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　　Two women who used to be the best of friends have fallen out over a big win at bingo(宾果游戏).

　　Tamara Foxton and 40 year old Helena Wallace used to play on Friday evenings and they had an agreement to divide any prize money they won between them. Three weeks ago, 56 year old grandmother Tamara won the national first prize of 63,000.Office worker Helena said, “We wept (流泪) with joy when the prize was announced. When I went to her house the following day to talk about splitting (分享) the money, she said that she had talked about it with her husband Billy and they had decided to keep it. She said the agreement had only been an informal (非正式的) one. She offered me three thousand, but I turned it down. ”

　　Tamara's side of the story is rather different :

　　“ I was going to offer her five thousand, but when she turned on me I didn't feel like giving her anything. A month ago, Billy, Helena and I all went to bingo and she won three hundred dollars. She wouldn't split the money three ways and include Billy, even though he had lent her ten dollars to play that evening. I told her I wasn't going to split my winnings any more. Of course, now she says she can't remember the conversation. Billy is retiring (退休) soon and now we are looking forward to traveling a bit. ”

　　Helen says :

　　“I always used to look up to Tamara… she always seemed honest. She has really let me down… it's so unfair. She has gone back on an agreement we had. As far as I am concerned (就我而言) , it's half or nothing. ”.

1．Tamara didn't want to divide her winning because ________ .

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A．she didn't know Helena

B．she thought Helena broke the rule first

C．she thought Helena refused to accept the money

D．she wanted to travel

2．If Helena and Tamara go to court (法庭) , their agreement will be ________ .

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3．The best title for this story is ________ .

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4．What do you think will happen later?

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A．They will go to court.

B．They will have a new agreement and continue to play together.

C．They won't be friends any more.

D．Helena will have half of the prize.

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　　There were two interesting pieces of news items in the paper a few years ago. One was about a man who received a bill from the telephone company for ￡ 999 , 999-for three months ! The other news was about a man who received ￡2,000 a month for doing nothing.

　　The connection between the two news items is simple: computers the best invention of the 20th century. The telephone bill came from a computer which made a terrifying mistake; that man's bill was only ￡23.26.The other item was not as amusing. A man walked into the unguarded computer room of a large packaged food company and expertly programmed the computer to pay him ￡ 2,000 a month for raw meat which he “supplied” to the company. Of course he never sent the meat, but he certainly received the money. The computer wrote out a bill , and even “signed” it. It was only a random (随便的) check that uncovered the trick. It could be happening in thousands of other companies all over the world.

　　Computers are not the magical workers that some people say they are. They make mistakes, they're sometimes slower than human beings and they're easily fooled.

　　The US used to conscript (征兵) people with the help of a computer. The army sent out a card, which had to be filled in and sent back. It was easy to avoid being called up simply by spreading candle-wax (蜡) on the card. The computer couldn't read the card, and did nothing with it.

　　It's in our everyday life that computers cause many problems. Let's get back to using people instead of computers, before a mistake that we can't put right.

1．In the first paragraph we can conclude ________ .

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A．the paper is telling a lie

B．the first sentence is the topic sentence

C．the two news items made people surprised

D．if a man did nothing at all for the telephone company, he would still get ￡2 , 000 a month

2．The main idea of the second paragraph is ________ .

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A．the computers are magical workers

B．the computers can do anything as well as man

C．the computers can write out the bill and even sign it

D．the computers sometimes also make mistakes

3．Computers ________ .

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A．were used to conscript people

B．are usually faster than human beings

C．are not so magical as people expect

D．were not easily controlled and always fooled human beings

4．The writer thinks ________ .

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A．we'd better use people instead of computers in our everyday life

B．we should not use computers because they always make mistakes

C．computers are widely used in our everyday life

D．if we want to work well, don't use the computers

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　　Some villagers were going to celebrate an important wine festival in a few days' time. They borrowed a huge barrel from the nearest town, put it in the village square, and decided that each of them should empty into it a bottle of the best wine he had , so there should be plenty at the feast.

