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Passage 1
The information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services; the Web ,e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the Information Highway was a new road, with not many users. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowed road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of course, there’s Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go. But don’t trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.
信息高速公路就是连接网络用户与大量的网络服务系统之间的一条通道，网络服务系统包含网站、电子邮件和软件等等。就在不久之前，信息高速公路还是一条用户不多的新的通道。如今，似乎每个人都想在上面尝试一“驾”，这条通道连接着全球超过3千万的家庭。毫不奇怪，这条四通八达的高速公路现在看起来像一条车水马龙的高速公路。交通阻塞可能会引起很多严重的问题，迫使系统关闭维修。很自然，在这样一条拥挤的道路上事故频发，而受害者往往都是一些“小飞虫”，（碰撞中丧生）一失而不见踪迹。进而，有了新的宽带连接，自然就出现了“耍酷”先生，他在这条高速公路上疾速飞奔，比我们跑的都快。当然，别骗自己好了，他要为这样的高速通行而付费的。
Passage 2
Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching (变白) of the Grate Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002,in his latest interest. Signed copies of his colorful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk.
想知道更多关于全球变暖以及你如何能阻止它的知识吗？赫尔曼·弗里德曼博士将于下周五在格雷士大厅发表演说，他是这个方面领军式的专家。在成为这个课题的教授之前，赫尔曼在全球三所著名大学研究环境科学。他曾跑遍全球观察环境方面的问题。大堡礁日趋变白的现象在2002年进入了公众的视角，这是赫尔曼先生最近的研究兴趣。在演说之后，还有他上个月刚出版的精彩新书的折扣签售。
1．The Information Highway ________.
A．is free from traffic accidents B．is crowded with car drivers
C．offers just a few on-line services D．appeals to a large number of users
D 细节理解题。根据第一篇短文中的“Now, every one seems to want to take a drive...”可知，信息高速公路吸引了很多用户。
2．How does Mr. Cool manage to travel the Information Highway so fast
A．By storing fewer files. B．By repairing the system.
C．By buying a better computer. D．By using a broad-band connection.
D 细节理解题。根据第一篇短文后半部分中的“with his new broad-band connection”可知，速度快的原因是使用了宽带连接。
3．What can be learned from Passenger 2
A．There will be a book show at Grayson Hall
B．Friedman is now studying the Great Barrier Reef.
C．There will be a talk on global warming this week.
D．Friedman is a leading expert on computer science.
B 细节理解题。根据本篇短文倒数第二句中的内容可知，他现在正在研究大堡礁。
4．Passenger 2 is most probably .
A．a poster about a lecture B．an ad for a new book
C．a note to a doctor in a university D．an introduction to a professor
A 推理判断题。第二则短文介绍的是一位著名博士就全球变暖问题发表演讲，事后还要签名售书，由此可推知本文是一则关于演讲的海报。
Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources（来源）, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills（风车）began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.
For many centuries, people used windmills to grind（磨碎）wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground when electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.
During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher coasts. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.
想一想人们利用风的各种不同方法。你可以利用风力放飞风筝，或者开动帆船。风是一种最丰富、最清洁的动力来源，也是最古老的一种能源。有证据表明早在公元前7世纪古伊朗人就开始使用风车，后来在12世纪从中东返回欧洲的军队将使用风能的知识带回了欧洲，于是风车被首次引入到了欧洲。
几个世纪中，人们利用风车将麦子磨碎成面粉，利用风车从地下抽水。19世纪当电被发现之后，在边远地区的人们就开始用风车发电，从而让他们用上的点灯和收音机。然而，当电在20世纪40年代在美国大多数地区普及的时候，风车就很少被人们使用了。
在20世纪70年代，人们开始关心利用煤气的燃烧发电而带来的污染。与此同时，人们也开始意识到煤和气并不是用之不竭的。于是，风被再次发现，虽然它意味着更高的成本。如今也就出现了一场利用风能广泛发电的全球性运动。
1．From the text we know that windmills ________.
A．were invented by European armies B．have a history of more than 2,800 years
C．used to supply power to radio in remote areas
D．have rarely been used since electricity was discovered
2．What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century
A．Sailing a boat. B．Producing electricity.
C．Grinding wheat into flour. D．Pumping water from underground.
3．One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that _______.
A．wind power is cleaner B．it is one of the oldest power sources
C．it was cheaper to create energy from wind
D．the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs
4．What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows
A．The advantages of wind power. B．The design of wind power plants.
C．The worldwide movement to save energy. D．The global trend towards producing power from wind.
1. C 细节理解题。结合第二段第二句以及第三句的内容可知，风车曾经给偏远地区的无线电提供电能。2. B 细节理解题，根据第二段第二句中的内容可知19世纪晚期风能的一种新用途是用来“发电”。3. A 推理判断题。最后一段提到人们在20世纪70年代开始关心用煤炭和天然气发电产生的污染问题，进而重新考虑风能，由此可推知风能更加洁净。另外，第一段第三句中的内容也是线索提示。4. D 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句中的内容可推测出作者接下来要讨论的可能是利用风能发电的全球趋势。
They are the sort of friends who are so close they trust each other with their lives. If one falls the other is there to catch him.
They are Wellman, whose legs were permanently injured nine years ago in a rock-climbing accident. and Corbett, an experienced rock climber. Together, they climbed up Half Dome, the famous 2,000-foot rock in the Yosemite National Park, through one of the most difficult routes.(路线)
During the climb, Corbett took the lead, hit in the metal spikes（尖状物）that guided the ropes and climbed up. Then, after Wellman pulled himself up the rope, Corbett went down to remove the spikes and climbed up again. This process was repeated time and again, inch by inch, for 13 days.
Wellman’s job was not easy either. He got himself up the rope through upper body strength alone. In all, Wellman figured that he had done 5,000 pull-ups up the rope on the climb.
However, when the two men first met, they never talked about climbing. “he knew that was how I got injured.” Wellman said. Until one day Wellman decided that he wanted to climb again and they started training.
Their climb of Half Dome was not all smooth. At one point, pieces of rock gave way, and Corbett dropped down quickly. Wellman locked their rope in place, stopping the fall at 20 feet. His quick action probably saved his friend’s life.
“Your partner can save your life --- you can save your partner’s life,” Wellman said as the pair received congratulations from friends. “There are real close ties.”
有这样一类朋友，他们是可以拿生命相托付。若其中一人跌倒，另一人则会将他抓住。
威尔曼和科比特就是这样的朋友。威尔曼的双腿在一次攀岩事故中永久受伤，而科比特则是一位经验丰富的攀岩者。他们两人一起沿着最艰难的一条路线爬上了约塞米蒂国家公园有名的2000英尺高的岩石—“半圆顶”。
在攀爬的过程中，科比特在前面，钉上导绳的金属挂钩然后爬了上去。然后，当威尔曼沿着绳子爬上去之后，科比特又下去取出金属挂钩再爬上来。这个过程周而复始，就这样一英尺一英寸地爬，他们进行了13天。
威尔曼的任务也不轻。他完全靠上半身的力气独立地沿着绳子攀爬上去。威尔曼计算了一下，他在攀爬过程中总共做了5000次这样的引体向上。
然而，当两个人初次见面的时候，他们从来都不谈攀岩。“他知道我就是因为攀岩而受伤的，”威尔曼说。直到有一天威尔曼决定了要重返攀绳的时候，他们才开始训练。
他们攀爬“半圆顶”也不是一帆风顺的。在某一个攀点上，几块石片脱落了，科比特急速下落，这时威尔曼在适当的地方锁住了他们的攀绳，在科比特下降了20英尺的位置时阻止了继续下落。威尔曼的迅速反应拯救了他朋友的生命。
“你的队友可以救你的命；你也可以救你的队友的命，”在接受来自朋友的祝贺时威尔曼这样说道，“生命中确实存在那种真正的情谊。”
1．Which of the following was a challenge for Corbett in climbing Half Dome
A．To climb up to remove the spikes. B．To climb it twice.
C．To do 5,000 pull-ups up the rope. D．To lock the rope in place.
2．Why did the two men never talk about climbing when they first met
A．Corbett was poorly trained. B．Wellman had lost interest in climbing.
C．Corbett didn’t want to hurt Wellman. D．Wellman hadn’t decided whether to climb again.
3．What do we know about Wellman
A．He climbed Half Dome by himself. B．He was disabled in a traffic accident.
C．He stopped rock-climbing for some time. D．He was saved by Corbett during the climb.
4．The main idea of the text is that______.
