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　In the 1994 World Cup held in the USA, Paolo Maldini was made FAFA player（世界足球先生）, the first full back（后卫）ever to win such a title．At the awarding ceremony, Maldini said,“This is a special honour, because full back is the least noticed position in a game．Audiences and reporters care about this position less than they do about the goal keeper．”

　Since January 1985, Maldini has been playing for AC Milan for 11 years．While he was on the team, AC Milan won the league Championship in 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994 and a number of other titles．

　With his tall and strong body, handsome face, and surprising skill in football, Maldini is often invited to make advertisements for Italian cars, wines and clothes．

　Born in 1968 in Milan, Paolo Maldini has turned out to be an excellent player．Though he earns $ 1.5 million a year, he still shows more respect for other people than self importance．The only social activity he prefers is a wonderful dinner with his family and friends．

(1)  Maldini was made FIFA player in 1994, because ______．

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A．he was the least noticed football player

B．he was tall and strong

C．he played for AC Milan for many years

D．he was excellent at playing football

(2)  Maldini thinks that ______．

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A．full back is not an important position

B．people pay much more attention to the goal keeper than to the full back

C．goal keeper is the most important position

D．people are foolish to pay attention to full back position

(3)  Maldini is often invited to make advertisements because of ______．

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A．his least noticed position as a full back

B．his tall, strong body and handsome face

C．his excellent football skills

D．both B and C

(4)  Maldini prefers a wonderful dinner with his family and friends because ______．

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A．he earns $ 1.5 million a year

B．he enjoys delicious food

C．he loves his family and friends

D．he wants to show off his riches

(5)  Which of the following is wrong?

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A．AC Milan won the league championship in 1991．

B．Maldini has played for AC Milan over 10 years．

C．Maldini is a rich young man now．

D．Maldini was not often reported before 1994．

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　Islamabad, Pakistan (SP) June 22nd ---- Two mountain climbers miraculously survived（奇迹般地幸存）a fall of over 500 feet on the 24, 530-foot K12 mountain in Pakistan Saturday．The two climbers were climbing an ice-covered wall of the mountain when they suddenly lost their footing and fell about 560 feet to a narrow snow-covered ledge（岩石的突出部分）below．“We were lucky that ledge was there,”said the climbers,“otherwise we would have fallen over 2, 000 feet．”If the ledge had not been there, the two climbers would certainly have fallen to their death．“It's a wonder,”the climbers said,“that we landed on the ledge, and the snow was loose enough to protect against our fall．We are thankful that we survived．”When a reporter asked them if they planned to give up mountain climbing after their narrow escape, the two climbers replied,“Not at all．We'll be going back up there just as soon as we get out of the hospital．”．

(1)  The two climbers fell down because they ______．　　　

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A．lost their control

B．slipped suddenly

C．met a ledge by chance

D．lost their shoes

(2)  Where the two climbers climbed was ______．　　　

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A．high

B．steep（陡峭的）

C．slippery

D．all the above

(3)  The two climbers survived because the ledge below was ______．

[　　]

A．covered with ice　　　　　　 B．narrow and very flat

C．covered with loose snow　　　D．narrow and quite strong

(4)  The two climbers will ______ again．　　　

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A．go on climbing the same mountain

B．never climb the same mountain

C．give up any difficult mountain climbing

D．never climb other high mountains

(5)  From the climbers' words, we can see that they were ______．　　　

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A．wise

B．hardworking

C．careless

D．brave

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　Geoffrey Moorhouse was flying home to England from Africa in 1971, when he looked out of the plane and suddenly thought how huge and empty the Sahara Desert（撒哈拉沙漠）was．There and then, he decided to cross it by himself by camel．

　For many centuries men had crossed the Desert from the north and south to trade．But there had been no point in crossing from west to east．So no one had done it until 1963, when twelve Belgians drove across．If he went alone, by camel, it would be different．Moorhouse did not want to go just for fun．Yet what other reason was there? Immediately, he was afraid．“I would use this journey to examine ... my fear．”

　A year passed before he was free to begin his preparations．He was forty．He had never even touched a camel．He spoke no Arabic．And he did not know how to guide himself by the stars．His friends thought he would drop such an impossible plan．

(1)  Geoffrey Moorhouse was ______．　　　

[　　]

A．an African　　　B．an Englishman

C．a Belgian　　　 D．an Arab

(2)  His decision to cross the Sahara Desert by himself by camel was made ______．