　　One of the villagers thought he would be very clever. “If I pour a bottle of water in, instead of wine, no one will notice it,”he said to himself, “because there will be so much excellent wine in the barrel that water will be lost in it. ”

　　The night of the feast arrived. Everybody gathered in the village square with their jugs and their glasses for the wine. The tap on the barrel was opened but, to the surprise of everyone, nothing but pure water came out.

1．By saying “… on one will notice it,”he really meant ________ .

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A．no one would see what he was doing

B．no one would understand what he was doing

C．no one would be interested in that he would pour water into the barrel

D．no one would be interested in what he would pour into the barrel

2．Nothing but pure water came out of the barrel because ________ .

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A．everyone in the village thought of the same ideas

B．only a few people poured wine into it

C．all of them forgot to pour wine into it

D．someone had stolen the wine and poured water into it

3．What do you think of the people in the village? They are ________ .

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4．The writer of the story wanted mainly ________ .

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A．to tell us how to celebrate wine festival

B．to tell us the way of life of some villagers

C．to warn us against pouring water into wine

D．to tell us an interesting story

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　　Art is considered by many people to be little more than an ordinary means of giving pleasure. This is not always the case; however at times, art may be seen to have a medical side as well. Such could be said of the sandpaintings of the Navaho Indians of the American Southwest; they have a medical as well as an artistic purpose.

　　According to the Navaho traditions(传统), one who suffers from either a mental or a physical illness has in some way disturbed (干扰) or something to do with the supernatural perhaps a certain animal, a ghost (幽灵), or the dead. To get rid of this bad connection, the sick person or one of his relatives will ask a medicine man called a “singer ” to perform a treating ceremony(仪式) which will attract a powerful supernatural being. During the ceremony, which may last from 2 to 9 days, the “singer” will produce a sandpainting on the floor of the Navaho house. On the last day of the ceremony, the patient will sit on this sandpainting and the “singer” will rub (揉擦) the sick parts of the patient's body with sand from a certain figure in the sandpainting. In this way the patient absorbs (吸收) the power of that particular supernatural being and becomes strong like it. After the ceremony, the sandpainting is then destroyed so its power will not harm anyone.

　　The art of sandpainting is handed down from old “singers” to their students. The materials used are easily found in the areas of the Navaho area; brown, red, yellow, and white sandstone, which is made by being crushed (压碎) between two stones much as corn is ground (磨碎) into flour. The “singer” holds a small amount of this sand in his hand and lets it flow between his thumb and forefinger onto a clean, flat surface on the floor. With a steady hand and great patience, he is thus able to create (创造) designs of some people, snakes and other creatures that have power in the Navaho allow reproduction of sandpaintings, since he believes the supernatural powers that taught him the art have forbidden this ; however, such reproductions can in fact be bought today in tourist shops in Arizona and New Mexico. These are done by either the Navaho Indians or by other people who wish to keep this art.

1．The purpose of a treating ceremony is to ________ .

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2．The “singer” rubs sand on the patient because ________ .

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A．the patient receives strength from sand

B．it has medical value

C．it comforts the patient

D．none of the above

3．What is used to produce a sandpainting?

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4．The underlined word “This” in the second line of the passage refers to ________ .

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A．the use of art

B．giving pleasure

C．the feeling that art is more than an ordinary means of giving pleasure

D．the feeling that art is only an ordinary means of giving pleasure

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　　About 25 million children in developing countries have no homes. So they live on city streets. United Nations Children's Fund says most of these children do not receive education or health care.

　　The private organization known as “Child Hope USA ” is trying to do something to help these children. The group has many goals. Child Hope USA wants to stop the spread of AIDS and the use of illegal (非法的) drugs among children. It wants to protect young girls from being mistreated sexually (性别上地). It wants to tell children how to protect themselves, how to survive (活下来) conditions on the streets and how to feel good about themselves.

　　Child Hope USA is trying to set up educational programs for the children. It is working with local groups to get their help in protecting the rights of street children. And it is trying to make international development groups more informed about street children. Some children begin living on the streets when they are five years old or younger. Four year olds can be found selling goods on the street corner or begging for food and money. Some of these children have lost their families because of wars or natural disasters, such as earthquakes and floods. Some are helping their families earn enough money to survive.

