　　A fire drill is, to put it mildly, an inconvenient exercise at the best of times. A fire drill at 2:00 in the morning in terrible weather conditions, like the one we had on Thursday night-Friday morning last, is incomparably more inconvenient. That is why I am writing this note to thank you all most sincerely for your excellent cooperation and the spirit with which you endured the inconvenience.

　　A fire drill is not a meaningless exercise. It is an extremely serious one and can, in fact, save lives in the long run. Last week's fire drill has already shown a number of important things regarding precautions (预防措施) in the Hall. For instance, there seem to exist a number of “deaf spots” in the hall, namely, the two rooms in Purser House and some rooms in the Bottom Corridor. I have no reason to doubt that residents from these areas could not hear the alarm. I shall request an immediate examination of this problem.

　　I should, also remind you that it is a requirement that fire drills are regularly carried out (at least two in every one year) and each resident is made fully aware of this and take part. All residents must take fire precautions with enough seriousness. Failure to do so can result in heavy fires and moving out of the hall. Thank you again for your cooperation.

1．This note is made to ________.

[　　]

2．Last Fire Drill caused much more trouble because ________.

[　　]

A．a big fire started

B．it was at the weekend

C．it was in bad weather

D．it was at the best of time

3．Some people did not make their appearance at the Drill because ________.

[　　]

A．they were deaf

B．they could not hear the alarm

C．nobody waked them up

D．they had some other reasons

4．According to the speaker, a fire drill is extremely important for ________.

[　　]

A．it is a good physical exercise

B．it can save lives in case a fire starts

C．it is required by law

D．it can make people get more used to the inconvenience

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　　A lot of us lose life's tougher battles by starting a frontal (正面的) attackwhen a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for Sam's being lateserious illness at homehe decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn't work any longer. His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.

　　Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9:35．The place was as quiet as a locker room (更衣室); everyone was hard at work. Sam's supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “I'm Sam Maynard. I'm applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm?”

　　The room exploded in laughter. The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had saved his jobwith the only tool that could win, a laugh.

　　Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected (忽略), means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying “no”, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it's the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians (喜剧演员) on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance (忍受力) than people in any other forum.

1．Why was Sam late for his job?

[　　]

A．Because he was ill.

B．Because he got up late.

C．Because he was caught in a traffic jam.

D．He was busy applying for a new job.

2．The main idea of this passage is ________.

[　　]

A．sam Maynard saved his job with humor

B．humor is important in our lives

C．early bird gets the worm

D．humor can solve racial discriminations

3．The phrase “clamped off” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

[　　]

4．which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?

[　　]

A．Many lose life's battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor.

B．It wasn't the first time that Tom came late for his work.

C．Tom was supposed to come to his office at 8:30.

D．Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.

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　　The Most Powerful Man in Music

　　LONDON Thur Oct 3 (Reuters) - U2's lead singer Bono is the most powerful man in music and not just because of his singing, says a poll of top music business people.

　　Irishman Bono is number one on the list in British music magazine “Q” because he speaks publicly about his views on political issues such The 42-year-old singer, whose real name is Paul Hewson, has used his fame to meet with the world's political leaders and has even met the Pope. The singer is not only successful at talking with leaders about political issues but his band also still enjoys worldwide hits 25 years after it started.

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1．U2's lead singer Bono is ________.

[　　]

A．the most powerful man in music because of his singing

B．the most powerful man in music but he is not powerful because of his singing

C．the most powerful man in music because of his singing and because of something else

D．the most powerful man and the most important music businessman as well

2．In the sentence“… political issues such as Third World Debt” the underlined part means ________.

[　　]

A．money that poor or developing countries owe

B．money that all the countries in the world owe

C．the problems of poor countries

D．the music of developing countries

3．Which is true about the 42-year-old singer?

[　　]

A．The singer's real name isn't Bono.

B．The singer has a friend called Paul Hewson.

C．The band U2 sing about political issues.

D．Bono is in fact a politician.

