2011年北京市政工中级职称 英语 考试复习题

第一部分听力理解

（一）听下面的对话，对话后有若干个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

1. What is the relationship between the speakers?

[A] They are good friends.

[B] They are operator and caller.

[C] They are brother and sister.

2. What does the man want to do?

[A] He wants to know Ms. Amanda Rhodes’s telephone number.

[B] He wants to find where Ms. Amanda Rhodes lives.

[C] He wants to tell the man Ms. Amanda Rhodes‘s name.

1. Lucy says her parents are strict with her because .

[A] they do not allow her to choose her clothes herself

[B] they force her to keep away from all her friends

[C]they forbid her to go out on weekdays

2. How do Lucy ‘s parents think of her homework?

[A] It should be finished before anything else.

[B] It should be much more difficult than it is .

[C] It should be out of the way before Saturday .

3. Lucy says: ―we are in the same boat.‖ It means .

[A] both Lucy and her friends’ s parents are strict.

[B] Lucy and Peter are in a very similar situation

[C] Lucy and her parents have the same problems.

4. Peter‘s parents would like him to be

[A] creative [B] independent [C] friendly

1. Where are the speakers?

[A] In their kitchen. [B] At a store. [C] In the man‘s office.

2. How high do t he ceilings in today‘s apartments usually measure?

[A] 2.3 meters. [B] 2.7 meters. [C] 3 meters.

1.Who answered the phone call?

[A] The woman.

[B] The man′s cousin.

[C] The woman′s mother.

2.Why did the woman apologize?

[A] She brought the man the wrong dish.

[B] She wanted to change the dish she had ordered.

[C] She kept the man waiting for too long a time.

1. When is Tom planning to leave?

[A]At 5:15 [B]At 5:25 [C]At 5:30

2. What are the speakers complaining about?

[A]there are not enough good films.

[B]Newspapers often give the wrong information about new films.

[C]It takes too long for new films to arrive at the local cinema.

1. Who is the men speaking to?

[A] His boss [B] A co-worker [C] A nurse

2. What do you know about the man?

[A] He is an employment office clerk.

[B] He is the woman`s friend.

[C] He is an employer.

1.Why does the guest complain about the food?

[A]The food tasted terrible.

[B]It was not what he ordered.

2. What can we learn from the dialogue?

[A]The woman has ordered too many dishes.

[B]The waiter isn‘t working hard enough.

[C]The service in the restaurant is not good.

3. What problem has the man got?

[A]He doesn‘t know how to use the machine.

[B]He has no money to buy a drink.

[C]He can‘t find a place to get a drink.

1. Wh y doesn‘t the woman want to eat fish?

[A ] She never eats fish in the restaurant.

[B] She wants to have a change.

[C ] She doesn‘t think the fish is fresh..

2. What is the man not satisfied with?

[A ] The drinks machine. [B ] The drinks service. [C ] The drink‘s taste.

3. Why does the woman show interest in the bookstore?

[A ] She works in a bookstore.

[B ] She sold cookbooks years ago.

[C ] She loves a man in the store.

1. How often does the man play basketball?

[A] Every week [B] Twice a week [C] Every month

2. What do we know about the speakers from the talk?

[A] The man doesn‘t want to tell the score.

[B] The woman tries to make the man happy.

[C] The woman plays better than the man.

3. What does the man want to find out about the swimming pool?

[A] Its telephone number [B] Its rules for children [C] Its opening hours

1. What do we know about the concert?

[A] Many famous groups will perform at the concert.

[B] It'll be held in the music hall tomorrow evening.

[C] Tickets are not necessary for the concert.

2. What are the man and woman talking about?

[A] kinds of drinks. [B] The art exhibition. [C] Tourist attractions.

1．What did the woman buy husband for the New Year?

[A] A book [B] A toy [C] A watch 2．How much will the man pay for the tickets?

[A] Ten dollars [B] Twenty dollars[C] Thirty dollars

3．What dose the man mean?

[A] He doesn‘t want to help her.

[B] He will certainly help her.

[C] He is busy at the moment.

1．How long has the woman used her car?

[A] About 8 years. [B] About 10 years. [C] About 12 years.

2．What color is the sweater that the boy wears?

[A] Red.[B] Black. . [C] White.

1．What are the people talking about?

[A] A weekend plan. [B] A football game. [C] A weekend movie.

2．How does the woman feel about ice skating?

[A] She thinks it‘s a dangerous sport.

[B] She prefers ice skating to roller skating.

[C] She doesn’t like it very much.

3．What is the woman going to do with her father?

[B] Choose a gift for her dad.

[C] Buy some shoes for herself.

1.What is the woman going to do tomorrow?

[A]Entertain some visitors.

[B]Visit Disney world

[C]Work in Florida

2.What is the woman going to do at the camp?

[A]Ride a bicycle [B]Go boating [C]Learn how to cook

1.Why is the woman moving?

[A] She needs a quieter place.

[B] She wants a room with a television.

[C] The new room is more comfortable.

2. What does the man want the woman to do?

[A] teach him some Chinese.

[B] Go with him to see a film.

[C] Help him get the photos.

3. What is the man going to do?

[A] Try to finish his work.

[B] Go out with his friend.

[C] Enjoy the sunshine in the open.

1What can we learn about the woman?

[A] She didn’t advertise the sale.

[B] She didn‘t go to the sale.

[C] She didn‘t find a job.

2What is the price of the chair?

[A] $15 [B] $50 [C] $65.

3 Where does this conversation probably take place?

[A] A department store. [B] A tailor‘s shop.[C] A sports center.

1. What did the speakers plan to do this afternoon?

[A] Play tennis. [B] Have a picnic.[C] Clean the house.

2. What is the man going to buy?

[A] Food. [B] Drinks. [C] Flowers.

3. Why does Tom visit Tracy?

[A] To borrow some milk.

[B] To help cook the meal.

[C] To tell the woman he's sorry.

1. What can we learn about the woman?

[A] She phoned a weather station.

[B] She met Paul Black in a shop.

[C] She does the wrong phone number.

2. How does the man prefer to go to work?

[A]By car.[B]By bus. [C]On foot.

3. How did the man make himself useful to the woman?

[A]He found her a job.

[B]He cleaned her room.

[C]He helped her move house.

1.How will the woman get to North Road?

[A] She will go north.

[B] She will go on foot.

[C] She will take two turnings.

2.Where is the woman going?

3.Where is the man now?

[A] He is on the bus.

[B] He is at the seafront

[C] He is near a bus stop

1. Where does the man want to go?

[A]The zoo. [B]The bank. [C]The bus stop.

2. What is the man doing?

[A]looking for a book.

[B]Booking a seat on a plane.

[C]Leaving for the airport.

3. How will the woman go to the museum?

[A]By taxi.

[B]By publie bus.

[C]By underground train.

1. What does the woman think about doing in the future?

[A] Traveling on a ship.

[B] Watching the waves.

[C] Driving along the coast.

2. What are the man and woman doing?

[A] Looking for some suitcases.

[B] Booking tickets for a journey.

[C] Checking the woman’s baggage.

3. What happened to the man and woman?

[A] They missed their train.

[B] They were on the wrong train.

[C] They got on the train without their son.

1. What is the man doing?

[A]He is introducing himself to the woman.

[B]He is paying for his stay in the hotel.