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A．in Africa　　　B．in England

C．at home　　　D．on the plane

(3)  The first journey across the Desert from west to east was made ______．

[　　]

A．by Moorhouse and his friends

B．many centuries ago

C．by some Belgians, by camel

D．in 1963

(4)  According to the writer ______．　　　

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A．to cross a huge desert, one had to know how to guide himself by the stars

B．Moorhouse did not know what kind of animal a camel was

C．it took Moorhouse a year to learn to speak Arabic

D．Moorhouse changed his mind because his friends thought it impossible for him to cross the Desert alone

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　　     It isn't strictly true that one half of the world is rich and the　　 other half is poor. It's one third that is very rich and two-thirds　　 that are very poor.

　　

　　     People in the rich countries don't realize the great difference　　 between them and those in the poorer countries. A very simple example　　 is that a dog or a cat in North America eats better than a child in　　 the poorer countries. A fisherman in south America may be catching　　 fish which is processed (加工) into pet food, and his own children are　　 not getting enough to eat for their bodies to develop properly.

　　

　　     Although a lot of the world's natural resources like oil come from　　 these poorer countries, people in the richer countries are probably　　 using sixty times as much of these resources as a person in Asia or　　 Africa. And it's the richer countries that decide what kind of prices　　 they are ready to pay for these resources. And the prices the richer　　 countries get for their own exports (出口货), however, are always　　 rising. So they are getting richer and richer and the poorer countries　　 are getting poorer.

　　

(1)  It's ___________ of the world that is very rich and __________　　 　　   that are very poor.

[    ]

A. one half; the other half　　 　　   

B. one-third; two-thirds

C. two-thirds; one-third　　 　　   

D. one-third; two-third　　 　　

(2) A dog or a cat in North America eats better than a child in the

poorer countries because __________. 

[    ]

A. the dog and the cat are more important than a child in the poorer countries　　 　　   

B. the dog and cat are richer than a child in the poorer countries　　 　　   

C. there are great differences between people in the richer　　  countries and poorer countries　　 　　   

D. the poor children like to eat worse than the pet animals　　 　　

(3)  The prices of the resources should be decided __________.

[    ]

A. by the richer countries　　 　　   

B. by the poorer countries　　 　　   

C. mainly by the poorer countries　　 　　   

D. mainly by the richer countries　　 　　

(4) __________ is probably using __________ as much of the world's natural resources as ____________.　　　　　　　　  

[    ]

A. A person in the developed countries; sixty times; a person in the developing countries　　 　　   

B. A person in the richer countries; sixty times; two persons  in the poorer countries　　 　　   

C. A person in the poorer countries; sixty times; a person in the richer countries　　 　　   

D. A person in the richer countries; sixty times; a lot of people in Asia or Africa　　 　　

(5) The result is that ____________.

[    ]

A. the poorer countries are getting richer and the richer countries are getting poorer 　　   

B. the richer countries are getting richer and richer and the  poorer countries are getting richer too 　　   

C. the richer countries are getting richer and richer and the poorer countries are getting poorer 　　   

D. the richer countries are getting poorer and the poorer countries are getting poorer too.

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    Though Brazil (巴西) is one of the richest countries in the world,　　 much of it hasn't been developed. It was mainly for this reason that　　 the Brazilian government decided to have a new city built 600 miles　　 northwest of Kio de Janciro. Designed by the great architect (建筑师)　　 Lucio Costa, the new city, Brasilia, replaced Kio de Janciro as the　　 capital of Brazil in 1960. Brasilia has been carefully planned for　　 modern living. Its wide roads, which can take fourteen ways of　　 traffic, have kept away from living areas. Children do not have to　　 cross busy streets to go to school. Housewives can visit shopping　　 centres on foot, for in these specially designed living areas, cars　　 are unnecessary. At first, the government had great difficulty in　　 persuading people to leave Kio and to settle down in Brasilia. Since　　 1960, however, the population has been growing all the time. Brasilia　　 has made itself the capital of the country. The idea to have the　　 capital moved so far inland will have a great effect on the future of　　 Brazil.

(1) The new capital is __________ the sea.

[    ]

A. far from　　   B. by　　    C. over　　    D. on　　 　　

(2) A new capital was built because ___________.

