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选择题

(A)

　　There are all kinds of trains in the world. There are trains to carry people. Trains to carry animals or carry things. There are fast trains and slow ones. Some trains go through hills.

　　In big cities, the streets are usually very busy. So you can find trains under the ground and trains on a rail（铁轨）above the streets. They carry people quickly in and out of the city.

　　Can a train run over water? Yes, it can. There are many bridges over the rivers. The trains can easily run over the water. But it is not easy to build the bridges over the rivers. The trains have dining-rooms for people. You may eat something in them on the way if you are hungry. Trains are useful to men, women and children. Many children have model trains. With the model trains they can build their own rails and enjoy the wonderful world of trains.

　　(1) The text is about _______(　)

　　　　(A) travel　　　　(B) the bridges　 (C) the trains　　　(D) the cities

　　(2) Trains can carry people in and out of the city ______(　)

　　　　(A) quickly　　　 (B) heavily　　　 (C) slowly　　　　 (D) safely

　　(3) Trains can run underground, on the streets, but they have to run_______(　)

　　　　(A) in the city　 (B) on rails　　　(C) at the station (D) along the streets

　　(4) A model train is something for children ______(　)

　　　　(A) to ride on　　　　　　　　　　 (B) to have dinner in

　　(5) From the text we know _______(　)

　　　　(A) even animals like to take trains　　　(B) trains can climb up hills

(B)

　　Mr Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people's houses.

　　Then Mrs Harris said to her husband, "We've been to a lot of other people's houses, and now we must invite（邀请）them to our house, mustn't we?"

　　"Yes, certainly," answered her husband, "A big party will be the easiest thing, won't it?

　　Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month."

　　So Mrs Harris said, "Yes, I'll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December."

　　"How many will that be?" Mr Harris asked. "Don't invite too many."

　　Mrs Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, "Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p. m."

　　"That isn't very nice, is it?" he said.　"You're telling our guests that they must go at 8:30." So Mrs Harris just wrote "Party:6:30 p. m."

　　A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, "You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained（抱怨）."

　　Mr Harris said he did not want to quarrel（争吵）with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.

　　When Mr and Mrs Harris were alone again, she said to him. "That was a surprise, wasn't it? Who complained about the noise?"

　　"I did," Mr Harris answered in a tired voice（声音）.

　　(6) Why did Mr Harris and his wife move to another town? (　)

　　　　(A) They wanted to make some new friends.

　　　　(B) Mr Harris changed his work.

　　　　(D) They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people's houses.

　　(7) What made Mr and Mrs Harris hold a party at their house? (　)

　　　　(A) It was easy to hold a big party at home.

　　　　(B) They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.

　　　　(D) They liked making friends with others.

　　(8) How long would Mrs Harris like the party to last? (　)

　　　　(A) From the morning till night.　　　　(B) About fourteen hours.

　　(9) When did the party end that evening? (　)

　　　　(A) At about 8:30.

　　　　(B) When the policeman talked with Mr Harris on the phone.

　　　　(D) When someone telephoned the police station.

　　(10) Why did Mr Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise? (　)

　　　　(A) Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night,

　　　　(B) He did not want his friends to stay late that night.

　　Mrs Harris complained about the noise that evening.

(C)

　　Take any long piece of paper. Now glue（粘）the ends of the paper together. You have made a ring.

　　Take a second long piece of paper. Twist（扭转）the paper once and glue the ends together. Now you have made a Mobius band（带子）. For people studying maths, this band is uncommon.

　　This strange band was first made in the 1800s by a German man named August Mobius. Mr Mobius studied maths. He wanted to find a way to show how this band works with maths. Un derstand it or not, this band has only one surface（表面）. You can find this out for yourself.

　　If you draw a line on the surface of the paper before you twist and glue it, the line is only on one side of the paper. The paper has two surfaces. However, if you draw a line after you make the Mobius band, you can follow the line around all sides of the paper. In other words, the Mobius band must have only one surface.

　　It is also very interesting to see what happens when you cut the band. If you cut the Mobius band in half once down the line you drew, you do not get two Mobius bands. Instead, after you cut the band, it turns into one large twisted ring. Then, if you cut this ring in half along the middle of the band again, you get two connected（相连的）Mobius bands.

　　Try it !

　　(11 ) What is a Mobius band? (　)

　　　　(A) A ling piece of paper.　　　　　　 (B) A paper ring for people to wear.

　　(12) Why did August Mobius make this ring? (　)

　　　　(A) To help study a maths problem.　　　(B) To show it's the same as others.

　　　　(D) To find out how many sides it has.

　　(13) How can you change the two surfaces of a long piece of paper into one surface? (　)

　　　　(A) Glue the ends of the long piece of paper.

　　　　(B) Cut the two surfaces of the paper into one.

　　　　(D) Twist the paper once and glue the two ends.

　　(14) What do you get if you cut the Mobius band along the middle? (　)

　　　　(A) A long piece of paper.　　　　　　 (B) Two long pieces of paper.

　　(15) Which of the following is NOT true? (　)

　　　　(A) You can use any long piece of paper to make a Mobius band.

　　　　(B) Any long piece of paper has two surfaces.

　　　　(D) You have to draw a line in the middle of the long piece of paper before making a

　　Mobius band.

(D)

　　Bamboo（竹子）is one of the nature's most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.

　　Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more that 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains（平原）

　　Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colours, from yellow to black to green.

　　Many Asian（亚洲的）countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables（绳索）that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.

　　In Africa, engineers（工程师）are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes（管）and drills（钻）can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered.

　　(16) How is bamboo like grass? (　)

　　　　(A) It is thin and easy to cut.　　　　　　　 (B) It grows everywhere.

　　(17) The sentence "while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across." means "Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very_______." (　)

　　　　(A) short　　　　 (B) strong　　　　 (C) thick　　　　 (D) tall

　　(18) From the text we know________. (　)

　　　　(A) most people call bamboo plant trees

　　　　(B) a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three days.

　　　　(D) a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago.

　　(19) Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo? (　)

　　　　(A) Because it is cheap.　　　　　　 (B) Because it is colourful.

　　(20) Which of the following is Not true? (　)

　　　　(A) There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colours.

　　　　(B) Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.

　　　　(D) Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world.

　　2.（南京市2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I'm sure lots of children of your age will say "Yes". Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.

　　Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.

　　"It's hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it's so heavy," said Rick Hammond, an 　　11-year-old student in the US.

　　Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps（带子）to carry them, but many other students choose rolling（有滚轮的）bags.

　　But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.

　　But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight（重量）.

　　Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10%. But it is also important that older children don't stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing.

　　"Children are losing their balance（平衡）and falling down with their school bags," he said.

Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.

　　One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!

　　(1) From the passage we can know that________. (　)

　　　　(A) only children in China carry too heavy school bags

　　　　(B) children in other countries don't carry too heavy bags

　　　　(D) only children in the US carry too heavy school bags

　　(2) Children feel it hard for them to go upstairs bemuse________. (　)

　　　　(A) they are too young　　　　　　　　 (B) their school bags are too heavy

　　　　(D) their parents don't always go upstairs with them together

　　(3) If a child carries a heavy school bag, ________. (　)

　　　　(A) his back and neck will be hurt　　　 (B) his head and arms will be hurt

　　(4) According to the doctor, Scott Bautch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs（重）about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over _______. (　)

　　　　(A) 5 kilos　　 (B) 3 kilos　　 (C) 5.5 kilos　 (D) 4.5 kilos

　　(5) Some students think the best answer to this problem is that _______. (　)

　　　　(A) they should have a little homework to do after they get home

　　　　(B) their teachers had better not ask them to do any homework

　　　　(D) they should use thin workbooks instead of thick ones

(B)

Just a Little Smile

　　Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of him fall over and drop all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman（随身听）. Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark knew that the boy's name was Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball and history, and that he was having lots of troubles with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

　　They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited（邀请）in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk, then Mark went home. They often saw each other at school, had lunch together once or twice, and then they both finished middle school. They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if' they could talk.

　　Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker（锁柜）because I didn't want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to kilt myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life."

　　(6) When Mark met him the first time, Bill was going ________. (　)

　　　　(A) to have a basketball game　　　　　 (B) to his classroom

　　(7) From what Bill was carrying, we can know that he ________. (　)

　　　　(A) was a good student　　　　　　　 (B) liked sports and music

　　(8) Mark and Bill________. (　)

　　　　(A) were in the same middle school and high school

　　　　(B) were in the same middle school but not in the same high school

　　　　(D) had known each other before they began to study in middle school

　　(9) In this passage, the phrase "break up" means "_______". (　)

　　　　(A) 相处很好　(B) 和好如初　 (C) 关系破裂　　(D) 保持联系

　　(10) When Mark helped Bill to pick up some of his things, he

　　　　(A) knew he could save Bill's life

　　　　(B) knew who Bill was and wanted to help him

　　　　(D) didn't know what he was going was very important to Bill

(C)

　　Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds（秒）. Billions of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.

　　Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers.　How do newspaper editors（编辑）decide which news stories to print（印刷）? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

Firstly, it is important to report new stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely（完全地）different stories to those on TV.

　　Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People don't want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be "bad" news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about plane accidents.

　　Another factor（因素）is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events（事件）in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.

　　(11) According to（根据）the passage, how do people learn about news stories in the　　　　　 world now? (　)

　　　　(A) They carry news stories and tell others from place to place on foot or by horse.

　　　　(B) They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes.

　　　　(D) They listen to the radio every day.

　　(12) The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports it that (　)

　　　　(A) people can learn more about the same news story from a newspaper

　　　　(B) people can read the news story more quickly in a newspaper

　　　　(D) people can read news stories about their own country

　　(13) To make a good newspaper story, how many factors does the passage talk about? (　)

　　　　(A) Two.　　　　 (B) Three.　　　　 (C) Five.　　　　　 (D) Six.

　　(14) According to the passage, which of the following can you most possibly watch on TV? (　)

　　　　(A) You often play football with your friends after school.

　　　　(B) Your teacher has got a cold.

　　　　(D) The bike in front of your house is lost.

　　(15) Which of the following is Not True in this passage? (　)

　　　　(A) News stories on the front page of every country are always the same.

　　　　(B) People like to read interesting and unusual news.

　　　　(D) Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than three hundred years.

　　3.（杭州市2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　Mobile phone（手机）has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned（禁止）students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.

　　Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them,

　　Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction（分心的事）to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.

　　She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't get in touch with their children.

　　Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school; they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.

　　Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

　　(1) Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones (　)

　　　　(A) because they are students　　　　　 (B) when they are free

　　(2)We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from (　)

　　　　(A) the makers and sellers　　　　　　 (B) the passers-by and strangers

　　(3) What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage? (　)

　　　　(A) 聊天　　　(B) 核对　　　 (C) 查询　　　(D) 作弊

　　(4) Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't ________ during school hours. (　)

　　　　(A) use their mobile phones

　　　　(B) leave their mobile phones at school office

　　　　(D) get in touch with their children

　　(5) The passage tells us that (　)

　　　　(A) students shouldn't have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

　　　　(B) it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phone at school

　　　　(D) parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

(B)

　　Fifty years ago not many people would have something repaired in their homes. In those days labour（劳动力）was fairly cheap and most people would have thought it worthwhile to have somebody repair their things unless they were very poor. Today, however, it is quite a different story, Men and women in all walks of life turn their hands to all kinds of jobs round the house. Some people have even successfully built their own houses, These jobs have been made easier today by using prepared materials（预制材料）.

　　In every High Street throughout Britain nowadays there is at least one "DIY" shop. And "Do-it-yourself" is a booming business. A lot of people visited these shops every day because of the high cost of present-day labour.

