If you see someone drowning，speed is very important．Once you get him out of the water，if he isn’t breathing，you have four minutes before his brain is completely damaged．Support his neck，and tilt his chin upwards．This stops the tongue blocking the air way in the throat and is sometimes enough to get him breathing again．If that doesn’t work，start mouth-to-mouth breathing．Press his nostrils together with your fingers．Open your mouth wide and take a deep breath．Blow into his lungs until his chest rises，and then remove your mouth and watch his chest fall. Repeat twelve times a minute，and keep going until professional help arrives．

    To bring a child back to life，keep your lips around its mouth and nose and gently blow into its mouth．Give the first four breaths as quickly as possible to fill the blood with oxygen．If，in spite of your efforts，it starts turning blue grey color，and you can feel no pulse，then pressing its chest is the last chance of saving its life．

    With arms straight，rock forward，pressing down on the lower half of the breastbones．Don’t be too hard or you may break a rib．Check how effective you are by seeing if his color improves or his pulse becomes independent to your chest pressing．If this happens，stop the pressing. Otherwise continue until an ambulance arrives．

1．If you want to save someone drowning，you _________.

    A．have to pull off your clothes first

    B．should hurry to get him out of water as soon as possible

    C．should first make out who he is

    D．ought to throw a lifeboat to the person first

 2．Once a person stops breathing，it means _________.

    A．you have no more than 4 minutes to bring him to life again

    B．his brain is completely damaged

    C．he has passed away

D．there is no way to save his life

3．To press his chin upwards is a way to _________.

  A．keep the tongue blocking the air way in the throat

  B．prevent the tongue from stopping the air way in the throat

  C．swing the tongue out of the throat

  D．see if he can possibly be saved

4. In doing mouth-to-mouth breathing, you have to_________.

   A. open your mouth wide

   B. take a deep breath

   C. blow into his lungs

   D. do all of the above

5. To bring a child back to life, we usually _________.

   A. blow into his mouth first

   B. press breastbone hard immediately

   C. call for an ambulance first

   D. check his color and pulse first

The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes. That's what people often say when they talk about computers. For over a quarter of a century, engineers have been making better computers. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully. It is widely used in factories, hospitals and banks. A computer can report, decide and control in almost every field. Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer “think” like a man. With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voices, translate  languages and so on. Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel. Do you think that people will be afraid when they find that the computer is too clever to listen to and serve the people?

1. Engineers have worked on computers for_______.

   A. about a hundred years　　　　   B. more than twenty-five years

   C. over three months　　　　　　  D. about ten years

2. Some people think that a computer is_______ people.

   A. cleverer than　　　　　　　　  B. as clever as

   C. not cleverer than　　　　　　   D. slower than

3. Computers are _______ people.

A. doing more and more jobs for　　 B. going to laugh at

    C. going to listen to　　　　　　    D. taking the place of

4. With the help of a person, a computer can_______.

    A. draw pictures　　　　　　　　 B. write music

    C. talk with people or play chess    D. do all the above

5. People will _______the computers in the future.

    A. really be afraid of　　　　　　  B. make better use of

    C. no longer use　　　　　　　　  D. help

We often think of the future．We often wonder what the world will be like in a hundred years’ time．

　　 Think of space，perhaps a permanent station on the moon will have been set up．Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists．Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed，permitting long journeys throughout the solar system．When that time comes，people will be taking vacations in space and visiting other planets．Great progress will have been made in medicine, too．Perhaps a cure will have been discovered for the most terrible of all diseases  cancer．Pollution is a problem we must solve．In a hundred years’ time it will have been controlled．

    All the world will have been developed-even Antarctica．There will be large cities in Antarctica．We already have supersonic flight，but in a hundred years’ time，we will have supersonic land travel as well．

    We will have used up most of the earth’s land to build our cities，so floating cities will have been built. The Japanese already have plans for cities of this kind. And there will be cities under the sea. The first of these will have been completed.

