I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA Company. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.
There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop open selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds, but the town was completely dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant.
Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street. Next to it was the town’s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I hurried forward, but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he didn’t raise his head at the sound of my footsteps.
Carefully, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait for my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the box call door
【小题1】 At what time was the story set?

A．An early winter morning	B．A cold winter afternoon
C．An early summer morning	D．A windy summer afternoon

【小题2】 Which of the following words best describe the writer’s impression of the town?

A．cold and frightening	B．dirty and crowded
C．empty and dead	D．unusual and unpleasant

【小题3】 The underlined word “ trickling” in the last paragraph means_______________

A．rushing out suddenly	B．shining brightly
C．flowing slowly in drops	D．appearing slowly

【小题4】 Why didn’t the man raise his head when the writer came near?

A．He was annoyed at being seen by the writer.

B．He was angry at being disturbed by the writer.

C．He was probably fast asleep.

D．He was probably murdered.

The temperature of the sun is over 5000 degrees Fahrenheit at the surface, but it rises to perhaps more than 16 million degrees at the center．The sun is so much hotter than die earth that matter can exist only as a gas, except at the core．In the core of the sun, the pressures are so great against the gases that, despite the high temperature, there may be a small solid core．However, no one really knows, since the center of the sun can never be directly observed．
Solar astronomers do know that the sun is divided into five layers or zones．Starting at the outside and going down into the sun, the zones are the corona, chromosphere, photosphere, convection zone and finally the core．The first three zones are regarded as the sun's atmosphere．
But since the sun has no solid surface, it is hard to tell where the atmosphere ends and the main
body of the sun begins．
The sun's outermost layer begins about 10000 miles above the visible surface and goes outward for mllions of miles．This is the only part of the sun that can be seen during an eclipse（日食） such as the one in February 1979．At any other time, the corona can be seen only when special instruments are used on cameras and telescopes to shut out the glare of the sun's rays．
The corona is a brilliant, pearly white, filmy light, about as bright as the full moon．Its beautiful rays are a sensational sight during an eclipse．The corona's rays flash out in a brilliant fan that has wispy spikelike（一束束穗状） rays near the sun's north and south poles．The corona is thickest at the sun's equator．
The corona rays are made up of gases streaming outward at tremendous speeds sad reaching a temperature of more than 2 million degrees Fahrenheit．The rays of gas thin out as they reach the space around the planets．By the time the sun's corona rays reach the Earth, they are weak and invisible．
【小题1】Matter on the aim can exist only in fee form of gas because of the sun's ___．

A．size

B．age

C．location

D．temperature

【小题2】All of the following are parts of the sun's atmosphere EXCEPT the ___．

A．corona

B．chromosphere

C．photosphere

D．core

【小题3】According to the passage, as the corona ra5,'s reach -die plaasts, they become ___．

A．hotter

B．clearer

C．thinner

D．stronger

【小题4】Which of 'die following do the paragraphs following the passage most likely discuss?

A．The remaining layers of the sun．

B．The evolution of the sun to its present form．

C．The eclipse of February 1979．

D．All the above．

Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri(MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.
“To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density(密度)”，said Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. “The radioisotope(放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”
Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro/nanoelectromechanreal systems (M/NEMS). Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.
“People hear the word ‘nuclear’ and think of something very dangerous,” he said, “However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”
His new idea is not only in the battery’s size, but also in its semiconductor(半导体). Kwon’s battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.
“The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure(晶体结构) of the solid semiconductor,” Kwon said, “By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”
Together with J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the battery. In the future, they hope to increase the battery’s power, shrink its size and try with various other materials. Kwon said that battery could be thinner than the thickness of human hair.
【小题1】Which of the following is true of Jae Kwon?

A．He teaches chemistry at MU.

B．He developed a chemical battery.

C．He is working on a nuclear energy source.

D．He made a breakthrough in computer engineering.

【小题2】 Jae Kwon gave examples in Paragraph 4_________.

A．to show chemical batteries are widely applied.

B．to introduce nuclear batteries can be safely used.

C．to describe a nuclear-powered system.

D．to introduce various energy sources.

【小题3】Liquid semiconductor is used to _________.

A．get rid of the radioactive waste	B．test the power of nuclear batteries.
C．decrease the size of nuclear batteries	D．reduce the damage to lattice structure.

【小题4】According to Jae Kwon, his nuclear battery _______.

A．uses a solid semiconductor	B．will soon replace the present ones.
C．could be extremely thin	D．has passed the final test.

【小题5】The text is most probably a ________.

A．science news report	B．book review
C．newspaper ad	D．science fiction story

阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.” ks5*u
“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.
My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.
When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung...”
My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?
It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.
“Daddy… I am so sorry…”
“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay. ”
“No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said. “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though. ”He managed a weak smile.
My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
【小题1】 The author was in bad mood that morning because _______.

A．his father had a terrible accident

B．he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

C．his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

D．his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

【小题2】Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

A．Because he didn’t go along with his father.

B．Because he was rude to his father that morning.

C． Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.

D．Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.

【小题3】 The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that _______.

A．he had a poor memory	B．he didn’t hear what his son said
C．he just wanted to comfort his son	D．he lost his memory after the accident

【小题4】 What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

A．Don’t treat your parents badly.

B．Don’t hurt others with rude words.

C．Don’t move the injured in an accident.

D．Don’t be angry with friends at small things.

At a meeting, a well-known speaker lifted up a bill of 20 dollars before starting his speech.
Facing 200 people, he asked, “Who wants this 20-dollar bill?” A great many hands were put up. Then he continued to say, “I intended to give it to any one of you, but allow me to do a thing before giving it to you.” Suddenly he crumpled （揉）it into a round mass. Then he asked, “Who wants it? ” Still some hands were lifted up.
He asked again, “Well, how could it be if I do it like this?” he threw the bill onto the ground, stepped on it and twisted it. As he picked it up, the bill had become not only dirty but wrinkled.
“Who still wants it?” Still a few people put up their hands.
“My dear friends, you have had a meaningful class. No matter how I treated this bill, you still want it, because it is worth 20 dollars. On your life road, you may be knocked down（击垮） or even broken into pieces by your determination or unfavorable situations. We may feel ourselves worth nothing, but, my darling, remember that whatever happens in the future, you should never lose your value（价值） in the God’s heart. You’re particular ---- never forget it.”
【小题1】How many times did the speaker ask the people whether they wanted the bill?

A．Once

B．Twice

C．Three times

D．Four times

【小题2】The underlined word “wrinkled” in the third paragraph probably means _______.

A．broken	B．having small lines or folds in it
C．flat	D．having holes on it

【小题3】The speaker did this test in order to _____________.

A．tell the audience that one should never lose one’s own value

B．tell the audience that God values money most

C．test if some of the audience were extremely interested in money

D．play a trick on the audience

【小题4】What would the speaker probably talk about next?

A．How money can make people crazy.

B．How to avoid being knocked down in one’s life.

C．How to keep one’s value of life.

D．How to give a meaningful class