　　(6) Fifty years ago if people needed some repair, they would _______ (　)

　　　　(A) try to mend them by themselves　　 (B) have them repaired by others

　　　　(D) have somebody repair them if they were poor

　　(7) Many jobs have been made easier today because ________ (　)

　　　　(A) some people have successfully built their own houses

　　　　(B) men and women turn their hands to all kinds of jobs

　　　　(D) a lot of people are very hard up for money

　　(8) From the passage we know that _______(　)

　　　　(A) there are many "DIY" shops in Britain

　　　　(B) not every High Street in Britain has one "DIY" shop

　　　　(D) "Do-it-yourself" is a lazy business in cities

　　(9) Why did a lot of people visit "DIY" shops every day? (　)

　　　　(A) Because people were used to doing things at home

　　　　(B) Because the present-day labour was no longer cheap

　　　　(D) Because they enjoyed the high cost of present-day labour

　　(10) What is the best title（标题）for this passage? (　)

　　　　(A) High Streets in Britain　　　　　 (B) DIY

(C)

　　Put an ice cube from your fridge into a glass of water. You have a piece of string（线）10 centimeters long. The problem is to take out that piece of ice with the help of the string. But you must not touch the ice with your fingers.

　　You may ask your friends to try to do that when you are having dinner together. There is a saltcellar on the table. You must use salt when you carry out this experiment.

　　First you put the string across the piece of ice. Then put some salt on the ice. Salt makes icemelt（融化）. The ice round the string will begin to melt. But when it melts, it will lose heat. The cold ice cube will make the salt water freeze（结冰）again.

　　After a minute or two you may raise the piece of string and with it you will raise your piece of ice!

　　This experiment can be very useful to you.　If, for example, there is ice near the door of your house, you must use very much salt to melt all the ice. If you don't put enough salt, the water will freeze again.

　　(11) We must use _________ when we carry out this experiment. (　)

　　　　(A) a fridge　　　 (B) some food　　　(C) a table　　　 (D) some salt

　　(12) How long will it take to carry out this experiment? (　)

　　　　(A) More than three minutes　　　　　 (B) Five minutes or so

　　(13) What is the task（任务）of this experiment? (　)

　　　　(A) Put the ice cube into the glass of water with the help of the string

　　　　(B) Take out the ice cube in the glass of water with the help of the string

　　　　(D) Put some salt on the ice cube and then put the string across it

　　(14) How many things at least are used in this experiment? (　)

　　　　(A) Three　　　　 (B) Four　　　　　 (C) Six　　　　　 (D) Seven

　　(15) We can learn something about _______ from the passage. (　)

　　　　(A) physics　　　 (B) biology　　　　(C) chemistry　　 (D) maths

　　4.（安徽省2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　There is a one-day holiday in most countries on New Year's Day. The real celebrations（庆祝） for New Year happen on the night before——on New Year's Eve. There are several interesting　　　　　 customs in the West, and there are many differences from country to country.

　　Though Christmas is a family get-together, New Year for some is a time to be with friends too. Parties are most often held to welcome New Year. At such parties, there is food and drink and dancing until the time nears for the coming of New Year.

　　At midnight, people often say "Happy New Year" to each other. Champagne（香槟酒）is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countries fireworks（烟火）are let off at midnight, and many people like to make a noise, possibly to drive away bad spirits（幽灵）.

　　One important song is often sung at New Year the Scottish（苏格兰）song of Auld Lang Syen (good times long ago).

　　(1) People usually have great celebrations for New Year on

　　　　(A) New Year's Day　　　　　　　　　　 (B) the night before New Year's Eve

　　(2) In the West, New Year is also a time when ________ (　)

　　　　(A) friends get together　　　　　　　　 (B) friends write to each other

　　(3) The word "customs" in the passage means ________ (　)

　　　　(A) 习俗　　 (B) 聚会　　　(C) 饮食　　　(D) 活动

　　(4) At midnight on New Year's Eve western people often _______ (　)

　　　　① hold parties to welcome New Year 　　 ② make a noise to drive away bad spirits

　　　　③ drink with friends or families　　　　　④ say "Happy New Year" to each other　

　　　　⑤ sing an important French song 　　　 ⑥ let off fireworks

　　　　(A) ①②③④　　　(B) ③④⑤⑥　　(C) ②③④⑥　　(D) ①②⑤⑥

　　(5) This passage mainly talks about ________ (　)

　　　　(A) western people drink together on New Year's Eve

　　　　(B) what western people do on New Year's Day

　　　　(D) western people have a good time on New Year's day

(B)

　　 No. 4 Middle School

　　 Kunming, Yunnan

　　 April 2nd, 2002

　　Dear editor（编辑）,

　　I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city. There are. so many colorful peacocks（孔雀）here.

　　The peacocks mostly live on the grassland of Dongfeng Square（广场）. They are given food freely by visitors, they usually throw food to them, and don't think about at all whether the food is right or not. Some of the peacocks become ill, some even die after eating the bad food given by the visitors.

　　I'm sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peackocks really like the birds , but don't realize（意识到）that they may be doing them harm（伤害）.

　　The visitors should be told that what they have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening.

　　Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, it's our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.

　　 Yours,

　　 Sun Yah

　　(6) Many visitors come to writer's city to _______ (　)

　　　　(A) do some shopping　　　　　　　　　 (B) see beautiful peacocks

　　(7) Some peacocks become ill and die because some visitors _______ (　)

　　　　(A) don't give them any food　　　　　 (B) give them too much food

　　(8) Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may _______ (　)

　　　　(A) sell food for visitors　　　　　　　　 (B) sell food for peacocks

　　(9) From the passage we know people should ________ (　)

　　　　(A) live and play with the birds　　　 (B) stop the birds from eating too much

　　(10) We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yah, may be a ________ (　)

　　　　(A) visitor　　　　(B) shopkeeper　　 (C) square keeper　　 (D) student

(C)

　　Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.

　　Adult（成年的）drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio progammes are music.

　　Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a C. D or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national（国家的）star.

　　There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk（民间）music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western of country music. This was started by cowboys（牛仔）who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western of country music.

　　(11) ________ kinds of music are mentioned（提到）in this passage. (　)

　　　　(A) Two　　　　 (B) Three　　　　 (C) Four　　　　 (D) Five

　　(12) When pop singers ________ , they will become national stars. (　)

　　　　(A) make much money　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) make a C. D or tape

　　(13) From the passage we know that country music is about the ________ (　)

　　　　(A) common life of Americans　　　　　　 (B) country life and love stories

　　(14) Which of the following is true according to this passage? ________ (　)

　　　　(A) Most students in America like popular music

　　　　(B) Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving

　　　　(D) Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go

　　(15) What would be the best title（标题）for this passage? ________ (　)

　　　　(A) American Music　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) Popular Music

(D)

　　Live Music - Late Night Jazz（爵士乐）

　　Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player（号手）. He is known to play well into the early hours, so don't want to get much sleep.

PLACE: The Jazz Club　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 DATES: 15-23 June

PRICE（价格）: ￥100~150　　　　　　　　　　 TIME: 10p. m. till late!

TEL:

　　Scottish Dancing

　　Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.

PLACE: Jack Stein's　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 DATES: 10-20 May

PRICE: ￥150　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 TIME: 7-10p. m.

TEL:

　　Shows-Anhui Museum

　　There are 12, 000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.

PLACE: Anhui Museum　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 DATES: 1 Mar-30 Jun

PRICE: ￥60 (￥30 for students)　　　　　　　 TIME: Monday-Friday 9 a. m. -5 p. m.

TEL: 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Weekends 9 a. m. -9 p. m.

　　Your pen-friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You sc. nd him this E-mail （电子邮件）to tell him something about the hotels（旅馆）.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 SUN HOTEL　　　　　　 ROSE HOTEL

　　　　 Dates　　　　　　　 Prices (a night)　　　　　　 Prices (a night)

　　 1 Oct-31 Dec　　　　　　￥168　　　　　　　　　￥ 198

　　 1 Jan-31 Mar　　　　　　￥148　　　　　　　　　　￥178

1 Apr-30 APr (closed)　　　　　 ————　　　　　　　　 ————

1 May-31 May　　　　　　　　￥188　　　　　　　　　　￥218

1 Jun-30 Sep　　　　　　　　￥208　　　　　　　　　￥248

TEL: 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 E-mail: Li Hong @ 163. com.

　　(16) If you want to watch dancing, you can call _______ (　)

　　　　(A) 　　(B) 　　 (C) 　　 (D)

　　(17) You can see the whole of Chinese history at ________ in April in Anhui Museum. (　)

　　　　(A) 3 p. m. every day　　　　　　　　 (B) 9 p. m. from Monday to Friday

　　(18) You can enjoy _________ at Jack Stein's. (　)

　　　　(A) American Jazz　　　　　　　　　　 (B) Scottish dancing

　　(19) Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for ________ months of the year. (　)

　　　　(A) nine　　　　　 (B) ten　　　　　　 (C) eleven　　　　 (D) twelve

　　(20) You have ￥148, and you can ________ in May. (　)

　　　　(A) listen to Jazz　　　　　　　　　　 (B) watch Scottish dancing

　　5.（江西省2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　The train I was travelling on was already half an hour late.　I had to arrive in Vienna at 7:15 in time to catch the 7:25 train to Paris, but there was no hope of that now. I told the conductor about it. He advised（建议）me to get off two stops before Vienna station and take a taxi（出租车）.

　　When the time came, the conductor even helped me with my bags. He wished me good luck as I jumped off. And a few minutes later, I was racing towards the centre of the city in a taxi. It was almost 7:25 when we stopped outside the station. I paid the driver quickly, took hold of my bags quickly and hurried inside. "Paris train" was all I had time to say to the official（铁路职员）I saw. You can guess how I feel when he pointed to a train that was just moving out of the station.

　　(1) The writer arrived at Vienna station at ________.(　)

　　　　(A) 7:15　　　　(B) 7:25　　　 (C) 7:45　　　　(D) 7:55

　　(2) Why did the writer get off the train two stops before Vienna station? (　)

　　　　(A) He wanted to have a rest.

　　　　(B) He wanted to catch the 7:25 Paris train.

　　　　(D) He wanted to meet the official.

　　(3) How did the writer feel at Vienna station? (　)

　　　　(A) He felt lonely.　　　　　　　　　 (B) He felt angry.

(B)

　　In the United States, headmasters and teachers discipline（惩罚）students in several ways. The teacher often writes to or calls the students' parents. Sometimes students have to stay at school for one hour. If a student behaves（行为）very badly, the headmaster can stop the student having classes. The student can't come to school for one, two or three days. Mr Lazares, the headmaster of a middle school in Ohio, did not like to do so. When he didn't let the students come to school, they were happy. "A three-day holiday!" they thought.

　　One day, a boy was in Mr Lazares's office. The boy was not behaving well in class. Mr Lazares telephoned the boy's parents. "If you come to school with your son, I won't stop him having classes," he said. The boy's father came to school and went with his son to every class. Other students looked at the boy and his father. The boy was embarrassed（难为情）. After that he behaved better. And, of course, other students behaved better, too.

　　Now headmasters all over the USA are trying Mr Lazares's idea. They, too, think that students behave better when parents come to school.

　　(4) What does a headmaster usually do to the student if he behaves very badly? (　)

　　　　(A) Writes to the student's parents.

　　　　(D) Stops the student having classes for several days.

　　(5) When a student was stopped having classes for two or three days, he was_______ (　)

　　　　(A) happy　　　　(B) angry　　　　 (C) worried　　　 (D) afraid

　　(6) What did Mr Lazares do when his students were not behaving well in class? (　)

　　　　(A) Tried to talk to them.　　　　 (B) Sent them home.

　　　　(D) Had them stay in his office.

　　(7) Why did the other students behave better, too? (　)

　　　　(A) They didn't like to have classes with the boy's father.

　　　　(B) They didn't want their parents to come to school.

(C)

　　Sport is very popular in England.　In other words lots of English people like the idea of sport. A lot watch sport on TV. But the number who take part in（参加）sport is quite small. On the whole English people prefer to be fat rather than thin.

