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　People used to say, “The hand that rocks (摇) the cradle (摇篮) rules the world” and “Behind every successful man there's a woman.” Both these sayings mean the same thing: Men rule the world, but their wives rule them.

　Most of the American women like making their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want something for themselves. They want good jobs. When they work they want to be better paid. They want to be as successful as men.

　The American women's liberation movement was started by women who don't want to stand behind successful men. They don't want to be told that certain jobs of offices are closed to them. They refuse to work side by side with men who do the same work for a higher pay.

　A liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence (信心) in herself. If somebody says to her, “You've come a long way, baby,” She'll smile and answer, “Not nearly as far as I'm going to go, baby.”

　This movement is quite new, and many American women do not agree.

　But it has already made some important changes in women's lives──in men's lives too.

1．“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world” means _________.

[　　]

A． women can not only give birth to children but rule a country.

B． women not only raise their children but support their husbands.

C． women do play an important part in men's lives and work

D． a man can't be successful without being married

2．“You have come a long way, baby.” means _________.

[　　]

A． you have walked far from your home

B． she has done a lot and succeeded greatly in freeing herself.

C． she has worked outside far from her home

D． you really love me, dear.

3． “Not nearly as far as I'm going to go, baby,” means _________.

[　　]

A． the way isn't very far

B． she must go even farther to work

C． she isn't so satisfied with her success

D． she is very much satisfied with the long way she covered

4． According to the passage, the writer _________ the women's liberation.

[　　]

A． is all for 　　　　　　 B． doesn't tell us his idea on

C． is strongly against 　　　D． isn't strongly against

5． The best title of this passage should be _________.

[　　]

A．Something About Women

B．Women and Their Husbands

C． Women Want to Raise Their Pay

D． Women's Liberation in the USA

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　While visiting France, we decided to do some shopping. Not far from the hotel was a store with all kinds of clothing hanging up, and a notice offering 50 percent reduction（减价）.

　When we entered the shop, a woman asked if she could help us, but we said we would like to look around on our own. She looked at us rather strangely.

　Not finding anything suitable, we thanked the woman and left. Suddenly my husband started to laugh and pointed to a small sign in English. It said:" DRY-CLEANING SHOP".

1． The shop they entered was ______.　　　

[　　]

A． a tailor's shop　　　 B． a second-hand clothing store

C． a clothing store　　　D． none of the above

2． According to the passage, the writer might be ______.　　　

[　　]

A． a Frenchman　　　 B． a Frenchwoman

C． an Englishman　　　D． an Englishwoman

3． The woman in the shop stared at them strangely, because ______.　　　

[　　]

A． she saw foreigners for the first time

B． they had on funny clothes

C． she wondered why they had come into the shop

D．they didn't give her any money

4． The man laughed suddenly when ______.　　　

[　　]

A． he found something he was after

B． he realized they had been to a wrong place

C． he caught sight of a strange woman

D． he saw a notice

5． The story took place in ______.　　　

[　　]

A． a country in Europe

B． America

C． a hotel

D． a department store

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　Strange things happen to time now and then when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four time zones (areas) one hour apart (相隔). You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.

　If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋), your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Travelling west, you set your clock back; travelling east, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.

　If you travel by ship across the Pacific（太平洋）, you cross the international（国际的）date line. By agreement（协议）, this is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar（日历） one full day, backward or forward. Travelling east, today becomes yesterday; travelling west, it is tomorrow!

1． Which of the following should be chosen as the title of this passage? 

[　　]

A．Different Times　　　B．Twenty-four Hours

C．Time Zones　　　　 D．The Changing Time

2． What does the word “divide” mean? It means “______”.

[　　]

A．to break something up into parts

B．to break into one's house

C．to hit something so that it's in pieces

D．to hit somebody in the face

3． What's the difference in time between zones?　　　

[　　]

A．Twenty-four hours.　　　B．Seven days.

C．Twenty-five hours.　　　D．One hour.

　　Daphne asked Jim, a friend of Walter's, for some extra help on her political science homework. On Friday, they agreed to meet at his dormitory study room at 8 Sunday night. It was 8∶05 when Jim arrived. He wasn't on time as he usually is, because he had been out enjoying the spring weather after eating at McDonald's. But he wasn't worried, because he knew from Walter that Daphne was usually late. When Daphne hadn't arrived by 8∶25, Jim was a little surprised. He decided to go to the dorm lounge(休息室) and watch his favorite Sunday night TV show. It started at 8∶30, so he had to hurry. When he got to the lounge, Walter was just leaving. “Hey, Jim, your favorite TV show just finished. Where were you? It was fantastic!”

