One day, Wilson was walking quietly along the road when someone hit him hard on the back of his neck.
He looked behind him, and saw a young man whom he had never seen before.
      "How dare you hit me like that?" shouted Wilson.
      The young man said he had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his and that he thought Wilson was making a
lot of noise about nothing.
      This insult (侮辱) made Wilson even angrier, of course, and he at once decided to bring the young man
before a judge.
      Now, the judge, who heard the case was a friend of the young man's father's, and, although he pretended
to be quite fair, he was thinking about what he could do to protect the young man from being punished while
at the same time not to be appearing unfair.
      Finally he said to Wilson, "I understand your feelings in this matter very well. Would you be satisfied if I
let you hit the young man as he hit you?" 
      Wilson said he would not be. The young man had insulted him and should be properly punished.
      "Well, then," said the judge to the young man,"I order you to pay ten coins to Wilson."
      Ten coins was very little for such a crime, but the young man did not have it with him, so the judge
allowed him to go and get it.
      Wilson waited for him to return with the money. He waited an hour, and then two hours, while the judge
took care of other business.
      When it was nearly time for the court to close, Wilson chose a moment when the judge was especially
busy, came up quietly and hit him hard on the back of the neck. Then he said to him, "I am sorry, but I can't
wait any longer. When the young man comes back, tell him that I have passed my right to the ten coins on to
you."

1. Why did the young man hit Wilson from behind?

A. Wilson had hit him before.
B. He had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his.
C. Wilson was a stranger there.
D. Wilson made a lot of noise when he was walking.

2. The judge thought about how to protect the young man because ____.

A. he thought it a small matter
B. as a judge, he should be fair
C. he thought the man too young to be punished
D. the young man was his friend's son

3. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The young man was ordered to hit himself as hard as he had done on Wilson.
B. Wilson was allowed to hit the young man as hard as he had done.
C. Wilson was allowed to do more insulting on the young man.
D. The young man was ordered to hand a lot of money to Wilson.

4. The best title for this passage is _____.

A. I've passed my right on to you
B. The judge and Wilson
C. Wilson and the young man
D. The young man was set free

      I went over my grandmother's house today and she didn't have time for me. You see, the lady's husband
downstairs died and my Grandmother wanted to make some cookies for her. My grandmother did not analyze
(分析) how the lady treated her, or if the lady needed any cookies, or even if the lady would like the cookies.
She didn't think how much the lady has done for her. She simply began baking.
      My Grandmother turned 94 last week and this I believe is her secret to life. My grandmother is generous
(慷慨) and hard-working in a way that is rare for our time. She lives by a simple belief: if someone needs your
help, you help. Never mind all the analyzing and thinking whether the person deserves or appreciates the help.
My grandmother doesn't sit around thinking about who might be making use of her: she simply does what is
needed.
      At 94, she is busy in life. She is making a blanket for a new great grandchild, and worried that I don't have
enough kitchen towels for my home. She is bringing soup to a sick neighbor, and teaching the new wife of her
cousin (who is 88) how to cook Italian food.
      My grandmother had every right to give up, but she didn't-and amazingly life did bring her good things,
like a husband with twinkling blue eyes who was much ahead of his time and believed that men should do an
equal amount of cooking and cleaning in the home, three beautiful children (my father and two aunts), 22
grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. My grandmother is not afraid to give someone she barely knows
a bowl of soup. She never keeps herself out of the world.

1. The reason why my grandmother made cookies for the lady downstairs is that _____.

A. she thought the lady was too busy
B. she would make them as thanks to her
C. she thought she should do something for the lady at the special time
D. they had had an agreement before

2. In the writer's opinion, _____.

A. my grandmother has a secret way of living
B. my grandmother does everything on careful consideration
C. few people are as generous as my grandmother now
D. my grandmother will get something in return

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

A. My grandmother cares for her children even some strangers.
B. My grandfather does not treat women in an unfair way.
C. This is a family in which there are nearly 30 people now.
D. My grandmother never keeps everything for herself.