A．two heads are better than one B．friendship is precious in life
C．the disabled should never give up D．a man can be destroyed but cannot be defeated
1. B 推理判断题。结合第三段对他们如何攀登的描述可推断Corbett攀登过程中的挑战是需要攀爬两次。2. C 细节理解题。根据第五段引号中的内容推断他们第一次见面时不谈关于攀岩的话题是因为Corbett不想伤害Wellman。3. C 推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句中的内容可推断Wellman有一段时间停止了攀岩。4. B 主旨大意题。文章第一段开门见山地点明了话题中心，最后一段又重申主题，所以本文是在讴歌人生中的珍贵友谊。
Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer(征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country.
In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes, was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work , forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.
For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.
The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”, Since independence, Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.
爱尔兰有着一段艰难的历史。问题始于16世纪，那时候英国统治者试图征服爱尔兰。几百年间，爱尔兰人民长期与英国人抗争着。终于在1921年，不列颠征服被迫给予南爱尔兰独立。结果就有了今天的两个“爱尔兰”。北部的北爱尔兰成了不列颠联合王国的一部分。南部的爱尔兰共和国则是一个独立的国家。
在19世纪80年代，爱尔兰的主要农作物土豆受到病虫侵害，约有750万爱尔兰人死于饥饿。这场饥荒，再加上工作岗位的短缺，迫使很多爱尔兰人背井离乡进入了美国、英国、澳大利亚和加拿大。由于这样的原因，爱尔兰的人口从1841年的8200万下降到了1851年的6600万。
很长一段时间，爱尔兰的大部分人都是靠务农为生。如今，还有很多人在土地上耕作，而越来越多的人则来到了城市，在工厂和办公室上班。城里的生活与农村生活有着很大的差异。在农村，一切都是那么宁静，那么悠闲。
爱尔兰人因为热情友善而闻名。爱尔兰著名作家奥斯卡·王尔德曾说：“爱尔兰人是继克里克人之后最健谈的人民。”独立之后，爱尔兰复兴了自己的音乐、语言、文学和歌曲等各方面的文化。各个地区都有着不同风格的爱尔兰古典歌谣，这些歌谣都是不借助乐器而演奏。也有其他类别的爱尔兰音乐会使用小提琴、口哨等乐器演奏。
1．What does the author tell us in paragraph 1
A．How the Irish fought against the English. B．How Ireland gained independence.
C．How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. D．How two ”Irelands” came into being.
2．We learn from the text that in Ireland_____.
A．food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in population
B．people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside
C．it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker
D．different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments
3．The last paragraph is mainly about____.
A．the Irish character B．Irish culture
C．Irish musical instruments D．a famous Irish writer
4．What can be the best title for the text
A．Life in Ireland B．A Very Difficult History
C．Ireland, Past and Present D．The Independence of Ireland
1. D 段落大意题。本段的后半部分叙述的是最终结果，所以第一段作者意在阐述两个“爱尔兰”是如何形成的。2. A 细节理解题。第二段提到在19世纪40年代，由于土豆被疾病感染，大约75万人死于饥饿，由此可知这一时期的食物短缺导致了人口下降。本段最后一句话也是线索提示。3. B 段落大意题。通读本段内容尤其是根据本段中间部分的“Since independence, Ireland hasrevived(复兴)its own culture of...”可知本段主要阐述的是爱尔兰文化。其余选项都不具有概括性。4. C 主旨大意题。文章回顾了爱尔兰艰辛的独立过程以及曾经的艰难岁月，接着概述了了爱尔兰如今的风貌，所以“爱尔兰今昔”作文章标题最合适。
George Prochnik would like would to put a sock in it. He makes his case in a new book, listening for Meaning in a World of Noise, Here he explains himself (using his indoor voice):
“We’ve become so accustomed to noise, there’s almost a deep prejudice against the idea that silence might be beneficial. If you tell someone to be quiet, you sound like an old man. But it’s never been more important to find continuing quiet. Silence focuses us, improves our health, and is a key to lasting peace and satisfaction.”
“We need to excite people about the sounds you start to hear if you merely quiet things down a little. During a Japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds become a kind of art—the spoons making a light ringing sound on a bowl, the edges of a kimono （和服）brushing against the floor.”
“Deaf people are very attentive（专注的）in almost every aspect of life. If two deaf people are walking together, using sign language, they constantly watch out for each other and protect each other by paying steady attention to the other. They are connected yet also fully aware of their surroundings. Even deaf teenagers! We in the hearing world can learn from them. If we remove the powerful blasts（一阵阵）of noise, we become aware of an extraordinarily rich world around us—of little soft sounds and the sound of footsteps, of bird songs and ice cracking（开裂声）. It’s astonishing how beautiful things sound when you can really listen. ”
乔治·普罗尼克希望世界能安静下来。他在一本名叫《在喧闹的世界里聆听意义》的书中讲述了他的观点。在这里他解释道（用很小的声音）：
“我们已经如此地习惯于噪音，以至于对宁静也许会带来好处这样的想法深有成见。 如果你让一个人保持安静，似乎你就像一个老人一样。保持一种持久的宁静似乎从来都没有变得那么重要过。宁静可以让我们专注，宁静可以让我们健康，同时，宁静还是保持长久的安宁与满足的关键因素。”
“只要你让事物变得安宁一点，我们就需要通过刺激去让别人关注到你将听到的声音。在日本的茶道中，最细微的声音都变成了一种艺术—勺子在茶杯上轻轻敲击发出的清脆的声音，和服的边角在地上拖动的声音。”“耳聋的人在生活的每一个方便都表现得很专著。如果两个耳聋的人在一起走路，他们会用手语，通过对对方持续不断的关注来相互照顾和保护着。他们相互关联，同时又能充分关注到周围的一切。那些耳聋的青少年朋友都是这样。在有声世界的我们是可以向他们学习的。如果我们能摈弃周围的阵阵喧闹，我们就能对周围异常丰富的世界充满关注，关注到身边细微柔和的声音，关注到轻轻的脚步，关注到鸟儿的鸣唱，关注到冰块的开裂。如果你能真正地聆听，事物的声音是多么的美妙真是让人惊讶。”
1．What does the phrase “to put a sock in it” in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A．to be quiet B．to be colorful
C．to be full of love D．to be attentive to someone
2．What does Prochnik say about us
A．We are used to quietness. B．We have to put up with noise.
C．We do not think silence to be beneficial. D．We do not believe lasting peace to be available.
3．Which of the following is true according to Prochnik
A．We need more sounds in our lives. B．There is nothing to be learned from the deaf.
C．We are not aware how rich the world around us is.
D．There is too much noise at a Japanese tea ceremony.
4．It can be inferred from the text that .
A．we can benefit a lot from old people B．it is a good idea to use sign language
C．there is no escape from the world of sound D．it is possible to find how beautiful things sound
1. A 短语猜测题。第二段提到人们已经习惯了噪音，无视沉默的益处，再结合该段中的”If you tellsomeone to be quiet,...”可推测他渴望一个“安静”的世界。2. C 细节理解题。第二段的第一句中提到甚至有一种偏见反对沉默或许有益的观点，由此可知在他看来我们不认为沉默有益。3. C 推理判断题。最后一段倒数第二句提到，如果我们去除阵阵噪音，我们就开始意识到周围的世界无比丰富，由此可知他认为我们没有意识到周围的世界是多么丰富多彩。4. D 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“It's astonishing how beautiful things sound when youcan really listen.”可推断D项正确
When milk arrived on the doorstep
When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s，we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course，he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note -“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” - and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then，the buttermilk would magically(魔术般)appear.
All of this Was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house，for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors，so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table，having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete(竞争). Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service。
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories.I took it home and planted it on the back porch(门廊).Every so often my Son's friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
当牛奶来到门前
上个世纪60年代，当我成长在新泽西州的时候，我们有一位牛奶工人会把奶送到我们的门前阶梯。他叫巴兹尔先生，戴着一顶白帽子，开着一辆白卡车。作为一个5岁的小男孩，我总是情不自禁地盯着他腰带上的零钱袋看。有一天他注意到了我的行为，就从零钱袋里拿出了25分钱给了我。
当然他送的不只是牛奶，还有奶酪、鸡蛋等等。如果我们需要调整订单的话，母亲就会开一个便条，上面写着：“下次送的时候请加一瓶酪乳”，然后把便条和空瓶子一起放在盒子里。然后，酪乳就会神奇般的出现了。
所有这些都不仅仅是个便利，还有送奶工人与各个家庭之间的亲密关系。巴兹尔先生甚至都有我们家的钥匙，因为有段日子外面太冷我们只好把奶箱放到室内，这样牛奶就不会冻住。我记得巴兹尔先生时不时在我家厨房餐桌旁歇息，喝杯茶，还一边讲述他送奶的故事。
很难过，今天没有送奶上门的服务了。大公司容许出产便宜的牛奶，因此送奶工人则竞争激烈。还有，牛奶随处可买，送牛奶的服务也许就没有可行性了。
进来，我在农村看到的一个老旧的牛奶箱带回了我童年的回忆。我将它带了回来装在了后门的门廊上。每每我儿子的朋友们问到那是什么的时候，我就跟他们讲起我孩提时候的故事，还有那个既给我们送来牛奶又为我们带来情谊的送奶工人的故事。
1. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer ____________.