[C]He is playing cards with the woman.

2. Who is the woman?

[A] A hotel employee. [B] The man‘s wife.[C] A hotel guest.

3. What is the man doing at the hotel?

[A]He is asking about his room.

[B]He is making a reservation.

[C]He is checking in.

1. How much does the customer have pay?

[A]10cents [B]30cens [C]3dollars.

2. What is the man doing?

[A]He is buying a plane ticket to Europe.

[B]He is sening some postcarde.

[C]He is asking about his mail.

3. Why must the man go to the bank?

[A]He doesn't want to borrow any money from the woman.

[B]He is going on a trip that will cost him a lot of money.

[C]He can get traveler's checks only from the bank.

1. Why is the woman speaking to the man ?

[A]She is telling him to wear formal clothes.

[B]She is asking him to bring some wine.

[C]She is inviting him to her party.

2. What are the speakers worried about?

[B]It might rain during the game.

[C]There might be less fun in the match.

3. What do we learn about the woman?

[A]She is impolite to the man.

[B]She is angry with the man.

[C]She is too busy to talk with the man.

（二）听下面的对话,对话后有3-4个小题，从题中所给的Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ三个选项中选出最佳选项。

1. Where does the conversation take place?

[A] In a park. [B] At a restaurant. [C] In an office.

2. What is Alice doing now?

[A] She is working for a company.

[B] She‘s looking for a new job.

[C] She’s studying at a university.

3. What is the relationship between the speakers?

[A] They are good friends from different cities.

[B] They are students studying at the same university.

[C] They are teenagers of the same family.

4. How does Peter find out that herb comes from Texas?

[A] By reading his reports.

[B] By interviewing him.

[C] By listening to his speech.

5. What would Jack like Peter to do?

[A] To meet new classmates. [B] To get something to eat. [C] To go to his room.

6. Where do the speakers live?

[A] They live on the same floor

[B] They live in Room 212.

[C] They lived in Room 220.

1. What do you think of the speaker‘s ideas about his parents?

[A] He hates them [B] He likes them [C] He envies them

2. How does the speaker study at school?

[A] He is interested in his studies, but he dislikes the teachers.

[B] He works very hard at his studies but he isn‘t good at them.

[C] He has no interest in his studies or the teachers at all.

3. What does he really want to do?

[A] Enjoy himself

[B] Get some pocket money

[C] Become a creative boy

4. What kind of boy do you guess the speaker is?

[A] A stupid student at school.

[B] A trouble-maker in society.

[C] A brave boy at school.

1. What color of carpet does Liz suggest?

[A] Blue. [B] White. [C] Cream.

2. What does Jane worry about?

[A] Not being able to return the carpet if she doesn’t like it.

[B] Not being able to choose the right color for the carpet.

[C] Not being able to afford the high price of the carpet.

3. Which of the following is most probably TRUE?

[A] The speakers talk in their office during break time.

[B] The speakers talk when one is visiting the other at her home.

[C] The speakers talk while meeting by chance in the street.

1.Why was Ted tired?

[B] Because he was studying hard.

[C] Because he had been moving house.

2.What do you know about Marie?

[A]She is a student.

[B]She is a bank clerk.

[C]She is a university professor.

3. What kind of people is Ted looking for?

[A]Someone who can decorate houses.

[B]Someone who can make cabinets.

[C]Someone who will clean the kitchen and the bathroom.

4. Why does Ted need to call Ian ′s friend?

[A]Ian ′s friend has gone out of town.

[B]Ted needs to find out if Ian ′s friend can work for him.

[C]Ian does not know where his friend is having lunch.

1. According to the man, when did the area start to develop?

[A] In 1837 [B] In1860 [C] In1898

2. What do you know about Watlington House?

[A] It used to be a hospital.

[B] It is next to the school.

[C] It is opposite St Jo hn’s Church.

3. How many baker were there in the area?

[A] One [B] Four [C] Nine

4 What do you know about the industries of the area in the past?

[A] They were mainly connected to the building industry.

[B] They mainly produced daily necessities.

[C] Their products were mainly for office use.

1. Who is Robert?

[A] A doctor [B] A director[C] A retired manager

2. What is the man‘s job?

[A] A tennis instructor

[B] A physical education teacher.

[C] A sports club manager.

3. How would the woman describe herself?

[A] Easygoing

[B] Likes challenge

[C] Unable to handle pressure

4. What can be the relationship between the man and the woman?

[A] Old friends [B] Colleagues[C] Husband and wife

1. What are the man and woman going to do now?

[A] To call their friend.

[B] To eat something.

[C] To walk around town.

2. Why does the man want the woman to meet Howard?

[A] He is leaving the town soon.

[B] He is the hotel manager.

[C]He is a funny man.

3. Why will the woman be coming a few minutes late?

[A] She is going to get a menu.

[B] She is going to check the price.

[C] She is going to wash her hands.

1．What are the man and the woman talking about?

[A ] A place where people can have a drink.

[B ] A time when people can have fun.

2. For how many hours is a pub usually open?

[A ] From morning till night.

[B ] Four to eight hours a day.

[C ] It depends on the owner.

3. Who is not allowed to go into a pub?

[A ] Young people. [B ] Children. [C ] Students.

1. How did the man and the woman get there?

[A] By bicycle [B] By car [C] By taxi

2. What are they going to watch?

[A] A basketball match [B] A football game [C] A car race

3. Why did the man and the woman arrive earlier?

[A] To find Peter [B] To meet the players [C] To get a good place

1. What does the man tell the woman about the museum ?

[A] The museum is on King Street.

[B] Today is the best time to visit museum .

[C] The museum is really worth visiting .

2. Who is the woman?

[A] A tourist . [B] A hotel manager. [C] A museum clerk.

3. What can people see in the museum ?

[A] Collections of stones .

[B] Collections of cards .

[C] Collections of tickets .

4. When is the best time to visit with the least cost?

[A] On weekends. [B] On Mondays. [C] On week days.

1. What is the main topic of this conversation?

[A] A computer sale. [B] An interview. [C] A school meeting.

2. What does Mr. Taylor think Java is?

[A] A kind of drink. [B] A Web page program. [C] A computer game.

3. What does the woman mean when she says, ―We‘ll be in touch‖ at the end of the

conversation?

[A] She will call Mr. Taylor in the next few days.

[B] She will talk over their discussion with others.

[C] She will not contact him for further consideration.

1. What time does the man get up?

[A] AT 5:00 am.[B] A T 6:00 am. [C] A T 7:00 am.

2. What time does he get to work?

[A] A T 7:00 am. [B] AT 8:00 am. [C] A T 9:00 am.

3. What does he do with his family around 6:30 pm?

[A] They read books together. [B] They play games. [C] They eat dinner.

4. What do the man and his wife do after the kids go to bed?

[A] They watch TV.

[B] They clean the house.

[C] They listen to music.

1．What does the man plan to do this Saturday morning?

[A] Get up late. [B] Cut some wood. [C] Take a walk.

2．What did people say about the wolf?

[A] It killed a lot of small animals.

[B] It liked the food left by people.

[C] It lost its way back to the wood.

3．What do we know about the woman from the dialogue?

[A] She may not catch what others said.

[B] She is telling a lie to the man.

1. What did the man like most about his trip?

[A]The food [B]The hotel [C]The weather

2. Where did the man stay most of the time?

[A]On the beach [B]In the mountain [C]In the hotel

3.Where does the conversation probably take place?