1.　　   Where will an everlasting station have been built in the future?

A. It will have been built on the moon.

   B. It will have been built in the sky.

   C. It will have been built in the sea.

   D. It will be built on the surface of the sun.

2. In the future man will have found a way to cure_______.

   A. head trouble

   B. cancer

   C. toothache and cold

   D. terrible headache

3. Why will we have built floating cities?

   A. Because we want to live on some other planets.

   B. Because we have already developed our planets.

   C. Because we will have used up most of the earth's land to build our cities.

   D. Because it will be comfortable to live in a floating city.

4. What will have been developed if we want to make long journeys all over the solar system?

   A. A kind of spaceship.

   B. Modern satellites.

   C. A new type of おplane.

   D. Cheap rockets for space travel.

5. When will man also have supersonic land travel?

   A. Man will also have supersonic land travel about 100 years later.

   B. Man will have supersonic land travel ten centuries later.

   C. Man will also have supersonic land travel in the year 2000.

   D. Man will have supersonic land travel many years later.

The more extensive telephone services have become, the more demand for these services has increased, particularly the demand for long-distance services. In China, for example, this growth is now over 30% every year. Long-distance telephone exchanges are usually in crowded cities, where it is not easy to lay new cables for expanding services.

The use of radio to send telephone message and to link all telephone exchanges makes it possible to get rid of overhead wires and some underground cables.

Now man has invented the microwave system. In a microwave system messages from various places can be brought together, and then they are sent out and received by radio. After that the messages are split into their original form. Finally, they are sent to the places where they are going to be sent.

1. Overhead wires have now been got rid of in big cities because_______.

A. people use the telephone more at present than before

B. overhead wires need many poles for supporting

C. overhead wires haven’t satisfied the demand for telephone services in cities

D. the larger the population in cities has grown, the more widely the telephone has been used

2. In the article the author discusses mainly_______.

A. telephone is widely used in modern life of people

B. people communicate messages with each other

C. people have changed cable for an overhead wire

D. the way communication has developed rapidly at present

3. A cable is different from an overhead wire because it________.

A. carries more messages

B. is much longer

C. needs more exchanges

D. is made of steel

4. As mentioned in the article, why has the microwave system been used in communication? Because it______.

A. is used widely and simply

B. may send messages by radio

C. carries messages through electricity

D. can send messages quickly to places where you want to do by it

One autumn morning Mr. Scott went to the capital on business. On his way there he wanted to visit some places of interest. He drove well and got to the biggest city in his country successfully. And after he finished his work, he began to call on some of his old friends who worked there. They were happy to see each other and drank much. On his way to his hotel, he drove his car fast and knocked an old woman down who was crossing the street. The old woman was sent to a hospital and he was sent to the police station. A policeman asked him several questions and left him in cold and wet room alone in order to make him regain consciousness（清醒）.About two hours later he began to shout loudly in the room. The policeman let him out. “I didn’t think I would be insulted here!” Mr. Scott called out angrily. “Where are you usually insulted, then?” asked the policeman.

1. The phrase “talked volubly or bombastically” means_______.

A.令人生畏　　　　   B.高谈阔论

C.畏缩不前　　　　   D.缩头缩脑

2. Mr. Scott went to the capital______.

A. by plane　　　　　　   B. by train

C. by sea　　　　　　　　 D. by car

3. Mr. Scott knocked the old woman down because_______.

A. he had drunk much by then

B. he didn’t drive very well

C. there were lots of people in the street

D. he hurried to get to his hotel

4. The policeman left Mr. Scott in the cold room because_______.

A. he had something important to do

B. the man was too drunk to answer him

C. the man wouldn’t answer his questions

D. he wanted to insult the man

To find this out, 1 500 gifted persons were followed up to thirty or fifty years with these results:

On adult intelligence tests, they scored as high as they did as children. They were, as a group, in good health, physically and mentally. Eighty-four percent of their group were married and seemed content with their life.