A. to show his magical power B. to pay for the delivery
C. to satisfy his curiosity D. to please his mother
2. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house
A. He wanted to have tea there. B. He was a respectable person.
C. He was treated as a family member. D. He was fully trusted by the family.
3. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist
A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now. B. It has been driven out of the market.
C. Its service is getting poor. D. It is forbidden by law.
4. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box
A. He missed the good old days. B. He wanted to tell interesting stories.
C. He needed it for his milk bottles. D. He planted flowers in it.
1. C 推理判断题。根据第一段的倒数第二句As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn't take my eyes off the coinchanger fixed to his belt.可知，“我”对送奶人腰问带的自动换币器非常感兴趣，总是盯着看，因此他为了满足“我”的好奇心，就从他的自动换币器中给了我一枚25美分的硬币。2. D 推理判断题。根据文章第三段的描述可知，给送奶人Mr. Basille我家的钥匙是为了方便他在天冷的时候把奶放到室内。可见我的家人对他很信任。3. B 推理判断题。根据文章第四段的内容可知，大公司提供的奶非常便宜，送奶人很难和他们竞争，而且，现在人们到处都能买到奶，这样送奶人失去了生存的空间，他们被逐出了市场。4. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw broughtback my childhood memories可知，作者之所以把一个旧的牛奶箱带回家，是因为那个旧的牛奶箱使作者回忆起过去的美好时光。
The word advertising refers to any kind of public announcement that brings products and services to the attention of people. Throughout history, advertising has been an effective way to promote(促进)the trading and selling of goods. In the Middle Ages，merchants employed “town criers” to read public messages aloud to promote their goods. When printing was invented in the fifteenth century, pages of advertisements (ads) could be printed easily and were either hung in public places or put in books.
By the end of the seventeenth century, when newspapers were beginning to be read by more people, printed materials became an important way to promote products and services. The London Gazette was the first newspaper to set aside a place just for advertising. This was so successful that by the end of the century that several companies started businesses for the purpose of making newspaper ads for merchants.
Advertising spread quickly throughout the eighteenth century. Ad writers were starting to pay more attention to the design of the ad text. Everything from clothes to drinks, was promoted with clever methods such as repetition of the firm’s name or product, words organized in eye-catching patterns, the use of pretty pictures and expressions easy to remember.
Near the end of the nineteenth century, companies that were devoted to the production of ads came to be known as “advertising agencies(广告商).”The agencies developed new ways to get people to think of themselves as members of a group. Throughout the twentieth century, advertising agencies promoted consumerism(消费主义)as a way of life. spreading the belief that people could be happy only if they bought the “right” products.
“广告”指的是为了让产品与服务引起人们关注而进行的任何形式的公告。在整个历史长河中，广告一直是促进贸易和商品销售的一种有效途径。在中世纪时期，商人们雇佣“街头公告员”大声阅读公告消息以促销商品。当印刷术在15世纪发明时，广告页就被轻松地印刷出来，要么贴在公共场所，要么夹在书中。
到了十七世纪末期报纸就有了大量的读者，于是印刷品就成了促销商品和服务的一个重要方式。《伦敦公报》是第一份专门留出广告位的报纸。这个尝试非常成功。到了世纪末的时候，好几家公司就开启了为商人出报纸的业务。
在整个十八世纪报纸业迅速扩张。广告撰写人开始关注广告文本的设计。从衣物到饮料每一样东西都在广告中得到促销，他们采取了很多聪明的办法。例如，对公司或产品名字的重复，用吸引眼球的模式排版文字，使用漂亮的图片和容易记住的表达等等。
接近十九世纪末期的时候，那些专注于广告生产的公司就被人们叫做“广告商”。这些广告商设计出一些新的方法使他们自身产生一种群体形象。在整个20世纪，广告商把消费主义提升为一种生活方式。与此同时，他们在传播着一个信念，那就是只有当人们买到正确的产品时才能感受到快乐。
1. What was advertising like in the Middle Ages
A. Merchants were employed to promote products.
B. Ad messages were shouted out in public places.
C. Product information was included in books. D. Ad signs were put up in towns.
2. What does the word “This” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. Advertising in newspapers. B. Including pictures in ads.
C. Selling goods in markets. D. Working with ad agencies.
3. The l8th century advertising was special in its______.
A. growing spending B. printing materials
C. advertising companies D. attractive designs
4. Which of the following might be the best title for the text
A. The Story of Advertising B. The Value of Advertising Designs
C. The Role of Newspaper Advertising D. The Development of Printing for Advertising
1. B 细节理解题。根据第一段的In the Middle Ages，merchants employed "town criers" to readpublic messages aloud to promote their goods一句可知，在中世纪，商人雇用人在公共场所大声宣传他们的商品，以达到促销的目的。2. A 代词指代题。根据第二段可知，This指代上一句话The London Gazette1was the first newspaperto set aside a place just for advertising,即报纸开辟专栏为商品做广告。3. D 推理判断题。根据第三段的Ad writers were starting to pay more attention to the design ofthe ad text可知，在18世纪，做广告的人开始注意广告词的设计，这就是18世纪广告的特点。4. A 主旨大意题。本文讲述了广告的由来、发展历程以及不同时期的特点，因此本文的标题应是The Storyof Advertising (广告的特点)。
While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.
The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign(发起运动)for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds that are too small，shower heads that are too low ,and restaurant tables with hardly any leg-room all make life difficult for those of above average height, it says.
But it is not just the extra-tall whose needs are not being met. The average height of the population has been increasing yet the standard size of beds, doorways, and chairs has remained unchanged.
“The bedding industry says a bed should be six inches larger than the person using it, so even a king-size bed at 6’6” (6 feet and 6 inches)is falling short for 25％of men，while the standard 6’3” bed caters for(满足需要)less than half of the male(男性)population，"said TPCGB president
Phil Heinricy, “Seven-foot beds would work fine."
Similarly, restaurant tables can cause no end of problems. Small tables, which mean the long-legged have to sit a foot or so away from them，are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere.
Some have already taken note，however. At Queens Moat Houses’ Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh，6’6” beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors,particularly Americans.
身材小巧也许显得美丽，而身材高大可能就明显看起来不太方便，特别是在住宾馆或在餐厅吃饭的时候。
六个月前为了高个子的需要而成立的“大英高个俱乐部”已经把他们的目光聚焦到了宾馆和餐厅。他们说，宾馆里那些小床，矮淋浴喷头，连放两只腿都不够空间的餐桌对那些比普通人更高的人来说都带来了生活上的困难。
然而，不仅仅是那些大高个们的需求得不到满足，现在普通身高的人群也提升了他们在床铺、门以及椅子的尺寸上的要求，而这些尺寸却一直都维持原状。
“寝具公司要求床应该比睡床的人大出6英寸，所以即使是一张6英尺6英寸的特大号床对25%的男人来说都是不够大的，而保准型号（6英尺3英寸）的床甚至都满足不了一半的男性需求”，“大英高个子俱乐部”主席菲尔·海因里希说，“七英寸长的床才会比较好使”。
同样，餐厅里面的餐桌也是问题不断。那些小桌子逼得大个头必须放一只脚到外面，于是足以把顾客赶跑而换一个用餐之处。
然而，有些地方是已经开始注意到这个问题了。在高个子旅客，特别是美国旅客的请求下，在爱丁堡的卡里达尼亚酒店已经把普通床标准换成了6英尺6英寸。
1. What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign
A. To provide better services. B. To rebuild hotels and restaurants.
C. To draw public attention to the needs of the tall. D. To attract more people to become its members.
2. Which the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy
A. 7'2”. B. 7'. C. 6'6”. D. 6'3”.
3. What may happen to restaurants with small tables
A. They may lose some customers.
B. They may start businesses elsewhere.
C. They have to find easy chairs to match the tables.
D. They have to provide enough space for the long-legged.
4. What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh
A. Tall people pay more for larger beds. B. 6'6” beds have taken the place of 6'3” beds.
C. Special rooms are kept for Americans. D. Guest rooms are standardized.
1. C 细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句The Tall Persons club Great Britain (TPCGB), which asformed six months ago to campaign (发起运动) for the needs of the tall...可知，该组织发起运动的目的是引起人们对高个子人的需求的关注。2. B 细节理解题。根据第四段的said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy, "Seven-foot beds would workfine."可知，该俱乐部的负责人Phil Heinricy认为长达7英尺的床比较合适。3. A 推理判断题。根据第五段自的第二句可知，如果餐馆里的桌椅较小，高个子顾客可能会离开，餐馆可能会失去这些顾客。4. B 推理判断题。根据最后一段的第二句再结合第四段的内容可知，爱丁堡的一个旅馆已将原来标准为6'3"的床换成6'6"的了。
Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband’s income. So this year she did something more than a hobby(业余爱好)：She planted vegetables in her yard. For her first garden， Ms.Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants，and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The family’s old farm house has become a chicken house，its residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms.Rita.
Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much larger because，she said, “The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds, too；so it's a win-win situation all around.”
They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济)，have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Others have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say that not since the 1970s has there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country have been sold out for several months. In Austin，Tex.，Some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.
George C.Ball Jr.，owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40％over last year ,double the average growth of the last five years. Mr. Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. The big one is the striking rise in the cost of food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruits and vegetables. Food prices have increased because of higher oil prices. People are now driving less，taking fewer vacations, so there is more time to garden.
卡珊德拉·菲丽发现管理丈夫的收入很不容易。于是，今年她做了另外一件事：她在自己院子里种了些蔬菜，这可不是纯粹的业余爱好。在她第一个菜园里，菲丽女士种了15颗番茄，还有5排各种各样的蔬菜。她们家的老农舍变成了养鸡场，“主人”下个月就要入住了。去年，丽塔·佳琳小姐种了一个小菜园。今年她要把菜园弄更大一些，她说：“因为样样东西的成本都在上升，我也要多投入几英镑，这样就是一个双赢的局面”。
她们就是那些受到生活高消费和经济不景气的影响而首次从事蔬菜种植的日渐增多的人群中的两个成员。其他人还把现有的菜园扩大了面积。种子公司和菜苗店的人说从上个世纪70年代到现在这还是人们第一次对在家种菜的兴趣出现如此大幅度的上升。现在国内的菜园子到处都脱销好几个月了。在奥斯丁，德克萨斯，有些菜园的预定都排了3年的队。
一个公司的老板乔治·巴尔先生说，蔬菜种子和植物的销量比去年增加了四成，比过去5年的平均增长率高出一倍。贝尔先生说，部分原因在过去的几年中正日趋凸显出来。一个主要因素就是随着水果、蔬菜价格的上涨，像面包、牛奶之类食物的成本也在大幅上升。而原油价格的上升也使得食品价格的上涨。人们现在开车少了，度假也少了，所有就有更多的时间种植食物。
1. What does the word “residents” in Paragraph l probably refer to
A. chickens B. tomatoes C. gardens D. people
2. By saying “a win-win situation all around”, Ms. Gartin means that________.
A. she is happier and her garden bigger B. she may spend less and lose weight
C. she is selling more and buying less D. she has grown more varieties of vegetables
3. Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular
A. More Americans are doing it for fun. B. The price of oil is lower than before.
C. There’s a growing need for fruits. D. The cost of living is on the rise.
4. Which of the following might be the best title for the text
A. Family Food Planning B. Banking on Gardening
C. A Belt-tightening Move D. Gardening as a Hobby
1. A 推理判断题。由前文The family's o1d farm house has become a chicken house可知，家里的老房子已经变成了养鸡场，暗示下文its residents arriving next month中的residents指的是chickens。2. B 推理判断题。根据第一段的内容尤其是该段最后一句中Ms. Rita Gartin所说的话可知，对她来说，家庭种植蔬荒菜不仅可以省钱还可以帮助她减肥，所以她称之为双赢的事情.3. D 细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句“They are among the growing number of Americans who,driven by higher living costs and a falling economy (经), have taken up vegetable gardening forthe first time.”可知家庭种植蔬菜变得越来越受欢迎是因为生活成本的上升。4. B 主旨大意题。本文给读者介纷绍了美国的的一种新现象：很多居民纷纷开始家庭种植蔬菜或者养殖，目的是省钱，因此文章的最佳标题为B。
I got my first driver’s license(执照)in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte,North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Two weeks before my 20th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Catrolina driver’s license,ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21. “Mr. Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you,” he said.
I argued,pointing to a very lage belly(肚子)of mine,”I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive ” He answered coldly, “It’s the law, madam ” Henry encouraged me to calm down,just go ahead and get the license and be done with it “No.” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.
I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail-using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland, and I had to take the Maryland driver’s exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years-sign the name Susan Brown,have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive.
1953年我在北卡罗来纳夏洛特中心高中读高一时接受了驾驶培训，之后我就拿到了我的第一个驾照。四年后当我该去续照的时候我就已经是个有夫之妇了。我和丈夫亨利住在马里兰，巴尔的摩。就在我20岁生日前的两周，一个炎热的七月天的下午，亨利带我去了车管所。当我到达那里把我的北卡罗来纳州的驾照递给柜台后面的人看，准备要续换驾照时，他告诉我按照马里兰的法律我还不够年龄，因为我21岁还不到。“你的丈夫亨利先生得为你签字”，他说。
我指着我的大肚子争辩道：“我结婚了，都快有小孩了，为什么还要他人为我签字我才能开车呢？”那个人冷冷地回答道：“这是法律好不好，女士？”
亨利叫我冷静一些，签字就签字，签完就结束了。“不”，我说。我拒绝让他为我签字。所以我就没有拿到马里兰的驾照而离开了。
我给北卡罗来纳车管所打了电话，通过邮件的方式用自己的名字苏珊．布朗续换了北卡罗来纳州的驾照。这一换就用了12年。因为亨利在部队，所以我就用我自己州的驾照就可以了。等亨利退伍了，我们又住到马里兰了，所以我得参加马里兰的驾照考试。从那时候开始，我就每四年去换一次驾照，签我自己的名字，贴上新的照片，拿着新照走出车管所。
1. Susan got her first driver's license .
A. before she got married to Henry B. when she was twenty years old
C. after she finished high school D. when she just moved to Maryland
2. Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because .
A. she was forbidden to drive by Maryland law B. she lacked driving experience in Maryland
C. she was to give birth to a baby soon D. she insisted on signing for herself
3. We can infer from the text that in the U.S. .
A. American males should serve in the army B. different states my have different laws
C. people have to renew their licenses in their home states
D. women should adopt their husbands' family names after marriage
1. A 细节理解题：根据第一段第一句可知Susan在1953年也就是在高中一年级时就考取了驾照。故A项正确。2. D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段可知Susan坚持要签自己的名字，而非让丈夫代签，所以最后离开了，并没有拿到马里兰州的驾照，即D项正确。3. B 推理判断题。文章第一段提到Susan在高中时就在北卡罗来纳州取得了驾照；而在马里兰州必须满21岁才能拿到驾照，故可推断在美国不同的州有不同的法律。
About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildings.
Instead, they receive their elementary(初等)and high school education by working at home on computers.The Center for Education Reform says the United States has 67 public “cyberschools.”and that is about twice as many as two years ago.
The money for students to attend a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where they live. Some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools. They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well.
Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed. These people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools. They say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school.
Whatever the judgement of cyberschools,they are getting more and more popular. For example, a new cyberschool called Commonwealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall. It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen.
Children get free equipment for their online education. This includes a computer,a printer,books and technical services. Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computers when necessary.
Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another. But 56 such students who finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time. They were guests of honor at their graduation.
在美国17个州约有21000名年轻人不要去学校上学，他们就在那里的电脑上接受初中和高中的教育。教育改革中心透露道，在美国有67所公立网校，这个数目是两年前的两倍。
学生们上网校的费用是由学生所在的州政府来承担。有些教育专家说网校得到了本来该资助公里学校的资金。他们还说网校的学生到底学得好不好也很难知晓。
其他的一些教育专家则称赞这种新的教育方式，说它可以让学生有自由的学习节奏。这些人说网校对那些在传统学校里学得不开心或没成果的学生是有帮助的。他们说在家里学习对那些离学校远的学生来说就不需要再坐长途公交了。