[A]In a hotel

[B]On the island

[C]In a travel office

4.What is the man going to do?

[A]Take the book along with him

[B]Go to Ireland for sightseeing

[C]Offer the woman some suggestions

1. What is the woman going to do next week?

[A] Move to a new house .

[B] Prepare sales figures.

[C] Look for a house with a bigger garden.

2. Whom has the woman sent the report to ?

[A] Mr. Canfield . [B] Mr. Hansen . [C]Miss Grace.

3. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

[A] Shop-assistant and customer.

[B] Husband and wife.

[C]Manager and secretary.

1. How much does the panda cost?

[A] ￥69.99[B]￥79.99 [C]￥99.99

2. Which radio did the woman finally buy?

[A] Sony [B] Panda. [C] Pioneer

3. Where was the woman baought up?

[A]America [B] Germany[C] China

1. What season is it？

[A] Spring. [B] Summer. [C] Winter.

2. Whom does the woman speak to?

[A] A taxi driver. [B] A tour guide. [C] A shop assistant.

3. What is the weather like in summer in San Francisco?

[A] Hot. [B] Warm. [C] Cool.

1. How long had Scott been in China?

[A]One week. [B]Two weeks.[C]Three weeks.

2. How did Scott know about Beijing before he went there?

[A]From books. [B]From the radio. [C]From his friends.

3. What was the most memorable place Scott visited in Beijing?

[A]The Tian‘anmen Square.[B]The Forbidden city. [C] The Great Wall.

1. Where is the man going ?

[A] To a drugstore. [B] To a bookshop. [C] To a post office.

2. Why does the man have to ask directions?

[A] He is new in town.

[B] He feel sick at the moment.

[C] He has a poor sense of direction.

3. What do we learn about the woman?

[A] She moves about in the city a lot.

[B] She knows little about the city herself.

[C] She has the same experience as the man.

4. Why does the man suggest taking the bus instead of the taxi?

5. Where are they now?

[A]They are at a meeting. [B]They are at a bus stop.[C]They are on a bus.

4. What does the man want to see most?

[A] The British Museum and the Tower on London.

[B] Westminster Abbey and St. Paul‘s.

[C] Hyde Park.

5. What will be included in the tour?

[A] Lunch at noon.

[B] A rest in the afternoon.

[C] Tea at 9:50 am and 5:30 pm.

6. What is the man‘s native language?

[A] English. [B] Chinese.[C] French.

4. What does the man say he wants?

[A] A room for two nights. [B] A rest for a while. [C] A seat in the hall.

5. Which telephone can the man use?

[A] The phone in the hall.

[B] The phone on the wom an‘s desk.

[C] The phone at the business center.

6. What is happening while the two speakers are talking with each other?

[A] The woman is helping at the check-out desk.

[B] The porter is bringing in the man‘s luggage.

[C] A man is checking out of the hotel.

7. What service does the man ask about at the end?

[A] Free morning meals.

[B] A change of towels and sheets.

[C] Wake –up service.

4. Where does this conversation most probably take place?

[A] In a bank. [B] In a post office. [C]At a Customs office.

5. What kind of service does the woman request?

[A]To cash a check for Kong dollars.

[B]To send a money order in pound sterling.

[C]To check her luggage before loading it on the plane.

6. What must the woman show the man to get the requested service?

[A]Her checkbook [B]Her passport [C]Her receipt

4. Who is the woman?

[A]A writer [B]A publisher [C]A policewoman

5. What is the woman‘s goal for the future?

[A]To become a writer of serious books.

[B]To publish love stories or love poems.

[C]To produce films based on police stories

6. What idea comes to the woman‘s mind first when planning a book?

[A]Place[B]People [C]Actions

4.What season is it?

[A]Spring [B]Summer [C]Winter

5. Whom does the woman speak to?

[A]A taxi driver

[B]A tour guide

[C]A shop assistant

6. What is the weather like in summer in San Francisco?

[A]Hot [B]Warm[C]Cool

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Passage one

Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and died in 1790. The philosopher and writer was one of the most important men in the early days of the United Stated. He believed strongly in the importance of hard work, and he himself worked hard all his life, from the time he left school at the age of ten.

―Poor Richard,‖ a character Franklin created, summarized Franklin‘s ideas in short sayings. Many of Poor Richard‘s sayings are still remembered today. One of the most famous is ―Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,‖ from the essay ―The Way of Wealth.‖

In the same easy, Franklin talks about the danger of laziness and the value of ambitiousness. He asks what is accomplished by ―wishing and hoping for better time‖. He says that we can make these times better if we try hard enough. People who spend all their time just hoping will die without food. They shouldn‘t expect everything to be easy, or as Poor Richard says, ―There are no gains without pains.‖Franklin also says that we should work today, not wait until tomorrow. ―One today is worth two tomorrow,‖ says Poor Richard. ―Never leave that till tomorrow, which you can do today.‖

1. The main idea of the text is that

[A] one should have a clever mind

[B] one should get up very early

[C] one should work hard all one’s life

[D] one should make everything hard to do.

2. The sayings mentioned in the text were written by

[A] one of Franklin‘s friends

[B] Franklin himself

[C] Franklin and Poor Richard

[D] various writers

3. According to the text, Poor Richard is a person who

[A] used to help Franklin

[B] appears in Franklin’s books

[C] knows a lot of old sayings

[D] works very hard all his life

4. ―One today is worth two tomorrow‖ means that

[A] if you want to do something valuable, do it at once

[B] one shouldn‘t hope for better times

[C] everyone can have a bright future

[D] we have to enjoy ourselves today, not tomorrow.

Passage Two

At the beginning of the twentieth century, many people thought that the American family was falling apart -----in other words, they thought it was dying. A century later, we know that that this was not the case. However, although the family is still alive in the United States, its size and shape are very different from 100 years ago.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, there were mainly two types of families in the United States. the extended and the nuclear. The extended family(大家庭) usually includes grandparents, parents, and children living under the same roof. The nuclear family(核心家庭) consists of only parents and children. As people began to move to other parts of the country to find better jobs, the nuclear family became the most common family structure, or unit.

Today there are many different kinds of families. Some people live in ―traditional‖ families, that is, a stay—home mother, a working father, and their own biological children. Others live in two-paycheck families (where both parents work outside the home), single-parent families (a mother or father living with the children ), adoptive (收养的) or foster families (where adults take care of children that are not biologically theirs), blended families(where men and women who were married before many again and combine the children from previous marriages into new families), childless families, and so on.

What caused the structure of the family to change? In the early 1900s the birthrate began to decline and the divorce rate began to rise. Women were suddenly choosing to go to college and take jobs outside the home. The 1930s and 1940s were difficult years for most families in the united states many families faced serious financial, or money problems during the great depression, when many people lost their jobs. During world war 11(1939-1945) 5 million women were left alone to take care of their homes and their children. Because many men were at war, thousands of these ―war widows‖ had to go to work outside the home. Most women worked long hours at hard jobs, especially in factories.

During the next decades, the situation changed. There were fewer divorces, and people married at a younger age and had more children than the previous generation. It was unusual for a mother to word outside the home during the years when her children were growing up. Families began leaving cities and moving into single-family homes in the suburbs(郊区). The traditional family seemed to be returning.

