When I was a ten-year-old girl, I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class! Just imagine how __41__(terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that with so many eyes fixed upon me. I had no other __42__(choose), though. First I was to draft the speech and that was just a piece of cake for me, because I was a good writer — something to pride myself in. But the hard part __43__(lie) in my oral presentation; to read from __44__ paper was not allowed; I had to give the speech __45__ my memory and in front of such a big audience ! A real trial began when I stood on the platform with my legs __46__(shake) and my mind blank. How much time had passed by, I didn’t know. My listeners were still waiting, patiently and without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found __47__ back，giving out my speech with difficulty. Finally I finished. After __48__ seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding. I made it! From then __49__, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way to success is our fear; overcome it，__50__ we will be able to achieve our goals.

  It doesn’t matter when and how much a person sleeps , but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought , until they heard about Herpin. Herpin, it was said , never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.

  Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw him sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

  The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94.

8. The main idea of this passage is that_____

A.      large numbers of people do not need sleep

B.      a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep

C.      everyone needs some sleep to stay alive

D.     people can live longer by trying not to sleep

9. The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting_____

A.      to cure him of his sleeplessness

B.      to find that his sleeplessness was not really true

C.      to find out why some old people did not need any sleep

D.     to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping

10. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Herpin_____

A.      needed some kind of sleep

B.      was too old to need any sleep

C.      needed no sleep at all

D.     often sleep in a chair

11. One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was _____

A.      his mother’s injury before he was born

B.      that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit

C.      his magnificent physical condition

D.     that he hadn’t got a bed

A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school，you will be most lucky. ____41___ true friend is someone ___42_____ stays with you for life.” Experience shows that he was right. Good friends are just not ____43__(easy) found.

To most of us, friendships are thought very important, but we need to have the kinds of friendships we want. Are they to be close or kept at arm’s length? Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are quite enough and that’s all right. But at some point we need to make sure that ____44_ expectations are the same as our friend’s. The sharing of ____45__ (person) experience is the surest way ____46____ (make) friendships promoted. But it must ___47__(understand) slowly and carried on only if there are signs of interest and action in return.

What are some of the difficulties to friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships take time. _48____ main difficulty is the selfishness to think one “owns” the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships need actions in return. In other words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of friendships. _49 _you spend reasonable time together, talking __50_ the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die away.

On my way to the airport, I knew it was going to be a bad day. The taxi driver told me he was lost. When we finally   41  , I had to rush to pay for my   42  . The woman at the desk told me that my name was not on the   43   list. It took fifteen minutes for her to   44   that she had spelled my name wrong.

Of course, I was the   45   person to get on the plane. I sat down and   46   if anything else could possibly go wrong.  47   the plane took off and   48   seemed to be all right. Then, a few minutes later, there was a loud noise and everything started to  49  . I looked out of the window and there was smoke coming out of the wing.

Almost   50  , the captain (机长）spoke to us in a very   51   voice, “Ladies and gentlemen. This is your captain speaking. We will have to   52   to the airport. Please remain   53  and keep your seat belts   54  .”

Well, you can imagine how   55 I was, but the air hostesses (空姐) were really  56   and told us everything would be all right. A few minutes later, the   57  made a perfect landing on the runway. We were   58  .

That day, I   59   not to fly again. I caught another taxi and went home. But as I closed the front door, I looked down at my suitcase. Somehow I had   60   the wrong one. All I could do was to go back to the airport.

Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy.

   "An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny."

   Johnny is a hacker(黑客). Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in. Using a modem（调制调解器）, they join their computers to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer account put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.

25. Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.

A. the classroom                           B. the school office

  C. a bank near his house                   D. his own house

26. When Johnny's parents saw the report, they were happy because _______.

A. Johnny was good at math

B. Johnny loved computers

C. Johnny could join one computer to another

D. they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer

27. Who are worried about hackers in the story?

A. Johnny's parents          B. School headmasters, teachers and the police

C. The police                D. School headmasters and teachers

28. What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?

A. Information    B. Back computer accounts    C. Computers      D. Grades

 Keeping a balanced diet is one way ______ one can keep healthy.

A. how                     B. which               C.不填                  D. why

Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.
    It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying "no," criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it's the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum. 
     Humor is often the best way to keep a small misunderstanding from escalating into a big deal. Recently a neighbor of mine had a squabble with his wife as she drove him to the airport. Airborne, he felt miserable, and he knew she did, too. Two hours after she returned home, she received a long-distance phone call. "person-to-person for Mrs. I.A. Pologize," intoned the operator. "That's spelled 'P' as in…". In a twinkling, the whole day changed from grim to lovely at both ends of the wire. 
     An English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests whom she hoped to enlist in a major charity drive. Austerity (节俭) was a fashion in England at the time, and she had asked her children to serve the meal. She knew that anything could happen and it did, just as her son, with the studied concentration of a tightrope walker, brought in a large roast turkey. He successfully elbowed the swinging dining-room door, but the backswing threw the bird onto the dining-room floor. 
     The boy stood rooted: guests stared at their plates. Moving only her head the hostess smiled at her son, "No harm, Daniel," she said. "Just pick him up and take him back to the kitchen"… she enunciated clearly so he would think about what she was saying …"and bring in the other one ."
     A wink and a one-liner instantly changed the dinner from a red-faced embarrassment to a conspiracy of fun.

56. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Humor is the key to success in our work and our lives.
B. Humor enables us to cope with difficult situation effectively.
C. Humor is the only best way to criticize someone without losing his face.
D. Humor makes fun of any difficult situations.

57. Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?

A. Comedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant of racial and religious differences.

B. To make up differences, humor is a most acceptable as well as a most effective means.

C. People often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situations because of its effectiveness.

D. Only by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jobs.

58. What caused the roast turkey to drop onto the floor?

A. The backward movement of the door.
B. The son's hasty behavior.
C. Someone happened to be at the door.
D. The bird raised by the family.

59. By saying "… and bring in the other one," the hostess meant that _____.

A. the son had to cook another turkey for the guests
B. she already had made more than one turkey ready for the dinner
C. some other dish would be served instead of a turkey
D. the son could serve the same turkey after it was cleaned

60. What do you think would probably be the result if the hostess got angry and scolded the son?

A. It would make the embarrassing situation worse
B. The son would refuse to serve the guests any more
C. The son would talk back and make the mother all the more angry
D. The guests would leave before the dinner was over

   Good afternoon，and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today，I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.

    The first one is about drinking. Now，you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years of age，nor may your friends buy it for you.

    Secondly，noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means，but please don’t make unnecessary noise，particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.

Thirdly，crossing the road. Be careful！The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings and do not take any chances when crossing the road.

My next point is about litter (throwing away waste material in a public place)．It is an offence (违法行为) to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away，please put it in your pocket and take it home，or put it in a litter bin.

    Finally，as regards something，it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco if you are under 16 years of age.

    I’d like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance，you should contact your local police station，who will be pleased to help you.

    Now，are there any questions?

21．The main purpose of this speech would be to________.

   A. prepare people for international travel

   B. declare the laws of different kinds

   C. inform people of the punishment for breaking laws

   D. give advice to travelers to the country

22．The underlined word “contact” in the seventh paragraph means________.

   A. keep in touch with            B. join    

   C. report                           D. get in touch with

23．From the speech we learn that________.

   A. in this country，if you are under 18 years of age，you may not buy alcohol，but your

friend can buy it for you

   B. you may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are above 16 years of age

   C. because the traffic moves on the left side of the road，you must use pedestrian crossings   

     when crossing the road

   D. you can’t make noise except at night

24．Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?

   A. A policeman.                     B. A worker at a hotel.

   C. A lawyer.                         D. An air hostess (空姐)   

    Some people have very good memory and they can easily remember quite long texts. There are other people who can only remember things when they have said them again and again. The famous English writer Charles Dickens said that he could walk down any long street in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed. Many great men of the world have a wonderful memory.

A good memory is greatly helpful in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child, and some children, like the boys and girls who live abroadwith their parents, seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. In school it is not so easy to learn a second language because the students have so little time for it, and they are very busy with other subjects too.

A man’s mind is like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but also of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, some people have very good memory and they can easily remember quite long texts.In the same way, there is much work to be done before we can keep a picture forever in our minds.

Memory is a diary, and we all carry it about us. We keep things we have experienced in this diary.

60．To learn a language well, one must ________.

A. often hear itB. write it every day

C. live abroad  D. go to school

61．The writer thinks a camera in one’s mind can take photos of ______.

A. what we see

B. what we feel and hear

C. what we smell and taste

D. what we see, feel, hear, smell and taste

62．Which of the following is true?

A. We all keep a diary in our mind.

B. One has to do a lot of work before he can keep a picture in his mind forever.

C. A person with a good memory can remember things forever.

D. A good memory helps to remember everything forever.

 People working 10 or 11 hours a day are more likely to suffer from heart problems than_____ who go off duty after seven hours．

A．those    B．that     C．these   D．them

Each Indian tribe had a different language. Many Indians never learned any languages except their own. Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sound. One way was by sign language; another way by signals.

    Sign language is a way of talking by using signs. Indians used sign language when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy. In Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands. One sign meant “man”. Another meant “horse”. To tell the time of day when something happened, an Indian pointed to the sky. He showed where the sun had been at the time.

    Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony. He might use a blanket. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows.

    To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his pony in a large circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide. This meant that there was danger.

    The blanket signal was visible from far away. An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.

    He could also send many signals with a mirror. He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.

    Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.

