Even a child knows that nodding the head means" Yes". But some people will probably be puzzled when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary, he is expressing agreement.
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn't mean" No", but" Yes".
If a person doesn't know this, it might cause misunderstanding.
At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner said his request again and the driver still shook his head. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice," Yes, sir, "smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.
小题1:Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office?

A．Because the Indian driver had something important to do

B．Because the foreigner agreed to give him only a little money

C．Because the driver felt uncomfortable at that time

D．Because in India shaking the head means agreement

小题2:The foreigner became angry because_______.

A．the Indian driver didn't want to send him to his office

B．he misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in India

C．he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the driver didn't say any words

D．the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money

小题3: Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A．The Indians’ shaking heads means “Yes”.

B．Shaking heads in India has the same meaning as in China.

C．Finally the foreigner didn’t get to his office .

D．The Indian driver was a deaf man.

Mozart was born on January 27th, 1756 and died on December 5 th, 1791. (1)When he was three, he often had lessons with his elder sister. His father took him through many different countries, where he played music for lots of people.
But some people didn’t believe a little boy could write such beautiful music. They asked him to stay in a room all by himself for a week and somebody watched the room all the time . (2)In a week , he finished a new piece of music . After that, people believed that he could write beautiful music.
Mozart died when he was still a young man. During his short life he studied music and taught music and played music and wrote music. Even by working so hard, he couldn’t make much money . Often he had to borrow money from his friends. （3）But his music made him happy and for more than two hundred years his music has made other people happy, too.
小题1:根据①填空，每空一词。
____ ____ ____ ____ three,he often had lessons with his elder sister
小题2:对（2）处划线部分提问。
____ ____did he finish a new piece of music?
小题3:将③处译成汉语。
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Now more and more people may experience excessive (more than normal) hair loss(掉发). Hair loss of this type can affect men ,women and Children. But what causes excessive hair loss?
A number of things can cause excessive hair loss．For example，about 3 or 4 months after an illness，you may suddenly lose a large amount of hair ,This hair loss is related(与……有关)to the　stress of the illness and it won’t last long．
For example，many women notice hair loss about 3 months after they’ve had a baby .This loss is also related to hormones (激素). During they have babies，high levels of certain hormones cause hair loss. When the hormone return to normal levels．The normal cycle of growth and loss starts again.
Another way of hair loss is the improper care of your hair .If you wear pigtails(辫子)or use tight (紧的)hair rollers, the pull(拉)on your hair can cause a type of hair loss.
Some medicine can cause hair loss．This type of hair loss improves when you stop taking the medicine．Medicine that can cause hair loss includes blood thinners，medicine used to treat cancer ,Vitamin A(if too much is taken)，birth control pills and so on．
But how to stop hair loss ? Perhaps your doctor can help you．He will probably ask you some questions about your diet，any medicine you’re taking，whether you’ve had a recent illness and how you take care of your hair．
Medicine may also help slow or prevent(阻止)the development of hair loss Some medicine is helpful．but you had better ask for doctors’ advice .
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What causes hair loss?	How to stop hair loss?
Hair loss is related to小题1:	Doctors can help you
The 小题2:    may cause hair 1oss, such as wearing pigtails ,using tight hair rollers and so on.	小题3:        may help prevent hair loss if doctors permit.
小题4:       can cause hair loss.

“Just sign here, sir,” the postman said as he handed Oscar a package.
The package consisted of a long, narrow      carefully wrapped in brown paper. Opening the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside—a very old one with a beautiful handle (把手).      he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it immediately.
Oscar was 16 when he first saw the unusual umbrella. He had gone to a      with his grandparents. As they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Shocked by its beauty, Oscar wanted to find its    . He asked the manager of the theatre to look up the record of ticket sales. The name was Mrs. Brain. It was hard work to find     Mrs Brain lived. However, they managed to get there.
Oscar rang the bell of Mrs. Brain’s house. The door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I help you?” she asked.
“I’d like to return it if it’s yours,” Oscar said, holding out the umbrella.
“Why, yes! It’s mine,” replied Mrs. Brain with a     smile and shining eyes. “It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. ”
“May I offer you a reward for your     ?”
“No, madam,” he said, “My grandmother says a good deed is its own reward.”
“Well, that’s      my father used to say. What is your name, young man?”
Years later, Oscar was       the handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. Brain. It was in perfect condition, considering how old it was. Why had it arrived here today?
As if in answer, a note fell from the paper. It read, “I want you to      this umbrella as a present for a kind, unselfish action long ago.” Oscar was deeply moved with tears.