In the years between 1960 and the 1990s ,there were many important changes in the structure of the family. From the 1960s to the early 1970s, the divorce rate doubled and the birthrate fell by half. The number of single-parent families tripled(使---成3倍), and the number of couples living together without being married quadrupled(使…..成4倍). There are many people today who would like the ―traditional‖ family to return. However, less than 10 percent of families in the 1990s fall into this category. In fact, the single-parent household---once unusual----has replaced the ―traditional‖ family as the typical(典型的) family in the United States. If we can judge from history, however, this will probably change again in the twenty- first century.

1. According to the author, the American family .

[A] is falling apart

[B] is disappearing gradually

[C] is changing greatly

[D] is dying bit by bit

2. Tom‘s father works for IBM and his mother works for another big company. Tom has

[A] a blended family

[C] an adoptive family

[D] a traditional family

3. Today the main type of American family is

[A] the traditional family

[B] the nuclear family

[C] the single-parent family

[D] the extended family

4. The title of the article is most likely to be

[A] Two Type of American Family

[B] The American Family Is Falling Apart

[C] The Structure of the American Family

[D] The Change Family

Passage Three

The famous Johnson house was designed and built in 1949 in New Canaan, Connecticut by Philip C. Johnson. This house has a clear, simple design. It is a rectangular glass structure. Because its four walls are glass, any view of the house includes the countryside around it. The house is about 1800 square feet. The interior space is entirely open except for the three dividers. The kitchen is separated from the dining and living areas by a 3.5-foot-high wood cabinet. The bedroom is separated by a 6-foot-high wood storage wall. The only divider which goes from the floor to the ceiling is a brick cylinder(圆柱体)which surrounds the bathroom. The brick cylinder is 10 feet in diameter(直径).The living room has only five simple pieces of furniture on a white wool rug. This interior design along with the glass walls give the Johnson house a sense of openness.

1. The design of the Johnson house mainly tries to express the idea of being .

[A] bright

[B] sunny

[C] flat

[D] simple

2. The statement―…any view of the house includes the countryside around it‖means.

[A] one can see the outside view from anywhere inside the house

[B] one can see both the outside and inside view at the same time

[C] the design of the house matches well with the country around it

[D] the inside scene has been designed by copying the outside view

3. Which of the following phrases is closest in meaning to the underlined word ―open‖?

[A] Without cover.

[B] With no separate rooms.

[C] Can be seen from outside.

[D] Being vast and spacious.

Passage Four

All the World Asks

On my first day in a college Classroom, I felt like an overgrown child returning to civilization after having been lost in the forest for thirty years. There I sat, old enough to be a father to most of the students in the room, yet insecure enough to be their baby brother. We were crowded elbow（肘）to elbow, listening to a professor who looked even younger than the students. I felt awkward and out of place as the professor ca refully explained what she expected us to learn. As I listened, I couldn‘t help but think of my own oldest daughter who was n ow beginning her freshman year in college, just like me. I recalled (回忆) how hard I had tried to instill (逐步培养) self-confidence in her and my other children. So why did I suddenly feel like a scared child myself? When I walked out of that classroom, I had serious doubts about my ability to make it through college. Not until late that night did my thinking change. It was a long-distance telephone call from my daughter, my fellow college freshman, that did the trick. She spoke on the phone about the doubts, worries, and anxieties she was experiencing. She was certain that she ‘d never succeed at college. How fami liar her worries sounded! In my most self-assured parental voice, I said. ―Doing your best is all the world asks.‖ The next day in class, those words still echoed in my head. When the professor posed(提出) a question for the class, nobody, including me, dared answer. When I looked around at the fear and uncertainty on the young faces in that room, I knew exactly what I had to do: my best, That‘s all the world asks. So I raised my hand, and the professor called on me. I spoke.

1、The main purpose of the writer in writing the story is to _______________.

[A] tell us how he overcame his self-doubt and anxiety as a college freshman

[B] recall the poor conditions of the college when he was a student

[C] describe his feeling of being frightened in class when asked a question

[D] talk about the time when a class had students of very different ages

4.What have you learned about the writer as a student?

[A] He was a college freshman who came from the remote country.

[B] He went to the same college where his daughter goes.

[C] He was an average student who continued to study after bringing up his family.

[D] He was a student and at the same time a parent taking care of his children.

5.When the writer says ―that did the trick‖, he means_________________.

[A] the telephone call worked to help him change his thinking

[C] the telephone call reminded him of his previous school experience

[D]his daughter‘s difficulties made him realize his parental responsibilities

6.The underlined word ―echoed‖ means____________.

[A]understood

[B] repeated

[C] imagined

[D] warned

Passage Five

Modern conveniences have made our lives easier, but often at the expense of our environment. Science and society, which have been so quick to create and adopt(接受)new consumer goods, have been slow in creating and adopting practices to protect the environment from the same consumer goods. As a result, just through everyday living, we are damaging the environment we depend on and wasting our resources.

For one thing, we pollute the land and our water supply with the by-products of modern life. We fill our garbage dumps and landfills with throwaway plastic products that will not disintegrate(降解)for hundreds of years, if ever. Industries accidentally or willfully spill(酒)oil and chemicals into the ground or streams and pollute our water supply.

For anther thing ,we poison(使中毒)the air with exhaust(尾气)from the cars and airplanes that have become such an important part of our lives. In some area, the exhaust from cars creates smog that poison our lungs and causes serious diseases. Air pollution also causes acid rain that, in turn, destroys rivers, lakes, woods, and farm crops.

Finally, we are wasting our resources shamefully. For example we use far more water than we need to in brushing our teeth and taking showers. Even sometimes as ―harmless‖ as letting dripping(滴水)taps go unprepared wastes a lot of valuable water. We water our lawns through automatic sprinkler systems that run even in rainstorms. We also waste oil by driving millions of cars hundreds of millions of needless miles each year and by keeping our houses warmer than we need to. We are even dangerously close to reducing our ―renewable‖ resources. We cut down our forests with abandonment in order to eat from paper plates, drink from paper cups, and carry products home from the store.

Yes, we have come to depend on technology to fulfill our needs, but we still need our natural environment. Unless we start developing technology to protect our natural world, it may soon pollute and poison us.

1. The writer‘s main purpose of writing the text is to_____.

[A]persuade readers to stop harming the environment.

[B]state that modern technology has failed to provide a good life.

[C]remind readers of the limited natural resources

[D]argue that natural environment is more important for people.

2. Which paragraph of the text is focused on poisoning as one way we damage the

environment?

[A]Paragragh1

[B] Paragragh2

[C] Paragragh3

[D] Paragragh4

3. The writer‘s examples showing people‘s was tefulness are mainly due to_____.

[A]their careless treatment of land and river.

[B]the production of modern consumer goods.

[C]the use of transportation tools.

[D]their everyday life.

4. Which of the following proves that we are using up the ―renewable‖ r esources?

[A]Using too much water.

[B]Cutting down too many trees.

[C]Pouring oil into lakes and rivers.

[D]Filling up the earth with plastic bags.

5. The underlined word ―it‖(Paragragh5) refer to_____.

[A]pollution

[B]poison

[C]technology

[D]the natural world

Passage Six

BALTMORE—When 15-year-old Michael Thomas left home for school last May, he couldn‘t have been prouder. On his feet, thanks to his mother‘s hard work , wore a pair of new Air Jordans—＄100 worth of leather , rubber and status that to today‘s youth are the Mercedes-Benz of athletic(运动员的) footwear.

