A beach house caught fire last night, ___________ seven students living in it.

A．to kill B．killing       C．having killed    D．killed

Speaking to her supporters, she _______ harmony and peace in society.

A．called for  B．gave out    C．attended to       D．took up

—Why are the Woods selling their belongings?

—They __________ to another city.

A．had moved       B．have moved      C．moved      D．are moving

__________ you are doing now has never been done before.

A．That         B．How         C．Which             D．What

A kindergarten teacher let her class play a game. She told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag   1   a few potatoes. Each potato would be given a   2   of a person the child   3  , so the number of potatoes in their bags would   4   on the number of people they hated.

So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the names of some people on them. Some had two potatoes; some three   5   some up to five. The teacher then told the children to   6   with them the potatoes   7   they go (even to the toilet) for one week.

As days passed   8  , and the children started to   9   about the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes.   10  , those having five potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After one week, the children were   11   because the game had finally ended.

The teacher asked about their feelings of carrying the potatoes. The children   12   out their frustrations(沮丧) and started complaining of the trouble they had to   13  .

Then the teacher told them the   14   meaning behind the game.

She said:“ This is exactly the   15   when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench(恶臭) of hatred will contaminate(玷污) your heart and you will always carry it with you. If you cannot   16   the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine

  17   it is like to have the hatred in your heart for your lifetime?”

Moral of the story:

      18   away any hatred for anyone from your heart   19   you will not carry it for a lifetime.   20   others is the best attitude to take!

1．A．including               B．seating                C．containing           D．growing

2．A．character              B．secret                  C．picture                D．name

3．A．hated                    B．loved                   C．appreciated          D．struck

4．A．live                       B．depend                C．wait                    D．keep

5．A．when                    B．while                   C．as                       D．unless

6．A．bring                    B．take                    C．fetch                   D．carry

7．A．however               B．whenever            C．wherever             D．whatever

8．A．by                        B．away                   C．on                      D．out

9．A．wander                 B．spread                 C．complain             D．breathe

10．A．Besides               B．However             C．Therefore            D．Instead

11．A．disappointed         B．relieved               C．possessed            D．reserved

13．A．go through          B．pick up                C．turn to                D．put away

14．A．skeptical              B．terminal               C．hidden                 D．ignored

15．A．information          B．identification        C．tradition              D．situation

16．A．hold                    B．tolerate                C．alter                    D．combine

17．A．how                    B．whether               C．that                     D．what

18．A．Cast                    B．Click                   C．Cross                  D．Cure

19．A．in case                B．so that                 C．as though            D．now that

20．A．Abandoning             B．Blessing           C．Consulting              D．Forgiving

The British steamship “Titanic,” sank after striking ice in North Atlantic Ocean, and killed more than 15,000.

The Titanic hearings(听证会) were conducted by a special subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee and chaired by Senator William A. Smith. The hearings began on April 19,1912, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. A total of 82 witnesses testified(作证) about ice warnings that were ignored, the inadequate number of lifeboats, the ship’s speed, the failure of nearby ships to respond to the Titanic’s distress calls, and the treatment of passengers of different classes. The hearings concluded on May 28, 1912, when Senator Smith visited the Titanic’s sister ship, Olympic, at port in New York, to interview some of its crew. When the Titanic sank, the Olympic was about 500 miles away.

The subcommittee hearing transcripts(手稿), which were published in 1912, are over1,100 pages long. Spawned by the popularity of the movie on the Titanic, a paperback reprint of the hearings was published in 1998 by Pocket Books. This paperback is an exact reprint of the hearing transcripts.

Other congressional documents issued in 1912 as a result of the Titanic investigation include:

·The final report that contains the conclusions about the causes of the disaster.

·The investigative report issued by the British Government.

·A law to award medals of honor to the captain, officers, and crew of the ship Carpathia, which picked up the survivors of the Titanic.

·A law to establish a memorial to Archibald W. Butt and Francis D. Millet, commissioned officers who went down with the sinking of the Titanic.

1．What is the passage mainly about?

       A．Who should be blamed for the disaster? B．What caused the disaster?

       C．What were done after the disaster?        D．Where can we get such documents?

2．We can learn all the followings about the disaster except ____________.

       A．Poorer people might have been unfairly treated.

       B．No ship came to rescue the people on Titanic.

       C．Titanic might have been over speed.

       D．Titanic’s officers had thought little of ice warnings.

3．Why did Senator Smith visited the Titanic’s sister ship, Olympic?

       A．Because it picked up the survivors of the Titanic.

       B．Because it was at port in New York.

       C．Because he wanted to know more about Titanic.

       D．Because it was nearby when Titanic sank.

4．What does the underlined word “spawn” most probably mean?

       A．To make a series of things happen.

       B．To make more money from something.

       C．to go along with something.

       D．To put out some heated quarreling.

5．What can we learn from the passage about A.W. Butt and F.D. Millet?

       A．It was their last mission.

       B．They were blamed for the disaster.

       C．They were proud of the ship.

       D．They didn’t escape from the ship.

American farmers are raising five percent more goats for meat these days.

Goat meat is high in protein(蛋白质) and lower in unhealthy fat than many other meats. Even so, the industry is small compared to chicken, beef and pork. But immigration has brought more of a taste for goat to America from all over the world.

Experts from the University of Illinois offer some questions for people to consider if they are thinking about raising goats.

◆First of all, do you understand that there always has to be someone to care for the goats?