　　The most popular sport in England is football. Football is played on Saturday afternoon in most towns and the supporters （球迷）of a certain team will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their team play. There are four divisions（级别）of the football league. Not surprisingly the best teams are in the first division. But the best supporters are often in the fourth division. You have to be a good supporter to watch the fourth division football!

　　Many other sports are also played in England, such as golf, in which you try to knock a ball into a hole; basketball, in which you try to get a ball through a net（篮筐）;tennis, in which you try to hit a ball so that your opponent（对手）can not hit it. As you see, if the ball had not been invented, there would have been no sport.

　　Actually（其实）, that is not quite true. Athletics（田径）isn't played with a ball; nor horseracing（赛马）. Perhaps that is why they are not so popular as football!

　　(8) _______ is the most popular sport in England. ) (　)

　　　　(A) Basketball　　 (B) Football　　　　(C) Golf　　　　　 (D) Tennis

　　(9) You have to be a good supporter to watch _______ division football. (　)

　　　　(A) the first　　　(B) the second　　　(C) the third　　 (D) the fourth

　　(10) Why do many English people not take part in sport? (　)

　　　　(A) They are too busy.　　　　　　　　 (B) They like watching sport on TV.

　　(11) Why are English people interested in sport? (　)

　　　　(A) They have their football team.

　　　　(B) The sport games are played on Saturday afternoon.

(D)

　　People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook. This becomes a problem, because most families love home cooking! The food tastes（吃起来）good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only times everyone sees one another at the same time.

　　Another reason（原因）people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies（小甜饼）is not just satisfying（满足）a child's sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says, "I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you."

　　There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved-even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention to（关注）your mood（心情）.

　　(12) Why do fewer people cook now? (　)

　　　　(A) They have no time.　　　　　　　　 (B) Many people are too busy.

　　(13) A parent spends an hour making cookies ________. (　)

　　　　(A) just to satisfy her or his child's sweet tooth

　　　　(B) only to send a message

　　(14) The writer thinks the smell of home cooking________. (　)

　　　　(A) makes us happy　　　　　　　　　　 (B) makes us be interested in cooking

　　(15) What's the main（主要的）idea of this passage?. (　)

　　　　(A) Family meals are important.　　　　 (B) How to make cookies.

　　6.（福州市2002）根据短文内容选择正确答案。

(A)

　　The United States has many different kinds of climates（气候）. On the northwest coast（海岸）, the temperature changes very little between summer and winter, but the north central（中部的）states have a very different kind of climate. In those states, people wear light clothes in summer, and they need heavy woollen clothes in winter.

　　In the southwest mast, the climate is rainy and warm during the winter, but the summer is dry and hot.In the northeast of the United States, summer temperatures are very different from winter temperatures. Summer is usually hot, and winter is usually cold. Spring temperatures are warm, and fall temperatures are cool.

　　Years ago, people in the cold parts of the United States didn't often get fresh (新鲜的) vegetables and fresh fruits during the summer. Today, however（然而）, trucks and trains carry fruits and vegetables very quickly to all parts of the United States. In this way, Americans "send their climates" to people in other states.

　　(1) The summer and winter temperatures are almost the same _______. (　)

　　　　(A) in the northeastern states　　　　　 (B) on the north central states

　　(2) The word "fall" in this passage means ________. (　)

　　　　(A) drop　　　　 (B) down　　　　 (C) autumn　　　 (D) spring

　　(3) Today people _______ can get fresh vegetables and fruits.

　　　　(A) in the north central states　　　　 (B) in every part of the USA

　　(4) From this passage we know that the climate of the United States ________. (　)

　　　　(A) is always very cold　　　　　　　　 (B) is warm in winter

　　　　(D) changes very little between summer and winter

　　(5) From Paragraph 2（第2段）we know that the climate of the southwest coast is_______.（请结合所学的地理知识作答。）(　)

　　　　(A) Maritime（海洋性）climate　　　　 (B) Savanna（热带划原）climate

　　　　(D) Tropical rainforest（热带雨林）climate

(B)

　　The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means（通讯设备）. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution（污染）. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

　　Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is no longer true.

　　Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.

　　Air pollution is still the most serious. It's bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.

　　Many countries are making rules（法规）to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal（煤）in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused（引起）by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

　　The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise. in pollution at the same time.

　　(6)________, our world is becoming much smaller. (　)

　　　　(A) Because of the rise in pollution　　　 (B) Thanks to science development（发展）

　　　　(D) Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year

　　(7) Hundreds of years ago, life was __________ it is today. (　)

　　　　(A) much easier than　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) as easy as

　　(8) Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here "it" means __________(　)

　　　　(A) rubbish（垃圾）(B) noise pollution　(C) air pollution　　(D) water pollution

　　(9) Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because__________(　)

　　　　(A) it makes much noise　　　　　　　　 (B) it makes us angry more easily

　　(10) Which of the following is NOT true? (　)

　　　　(A) Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

　　　　(B) The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does.

　　　　(D) If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2.

　　7.（河南省2002）阅读理解

(A)

Letter A

　　Dear Rose,

　　　　I like your programmes very much. I'm now writing to ask you something about American .social customs（社交习惯）. My American friends want me to join them in their dinner party. I am very happy and have decided to go but I'm a little worried about it, too. The social customs in my country are very different from here, and I know little about it.

　　　　Should I bring a present, such as sweets or flowers? Should I arrive on time or a little late? At the dinner table, how can I use the fork（叉子）and knife? How can I let the family know that I'm thankful for their kindness?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Wang Lin

Letter B

　　Dear Wang Lin,

　　　　It's a good idea to bring a small present when you go to a dinner party. Flowers are always nice, or you may bring a bottle of wine（酒）if you know that your friends drink it.

　　　　You should arrive on time or five to ten minutes late. Don't get there early. If you're going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them. Try to be free at the dinner table. If you don't know how to use the fork and knife, just watch the other people, and follow them. If you still have no idea of what to do, ask the person next to you.

　　　　If you like the food, say so. Of course, you'll thank them for the meal and for their kindness. It's also a good idea to send a thank-you card the day after.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Rose

　　(1) Wang Lin wants to ________ (　)

　　　　(A) make fiends with Rose

　　　　(B) know some social customs for a dinner party

　　(2) Maybe Rose __________ (　)

　　　　(A) is a good housewife　　　　　　　　 (B) works at a TV station

　　(3) If you're asked to a dinner party but not sure about what to bring as a present, it's good to 　　bring _________ (　)

　　　　(A) some fruits　　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) a bottle of wine

　　(4) Which of the following is NOT proper（适当的）for joining in a dinner party? (　)

　　　　(A) Get there 15 minutes earlier.　　　　(B) Make yourself at home.

　　　　(D) Thank your friends for the meal.

　　(5) From the letters we've learned that it's very ________ to know something about American social customs. (　)

　　　　(A) difficult　　　 (B) friendly　　　　(C) enjoyable　　 (D) helpful

(B)

　　Many places in the world need more fresh（淡的）water. Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water into fresh.

　　Why aren't there many factories like the Symi factory?

　　In some places, the sun isn't hot enough, or it doesn't shine every day. In these places, other ways of heating（加热）sea water can be used. These ways cost more money, but they

　　work faster than the sun. By boiling（煮沸）sea water with high heat, a lot of fresh water can be made quickly.

　　But heating is not the only way to get fresh water from salt water. Other ways are tried. One way is freezing（冷冻）. The fresh part of salt water freezes first. To get fresh water, the pieces of ice are taken out.

　　Which way is best? The one that gives the most water for the least money. It may be a different way for each place.

　　Symi's way seems very good for small, hot places. It doesn't make very much water at a time. But the factory is easy to build and cost little.

　　That's why people in many dry places talk about Symi!

　　(6) From the passage we know that fresh water________ (　)

　　　　(A) in needed in many countries　　　　 (B) is needed in every country

　　(7) The Symi factory ________ (　)

　　　　(A) is a fresh-water factory　　　　　 (B) can be built everywhere

　　　　(D) doesn't need sunshine every day

　　(8) Which is the best way for small and hot places to get fresh water? (　)

　　　　(A) Boiling or heating the sea water.　　　 (B) The way in sunny places.

　　(9) The writer is mainly talking about ________ (　)

　　　　(A) water-making factories in different countries

　　　　(B) the ways of making fresh water from sea water

　　　　(D) how to make good use of the sunlight

　　(10) Which of the following isn't true? (　)

　　　　(A) New ways are tried to get fresh water.

　　　　(B) A lot of fresh water can be made quickly by heating.

　　　　(D) The Symi's way doesn't work in dry places.

　　8.（四川省2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　Mrs Black was eighty, but she had a small car, and she always drove to the shops in it on Saturday and bought her food.

　　She did not drive fast because she was old, but she drove well and never hit anything. Sometimes her grandchildren said to her, "Please don't drive your car, Grandmother. We can take you to the hops."

But she always said, "No, I like driving, i began to drive fifty years ago, and I'm not going to shops now."

　　Last Saturday she stopped her car at the traffic lights because they were red, and then she couldn't start the car again. The lights were green, then yellow, then red, then green again, but her car did not start.

　　A policeman came and said m her kindly.

　　"Good morning. Don't you like any of our colours today?"

　　(1) For what did Mrs Black always drive to the shops? (　)

　　　　(A) To buy food.　　　　 (B) To meet friends.　 (C) To buy clothes.

　　(2) Why didn't Mrs Black drive fast? (　)

　　　　(A) Because her car was old.

　　　　(B) Because she was a new driver

　　(3) Her grandchildren wanted her_______. (　)

　　　　(A) to walk to the shops　 (B) to sell her car　　 (C) not to drive any more

　　(4) Mrs Black began to drive when she was________. (　)

　　　　(A) 50　　　　　 (B) 30　　　　 (C) 80

　　(5) Which of the following is not true? (　)

　　　　(A) The policeman was kind.

　　　　(B) Mrs Black liked the colours of the traffic lights.

(B)

　　In 1936 George Black worked on the railway. He had got a good job and was paid 180 pounds a year. Then the next year he got married （结婚）and bought a new, three-bed-room house. It cost him 370 pounds. In those days there was a good and useful rule; the price（价格）of a house was double the mount（总额）a man got in a year. Seven years passed before George finished paying for his house.

　　George's youngest son Alfred was born in 1950. Alfred works for a newspaper and is paid 5000pouds a year. He has just married and bought a new, three-bedroom house for himself and his wife. The price of the house was 24000 pounds, nearly five times as much as Alfred gets in a year. He wants to know what has happened to the old rule about the price of a house, because he will not finish paying for his house until the year 2004.

　　(6) George Black was paid ________ pounds a month. (　)

　　　　(A) 180　　　 (B) 370　　　 (C) 15

　　(7) George got married________ (　)

　　　　(A) in 1936　　　　(B) before 1936　　 (C) after 1936

　　(8) Alfred was George's________ (　)

　　　　(A) last son　　　　(B) first son　　　　(C) young child

　　(9) When he finishes paying for his house, Alfred will be _______ years old. (　)

　　　　(A) 54　　　　(B) 50　　　 (C) 45

　　(10) It's __________ for George to buy a house than for Alfred. (　)

　　　　(A) harder　　　　 (B) easier　　　　 (C) later

(C)

　　Wei Hua had a busy day yesterday. She got up before 7 o'clock in the morning, and quickly washed her hands and face. She got to school early. She had a little rest after lunch, but worked and in class all day. She played basketball after school, and then walked home.

　　Wei Hua's pen was broken, so she needed a new one. On her way home she bought a new pen at a shop, When she reached home, she had a short rest and a glass of water. After that she helped her parents. She quickly cooked the supper, and cleaned the house.

　　She watched TV for half an hour after supper. Then she started her homework. She finished it at half past nine. She went to bed before a quarter to ten.

　　(11) Yesterday Wei Hua was _________ (　)

　　　　(A) ill　　　　　(B) busy　　　　 (C) sad

　　(12) How did she go home yesterday? (　)

　　　　(A) By bus.　　　 (B) By bike.　　(C) On foot.

