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　　Most Americans don't like to get advice from members of their family. When they need advice, they don't usually ask people they know. Instead, many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines which give ad vice on many subjects, including family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, how to buy a house or a car, and so on.

　　Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letter are answers written by people who are supposed to solve (解决) such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; others are lawyers or educations. But two of the most famous writer of advice are women without special training for this kind of work. One of them answers letters addressed to “Dear Abby”,the other is addressed as “Dear Ann Landers” experience their preparation for giving advice.

　　There is one writer who has not lived long enough to have much experience. She is a girl named Angel Caveliere, who started writing advice for newspaper readers at the age of ten. Her advice to young readers, now appears regularly in the Philadephia Bulletin in a column called DEAR ANGEL.

1．For advice Americans usually write to ________.

[　　]

A．their family members

B．their friends

C．Angel caveliere

D．newspapers or magazines

2．“Abby”and“Ann Landers”are probably ________.

[　　]

A．real names of two women

B．two experienced doctors

C．two famous lawyers

D．pen names of women

3．Which of the following is likely true accordimg to the passage?

[　　]

A．Angel Gaveliere is loved by many American young readers.

B．Angel died young.

C．Angel has much more experience than the other writers with special training.

D．Angel is famous for her good knowledge of all the subjects.

4．The philadephia Bulletin seems to be ________.

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5．The best title for the passage is ________.

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A．Two Famous Women writer

B．Angel Gaveliere and Her Advice.

C．Getting Advice From Strangers

D．The strange Americans

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   The baobab (猴面包) tree grows in west Africa and Australia. It is a very strange looking tree. Its huge trunk sometimes measure as much as ten metres in diameter (直径). It is thicker at the bottom than at the top. The branches nearest to the ground are very long; those near the top are very short. Strange looking it may be, it is very useful. Its leaves are glad to eat. Its white flowers turn into cool fruit which tastes rather like cucumber(黄瓜). When a baobab tree gets old, its trunk becomes hollow. An old tree has such a huge hollow trunk that it can hold many people: When it rains, water collects in the hollow. The tree has such a lot of leaves and branches that the water remains cool and fresh. It is such a useful tree that some people can hardly live without the baobab tree.

1．The trunk of the biggest baobab tree ________ in girth (周长)。

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A．is more than ten metres

B．can be nearly thirty or two metres

C．is less than ten metres

D．is as much as ten metres

2．People can eat ________ of the baobab tree.

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3．Water can be stored ________ of the baobab tree.

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4． ________ makes the water remain cool and fresh.

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

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A．The baobab tree looks like a monkey.

B．When the trunk of the baobad tree becomes hollow, it will die soon.

C．The people in west Africa and Australia like the baobab tree .

D．The baobab tree is too big for anybody to make use of.

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　　    A fine-looking man sat down in the main dining-room of an expensive hotel. He ordered a big meal and spent two hours enjoying himself very much. After the bill was presented, the man called up the head waiter.

　　     "Ah, my friend, " he said, " that was a wonderful meal! Perhaps you remember that I was a guest at this hotel and at this very same table just about a year ago. And at that time, just because I couldn't pay the bill, you, sir, had me thrown out of this dining-room in full　　 view of all the other guests! "

　　     "My deepest apologies, sir," said the head waiter. "You understand...""Oh, that's quite all right. " the man said, lighting　　 his cigar, " But I am afraid I'll have to trouble you again. " 　　

1. The man went to the hotel ________ .

[　　]

A. to trouble the waiter　　

B. to have his hair cut 　　

C. to have something to eat　　

D. to find his girlfriend　　

2. What the man really wanted to say is " ________ . "

[　　]

A. Come and have dinner with me, dear 　　

B. You've done wrong　　　　

C. You've done right　　　　

D. I have no money to pay you for this meal 　　

3. When the head waiter heard that he had thrown that man out　　 of the dining-room about a year ago, he ________ .

[　　]

A. was afraid to answer for it　　 　　

B. expressed his apology at once 　　

C. thought that he was impolite then 　　

D. didn't think it wrong and couldn't understand what this man meant. 　　

4. The phrase " in full view of " means ________ .

[　　]

A. in the face of　　

B. to make fun of　　　　

C. with the help of

D. in the case of　　

5. What do you think was the result of this story? ________

[　　]

A. The man paid for that big meal. 　　

B. The head waiter was fired by the hotel. 　　

C. The man was driven out of the hotel once again 　　

D. The man was praised for his pointing out the problems of the hotel.

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　　Film stars may come and go, but Paul Newman' s Career(事业) is longlasting. Newman has worked in films for 40 years. His most recent one opened in December.

　　The film is called “Nobody's Fool”, Newman plays a 60 - year - old construction worker named Sully .

　　To some people. Sully seems to be a loser. But he has a lot of charm(魅力) . His life changes when his son comes to town. Late in life, Sully learns to grow up.

　　“I've played a lot of characters and the character I play in ` Nobody' s Fool' is closer to me than any other role I've done. ”says Newman.

　　Newman turned 70 years old on January 26, 1998.“Nobody' s Fool ”is his 52nd film. He has won two Oscars in his career.