The next day it was James David Martin, 17 , who was walking down the street in Thomas‘s new sneakers,while Thomas‘s lay dead in a field not far form his school . Martin was arrested(逮捕) for murder.

For the Baltimore school system , Thomas` death was the last straw . He was the third youngster to have been killed over his clothes in five years. Dozens of others had been robbed of name brand sneakers, designer jogging suits , leather jackets and jewelry .

This fall , the school board announced a dress code preventing leather skirts and jackets , jogging suits , gold chains and other expensive items.

Across the nation, parents, school officials , psychologists and even some children agree .

They say that today‘s youngsters , throughout the nation , have become clothes fixated(专注的) . They worry about them , compete over them , neglect(忽视) school for them and sometimes even rob and kill for them .

In many cases, students are so concerned about what they and their classmates are wearing , they forget what they come to school for , educators said .

In response, many public school, mainly in Eastern cities , have adopted school uniforms to cut down on competition . Educators say, in the current fashion climate, dressing students alike allows them more freedom to be individuals.

1. Why was Michael so proud of himself?

[A] His hard-working mother earned a lot of money.

[B] He wore expensive clothes worth ＄100.

[C] He was in a pair of name brand shoes.

[D] He was good at playing basketball.

2. Martin was arrested for ＿＿＿＿.

[A] killing Thomas

[B] robbing several students

[C] stealing expensive things

[D] murdering three people for their clothes

3. When the board president said ―Clothes had just gotten out of hand‖ , he meant clothes were gotten ＿＿＿＿.

[A] by force [B] too easily [C] out of control[D] through hard work

4. According to the text , adopting school uniforms means to ＿＿＿＿ .

[A] have students wear ordinary Clothes

[B] make students less competitive

[C] keep students more disciplined

[D] dress students all alike

Passage Seven

Time to Relax（放松）

I attend Boston University. One-third of the students who attend this school are international students. They come from all over the world, many of them from Latin America. There is a large, comfortable dinning hall on campus. I go there every day during school with my friends. Many of them are from Latin America and Spain. For the most part, the American students eat lunch in the dinning hall between noon and two o‘clock. I rarely see any of them stay for more than an hour. They get their food and eat as quickly as they can. Whe n they leave, the dinning hall is full of Latinos(拉丁美洲人). The Latinos stay for several hours talking, laughing, smoking, and drinking soda and coffee. Sometimes their lunch goes until four o‘clock. They stay as long as their friends stay. They don‘t leave because they have to do something else. I think that there are also a lot of Arab(阿拉伯的)students there. They seem to talk more time to eat and talk as well.

I think the Latinos stay longer for three reasons. First, they are used to eating their breakfast, lunch, and dinner later in the day than Americans eat theirs. Second, they are used to taking more time at each meal, eating slowly and leisurely. They don‘t eat more food; they just take more time. Third, I think that family and friends are more important to Spanish speakers than school or work. They would rather relax and talk to their friends during a meal than rush off to study or work. Maybe this is not true everywhere, but I think it is true here at Boston University.

1. From the passage, we may guess that the writer comes from____.

[A] the United States [B]South America

[C] Arab [D]Spain

2. The Latinos spend most of their lunchtime_____.

[A] eating delicious food [B] taling about their studies

[C] waiting their orders [D] chatting their friends

3. When the American students end their meal, they usually____.

[A] leaving in a hurry[B] look worried

[C] have some drinks [D] stay a little longer

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[A]The d inning hall usually closes at 4 o‘clock.

[B]Americans are not friendly with people.

[C]Arab students take longer lunchtime.

[D]Latinos are not busier than Americans.

5. One of the reasons that Latinos have longer lunchtime is that____.

[A] they get up late in the morning

[B] lunch is the major meal of the day

[C] talking is more important than eating

[D] they consider meals as a time to rest

Passage Eight

Natural food Is Good for Health

Over the past few years , people see m to have become tired of being told what they can‘t

The food industry puts money-making first. Buyers and companies have been less informed on food safety than they should have been. The resulting human cost has been high.

The food industry defends itself. It says that it tries to provide as good a product as possible at low prices, as cost is a major consideration in buying food. It is the buyers who are to blame. They are waking up to the hidden costs of cheaper food. Chicken burgers, for example , may have only a little chicken meat in them.

The increasing organic(有机的)food market shows that people are prepared to pay more for fruits and vegetables that haven‘t been grown purely for its outs ide look and money business.

The pressure we get from everyday work has taken us away from the oven and put us in front of the microwave(微波炉). We rarely spend time preparing a meal from the beginning like our grandmothers did.

There is now a new king of food called functional food. It contains so-called beneficial additives(添加剂), such as fruit drinks with added Vitamin C. It is believed that adding this makes a product healthier. In fact, his unnatural food will become a problem in the future.

If a mother-to-be wants to protect her unborn baby from illness, she needs to eat a special breakfast to which certain additives have been added. Yet she can get these things much more cheaper from other healthier foods, like orange juice or green vegetables. We shouldn‘t be led to believe that we need to eat these ―special‖, expensive products to be healthy when most of the good things we need are found in cheaper natural foods.

I buy as much fresh organic food as possible. I believe that future studies will show that eating organically will make us healthier. I also enjoy them more and feel strongly about supporting the organic farmer‘s cause.

1. According to the passage , many people are paying attention to _______.

[A] what they should eat.

[B] whether the food is harmful

[C] which food product is new

[D] who produces the food

2. The writer thinks that adding extra things into the food_______.

[A] makes food healthier

[B] is good for the baby

[C] cause price to go high

[D] may not be a wise way

3. What message in this passage trying to give people?______

[A] we should take special breakfast

[B] Functional food gives good value

[C] Natural food is better than anything else

[D] we shouldn‘t waste money on organic food

4. Because people are told less about the food they are eating ,they____

[A] may choose to eat harmful things

[B] are not supporting the farmers enough

[C] need more advice form the food industry

[D] talk less about the food than before

Passage Nine

Surfing

Surfing is an exciting and dangerous activity in which a person tries to control himself on a board and rides the surface of a big, high-rising ocean wave. Channel（频道）surfing is a bit different. A person sits in a comfortable armchair and pushes the button of a television remote-control（遥控）board many times a minute to check and recheck all the channels. In the United States, channel surfing is by far the more popular sport.

When television first replaced radio in the 1950s, channel surfing was unknown. Back then, there were only a few stations. People who loved TV had their favorite shows and watched them whole-heartedly all the way through. In fact, studies showed that when a family sat down to watch a favorite program at 7:00 pm, they stayed with the same channel the rest of the evening.

With the coming of cable（有线）television, dozens of channels now offer a great variety of films, new, weather, talk shows, science shows, and so on. Faced with so many choices, people often become restless and fell a need to check out all the other stations.

Men in an ordinary U.S. family usually want to hold the remote control and surf the channels; women usually like to choose one program and watch it through.

Interestingly, many experts say that channel surfing may be seen as a skill for dealing with the modern world. More and more people are called upon to change their attention among many things in their work, which usually involves sitting in front of a computer and playing with it. The person with a limited time of attention is also someone who can live in a world where business is done on-line.