　　“What do you mean, Walter? It's 8∶30, so I'm just in time to watch it!” Jim replied, looking a little confused.

　　 “Didn't you change your watch last night?” Walter asked. Then he explained, “Last night you were supposed to move your watch ahead one hour. We do this every year on the last Sunday in April. Then, on the last Sunday in October, everyone moves clock back an hour. We say‘spring ahead, fall back ’to help us remember which way to change our clocks.” Walter stopped to see if Jim had understood his explanation. “You don't do that in Indiana, I guess.”

　　“No, we don't,” Jim said, shaking his head. “In that case, I was over an hour late for my appointment with Daphne, not only five minutes late. Wow! She'll never let me forget this!”

1．What is the important idea of this story?

[　　]

A．Daphne is usually late.

B．there are no time changes in Indiana.

C．Jim likes his favorite Sunday night TV show.

D．Jim was late because he didn't know about the time changes.

2．Why did Jim look confused when he learned the TV show had just finished?

[　　]

A．Because he missed the fantastic TV show.

B．Because he thought he was just in time to watch his favorite TV show.

C．Because he was late for the show.

D．Because he forgot the time of the show.

3． All the citizens in the United States are supposed to move their watches ahead in spring and back in fall.

[　　]

A．Certainly they are.

B．No, they are not.

C．No, those who live in Indiana do not do that.

D．Certainly they are besides those living in Indiana.

4． How did Jim feel after Walter told him about the time changes?

[　　]

A．He felt very upset that he hadn't kept his appointment with Daphne.

B．He looked confused about the time changes.

C．He was surprised that Daphne was over an hour late.

D．He felt very glad that he didn't miss his favorite TV show.

5．Imagine you are going to a party at 2 p.m. of the last Sunday in April. If you forget about the time change, what time will you arrive?

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Dear Aunt and Uncle,

　This is my first English letter to you. I'm going to tell you about my school life in simple English.

　I'm a first-year student in the Foreign Languages Department. We get up at six in the morning. We wash and dress. Then we do our morning exercises on the sportsground. After that we usually run round the track. Before breakfast, we have half an hour for reading. Classes begin at half past seven. We usually have two English classes in the morning. In the afternoon, we have Chinese and other subjects. Sometimes we spend an hour or two in the language lab.

　In the evening, we listen to the tape-recordings, go over our lessons and have group activities.

　I'm very busy at school, but I'm happy.

　How are you, Aunt and Uncle? And how are my cousins? Please give my best wishes to them.

Love,

Chang Hua

1． _______ wrote this letter.　　　

[　　]

A． Dear Aunt　　　 B． A student

C． Chang Hua　　　D． Uncle

2． The writer ______.　　　

[　　]

A． often writes letters in English

B． never wrote letters in English before

C． is an English writer

D． is an English user

3． The only correct order of the following should be _______.　　　

[　　]

a． get up　　　　　　 b． dress

c． wash　　　　　　  d． do morning exercises

e． have breakfast 　　  f． read

A． abcedf　　　B． bcadfe

C． acbdfe　　　D． abdcef

4． In the evening, students in the foreign Languages Department ______.

[　　]

A． have Chinese classes

B． spend some time in the language lab

C． listen to the tapes and go over the lessons

D． Both A and B

5． This letter mainly says something about ______.　　　

[　　]

A． the writer himself　　　B． the study

C． the writer's aunt　　　 D． the school life

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　Dinner, for English people, is the richest meal of the day and is a very formal meal. Many people even wear special clothes for dinner, so if you are asked out to dinner you must find out whether you are expected to wear a dinner suit; for you would feel very upset if when you get there, you were the only person in ordinary clothes. Dinner is generally served at about half past seven. All the numbers of the family sit down together and eat on their best behavior. The head of the family sits at one end of the table; his wife sits at the other. If there is a guest, he generally sits in the place of honour, which is at the right of the lady of the house. If there are several guests, the most important is asked to sit there. During the meal conversation is carried on, you should try to get in conversation with the person on your right or left, but you should not try to talk to someone who is a long way from you.

1． English dinner is the richest meal of the day, which suggests that ______.