　　Newman has found success in other aspects (方面) of life. He has been married 36 years. He took up car racing at the age of 47 and won prizes.

    Twelve years ago, he started a food company called Newman' s Own. He gives away all his money he has helping the poor.

1．The underlined sentence implies ________.

[　　]

A．many film stars leave the screen after they become successful

B．it is not easy for a film star to lose his or her charm.

C．not all film stars can remain famous for a long time .

D．film stays are successful not only on the screen.

2．Newman likes the character of Sully because

[　　]

A．he finds a lot in the character that is new to him.

B．he likes playing an ordinary person.

C．he has never played such a wonderful role.

D．he sees more of himself in Sully.

3．Newman was born in ________.

[　　]

A．1920s

B．1930s

C．1940s

D．1950s

4．The writer wrote this passage mainly to ________.

[　　]

A．prove that a person can be successful in many ways

B．show us a most recent film by Paul Newman

C．introduce a famous film star, Paul Newman

D．tell us about Sully, a moving character in a recent film

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　　The name “Television” comes from the Greek word “tele” meaning “far” and the Latin word “videre” meaning “to see” . Thus television means “seeing far” .

　　Television brings the world into our homes in sight and sound. Nowadays there are few families in big cities that don' t have TV sets. Experiments leading to modern television took place more than a hundred years ago . John Baird, a British inventor, found a way to send pictures by wireless. This happened in the year 1925 and it was the beginning of television. It took another thirty years for television to be an industry.

　　During these years, many important uses have been found. For example, television makes it easy for a whole class to see everything a teacher shows. Any number of students may look through a microscope at the same time when television does the “looking” for them. It can also be used to watch process ([pr+uses]过程) in places where it would not be safe for a human being to be present.

1．The name “television” comes from ________.

[　　]

A．the Greek word

B．Great Britain

C．the Latin word

D．Greek and Latin

2．Today ________families in big cities have TV sets.

[　　]

A．several

B．few

C．most

D．a few

3．John Baird didn't ________the first TV model until 1925．

[　　]

A．finish making

B．plan to make

C．try to make

D．begin making

4．Televison became an industry ________

[　　]

A．a hundred years ago.

B．in the year 1925.

C．around the year of 1955.

D．after another thirty years.

5．Now television plays an important part in ________

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A．science and education

B．education and many other fields

C．industry and education

D．experiments and education

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　　Annie Dakley Mozee was only nine when she took her father' s big kentucky rifle (步枪) into woods to hunt food. Her father was dead, and the family was poor and hungry.

　　When she found that she could shoot squirrels and rabbits by aiming the rifle carefully, a new life began for her. She began earning money by selling game to Mr Frost, who owned a hotel in a nearby town.

　　Then Annie began to try for a trick shot(高明的射手) ,everyone heard of her skill with a rifle .

　　When she was fifteen, Mr Frost set up a shooting match between her and a famous marksman (神枪手) . And finally, Annie won the match by one point. She was on her way to becoming a world -famous sharp shooter (一等射手) . She now called herself Annie Oakley .

1．Annie first used her rifle to ________.

[　　]

A．protect herself

B．shoot birds

C．make her living by hunting

D．be fond of shooting.

2．A new life began for Annie when she ________.

[　　]

A．met a famous marksman.

B．met Mr Frost.

C．turned strick shot.

D．found out that she could shoot.

3．Annie Oakley became famous because ________.

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A．the government gave her a medal of sharp shooter.

B．she beat a famous marksman.

C．she was praised for a first - class shot.

D．she turned big- game hunter.

4．The under lined word “game” of the selection means ________.

[　　]

A．form a play.

B．sports and exercise outdoors.

C．food fed to poultry(家禽) .

D．animals and birds hunted for food.

5．The best title for this selection is ________.

[　　]

A．How Annie Oakley Got Her Start .

B．The Shooting Match.

C．The Girl's Way To A Shot.

D．How To Shoot Game.

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　　     Mr. Black gave his wife money every Friday evening, but she　　 always spent it before the next Wednesday. For the next three　　 days she had none.

　　     Every Tuesday evening Mr. Black asked her, "But what did you　　 spend all that money on?" and she always answered, "I don't　　 know."

　　     One Friday Mr. Black brought home an exercise book and a pencil　　 and gave them to his wife along with the money." Now look!" he said　　 to her, "When you get money from me, write it down on this page, and on the next page write down what you spend the money on ."

　　     When Mr. Black came home the next Tuesday, his wife came to him and showed him the book. "I have done what you told me," she said　　 happily. On the first page she had written "Friday, 28th June, I got　　 18 pounds from John, "and on the next page, "Tuesday, 2nd July, I　　 have spent it all."