　　(13) What did she buy on her way home? (　)

　　　　(A) A pen.　　　　(B) Some food.　(C) Some drinks.

　　(14) She finished her homework _________ (　)

　　　　(A) at 9:30　　　 (B) at 9:00　　 (C) at 10:00

　　(15) She went to bed before_________ (　)

　　　　(A) 10:15　　　　 (B) 9:40　　　　 (C) 10:30

　　9. （贵阳市2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　It was a cold Christmas Eve. A girl was selling flowers in the street. She came to a beautiful house and knocked at the door. A man came out. The girl asked him to buy some flowers.

　　But he said he didn't want any. The girl left the house, sat down at the corner of the house, felt cold, tired and hungry.

　　Suddenly she felt she was becoming light. And slowly she began to fly into the sky. She flew higher and higher, at last she found herself above the clouds. Many people came to meet her. At the head of them was her granny. The girl told her that she had to get money because her parents were badly ill. Granny told the girl not m worry and gave her many beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl smiled happily.

　　It was snowing heavily. The next morning someone found the girl sitting there with a smile on her face. But she couldn't stand up any more.

　　(1) The story happened_________ (　)

　　　　(A) on a Christmas Eve　　　　　　　　 (B) on Christmas Day

　　(2) The girl was _________ in the street. (　)

　　　　(A) Walking with a warm coat　　　　　 (B) crying

　　(3) The man didn't buy any flowers bemuse he _________ (　)

　　　　(A) didn't like them　　　　　　　　　 (B) didn't want any

　　(4) From this story, we know the girl was from ________ (　)

　　　　(A) a rich family　　　　　　　　　　 (B) a big family

　　(5) The sentence "She couldn't stand up any more" means ________ (　)

　　　　(A) she always sat there　　　　　　　 (B) she wanted to sit there

(B)

　　In some foreign countries, some people don't like the number 13. They don't think 13 is a lucky number. For example, they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor.

　　My friend Jack has got the same idea. He doesn't like the number 13, either.

One day, he asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the dinner table. He began to count the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food. Suddenly, he cried out, "Oh, there are thirteen people here!" Everybody's face turned white except Mr Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face, "Don't worry, my dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife Mrs Brown will have a baby in a few weeks. She's in the family way now."

　　All of them became happy again.

　　"Congratulations!" they said to Mrs and Mr Brown. They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening.

　　(6) Some foreigners think the number 13 is__________ (　)

　　　　(A) lucky　　　　 (B) luckily　　　　(C) unlucky　　　 (D) unluckily

　　(7) Mr and Mrs Brown were Jack's_________ (　)

　　　　(A) parents　　　　(B) friends　　　 (C) classmates　 (D) son and daughter

　　(8) Everybody's face turned white when they_________ (　)

　　　　(A) saw Jack　　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) ate the food

　　(9) The sentence "She's in the family way now." means_______ (　)

　　　　(A) she is going to have a baby　　　 (B) she is at home

　　(10) All of them became happy again because

　　　　(A) Mr Brown told them not to worry　 (B) they enjoyed the delicious food

　　10.（贵阳市2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　We were going to play against a team from a country school. They didn't come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue trousers and looked like farm boys.

　　We sat down for a rest. We felt that we didn't need any practice against a team like that.

　　The game began. One of us got the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward（前锋）. From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful style（姿势）he shot and got two points. Then another two points in a minute. Soon the game was all over. We were beaten by the country team.

　　After that, we thought a lot. We certainly learned that even though a team is very good, there is usually another team better than yours. You can not be always the best. And the most important lesson we learned was: One can't judge（判断）a person , or a team only by their clothes.

　　(1) The team from the country were in old clothes so the writer's team_______ (　)

　　　　(A) looked down upon them　　　　　　 (B) could win

(2) The country team arrived so late that_______ (　)

　　(A) nobody saw them　　　　　　　　　 (B) the writer's team were angry

　　(3) The team from the country won because_________ (　)

　　　　(A) they were in old clothes　　　　　 (B) they were farm boys

　　　　(D) the team was better than the writer's

　　(4) From the text, we can guess the writer's team is_________ (　)

　　　　(A) a basketball team from a country school

　　　　(B) a football team from a school in the city

　　　　(D) a football team from the country

　　(5) The writer's team learned a lot from the game. They got to know how to_________ (　)

　　　　(A) learn from others　　　　　　　　 (B) fight against the country boys

(B)

　　Are you carrying too much on your back at school? You're not alone. Back experts（专家）in the USA were worried that young students are having back and neck problems because they arecarrying too much in their backpacks (schoolbags).

　　"It hurts my back when I run," said Ebelin Reyes, a student in Virginia. "It's hard to get up the stairs with my backpack because it's too heavy."

　　Students have to carry heavy backpacks on their backs for a whole week's study. Ebelin is one of them. They have regular（正规的）backpacks with two straps（带子）to carry them, but a number of students with heavy loads（负荷）have switched to rolling backpacks. The backpacks have wheels（轮子）and can roll on the ground.

　　Shirley Park's backpack weighs（重）10 kilos, and she said, "I'11 change to a rolling backpack because I am starting to have back pain."

　　How much is too much? Experts say that students should carry on more than 10 to 15 percent（百分之……）of their own body weight. A few students have had a good idea to tighten（减轻）the load: less homework.

　　Doctor's suggestions（建议）:

　　1. Lighten the load. Take home only the books the students need that night.

　　2. Wide straps are better. They can send out weight over your shoulders（肩）and be sure to wear bacdpacks with two straps.

　　3. The heaviest things should be packed closest to the back.

　　4. Bend（弯曲）both knees when yau pick up the pack, don't just bend ouer the waist（腰）.

　　(6) The main idea of the text is_______ (　)

　　　　(A) the problems made by rolling backpacks

　　　　(B) the goodness of backpacks

　　　　(D) how to lighten students' backpacks

　　(7) From what Eblin Reyes and Shirley Park said, we know_______ (　)

　　　　(A) students have to carry heavy backpacks

　　　　(B) students have to do homework

　　　　(D) students have no time to play because of homework

　　(8) In the text "switch to" means_______

　　　　(A) use for　　　　(B) turn to　　　　(C) catch up　　　 (D) begin to use

　　(9) By the words of the experts, it's better for a student of 40 kilos to carry a backpack of at most ________ (　)

　　　　(A) 10 kilos　　 (B) 8 kilos　　　(C) 6 kilos　　　(D) 7 kilos

　　(10) If students follow the doctor's suggestings, they_______(　)

　　　　(A) may do less homework　　　　　　 (B) may feel their backpacks are lighter

　　11.（云南省2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　A professor（教授）told his students to go into the city slums（贫民窟）to study（研究）the life of 200 boys. He asked them to write reports about each boy's life anti future（将来）. Every one of the students wrote, "He doesn't have any hope."

　　Twenty-five years later, another professor read about the earlier study. He told his students to find out what had happened to these boys. Of the 200 boys, 20 had moved away or died. Nobody knew what had happened to them. They tried very hard and found the other 180 people. Among them 176 had become successful（成功的）as doctors, teachers and scientists.

　　The professor was very surprised and decided to study it further. Luckily, all the men were living near the place and he was able to ask each one, "What made you successful?" Each one answered with feeling, "There was a teacher".

　　The teacher was still living there, so the professor found her and asked the old woman what she had used to pull those boys out of the slums, and change them into successful people.

　　The teacher's eyes began to shine and she said with a sweet smile, "It's really very easy. I loved those boys."

　　(1) Why did the students go to the slums? (　)

　　　　(A) To help the poor children.　　　　　 (B) To look for a good teacher.

　　　　(D) To become successful people.

　　(2) Of the 200 boys, how many were known to be not successful? (　)

　　　　(A) 4.　　　　(B) 20.　　　 (C) 24. (D) 176.

　　(3) What changed the boys' life? (　)

　　　　(A) The professor's study.　　　　　　　 (B) The teacher's love.

　　(4) Why was the second professor surprised? (　)

　　　　(A) Because some boys had died.

　　　　(B) Because most of the boys lived a hard life.

　　　　(D) Because the earlier reports were wrong.

　　(5) Which of the following is not true?

　　　　(A) Some of the boys became doctors.

　　　　(B) The second professor talked to the 180 people and their teacher.

　　　　(D) The boys didn't want to talk about their teacher.

(B)

　　Two months after beginning the new work hours, good results have been reported in Wenzhou. Now work starts at 9 in the morning, an hour later than before. But people still go back home at 6 in the afternoon

　　"With one more hour's sleep every day, I feel much better," Said a worker there.

　　Now people still work as long as before, but not from 8:00 to 6:00. They go to work an hour later, but have a shorter lunch break（休息）. In the past they had two hours for lunch, but now they have only one hour.

　　Many people welcome the new work hours. "Why do we have to waste（浪费）a lot of time in the middle of the day and rush in the early morning?"

　　Two months ago, many people got up at 6:30 a.m. every workday and left home at 7:00 a.m. It usually took them about an hour to get to the office from home. Morning time was always like a battle（战斗）. People went to work in a hurry, feeling very tired.

　　Sleep is needed for good health. Doctors say that eight hours' sleep is good for people, but few people can sleep that long.

　　The use of the new work hours is just beginning. Although we Chinese have long kept "early hours", it is important to follow the office hours in the world. Most foreign countries have nine-to-five" work hours. If we don't change, there will be problems. When Chinese start working at 8 a.m. foreigners haven't begun business yet. But when they are busy working at noon, Chinese are still on break. Some people think that it is the right time to change.

　　(6) What are the new work hours in Wenzhou? (　)

　　　　(A) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.　　　　　　　　 (B) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

　　(7) How long do people in Wenzhou work every workday now?

　　　　(A) Eight hours.　 (B) Seven hours.　　(C) Nine hours.　　 (D) Six hours.

　　(8) How is people's life different now?

　　　　(A) They have less time to sleep.　　　　 (B) The work hours are shorter.

　　　　(D) They waste a lot of time in the middle of the day.

　　(9) How long have people used the new work hours? (　)

　　　　(A) For two months.　　　　　　　　　 (B) For a week.

　　(10) Why do people use the new work hours? (　)

　　　　(A) Because they like to work long hours.

　　　　(B) Because the old work time is not good enough.

　　　　(D) Because traffic was too busy in the early morning.

12.（新疆乌鲁木齐2002）阅读理解

WHERE TO STAY IN BOSWELL TOUR GUIDE（旅游指南）TO OUR BEST HOTELS
Name/Address	The Number Of the Rooms	Single （单人）	Double	Special Attractions
FIRST HOTEL 222 Edward road Tel.414-5620	50	$25	$35	Air-conditioned rooms. French restaurant. Swimming-pool. Shops. Coffee shop and bar. Telephone, radio and television in each room.
FAIRVIEW HOTEL 129 North Road Tel.591-5620	50	$12	$18	Close to the airport. Telephone in each room.. Bar. Restaurant. Garage. Swimming-pool.
ORCHARD HOTEL 233 Edward Road Tel.641-6446	120	$15	$20	Facing First Hotel. European restaurant. Coffee shop. Tevlevision. Night-club.
OSAKA HOTEL 1264 Venning Road Tel. 643-8200	180	$30	$50	Air-conditioned rooms. Japanese and Chinese restaurants. Swimming-pool. Large garden. Shops.

　　(1) If you want to eat Chinese food, you will go to the restaurant named_________ (　)

　　　　(A) Fairview Hotel (B) First Hotel　　 (C) Orchard Hotel　(D) Osaka Hotel

　　(2) The cheapest price （价格）for a single bed is _________ in_______ in Boswell. (　)

　　　　(A) $12 First Hotel　　　　　　　　　 (B) $ 15 Osaka Hotel '

　　(3) The number of the rooms in the best hotels in Boswell is________. (　)

　　　　(A) 120　　　 (B) 240　　　 (C) 450　　　　(D) 470

　　(4) If a Japanese traveller likes to eat in a French restaurant, _______is the right place for him to go to. (　)

　　　　(A) 233 Edward Road　　　　　　　　 (B) 1264 Venning Road

(5) Which hotel faces Orchard Hotel? (　)

(B)

　　　　(A) First Hotel　　(B) Osaka Hotel　　(C) Fairview Hotel　(D) No hotel

　　Take any long piece of paper. Now glue（粘住）the ends of the paper together. You have made a ring（圈、环）.