[　　]

A． you have the best meal you have never had before

B． you can enjoy quantities of or all sorts of food and drink

C． such dinner usually costs a lot of money

D． you can receive a best service

2． Before going to dinner, you should be careful ______.

[　　]

A． to keep yourself calm

B． to find out who invites you

C． of the exact time and place

D． about your clothes for the dinner

3． The most important guest usually sits ______.

[　　]

A． at the right side of the housewife

B． at the place he likes best

C． at one end of the table

D． between the head of the family and the lady of the house

4． During the dinner conversation, the guest should only talk to ______.

[　　]

A． the one in the place of honour

B． the one just at your side

C． the one at either end of the table

D． the one who is a long way off

5． For English people, dinner is a very formal meal. The reason for this is that ______.

[　　]

A． the last meal of the day should be formal

B． guests are often invited to dinner

C． it just follows the custom of the British

D． something special often takes place then

The Eve of Radar

　　2　“A pal in a dome?” Charlie exclaimed. “What are you talking about?”

　　3　“I’m talking about the word radar,” Pat explained. “It's a palindrome because the letters read the same forward and backward like mom, dad, and did. “It's an acronym because the letters stand for words.”

　　4　“Oh, radar stands for radio detecting and ranging,” Charlie laughed. “I do know that much. I also know that a radar set is made up of a transmitter and a receiver, and without it our jobs would be a lot harder.”

　　5　The transmitter that Charlie mentioned sends out radio waves. When these waves strike something, they bounce off it. Then they are picked up by the receiving part of the radar set. The speed and intensity of the returning radio waves tell how far away an object is. They also tell if it is moving and at what speed it is moving. Radar waves travel at the speed of light more than one hundred eighty-six thousand miles per second.

　　6　Pat and Charlie make good use of radar's ability to identify the weather situation. Often their visibility is dimmed by mist, fog, clouds, or storms. When this happens, they can turn to radar for help. The waves can see areas of heavy rain or snow inside clouds that otherwise look harmless.

　　7　Instead of looking through storms, radar can also be adjusted to track storms. Weather experts can use radar to see where a storm is and how bad it will get. They can often tell what the storm's path will be.

　　8　Radar helps planes avoid accidents, too. Radar waves work by hitting objects miles away. These objects are seen as blips of light on a plane's radar screen. Using radar in this way, Pat and Charlie can be warned of danger while it is still distant.

　　9　For their approach and landing instructions, Pat and Charlie rely on the airport control tower. People in the tower assign each plane a direction and a safe altitude for landing. In the control tower, radar screens show each plane in the vicinity. When visibility is poor, radar can be used to guide the landings.

　　10　Weather forecasting and flight assistance are not the only uses for radar. Astronomers use it to study other planets. Zoologists use it to study the flight patterns of birds.

　　11　Ships use radar, too. Radar can pinpoint dangers such as icebergs or rocks.

　　12　“So, the word radar is a palindrome and an acronym,” Charlie grinned. “I guess I learn something new every day. How did I ever get along without you, Pat?”

Read to find out how radar is used.

Write the words from the story that has the meanings below.

　　1.ability to see ________ （Par. 6)

　　2.people who study animals _______________ （Par. 10)

Answer the following question.

　3.What two sections does a radar set have? ________________________

　　In 1780 James Watt produced art efficient steam engine which powered 40 machines in a Glasgow factory． That date is normally taken as the beginning of the Industrial Age． Since then, industrial development has changed our way of life more and more． The revolution in communications, for example, has made the world seem much smaller． The invention of the telephones in 1876 by another Scotsman, Bell, and Marconi's first radio broadcast 19 years later were both important developments． But the Italian inventor’s early radios seem very primitive compared with modern portable radios． These were made possible by the invention of the transistor by W． B． Shockley in the USA in 1948． This device replaced the valve in radios．

　　There have been many changes in transport, too, since the development of the wheel, 6, 000 years ago． Daimler and Benz, both Germans, built one of the first practical petrol-driven motor cars in 1885． Only 18 years later, the Wright brothers, from America, flew their first plane．

　　Now, we have jets and, since the work of Christopher Cockerell in Britain in the 1950's, the hovercraft．

　　In medicine, the most significant advance came in 1928, when Sir Alexander Fleming, also an Englishman, discovered penicillin, which has saved countless lives since．