About 70 percent had graduated from colleges, though only 30 percent had graduated with honors. A few had even flunked out, but nearly half of these had returned to graduate.

Of the men, 80 percent were in one of the professions or in business, managers or semi-professional jobs. The women who had remained single had offices, business, or professional occupations.

The group had published 90 books and 1 500 articles in scientific, scholarly, and literary magazines and had collected more than 100 patents（专利）.

In a material way they didn’t do badly, either. Average income was considerably higher among the gifted people, especially the men, than for the country as a whole, despite their comparative youth when last surveyed.

In fact, far from being strange, maladjusted people locked in an ivory tower, most of the gifted were turning their early promises into practical reality.

1. The main idea of the passage is_____.

A. how many gifted children turned successful when they grew up

B. the bright children were unlikely to be physically and mentally healthy

C. that gifted children were mostly likely to become bright grown-ups

D. that when the bright children grew up, they would become ordinary

2. From the passage, we can conclude that_______.

A. most of the gifted children became white collars when they grew up

B. half of the gifted followed up graduated from colleges

C. each of the talented published at least one article

D. bright men got higher income than bright women

3. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?

A. The gifted could not be fit for their social positions.

B. Most of the bright and successful women kept single.

C. The gifted men got full marks in intelligence tests.

D. Most of the gifted appeared satisfied with their life.

4. The explanation of underlined phrase “turning their early promises into practical reality” is________.

A. earning their living and keeping promises

B. doing practical jobs and facing reality

C. doing what they have promised

D. realizing what they were expected

Several modern studies，besides，have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average than thinner people. In fact，some research work，such as l970 study of 3 545 London Office workers，reports that fat people eat less than thinner people on the average.

Studies show that thin people are more active than fat people. A study by the research group of School of Medicine at Stanford University found the following interesting facts. The more a man ran，the greater body fat he lost. The more he ran，the greater he needed for food. Thus， those who ran the most ate the most，yet lost the greater amount of body fat.

1 What kind of physical problem do many grown-up Americans have?

A. They are too thin.

B. They work too hard.

C. They are too fat.

D. They lose too much body fat.

2. Based on the information given in this article，suppose there are 500 Americans，about how many of them will have a “weight” problem?

A. 30　　   B. 50　　   C. 100　　   D. 150

3. What have modern medical and scientific researches reported to us?

A. Fat people eat less food and are less active.

B. Fat people eat more food and are more active.

C. Fat people eat more food but lose greater amount of body fat.

D. Thin people run less, but eat more food.

Jackie had far more experience at everything than I did, and at first I was frightened. What could I possibly tell “The Great One” about acting? Out of rear I decided to direct by suggestion, and sat down with Gleason to talk about the scene. “So Max is sad, right?” I said.

Gleason nodded.

“And he’s probably still carrying his pens with name on them—the ones he used to hand out to his customers, right?”

Gleason nodded.

“So what would you want to do with the pens after you were fired?”

He was silent for a moment. “Why don’t I throw them overboard?”

I stood up and turned toward the crew. “Hey, everybody, Jackie has a wonderful idea. Let’s shoot it.”

After filming the scene, Gleason called me over and said with a smile. “Garry, what kind of wonderful idea am I going to have tomorrow?”

You and your team can discover the answers to problems together. When there are no prizes or gold stars for who gets the solution first, you’ll all benefit when everything turns out right.

1. The author tells us that to succeed in a project you are in charge of you should______.

A. make everyone work for you

B. get everyone willing to help final say

C. let people know you have the final say

D. keep seeding out orders to them

2. It can be inferred that_______.

A. Jackie Gleason is the director of the film “Nothing in Common”

B. Jackie Gleason is very angry when he is fired from his job

C. Max, a character in a film, is in very low spirits when he loses his job

D. Jackie Gleason is the writer of the film “Nothing in Common”

3. “The Great One” in Paragraph 2 refers to______.

