Then, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Russia, Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the limit of its strength on the trip, a chemical change began to take place inside him. The material between his bones became weak.

In less than one week after his return, he could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night.

The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins, problem and he might never get over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up hope.

Mr. Cousins thought that unhappy thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.

He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.

Deciding that the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could continue his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping whenever he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for exercise.

After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to health.

1. Norman Cousins got sick because________.

    A. he had too much rest at home 　　    B. he watched TV too often

    C. he didn’t travel too much 　　　　　　　　　　 D. he didn’t have enough rest during his traveling

2. Which part of his body was affected (影响) by the illness?

    A. The bones in his feet. 　　　　　　　　    B. The material between his bones.

    C. His head. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. His stomach.

3. Where did Mr. Cousins go in order to cure himself after he left the hospital?

A.　　  To a hotel room. 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. To his home.

C. To the beach. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. To Russia.

4. It took him________ to get over the illness before Mr. Cousins went back to work.

A. a few days 　　　　    B. a few weeks     C. a few months    D. a few years

Historical records show beancurd was invented by Liu An, Prince of Huainan and uncle of Emperor (皇帝) Wu of Han Dynasty (206 BC～AD 220). He had a dream of finding the pill for longevity (长寿). He traveled all over the country and found soybeans, which looked much the same as gold in terms of color. He collected soybeans, put them in the water and crushed them into pulp (浆). It got solidified and became known as doufu. Although it’s not able to keep longevity, it’s really good for one’s health with high protein and low fat.

With a long history, beancurd is rooted deep in Chinese culture. People eat more meal and fish than beancurd. But they are encouraged to have beancurd every once a while for it’s really good for health. Most Chinese people still keep beancurd as one of their favorite dishes.

1. Why was beancurd considered to be liked by the poor?

A. It’s easy to make. 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. It’s easy to cook.

    C. It’s cheap. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. It’s good for health.

2. Where can beans grow well?

    A. Only in we soil. 　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. In dry soil.

    C. In soft soil. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. In any soil

3. What appears more often on the dining table in poor areas?

    A. Meat. 　　　　　　  B. Fish. 　　　　　　   C. Egg. 　　　　 　　   D. Beancurd.

4. Why did Liu An travel all over the country?

    A. He had a dream.

    B. He wanted to find something that could make people live longer.

    C. He wanted to invent beancurd.

    D. He wanted to find gold.

5. How long has beancurd been invented?

    A. It’s about 1700 years. 　　　　　　　　   B. It’s less than 2000 years.

C. It’s 1500 years. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. It’s more than 2000 years.

One of the most surprising thing about football in England to a stranger is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. He has photos of them and knows the results of a large number of matches. He will tell you proudly who he expects will win the game，and his opinion is usually right.

Most schools in England take football seriously—much more seriously than all the other European schools，where lessons are most the important and games are left for private arrangements. In England，It is believed that education is not only a matter of filling a boys mind with facts in classroom, education also means character training；and one of the best ways of training character a is by means of games, especially team games，where the boy has to learn work with others for his team instead of working selfishly for himself alone. The school therefore arranges games and matches for its pupils. Football is a good team game. It is good exercise for the body. It needs skills and a quick brain and it is cheap. As a result, it is the school favorite game in winter.

(　)1. The main idea of paragraph is________ .

    A. one must often go to a football match by law

    B. football is the most popular game in England

    C. many children like to play football

    D. many people are always shouting for their favorite football teams

(　)2. Paragraph 2 tells us that________a good knowledge of the football game.

    A. none of the English people has

    B. some of the English people have

    C. almost everyone in England has

    D. almost no one in England has

(　)3. Paragraph 3 is about “________” .

    A. No school in England pays attention to football

    B. Most schools in Europe take football seriously

    C. England pays great attention to football

    D. Football is a favorite game in winter

(　) 4. According to the article，the opinion given by an English child about a football game is________.

A. useless　　　　　　  B. funny　　　　　　 　　   C. wrong 　　　　　　  D. valuable

(　) 5. In England people believe that education means________.