1．Which of these was invented or discovered first? Put them in order．

A．the telephone B． penicillin　　 C． the transistor D． the steam engine

E． radio　　　　F． the plane　　 G． the motor car H． the wheel

1_____ 2 ______ 3 ______ 4 _______ 5 _______ 6 _______ 7 _______ 8 _______

2．James Watt was _______

A．a Scottish engineer．　　 B． an English engineers

C．an Italian engineer．　　 D． a German engineer．

3．Our way of life has changed greatly ever since　　

A．James Watt produced an efficient steam engine．

B．the revolution in communications．

C．the discovery of penicillin．

D．we have jets．

4．Choose the right words to complete the sentences．

A．Bell 　　 the telephone in 1876．

B．Penicillin _____ _____ by Fleming in 1928．

C．Valves in radios have now been _____ by transistors．

D．One of the first practical petrol-driven motor cars _____ ______ by two German engineers．

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　One night about nine o'clock, Dr Eyck,a surgeon（外科医生）had a phone call from Dr Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls．The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun．

　The doctor was soon on his way to Cleas Falls．It was 60 miles away．And it was snowing heavily in the city．The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o'clock．

　A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat．Gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out ．Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow．

　It was after two o'clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls．Dr Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before．

　The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting-room．There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands．

　“Mr Cunningham,”said Dr Haydon to the man,“this is Dr Eyck. He is a surgeon who came all way from Albany to save your boy．”

(1)Dr Haydon asked Dr Eyck to come to Clens Falls because_________．

[　　]

A．he couldn't find his father

B．the boy was not very serious

C．the boy needed the help of a surgeon

D．Dr Eyck knew the boy well himself

(2)The surgeon was late because_________．

[　　]

A．the weather was very terrible

B．he was stopped by the people who needed his help

C．Chens Falls was a little too far away from his house

D．his car was taken away

(3)Getting out of his car, Dr Eyck could do nothing but_________．

[　　]

A．go to Clens Falls on foot

B．go back to his own hospital

C．call Dr Haydon and told him all about the trouble

D．stand there waiting for help

(4)The boy could have been saved if _________．

[　　]

A．he had not been sent to the hospital

B．his father hadn't arrived

C．he hadn't shot himself

D．Dr Eyck had arrived there two hours earlier

(5)The man who took the doctor's car away was_________．

[　　]

A．the boy's father　　　B．a policeman

C．a thief　　　 　　　D．an escaped prisoner

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　Jane was a few minutes late．Mr Smith had left the office when she got there．

　His secretary told her he would be back in a few minutes．She had to sit down and wait for a few minutes in the outer office．

　“I'll never get this job, ”she told herself．For a moment she wanted to run out of the building．Just then, Mr Smith came through the door and hurried into his office．A few seconds later, his secretary took Jane in and introduced her．

　Jane apologized for being late．Mr Smith didn't seem to mind．They talked a few seconds and then got down to business．He took out her letter of application．

　“You've never worked in radio or television before, have you?”he said．Jane answered that she was afraid that she hadn't．Now, she was even more sure that she would not get the job．Mr Smith asked her a few more questions．

　To her surprise, he seemed to be interested in her other qualifications（条件）．

　She was even more surprised when he asked if she could start soon．

　“I wonder if you'd mind starting next month?”he asked with a smile．It seemed she had got the job after all!

(1)Jane had to wait because _______．　　　

[　　]

A．her secretary told her she would be back in a vew minutes

B．the man she wanted to see had just gone out

C．Mr Smith was late and didn't come to his office yet.

D．it was not time for Mr Smith to do his work

(2)Jane wanted to run out of the building _______．　　　

[　　]

A．for she had someting else to do at the moment

B．because she wanted to look for Mr Smith herself

C．because she was told that she wouldn't be able to get the job

D．whti the thought she would be refused

(3)The word-group“get down to business”here means“______”．

[　　]

A．get downstairs to the office

B．have business going down

C．go out of the office to keep away from others

D．start to talk about her application for the job

(4)_______, so she got the job．　　　

[　　]

A．Jane was very good at talking

B．Jane hadn't worked in radio or television

C．Jane's qualifications were very much helpful

D．Jane didn't mind whether she could get the job or not

(5)Mr Smith asked Jane if she could ______．　　　

[　　]

A．start her work as early as possible

B．wait for an answer for starting work until the following month

C．begin to work in the month that followed

D．posslbly take the job and begin to work right away