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　　Many educators believe that homework is most effective for children in first through third grades when it does not go beyond 20 minutes each school day. From fourth through sixth grades, many educators suggest from 20 to 40 minutes a school day for most students. For students in 7^th - through 9^th - grades, generally, up to 2 hours a school day is suitable. Ninety minutes to 2 1/2 hours per night are proper for grades 10 through 12．Amounts that vary from these guidelines are fine for some students.

　　A common mistake, particularly among beginning teachers, is to assign too much homework. It can be hard to stop doing so if parents push for more homework and suppose that the best teachers assign the most homework. (This is not necessarily the case. ) Most often, however, a math teacher can tell after checking five algebraic equations (代数方程) whether students have mastered the necessary concepts.

　　As Ms. Bennett explains, “Homework should not be overburdening. If there's too much, it becomes drudgery. We need to keep [students'] attention - keep them inspired and wanting to do the homework. Otherwise, it's no good.”

　　Teachers also need to coordinate (协调) their homework assignments with those of other teachers so that students aren't getting four assignments on a Tuesday night, but no assignments on a Wednesday night. This coordination most often requires leadership and support from the principal or other administrators(管理者).

　　Finally, teachers need to keep watchful to how long students take to complete assignments. It is natural in a class full of varied students for some to take longer than others. Moreover, it is fine that some students do take longer, since research shows that students with low test scores who spend considerable time on homework get grades as good as students with more ability who spend less time. If an assignment takes too long, however, this may signal that a student needs more instruction to complete it successfully.

1．Which of the following assignment is not proper according to most educators?

[　　]

A．15 minutes' homework for a second - grade pupil.

B．Half an hour's homework for a fifth - grade pupil.

C．At least 2 hours' homework for a ninth - grade student.

D．About 2 hours' homework for a tenth - grade student.

2．In the writer's opinion, ________.

[　　]

A．the more homework a teacher assigns, the better he is

B．a good teacher is one who cares more for his students' health than their studies

C．whether a teacher is good or not depends on the amount of homework he assigns

D．a good teacher knows how much practice his students need for certain knowledge

3．The ward “drudgery” in the third paragraph most probably means “________”.

[　　]

A．hard boring work

B．unnecessary work

C．meaningless work

D．important but uninteresting work

4．The principal or other administrators are necessary ________.

[　　]

A．in helping the teachers know what homework they should assign

B．in helping each teacher assign homework at the right time

C．to ensure that the students have the proper amount of homework each day

D．to make sure that the students will finish all the homework every day

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　　ERIKA Harold, a 22 - year - old Harvard - bound law student from Illinois, was crowned (加冕) Miss America 2003 on Saturday, Sept. 21,2002．Harold, who entered the 81 - year -old beauty competition as Miss Illinois, bent her head momentarily in joyful surprise before Miss America 2002 Katie Harman crowned her on Saturday with a tiara and sent her down the runway to the anthem: “There She Is, Miss America.” Harold, the Urbana, Illinois native, who was home - schooled until the fourth grade, put off going to Harvard Law School to compete in the pageant (盛会), which has struggled in recent years to keep up its practical use for young American women. She will receive a $50,000 scholarship and spend her 12-month term raising her social platform of enabling youth to fight against violence, including the kind that took off the lives of 15 people at Colorado's Columbine High School in 1999.“I want kids to be able to break that cycle of violence,” said Harold, telling a press conference that she was once bullied (欺侮) in school. “If Miss America can be bullied, then anyone can be bullied.” Her goal is to study public interest law and public policy at Harvard Law School when her term ends next September. But in the meantime, she could earn as much as US $ 250,000 from a lot of Miss America speeches. Harold, a University of Illinois graduate, is the fifth Miss America from Illinois. The last was Miss America 1998 Kate Shindle, who was crowned in 1997. Originally designed in the early 1920s as a way to attract offseason tourists to New Jersey shore resorts(胜地), the 81 - year - old Miss America Pageant first gained icon status (偶像地位) in the depths of the Great Depression and during World War II. Its period of greatest popularity came in the 1950s with the coming of television. By the late 1960s, the yearly competition was already an aim of feminists (女权主义者) and was heading for years of falling TV viewership and repeated challenges to its practical use.