不管人们对网校怎么判定，事实是它正日渐流行。比如，一所名叫“联邦通联学院”的新网校将于今年秋天招收新生，招生对象是宾州从5岁到13岁的儿童。
孩子们接受网上教育的设备都是免费的，包括电脑，打印机，书本以及一些技能服务。有必要的时候，孩子和家长可以通过电话或者电子邮件与老师进行交流。
网校上的学生一般相互都不认识。但是最近有56名在西宾州网络特许学校完成学业的学生进行了首次会面。在毕业之际，他们成了贵宾。
1. What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschool
A. They have to take long bus rides to school. B. They study at home rather than in classrooms.
C. They receive money from traditional public schools. D. They do well in traditional school programs.
2. What is a problem with cyberschools
A. Their equipment costs a lot of money. B. They get little support from the state government.
C. It is hard to know students' progress in learning. D. The students find it hard to make friends.
3. Cyberschools are getting popular became
A. they are less expensive for students B. their students can work at their own speed
C. their graduates are more successful in society D. they serve students in a wider age range
4. We can infer that the author of the text is .
A. unprejudiced in his description of cyberschools B. excited about the future of cyberschools
C. doubtful about the quality of cyberschoois D. disappointed at the development of cyberschools 1. B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一、二句可知，网络学校的学生不需要到教室去上课，而是通过家里的电脑接受教育，故B项正确。60. C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句可知，网络学校很难知道学生的学习情况，况，故C项正确。61. B 推理判断题。文章在第三段提到了网络学校教育的益处，即学生可以根据自己的学习情况来调整学习进度，正是由于这种优越性，网络学校教育变得越来越流行。62. A 态度推测题。通读全文可知，作者先提出网络学校教育这种现象，接着指出不同的人对此所持的不同态度，故作者是从客观角度进行陈述的，并没有偏见，即A项正确。
Many people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile (汽车). But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896. That was eleven years after two Germans developed the world's first automobile. Many people believe Henry Ford invented the production line that moved a car's parts to the worker, instead of making the worker move to the parts. That is not true, either. Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford. What Henry Ford did was to use other people's ideas and make them better. And he made the whole factory a moving production line.
In the early days of the automobile, almost every car maker raced his cars. It was the best way of gaining public notice. Henry Ford decided to build a racing car. Ford's most famous race was his first one. It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself.
The race was in 1901, at a field near Detroit. All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left: the Winton and Ford's. The Winton was famous for its speed. Most people thought the race was over before it began.
The Winton took an early lead. But halfway through the race, it began to lose power. Ford started to gain. And near the end of the race, he took the lead. Ford won the race and defeated the Winton. His name appeared in newspapers and he became well-known all over the United States. Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company. In the 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company. That sale was the beginning of Henry Ford's dream. Ford said: "I will build a motor car for the great mass of people. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for. It will be built of the best materials. It will be built by the best men to be employed. And it will be built with the simplest plans that modem engineering can produce. It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one."
The Model T was a car of that kind. It only cost $850. It was a simple machine that drivers could depend on. Doctors bought the Model T. So did farmers. Even criminals.They considered it the fastest and surest form of transportation. Americans loved the Model T. They wrote stories and songs about it. Thousands of Model T's were built in the first few years.
很多人认为是亨利．福特发明了汽车。实际上亨利．福特到1896年才制造了他的第一台车，而在这11年以前两名德国人就发明了世界上的第一台车。还有很多人认为是亨利发明了生产线，把汽车零部件移送至工人，而毋须让工人走到零件处去工作，这也不是不对的。实际上这种方法在之前就有很多工厂老板使用过。亨利福特所做的就是运用别人的想法并将其改良。同时他把整个工厂都做成了一条移动的生产线。
在汽车问世之初，几乎每一个汽车制造者都开自己生产的车进行赛跑，因为这是获得公众瞩目的最佳途径。亨利·福特决定制造一辆赛车。福特最著名的比赛是他的第一次，恰恰也是在他开自己的车进行的最后一场比赛。
这场比赛是1901年在底特律附近的一个赛场上进行的。所有最著名的汽车已经入场，唯剩温顿和福特。温顿以其速度而出名。比赛开始前，大多数人就觉得胜负已是定局。
在前半个赛程中，温顿一路领先。但从比赛的中途起，它开始动力不足。福特开始紧追。临近比赛结束时，福特领先。福特击败温顿，赢得了比赛。福特的名字出现在了报纸上，他的名声也传遍整个美国。在比赛后的几周内，亨利·福特成立了一个新的汽车公司。在1903年，底特律的一个博士从其公司买了第一辆车。这次销售是亨利·福特梦想的开始。福特说： “我将为广大民众创造一款汽车，它大到可以让全家人乘坐，小到只需一个人来修理和照料。我会用最好的材料、雇用最优秀的人来制造。整个制造计划将是现代工程学可能构建出的最简约的计划。它的价格不贵，能有一定收入的人都买得起。” T型车就是这种车，它只需850美元。它是驾驶员可以依赖的一部简单的机器。医生们买了T型车，农民们也买了，甚至罪犯。他们把这款车看做是最快捷和最可靠的出行方式。美国人热爱T型车，他们为它编写了故事、谱写了乐章，成千上万的T型车就在最初的那几年建造了出来。
1. What do we know about Henry Ford from Paragraph 1
A. He made good use of ideas from others. B. He produced the first car in the world.
C. He knew how to improve auto parts. D. He invented the production line.
2. Why did Henry Ford take part in the 1901 car race
A. To show off his driving skills. B. To draw public attention.
C. To learn about new technology. D. To raise money for his new company.
3. “That sale” in Paragraph 4 refers to .
A. the selling of Ford cars at reduced prices B. the sale of Model T to the mass of people
C. the selling of a car to a Detroit doctor D. the sales target for the Ford Company
4. What was Henry Ford's dream according to the text
A. Producing cars for average customers. B. Building racing cars of simple design.
C. Designing more car models. D. Starting more companies.
1. A 细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，Ford发明了汽车的观点是错误的，他也并没有发明能传输汽车零件给工人的生产线，而只是很好地运用了前人的思想，故A项正确。2. B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二、三句"It was the best way of gaining public notice. Henry Forddecided to build a racing car."可知B项正确。3. C 词义推测题。画线部分前一句提到1903年，底特律的一名医生购买了这个公司的第一辆汽车。这笔交易是Ford梦想的开始。故C项正确。4. A 推理判断题。根据文章第四段段末Pord所说的话可以推断出，他的终极梦想是生产出让普通民众都能买得起的汽车，即A项正确。
The Coalition for the Homeless is an organization that seeks to address the needs of the homeless population in the United States. It is a network of offices, some of which provide food and houses for the homeless population, and some of which fight for the passing of laws that of over two hundred million people living in the United States,up to three million are homeless—and the number is still growing. Since the late 1970s,fast rising house prices,large cuts in government supported housing programs, and economic recession(经济衰退)have made it impossbile for many Americans to meet housing costs. Sadly, this has resulted in a number of persons being forced to leave their homes and/or unable to find new affordable homes. According to another research,families with children appear to be the fastest-growing part of the homeless population, making up 39% of it.The old idea of a homeless person,that of the single man who gets drunk all the time,is no longer true. A much lager part of the population now finds itself homeless. Even worse, once a person becomes homeless, he often finds it impossible to find a job,since most employers require anyone who wants a job from them to provide a home address on a job applicaton.
流浪者联盟就是一个力求满足美国的那些无家可归者的需求而设立的一个组织。它通过网络办公，其中一些人为这些无家可归者提供食物和住处，另一些人通过法律途径来为他们争取一个能被叫做“家”的住所。“联盟”的研究显示，美国人口超过了两亿，有三百万人无家可归——而且这个数字还在上升。从20世纪70年代末开始，房价的快速上涨，政府补助型住房项目的大量削减以及经济衰退的因素使得更多的美国人不能承担住房开支。令人难过的是，这些因素让许多人放弃家园却有找不到新的能承担得起的房子。而另一项调查则显示，在无家可归的人群中有孩子的家庭所占的比重正在快速上升，约占39%。传统的对无家可归人定义为整天酗酒的单身汉，但这个定性现在已经失实了。很大一部分人群现在都成了无家可归者。更糟糕的是，一旦一个人变成无家可归者，他通常很难找到工作，因为大部分雇主都要求应聘者在求职书中填写家庭地址。
1. The word “address” in the first line probably means .
A. talk about B. deal with C. fight for D. write to
2. How many people are homeless in the U.S. according to the Coalition studies
A. 39% of the population. B. 200 million people.
C. About 3 million people. D. About one-fifth of the population.
3. Homeless people often have difficulty finding a job because .
A. they have no home addresses B. they mostly have a drinking problem
C. they aren't supported by government programs D. they often don't have enough work experience
4. What is the main cause of the rising number of the homeless in the U.S.
A. The passing of new housing laws. B. The fast growth of family size.
C. The slow construction of houses. D. The ever-rising price of housing.
1. B 词义推测题。根据文章第一、二句可知这个组织旨在为美国的无家可归者提供食物和住所，并为他们争取获得房屋的权利等。故这里的address为"处置，处理"的意思，即B项正确。2. C 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句中"…up to three million are homeless..."可知C项正确。3. A 细节理解题。根据文章最后一句可知，一旦一个人变得无家可归，他便很难找到工作，因为大多数雇主会让求职者在申请书上写上住址。4. D 细节理解题。根据文章第四句可知，20世纪70年代末以来，快速上涨的房价、政府支持的住房项目的减少以及经济的衰退使得越来越多的人无家可归，结合选项可知应选D项。
Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.
