—What’s the        of our celebrating the “World Environment Day”?

—To protect our living space.

A．purpose                      B．honour                C．opinion                D．symbol

The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing in common. Residents built walls to1influence from the other town.
In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very2. When women gave birth, they would compete to have the baby with the loudest3. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because4was the symbol of success, people were always busy making money, with no time for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t5the intensity(紧张) and chose to drink to escape.
In Pleasure, the motto was:6you like it, do it. People grew up without pressure and7do anything they liked. Children played computer games day8night. At school, teachers didn’t care9students came or not. Workers might sit around the office all day long drinking coffee and doing10.Thanks to the lack of regulations，nobody worried about11their jobs. It was pleasure that12. The computers they used were old13from the town of Pressure.
Some of the young were addicted to drugs14the emptiness(空虚) of their lives.Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is life15?” But, just before life in the two towns completely16, there came a great person---Mr Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and17advice. People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had18people in Pleasure began to make plans. They19the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The town’s people came to20the truth---there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes(极端;两极端).

1. 1.
   1. A.
      pick out
   2. B.
      put out
   3. C.
      leave out
   4. D.
      keep out
2. 2.
   1. A.
      best
   2. B.
      richest
   3. C.
      worst
   4. D.
      least
3. 3.
   1. A.
      smile
   2. B.
      laugh
   3. C.
      cry
   4. D.
      sign
4. 4.
   1. A.
      wealth
   2. B.
      health
   3. C.
      happiness
   4. D.
      pleasure
5. 5.
   1. A.
      catch
   2. B.
      bear
   3. C.
      make
   4. D.
      live
6. 6.
   1. A.
      Even though
   2. B.
      Unless
   3. C.
      As long as
   4. D.
      While
7. 7.
   1. A.
      should
   2. B.
      might
   3. C.
      had
   4. D.
      could
8. 8.
   1. A.
      and
   2. B.
      after
   3. C.
      or
   4. D.
      by
9. 9.
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      who
   3. C.
      where
   4. D.
      whether
10. 10.
    1. A.
       nothing
    2. B.
       something
    3. C.
       anything
    4. D.
       everything
11. 11.
    1. A.
       finding
    2. B.
       asking
    3. C.
       doing
    4. D.
       losing
12. 12.
    1. A.
       mattered
    2. B.
       cared
    3. C.
       considered
    4. D.
       minded
13. 13.
    1. A.
       ones
    2. B.
       those
    3. C.
       that
    4. D.
       one
14. 14.
    1. A.
       compared to
    2. B.
       thanks to
    3. C.
       as a result
    4. D.
       because of
15. 15.
    1. A.
       for
    2. B.
       at
    3. C.
       in
    4. D.
       to
16. 16.
    1. A.
       gave
    2. B.
       failed
    3. C.
       lost
    4. D.
       saved
17. 17.
    1. A.
       following
    2. B.
       taking
    3. C.
       seeking
    4. D.
       giving
18. 18.
    1. A.
       when
    2. B.
       as
    3. C.
       while
    4. D.
       since
19. 19.
    1. A.
       pulled off
    2. B.
       pulled down
    3. C.
       pulled out
    4. D.
       pulled up
20. 20.
    1. A.
       tell
    2. B.
       realize
    3. C.
       perform
    4. D.
       doubt

One of the most interesting paradoxes(自相矛盾的话) in America today is that Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, is now engaged in a serious debate about what a university should be.

“Should Harvard or any other university be an intellectual sanctuary, away from the political and social revolution of the age, or should it be a laboratory for experimentation with these political and social revolutions; or even an engine of the revolution?” This is what is being discussed privately in the faculty of Harvard.

The issue was defined by Waiter Lippmann, a distinguished Harvard graduate, several years ago. “If the universities are to do their work,” he said, “they must be independent and they must be disinterested（廉洁）… They are places to which men can turn for judgments which are unbiased（无偏见的） by partisanship（政党支持）and special interest. Obviously, the moment the universities fall under political control, or under the control of private interests, or the moment they themselves take a hand in politics and the leadership of government, their value as independent and disinterested sources of judgments is damaged.”

This is part of the argument that is going on at Harvard today. Another part is the argument of the militant(好战的) : that a university is the keeper of our ideals and morals, and should not be “disinterested” but activist in bringing the nation’s ideals and actions together.

Harvard’s men of today seem more troubled and less sure about personal, political and academic purpose than they did at the beginning. “They are not even clear about how they should debate and solve their problems, but they are struggling with them privately, and how they come out is certain to influence American university and political life.”

1．The issues in the debate on Harvard’s goals are whether the universities should remain independent of our society and its problems, or  whether they should          .

       A．fight with the militant

       B．overcome the widespread dependency

       C．take an active part in solving society’s ills

       D．support our old and established institutions

2．In regard to their goals and purposes in life, the author believes that Harvard men are becoming        .