1．Which of the following is not a fact according to the text?

[　　]

A．Harold was born in Illinois.

B．Harold intends to study law in Harvard.

C．In 1999, 15 people were killed at Colorado's Columbine High School.

D．Harold taught herself at home until the fourth grade.

2．At the beginning, the Miss America Pageant meant to ________.

[　　]

A．fight against school violence

B．help, develop tourism

C．attract more TV viewers

D．raise women's social positions

3．We can see from the text that around 1968 the beauty competition ________ in the USA.

[　　]

A．was the most popular

B．was criticized by feminists

C．was stopped for quite a few years

D．began to attract more people again

4．The best title of the passage is “________”.

[　　]

A．From Miss America to Harvard

B．There She is, Miss America

C．81 - year- old Miss America Pageant

D．Beauty Competition in Illinois, America

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　　OFFICIALS in charge of China's space programme are reportedly stepping up the training of astronauts for travel in space. Two or three are expected to form the country's first group in outer space.

　　A large “aerospace city” in the Beijing suburb (市郊) is being used for the purpose. The complex (综合设备) is supposed to be the world's third largest centre for training humans for outer space.

　　According to the People's Daily, the preparations really began several years ago, in 1996, when two Chinese astronauts were sent to Moscow for training.

　　Today, the group in training has grown to several pilots, each with more than 1,000 hours of flight time.

　　They also have a master's degree in a connected field, either mathematics, physics, engineering, or biology. In general, the inexperienced astronauts put in a 10 - hour day at aerospace city.

　　The space research and testing equipment, which was built about six years ago, is testing a large spacecraft. It has 10 major laboratories and was the birthplace of the Shenzhou - class spaceship. The centre is actually engaged overall in a “sustainable (能保持一定速度的) spaceflight” programme. One of its major pieces of equipment is the world's fifth largest vacuum chamber (真空室), used to test the flight - worthiness of Shenzhou vehicles (运载火箭).

1．It is reported that ________.

[　　]

A．China is preparing some astronauts for travel in space

B．China is building up a complex in Beijing suburb

C．China has set up the world's 3^rd largest space station

D．China is one of the few countries that are going to send astronauts to outer space

2．According to the passage, ________.

[　　]

A．it was in 1996 that the Chinese began to study outer space

B．the astronauts being trained are quite experienced pilots

C．every astronaut must be master of mathematics, physics, engineering and biology

D．each astronaut will be trained in Moscow before going to outer space

3．Which of the following is wrong?

[　　]

A．The space research and testing equipment came into being in the late 1990s.

B．It was in the space research and testing equipment that the Shenzhou - class spaceship was built.

C．A vacuum chamber is a place where the flight - worthiness of a vehicle is tested.

D．In the centre the astronauts are trying to get used to the conditions similar to those in outer space.

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　　“A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right,” says Mollie Hunter. Born and brought up near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market. In Mollie's opinion it is necessary to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing: “If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,” she says.

　　With the chief function of a writer being to entertain(让人愉快), Mollie is indeed an entertainer. “I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,” she says. This love goes back to early childhood. I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said “Nonsense Mollie dear, you'll be a writer.” So finally I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.

　　This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical (自传体的) and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition (雄心) and her struggle towards its achievement.

　　Thoughts of her childhood inevitably (不可避免地) brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields - sadly now covered with modern houses. “I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,” she said. “Never.”“When I set one of my books in Scotland,” she said, “I can recall my romantic (浪漫的) feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.”

1．What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book?

[　　]

A．It should not aim at a narrow audience.

B．It should he attractive to young readers.

C．It should be based on original ideas.

D．It should not include too much conversation.

2．In Mollie Hunter's opinion, one sign of a poor writer is ________.

[　　]

A．poor in life experience

B．short of writing skills

C．the weakness of description

D．the absence of a story

3．What do we learn about Mollie Hunter as a very young child?

[　　]

A．She didn't expect to become a writer.

B．She didn't enjoy writing stories.

C．She didn't have any particular ambitions.

D．She didn't respect her teacher's views.