小题1:	A．basket B．bag C．box D．bottle

小题2:	A．After B．When C．Since D．Although

小题3:	A．park B．square C．concert D．station

小题4:	A．designer B．seller C．producer D．owner

小题5:	A．how B．when C．where D．what

小题6:	A．big B．confident C．proud D．wild

小题7:	A．patience B．kindness C．courage D．sadness

小题8:	A．obviously B．naturally C．exactly D．probably

小题9:	A．looking at B．looking for C．looking after D．looking through

小题10:

A．own B．accept C．carry D．buy

Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I wanted to have a rest before catching the train. I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table and then  (A) 去要一杯咖啡.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone sitting in the next seat. It was a boy,  with dark glasses and old clothes, and his hair was coloured bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!
Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to have any trouble. I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me closely. Then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. （B）Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got (C) it.
The boy gave me a strange look, then stood up. As he left he shouted out, “There’s something wrong with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, but I did not want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had made mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to leave. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate (D) _______ the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!
小题1: 将划线部分A 译成英语 _________________________________________________
小题2: 将划线部分B 改写为 Still I _________  __________ to him.
小题3:文中能替代划线部分C 的短语是 _____________________
小题4: 在D的空白处填入一个适当的词语 ______________
小题5: 文中描写男孩目光神情的词语是 _________________________

In July 2001，Zhang Jian, a 37-year-old swimmer landed in Calais, France after swimming for twelve hours. He became the first Chinese ever to cross the English Channel. The 33.8-kilometre channel has attracted many swimmers because it is one of the most difficult to cross.
Zhang Jian (A)_________ at 1:30 p.m. (Beijing time) on July 29, 2001. After putting some oil on his skin to help keep warm, he  (B) stepped into the sea from Shakespeare Beach, Dover. Most of the time, (C) Zhang swam freestyle to save energy. But he had to change his style along the way because the ocean currents changed every six hours and the water was so cold. During the crossing, he ate some food and had some drinks. About three hours before he landed in Calais, a British guide jumped into the sea and (D) 和他一起游泳. At 1:25 a. m. on July 30, 2001, Zhang walked onto the beach at last.
(E) A lot of people were waiting for him on the beach. Among them were his family and friends. They were very proud of him. A foreign reporter spoke highly of him, “He has shown us  what is courage and what is strength.”
小题1: 在（A）的空白处填入适当的词语 ________________________
小题2: 写出划线部分 B 和 E 的同义词或近义词  ________________   ______________
小题3:将（C）句改写为 Zhang swam freestyle _________  _________ he could save energy.
小题4:将（D）部分译成英语 ______________________________
小题5:在文中找出最能解释主题的语句 _________________________

Today many Chinese people want to             their English in different ways. For example, twenty-four young singers from across China entered a contest         singing popular English songs      all the singers sang very clearly and looked comfortable     stage. Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as      as native speakers.
The singers really came from all age groups and from all over China. The      of the men’s competition was a 40-year-old man from Xi'an, and the winner of the       competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian.     winners were very modest and said that they didn't think they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the winner of the women's competition, said       English helped her win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English was      , so she had to study hard. She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English.
This kind of contest encourages people in China          English. Many people agree that they make         by singing English songs and that it is a good idea to have fun with English. Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks English program? If not, why don't you find out about it? It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English.  singing English songs, there are many other fun      to learn English. What about watching English movies, or reading English books? Maybe you could even make friends with a    speaker of English. If you look hard enough, you'll find a good way to learn English better.
小题1:

A．leant

B．listen

C．improve

D．hear

小题2:

A．in

B．by

C．from

D．with

小题3:

A．Possibly

B．Nearly

C．Luckily

D．Hardly

小题4:

A．on

B．onto

C．in

D．under

小题5:

A．good

B．well

C．better

D．best

小题6:

A．winner

B．host

C．hostess

D．listener

小题7:

A．woman’s

B．women’s

C．girl’s

D．lady’s

小题8:

A．Both

B．Either

C．Every

D．Each

小题9:

A．study

B．studying

C．studies

D．studied

小题10:

A．not well enough

B．very well

C．not good enough

D．very good

小题11:

A．to speak

B．speak

C．spoken

D．speaking

小题12:

A．progress

B．progresses

C．money

D．friends

小题13:

A．Beside

B．Besides

C．Except

D．Not only

小题14:

A．stories

B．songs

C．movies

D．ways

小题15:

A．strange

B．friendly

C．kind

D．native

A man died and was on his way to another world, either Heaven ( 天堂 ) or hell ( 地狱 ) . He saw a very beautiful palace half way and the owner of the palace asked him to stay and live in the palace.
The man said, “I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work.”
The owner of the palace said, “If so, there is nowhere else better than here for you. There is enough delicious food in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone stopping you. Moreover, nothing needs to be done by you.” Then, the man stayed in the palace.
At the beginning, the man felt very happy, eating and sleeping, without thinking about other things. But gradually, he felt a bit lonely and bored. So he went to the owner and said, “It is too boring to live by just eating and sleeping every day. Now I have no interest in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a job?”
The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here at all.”
After another several months, the man could not stand his present life and went to the owner again and said, “I really can not stand this sort of life any more. If you do not offer me a job, I would like to go to hell instead of living here.”
The owner of the palace laughed loudly and then said, “Do you think it is Heaven here? It is actually Hell!”
小题1: The man couldn’t stand the present life in the palace because_________.