1.This article is mainly about_____.

[A]the ways people watch television

[B]the popularity of a television program

[C]the role of television in modern society

[D]the history of television

2.Many people lick changing channels while https://www.360docs.net/doc/ef83938.html, because_____.

[A]they are too young to stay on one channel

[B]they have little time to watch everything

[C]the quality of the program is terrible

[D]there are many choices of programs

3.An important idea of the article is that channel surfing is probably_____.

[A]a bad way to watch television

[C]natural because of the fast changing technology

[D]showing men‘s powerful position at home

4.According to the article, women usually_____.

[A]like to channel-surf

[B]stick to one program

[C]do not like television

[D]watch TV for a long time

5.Before the time of cable TV, people_____.

[A]could only listen to the radio

[B]didn‘t have film programs

[C]spent evenings out a lot

[D]had no diea of TV surfing

Passage Ten

The conditions in which zoo animals are kept have become greatly better over the last ten years. For example，one change for polar bears has been to feed them with live seafood and frozen vegetables.

The value of zoo-breeding（繁殖）program is questioned for the reason that some species（种类），such as the African elephant，do not reproduce well in captivity（圈养）.Some zoo opponents，people who are against keeping animals in the zoo，fear that the result of breeding programs may be new species of ―zoo animals‖ which are used to living in captivity，not in the wild. They say that the money spent each year on zoos around the world（about ￥250 million）would be better spent on protecting animals‘ natural ability of living，such as the Tsavo Rhino Sanctuary in Kenya，where the black rhino has been brought back from the edge of death through careful management in the wild.

Perhaps there is a choice. The zoo condition and the natural wildlife have long been thought of as opposites. But it might be more productive to think of developing zoos so that the conditions in which the animals are kept are similar to their natural homes. In other words，rather than being against zoos，the answer may be to change their nature. This can only help to make zoos a nice place for wildlife protection.

Zoos co-operate with each other in order to make their breeding programs successful. Animals are passed from one zoo to another in order to prevent inbreeding—breeding from closely-related animals. If animals that are closely related to one another mate，there is a danger they will produce unhealthy babies.

1. What does this article mainly talk about?

[A] Animal‘s food change.

[B] Conditions at the zoo.

[C] Zoo-breeding programs.

[D] Keeping animals’ nature

2．The underlined word ―rhino‖（Paragraph 2）refers to ______.

[A] a kind of wild animal

[B] some African people

[C] an unusual plant

[D] an effective method

3．What have people done to help produce more baby animals?

[A] Checking animals‘ health all the time.

[B] Making animals stay close to each other.

[C] Having animals changed among the zoos.

[D] Building larger zoos for the mother animals.

4．We can infer from this article that zoos should______.

[A] be built like an animal’s natural home

[B] find a better way to treat animals

[C] give up its animal-breeding programs

[D] send all the animals back to nature

Passage Eleven

The Need for Holidays

You‘ve no doubt heard people say how much they―need‖ a holiday, when what they really mean is that they want one. Certainly, people working under pressure feel a very stro ng desire to escape from work and become less tight during their holidays, and experience a changed environment. For this reason, holidays away from home are now seen by most people as necessary to their quality life.

However, work for many people today are office work and mental, rather than physical, tasks. These people may seek much more energy taking activities while on holiday, rather than simply lying on a beach.

Once people become used to going on holiday, taking holidays becomes a habit. Even in a recession, for many people the holiday is one of the last things to be given up, and indeed many workers have chosen to spend some of their last pay when being laid off on a holiday, perhaps to give themselves a ―lift‖ before facing a gloomy future.

Perhaps we don‘t like to admit it, but most of us also enjoy showing off about the places we have been to, and the lovely tan s—dark skins we have got. The idea of tanning, however, is becoming less attractive than it was. So many tourists are now able to afford holidays in the sun that tans have become quite common; and although we join a tan together with health(and it is true that a certain amount of sunshine gives us a feeling of being healthy), it has been fully shown that sunshine, especially when received over a short, focused period of time, results in high danger of skin problems, as well as drying out one‘s skin and leading to more lines on your face later in life.

1. More and more people choose to have holidays because they .

[A] hate working indoors all the time

[C] love enjoying the beauties of nature

[D] become rich and want a better life

2. When office people have holidays, they often .

[A] lie on the beach and enjoy sunshine

[B] spend more than they can afford

[C] think about their work on the beach

[D] choose to do more physical exercise

3. A holiday may when one has to face some difficulties in life.

[A] cheer someone up

[B] help someone find a job

[C] be the last thing to given up

[D] bring good luck to someone

4. At the end of the passage the writer tries to tell the reader .

[A] the importance of getting sunshine

[B] the bad effect of being on holiday

[C] the result of getting sun tanned

[D] the healthy look of being tanned

5. From this passage we learned that some people can not live without .

[A] a tan

[B] a job

[C] a pay

[D] a holiday

Passage Twelve

Welcome to Harrods ---a different world for a million reasons. Harrods is the largest store in Europe with 5.5hectares of selling space .In one year over 14 million purchases(购买的物品)are made in the 214 departments where you can buy anything from a pin or a needle to an elephant--if you can persuade the manager of the Pet Department that you are a suitable elephant owner, that is!

It is Harrods‘ policy to store a wide and exciting range of goods in every department to give the customer a choice of goods which unique(独特的)in its variety and which no other store can match .

Harrods also offers a number of special services to its customers including a bank, a library, a theatre ticket office. ￡40 million worth of goods are exported every year from Harrods and the Export Department can deal with any customer purchase or order and will pack and send goods to any address in the world .Recently, for example ,six bread rolls were sent to New York, a handkerchief to Los Angeles, a Persian carpet and a curtain to lran and a diamond ring to Australia is famous for first-class service .It has a staff of 4000,rising to 6000 at Christmas time.

Harrods sells 5 million different products, not all of which are actually kept in the store itself. To deal with this enormous range ,a new computerized warehouse (仓库) is being built .It will be the largest warehouse in Britain and second largest in Europe and will deal with a wider range of goods than any other store in the world. Thanks to its modern technology a customer will be able to order any product (for example, a dining table or a dishwasher) from any assistant in the store. The assistant will be able to check its availability immediately on a computer, decide with the customer on a suitable delivery date and time and then pass the order directly to the warehouse through the computer. The delivery will be made within one hour.

For many of London‘s visitors Harrods is an important stop on their sightseeing program. Henry Charles Harrods‘s first shop w as opened in 1849,but the building as it stands today was started in 1901.The store now attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world every year.

1.The Pet Department would sell an elephant to a customer if he _________.

[A] is a pet animal lover

[B] has the money to open a zoo

[C] has the ability to buy and keep one

[D] is a scientist studying African animals

2. The writer mentions Harrods sending a handkerchief to Los Angeles to make the point that the store__________.

[A] offers a special service to American customers

[B] is able to deal with any customer orders

[C] is famous for selling handkerchiefs

[D] is an expensive one for the wealthy

3. According to the text ,when the new computerized system is operating ,a customer _________.

[A] can place an order with any shop assistant

[B] can order things from their own home

[C] can buy things through the store‘s mail service

[D] can bargain over the price of the goods with shop assistants

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

[A]Harrods , a Tourist Attraction in London

[B] Harrods , the Largest in the World.

[C] Enter a Different World.