4. We may infer from the text that the writer _____.

A. thinks his grandmother is living a tired life
B. thinks his grandmother is doing what she should do
C. thinks his grandmother should not be so kind
D. is proud of his grandmother

      The journey two divers made some time ago to the deepest point on the earth makes us realize how
much of the world still remains to be studied. The two men went down seven miles to the bottom of the
Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball to find out if there are any ocean currents (水流) or signs of life.
      It was necessary to set out early, so that the ball would come to the surface in daylight, and be easily
found by the mother ship which would be waiting for it. The divers began preparations early in the morning
and soon afterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under the surface of the water.
      The divers felt as if they were going down steps as they passed through warm and cold layers (层) of
water. In time the temperature dropped to the freezing point. They kept in touch with the mother ship by
telephone telling how they felt. Then, at a depth of 3,000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were
quite cut off from the outside world. All went well until some four hours later at 30,000 feet, the men were
frightened by a loud, cracking noise. Even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death. Luckily,
though, it was only one of the outer windows that had broken. Soon afterwards, the ball touched the soft
ocean floor raising a big cloud of "dust" made up of small dead sea creatures. Here, powerful lights lit up the
dark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them quite untroubled by the great
water pressure. But they did not dare to leave the lights on for long, as the heat from them made the water
boil. Quite unexpectedly, the telephone began working again and the faint but clear voices of the divers were
heard on the mother ship seven miles away. After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up,
arriving three hours later, cold and wet through, but none was worse for their experience.

1. The purpose of the divers' journey to the deepest point on the earth was to find _____.

A. if there are water currents, and life in the great depths
B. if people can stand the severe cold in the great depths
C. if there are steps in the great depths
D. if the telephone works well in the great depths

2. The divers set out early in the morning so that _____.

A. they could return to the surface during the day
B. they could see at the bottom of the ocean
C. they could avoid the cold at night
D. they could stay long at the bottom

3. As the divers went down to the ocean floor, the telephone _____.

A. kept working all the time
B. stopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working again after they reached the bottom
C. stopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working again at 30,000 feet
D. stopped working at a depth of 3,000 feet and began working again when they returned to the same depth

4. On the ocean floor, the divers found that _____.

A. there was no life but some small dead sea creatures
B. fish were swimming as freely as they do near the surface
C. fish were not swimming freely in the dark water
D. fish were not swimming freely under the high water pressure

      Henry Adams was an American businessman. One day he had an accident in the sea. Luckily he was
spotted by a ship and rescued. He earned his p  1   by working as an unpaid hand. Henry reached London,
hungry, lonely and p  2  . Two rich brothers made a bet   3   Henry because they thought he was h  4  , poor
and hard-working. They gave him a million pound bank note to see whether a man can s  5   in the city for
a month with only a million pound bank note. Hunger f  6   Henry to go into a restaurant. Observing his poor
appearance, the owner and the waiter served him in a   7   manner. After the meal, Henry showed the bank note
to the owner. Both the owner and the h  8   were shocked, the hostess even s  9  . They doubted whether it
was g 10  or not. After they made sure it was real, their attitudes  11 . Henry changed greatly. They flattered
him and  12  to him when he left. Next the same thing happened in the barber's and the tailor's and Henry had
his hair cut and bought new clothes  13  paying anything. Later Henry was able to live in one of the best hotels
in London and the whole London regarded him  14  a millionare. Therefore he was invited to parties of the rich
and the upper class  15  he met a beautiful girl and soon they  16  in love with each other.

1______2______3______4______5______6______7______8______
9______10______11______12______13______14______15______16______

      An old friend from California called from the airport (机场) to tell me that he had arrived. I was not able
to leave the office, but I had made plans for his arrival. After explaining where my new house was, I told him
that I had left the key under the doormat (门垫). Since I knew it would be pretty late before I could get home,
I suggested that he make himself at home and help himself to anything that was in the refrigerator.
      Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house. At the moment, he said, he was listening to some
of my records after having had a delicious meal. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice. When
I asked him if he had had any difficulty finding the house, he answered that the only problem was that he had
not been able to find the key under the doormat (门垫), but luckily, the living room window by the apple tree
had been left open and he had climbed in through the window. I listened to all this in great surprise. There is
no apple tree outside my window, but there is one by the living room window of my next door neighbor's
house!