1. Mr. Black ____________ how she had spent the money.　　  ［　　］    
  A. wanted to know　　B. knew quite well    
  C. was very clear　　D. didn't want to know
2. By ___________ evening there was no more money left for Mrs. Black. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］   
  A. Tuesday　　　　  B. Wednesday     C. Thursday　　　　 D. Friday  3.Mr. Black told his wife to write down __________ on the next page.  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］    
  A. when she spent the money   
  B. where she spent the money    
  C. why did she spend so much money  
  D. what she bought with the money
4. _______ Mrs. Black began to write down how much her husband had     given her.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］　　  
  A. At the beginning of July   
  B. On Tuesday evening     
  C. On Friday evening　　　　   
  D. Every Wednesday
5.In the end, Mr. Black was sure _______.　　　　　　　　   ［　　］
  A. that his wife had a habit(习惯)of saving (节省) money  
  B. that most of the money had been spent on food   
  C. about how the money had been spent  
  D. that his wife spent her money without much care

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　　     Mrs. Scott bought a new house last year. The walls of the rooms had been painted a short time before, and Mrs. Scott liked the color, but the person who had sold her the house had taken the curtains (窗帘) with him, so Mrs. Scott had to buy new ones. Of course she wanted to buy　　 those that would match the walls of her rooms. She found out that her comb (梳子) was just the same color as these walls. So she always　　 took it with her whenever she went to look for cloth for curtains.

　　     In one shop she showed the shop keeper the comb and then looked at different cloth for curtains for half an hour with him, until he got　　 tired and said to her, "Madam, wouldn't it be easier just to buy some　　 cloth you like, and then find a new comb to go with that? "

1. Why did Mrs. Scott have to buy new curtains?　　　　　　 ［　　］    A. Because the person who sold the house had lost the curtains.     B. Because the person who sold the house did not leave the  　　  curtains.    C. Because she thought there should be new curtains in a new house.    D. Because the old curtains had been stolen. 2. What kind of curtains did Mrs. Scott want?　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　A. The kind that would be paid a little money. 　　B. The kind that would be neither expensive nor cheap. 　　C. The kind that would go with the walls. 　　D. The kind that would go with the doors. 3. Why did Mrs. Scott always take the comb with her whenever she went     to look for cloth for curtains?　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］    　　A. Because the color of the comb was what she wanted. 　　B. Because the comb was the only one she had. 　　C. Because she didn't want to lose the comb. 　　D. Because the color of the comb was quite different from that  　　   of other combs. 4. What do you think is the color of her comb?　　　　　　［　　］ 　　A. Red.　　B. Grey.　　C. Green.　　D. We don't know. 5. What might Mrs. Scott do after she heard the shop keeper's works? 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　A. She could not follow his advice. 　　B. She immediately followed his advice. 　　C. She changed her mind and bought some cloth. 　　D. She thanked the shop keeper for his advice.

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Half the student population of Fairfax Country, Virginia, has a native language other than English, some 100 languages are spoken in schools. All told, the population of US. students whose English are limited has jumped 22 percent in the just two years. Teachers of English, as a Second Language ( ESL) take students in small groups for a period each day to teach them in basic English or team - teach in the classroom to help students understand the work . They seldom use the students' languages to get their message across, unlike bilingual programmers. Bilingual education has opened up an argument about whether teaching children in their native tongues does harm to them in the long run.

1．It is learned that in Fairfax Country ________.

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A．50% of the students don't speak English

B．English is the native language of 50% students

C．the English language and another native language are spoken

D．English and another native language are spoken

2．In many schools of Fairfax Country, Virginia, ________

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A．English is not taught

B．students only learn basic English

C．students are only taught in their native languages

D．English is used as a second language.

3．We may infer that in bilingual programmers teachers are allowed to teach ________

[　　]

A．not only in English but in students native languages

B．only in students' native languages

C．either in the classroom or at home

D．just in basic English

4．What does the writer most probably think of the bilingual education?

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A．It is helpful to the students whose native languages are not English.

B．It can not help students understand their work.

C．It may do harm to students in the end.

D．It does no harm to non- natives of Americans.

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As far back as 700B.C, man had talked about children being cared for by wolves. Romulus and Remus, the old story twin founders of Rome, were said to have been cared for by wolves. It is believed that when a she-wolf loses her baby, she tries to get a human child to take its place. This idea did not become believable, until the late nineteenth century when a French doctor actually found a ten - year- old boy having nothing on walking around in the woods. He didn't walk up  right, could not speak, nor could he relate to people. He only growled (嗥叫) and stared at them. Finally the doctor won the boy' s confidence(信任) and began to work with him. After many long years of devoted and patient teaching, the doctor was able to get the boy to dress, feed himself, recognize and say a number of words, as well as write letters to form words.

1．The French doctor found the boy ________.

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A．walking in a strange way

B．writing letters to form words

C．dressed in human clothes

D．speaking in an unknown language

2．According to the text we can infer that ________.

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A．the boy was actually a baby - wolf

B．the boy was brought up by a she - wolf

C．the she - wolf had changed the boy into a wolf

D．having been brought up by a wolf, the boy could never live a human life

3．People before the late nineteen century didn't believe ________.

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A．wolves were man - eating animals

B．a she - wolf would care for a human child

C．a she - wolf would lose her baby

D．she - wolves were kind - hearted

4．The doctor was able to work with the boy because ________.

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A．the boy had never lost his mind

B．the boy trusted him

C．the boy liked to dress up

D．the boy worked very hard

5．What do the underlined words relate to mean?

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A．know

B．recognize

C．understand

D．touch