A. filling a child’s mind with facts in a classroom

    B. training a child’s character

    C. making a child do all kinds of things

D. both A and B

“I was on the way to a personal-injury accident in West Nashville. As I got onto Highway 40, blue lights and sirens(警笛) going, I fell in behind a gold Pontiac Firebird that suddenly seemed to take off quickly down the highway. The driver somehow panicked at the sight of me. He was going more than a hundred miles an hour and began passing cars on the shoulder. ”

But Hyde couldn’t go after him. Taking care of injured people is always more important than worrying about speeders, so the officer had to stay on his way to the accident. But he did try to keep the Firebird in sight as he drove, hoping another nearby unit would be able to step in and stop the speeding car. As it turned out, keeping the Firebird in sight was not that difficult. Every turn the Pontiac made was the very turn the officer needed to get to the accident scene.

Hyde followed the Pontiac all the way to his destination(目的地). At that point he found another unit had already arrived at the accident scene. His help wasn’t needed. Now he was free to try to stop the driver of the Firebird, who by this time had developed something new to panic about.

“Just about that time, I asked him why he was running. He told me he didn’t have a driver’s license(执照). ”

That accident cost the driver of the Firebird plenty—a thousand dollars for the new engine—not to mention the charges for driving without a license, attempting to run away, and dangerous driving.

1. The meaning of “panicked” in Paragraph 2 is related to ________________.

A. shame　　　　　　　　　　  B. hate　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. anger　　　　　　　　　　   D. fear

2. Why did the driver of the Firebird suddenly speed down the highway?

A. Because he was racing with another driver on the road.

B. Because he realized he had to hurry to the accident scene.

C. Because he thought the police officer wanted to stop him.

D. Because he wanted to overtake other cars on the shoulder.

3. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Someone else was taking care of the injured person.

B. The Pontiac reached its destination at the accident scene.

C. Hyde knew where he was going by following the right car.

D. The policeman was running after a speeder on Highway 40.

4. The driver of the Firebird ________________.

A. took a wrong turn on the way　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

B. had some trouble with his car

C. was stopped by the police officer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

D. paid for the expenses of the accident

5. What is probably the best title for the article?

A. Losing His Way　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

B. Going My Way

C. Fun All the Way　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

D. Help on the Way

Here is a two-way student exchange programme: Fred, 19, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little about German when he arrived, but after 2 months’ study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected—much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took 14 subjects instead of the 6 that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.

Family life, too, was different. The father's word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual(个人). Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.

“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it. ”

At the same time, in America, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize American schools, ”he says. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two. ”

1. The purpose of the exchange programme is mainly to ________________.

A. have students learn new languages

B. help teenagers learn more about other countries

C. let students from other countries have a new understanding of the real America

D. improve the relation between the teenagers from different countries

2. It is mentioned in the passage that ________________.

A. in America, students often drive outside to enjoy themselves

B. after 2 months’ study in Germany, Fred was able to master the German language

C. the German students don’t have a happy family life

D. the American students don’t respect their teachers

3. Both Fred and Mike agree that ________________.

A. Germans and Americans are both friendly

B. German students should have more after-class activities

C. American food tastes better than German food

D. there are more cars in America than in Germany

4. After experiencing the American school life, Mike thought ________________.

A. German schools trained students to be better citizens

B. the American students didn’t do well in their lessons

C. school life in America was an ideal one

D. a better education should include something good from both America and Germany

5. The difference between a German family and an American family is that ________________.

A. Germans have more freedom at home than Americans

B. Americans think more about the family than the individual

C. the father has the right to decide almost everything at home in Germany

D. the children are asked to listen to the grown-ups in an American family

Watch good teachers, and you will see that they do not sit motionless before their class: They stand the whole time they are teaching, they walk about, using their arms, hands and fingers to help them in their explanations, and their faces to express feelings. Listen to them, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and the musical note of their voices always changing according to what they are talking about.

The fact that good teachers have some of the gifts of good actors does not mean that they will indeed be able to act well on the stage: There are very important differences between the teachers’ work and the actors’. Actors have to speak words which they have learnt by heart, they have to repeat exactly the same words each time they play a certain part, even their movement and the ways in which they use their voices are usually fixed before. What they have to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.

