Some years ago industries had more freedom than they have now, and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed.  They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them; often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers. Of course sometimes there were real disasters which attracted the attention of governments and which showed the need for changes. Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore.

At such times, there were inquiries(调查)into the causes of the disasters or the  problems. New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries, however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously ill.

Today many governments have special departments which protect customers and workers. In the U. S, for example, there is a department which examines new planes and gives warnings about possible problems. It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow. Another department controls (管理)the foods and drugs that companies sell. A third department looks at the places where people work, and then reports any companies that are breaking the laws which protect the health and safety of workers. Of course, new government, departments and new laws cannot prevent every accident or illness, but they are having some good results.

Our work places are safer and cleaner than before. The planes and cars which we use for travel are better. Producers are thinking more about the safety and health of the people who buy and use their products.

1．The main topic of the passage is ________________.

       A．conditions in the work place.

       B．the freedom of industries in the past.

       C．changes in industrial production.

       D．the safety and health of workers and customers.

2．We can infer(推断)from the passage that in the past _____________.

       A．workers often got ill because of the poor working conditions.

       B．Companies were free to put out any products they wanted to.

C．many people were killed by dangerous products.

       D．industries were as careful in management as they are today.

3．It is said indirectly in the passage that _______________.

       A．governments and companies had different opinions about the safety of products.

       B．governments paid little attention to the safety of products.

C．government officials often did not listen to scientists

       D．in the past no safety 1aws were introduced by governments.

4．Some years ago safety rules _______________.

       A．were put forward due to scientists' advice

       B．came into being as a result of the workers' demands

       C．were introduced because quite a number of people were killed or seriously injured.

       D．were effective enough to protect workers and customers.

Harnnibal was a general from Carthage, a city on the northern coast of Africa．He fought the ancient Romans and won great battles at a time when the Romans were the most powerful people in the world．His army was small, but it was made up of soldiers from many countries that didn't want to be ruled by the Romans.

Before Harnnibal could fight the Romans, he had to cross the Alps, the high mountains that the Romans always had thought would protect them from enemy armies．When winter came, the Romans did not think Hannibal could possibly cross the mountains．Harnnibal surprised them．With some of his soldiers riding huge strong elephants—where no elephants had ever travelled before—he crossed the mountains with his army．The paths rising and falling sharply, were icy and dangerous．The elephants had to walk slowly without resting through the mountain snowstorms and howling(怒号) winds ．The enemies rolled rocks down to try to stop them．Even raging rivers couldn' t stop them．Harnnibal's soldiers built rafts(木排)strong enough to carry the elephants across．At last, half of them never reached the end of their journey．But the other half of the army and some of the elephants did finish the journey.

1．Harnnibal knew that he ________.

       A．must have a powerful army to beat the Romans

       B．must cross the Alps to win the battles

       C．was sure to beat the Romans before crossing the Alps

       D．had to break away from the Romans to cross the Alps

2．Which of the following is not true?

       A．Before Harnnibal' s army crossed the Alps, the Romans were the most powerful people in the world.

B．The Romans thought it impossible for Harnnibal to cross the Alps .

       C．Harnnibal used the elephant to help cross the Alps because the elephants were good at walking on mountain paths.

       D．Harnnibal managed to cross the Alps after all with his army.

3．After reading this passage, we can easily remember a saying:

       A．Where there's a will, there's a way.

B．Strike while the iron is still hot.

       C．He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.

       D．Failure is the mother of success.

Traveling is more important than reading books to understand people and the world. A book about another country tells you about things such as the country’s history, its people and its culture in a very general way. When meeting foreigners, I found that books can’t be trusted totally. For example, when I was visiting Wisconsin University, many people were rigid(保守的), uneducated, had no sense of humor, and they all wore blue suits. Even the picture in some people’s minds was that Chinese still wore pigtails(辫子)as they did in the Qing Dynasty. Though the videotapes shown by me, they were surprised to find that these facts were not true at all and the Chinese people are outgoing and have great intelligence, dress well and have an equally strong sense of humor.

Reading a book about another country makes me interested in traveling. Then I make plans to go and see what I have read about.

In addition, people who go out and experience things themselves are likely to be open-minded, and are really interested in making things happen. A friend of mine, Chen Ming, went to a backward rural area(落后的农村地区) and experienced the sufferings of the children there firsthand.  Then he organized a medical team to give them treatment. Just reading about these children’s situation would not have had the same effect as seeing them in person.