[D] Enjoy Special Services from Harrods.

The business of on-line shopping so far has been disappointing for the pioneering retailers(零售商) who are already offering their services. The problem is that consumers(消费者)，who say they are interested in the services, are mostly ―just looking‖.

The internet offers, among other things,―an electronic mall‖ with hundreds of retailers selling everything from computers to soaps. As with anything on the lnternet, it is highly decentralized so reports of sales are not always correct. But many of the reports are disappointing.

But it is far too soon to announce the end of electronic retailing. One reason, say researchers and service providers, is that consumers are only beginning to understand the possibilities of the new technology.

On-line shopping allows consumers to research their purchases and communicate directly with the seller for product service and support. The new services also promise visuals(图片) of quality goods equal to those on television.

Today, not many consumers have equipment in their homes capable of receiving such visuals and information. But Kingsley & CO. says that electronic shopping business will reach $4 billion to $10 billion a year in the United States by the year 2008.Thatmeans just 51 percent of the US homes will have technology to make on-line shopping work, says George Sampson, director of Kingsley & CO.

In the end, the success of on-line shopping may turn on something as simple---and as difficult --- as changing the public‘s idea of how to shop.―The problem with consumers‘‘, says Mr. Sampson,―is that it is very difficult for them to recognize whether or not they want a product until they h ave already tried it.‖

1. By ―an electronic mall‖(Paragraph 2) the writer refers to.

(A) the pioneering small businesses

(B) the business meeting through a computer

(C) visuals and information a computer offers

(D) a number of shops offering services offers

2. On-line shopping in the US has not been doing well mainly because .

(A) consumers only want to do research on some products

(B) consumers not very familiar with the new technology

(C) consumers not willing to spend money buying the equipment

(D) consumers only want to get some relevant information about the product

3. In on-line shopping, consumers are able to .

(A) do their own research on any products

(B) meet the seller on their television at home

(C) see quality goods on sale in all big companies

(D) see the products and the relevant information on their computers

4. The underlined word ―that‖(Paragraph 5) refers to

(A) Kingsley & CO.’s estimates about on-line shopping in the US by2008

(B) consumers having the right equipment at home by 2008

(C) consumers‘ interest in electronic shopping business

(D) the present on-line shopping business in the US

Passage Fourteen

Flying

Most people‘s experience of flying is limited to the inside of an airplane. Several more forms of flying, however, have developed into increasingly popular leisure pastimes. Flying sports are divided into various kinds in terms of length of time in the air, necessary training, cost, technical equipment and knowledge required.

Ballooning was man‘s first experience of flight over 200 years ago. However, it was not until the late 1960s that hot-air ballooning really developed in Britain. It is a very unusual experience to stand and look at the countryside disappearing in front of you as you rise higher and higher. If you wish to learn to fly a balloon yourself and can afford it (they cost several thousand pounds), it is possible to buy your own. Some producers provide instruction or you can learn on an hourly basis at a club.

Hang gliding is to realize man‘s dream of stepping off a hill or mountain and flying like a bird. It has made flying a possibility for almost everyone since it is relatively inexpensive and involves very little equipment. It is done from a hill facing into the wind and by the end of the course you should be able to make flights from the hilltop, turn left an right, land accurately ant the bottom of the hill. A five-day course is normally needed to reach this standard. You should wear warm and waterproof clothing and a special cap to protect your head. You are not allowed to do it if you are under 17. Once you have completed

a course you can join the club. The telephone number is (0234) 751688.

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

[A] People cannot fly without airplane

[B] People need special training to fly

[C] You can‘t fly a balloon by yourself

[D] Ballooning is a new kind of sport.

2. Flying has become part of people‘s leisure pastime because they .

[A] have a dream of flying like a bird

[B] want to look at the country from the above

[C] are rich enough to afford a balloon

[D] have made hot-air balloons

3. Almost everyone can learn hang gliding because

[A] it‘s like a real bird flying

[B] your don‘t have to be skillful

[C] it needs less equipment

4. One thing to remember when you take hang gliding is to

[A] become a club member

[B] keep yourself warm

[C] call the gliding club first

[D] be good at mountain climbing

Passage Fifteen

How much rain has fallen on the earth in the past? Man has not always kept weather records. Because scientists need a way to learn about past rainfall, they study rings. A tree‘s trunk grows bigger each year. Beneath its bark(树皮), a tree adds a layer of new wood each year it lives. If you look at a tree stump(树桩), you can see the layers. They are called annual(每年的) rings. On some trees all of the rings are of the same width. But the Ponderosa pines(松树) that grow in American southwest have rings of different width. The soil in the southwest is dry. The pines depend on rainfall. They form wide rings. In a dry year, they form narrow ones. Scientists do not have to cut down a pine to see its rings. With a special tool, they can remove a narrow piece of wood from the trunk without harming the tree, then they look at the width of each ring to see how much rain fell in the year it formed. Some pines are hundreds of years old and so have hundreds of rings. These rings form an annual record past rainfall in the southwest.

1、What is the main topic of the passage?

[A] The Ponderosa pines in American southwest.

[B] Trees that lived hundreds of years ago.

[C] What makes tree trunks grow bigger.

[D] Why scientists study tree rings.

2、We can infer from the text that .

[A] a tree grows faster when it has a lot of water

[B] the Ponderosa pine grows in American southwest

[C] pine trees form wide rings each year

[D] scientists cut down trees to study tree rings

3、Why do scientists study the width of the tree rings?

[A] They want to move the pine trees.

[B] They want to know how big the trees can grow.

[C] The rings can tell how much rain has fallen.

[D] The trees depend on rainfall for water.

4、Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

[A] Young trees have fewer annual rings.

[B] The soil in the southwest is fit for the growth of trees.

[C] The trunk of a tree never changes in size.

[D] The more it rains, the more rings a tree has.

Passage Sixteen

Pearl Carlson was shaken awake at 3:30 am by a forceful pull. King, the family dog, was trying to pull her out of bed. Then she smelled smoke and heard the sound of fire from her parents‘ room. Pearl‘s screams awaked her mother, Fern, and father Howard, who had recently been in hospital for lung disease, helping Howard to a first-floor window, Fern told him to climb out, then ran to her daughter.

Still inside, King appeared at Pearl‘s window, making squeaking sound. When running toward Pearl‘s bedroom, Fern realized her husband hadn‘t yet escaped. She made her way back through the smoke and flames, following King‘s sound to where Howard lay semiconscious(半昏迷) on the floor. Fern helped him get outside. King came out only after both were safe.

As day dawned, the Carlson saw that King‘s paws(爪子) were badly burned, and his entire body was burned too. His chain collar had gotten so hot that it burned his throat, making it impossible for him to bark normally. Only after the seven-year-old dog refused food did they find pieces of wood in his mouth and realized that King, who slept outside, had bitten through a wood door to warn his family.

1、According to the story, who was the first to get out of the house?

[A] Howard.[B] Fern. [C] King. [D] Pearl.

2、When the room caught fire, King .

[A] was sleeping in Pearl‘s room

[B] broke into the house to wake up Pearl

[C] was barking outside the room

[D] jumped out of the fire

3、Which of the following is TRUE about King according to the story?

[A] King died soon after the fire

[B] King was the first to run away.

[C] King was burned so much that he couldn‘t eat.

[D] King made a big hole in the door.