Good teachers work in quite a different way. Their audience take an active part in the play: They ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they do not understand something, they say so. Teachers therefore have to suit their act to the needs of their audience, which is their class. They cannot learn their part by heart, but must invent it as they go along.

I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take   part in a stage play because their brains would not keep discipline: They could not keep strict to what another had written.

1. The passage mainly tells us ________________.

A. what a good teacher is

B. how to be a good teacher

C. the difference between a teacher and an actor

D. the way to become a good teacher

2. To be a good teacher, which of the following is not needed?

A. He should be able to hold the audience’s attention.

B. He must have a clear but low and soft voice.

C. He should be able to act what he’s teaching.

D. He doesn’t sit in a chair with an expressionless face.

3. Teachers in class have to ________________.

A. create a group of audience

B. meet their students’ needs

C. be told what to do by their students

D. invent a certain part of a play

4. The passage seems to suggest that a good teacher may not be a good actor because ________________.

A. they are nervous on the stage

B. their brains are out of control

C. they miss their students

D. they are not used to saying what others have written

5. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word “motionless”?

A.　　  still　　　　  　　　　　　   　　   

B.　　  quiet

C.　　  silent　　    　　　　　　  

D.　　 calm

The Web is useful. You can find old friends online. You can research and book flights, check the weather, find breaking news, andfind out information about schools and colleges. Yon can even place an order for books, CDs, computers and cars.

The Internet is also fun. You can write to old friends or check out their web pages, enjoy web-based soap operas, laugh at online jokes, join in a live Net Event, chat with other Internet surfers(漫游者), check to see if your name appears anywhere on the Web.

Millions of users log on to the Net every day, and it’s not just to do research. There’s a lot of fun there. That’s one reason why it’s called web “surfing”.

Of course, the first step to use the Web for business or for fun is learning how to work a “web browser”. If you’re new to computers, it may take a while before you are completely comfortable with your browser. Don’t worry. You don’t have to be a computer whiz. The basics of a web browser are very much like the basics of modem computers－learning how to point and click the mouse, learning how to scroll up and down a page of text, and learning how to use pull-down menus. Again, be patient. There’s no time limit on web surfing. Give yourself a chance to explore (探索) the browser itself while you explore the Web.

1. The writer compares the Web to_______.

A. places to visit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. places to gather together in

C. some easy job 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. things you can do online

2. We can learn from the text that the Web is not only_______ but also_______.

A. of great use; of great value 　　　　    B. of great use; of great enjoyment

C. useful; funny 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. of some use; of a little interest

3. The underlined word “whiz” probably refers to a person who_______.

A. is a computer expert　　　　　　　　　　   B. is a computer fan

C. is lost in computer games 　　　　　　　　　　 D. owns a computer company

4. To use the Web, all we have to do is to learn how to_______.

A. use the computer mouse　　　　　　　　 B. scroll up and down a page of text

C. use pull-down menus 　　　　　　　　    D. all the above

This is my first letter to you, although I have been reading your column for many years. I need an outside opinion.

I am a grandmother in my 70s and have just returned from visiting my daughter, her husband and their three dearly loved children—all under the age of 5—and I’m upset with some of their parenting ways.

For example:

They lock the doors to their children’s bedrooms at night because “the children might get out of their beds and wander around the house, and we may not hear them”.

If one child should get punishment, all three are punished, and if one child says a “naughty” word, all three are given hot sauce(辣酱汁)in the mouth.

I know these parents love their children very much, but are these ways of disciplining them wise? Please understand, it is not my aim to interfere(干涉).

Gram

Dear Gram,

Children’s bedroom doors should not be locked. If a fire breaks out, it would be a nightmare (可怕的事物).

Punishing all the children when only one has earned the punishment is a good way to make them grow up to hate each other.

Children who use “naughty” words should not be punished with hot sauce in the mouth. They should be taught the proper and acceptable words to use instead of the “naughty” words.