4．In comparison with children of earlier years, Mollie feels that modern children are ________.

[　　]

A．more intelligent

B．better informed

C．less eager to learn

D．less interested in reality

5．What is the writer's purpose in this text?

[　　]

A．To describe Mollie Hunter's most successful books.

B．To share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunter's books.

C．To introduce Mollie Hunter's work to a wider audience.

D．To provide information for Mollie Hunter's existing readers.

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　　The French branch of McDonald's has run ads that included a surprising suggestion: Kids shouldn't eat at McDonald's more than once a week.

　　The advertisements, quoting (引用) information from specialists, aim to show that “McDonald's meals are part of a balanced weekly diet,” said Euro RSCG, the agency that came up with the ads, which appeared this spring, mostly in French women's magazines.

　　Alongside quotes from specialists addressing fatness and diets for children, the ads described how McDonald's hamburgers are made of 100 percent real beef and cooked on a grill free of additional oil.

　　One ad placed in Femme Actuelle in April quoted a nutritionist (营养学家) who said, “There's no reason to have too much fast food, or visit McDonald's more than once a week.”

　　The McDonald's Corp., based in Oak Brook, Ill., said in a statement Wednesday that it “strongly disagreed” with the nutritionist quoted in the French advertisement.

　　“The vast majority of nutrition specialists say that McDonald's food can be and is a part of a healthy diet based on the sound nutrition principles of balance, variety and moderation (适度),” the statement said.

　　Since opening its first French branch in 1968, McDonald's has expanded continuously in France. More recently McDonald's has come under fire from antiglobalization protesters(抗议者), farmers' groups, and in Paris, striking workers.

　　In 1999, sheep farmer-turned-activist Jose Bove became a standard-bearer(执掌大旗的楷模) for the French anti-globalization movement when he led a group that searched a McDonald's thoroughly in southern France.

1．“Kids shouldn't eat at McDonald's more than once a week” in paragraph 1 really means ________.

[　　]

A．to stop children from eating too much McDonald's food

B．to encourage children to eat more McDonald's food

C．to keep McDonald's away from children

D．to help children know more about McDonald's

2．According to Euro RSCG, McDonald's food is ________.

[　　]

A．high in fat and sugar

B．not the best in France

C．bad to children's health

D．a necessary part of one's diet

3．The nutritionist quoted in the advertisement in Femme Actuelle ________.

[　　]

A．was a supporter of McDonald's

B．thought highly of McDonald's food

C．was against McDonald's food

D．kept silent about McDonald's food

4．We can learn from the text that ________.

[　　]

A．McDonald's doesn't enjoy the same popularity as before in France

B．children like McDonald's food best in France

C．the French are not so rich as before

D．McDonald's has caused a lot of problems like fatness in France

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　　Here is a poster on a middle school web site. Read the web-site poster. Then do Numbers 72 to 75.

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 p.m. 11:00 p.m.

in the school hall

　　6:00 p.m.6:30 p.m.: All items for auction are previewed.

　　6:30 p.m.7:00 p.m.: Silent auction begins.

　　7:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.: Highest bidders(出价人)from silent auction are determined.

　　7:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.: 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

　　All the money from the auction will be given to the Haynes School computer lab.

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

[　　]

A．A movie pass to the local cinema.

B．A weekend stay at a hotel.

C．A ticket to a restaurant.

D．Airline tickets.

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

[　　]

A．the less money that will be charged for the tickets to the auction

B．the more money that can be raised to support the computer lab

C．the faster the ticket will be sold to the auction

D．the higher the value that will be placed on the items in the silent auction

3．Which of the following is most likely to happen at the year's auction?

[　　]

A．The airline tickets will receive higher bids than any other item.

B．All items up for bid will be sold for at least twice their value.

C．More money will be raised this year than in any other year before.

D．Tickets for the event wilt be sold out in less than one week.

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

[　　]

A．people can buy the tickets on the first day only

B．the person who is first to arrive will receive a ticket at no charge

C．food and drinks will be served at the auction

D．tickets are sold in the order of who arrives first to buy them