　　Studies show that more than one million children live and work on the streets in the Philippines. Seven million children live on the streets in Brazil. About 250 thousand children live on the streets of Mexico. Child Hope USA works closely with international and local groups. It has offices in Brazil, Guatemala, the Philippines, Britain, Canada and the United States. Child Hope USA also works to improve child labor laws. In 1992, Pakistan approved new laws to control child labor. The laws make it illegal for companies to lend money to families and let children repay the loan (贷款) by working in factories. Yet , about eight million children still are working in Pakistan to repay loans.

1．According to the passage, there are about ________ million street children in developing countries.

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2．Which of the following is not the goal of the Child Hope USA? It wants to ________ .

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A．build a school and a hospital to help the children

B．help the children not to use illegal drugs

C．teach the children ways to protect themselves

D．help the children to go to school

3．Which of the following is the reason for the children's working on the street?

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A．They have no parents.

B．They earn money to help their parents.

C．They break away from their families, so they have to make a living by themselves.

D．Either A or B.

4．Which of the following is correct ?

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A．Child Hope USA is trying to help the children through its own effort.

B．Child Hope USA has an office in China.

C．Street children's condition has improved, but the problems remain unsolved.

D．Under the pressure of the law, no child in Pakistan is still working to repay loans.

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　　A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world's people may not have enough water by the year 2025.

　　A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three hundred and thirty five million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.

　　PAI researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three thousand million people lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have serious water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same.

　　Mr Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase.

　　The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases such as cholera that are carried in water.

　　Lack of water also may result in more international conflict (冲突). Countries may have to fight for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.

　　The Population Action International study gives several solutions (解决方法) to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water for agriculture.

　　The report also says long term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth.

1．According to the report, how many countries will lack water by the year 2025 ?

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2．How many people will lack water by the year 2025?

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3．Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

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A．The amount of the water on Earth will always stay the same.

B．The report gives three solutions to the water problem.

C．Most of the countries that lack water belong to the developing ones.

D．There's only one long term solution to solve the water problem. That is controls on population growth.

4．What is the main idea of this article?

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A．Water shortage is quite serious in the world nowadays.

B．PAI did a lot of study about water shortage.

C．Water shortage will be a serious problem facing us in the near future.

D．Controlling population is the best way to solve the problem of water shortage.

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　　The National Weather Science at Ryan Airport announced the following weather report Saturday night for Baton Ronge and the area nearby. It will be partly cloudy through Monday with a chance of afternoon showers. High Sunday and Monday will be in mid 80s, with a low Sunday night in the upper 50s. Winds will be southeastly 10 to 15 miles per hour, getting weak at night, probability of rain will be 20 percent Sunday.

　　On the coast, winds will be southeastly 10 to 15 knots and seas will run 24 feet. Winds and seas will be 3 feet high near a few thunder showers. High tide at 1 : 00 P. M. , low tide at 12 : 24 A.M.

　　Record high for May 22 was 93 posted in 1956 and record low was 51 recorded in 1954.Normally temperatures should be different from 86 to 65 degrees.

　　There will be scattered afternoon thundershowers Tuesday and over the west part of the state Thursday. Tuesday through Thursday, lows will be in the mid to upper 70s, with highs in the mid to upper 80s.

　　High Saturday was 86, with a low of 65.

1．This weather report probably appeared in a ________ .

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2．This report says that ________ .

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A．records will be broken

B．there will be no rain in this period

C．skies will be partially cloudy on Sunday and Monday

D．temperatures will be lower than normal for the time of year

3．Which of the following statements is not false according to the report?

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A．Winds go southeastly 10 to 15 miles per hour.

B．Winds will get weak at night.

C．Winds will increase their speed at night.

D．Winds will be stronger in the daytime than at night.

4．The lowest recorded temperature for the date was ________ .

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　　Tired of the ten large mice that were active in his garden every night, Mr. Smith decided to remove them. After a busy week of bombing, gassing and waiting round in the dark with a raised stick, he found that the ten mice remained unhurt. To make things worse there came 22 new comers.