More and more Chinese travel at home or abroad.  Especially the children who travel more will see the important landscapes（风景） and will truly be full of knowledge about their own country. I have always felt enriched by the experience. It is only by “getting into action” that one can make a mark in this world, and truly live a meaningful life.

1．The author gives the example in Wisconsin University to show that ____.

       A．Chinese are often misunderstood by foreigners

       B．Books never tell the truth

       C．Chinese people have changed their life style a lot

       D．Seeing is believing

2．The underlined word “outgoing” means ____.

       A．facing danger, pain, or difficult situations with courage and confidence

       B．behaving or speaking in a correct way for the social situation you are in

       C．being nervous about talking to other people, especially to strangers

       D．liking to meet and talk to new people and make friends with them

3．The author believes that the more you experience things, ____.

A．the more you want to try something

B．the more you want to travel

C．the more interested you will be in reading books

D．the less you think you know

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．If you want to know the world, you can only travel.

B．If you read about some place from a book, you must go and see it.

C．Traveling can make a person like his life even more.

D．Traveling can certainly make a mark in the world.

5．The best title for this passage should be “____”.

A．What’s Good for Travel                       B．Experience by Reading

C．Reading about the Outside World           D．Prefer Traveling to Reading

注意：E=AB   F=AC  G=AD

A: I was told many overseas Chinese students are doing part-time jobs in the U.S.A．  1 

B: Well, I think so, but not always so.

A:   2 

B: I mean, it depends upon whether you have any condition to do a joB．

A: I know some succeed, but some fail.   3 

B: First of all, I think, they must have a special visA．

A:   4 

B: It’s not so simple, of course. There are hard-and-fast rules.

A:   5 

B: In my opinion, better not, if it’s not necessary for your own support.

A: Thanks a lot for the information.

A: Is it hard to get such a visa?

B: Is it easy to find one?

C: That’s right.

D: What do you mean?

E: I don’t believe it.

F: I’m not clear about it.

G: What do you think I can do?

单词拼写，请把该单词写在句子下面的横线上。

1．It is necessary to raise the primary and high school students’ ____(意识) of self-defence.

2．They became fighter ____(飞行员) of the British Royal Air Force.

3．You mustn’t take the magazines out of the reading room without that ____(助手) permission.

4．His ____(葬礼) will be on Tuesday at Blackburn Cathedral.

5．E____（最终）your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult.

6．Today there are more opportunities for disabled people to develop their p____, live a rich life and make a contribution to society.

7．Childhood illness can be u____ for children and parents alike.

8．The aim of any reform of legal aid should be to make the system a____ to more people.

9．Children feel deserted or r____ if they don’t see their parents regularly.

10．It will take us an hour to get to the airport, a____ for traffic delays.

如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误), 则按下列情况改正∶该行多一个词∶ 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉, 在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。该行缺一个词∶ 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。该行错一个词∶ 在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意∶ 原行没有错的不要改。

He felt tired and wanted find a place to sit in.                           1．_______________

Suddenly he saw a chair in front . To his surprised, he                       2．_______________

saw a man going to it in the front of him. . Mr. Black               3．_______________

thought out that the man wanted to take a rest in                    4．________________

that chair, either. So he began to walk faster.                          5．________________

Because Mr. Black ran more faster than that man,                          6．________________

he was the first to reach there or sat in the chair.                       7．________________

The man ran up Mr. Black and showed him a board.                   8．________________

On the board he could see clearly “WET PAINT”.                      9．________________

   Mr. Black really didn’t know how to say.                                 10．________________

请根据下面内容写一篇120个单词左右的文章：假设你叫李华，是一个坐轮椅的学生。想象你的日常生活：如何去教室、如何出行、吃饭、买东西等。作为残疾学生你面临哪些问题以及你的建议。

I'm sorry I didn't recognize your voice just now. It sounded quite different ________ the phone.

A．from        B．in                  C．on          D．to

"You _______smoke in the bedroom." Rose said to her husband and pushed him out of the room.

A．needn't        B．mustn't             C．dare not             D．won't

— The combination of Chinese culture and modern technologies will make the Bei- jing Olympics a special event.

— ________________ .

A．Good idea                   B．That's all right    C．It's fun                D．I couldn't agree more