　　Take a second long piece of paper. Twist（扭转）the paper once and glue the ends together. Now you have made a Mobius band（带状物）. For people who study maths, this band is unusual.

　　This band was first made in the 1800s by a German man named August Mobius. Mr Mobius studied maths. He wanted to find a way to show how this band works with maths. Believe it or not, this band has only one surface（表面）. You can find this out for yourself.

　　If you draw a line on the surface of the paper before you twist and glue it, the line is only on one side of the paper. The paper has two surfaces. But if you draw a line after you make the Mobius and, you can follow the line around all sides of the paper. In other words, the Mobius band must have only one surface.

　　It's a kind of fun to see what happens when you cut the band. If you cut the Mobius band in half one down the line you draw, you don't get two Mobius bands. Instead, after you cut the band it tums into one large twisted ring. Then, if you cut the band again, you get two connected（相连的）Mobius bands.

　　Try it!

　　(6) What is a Mobius band? (　)

　　　　(A) a maths problem　　　　　　　　　 (B) an interesting twisted ring

　　(7) Which is right about August Mobius? (　)

　　　　(A) He studied maths.　　　　　　　　 (B) He was a German.

　　(8) How can you see that the Mobius band has only one side? (　)

　　　　(A) Gut it.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) Draw a line on it.

　　(9) What do you get if you cut the Mobius band in half once? (　)

　　　　(A) a large twisted ring　　　　　　　 (B) two Mobius bands

　　(10) What do you get if you cut the Mobius band in half twice? (　)

　　　　(A) one large twisted ring　　　　　　　 (B) a long piece of paper

　　13.（成都市2002）根据内容选择正确答案。

　　It was a very hot day in the middle of summer and there were no trees along the street. Mr Tailor 　　closed his shop at half past four and went out into the street and began walking to the station. He was very tall and fat. The sun was like a red ball, and a few minutes later, Mr Tailor felt very hot.

　　A small boy came out of another shop in the same street and followed Mr Tailor. He kept close to Mr Tailor all the time and he kicked Mr Tailor's shoes several times. Mr Tailor looked at him angrily each time.

　　After the fourth time, Mr Tailor stopped, turned round and said to the boy, "What are you doing? Stop following me like that! You are going to hurt my feet."

　　"I'm sorry. But don't stop me, please!" The small boy said, "It's very hot and there is no shade（阴凉处）in any other places in the street!"

　　(1) The story happened_________ (　)

　　　　(A) in the street　　　　 (B) in a shop　　　 (C) at home

　　(2) Mr Tailor got out of his shop________ (　)

　　　　(A) in the morning　　　　(B) in the afternoon　　 (C) in the evening

　　(3) Mr Tailor got angry because _________ (　)

　　　　(A) the boy stopped him　(B) the boy kicked his shoes

　　(4) The boy kicked Mr Tailor's shoes _________ times. (　)

　　　　(A) three　　　　　　　 (B) four　　　　　 (C) five

　　(5) The boy was following Mr Tailor all the time because_______ (　)

　　　　(A) he liked Mr Tailor　　(B) Mr Tailor was very hot

　　14.（成都市2002）根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

　　School education（教育）is very important and useful. The students both learn knowledge and get 　　an education. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. The scientists（科学家）, such as Edison, Newton, Galileo and Einstein, didn't learn everything from school. They learned a lot of knowledge outside school or in practice（实践）by themselves. A teacher, even he knows a lot, can't teach his students everything.

　　The teacher's job is to show his students how to learn, how to read and how to think. A good teacher with rich experience（经验）in teaching can teach his students the methods ( = ways) of study. Through these methods the students are able to learn and get a lot of things by themselves.

　　Usually it is very easy for the students to remember some knowledge, but it is very difficult to use it for problems. If a teacher really shows the students the ability（能力）of how to use knowledge, it means the teacher has learned lots of knowledge by himself (or herself). The success（成功）in earning shows he or she knows how to study.

　　(1) From this passage we know________ (　)

　　　　(A) the students are taught everything at school

　　　　(B) a teacher can't teach the students everything

　　　　(D) Edison learned lots of knowledge at school

　　(2) A teacher's job is________ (　)

　　　　(A) to help the students with their lessons

　　　　(B) to teach the students everything

　　　　(D) to tell them the way to study

　　(3) Choose the right order of this passage. (　)

　　　　a. How important are the study methods for students?

　　　　b. What does the teacher's experience of success in study mean?

　　　　c. Where should the students study?

　　　　d. What is the job of a teacher?

　　　　(A) c, a, b, d　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) b, c, a, d

　　(4) Which of the following is right? (　)

　　　　(A) If we know how to learn, we can get a lot of knowledge.

　　　　(B) We can learn everything from our teachers.

　　　　(D) It is the only job for the students to learn knowledge.

　　(5) Which of the following is the best title（标题）? (　)

　　　　(A) A real job for teachers　　　　　　　 (B) Study in and outside school

　　15.（苏州市2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　I have tried many ways to be iii. I don't wear a sweater when I should, and two days ago I walked in the rain without my shoes. But so far nothing has happened. Debbie once told me about a boy in her class who liked being away from school. He would rub（摩擦）the end of the thermometer（温度计）until it went up to 39℃. Then he'd put it in his mouth and his mother would think he was really ill.

　　This morning I tried doing that but it never went above 35℃ and I rubbed it for ten minutes. So I held the thermometer next to the light on my desk and it went up to 40℃. I thought I'd put it in my mouth and walk downstairs like that. Then my mother would take it out and she would be worried when she saw that I was rather ill.

　　The only trouble was I didn't know the thermometer would be so hot. As soon as I put it into my mouth I burnt my tongue（舌头）! I spit （吐）the thermometer out. It fell on the floor but it didn't break.

　　I will have to think up a better way to get my mother and father back together.

　　(1) Why did the writer walk in the rain without her shoes two days ago? (　)

　　　　(A) Because she had no money to buy a pair of shoes.

　　　　(B) Bemuse she thought it interesting to walk in the rain without her shoes.

　　　　(D) Because she hoped she could be ill in this way.

　　(2) According to（根据）the passage, which of the following is true? (　)

　　　　(A) The boy in Debbie's class helped the writer a lot.

　　　　(B) The boy in Debbie's class knew everything.

　　　　(D) The boy in Debbie's class was not healthy.

　　(3) After the writer rubbed the thermometer, it went to________ (　)

　　　　(A) 35℃　　　 (B) 37℃　　　 (C) 39℃　　　 (D) 40℃

　　(4) Why did the writer spit the thermometer out? (　)

　　　　(A) Because it smelled terrible.　　　　 (B) Because it was too hot.

　　(5) The writer tries to be ill because________. (　)

　　　　(A) she wants to stay at home

　　　　(B) she wants her father and mother to come back together

　　　　(D) she wants to see a beautiful nurse

(B)

　　The scientists from the Lockheed Space Company（公司）work in Felton, California, with the help of a computer. But the computer is placed in Sunnyside, about 80 kilometers away. What the scientists input is sent by telephone lines to the computer, and after a time, copies of the designs（设计）are needed back in Felton as quickly as possible. Lockheed people have tried several ways of sending the prints（印刷品）, but the most effective seems to be by pigeon（鸽）. Are pigeons really used to carry messages in these days? They are, and they send the prints faster and cheaper than any other way.

　　Human（人类的）messengers (persons carrying messages) are much more expensive and slower than the pigeons. The road to Felton goes through the mountains, and the driving is not easy. An electronic printout system（电子印刷系统）could do the work in Felton, but at a cost of 10 dollars a print. Pigeons carry the designs for about 1 dollar each.

　　Now Lockheed people have ten pigeon messengers. The pigeons do the work, and they have made lockheed more famous. You can often read the news about the pigeons in the newspapers around the world.

　　(6) The story is mainly about________ (　)

　　　　(A) Felton, California　　　　　　　　 (B) the scientists

　　(7) This story is unusual because pigeons________(　)

　　　　(A) don't like carrying things　　　　　 (B) are often expensive to keep

　　 (8) Something that's effective________(　)

　　　　(A) usually costs more　　　　　　　　 (B) is something that works

　　(9) Which happened first? (　)

　　　　(A) Pigeons were used as messengers.　　(B) Human messengers were used.

　　　　(D) Scientists got their designs.

　　(10) Lockheed likes the pigeons because they________(　)

　　　　(A) do the work at low cost　　　　　　 (B) get their pictures on television

　　16.（镇江市2002）阅读理解

(A)

Captain Goodfellow

Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting（令人兴奋的）dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children at the City Theatre（剧院）on Saturday morning at 10:00 free.

Films at the Museum

Two European（欧洲的）films will be shown Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1: 30. The Workes will be at 3: 45. For further information, call .

International Picnic

Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 P.M.

Take me out to the Ballgame

It's October, and Saturday night (7:00 - 9:00) is your last chance（机会）to see the Red Birds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold … Don't forget sweaters and jackets.

Do you want to hear "The Zoo"

"The Zoo", a popular rock group form Australia, will give their first U. S. concert（音乐会）this Saturday night, at 8 at Rose Hall, City College.

　　(1) On Saturday morning, you can_________(　)

　　　　(A) go to watch a ballgame

　　　　(B) take children to play games at the City Theatre

　　　　(D) go to a Concert Park for a picnic

　　(2) The Red Birds ballgame________(　)

　　　　(A) is in the afternoon　　　　　　　 (B) is outside

　　(3) You can eat many different kinds of food from all over the world if you (　)

　　　　(A) go to the City Theatre　　　　　　(B) go to the Central Park

　　(4) "The Zoo" is_______(　)

　　　　(A) a U. S. concert　　　　　　　　 (B) a park with many red birds in it

　　(5) Mr Turner wants to have a nice Saturday. Which is not possible for him to do?_____ (　)

　　　　(A) Watching a ballgame and having a picnic

　　　　(B) Having a picnic and seeing a film

　　　　(D) Seeing a film and listening to a concert

(B)

　　One evening Robert was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a corner, he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near. He began to walk faster. The footsteps became faster, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also slowed down. Now he was sure that he was being followed. He tried to hide（躲藏）. Still the footsteps followed him. He didn't know how to save himself, so he jumped over a fence（栅栏）and found himself in a cemetery（墓地）, throwing himself down on one of the tombs.

　　The man behind followed. Robert could hear the man jump over the fence. Thoughts of thieves or murderers（杀人犯）filled his mind. Robert stood up and faced the man who was following him. "What do you want?" he asked. "Why are you following me?"

　　"I say," asked the stranger. "Do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special（特别的）exercises tonight?" I want to go to Mr Black's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you as you live next door. Excuse me for asking, but is there much to go before we get there?

　　(6) The man followed Robert________(　)

　　　　(A) to see who could walk faster　　　 (B) to see who did exercises better

　　(7) Robert jumped over the fence so that he could_______(　)

　　　　(A) save himself　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) find a place to hide himself

　　(8) When they were in the cemetery, Robert________(　)

　　　　(A) threw the man down himself

　　　　(B) knew that the man was a murderer

　　　　(D) was sure he was much stronger than the man

　　(9) From the passage we know________(　)

　　　　(A) Robert often did exercises in the evening

　　　　(B) Robert's house was far away from the station

　　　　(D) the man knew Mr Black, but he didn't know Robert

　　(10) According to the story, what would happen next?________ (　)

　　　　(A) The man was taken to Mr Black's

　　　　(B) The man killed Robert

　　　　(D) Robert ran away as quickly as he could

　　17.（扬州市2002）阅读短文

(A)

　　In England, afternoon tea is the most informal（非正式的）meal of day. It is taken between four and five. If you are a friend of the family, you may come for tea at any time. Very often it is not taken at a table. The members of the family and visitors take tea in the sitting room. Each person has a cup and saucer（茶盘）, a spoon（调羹）and a small plate for bread-and-butter（黄油面包）and cake, By the way, do not help yourself to cake first; bread-and-butter first, and then cake. Do remember; Though you can eat as much as you want, do not put more than one piece of bread or cake on our plate each time.