　　At this point Mr. Smith decided to surprise the mice with a midnight poisoning attack. In May 1999 he drove his Jaguar 24 to the edge of the garden and turned on the headlamps across the enemy area. While reaching for the poison, he happened to knock the car into opposite direction. The car ran into the wall of his cottage, knocked over the electric heater, broke his oil tanks, and made his newly painted sitting room on fire.

　　Of course it certainly surprised the mice, but it had no effect on all of them except one that disappeared for no reason. Next morning Mr. Smith bought 22 bags of ready mixed cement (水泥) and announced that he was going to make the garden a basketball ground.

1．What happened to Mr. Smith's garden?

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A．Some mice appeared there every morning.

B．Some mice were active there all day long.

C．Some mice turned up when night fell.

D．Some mice destroyed his garden.

2．What kind of method didn't he use to get rid of the mice?

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3．How many mice were there in the garden the next morning?

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4．Mr Smith was a hardworking and iron willed man except that he was ________ .

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　　The expression “burning your bridges” means acting in such a way that you destroy any chance of turning back or changing your decision.

　　You can burn your bridges when you are offered a new job. Suppose, for example, that you decide to take the new job. You tell your old boss about your decision. You also tell him how glad you are to leave.

　　With these words, you have burned your bridges. Your boss will never let you return to your old job.

　　The expression “burning your bridges” gets its name from similar expression, “burning your boats”. Long ago, military (connected with armies) commanders wanted to make it clear to their troops that victory was expected. To make this point. an invading (入侵) force would burn its boats after landing on an enemy shore. This made it impossible to retreat a withdraw(撤退). Only by defeating the enemy would the invading troops be able to return safely to their home country. In burning their boats, the invaders had burned their bridges home.

Most people who “burn their bridges” today do not belong to the military. But like those armies , they move in a new direction with no chance of turning back.

　　One part of a person's life ends suddenly, and another begins. Soon, the new life continues on a path of its own. All that remains of the old path are memories.

　　There is another expression that all bridge burners should not forget. It usually is in the form of a warning. “Don't cross your bridges until you come to them. ” The meaning is clear : Don't act until the time is right.

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A．Giving up Your Hope

B．Changing Your Last Decision

C．Burning Your Boats or Bridges

D．Thinking Before You Act

2．The expression “Don't cross your bridges until you come to them. ” means________ .

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A．when the time is right it is safe to cross avers

B．don't waste time thinking difficulties which may never appear

C．in order to win victory, destroy any chance of turning back

D．to defeat the enemy, burn your boats soon after landing on its shore

3．When burning one's boats , one really shows his great determination to ________.

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A．make peace with his enemy

B．get back to the old path

C．creat a better world

D．start a new life

D．start a new life

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　　The purpose of the information superhighway is to provide remote electronic banking, schooling, shopping, taxpaying, chatting, game playing, video conferencing, movie ordering and medical diagnosing.

　　Here's what it won't do: It won't remove the need to shop at stores , drive a car , visit friends , or do most of the things you normally do now.

　　It might make many things you do easier and more convenient. Movies you now can get only at video stores will be available on your TV 24 hours a day.

　　The information superhighway will carry all kinds of personal matters from your tastes in movies to your buying habits. How this information will be protected is one of the great unknowns.

　　Computer hackers represent another threat(威胁). Last February, high tech marauders were able to steal thousands of passwords from Internet; this would allow them to read hundreds of personal files, including E-mail. Such a break-in could result in anything from a small inconvenience to a loss of privacy.

　　On the other hand, computerized systems give financial institutions(金融机构) and police stations much better tools for picking out patterns of criminal behavior.

1．According to the passage, the information superhighway can't be used for ________ .

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2．Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

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A．The information superhighway will get rid of the need to shop at stores.

B．It is possible to do shopping through the information superhighway.

C．The information superhighway can perform the operation in hospital.

D．The information superhighway will do most of the things you normally do now.

3．From the passage we can learn that ________.

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A．it is hard to protect the privacy of superhighway users

B．superhighway has a thousand passwords

C．financial institutions can deal with criminal behavior

D．nobody knows your buying habits from the superhighway

4．In the fifth paragraph, the underlined word “marauders” means ________.

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