1. An old friend of mine called _____.

[     ]

A. to tell me to meet him at the airport
B. to tell me about his arrival
C. to ask me to leave the office
D. to ask me to make plans for his arrival.

2. My friend climbed into the room because _____.

[     ]

A. there was an apple tree outside
B. the living room window was left open
C. he had difficulty opening the door
D. he hadn't found the key

3. My friend telephoned me two hours later _____.

[     ]

A. from my home
B. at the airport
C. in his office
D. from my neighbor's house

4. The purpose (目的) of writing this passage (文章的段) is to _____.

[     ]

A. introduce a friend
B. tell an interesting story
C. explain something
D. show what friendship is

       Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday
when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape route-through the boot
(行李箱).
       Mr. Johnson's car had finished up in a ditch (沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ice and
hitting a bank. "Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly," Mr. Johnson said. "I couldn't force the
doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I
knew water would come flooding in." 
       Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists
by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape. Later he
said, "It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to
unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. 
       It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the
boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. "It
was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in.
I forced the lid down into the mud and jumped out of the ditch."
       His hands and arms cut and bruised (擦伤), Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was
looked after by the farmer's wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, "That thirty minutes seemed
like hours." Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two
feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.

1. What is the best title for this newspaper article?

A. The Story of Mr. Johnson, A Sweet Salesman
B. Car Boot Can Serve As The Best Escape Route
C. Driver Escapes Through Car Boot
D. The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident

2. Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?

A. The hammer.
B. The coin.
C.The screw.
D. The horn.

3. Which statement is true according to the passage?

A. Mr. Johnson's car stood on its boot as it fell down.
B. Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam.
C. Mr. Johnson's car accident was partly due to the slippery road.
D. Mr. Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat.

4. "Finally it gave" (Paragraph 4) means that ______.

A. Luckily the door was torn away in the end
B. At last the hammer went broken
C. The lock came open after all his efforts
D. The chance was lost at the last minute

5. It may be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. the ditch was along a quiet country road
B. the accident happened on a clear warm day
C. the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditch
D. Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended

      Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failures in career made him a bad-tempered and
disappointed man, often complaining that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so
disappointed with the city that he had to leave.
       So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were
busily engaged in tidying up their new home, the lights suddenly went out and they were forced to stop work.
Terry regretted to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait helplessly in a bad mood. Just then he
heard light, hesitand (犹豫的) knocks on his door that were clearly heard in the quiet night.
       "Who's it?" he wondered. Terry didn't know anybody in the new city, and this was the moment he
especially hated to be disturbed. He went to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl,
asking in a shy voice, "Sir, do you have candles? I'm your neighbor." "NO," answered Terry rudely. He shut
the door. "What a nuisance!" he grumbled (嘟囔) over it with his wife. "No sooner had we settled down than
the neighbor came to borrow things. What'll be the next? How bothering!"
       He was angry about it when the door was knocked at again. He opened it and found the same little girl
outside. But this time she was holding two candles. She said, "My grandma told me the new neighbor
downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these." Terry was struck by what he saw. When
he became fully aware, he said, "Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!"
       At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness and harshness
(刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually nobody else but himself, for
his eyes had been blurred (使模糊) by his cold mind.

1. Terry decided to move to another city because ______.

A. he wanted to earn more money there
B. he found it more challenging to live in a new place
C. he didn't like the place where he lived
D. he thought he should change his job

2. Terry treated the little girl rudely because he thought ______.

A. the neighbor would often borrow things from him later
B. he had no friends in the new city
C. she was too young to play with candles
D. he was cheated at that time

3. It can be concluded that Terry realized that he used to be ______.

A. cold and harsh
B. lazy and negative
C. friendly and kind
D. crazy and rude

4. What would be the best title for this passage?

A. Help others to help yourself
B. Light the candle in your heart
C. Terry's good neighbor
D. God bless you