　　(1) In England, afternoon tea is usually taken_________(　)

　　　　(A) between breakfast and lunch　　　　 (B) in the middle of day

　　(2) A real English afternoon tea has_________(　)

　　　　(A) tea only　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) both tea and food

　　(3) If you want to have afternoon tea in a friend's home,_________ (　)

(A)　 you must send a message before you go

　　　　(B) you must take food with you

　　　　(D) you may go at any time

　　(4) Help yourself to________(　)

　　　　(A) cake first　　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) bread-and-butter first

　　(5) Which of the following is not true?

　　　　(A) People don't use the same spoon for afternoon tea.

　　　　(B) Afternoon tea is often taken in the sitting room.

　　　　(D) Afternoon tea is often taken with bread and cake.

(B)

　　Long ago, there lived a learned man in Greece（希腊）. He was well-known for his wide knowledge. And lots of people from all over the country came to learn things from him. The great man taught his students with all his heart and answered their questions with great patience

　　One day a student asked him, "My dear teacher, didn't you say you have many more questions than we do? But we think we students have a lot more than you." With a smile, the teacher drew two circles（圆圈）——one is as large as a big plate, and the other smaller.

　　"Of course, I've learned much more. But don't think I know all you know. Now, look at these two circles: Inside the big one is my knowledge of things, and inside the smaller one yours. Out of the circles is what we don't know. My circle is larger, so its line is longer. That means I have more opportunities（机会）to meet with what we don't know. And that's why I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn, the more questions you'll have. You will never learn enough, you know."

　　(6) The man was famous for_________(　)

　　　　(A) his wide knowledge　　　　　　　　 (B) his great patience

　　(7) One of his students didn't agree that________(　)

　　　　(A) the teacher liked to answer so many questions

　　　　(B) the teacher should have so many questions

　　　　(D) the students had more questions than the teacher

　　(8) Which of the following pictures best shows what the teacher said? (　)

A　　　　　　　 B　　　　　　　 C　　　　　　　　 D

第8题图

　　(9) The teacher drew two circles to show________ (　)

　　　　(A)why he had more questions than his students

　　　　(B) how he could get more knowledge

　　　　(D) that the students should learn to draw circles

　　(10) Which of the following is true? (　)

　　　　(A) Many people from Greece came to learn from the famous man.

　　　　(B) Many people from the country came to enjoy his drawing.

　　　　(D) The great man could only draw two circles.

(C)

　　Scientists wanted to know more about the moon. They thought the best way was to send men to the moon. The moon is about 384, 000 kilometres away from the earth . A plane can not fly to the moon because the air reaches only 240 kilometres away from the earth, But something can fly even when there is no air. That's a rocket（火箭）.

　　How does a rocket fly? There is gas（气体）in the rocket. When the gas inside the rocket gets hot enough, it will rush out of the end of the rocket, so it can make the rocket fly up into the sky.

Rockets can fly far out into space, Rockets with men have been to the moon. Several rockets with men 　　　　have flown to another planet much farther away than to the moon. One day rockets may be able to go to any place in space.

　　(11) Scientists can be sent to the moon by_________ (　)

　　　　(A) plane　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) rocket

　　(12) A plane can't fly to the moon because__________ (　)

　　　　(A) there is no gas in it　　　　　　　 (B) it must be flown by a man

　　(13) The hot gas in the rocket is used for_________ (　)

　　　　(A) keeping the men in the rocket warm

　　　　(B) keeping the food in the rocket hot

　　　　(D) making the rocket fly up

　　(14) What does the word "planet" mean in the passage? (　)

　　　　(A) 恒星　　 (B) 行星　　　 (C) 卫星　　 (D) 流星

　　(15) The best title（标题）for the passage is________ (　)

　　　　(A) Flying to the Moon　　　　　　　 (B) Learning More about the Moon

　　18.（绍兴市2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　Dear John,

　　　　I got your letter yesterday. Yes, of course you can come and stay in Chichester next week.

　　　　It's really lucky, because the day after tomorrow I shall go away on business myself for three days at the beginning of the week, but I shall be back when you come. What time will you arrive?

　　　　I'll leave a key with my friend next door at Number 21, so you won't have to wait before I return. I'd better now tell you how to get here, though it's not very difficult to find.

　　　　Walk up the Star Road until you come to the first set of traffic lights and then turn right.

Turn left at the next crossing. On this road there's another set of traffic lights. Go straight across, and Landsdowne Road is the second on the right.

By the way, I hope you won't mind sleeping on the wooden bed. I'm sorry there isn't a free bed or a blanket（床单）, but it's quite strong, so you should sleep well enough! Oh! I nearly forgot to ask you about the most important thing——could you bring a sleeping-bag? Well, I must go now——I've got to go and take the car from the garage（汽车修理店）. I was out yester day, when it broke down on the way. I had to walk two kilometres before I found a phone-box, and eventually I was able to get a garage to send someone to give me some help.

　　　　Hoping to see you on June 7.

　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　Mike

　　(1) From this letter, we know that perhaps Mike will be back on________.(　)

　　　　(A) Friday　　　 (B) Monday　　　 (C) Sunday　　　 (D) Wednesday

　　(2) Because there isn't a free blanket, John_________(　)

　　　　(A) has to sleep on the wooden bed　　　(B) is asked to bring a sleeping-bag

　　　　(D) has to sleep on the same bed with Mike

　　(3) Where is Landsdowne Road? (　)

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　　(4) The word "eventually" means______ (　)

　　　　(A) right away　　(B) at last　　　　 (C) with difficulty　(D) unhappily

　　(5) Which of the following is true?______ (　)

　　　　(A) John has never come to visit Mike before.

　　　　(B) Mike lives at 21 Landsdowne Road.

　　　　(D) The garage would help Mike get back the car.

(B)

　　Your honor（法官大人）! Let me say a few words for myself. What they have told you is not true. I was not trying to kill anyone, and it was hardly possible to try to kill three strong young men at the same time. I didn't have anything to kill people that night and was quite alone.

　　I didn't know them and needn't hate them. I was attacked（袭击）by them, and I knocked one of them down, it's true, but I was made to do it, or I might be killed by them. I did this not because I hated the white men as they said. I just had to do so. While I was beaten in the dark street by the three men, a policeman came, caught me and then took me here.

　　I know why I was beaten. I have just moved into a house next to these white men. I have felt that I am not welcome and I have tried to be quiet. I think, as an American, I have the right（权利）to choose where to live. If I'm guilty（有罪）, what makes me guilty is my colour opposite to theirs and I can't enjoy justice（公正）. Yet, I'm not guilty. This is all I want to say. Thank you, your honor.

　　(6) What colour was the speaker?

　　　　(A) Black　　　　 (B) White　　　　 (C) Brown　　　　 (D) Yellow

　　(7) Why did he speak for himself?

　　　　(A) He wanted to live in the house next to the whites.

　　　　(B) He was not trying to kill anyone.

　　　　(D) He wanted to show he didn't hate whites.

　　(8) The speaker was caught because________.

　　　　(A) the policeman wanted to save him

　　　　(B) he was a black and was fighting with the whites

　　　　(D) one of the whites was knocked down by the speaker

　　(9) What's the right order of the story? (　)

　　　　a. The speaker said something for himself.

　　　　b. The three men said something.

　　　　c. The speaker knocked down one of the three men.

　　　　d. The speaker was beaten by the three men.

　　　　e. He was caught by the policeman.

　　　　f. The speaker moved into a house near the whites.

　　　　(A) abfdce　　　　 (B) bafcde　　　　 (C) fdceba　　　　 (D) fcdeab

　　(10) From this passage we can know that at that time_______（　）

　　　　(A) all people enjoyed justice in the United States

　　　　(B) all people could choose to live anywhere

　　　　(D) only white people could enjoy justice

　　19.（温州市2002）阅读理解

(A)

Route

Flight No.

Day

Leaving

Arriving

Shanghai→

New York

Fo12

F008

F019

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

06:45

07:10

08:15

23:45

23:30

01:40

Shanghai→

London

F021

Except

Sunday and Thursday

09:10

20:10

London→

Shanghai

F005

F032

Tuesday

Friday

08:20

11:40

19:20

22:40

Shanghai→

Paris

F001

F025

F005

F002

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Friday

05:25

06:50

15:00

17:20

16:25

17:50

02:00

04:20

Paris→Shanghai

F057

Thursday

10:20

21:20

Shanghai→

Pusan

Fo17

F028

F011

F016

F26

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Saturday

Sunday

07:00

08:20

06:30

05:20

14:50

09:30

10:50

09:00

07:50

17:20

Pusan→Shanghai

F027

F098

F035

Wednesday

Thursday

Saturday

10:20

06:40

17:10

12:50

09:00

19:40

New words: airport: n. 机场，航空站；clothes show: 时装表演；Pusan: n. 釜山（韩国地名，本届世界杯足球赛地点）；route: n . 路，路途，路线， v. 按某路线发送（某物）；Vs：pre. (verus的缩写)对抗

　　(1) There is a clothes show in France. If you want to go there and watch it, you can only 　　　　take _________ when you reach Shanghai Airport at 15:10.（　）

　　　　(A) F001　　　(B) FO25　　　 (C) FO05　　　(D) FO02

　　(2) If you take the ________ plane, it'll take you the shortest time to get to New York. （　）

　　　　(A) seven ten　　　(B) five twenty　　 (C) eight fifteen　　(D) six forty-five

　　(3) You can't fly to Paris on ________（　）

　　　　(A) Monday.　　　(B) Saturday.　　 (C) Wednesday.　 (D) Friday.

　　(4) There are ________ flights between Shanghai and London every week.（　）

　　　　(A) 5　　　　(B) 6　　　　 (C) 7　　　　 (D) 8

　　(5) If you want to watch the World Cup Football Match (China Vs a foreign country)' and 　　　　return on the same day, you can only watch

　　(A) China Vs Costa Rica (Tuesday 06:30-08:30)

　　(B) Turkey Vs China (Thursday 07:30-09:30)

　　(D) Brazil Vs China (Saturday 11:30 - 13:30)

(B)

　　Peter was walking to school from his home with his friend Jim.

　　"I'm thinking," he said.

　　"What?" Jim laughed.

　　"Before we came to this school, we had studied for 6 years," Peter said. "And it will be 9 years by the end of this term..

　　"Don't you think nine-year studying is too long?" his friend asked.

"What about it? Everyone must go to school at least 9 years. Well, we have learned English for ears... and you still can't understand a word of it... that's really," funny," Peter shouted when he ran away from his friend.

　　When Jim caught up with him, he said, "I think it is a long time really, when you think about it."

　　"Mm...Hey, you haven't forgotten your maths homework this time?"

　　"I did it last night," Jim answered, when they came to the school gate. "It was difficult, wasn't it? Sometimes think that all this homework isn't good for our brain...we need a rest from all this studying."

"I really can't agree with you," Peter said, "studying is good for you; and school isn't only about studying. We learn lots of other useful things, and at school we can develop our interests.

"You're right," Jim agreed. "I wasn't very interested in playing basketball until I joined the school team."

　　"So you see, it seems like a long time and a lot of work sometimes, but it helps to make our lives more interesting."

　　"Now you speak just like my father; you should be a 'teacher' at this school not a student," Jim joked when the bell rang.