[    ]

A. Brasilia is inland　　 　　   

B. Brazil is one of the richest countries in the world　　 　　   

C. the development of Brazil had to be sped up　　 　　   

D. Kio de Janciro was destroyed　　 　　

(3)  People find it comfortable to live in Brasilia for __________.

[    ]

A. it is designed for modern living　　 　　   

B. it is a new city　　 　　   

C. there are wide roads　　 　　   

D. children can go to school without crossing streets　　 　　

(4) From the passage we can conclude that __________.

[    ]

A. there are no cars in Brasilia　　 　　   

B. children needn't go to school　　 　　  

C. at first, people didn't like to leave Kio　　 　　   

D. shopping can be done on foot　　 　　

(5)  Brasilia is the capital ___________.

[    ]

A. in 1960　　　　　　　　    B. near Kio de Janciro　　 　　   

C. built by Lucio Costa　　   D. with a history of about 36 years

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　　     There is nobody who enjoys summer more than North Dakotas possibly　　 because it takes such a long time to get here. We come out of our　　 houses shutting and opening our eyes in the sun and ready to go. We　　 like summer as a girl likes flowers. We rush to the parks and the　　 swimming pools and the sports fields and the paths and the lakes. You　　 ask a dozen North Dakotas what summer means to them and you will get a　　 dozen different answers.　　

(1) To the North Dakotas winter probably seems _______.

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A. short but cold　　　　 B. interesting and exciting　　 　　

C. long and uninteresting　　D. quiet and satisfying　　 　　

(2) The sentence "You ask a dozen North Dakotas what summer means　　 　　 to them and you will get a dozen different answers" shows that　　 　　 North Dakotas __________.

[　　]

A. are unsure of themselves 　　 B. are ready to answer questions 　　

C. dislike making decisions 　　 D. have different interests in summer

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　　    If you ask some people, "How did you learn English so well?" You may get a surprising answer "In my sleep."　　 These are people who have taken part in one of recent experiments　　 to test "Learn-While-Sleep" methods which are now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects, of which English is only one. Specialists say that this "sleep-study" method speeds language learning greatly. They say that the average person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the day—and this does not affect his rest in any way. A word of warning, however: sleep teaching will only strengthen in your mind what you have studied already while you are awake. In an experiment, lessons were broadcast over the radio, Each lesson lasted twelve hours—from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary were given with the student awake. At 11 p.m. a lullaby (催眠曲)was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio whispered the lesson again into　　 his ears. At 2 a.m. a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes to review the lesson. The soft songs sent him back to rest again while the radio went on. At 5 a.m. his sleep ended and he had to get through the lesson again for three　　 hours before breakfast.　　

　　 　　(1) In the experiments to test "Learn-While-Sleep" _______.

　　

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A. only English is tried　　 B. not only English is tried　　 　　

C. many subjects are tried　　D. only languages are tried　　 　　

(2) Compared with other methods, the "Learn-While-Sleep" is _____.

　　

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A. boring　　B. simple　　C. quicker　　D. better　　 　　

(3) In the 4th to 6th hours of the experiment ________.　　 　　

[    ] 　　

A. the student was wide awake　　

B. the student was fast asleep

C. the radio whispered the lesson again　　

D. a sharp noise woke up the sleeping student

　　Time talks. It speaks more plainly (明白地)than words. Time communicates (交流) in many ways.

　　Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a special meaning to the event. Factory managers in the United States fully realize the importance of an announcement made during the middle of the morning or afternoon that takes everyone away from his work.

　　In the United States, it is not customary (通常的，习惯的) to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving(刮脸) or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very urgent(紧急的) and requires immediate attention. It is the same with telephone calls made after 11:00 p. m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he probably thinks it is a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates is important.

　　The meanings of time differ in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstanding arises (出现) between people from cultures(文化) that treat time differently. In the United States, people tend (趋向于) to think of time as something fixed in nature, something from which one can not escape. As a rile, Americans think of time as a road into the future, along which one progresses. The road has many sections(段) , which are to be kept separate…“one thing at a time”. Thus, an American may feel angry when he has made an appointment (约会) with someone and then finds a lot of other things happening at the same time.

　　Americans look ahead and are concerned(与……有关系)almost entirely with the future. The American idea of the future is limited, however. It is the foreseeable future and not the future of involving(牵连) many centuries.

　　Since time has much different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little better if we can keep this fact in mind.

(1)According to the passage, an announcement made during the day in a factory must be very important because ________.