       A．more sure about them

       B．less sure about them

       C．more hopeful of reaching a satisfactory answer

       D．completely disappointed about ever

3．The word “sanctuary”in paragraph 3 is               .

       A．a holy place devoted to a certain god

       B．a temple of middle age

       C．a certain place you can hide in and avoid something

       D．a place to train soldiers

4．In the author’s judgment, the debate going on at Harvard          .

       A．is a sad symbol of our general puzzlement

       B．will soon be over, because times are bound to change

       C．is of interest mostly to Harvard men and their friends

       D．will influence future life in America

“Dr.Papaderos,what is the meaning of life?”

The usual laughter followed,and people stirred(骚动)to go.Papaderos held up his hand and stilled the room and looked at me for a long time,asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes that I was.

“I will,answer your question.”

Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket,he fished into a leather billfold and brought out a very small round mirror,about the size of a quarter.And what he said went like this:

“When I was a small child,during the war,we were very poor and we lived in a remote village.One day,on the road,I found the broken pieces of a mirror.A German motorcycle had been wrecked in that place.

I tried to find all the pieces and put them together,but it was not possible,so I kept only the largest piece.This one,and,by scratching it on a stone.I made it round. I began to play with it as a toy and became fascinated by the fact that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would never shine——in deep holes and crevices(裂缝)and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light into the most inaccessible places I could find.

I kept the little mirror,and,as I went about my growing up,I would take it out in idle moments and continue the challenge of the game.As I became a man,I grew to understand that this was not just a child’s game but a metaphor for what I might do with my life.I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light.But light——truth,understanding,knowledge——is there,and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.

I am a fragment(碎片)of a mirror whose whole design and shape l do not know.Nevertheless,with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world——into the black places in the hearts of men—and change some things in some people.Perhaps others may see and do likewise.This is what I am about.This is the meaning of my life.”

On hearing the author’s question,Dr.Papedotes        at first.

A.laughed at his foolishness               B.wasn’t sure of the answer

C.doubted his seriousness                  D.wasn’t interested at all

How did Dr.Papaderos get the small round mirror when he was a child?

A.He found it on the road and made it round.

B.A dying German soldier gave him as a present.

C.He chanced to find it in the street while playing.

D.He put the broken pieces together and made it.

Why did Dr.Papaderos like the small round mirror so much as a child?

A.Because he was too poor to afford other toys.

B.Because it could shine the places where tke sun couldn’t reach.

C.Because he believed it would bring good luck to him.

D.Because it tofd him a lot about what life really meant to him.

The underlined“metaphor”in the 7th paragraph most probably means        .

A.symbol              B.source            C.light           D.purpose

Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A.A Special Game in the Childhood          B.A Broken Piece of Mirror

C.Dr.Papaderos’Experience                  D.The Meaning of Life

A child survivor of the Indian Ocean tsunami and a girl from the United States who offered help met for the first time after the disaster.
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami destroyed Nada Luthfiyyah’s small town in Aceh. Her parents and two brothers were among the 160,000 people who died in the disaster. Maggie Hamilton’s classmates in the state of Michigan decided to make and sell bracelets (手镯) to raise money for the victims. Maggie, who was 9 years old at the time, wrote a letter to survivors to offer help. Nada was selected from her class to respond with a letter of thanks.
Three and a half years later, the two girls met for the first time. Their meeting was arranged by the Indonesian government, and was used as a symbol of the two countries’aid relationship. Their letters were quoted by diplomats (外交官)of both countries.
Maggie, visiting the town under reconstruction, said she did not expect that her letter would draw so much attention, but, she said, the experience helped to make her more active in volunteering work. "I’ve been volunteering at a nursing home in Ohio. I just want to help people whenever I can," Maggie said.
Juanda, the spokesman for Indonesia’s tsunami reconstruction agency, says the meeting of the two girls serves as a symbol of their informal relationship. It will represent the international community’s role in Aceh’s future. "I think what we can learn from this experience is that Nada from Aceh and Maggie from the U.S. are able to share their experiences, friendship, knowledge and support," Juanda says.
Maggie says she wants to learn Indonesian and hopes to have Nada visit her home in Michigan sometime, perhaps next year.

1. 1.

   Nada and Maggie first made contact with each other through ______.

   1. A.
      letters                              
   2. B.
      visiting the diplomats
   3. C.
      arrangements by the government        
   4. D.
      informal visits
2. 2.

   From the text we know that ______.
   

   1. A.
      Maggie and Nada’s friendship is a symbol of the two countries’ friendship
   2. B.
      16,000 people lost their lives in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
   3. C.
      Maggie volunteered to work in the reconstruction after the tsunami
   4. D.
      Maggie is now a volunteer working in Nada’s hometown
3. 3.

   The text mainly tells us that ______.
   

   1. A.
      Indonesian and American girls build friendship after a tsunami
   2. B.
      the Indian Ocean tsunami influenced the USA
   3. C.
      letters are an advantage in building friendships
   4. D.
      Indonesia is under construction after a tsunami