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　　    Albert Einstein once attributed (把...归因于) the creativity of a　　 famous scientist to the fact that he "never went to school, and　　 therefore preserved (保护) the rare gift of thinking freely." There is　　 undoubtedly truth in Einstein's observation: many artists and geniuses　　 (天才) seem to view their schooling as a disadvantage (不利). But such　　 a truth is not a criticism of schools. It is the function of schools　　 to civilize, not to train explorers. The explorer is always a lonely　　 individual whether his or her pioneering is in art, music, science, or　　 technology. The creative explorer of unmapped lands shares with the　　 genius what William James described as the "faculty of perceiving in　　 an unhabitual way." In so far as schools teach perceptual (感性的)　　 patterns they tend to destroy creativity and genius. But if schools　　 could somewhat exist solely (单独地) to cultivate (培养) genius, then　　 society would break down. For the social order demands unity and　　 widespread agreement, both traits (特性) that are destructive to　　 creativity. There will always be conflict between the demands of　　 society and the impulses (动力) of creativity and genius.　　

1. Albert Einstein once thought that schools __________.

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A. helped develop the creativity of a scientist

B. preserved a rare gift for a scientist

C. prevented a scientist from thinking freely

D. contributed a lot to science and technology

2. In the author's opinion schooling meets the need of __________.

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A. genius　　　　  B. faculty of perceiving

C. social order    D. the impulses of creativity

3. There will always be contradiction (矛盾) between ___________.

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A. the demands of society and schooling

B. cultivation of creativity and faculty of perceiving

C. social unity and schooling

D. creativity and widespread social agreement

4. Einstein's observation is in accord with _________.

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A. schoolmasters　　　　　　   B. the author

C. many artists and geniuses   D. both B and C

5. Which of the following expresses the main idea of the passage?

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A. Einstein and artists have said schools limit creativity and　　 　　genius.

B. Schools should be designed to encourage creativity and social　　 　　order.

C. Explorers and geniuses look at the world differently from the way most people do.　　 　　

　　 D. Schools can never satisfy the needs of both genius and　　 　　society as a whole.

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　　     Of course, many other sports are enjoyed in Britain. Tennis is popular, especially in summer. So are swimming, horse riding, rugby and golf. The government provides places for people to play these sports; there are also private clubs, to which people pay money; the club provides tennis courts and other facilities (条件). Recently, many people have started to learn martial arts, such as kung-fu, judo and tai-chih. Children and young people are especially fond of martial arts. When I was teaching in London, the children were all fascinated by kung-fu, having seen many films from Hong Kong. There was a little Chinese boy at the school. He was five years old and he couldn't speak English. But he could do kung-fu;and the other children all loved him. 　　

1. In which season is tennis the most popular?

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A. In summer　　

B. In autumn　　　　

C. In spring　　

D. In winter　　

2. The places that the government provides for people are used to ___________.

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A. earning money　　

B. fishing　　　　

C. play sports　　

D. teach English　　

3. The clubs are run by ____________?

[　　]

A. players　　　　

B. government　　　　

C. social workers　　

D. individuals　　

4. The children were interested in doing kung-fu because ________.

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A. They had seen the films from China 　　

B. they had seen the films from Hong Kong 　　

C. they saw the Chinese boy play 　　

D. they learned to do kung-fu　　

5. The children loved the Chinese boy, because __________.

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A. he was from China　　

B. he couldn't speak English 　　

C. he could do kung-fu　　

D. he was five years old

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　　    Timothy, a ten-year-old boy, did not like doing his homework, because he preferred to do other things in his free time.He seldom did his homework, and when he did he always made a lot of mistakes.Then one day, his mathematics teacher looked at Timothy's homework and saw that he had got his sums right. He was very pleased — and rather surprised. He called Timothy to his desk and said to him, "You got your homework right this time, Timothy. What happened? Did your father help you?" "No, Sir," answered Timothy. "He was busy last night, so I had to do it myself."　　

1. The best title for this story is ____________.

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A. A Teacher's Surprise　　　　

B. A Stupid Father and His Lazy Son 　　

C. Father and Son　　　　

D. A Help or Not　　

2. Timothy's teachers expected to find _________.

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A. Timothy's homework amusing　　　　

B. he got all the sums right 　　

C. his homework full of mistakes 　　

D. he was helped by his father　　

3. The math teacher was surprised because __________.

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A. the homework that he had handed in was unusually good 　　

B. he had found out that Timothy's father had helped him 　　

C. he was the only pupil who got all the right sums 　　

D. he had done his homework with somebody else's help 　　

4. The boy usually did his homework _____________.

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A. all by himself　　　　　　

B. in his free time　　　　

C. with his father's help　　

D. when he liked to　　

5. What do you suppose the story is trying to tell us?

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A. Helping a clever child with his homework is unnecessary. 　　