New words: at least: 至少；brain: n. ①脑 ②头脑 ③心智，智力 ④聪明卓越的人；

Funny: adj. ①有趣的，好玩的 ②奇特的，古怪的；joke: n. 笑话，玩笑逐颜开vi . 开玩笑

　　(6) Which grade are the two boys in?（　）

　　　　(A) Grade One.　　(B) Grade Two.　　 (C) Grade Three.　 (D) We don't know.

　　(7) Do they both like studying?（　）

　　　　(A) Jim does but Peter doesn't.　　　　 (B) Peter does but Jim doesn't.

　　(8) Jim did his maths homework________（　）

　　　　(A) that morning　(B) that afternoon　 (C) that noon　　　(D) the night before

　　(9) Which of the following is not true?（　）

　　　　(A) Peter's home isn't very far from his school.

　　　　(B) Jim liked playing basketball.

　　　　(D) The two boys are good at maths.

　　(10) The two boys were talking about_________（　）

　　　　(A) their school life (B) their class　　　(C) their subjects　 (D) their life

(C)

　　Dear Ellen,

　　 I have never written a letter to a newspaper before. I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself. But now I have to say I was wrong. sometimes you really need help in this life, I guess. And that's why I'm writing this letter to you.

　　 I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me. I'm the mother of three children. I know well how to bring up children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me. But now I have a serious problem: the telephone problem. My son's just seventeen, and I feel he should do lots of homework right now, but he doesn't seem to be interested in it. He can happily spend three or four hours at a time on the phone every day, and say nothing important. And he sees red if you ask him to put down the phone. But Ellen, my husband is a doctor and his patients can't call him. My eldest son works for a newspaper. He needs to use the telephone, too. And as you know, we just can't pay for it.

　　 What can I do? And don't tell me to talk to him. We've tried that and it doesn't work. But this is really a big problem in our life. I have tried everything I can think of. You're my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!

　　 Yours

　　 Ann Green

New words:

bring sb: v. ① 教育，养育，培养某人 ② 使某人出庭受审 ③ 使某人突然停止移动或谈话；eldest: adj. （家庭中）最年长的；patient: adj. 有耐性的 n.. 病人

　　(11) Mrs Green wrote to Ellen because _________（　）

　　　　(A) she often asked others for help

　　　　(B) she thought she was a great mother

　　　　(D) she could not get on well with her son

　　(12) ___________ made the telephone problem.（　）

　　　　(A) Her first child　　　　　　　　　　 (B) Her second child

　　(13) What might Mrs Green's son say on the phone?

　　　　(A) Something about his lessons.

　　　　(B) Something he was interested in.

　　　　(D) Nothing important.

　　(14) What does the sentence "he sees red" mean in this passage?（　）

　　　　(A) He fells sorry.　　　　　　　　　 (B) He feels happy.

　　(15) Please help Mrs Green and tell her what to do. (But don't ask her to talk to her son. )（　）

　　20.（常州市2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　When we think of money, we think of coins （硬币）and paper money. That is what money is today. But in the past people used many things instead of money. Some countries used cows. Other countries used salt, sheep, tea or stones （石块）. Today there are still some places in the world that don't often use paper money. One place is the island of Yap in the Pacific Ocean.

　　On the island of Yap, people use the heaviest money in the world——Yap stones. These are round, white stones with a hole in the middle. The Yap stones are not produced on the island.

　　The Yap men have to go to islands four hundred kilometres away to get them. Big stones can be twelve feet high——as big as two tall men. Small stones are as big as a dinner plate.

　　Rich people do not carry the Yap stones. Servants（仆人）follow the rich. Each servant carries a stone on a pole（竽子）over his shoulder（肩）. Today the people on the island use paper money for everyday（日常的）shopping. But for other things they still prefer Yap stones.

　　(1) People on the island of Yap________.（　）

　　　　(A) use Yap stones for food and drink today

　　　　(B) use Yap stones as money

　　　　(D) don't use Yap stones any more

　　(2)Why do the rich of Yap not carry the Yap stones?（　）

　　　　(A) Because they are not strong enough to carry them.

　　　　(B) Because they have no poles.

　　　　(D) Because they prefer paper money now.

　　(3) Which of the following is true according to（按照）the text? （　）

　　　　(A) You can get the Yap stones everywhere on the island of Yap.

　　　　(B) Men are half as big as any Yap stone.

　　　　(D) People use two kinds of money in the world.

(B)

　　Many people think New York is a noisy city, even inside the taxis（出租车）. When you get into a taxi, you hear the voice（声音）of a well-known singer, a sport star or some other famous persons giving instructions. The voice of the famous person tells you what to do. One popular singer gives this message, "Cats have nine lives, but you have only one, so buckle your seat belt（系好安全带）." Other voices say things such as "Don't forget to take your things when you leave."

　　Many people get annoyed by the voices. Taxi drivers also don't like the messages. " I play the messages 12 hours a day, I hear the same voice 60 times a day. It makes me crazy（发疯）,"says Amir, a taxi driver. "But if I don't play the messages, I'll get fined（罚款）100 dollars."

　　A lot of passengers（乘客）complain（抱怨）, too。"It's too much noise," says a passenger,

"I asked the driver to turn off the message, but he said he couldn't."

　　Other people think the voices are a great idea. One taxi driver says, "People like to hear the voice, they put on their seat belts more often." And passengers from out of the city really like the idea. "Most of the time taxi drivers are in bad mood（心情）," says Melainie Benton, who visits New York often on business, "It's nice to hear such a voice when you get into a taxi."

　　(4) Why should people buckle the seat belts in the taxi?（　）

　　　　(A) Because it can make people safe.

　　　　(B) Because people can hear the voices clearly.

　　　　(D) Because it can help not forget to take their things.

　　(5) The underlined word "annoyed" means_________（　）

　　　　(A) 悲伤　　 (B) 着急　　　 (C) 忧愁　　　 (D) 厌烦

　　(6) From the text we know_________（　）

　　　　(A) cats have nine lives but men have only one

　　　　(B) the voices make all the taxi drivers crazy

　　　　(D) there are two different ideas about playing the messages

(C)

　　My phone rings a lot, but most of the time it's not for me. It's for my cat, Stoop! Well, the caller（打电话的人）doesn't want to talk to my cat. He wants to talk about him.

　　You see, my cat really walks around. I wanted to make sure that Stoop could always come home. I bought a little collar（项圈）with a tag（标签）. The tag said,　"I have home. If I look lost, phone Fred Sparks ."

　　And then my phone began to ring. One call was from a man I hadn't seen for years.

　　"Hello," he said, "I see you are back in the town. I stopped to pet（抱）a cat the other day. And there on his collar was your phone number! You borrowed me $20. How about paying me back?

　　It's been a long time, you know?"

　　That wasn't the only time Stoop cost me money. Another caller was a taxi（出租车）driver.

　　He said, "I find a cat in my car. A cat with a phone number! Where does he want to go?"

　　I gave him my address, and had to pay $2.5 for the help.

　　Another time, the phone rang late at night. A woman shouted at me, "Come and get your cat. He is making a mess of （弄乱）my room. He is running after my eat." I tried to quiet her. She told me her name was Helen Burns, and gave me her address. She lived in the next street. I went over to get Stoop. "I'm sorry," I said. Helen did not want to listen to me. She closed the door at once.

　　Two days later, Stoop did it again. But this time I took along a box of sweets for Helen and a doll for her cat. Helen liked that, and we went out to dinner together.

Now when the phone rings, I think, "Maybe it's for me!" Why do I think so? Because sometimes Helen calls. And when she does, she doesn't want to talk about my cat. She wants to talk about us.

(7) Why does the writer have so many phone calls?（　）

　　　　(A) Because he has too many old friends there.

　　　　(B) Because some callers wanted to talk to Stoop.

　　　　(D) Because Helen often calls him for Stoop.

　　(8) The writer tied a collar around the cat's neck in order to（为了）_________（　）

　　　　(A) make him more beautiful　　　　　 (B) tell others his telephone number

　　(9) What do we know from the passage?（　）

　　　　(A) Helen hadn't known Fred Sparks before she knew Stoop.

　　　　(B) Fred Sparks had to pay the man $20 because the man helped him find Stoop.

　　　　(D) The writer has been in the town all the time.

　　(10) What is the best title（标题）of the passage?（　）

　　　　(A) A cat with a phone number　　　　 (B) Fred Sparks and Helen Burns

　　21.（广东省2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl. It looked very old. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the owner（主人）of the cat, was lying beside the bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in the bowl. So he said to him softly, "What a nice cat you have! Will you sell it to me?"

　　"How much will you give me for the cat?" the farmer opened his eyes and asked.

"Twenty dollars. Would that be enough?"

　　Later, the farmer agreed. After he paid the farmer, the man said, "My cat will certainly feel thirsty, May I take the bowl so that the cat can drink?" But the farmer said, "I'm sorry I can't give you the bowl. Thanks to the bowl. I have sold twenty cats."

　　(1) "A man was looking for things of the old times" means"__________"（　）

　　　　(A) He lost things in the past and wanted to get them back

　　　　(B) He liked keeping old things

　　　　(D) He liked talking to the old farmer

　　(2) The man wanted to buy the cat because_________（　）

　　　　(A) it looked very nice

　　　　(B) he thought he could easily get the bowl after he bought the cat

　　　　(D) he liked it more than anything else

　　(3) After he bought the cat, he asked for the bowl because he thought_________（　）

　　　　(A) it should go together with the cat　　(B) it could be used for the aat

　　　　(D) the cat couldn't live without the bowl

　　(4) The farmer kept the bowl to_________（　）

　　　　(A) sell more cats　　　　　　　　　　 (B) let another cat use it

　　(5) We know from this story that the farmer_________（　）

　　　　(A) had only one bowl　　　　　　　　 (B) was very poor

(B)

　　"Cool" is a word with many meanings（意思）. It means a little bit cold at first. As the world has changed, the word has got many different meanings.

　　"Cool" can be used to express（表达）feelings of interest in almost everything. When you seed famous car in the street, maybe you will say, "It's cool." You may think, "He's so cool." when you see your favourite football star.

　　We all enlarge the meaning of "cool". You can use it to mean "new" or "surprising", Here is an sting story. It shows the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited. One of her students just wrote, "It's so cool." Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

　　But the story also shows some people do not have enough words. Without "cool", they have no other words to show the same feeling. Can you think of any other words like "cool" with so many meanings? If you can, they are also very "cool".

　　(6) We know that the meaning of the word "cool"________（　）

　　　　(A) has always been the same　　　　　 (B) has changed a lot

　　(7) The word "enlarge" means"_________"（　）

　　　　(A) 扩大　　　(B) 显示　　　 (C) 明白　　　 (D) 知道

　　(8) If you see something ________ you may say, "It's cool." （　）

　　　　(A) interesting　　 (B) cold　　　 (C) different　　 (D) unhappy

　　(9) When everybody is using the word "cool", the writer seems to be a little（　）

　　　　(A) worried　　　 (B) angry　　　　 (C) happy　　　 (D) sad

　　(10) The writer suggests（暗示）that the word "cool"_________（　）

　　　　(A) can be used in many ways

　　　　(B) usually means something interesting

　　　　(D) has too many meanings

(C)

　　To find out whether bees（蜜蜂）can see colours, the following experiment（试验）is made. A table is put in a garden, and on the table is a blue card with some sugar on it. As soon as one bee finds the sugar, many more come to it one after another in a short time. It seems that one bee is able to tell the news of food to the other bees in their "home". After a moment, the blue card with sugar on it is taken away. Instead of this card, another blue card is now put on the left side of the first feeding（喂食）place and a red card to its right. Nothing can be seen on the two cards. Very soon bees arrive again, and fly towards the blue card. No bees go to the red card.

　　(11) How many cards are needed to make the experiment?（　）

　　　　(A) Two.　　　　 (B) Three.　　　　 (C) Four.　　　　 (D) Five.

