11．The main idea of paragraph four shows us　　 　.

　　　 A．some examples of shootings in US schools　　

B．the Americans’ feeling

　　　 C．some famous schools　　　　　　　　　 　　

D．that some teachers were killed by students

10．The report from the US Department of Education shows that　　　 .

　　　 A．the number of the expulsions is not large　　

B．the number of the expulsions is wrong

　　　 C．there are soldiers hiding among the students　

D．guns are out of control in US schools

9．From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools　　　　 .

　　　 A．students enjoy shooting　　　　 B．students are eager to be soldiers

　　　 C．safety is a problem　　　　　　 D．students can make guns

8．　　　 plays an important part in the development of Hawaii.

　　　 A．Modern industry　

B．Agriculture　　　

C．The air line　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D．Business in travel

C

　　　 More than 6000 children were expelled(开除)from US schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.

　　　 The department gave a report on the expulsions(开除)as saying handguns accounted for 58 per cent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996 to 1997, against 7 per cent for rifles(步枪)or shotguns and 35 per cent for other types of firearms.

　　　 “The report is a clear sign that our nation’s public schools are cracking down(严惩)on students who bring guns to school,”Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement.“We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.”

　　　 In March 1997, an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Daducah, Kentucky.

　　　 Most of the expulsions, 56 per cent, were from high schools which have students from about age 13, 34 per cent were from junior high schools and 9 per cent were from elementary schools, the report said.

7．The word“Lei”in the first paragraph is a 　　　　.

　　　 A．group of flowers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B．bright flowered shirt

　　　 C．way to say hello and goodbye　　　　　

D．necklace of flowers

6．The author wants to show that　　　　　 .

A.we all should go to Hawaii.　　　　　　　

B．it is possible to learn to live together in peace.

　　　 C．it is not possible to live together in peace　

D．Hawaii is the only place where there is peace

5．A good title for this article might be“　　　 ”.

　　　 A．Hawaii the Aloha State　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Living in Peace Together

　　　 C．The Flowers of Hawaii　　　　　　　　　　　 D．The Problems of Hawaii

4．The underlined word“alternate”in this passage means　　　　 .

　　　 A．arrange by turn

B．cause to take place　　

C．keep up　　　　　　

D．take up

B

　　　 There are some special traditions(传统)in Hawaii. People are very friendly and always welcome visitors. They give visitors a lei-a long necklace of beautiful fresh flowers; Men wear bright flowered shirts, and women often wear long flowered dresses. There are traditional Chinese, Japanese and Filipino Holidays and all the holidays from the United States. They call Hawaii the Aloha State. Aloha means both hello and goodbye. It also means I love you.

　　　 Usually when people from different countries, races and traditions live together, there are serious problems. There are a few problems in Hawaii, but, in general, people have learned to live together in peace.

　　　 Hawaiians get most of their money from visitors, and most of the visitors come from the mainland and from Japan. There are so many people living in Hawaii now that there are residential areas(住宅区)where there used to be farms. Some of the big sugar and apple companies have moved to the Philipines, where they do not have to pay workers as much money. The families of the first people who came from the U. S. mainland own the important banks and companies. Japanese are also buying or starting businesses.

3．As for food, experts suggest that we should　　　　 .

　　　 A．never eat meat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B．have meals with less salt and sugar

　　　 C．eat less　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D．have meals without salt or sugar

2．Middle-aged people may feel subhealthy, because they　　　 .

　　　 A．have used up their energy　　　　　　　　 B．have lost their living hopes

　　　 C．have more pressure in life and work D．began to get older and older