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A．it interrupts the work of all employees

B．it is made by the manager

C．it makes everyone lose his job

D．it communicates in many ways

(2)In the United States, a phone call made after 11:00 p. m. is considered ________, in the view of the writer.

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A．as important as one made in the morning

B．impolite since it disturbs the receiver's sleep

C．to be a threat (恐吓) to the receiver's life

D．even more urgent than one made early in the morning

(3)An American may feel angry if ________.

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A．he is to deal with many things at one appointed time

B．people from different cultures misunderstand him

C．he cannot escape from something fixed in nature.

D．others do not keep things separate

(4)The expression “the foreseeable future” could be most suitably replaced by ________.

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A．the future that will not be far away

B．the future that one looks forward to

C．the future toward which one makes progress

D．the future which involves centuries

(5)The writer concludes that people of different countries will understand each other better if ________.

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A．they know how to communicate with each other

B．they are concerned with the future

C．they learn the way time communicates

D．they keep in mind that different cultures treat time differently

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　ARLES, France-The world's oldest person turned 120 yesterday．

　Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment met artist Vincent Van Gogh and remembers the first moving pictures．

　She is blind, almost deaf and confined（限制）to a wheelchair．She celebrated her birthday at a home for the aged in the provincial town of Arles．She was born there in February, 1875 and spent all her life in the same place．

　Calment has been named the oldest person on the planet in“The Guinness Book of World Records”．Calment was born four years before scientist Albert Einstein, and a decade（十年）after the assassination（刺杀）of the US President Abraham Lincoln．

　“Always keep your chin up．That's what I attribute（归因于）my long life to．I think I'll die smiling．It's part of my plan, ”she said．

　A book, “Jeanne Calment's 120 Years”, was written about her．

　(February 22-28, 1995 2lst Century)

(1) Which of the following isn't true about Calment?　　　

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A．She is older than anyone else in the world．

B．She celebrated her 120th birthday at her elder sister's home．

C．She spent all her life in Arles．

D．She was born earlier than Albert Einstein．

(2) According to Calment, the secret of long life is to ________．

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A．insist on taking exercise

B．control our diet

C．be always optimistic（乐观的）

D．give up smoking and drinking

(3) People put her name in “The Guinness Book of World Records”mainly because ________．

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A．her secret of long life can make people live longer

B．she once met the famous artist

C．she was born 4 years earlier than Albert Einstein

D．so far she has lived longer than anyone else

(4) From the passage we know that ________．

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A．her memory is very poor now

B．her husband is still alive

C．her eyesight and hearing are very poor

D．the book “Jeanne Calment's 120 Years”was written by herself

(5) From the passage we can infer that ________．

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A．President Abraham Lincoln died in 1865

B．she will die smiling

C．she can do some shopping on foot at present

D．she has never married

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Dear Anne,

　I 've just realized I haven't written to you over a month．What have you been doing with yourself since I last saw you? In your last letter you said you were thinking of asking for a new job．I'd love to hear what happened．I would have phoned you, but I must have lost your number．I remember writing it down somewhere but I haven't been able to find it．Anyway, why I'm writing is to tell you I'm having a party next Wednesday evening．If you'd like to come, I suggest that you give me a ring and I'll give you all the details（详情）．I hope you'll be able to come and look forward to hearing from you．I apologize for not writing any more but I have to go now．

Yours,

Janet

(1) From this letter we know ________．

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A．Anne and Janet are sisters

B．Anne lives far from Janet

C．Anne and Janet often write to each other

D．Anne hasn't heard from Janet for more than a month

(2) Janet wrote her letter because ________．　　　

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A．she was afraid that Anne would forget her

B．she wanted to tell Anne about some activity to be held soon

C．she just wished to keep in touch with Anne

D．she wanted to help Anne find a new job

(3) Why did Janet write to Anne instead of calling her?　　　

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A．She wanted to express herself more clearly．

B．She wanted to save time．

C．Anne happened to be out for a new job these days．

D．She couldn't find Anne's telephone number then．

(4) What did Janet want Anne to do if Anne would go to the party? 　　　

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A．To write her a letter at once

B．To give her a phone．

C．To call for her that day

D．To get there on time．

(5) What was not said in the letter?　　　

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A．Anne wanted to change her job．

B．The date and the place of the party．

C．Janet was not sure whether Anne had found a new job．

D．Anne had got Janet's telephone number．