Abby

1. From the passage we can see that Abby is probably_______.

A. a famous writer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. a columnist (专栏作家)

C. a friend of hers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a government official

2. Gram’s daughter_______.

A. is very strict with her children

B. does not love her three children

C. always punishes her children at night

D. often gives her children hot sauce

3. Gram writes the letter in order to_______.

A. disclose her daughter’s ways as a mother

B. criticize her daughter’s ways as a mother

C. express her anger about her daughter’s ways as a mom

D. get others’ opinion about her daughter’s ways as a mom

Most scientists believe that man-made chemicals are destroying the ozone. They also have found signs of ozone loss in other parts of the atmosphere.

Ozone is found both in the air we breathe and in the upper atmosphere. Near the earth, ozone in the air is a danger to life. It is a waste product. But ozone found 10 to 50 kilometers up in the atmosphere protects life on earth.  Ozone is formed in the atmosphere through the action of solar radiation. Once formed, the ozone blocks harmful radiation from reaching the earth. Scientists say a reduction in ozone and an increase in the harmful radiation will cause many more cases of skin cancer and will harm crops, animals and fishes.

The report said it is about 8 degrees colder 15 kilometers above earth than it was in 1979. Scientists think the first loss of ozone reduces the amount of solar energy the atmosphere can take in. This cools the atmosphere, increases ice cloud production and leads to more ozone loss.

Scientists found signs the ozone problem has spread. The study shows that the loss of ozone over the areas with larger population in North America and Europe was at least three times greater than scientists had thought. The ozone levels reduced much more seriously during winter months than in warmer months. This is not surprising because the amount of ozone in the atmosphere changes with the temperature.

An international effort is being made to stop the loss of ozone in the atmosphere. But many experts fear that the effort will not produce results fast enough to prevent harm to life on the earth.

1. The text is mainly about_______.

A. a change in atmosphere    　　　　　　　　　　 B. the solar radiation

C. the ozone problem　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a hole in Antarctica

2. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

A. Ozone in the atmosphere is a danger to life.

B. Since ozone in the air is harmful to life, the less ozone in the atmosphere the better.

C. Ozone is a kind of man-made chemical product.

D. The ozone up above us can stop harmful radiation from getting to the earth.

3. The loss of ozone may be caused by the following conditions except for_______.

A. the amount of solar energy　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. the colder temperature

C. the larger population　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. man-made chemicals

4. From the text we have learned that_______.

A. the scientists have done a great deal to stop getting warm on the earth

B. the temperature in 1979 was much colder than it is now

C. ozone holds solar energy and helps atmosphere take it in

D. successful efforts have been made to stop the loss of the ozone

5. This text mostly wants to_______.

A. draw people’s interest in atmosphere

B. call the public attention to ozone problem

C. help people to know the change in air

D. make people know the information above us

But why do people want to do nothing but read while traveling to work in a train?

Perhaps they are tired, or else they sit behind a newspaper to shut themselves off from the world. All the same, most men would notice a woman struggling with a heavy case and jump up to help her and a pretty girl sitting opposite wouldn’t escape their attention either. In this case a paper is useful because they can have a good look at her from behind it without her knowing. Perhaps they all do nothing but read. There are stories of girls and young men who met in the rush hour(高峰期), got married, and went traveling on the same train, hand in hand.

1. The main idea of this passage is that_______.

A. people in Britain are great newspaper readers

B. why people read newspapers when they travel by train

C. people do nothing but read in a train

D. when people go to work in train, they do different things

2. According to the passage, reading newspapers_______.

A. is a custom just among men who can read

B. is something the British do only traveling on a train

C. is a daily activity most British do while traveling

D. can help people in many ways

3. A man might be reading a newspaper in a train for the following reasons except that_______.

A. he is trying to watch a girl from behind the newspaper

B. he wants to have a rest

C. he hopes to escape the attention of a pretty girl

D. he doesn’t want to talk with other people around him

4. What isn’t the reason why most men in the train will help a woman struggling with a heavy case?

A. It is polite for a man to help a woman in that situation.

B. It is considered a man’s duty to help a woman in need.

C. A woman is too weak to carry a heavy case.

D. Men are often more interested in other things than reading newspapers.