B. A child without help can't get all his homework right.

C. Some children are brighter than their parents. 　　

D. Children can work very well if they are pleased.

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　　    Joe Bloggs always had a cigarette on his lips. He smoked while he　　 read, while he looked at the television, and while he drank a cup of　　 coffee. He smoked forty cigarettes a day, but he was happy.　　 Joe's friend, Fred Brown, said to him, "It is very bad to smoke." When Joe heard this, he started to worry and became thin. So he　　 did not buy any more cigarettes. He became so thin he went to Fred for　　 help. Fred said, "You must eat more." So Joe did not smoke, but he ate　　 chocolate, and he became very fat. Again he went to Fred for help.Fred said, "You must not eat chocolate." So Joe stopped eating　　 chocolate, but he went back to smoking cigarettes. He became thin again　　 but he was not happy, because he still smoked.Sometimes Joe Bloggs wished Fred Brown was not his friend!

　　 　　 　　 　　

1. When Joe became thin first time it was because ___________.

　　 　　 　　 　　

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A. he smoked too much

B. he worried too much

C. he stopped smoking

D. he ate too little

2. The following sentences tell what happened to Joe. Which is the　　 right order of the events?

　　 　　 　　

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a. He did not smoke; he ate chocolate; he was fat; he was　　 unhappy.

　　 b. He smoked; he did not eat chocolate; he was thin; he was　　 unhappy.

　　 c. He smoked; he did not eat chocolate; he was not fat; he was　　 happy.

　　 A. a.b.c.　　  B. c.b.a.　　 　　

　　 C. b.a.c.　　  D. c.a.b　　

　　 3. In the end Joe was unhappy about his friendship with Fred　　 because __________.

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A. Fred's advice had brought him no good

B. he never liked being told what to do

C. he in fact had never really trusted Fred

D. Fred had given him the wrong advice on purpose (故意地)　　

4. What kind of person would you say Joe was?

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A. He was not the kind of person who used his head much.

B. He had no will power to carry out a decision.　　

C. He was not happy to let others make decisions for him.　　

D. He was always changing his mind and was never satisfied.　　

5. What is the writer trying to tell us with this story?

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A. One should think and decide for oneself.

B. One should ask friends for help and advice.

C. Smoking is bad for one's health.

D. Chocolate is bad for one's health.

　　

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　　    There was ice on the road, and the doctor's car hit a tree 　　and turned over three times. To his surprise, he was not hurt. He got out of the car and walked to the nearest house. He wanted 　　to telephone the garage for help. The door was opened by one of his patients.　　 "Oh, Doctor." she said, "I have only just 　　telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly indeed. There has been a very bad accident on the road 　　outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help."　　

1. Where was the doctor going in his car?　　

[    ] 　　

A. We don't know.　　

B. To a patient's home.　　　　

C. To a garage.　　

D. To his own home.　　

2. Which of the following was the cause of the accident?　　

[    ]

A. Careless driving.　　　　

B. A tree had fallen across the road. 　　

C. A slippery (滑) road.　　　　

D. There was a thick fog.　　

3. The doctor went to the house because __________　　

[    ]

A. he knew one of his patients lived there. 　　

B. he had received a call to go there. 　　

C. he wanted to use the telephone. 　　

D. he was injured and could walk no further. 　　

4. Why did the woman patient telephone the doctor?　　

[    ] 　　

A. She needed medical treatment. 　　

B. She believed somebody else needed a doctor. 　　

C. To ask how quickly the doctor could come. 　　

D. To ask whether the doctor was coming on his regular visit.　　

5. How did the woman feel on opening the door, and seeing the doctor?　　

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A. She had been expecting the doctor, but was surprised that he had come so quickly. 　　

B. She had not expected the doctor and wondered why he had come.

C. She felt glad that the doctor was not hurt in the accident. 　　

D. She was alarmed (惊慌) at seeing the doctor in a bad state after the accident. 　　

6. Which of the following is the most likely reply the doctor gave the woman patient at the end of the story?　　

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A. "Yes, he does need help —— your help, not mine." 　　

B. "Another accident? I've just had an accident myself!" 　　

C. "I got your call and rushed over. I hope I'm not too late." 　　

D. "I didn't get your call. But I'm here and hope I can help."

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"Do you believe in life after death?" Jack's boss asked Jack. 　　

"Yes, sir."

"Well, then, that makes everything just fine." the boss went on.

"About an hour after you left yesterday to go to your grandfather's funeral (葬礼), he dropped in to see you."