What to Expect
The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.
Accommodation Zones
Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的). Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.
Meal Plans Available
Continental Breakfast
Breakfast and Dinner
Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner
It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal（谷物类食品）, bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee.
Friends
If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host's permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.
Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes
Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much.
家庭寄宿给英语学习者提供了更多课堂以外的英语练习机会，同时也让他们有机会经历英式家庭生活。
期待什么
主人会提供住宿和一日三餐。房间打扫得干干净净，床上用品至少一周一换。房主会给你房子的钥匙，并且会给你一些帮助，还会就你的身体和心理健康给出一些中肯的建议。
住宿区
家庭寄宿区大多分布在伦敦交通便利的2，3及4环。大多数房主不住在市中心，而像伦敦这样的市中心城市一般都是商业区而不是居民区。在3区和4区不拥挤的区域通常会提供大量的家庭寄宿。在伦敦坐地铁是很方便的。
可行的用餐计划
欧式早餐
早餐和晚餐
早餐，自备午餐和晚餐
值得注意的是有些家庭仍然提供传统早餐。你的膳宿中包括一份欧式早餐，其中有果汁，谷类食物，面包，还有茶或咖啡。在英国，奶酪，水果以及冻肉通常不属于欧式早餐的部分。晚餐通常包括肉类，鱼类，搭配一些蔬菜，甜点，水果以及咖啡。
朋友
如果你想要邀请一些朋友来做客，你必须先得到房主的允许。不经允许你没有权利带朋友进入主人家里，因为他们会认为你侵入了他们的私人空间。
私家膳食自助式寄宿
建立在仅有一个房间基础上的自助寄宿包括共享厨房，浴室以及客厅。这种寄宿提供了一种独立的生活方式，适合长期居住的学生。但是，这种寄宿缺少那种一般家庭寄宿所能提供的家庭氛围，不利于那些想在家中练习说英语的学生。
1. The passage is probably written for
A.host willing to receive foreign students B.foreigners hoping to build British culture
C.travellers planning to visit families in London D.English learners applying to like in English homes
2. Which of the following will the host provide
A.Room cleaning. B.Medical care. C.Free transport. D.Physical training.
3. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3
A.Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2. B.The business centre of London is in Zone 1.
C.Hosts dislike travelling to the city centre. D.Accommodation in the city centre is not provided.
4. according to the passage, what does continental Breakfast include
A.Dessert and coffee. B.Fruit and vegetables. C.bread and fruit juice. D.Centre and cold meat.
5.Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation
A.To experience a warmer family atmosphere. B.To enrich their knowledge of English.
C.To entertain friends as they like. D.To enjoy much more freedom.
1. D 推理判断题。根据文章第一段的内容可知本篇文章是为那些申请在英国家庭寄宿的英语学习者而写的，故选D项。2. A 细节理解题。根据"What to Expect"部分的第二句"Rooms will be cleaned and bedcoverschanged at least once a week. "可知选 A项 。3. B 推理判断题。根据"Accommodation Zones"部分中的内容可知，home-stays主要是在Zones 2，3，4，大部分房东都不在商业中心居住，由此可推知Zone 是商业中心，故选B项。4. C 细节理解题。根据"Meal Plans Available"部分的第二句可知Continental Breakfast通常包括水果汁、谷物类食品、面包、茶或咖啡，由此可知答案选C项。5. D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第二句中的"This kind of accommodation offers anindependent lifestyle"可知选择这种住宿方式可享受更多的自由，故选D项。
In the fall of 1985. I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to HowardUniversity, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.
You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo — a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the Universityof North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!
I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you're looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you're in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won't arrive in your life on one day. It's a process. Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.
1985年的秋天，我兴致勃勃地前往哈佛大学，励志从事律师职业，梦想着能在最高法院的法官席占一席之位。二十一年以后我已步入晚年，但我仍是一个精神奋发的梦想家，叙说着截然不同的故事。
我的外婆是个迷人的女人。她65岁时从大学毕业，是我们家第一个实现这一目标的人。但是一年之后，我开始上大学，她却患了癌症。我选择退学来照顾她，这意味着学校和我的梦想都必须等。
随后我又开始了另一个梦想：组建一个有着收养及亲生孩子的家庭。1999年，我们收养了我们的第一个儿子。我看到他的每一眼都是那么美妙，那么深情。一年后，我们又收养了第二个儿子，接着是第三个。2003年我生了另外一个儿子。
抚养四个八岁以下的男孩，你可以想象得到我有多忙。我的家简直就是一个欢乐的动物园。意料之中的是我不能上全日制的大学，但是我也从未放弃上大学这一梦想。我只有一个选择，那就是找到解决方法。这就意味着我一个学期只能修一门课。
最让我感到内疚和为难的是不能花多点时间陪孩子们。他们总想让我在家和他们多待一会。有时候我也想着放弃，但是我知道我必须为他们的余生树立一个好的榜样。
2007年，我从北卡罗来纳大学毕业。通过二十一年的努力，我终于拿到了大学文凭。
我不特别，我只是一心一意。这一信念一直激励我，当你面临一个巨大的挑战时，从外部看，它巨大的；但是当你置身其中时，它也很普通。你不可能在一天之内得到你想要的一切，这需要一个过程。记住：每一小步积累终会成就大梦想。聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。
1. When the author went to HowardUniversity, her dream was to be_________.
A.a writer B.a teacher C.a judge D.a doctor
2. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college
A.She wanted to study by herself. B.She fell in love and got married.
C.She suffered from a serious illness. D.She decided to look after her grandma.
3. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5
A.She was busy yet happy with her family life. B.She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.
C.She wanted to remain a full-time housewife. D.She was too confused to make a correct choice.
3. What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph
A.Failure is the mother of success. B.Little by little, one goes far.
C.Every coin has two sides. D.Well begun, half done.
5. Which of the following can best describe the author
A.Caring and determine. B.Honest and responsible.
C.Ambitious and sensitive. D.Innocent and single-minded.
1. C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的"Supreme Count"（最高法院）可知她上大学的梦想是成为"一名法官"，故选C项。2. D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的倒数第二句可知奶奶得了癌症，作者放弃了学业回家照顾她。故选D项。3. A 推理判断题。文章的第四段讲了作者抚养四个孩子占据了她的大部分时间，但是她还是利用点滴时间去学习。第五段讲作者尽管对孩子有愧疚，但是不后悔，因为她为他们树立了好的榜样。由此可以推断出作者的家庭生活是繁忙而幸福的。故放选A项。4. B 推理判断题。根据文章的最后一段特别是最后一句"little steps add up to big dreams"可知答案选B项。5. A 推理判断题。文章第二段讲到，作者为了照顾生病的奶奶而放弃了学业，这说明她是关心别人的；根据文章的三、四、五、六四段可知她一方面要抚养四个孩子，另一方面得继续她的学业，这说明她是有决心的，故选A项。(
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Passage 1
The information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services; the Web ,e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the Information Highway was a new road, with not many users. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowed road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of course, there’s Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go. But don’t trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.
Passage 2
Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching (变白) of the Grate Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002,in his latest interest. Signed copies of his colorful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk.
1．The Information Highway ________.
A．is free from traffic accidents B．is crowded with car drivers
C．offers just a few on-line services D．appeals to a large number of users
2．How does Mr. Cool manage to travel the Information Highway so fast
A．By storing fewer files. B．By repairing the system.
C．By buying a better computer. D．By using a broad-band connection.
3．What can be learned from Passenger 2
A．There will be a book show at Grayson Hall
B．Friedman is now studying the Great Barrier Reef.
C．There will be a talk on global warming this week.
D．Friedman is a leading expert on computer science.
4．Passenger 2 is most probably .
A．a poster about a lecture B．an ad for a new book
C．a note to a doctor in a university D．an introduction to a professor
Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources（来源）, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills（风车）began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.
For many centuries, people used windmills to grind（磨碎）wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground when electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.
During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher coasts. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.
1．From the text we know that windmills ________.
A．were invented by European armies B．have a history of more than 2,800 years
C．used to supply power to radio in remote areas
D．have rarely been used since electricity was discovered
2．What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century
A．Sailing a boat. B．Producing electricity.
C．Grinding wheat into flour. D．Pumping water from underground.
3．One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that _______.
A．wind power is cleaner B．it is one of the oldest power sources
C．it was cheaper to create energy from wind
D．the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs
4．What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows
A．The advantages of wind power. B．The design of wind power plants.
C．The worldwide movement to save energy.
D．The global trend towards producing power from wind.