A. Gleason　　　　　　 B. the director himself

C. Max　　　　　　    D. Max’s boss

4. Why did Gleason call the director over and smile at him? Because Gleason________.

A. thought his wonderful idea was accepted by the latter

B. succeeded in hitting upon a wonderful idea

C. was confident about his work the next day

D. appreciated the director’s skill

5. The most suitable title for the passage is “_______”.

A. Directing a Film

B. The Key to Success

C. A Wonderful Experience

D. Working with Film

Each person's perceptions of others are formed by his or her own cultural conditionお, education, and personal experience.

1. Sometimes perceptions differ because of what we choose to observe and how we deal with what we’ve observed. It is not necessarily true that a person's perceptions is based on observations of a particular person. Your observation may be totally controlled by what others have told you about this person; or you may focus primarily on the situation or role relationship. Most people do not use the same yardstick（标准）to measure their parents, their friends and strangers.

2. Sometimes we see only what we want to see what may be opposite お（对应面）to others because of our own needs, desires, or temporary （临时的）emotional states. This is a process known as selective perception. Selective perception is obviously more difficult when contradictory（矛盾的）information is particularly obvious, but it can be done. We can ignore the stimulus—"He's basically a good boy, so what I saw was not shoplifting. "We can reduce the importance of the contradictory information—" All kids get into mischief. Taking a book from the bookstore isn't such a big deal. "We can change the meaning of the contradictory information—"It wasn't shoplifting because heお was going to pay for it later. ”

1. The first factor given by the author that affects our perception is______. 

A. the abilities of one’s auditory（听的）and visual sensors

B. cultural background and personal experience

C. experiences one learns from others

D. critical measures taken by other people

2. while observing a particular person，_______.

A. one is likely to take all aspects（sides）into consideration

B. one pays more attention to his or her advantages

C. children often differ from grown-ups in perception

D. one tends to choose certain cues（提示）to look for

3. Observation of the same person by two people at the same time may differ because　　  . 

A. their yardsticks are not the same

B. either of them may be slow to catch information

C. the time for observation is not long enough

D. each of them uses different 1anguage to express his or her impressions

4. The underlined word “ignore” in Paragraph 4 means to_______.

A. understanding something

B. try to do something

C. pay no attention to something

D. know something better

5. The worst thing in selective perception is that_______.

A. perceived information runs against your desire

B. facts can be totally ignored and distorted（扭曲）

C. importance of contradictory information can be overrated（估计过高）

D. the same information may not be dealt with in the same way

Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people’s awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $ 5000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to lie like chicken for a week.

To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviews and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experience, which would take place in an art museum.

The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn’t stand up without banging（重击）their heads. They ate vegetarian mash（土豆泥）and drank water from a garden hosepipe（水龙头软管）. Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not food the humans.”

Finally it was over, Pam and Eric emerged from their cage. They had survived the week, and they each had a $ 2 500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. “It’s great to be able to stand up,” he said. Pam just changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone.

1. What kind of person is Rob Thompson?

A. He is curious about people’s personal life.

B. He is kind-hearted to animals.

C. He hates people around.

D. He likes to help poor people.

2. The underlined word “catch” probably means________.

A. unsolved problem　　　　　　 B. surprising wonder

C. unbelievable danger　　　　   D. hidden difficulty

3. What made it most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?

A. They didn’t know each other.

B. They couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage.

C. They didn’t have meat to eat.

D. They had to do almost everything under others’ eyes.

4. Rob offered the money because he wanted________.

A. to see if there were any people who would like to live in a cage

B. to show the public how bitter animals’ life could be

C. to make more money by publishing the recorded video tapes

D. to improve housing conditions of working people like Eric

5. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. Easy Way to Earn $ 2 500.

B. Do Not Feed the Humans.

C. Living Like a Chicken.

D. Getting Along Well Anyway.