4、Who was Pearl in this story.

[A] The husband. [B] The daughter.[C] The father [D] The mother

Passage Seventeen

As he wiped sweat from his face on a crowded bus, Wang Jun spoke angrily: ―It is simply too hot today. They say it is 35 degrees, but who believes them?‖

Thursday was the hottest day of the year so far, with the temperature officially reported as 36 degrees. But many people believe the government understates the real figure because regulations(条例) passed in the 1950s allow workers to stay at home for all or half of the day if the temperature is higher than 38 degrees.

―It was at least 40 degrees on Thursday,‖ said Liang Guojun, a middle school teacher. ―It was unbearable. But the newspapers said only 36 and forecast rain, of which there was none.‖

In Beijing, visitors to Daguanyuan park in the southwest of the city said the ground temperature reached 55 degrees on Thursday.

The Beijing Evening News reported yesterday that more than 3000 people had been admitted to hospitals suffering from heat stroke(中暑), while local power companies were struggling to meet the demand for electricity.

A heat wave is sweeping much of the mainland, with temperatures in parts of Beijing, Shandong and Hebei provinces reaching as high as 39 degrees. Xinhua said the average temperature in Beijing on Thursday was 36 degrees but in the northern part of Tanghe Kou it was 39 degrees.

Hundreds of people suffering fevers were treated at hospitals. The Chaoyang hospital in northeast Beijing reported 55 such cases on Wednesday. They said most were caused by the differences in temperature between air-conditioned areas and outdoors.

Mr. Liang said the regulation on stopping work when the temperature reached 38 degrees was passed in the 1950s when Beijing had no air-conditioning and depended on fans —either handheld or electric.

―But in those days the temperature rarely reached 38 degrees, so the rule was not actually used. Now we have had years of global warming and industrial pollution and the summers get hotter each year, which means that the temperature is often higher than 38.‖

But an official from the Beijing Meteorological Observatory(北京气象台) said they had no knowledge of any such regulation.

1. Whom does the underlined word ―they‖ (Paragraph 1) refer to?

[A] Bus drivers.

[B] Weather reports.

[C] Newspaper editors.

[D] Passengers on the bus.

2. When the writer says that Mr. Wang was echoing the feelings of thousands of Beijing

people (Paragraph 2), he means________.

[A] Mr. Wang was worried about global warming and pollution in Beijing.

[B] Mr. Wang was worried about those people suffering from heat stroke.

[C] Mr. Wang was repeating what Beijing people said about the weather.

[D] Mr. Wang was arguing in favor of the regulation passed in the 1950s.

3. What was the temperature in Beijing on Thursday according to Beijing Meteorological

Observatory?

[A] 40 degrees. [B] 38 degrees. [C] 36 degrees. [D] 35 degrees.

4. What was the direct result of the heat wave on Thursday according to the text?

[A] Hundreds of people fell ill.

[B] Work in a lot of factories stopped.

[C] People rushed to buy air-conditioners.

[D] There were several cases of power failure.

5. Where would this text most probably appear?

[A] In a monthly magazine.

[B] In a tourist guidebook.

[C] In a children's book.

[D] In a newspaper.

Passage Eighteen

I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time I crossed one or the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.

There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop open selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds, but the town was completely dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant.

Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow st reet next to it was the town‘s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I hurried forward, but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic rain coat. I could not see his face and he did not even raise his head at the sound of my footsteps.

Discreetly(谨慎地), I remained standing a few away and lit a cigarette to wait my turn, It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the call box door.

1. At what time was the story set?

[A]An early winter morning.

[B]A cold winter afternoon.

[C]An early summer morning.

[D]A windy summer afternoon.

2. Which of the following words best describe the writer‘s impression of the town?

[A]Cold and frightening.

[C]Empty and dead.

[D]Unusual and unpleasant.

3. The underlined word ―trickling‖ (last paragraph) probably means

[A]rushing out suddenly.

[B]shining brightly.

[C]flowing slowly in drops.

[D]appearing slowly in a red color.

4. Why didn‘t the man raise his head when the writer came near?

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

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

[C]He was probably fast asleep.

[D]He was probably murdered.

Passage Nineteen

Alaska, the Arctic State

Alaska became the forty-ninth state of the United States in 1958. Ninety years earlier Secretary of State Seward had with great difficulty persuaded the Congress(国会)to buy it from Russia for $15 000 000 . For many years people who failed to recognize the wisdom of this action called Alaska ―Seward‘s Folly‖—a foolish act.

Alaska is the largest of the states in area , but the smallest in population .It has magnificent(壮观的)scenery with high mountains, including the highest peak in North America ,and vast glaciers(冰川)。Where the Alaskan Peninsula(半岛)begins, there is the V alley of Ten Thousand Smokes, where steaming volcanic vapors(蒸汽) rise all year round . There are also interesting animals on land and in the sea, including polar bears, reindeer, wolves, seals, and whales.

It is a land of great contrasts. In the treeless ,snow-covered north ,the Eskimos live by hunting seals and polar bears and keep up the customs and skills handed down from generation to generation . But farther south there are modern cities with tall buildings and comfortable homes equipped with all the modern conveniences. People and goods come and go by airline, railroad, and automobiles. There is a fine education system, including universities and two-year colleges.

Alaska also has great contrasts in its weather conditions. While the northern part, within the Arctic Circle, is bitter cold, the south, near Canada, is quite warm and damp . Even in the central part there are some places warm enough for raising cows and growing vegetables.

The population of Alaska was only 200 000 at the time it was bought , but it grew very fast , especially after gold was discovered in the Y ukon V alley in 1897 .After the end of that gold rush many Americans continued to move to Alaska , in search of opportunities on the new frontier of the United States.

1、People called Alaska“Seward‘s Folly”because________

[A] the use of Alaska was not clear for some time

[B] even the US Congress objected to Seward‘s action

[C] Secretary of State Seward was known to be rather foolish

[D] the land in Alaska was not properly developed at that time

2、The writer of the text tries to tell us that Alaska_________ .

[A] has the largest number of rare animals

[B] is the most thinly populated in the world

[C] is the largest country in North America

[D] has beautiful and unusual scenery

3、What does the underlined word“contrast”(Paragraph 3) mean?

[A] Great change.

[B] V ast difference.

[C] Striking similarity

[D] Rapid development

4、What event marked the beginning of population increase in Alaska?

[A] The discovery of gold.

[B] The setting up of universities.

[C] The drawing of the Arctic Circle.

[D] The industrialization of the Y ukon V alley

Passage Twenty

City Promises Smooth Transport

The Beijing municipal government has stepped up efforts to provide an efficient safe and quick transportation system for the 2008 Olympic Games through planned special transport lines connecting Olympic venues（场馆）with the city‘s external and internal routes.

It is estimated that Beijing will receive a maximum of 1.2 million people per day at Olympic venues during the 15-day competition period.

The transportation lines will mainly depend on a special transportation circle for the fourth and fifth ring roads and their connecting roads.

Beijing will provide special bus service and free public transport services to athletes（运动员）,coaches（教练员）and judges. Olympic officials and other honored guests will receive free car services.

As part of the transport layout, the public transport system, especially the urban（城市的，市区的）railway, is the priority project under construction. The length of the urban railway will reach over 100 kilometers later this month with the opening to traffic of the western section of the No.13 Line.