A．he must eat delicious food everyday

B．had to help others

C．as time went on ,he got bored

D．the owner of the palace was unfriendly

小题2: According to the passage, which statements is Right?

A．The beautiful palace the man lived for several months is Heaven.

B．Someone would stop the man ,if he ate more.

C．The man thought he would live in Hell rather than heaven if he couldn’t get a job.

D．In fact, in Heaven the man could eat and sleep without any work.

小题3:What’s the title of the passage?

A．A hard-working man	B．Hell and Heaven
C．What you want in Heaven	D．Hell is better than Heaven

Though there are so many passages about positive thinking, few people really understand what it is. Being positive doesn’t mean ignoring (忽视) what is happening around us. If someone is going through problems or living in a difficult situation, we cannot expect him to ignore his problems and start thinking positively right away.
It is easier to think positively when we are in a comfortable situation, rather than a bad situation. We cannot think positively when we have problems, unless we are trained to. No one can speak a foreign language before studying and practicing for some time. The same thing is true about being positive. However, saying that everything is going to be all right, smiling for no reason, or ignoring problems without trying to solve them, is not being positive. It is daydreaming.
Positive people expect the best and believe that a bad situation will be improved, but they are also practical (明智的) people. They look for opportunities and solutions instead of doing nothing. They can improve a bad situation with a positive attitude. They can not only keep thinking of the problem that they face, but they can also refuse to let the problem affect their mind too much.
Positive thinking is being hopeful, and hope brings light and happiness into our life. One can just live with a bad attitude, or one can try to do one’s best in a bad situation. It is a matter of choice.
小题1: When we are in bad situation, it is ____ for us to think positively at once.

A．harder	B．easier
C．quicker	D．slower

小题2: Which one of the following is being positive?

A．Ignoring everything that we are facing.

B．Doing nothing but thinking.

C．Daydreaming all day.

D．Trying to solve problems.

小题3:Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A．Being positive can be trained, like learning a language.

B．Positive people can look for solutions in bad situations.

C．Problems can have a bad influence on positive people.

D．Positive thinking is helpful for everyone.

Under pressure from health and children’s groups, McDonald’s is making changes to its famous Happy Meals. The fast food chain (连锁店) will add a serving (一份食物的量) of fruit or vegetable to all of the meals, which are aimed at children, and reduce the amount of French fries.
McDonald’s said it first experimented with cutting fries entirely from the Happy Meals, but children and parents disagreed. “People come to McDonald’s and, first of all, they want the choice and the control to be theirs, but their expectation of a Happy Meal does include fries,”said Jan Fields, president of McDonald’s in the US. ”When we did it without fries, there was a huge disappointment.”
The new French fries in Happy Meals will contain 1.1 ounces (31 grams) of potatoes, down from 2.4 ounces. Apple slices will often be included as the healthy dish, but it could also be carrots, pineapple slices or oranges, depending on the time of year and the region(区域) in which they are being served.
Although the subject to variation (变化) depends on what is ordered, the new meals will represent, on average, a 20% decrease (减少) in calories (卡路里) , the chain said. Fields said Happy Meal prices will not go up as a result of the changes. But the chain has raised prices this year as a result of increasing costs.
As the world’s largest restaurant chain by sales, McDonald’s has been under careful examination for the nutritional (营养的) quality of its food. People also criticized its sales of children’s meals with a toy, connecting it to the nation’s obesity (肥胖) problem.
小题1: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A．New Happy Meals contain fewer calories.

B．New Happy Meal prices are not the same as the old ones.

C．People do not want to eat French fries in Happy Meals.

D．Old Happy Meals contain 2.4 ounces of potatoes in the form of French fries.

小题2: According to the passage ,_____________won’t be served in the new Happy Meals.

A．apple slices	B．oranges
C．bananas	D．carrots

小题3: Why did people criticize the sale of children’s meals with a toy at McDonald’s?

A．The toy is of poor quality.

B．Children prefer its toys to its meals.

C．It makes the children’s meals more expensive.

D．It will cause the obesity problem.

小题4:What is the best title for the passage?

A．McDonald’s to Raise Price Again

B．McDonald’s in Careful Examination

C．McDonald’s Criticized by Children and Parents

D．McDonald’s to Make Happy Meals Healthier