32. Blanket signals       .

A. could be seen far away

B. could be seen at night

C. were used only for warning

D. were considered the best way of sending messages

33. Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language because       .

A. they could use signals or sign language

B. they never met each other

C. they could write messages

D. they thought they could easily make themselves understood

34. Sign language is       .

A. a language only for Indians

B. a way of taking by signing on paper

C. a way to express one’s ideas by making gestures

D. a secret way of talking to strangers

35. The story tells about       .

A. people living in Indian

B. how Indians communicate between different tribes

C. the Indians who didn’t use their languages

D. the Indians who had many kinds of languages

Finding a good friend can be quite difficult in the contemporary lives of teenagers. I was once baffled by what the definition of a good friend was. until I discovered a single step that, if taken, would make you the greatest friend.

It is willingness. That is all it takes in order to be considered a good friend. Willingness must come from within your heart. Listening to your friends makes them feel important, special and wanted. I he will to sacrifice for your friends will also take you a step closer to being a good friend. For instance. as you arc about to leave to enjoy your Saturday night. your best friend calls you right when you arc stepping out and tells you how terrible he feels, and then you must be willing to give up your Saturday night and go to your friend's house and try to comfort him in any way that you can.

You must always be billing to give advice to your friends. For example, if your friends are in a situation where they do not know what to do. you must be willing to think things through and try to give them the best advice. The willingness to care is also a big must in being a good friend. You must care about how your friends feel and what they're experiencing. Caring about your friends is one of the best things you can do, because when your friends are in their time of need and the whole world seems to turn against them» you must be the one to care.

Nobody ever said being a good friend was easy. If you warn to be a good friend, you have to be willing to listen, sacrifice，give advice and care about your friends.

8. From this passage, we can learn that if a friend is confused about what to do next, we'd better       .

A. give up our benefit to help him

B. leave him alone and let him calm down

C. listen to him quietly

D. offer him some reasonable advice

9. We can learn from the passage that         .

A. being a good friend is so difficult that few people can do it

B. willingness can make a person a good friend

C. friendship always means sacrificing your own interests

D. a person doesn't need to care about his friends all the time

10. What method docs t     the to explain his opinion in the second paragraph?

A. Making a definition.     B. Citing an example.

C. Making a comparison.    D. Listing some numbers.

11. What is the passage mainly talking about?

A. How to encounter a good fried.    B. How to be a good friend.

C. How to make friends with others.   D. How to maintain friendship.

 GARDEN RESTAURANT

Telephone : 2706030

Address: 9020 Bridgeport Road

Open: Mon. to Fri. 7:00 a.m.—2:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.—9:00p.m.

      Sat. 7:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.—9:30 p.m.

      Sun.11:00a.m.—2:00p.m. and 5:00p.m.—9:30p.m.

NEW YORK MUSEUM

Telephone :7364431

Address: Vanier park, 1100 Chestnut St. New York America’s largest museum specially in American history and part of our native people.

Open: Mon. to Fri.9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.(Monday free)

     Sat. 11:00a.m—1:00 p.m.

LANSDOWNE PARK SHOPPING CENTER

Telephone : 3562376

Address: 5300 No. 3 Road

Open: Mon. Tues. and Sat.9:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m. Wed. Thurs. and Fri.9:30 a.m.—9:30 p.m.

     Sun. 11:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

SKYLINE HOTEL

Telephone : 2785161

Address: 3031 No. 3 Road (at Sea Island Way)

The Hangar Den: Wed. to Sun. Lunch from 10:30 a.m. coffee shop : Mon.—Fri. 6:00 a.m. Sat. 6:30 a.m. and Sun. 7:00 a.m. Mon.—Wed. to 10:00 p.m. Thurs. –Sun. to 11:00 p.m.

6. If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday you can call up the number _______.

     A. 2785161 or 2706030                  B. 2706030 or 3562367

     C. 7364431 or 2785161                  D. 3562367 or. 2785161

7.You do not have to pay on Mondays if you go to _______.

A. Skyline Hotel              B. Lansdowne Park Shopping Center

     C. New York Museum          D. Garden Restaurant

8.If you want to enjoy yourself on Sunday morning, you can go to _______.

     A. 5300 No. 3 Road             B. Vanier park, 1100 Chestnut St.    

C. 9020 Bridgeport Road         D. 3031 No. 3 Road

9.What can you do after 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon?

A.      Visit New York Museum

B.      Do some shopping in Lansdowne Park Shopping Center.

C.     Have coffee in Skyline Hotel

D.     B or C

10.How many advertisements are included in this passage?

     A.3.              B.4.             C.5.                D.6.

