A committee of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (石油输出国组织) reportedly has proposed and increased in the price of oil produced in some African countries．The publication Middle East Economic Survey said the OPEC experts committee has urged raising the price by as much as two dollars thirty cents a barrel (桶)．African members of the OPEC which would be affected by the proposed price include Nigeria, Libya and Algeria．The business publication said the OPEC experts committee will argue for its proposal at another OPEC committee meeting later this month in Abu Dhabi (阿布扎比)。

1．Most probably the passage above are taken from ________.

A．textbooks

B．a magazine and a book

C．broadcasts

D．a tourist guide

2．The word “ban” in the first passage means ________.

A．shop-keeper

B．governor

C．officer

D．order that forbids

3．Which of the following statements is not true?

A．The first passage is about the ban on hand-guns in San Francisco.

B．A punishment could be given to citizens of San Francisco, if they don’t give their guns to the local police.

C．The people who disagree with the law will try their best to end the law by taking court action.

D．Owing a shotgun will be considered a crime in San Francisco.

4．The best headline for the second passage would be ________.

A．An OPEC Committee’s Report on 0:1 Price Increase in Some African Countries.

B．An OPEC Committee’s Proposal for Oil Price Increase in Some African Countries.

C．An OPEC Expects’ Arguing About Oil Price Increase.

D．Something About the Committee of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

5．Which of the following statements is true?

A．The committee of the OPEC has decided to raise the oil price.

B．The members of the OPEC would be affected by the price increase.

C．Another OPEC committed meeting will be held later this month.

D．What the committee has argued is raising the price by as much as two dollars thirty cents.

    A new law in San Francisco, California makes owning a hand-gun a crime．Citizens of San Francisco must give their guns to local police within the next 90 days or they could be sentenced to 90 days in jail．The ban on hand-guns in San Francisco permits only police, store owners and a few others to own hand-guns．The ban does not affect rifles and shot-guns．People who are against the law say it breaks the right of laws and principles to have arms, and they are taking court action to try to have the law ended.

    A committee of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (石油输出国组织) reportedly has proposed and increased in the price of oil produced in some African countries．The publication Middle East Economic Survey said the OPEC experts committee has urged raising the price by as much as two dollars thirty cents a barrel (桶)．African members of the OPEC which would be affected by the proposed price include Nigeria, Libya and Algeria．The business publication said the OPEC experts committee will argue for its proposal at another OPEC committee meeting later this month in Abu Dhabi (阿布扎比)。

1．Most probably the passage above are taken from ________.

A．textbooks

B．a magazine and a book

C．broadcasts

D．a tourist guide

2．The word “ban” in the first passage means ________.

A．shop-keeper

B．governor

C．officer

D．order that forbids

3．Which of the following statements is not true?

A．The first passage is about the ban on hand-guns in San Francisco.

B．A punishment could be given to citizens of San Francisco, if they don’t give their guns to the local police.

C．The people who disagree with the law will try their best to end the law by taking court action.

D．Owing a shotgun will be considered a crime in San Francisco.

4．The best headline for the second passage would be ________.

A．An OPEC Committee’s Report on 0:1 Price Increase in Some African Countries.

B．An OPEC Committee’s Proposal for Oil Price Increase in Some African Countries.

C．An OPEC Expects’ Arguing About Oil Price Increase.

D．Something About the Committee of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

5．Which of the following statements is true?

A．The committee of the OPEC has decided to raise the oil price.

B．The members of the OPEC would be affected by the price increase.

C．Another OPEC committed meeting will be held later this month.

D．What the committee has argued is raising the price by as much as two dollars thirty cents.

Part one: First Major Novels

If Dickens had remained the author of Pickwick, Oliver Twist, and The Old Curiosity Shop, he might have gained lasting fame only as an author of cheerful comedy. But Dombey and Son, published in 1846 and continued till 1848, is a realistic novel of human life in a society which had taken more or less its modern form. The novel is a study of the influence of the values of a business society n the members of the Dombey family.

Part two:       

In 1851 Dickens was struck by the death of his father and one of his daughters within 2 weeks. Partly in response to these losses, he created a series of works which have come to be called his “dark” novels and which rank among the greatest success of the art of fiction.

Par three: Later Works

    In 1859 Dickens published A Tale of Two Cities, a historical novel of the French Revolution, which is read today most often as a school text. It is fine picture of the historical period and a moving tale of a surprisingly modern hero. Besides publishing this novel in the lately founded All the Year Round, Dickens also published 17 articles, which appeared as a book later.

    Dickens’s next novel, Great Expectations(1860~1861), tells the story of a young man’s moral（道德的）development in the course of his life-from childhood in the provinces to gentleman’s role in London. Not based on his own life like David Copperfield, Great Expectations belongs to type of fiction called, in German, Bildungsroman (the novel of a man’s education or formation by experience.)

1．Which of the following Dickens’ novel shows a clear change of style?

      A．David Copperfield                                B．Pickwick

       C．Dombey and Son                                 D．Oliver Twist

2．The best title for Part two might be        .

       A．Unexpected deaths                               B．Dark novels

       C．Great losses                                        D．The art of fiction

3．According to the passage, A Tale of Two Cities      .

       A．is about the Industry Revolution            B．can be found in most of the textbooks

       C．is better than his “dark” novels              D．is probably published in a new magazine

4．In Great Expectation, Dickens writes about          .

      A．the growth of a man                            B．how to become a gentleman

       C．his own life experience                         D．a man’s school education