1. What do you suppose Jack did the day before?

[    ] 　　

A. He attended his grandfather's funeral. 　　

B. He told a lie to get the day off. 　　

C. He meant to attend a funeral but didn't.

D. He did nothing special, he worked as usual. 　　

2. What do you suppose Jack's grandfather was doing the day before?

　　 [    ] 　　

A. He knew Jack had cheated his boss and came to expose him. 　　

B. He was thought to be dead but in fact was well and alive. 　　

C. He was dying but was saved by the doctors. 　　

D. He was going about his usual business. 　　

3. When the boss said, "That makes everything just fine." 　　

[    ] 　　

A. he meant he was glad that Jack's grandfather was still alive.

B. he meant he was glad that Jack believed in life after death.

C. he was, in fact, telling Jack that everything was OK.

D. he was, in fact, telling Jack that he had been found out.

4. Who does the story tell us really believed in life after death?

[    ]　　　　

A. Jack.　　　　　　　　

B. Jack's boss.　　　　

C. Jack's grandfather.　　

D. No one.

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　　 　　    Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. When they work, they usually get　　 paid in money.

　　     Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money　　 was shells.

　　     Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money　　 for a long time. Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as　　 money in parts of Africa.

　　     The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had　　 a square hole in the center. People strung (串连) them together and　　 carried them from place to place.

　　     Different countries have used different metals and designs for　　 their money. The first coins in England were made of tin (锡). Sweden and Russia used copper (铜) to make their money. Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.

　　     But even gold and silver were inconvenient (不方便) if you had to　　 buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. The first paper money looked　　 more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used　　 today.

　　 Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.

1. The main use of money is that _________.

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A. people use it to buy things to eat 　　

B. people accept money only in exchange for clothes 　　

C. people accept money in exchange for goods and service 　　

D. people will accept money for giving out goods to others 　　

2. Most of the money used today is made of _________.

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A. paper　　B. elephant tusks　　C. shells　　D. metal or paper 　　

3. What did the first Chinese metal coins look like?

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A. They had a square hole in the center. 　　

B. They were just like shells. 　　

C. They were round like the moon. 　　

D. They were round with a square hole in the center. 　　

4. Who thought of a way to use paper money first?

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A. The Chinese　　B. The Russian 　　

C. The Swede　　 D. The Englishmen 　　

5. The Best Title of this passage should be _________.

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A. The Chinese Money　　　　 B. The History of Money 　　

C. Some Things About Money　　D. What Is Money?

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1．This is a table of contents in a ________ .

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2．Which of the pages would likely contain a series of problems with regard to capacity (能) for doing work , such as lifting or moving an object?

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　　In some part of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England.

　　New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil.

　　Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm  had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down trees. The next job has been digging the stumps(树桩) of the trees out of the soil. Then the farmer has the difficult job of removing stones from his land.

　　This work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for 200 years keep producing more stones.

　　That is why stone walls are used instead of fences around New England fields. The stone walls are not high; a man can easily climb over them. But they keep the farmer's cow from joining his neighbour's cows.

1．New England lies ________.

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A．in England

B．in the U.S.

C．to the northeast of England

D．to the northeast of the U.S.

2．The passage compares(比较) farming ________.

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A．in England and in New England

B．in different parts of the U.S.

C．in England and in the U.S.

D．in different parts of England

3．What is the greatest difficulty New England farmers have in their farming?

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4．“Remove”means ________.

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5．From this passage, you know at least one thing New England farmers produce on their farms. What is this?

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   Insects have a great many different ways to protect their eggs after laying them. Some insects just lay their eggs anywhere and forget all about them. Many other set their eggs near food material and then go off. Butterflies, for example, lay their eggs on a plant which the young, when hatched, will feed on. The ants and the bees, on the other hand, give their young the greatest protection. The young have nurses to feed them and soldiers to protect them while they are carefully tended in the beehive or antnest.

1．An insect generally ________ of defending its eggs from harm.

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2．Decide the true statement according to the article ________.

［　　］

A．All the insects tend their newly -laid eggs carefully

B．A butterfly produces its eggs where the young can easily find food material when hatched

C．Many insects lay their eggs where they stay and care for them no longer

D．A plant is no place for an insect to set its eggs on

3．Unlike the little butterflies, the young ants ________.

［　　］

A．have to search for food themselves

B．are offered food back at home

C．are guarded against enemies

D．both B and C

4．A beehive here means ________.

［　　］

A．a crowded busy place where bees store their food

B．a place, like a small box, where bees live

C．a safe hiding - place for bees to feed the young

D．a kind of feed material the young will feed on

5．The article does not say, but we know ________.

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A．biologists took no observations, but thought hard and drew a conclusion

B．the ant's way of living is quite different from that of the bees

C．the eggs laid by insects are likely to be damaged in some way

D．the eggs need no protection