　　(12) During Step（步骤）3 of the experiment, the scientists put_________（　）

　　　　(A) a blue card with sugar on the left and a red card on the right

　　　　(B) a blue card in the middle, another blue card on its left and a red card on its right

　　　　(D) a blue card on the left and a red card with sugar on the right

　　22.（武汉市2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　One day in early March of 1993, Pauline and Tom Nichter and their Il-year-old son Jason, were shopping for a toy in Buena Park, CA. Suddenly, Pauline saw a wallet lying on the floor. When she looked inside, she found $200. The family, homeless and without work, knew that could change their lives. But they took the wallet to the nearby police station and turned it in. The wallet was found to have some other pockets, and more money in it——over $2000! The police called the man who lost the wallet to pick it up. The man thanked the Nichters and shook their hands, but did not reward them. luckily for the family, a TV news reporter filmed the story. People from all over the world heard the story and sent them letters, money, and even jobs. A businessman even let them live in his house for free for six months. So far, the family has received over $100,000. Now the Nichters' future is bright.

　　(1) The best title（标题）of the reading would be________（　）

　　　　(A) Money Is Everything　　　　　　　 (B) From Poor To Rich

　　(2) Who found out the secret of the wallet?（　）

　　　　(A) The police.　　　　　　　　　　 (B) Jason.

　　　　(D) The man who lost the wallet.

　　(3) From the reading, we know many people________（　）

　　　　(A) work hard to change their lives

　　　　(B) are friendly to the loser

　　　　(D) often have good luck

　　(4) The words "reward them" in the reading mean_________（　）

　　　　(A) speak to the Nichters　　　　　　　 (B) give something to the Nichters

　　(5) Which of the following is true about the Nichters?（　）

　　　　(A) They got lots of money from a reporter.

　　　　(B) They made friends with the loser of the money.

　　　　(D) They became known to many people.

(B)

　　Jess really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation（请贴）on his desk. It was from several of his classmates asking him to join them on a camping trip（野营）. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity（活动）. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed to like him. In fact, he had been so lonely that he drowned his feeling with food. As a result, he had put on a lot of weight（体重）. and this gave the kids something more to make fun of him.

　Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the

others that the trick（戏弄）had worked. Everyone was pleased that Jess thought that was true.

But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up.

　　 At first, Cindy thought it was fun. But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy

a sleeping bag with his savings, Cindy had second thoughts. She knew that Jess's family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his savings on something he would never use. Cindy

also hated to tell Jess the truth. Her close friends would be angry with her.

　　What could she do now?

　　 (6) Choose the best title for this story.

　　　　 (A) Jess And His School　　　　　　　 (B) Jess And His Friends

　　 (7) The sentence "he drowned his feeling with food" means________

　　　　 (A) he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely

　　　　 (B) he asked for a lot of food from his classmates

　　　　 (D) he had a lot of food to put on weight

　　 (8) What would happen if Cindy told Jess the truth?

　　　　 (A) Jess would go on the camping trip himself.

　　　　 (B) Everyone would be angry with Cindy.

　　　　 (D) Jess would be thankful to his classmates.

　　 (9) If Jess really bought a sleeping bag,_________

　　　　　 (A) everyone else would also buy one　　 (B) it would be the best in the class

　　　　　 (D) he would have it for no use　　　　 (C) Cindy would pay for it

　　 (10) From the story we can guess_________

　　　　　 (A) everybody would go camping except Jess

　　　　　 (B) Jess had few friends in the class

　　　　　 (D) Jess joined in many out-of-school activities

23.（海南省2002）阅读理解

(A)

Hong Kong has about forty public beaches（公共海滩）. Some of the beaches are among the best in the world. People can go there for a swim. You can go to most of them by bus: To go to some beaches you must take a boat. There are toilets, changing-rooms and places to put food and drink on most of the beaches.

You will swim there without danger if you remember these instructions: 1. Never swim alone. 2. Never swim after a meal or when you feel hungry or tired. 3. Do not stay in the water too long. 4. Never go out in a boat if you cannot swim.

　　 Remember: A red flag（红旗）means that it is dangerous for anybody go into the water. A blue flag means that it is dangerous for children.

　　 (1) There are,________ public beaches in Hong Kong.　　　　　　　 (　 )

　　　　 (A) thirty　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) more than fifty

　　 (2) We can reach _________ by bus.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　 )

　　　　 (A) all the public beaches　　　　　　 (B) not any public beaches

　　 (3) When you see a blue flag, you know that _________ there.

　　　　 (A) women should not swim　　　　　　　 (B) children should not swim

　　 (4) Which of the following is TRUE?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　 )

　　　　 (A) You can always swim when you see a red flag.

　　　　 (B) You should not swim with other people.

　　　　 (D) You should swim for a short time.

　　 (5) This passage mainly （主要地）tells us_________.　　　　　　　　 (　 )

　　　　 (A) something about the beaches in Hong Kong and swimming there

　　　　 (B) that swimming in the beaches in Hong Kong is dangerous

　　　　 (D) it is not easy to go swimming in Hong Kong

(B)

Scientists are trying to make deserts（沙漠）into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can grow crops（庄稼）and live there. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time.

Why is this true? Scientists think that people are making deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.

Some places on the earth don't have much rain, but they don't become deserts. This is because some green plants are growing there. Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places. Plants stop the sun from making the earth drier. Plants stop the wind from blowing the earth away. When a little bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water. Without plants, the land will soon become deserts.

(6) Deserts_________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(　 )

(A) have no plants or animals on them　　 (B) can all be turned into good land

(7) Because_________, more and more of the earth is becoming deserts. (　 )

(A) People make deserts　　　　　　　 (B) there is no river there

(8) Plants and grass are very important to dry places because_________.　　　(　 )

(A) they can stop the sun from making the earth drier

(B) they can help the water in them

(D) A, B and C

(9) What does "People are making deserts" mean?　　　　　　　　　 ( )

(A) People didn't plant trees or grow grass there.

(B) People didn't grow crops on the good land.

(D) People didn't bring water to those places.

(10) What's the best title（标题）of the passage?　　　　　　　　　 ( )

(A) Plants And Deserts　　　　　　　　 (B) To Make Deserts

(C)

We live in the "computer age". People like scientists, teachers, writers and students use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago, computers couldn't do much. They were very big and expensive. Very few people were interested in them or knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and cheaper. Since they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people even have them at home.

Computers become very important because they can work faster than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can help people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to study, and children use them to play games. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our good friends. Do you want to have a computer?

(11) What's the Chinese for "computer age"?　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　 )

（A）计算机年龄　（B）计算机时代　（C）计算机时间　（D）计算机空间

(12) What were the computers like over thirty years ago?　　　　　　　　 (　 )

(A) They were very large but cheap.　　　 (B) They were very small but expensive.

(13) Why do computers become very important　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　 )

(A) Because they can do work more quickly than people and make fewer mistakes.

(B) It's only because they can make fewer mistakes.

(D) Because lots of people like to use them.

(14) What do writers use computers to do?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　 )

(A) To play games　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) To help teaching

(15) Do computers have a memory（记忆、存储）?　　　　　　　　　　　 (　 )

(A) The passage didn't tell us.　　　　　(B) No, they don't.

24. （北京市朝阳区）阅读理解

(A)

I lived on the fifteenth floor in a tall building. One day when I was waiting in the lift corner, a woman walked up. I watched with fascination（着迷，入迷）the woman get on and push "two" and then "four". The lift went up, stopping at both floors, but she didn't get off.

"You missed your floor." I told her. "I'm going to the twenty-fourth floor." "But you pushed 'two' and 'four'." Oh, no," she shouted, "I've been on the computer too long!"

(1) The writer lived on the ___________ floor in the tall building.　　　　 ( )

(A) second　　　 (B) fourth　　　　 (C) fifteenth　　　 (D) twenty-fourth

(2) The woman should push ____________ to get to her floor.　　　　　　 ( )

(A) "two"　　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) "six"

(3) The woman____________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　 )

(A) used computers quite often　　　　 (B) worked as a driver in the lift

(4) Which of the following is right?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ( )

(A) There was something wrong with the lift and it should be mended.

(B) In the lift, without thinking the woman did something she always did in her office.

(D) The woman was busy working at the computer in the lift.

(5) The story tells us____________.(　 )

(A) there was something wrong with the woman in the lift

(B) it's often hard to stop doing a usual thing

(D) the computer can't be used in the lift

(B)

Dear editor（编辑）,

Can't your newspaper do something about the custom（习惯）of hitchhiking?

A short time ago, on a car travel I counted at least 50 people standing beside the road, asking for rides. Many of them were young women.

Don't they understand how dangerous it is to get into the car driven by a stranger? How much do they know about the driver? Is he a good driver or not? Nothing!

Many of these young hitchhikers may come from good families. Don't their parents teach them anything about the world? I always taught my children not to talk to strangers. I never let them take rides from people they didn't know.

Isn't there enough crime（犯罪）today without asking for trouble by hitchhiking'? On the other hand, hitchhiking may bring some traffic trouble.

Don't you think what I said is true?

A Worried Grandfather

(6) The word "hitchhiking" means__________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ( )

(A) waiting for a bus at the bus stop　　 (B) driving in a dangerous way

(D) asking a stranger the ways in a car

(7) The Worried Grandfather__________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ( )

(A) doesn't like young women to drive cars

(B) thinks it is dangerous for a young woman to get into a stranger's car

(D) never lets his children get into other people's car

(8) The Worried Grandfather __________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ( )

(A) was hit by a car when he was standing by the road

(B) is a good driver and often gives free rides to strangers

(D) has seen much of the world and he is very careful

(9) The Worried Grandfather wrote the letter to tell __________.　　　　　　　　(　　)

(A) the newspaper to let its readers know the danger of hitchhiking

(B) young women never to go on a long travel alone

(D) his children not to talk to strangers on the road

(11 ) What do you think a good editor is going to do after he receives the letter?　 (　　)

(A) He will either return the letter to the old man or give it to the police station.

(B) He will write back to the Worried Grandfather and tell him not to hitchhike any more.

(D) He will hold a meeting to tell the drivers to make the traffic trouble less.

1．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	C	A	B	D	C	B	D	C	C	B
题号	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)	(20)
答案	D	A	D	D	D	C	C	B	A	D

2．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
答案	C	B	A	D	B	D	B	A	C	D	C	A	B	C	A

3．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
答案	C	C	D	D	A	B	C	A	B	B	D	C	B	B	C

4．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	D	A	A	C	C	B	C	B	C	B
题号	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)	(20)
答案	B	C	B	B	A	B	A	B	C	C

5．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
答案	B	B	D	D	A	C	B	B	D	C	C	B	D	A	A

6．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	D	C	B	C	C	B	C	B	D	C

7．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	B	B	C	A	D	B	A	C	B	D

8．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
答案	A	C	C	B	B	C	C	A	A	B	B	C	A	A	B

9．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	A	C	B	C	D	C	B	C	A	D

10．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	A	C	B	C	D	C	B	C	A	D

11．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	C	A	B	D	D	C	A	C	A	B

12．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	D	C	D	C	A	B	D	B	A	C

13．(1) A　　(2) B　　(3) B　　(4) B　　(5) C

14．(1) B　　(2) C　　(3) D　　(4) A　　(5) A

15．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	D	C	A	B	B	D	C	B	B	A

16．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	B	B	B	C	C	D	A	C	D	A

17．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
答案	D	B	D	B	C	A	B	C	A	A	B	C	D	B	A

18．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	D	B	C	B	A	A	C	B	C	D

19．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)
答案	D	A	B	C	D	C	B	D	D	A	C	C	B	D

(15)She can go to her son’s teacher for help. (Ask her son to pay for it. Ask her son’s good friends to talk with him about it .etc)

20．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	B	C	C	A	D	D	C	C	A	A

21．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)
答案	B	B	C	A	D	B	A	A	A	D	B	C

22．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	B	A	C	B	D	C	A	C	D	B

23．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
答案	D	D	B	D	A	C	A	D	C	A	B	D	A	C	C

24．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	C	D	A	B	B	C	B	D	A	C