41. The 1976 earthquake in Tangshan was one of the greatest natural ________ (灾难) in history.

42. The emption probably isn’t big enough to cause ________ (全球) climate changes.

43. What impressed me most was the device ________ (发明) by the high school student.

44. I’d like to express our sincere apologies for the poor ________ (质量) of our products.

45. The bird ________ (展开) its wings and flew away.

46. After ________ (毕业), he took over his father’s business.

47. The summer holiday is ________ (临近), and I plan to go to Beijing.

48. How much luggage is allowed to take free of ________ (费用)？

49. The new factory ________ (占地) an area of about 40 acres.

50. Wordsworth is a leading ________ (人物) of the English romantic poetry.

All that can be done         .

       A．has done          B．has been done   C．have done        D．have been done

  Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States． Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83． During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all． Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast． The results showed that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast． This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains． If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention in class． Contrary to what many people believe, if you don’t eat breakfast, you will not lose weight． This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining some weight instead of losing some． You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals．

56． During the test, those who were tested were given ____．

     A． no breakfast at all       B． a very rich breakfast

     C． little food for breakfast       D．different breakfasts or none

57． The results of the test showed that ____．

      A． breakfast has a great effect on work and study

     B． breakfast has little to do with a person’s work

     C． a person will work better if he has a simple breakfast

     D． those working with brains should have a lot for breakfast

58． The passage infers that many people believe that if you don’t eat breakfast, you will ____．

     A． lose weight                     B． not lose or gain weight

     C． be healthier                     D． gain a lot of weight

59． Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

     A． Poor breakfasts affect those who work with their brains．

     B． Having no breakfast may cause one to get fatter．

     C． Having a big lunch and supper is of great value in weight-losing．

     D． Eating less for lunch and supper may help to lose weight．

Once upon a time a teacher and his student lay down under a big tree near the big grass area．Then   41   the student asked the teacher，“Teacher，I’m puzzled．How do we   42   our soul mate(知己)?Could you please   43   me?”

     44   for a few seconds，the teacher then answered，“Well，it’s a pretty hard and easy question．” The teacher   45  ，“Look that way．There is a lot of   46  ．Why don’t you walk there? But please don’t walk   47  ．On your way，try to find a blade(叶片)of beautiful grass and   48   it and then give it to me．But just one”.

   The student said OK and then he walked straight ahead(往前) to the grassy field．A few minutes  49  ，the student came back   50  ．When the teacher asked the   51  , the student said，“On my journey，I found quite a   52   beautiful blades of grass，but I   53   that I would find a better one，so I didn’t pick it．  54   I didn’t realize that I was at the   55   of the field，and I hadn’t picked any because you told me not to go back，so I didn’t go back.” Hearing this, the teacher said，“That’s   56   will happen in real life”.

   What is the  57   of this story? In the story，grass is the people around you；the beautiful blade grass is the people that   58   you and the grassy field is time．In looking for your soul mate，please don’t always   59   and hope that there will be a better one．By doing that，you’ll  60  your lifetime．Remember “Time Never Goes Back．”                          

 She went to the market and bought three ________ eggs and some meat.

   A. dozens of             B. dozens         C. dozen of          D. dozen

Do you want a friend 1_________ you could tell everything to, like your deepest 2__________ (feel) and thoughts? Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you ,or just can’t understand 3 _________ you are going through? Anne Frank wanted the first kind ,so she made her diary her best friend

Anne lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands 4_________ World War Ⅱ. Her family was Jewish so 5_________ had to hide or they would 6.____________(catch) by the German Nazis. She and her family

7____________(hide) away for nearly twenty–five months before they were discovered.

8. ____________(be) her only true friend, her diary was greatly valued by her. She said ,“I don’t want to set down a series of facts in a diary 9__________ most people do, but I want this diary 10___________ to be my friend , and I shall call my friend Kitty.”

  An explosion  on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren.Southwest China's  Guizhou Province.　    The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the city's commercial hub, where lots of shops and restaurants  are concentrated.　

     The ear-splitting explosion was heard around 12: 50 p.m., said a local newspaper, which was described by witnesses. The power of the explosion shattered (使粉碎) nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless(不生锈的)steel rubbish can to pieces.

     One passer-by, identified（确认） only as Zhang, said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians  lying on the ground when she got to the scene.

    Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion. A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightly hurt.

    The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused

to speculate as to the cause.

32. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. 

A. all the injured were taken to a hospital

B. 8 of the injured were not taken to a hospital

C. the rubbish bin with the bomb was in a restaurant

D. some shops were destroyed 

33. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A. One passer-by,indertified only as Zhang,saw the man throwing a bomb into a bin,

B. Some customers in restaurants were injured.

C. The writer didn't get to the scene.

D. All customers in  shops got hurt.

34.In the last paragraph the underlined word “speculate”probably means    .

A.tell  B.guess  C.discuss  D.talk

35. What of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. Bomb Hidden in a Rubbish Bin

B. The Cause of the Explosion

C. A Terrible Thing

D. Street Explosion Kills 1, Injures 21