They are the sort of friends who are so close they trust each other with their lives. If one falls the other is there to catch him.
They are Wellman, whose legs were permanently injured nine years ago in a rock-climbing accident. and Corbett, an experienced rock climber. Together, they climbed up Half Dome, the famous 2,000-foot rock in the Yosemite National Park, through one of the most difficult routes.(路线)
During the climb, Corbett took the lead, hit in the metal spikes（尖状物）that guided the ropes and climbed up. Then, after Wellman pulled himself up the rope, Corbett went down to remove the spikes and climbed up again. This process was repeated time and again, inch by inch, for 13 days.
Wellman’s job was not easy either. He got himself up the rope through upper body strength alone. In all, Wellman figured that he had done 5,000 pull-ups up the rope on the climb.
However, when the two men first met, they never talked about climbing. “he knew that was how I got injured.” Wellman said. Until one day Wellman decided that he wanted to climb again and they started training.
Their climb of Half Dome was not all smooth. At one point, pieces of rock gave way, and Corbett dropped down quickly. Wellman locked their rope in place, stopping the fall at 20 feet. His quick action probably saved his friend’s life.
“Your partner can save your life --- you can save your partner’s life,” Wellman said as the pair received congratulations from friends. “There are real close ties.”
1．Which of the following was a challenge for Corbett in climbing Half Dome
A．To climb up to remove the spikes. B．To climb it twice.
C．To do 5,000 pull-ups up the rope. D．To lock the rope in place.
2．Why did the two men never talk about climbing when they first met
A．Corbett was poorly trained. B．Wellman had lost interest in climbing.
C．Corbett didn’t want to hurt Wellman. D．Wellman hadn’t decided whether to climb again.
3．What do we know about Wellman
A．He climbed Half Dome by himself. B．He was disabled in a traffic accident.
C．He stopped rock-climbing for some time. D．He was saved by Corbett during the climb.
4．The main idea of the text is that______.
A．two heads are better than one B．friendship is precious in life
C．the disabled should never give up D．a man can be destroyed but cannot be defeated
Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer(征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country.
In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes, was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work , forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.
For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.
The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”, Since independence, Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.
1．What does the author tell us in paragraph 1
A．How the Irish fought against the English. B．How Ireland gained independence.
C．How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. D．How two ”Irelands” came into being.
2．We learn from the text that in Ireland_____.
A．food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in population
B．people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside
C．it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker
D．different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments
3．The last paragraph is mainly about____.
A．the Irish character B．Irish culture
C．Irish musical instruments D．a famous Irish writer
4．What can be the best title for the text
A．Life in Ireland B．A Very Difficult History
C．Ireland, Past and Present D．The Independence of Ireland
George Prochnik would like would to put a sock in it. He makes his case in a new book, listening for Meaning in a World of Noise, Here he explains himself (using his indoor voice):
“We’ve become so accustomed to noise, there’s almost a deep prejudice against the idea that silence might be beneficial. If you tell someone to be quiet, you sound like an old man. But it’s never been more important to find continuing quiet. Silence focuses us, improves our health, and is a key to lasting peace and satisfaction.”
“We need to excite people about the sounds you start to hear if you merely quiet things down a little. During a Japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds become a kind of art—the spoons making a light ringing sound on a bowl, the edges of a kimono （和服）brushing against the floor.”
“Deaf people are very attentive（专注的）in almost every aspect of life. If two deaf people are walking together, using sign language, they constantly watch out for each other and protect each other by paying steady attention to the other. They are connected yet also fully aware of their surroundings. Even deaf teenagers! We in the hearing world can learn from them. If we remove the powerful blasts（一阵阵）of noise, we become aware of an extraordinarily rich world around us—of little soft sounds and the sound of footsteps, of bird songs and ice cracking（开裂声）. It’s astonishing how beautiful things sound when you can really listen. ”
1．What does the phrase “to put a sock in it” in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A．to be quiet B．to be colorful
C．to be full of love D．to be attentive to someone
2．What does Prochnik say about us
A．We are used to quietness. B．We have to put up with noise.
C．We do not think silence to be beneficial. D．We do not believe lasting peace to be available.
3．Which of the following is true according to Prochnik
A．We need more sounds in our lives. B．There is nothing to be learned from the deaf.
C．We are not aware how rich the world around us is.
D．There is too much noise at a Japanese tea ceremony.
4．It can be inferred from the text that .
A．we can benefit a lot from old people B．it is a good idea to use sign language
C．there is no escape from the world of sound D．it is possible to find how beautiful things sound
When milk arrived on the doorstep
When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s，we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course，he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note -“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” - and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then，the buttermilk would magically(魔术般)appear.
All of this Was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house，for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors，so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table，having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete(竞争). Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service。
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories.I took it home and planted it on the back porch(门廊).Every so often my Son's friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
1. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer ____________.
A. to show his magical power B. to pay for the delivery
C. to satisfy his curiosity D. to please his mother
2. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house
A. He wanted to have tea there. B. He was a respectable person.
C. He was treated as a family member. D. He was fully trusted by the family.
3. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist
A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now. B. It has been driven out of the market.
C. Its service is getting poor. D. It is forbidden by law.
4. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box
A. He missed the good old days. B. He wanted to tell interesting stories.
C. He needed it for his milk bottles. D. He planted flowers in it.
The word advertising refers to any kind of public announcement that brings products and services to the attention of people. Throughout history, advertising has been an effective way to promote(促进)the trading and selling of goods. In the Middle Ages，merchants employed “town criers” to read public messages aloud to promote their goods. When printing was invented in the fifteenth century, pages of advertisements (ads) could be printed easily and were either hung in public places or put in books.
By the end of the seventeenth century, when newspapers were beginning to be read by more people, printed materials became an important way to promote products and services. The London Gazette was the first newspaper to set aside a place just for advertising. This was so successful that by the end of the century that several companies started businesses for the purpose of making newspaper ads for merchants.
Advertising spread quickly throughout the eighteenth century. Ad writers were starting to pay more attention to the design of the ad text. Everything from clothes to drinks, was promoted with clever methods such as repetition of the firm’s name or product, words organized in eye-catching patterns, the use of pretty pictures and expressions easy to remember.
Near the end of the nineteenth century, companies that were devoted to the production of ads came to be known as “advertising agencies(广告商).”The agencies developed new ways to get people to think of themselves as members of a group. Throughout the twentieth century, advertising agencies promoted consumerism(消费主义)as a way of life. spreading the belief that people could be happy only if they bought the “right” products.
1. What was advertising like in the Middle Ages
A. Merchants were employed to promote products.
B. Ad messages were shouted out in public places.
C. Product information was included in books. D. Ad signs were put up in towns.
2. What does the word “This” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. Advertising in newspapers. B. Including pictures in ads.
C. Selling goods in markets. D. Working with ad agencies.
3. The l8th century advertising was special in its______.
A. growing spending B. printing materials
C. advertising companies D. attractive designs
4. Which of the following might be the best title for the text
A. The Story of Advertising B. The Value of Advertising Designs
C. The Role of Newspaper Advertising D. The Development of Printing for Advertising
While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.
The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign(发起运动)for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds that are too small，shower heads that are too low ,and restaurant tables with hardly any leg-room all make life difficult for those of above average height, it says.
But it is not just the extra-tall whose needs are not being met. The average height of the population has been increasing yet the standard size of beds, doorways, and chairs has remained unchanged.
“The bedding industry says a bed should be six inches larger than the person using it, so even a king-size bed at 6’6” (6 feet and 6 inches)is falling short for 25％of men，while the standard 6’3” bed caters for(满足需要)less than half of the male(男性)population，"said TPCGB president
Phil Heinricy, “Seven-foot beds would work fine."
Similarly, restaurant tables can cause no end of problems. Small tables, which mean the long-legged have to sit a foot or so away from them，are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere.
Some have already taken note，however. At Queens Moat Houses’ Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh，6’6” beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors,particularly Americans.
1. What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign
A. To provide better services. B. To rebuild hotels and restaurants.
C. To draw public attention to the needs of the tall. D. To attract more people to become its members.
2. Which the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy
A. 7'2”. B. 7'. C. 6'6”. D. 6'3”.
3. What may happen to restaurants with small tables
A. They may lose some customers.
B. They may start businesses elsewhere.
C. They have to find easy chairs to match the tables.
D. They have to provide enough space for the long-legged.
4. What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh
A. Tall people pay more for larger beds. B. 6'6” beds have taken the place of 6'3” beds.
C. Special rooms are kept for Americans. D. Guest rooms are standardized.
Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband’s income. So this year she did something more than a hobby(业余爱好)：She planted vegetables in her yard. For her first garden， Ms.Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants，and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The family’s old farm house has become a chicken house，its residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms.Rita.
Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much larger because，she said, “The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds, too；so it's a win-win situation all around.”
They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济)，have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Others have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say that not since the 1970s has there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country have been sold out for several months. In Austin，Tex.，Some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.
George C.Ball Jr.，owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40％over last year ,double the average growth of the last five years. Mr. Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. The big one is the striking rise in the cost of food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruits and vegetables. Food prices have increased because of higher oil prices. People are now driving less，taking fewer vacations, so there is more time to garden.
1. What does the word “residents” in Paragraph l probably refer to
A. chickens B. tomatoes C. gardens D. people
2. By saying “a win-win situation all around”, Ms. Gartin means that________.
A. she is happier and her garden bigger B. she may spend less and lose weight
C. she is selling more and buying less D. she has grown more varieties of vegetables
3. Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular
A. More Americans are doing it for fun. B. The price of oil is lower than before.
C. There’s a growing need for fruits. D. The cost of living is on the rise.
4. Which of the following might be the best title for the text
A. Family Food Planning B. Banking on Gardening
C. A Belt-tightening Move D. Gardening as a Hobby
I got my first driver’s license(执照)in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte,North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Two weeks before my 20th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Catrolina driver’s license,ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21. “Mr. Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you,” he said.
I argued,pointing to a very lage belly(肚子)of mine,”I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive ” He answered coldly, “It’s the law, madam ” Henry encouraged me to calm down,just go ahead and get the license and be done with it “No.” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.
I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail-using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland, and I had to take the Maryland driver’s exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years-sign the name Susan Brown,have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive.
1. Susan got her first driver's license .
A. before she got married to Henry B. when she was twenty years old
C. after she finished high school D. when she just moved to Maryland
2. Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because .
A. she was forbidden to drive by Maryland law B. she lacked driving experience in Maryland
C. she was to give birth to a baby soon D. she insisted on signing for herself
3. We can infer from the text that in the U.S. .
A. American males should serve in the army B. different states my have different laws
C. people have to renew their licenses in their home states
D. women should adopt their husbands' family names after marriage
About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildings.
Instead, they receive their elementary(初等)and high school education by working at home on computers.The Center for Education Reform says the United States has 67 public “cyberschools.”and that is about twice as many as two years ago.
The money for students to attend a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where they live. Some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools. They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well.
Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed. These people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools. They say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school.
Whatever the judgement of cyberschools,they are getting more and more popular. For example, a new cyberschool called Commonwealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall. It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen.
Children get free equipment for their online education. This includes a computer,a printer,books and technical services. Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computers when necessary.
Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another. But 56 such students who finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time. They were guests of honor at their graduation.
1. What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschool
A. They have to take long bus rides to school. B. They study at home rather than in classrooms.
C. They receive money from traditional public schools. D. They do well in traditional school programs.
2. What is a problem with cyberschools
A. Their equipment costs a lot of money. B. They get little support from the state government.
C. It is hard to know students' progress in learning. D. The students find it hard to make friends.
3. Cyberschools are getting popular became
A. they are less expensive for students B. their students can work at their own speed
C. their graduates are more successful in society D. they serve students in a wider age range
4. We can infer that the author of the text is .
A. unprejudiced in his description of cyberschools B. excited about the future of cyberschools
C. doubtful about the quality of cyberschoois D. disappointed at the development of cyberschools
Many people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile (汽车). But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896. That was eleven years after two Germans developed the world's first automobile. Many people believe Henry Ford invented the production line that moved a car's parts to the worker, instead of making the worker move to the parts. That is not true, either. Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford. What Henry Ford did was to use other people's ideas and make them better. And he made the whole factory a moving production line.
In the early days of the automobile, almost every car maker raced his cars. It was the best way of gaining public notice. Henry Ford decided to build a racing car. Ford's most famous race was his first one. It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself.
The race was in 1901, at a field near Detroit. All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left: the Winton and Ford's. The Winton was famous for its speed. Most people thought the race was over before it began.
The Winton took an early lead. But halfway through the race, it began to lose power. Ford started to gain. And near the end of the race, he took the lead. Ford won the race and defeated the Winton. His name appeared in newspapers and he became well-known all over the United States. Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company. In the 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company. That sale was the beginning of Henry Ford's dream. Ford said: "I will build a motor car for the great mass of people. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for. It will be built of the best materials. It will be built by the best men to be employed. And it will be built with the simplest plans that modem engineering can produce. It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one."
The Model T was a car of that kind. It only cost $850. It was a simple machine that drivers could depend on. Doctors bought the Model T. So did farmers. Even criminals.They considered it the fastest and surest form of transportation. Americans loved the Model T. They wrote stories and songs about it. Thousands of Model T's were built in the first few years.
1. What do we know about Henry Ford from Paragraph 1
A. He made good use of ideas from others. B. He produced the first car in the world.
C. He knew how to improve auto parts. D. He invented the production line.
2. Why did Henry Ford take part in the 1901 car race
A. To show off his driving skills. B. To draw public attention.
C. To learn about new technology. D. To raise money for his new company.
3. “That sale” in Paragraph 4 refers to .
A. the selling of Ford cars at reduced prices B. the sale of Model T to the mass of people
C. the selling of a car to a Detroit doctor D. the sales target for the Ford Company
4. What was Henry Ford's dream according to the text
A. Producing cars for average customers. B. Building racing cars of simple design.
C. Designing more car models. D. Starting more companies.
The Coalition for the Homeless is an organization that seeks to address the needs of the homeless population in the United States. It is a network of offices, some of which provide food and houses for the homeless population, and some of which fight for the passing of laws that of over two hundred million people living in the United States,up to three million are homeless—and the number is still growing. Since the late 1970s,fast rising house prices,large cuts in government supported housing programs, and economic recession(经济衰退)have made it impossbile for many Americans to meet housing costs. Sadly, this has resulted in a number of persons being forced to leave their homes and/or unable to find new affordable homes. According to another research,families with children appear to be the fastest-growing part of the homeless population, making up 39% of it.The old idea of a homeless person,that of the single man who gets drunk all the time,is no longer true. A much lager part of the population now finds itself homeless. Even worse, once a person becomes homeless, he often finds it impossible to find a job,since most employers require anyone who wants a job from them to provide a home address on a job applicaton.
1. The word “address” in the first line probably means .
A. talk about B. deal with C. fight for D. write to
2. How many people are homeless in the U.S. according to the Coalition studies
A. 39% of the population. B. 200 million people.
C. About 3 million people. D. About one-fifth of the population.
3. Homeless people often have difficulty finding a job because .
A. they have no home addresses B. they mostly have a drinking problem
C. they aren't supported by government programs D. they often don't have enough work experience
4. What is the main cause of the rising number of the homeless in the U.S.
A. The passing of new housing laws. B. The fast growth of family size.
C. The slow construction of houses. D. The ever-rising price of housing.
Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.
What to Expect
The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.
Accommodation Zones
Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的). Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.
Meal Plans Available
Continental Breakfast
Breakfast and Dinner
Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner
It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal（谷物类食品）, bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee.
Friends
If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host's permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.
Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes
Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much.
1. The passage is probably written for
A.host willing to receive foreign students B.foreigners hoping to build British culture
C.travellers planning to visit families in London D.English learners applying to like in English homes
2. Which of the following will the host provide
A.Room cleaning. B.Medical care. C.Free transport. D.Physical training.
3. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3
A.Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2. B.The business centre of London is in Zone 1.
C.Hosts dislike travelling to the city centre. D.Accommodation in the city centre is not provided.
4. according to the passage, what does continental Breakfast include
A.Dessert and coffee. B.Fruit and vegetables. C.bread and fruit juice. D.Centre and cold meat.
5.Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation
A.To experience a warmer family atmosphere. B.To enrich their knowledge of English.
C.To entertain friends as they like. D.To enjoy much more freedom.
In the fall of 1985. I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to HowardUniversity, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.
You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo — a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the Universityof North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!
I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you're looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you're in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won't arrive in your life on one day. It's a process. Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.
1. When the author went to HowardUniversity, her dream was to be_________.
A.a writer B.a teacher C.a judge D.a doctor
2. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college
A.She wanted to study by herself. B.She fell in love and got married.
C.She suffered from a serious illness. D.She decided to look after her grandma.
3. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5
A.She was busy yet happy with her family life. B.She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.
C.She wanted to remain a full-time housewife. D.She was too confused to make a correct choice.
3. What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph
A.Failure is the mother of success. B.Little by little, one goes far.
C.Every coin has two sides. D.Well begun, half done.
5. Which of the following can best describe the author
A.Caring and determine. B.Honest and responsible.
C.Ambitious and sensitive. D.Innocent and single-minded.

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