◆How much land do you have available? And how good is it? Poor ground may support two to four goats on half a hectare. Better grassland can support six to eight. If goats and cattle share the land, one or two goats can be added for each cow. The goats will eat weeds and other plants that cattle do not like.

◆Do you have buildings for the number of female goats you plan to keep during winter? An open, cold, dry barn is better than a closed, warm barn where the air is wet.

◆Do you have the equipment to clean barns and to harvest hay to feed your goats? Or will you get someone else to do it, or buy the hay?

The experts say a profitable business in goat meat may take three to five years to establish. And, of course, there are no guarantees.

1．On which section of a newspaper will this passage appear?

       A．International Affairs                             B．Entertainment

       C．Agriculture                                          D．Culture

2．Which of the following is not a factor in making goat meat more popular?

       A．Goat meat is healthy food.

       B．Immigrants bring different tastes.

       C．The industry still leaves room for profit.

       D．Raising goats is challenging.

3．Who are the intended readers of this passage?

       A．Immigrants.         B．Farmers.             C．Experts.              D．Nutritionist.

4．If someone has two hectares of good grass land, what is the maximum number of cows and goats he can raise?

       A．32 cows and 64 goats.                         B．32 cows and 32 goats.

       C．16 cows and 32 goats                          D．8 cows and 16goats.

5．What is the experts’ opinion about the goat-raising business?

       A．You can make sure money.                   B．You had better be cautious and patient.

       C．Goats are hardly possible to raise.   D．Goat meat still needs to be recognized

Recently some American schools have made changes in the traditional school year to improve student learning.

Some have extended the school year, or reorganized it to avoid a long summer break. Another choice is to extend the school day. A new report from the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University examines research into how effective this is.

The traditional school day has not changed much in more than a century. Activities or special programs might mean a longer day. But younger children usually go to school from about nine o’clock in the morning until about three in the afternoon. Older ones are traditionally in school from about seven a.m. until around two p.m.

Some high schools have changed to later start times because of findings that teenagers learn better that way. But the new report says results have been mixed. Teachers say students are more awake. But students say the changes interfere with after-school activities or jobs.

By 2001, almost one-third of all secondary schools had some form of block scheduling. The idea is to provide longer periods in the school day to teach basic subjects. More class time should mean better results. This is the thinking, at least. Yet a 2001 study found that secondary schools with traditional schedules had higher test scores by comparison. Schools with block scheduling did have higher scores in science, though..

Experts say it is what educators do with the extra time that has the largest effect on student learning. They note a criticism that education leaders often make scheduling changes without changing the learning environment of a school.

1．What was the original intension of schools’ extending school time?

       A．To carry out more after-school activities.

       B．To make students learn more.

       C．To prevent students from taking jobs.

       D．To win better reputations.

2．From the passage, we know that, traditionally, younger children _________ than older ones.

       A．go to school later                                 B．stay at school for longer time

       C．leave school earlier                               D．have less activities

3．Why don’t children like late starts of school days?

       A．Because they can’t sleep late.

       B．Because they have less time after school.

       C．Because they can’t enjoy more classes.

       D．Because they don’t accept new things.

4．What is the experts’ general attitude towards the changes?

       A．Positive.              B．Negative.             C．Optimistic.          D．Neutral.

5．According to the experts, longer school time is not as important as _________.

       A．more activities                                     B．more basic subjects

       C．better learning environment     D．better education leaders.

TORNTO, Canada   People eat more when they are glued to the television, and the more entertaining the program, the more they eat, according to a recent research.

It seems that distracted brains do not notice what the mouth is doing, said Dr. Alan Hirsch, neurological(神经学) director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago. Hirsch explored the impact of smell, taste and eating behaviors while watching TV by measuring potato chip consumption. Forty-five volunteers ate as many chips as they wanted during five minute intervals over three-week periods while they watched monologues by late-night talk show hosts David Letterman and Jay Leno. They also were given chips to eat when the television was off.

Hirsch found people ate an average of 44 percent more chips while watching Letterman and 42 percent more while viewing Leno, than when they did not watch TV.

“If you can concentrate on how the food tastes you’ll eat less because you’ll feel full faster,” Hirsch said, “So if that’s the case, let’s look at the opposite. What if you’re distracted? If you’re distracted, in theory, then you’d eat more.”

1．What can be the best title of the news report?

       A．Study Finds Entertaining TV Programs Make You Eat

       B．David Letterman or Jay Leno, That’s a Question

       C．Good Way to Put on More Weight Found

       D．The More You Talk, The More You Eat

2．According to Hirsch, people eat more while watching TV because ________.

       A．the entertainment makes food more delicious

       B．they are usually hungry at late night

       C．they have more time enjoy their meals

       D．they don’t really know how much they eat

3．From the passage, what should he do if a man doesn’t want to grow fat?

       A．He should never watch talk shows on TV.

       B．He can turn off the TV while eating.

       C．He should eat something else instead of potato chips.

       D．He should watch TV with some other friends.

4．We can infer from the passage that ________.

       A．people must not watch entertaining programs

       B．the research lasted four weeks

       C．David letterman’s programs are amusing

       D．children should not watch these programs

5．What is the author’s intension in writing this passage?

       A．To tell us a way to lose weight.

       B．To warn us against talk shows on TV.

       C．To inform us the result of a new research.

       D．To tell us potato chips is junk food

Government statistics recently revealed that in the UK, more than 3,000 people a year experience electric shocks in their home. A smaller number are electrocuted(触电死亡) after contact with power lines outside the home. Electric shocks can cause a person’s heart or breathing to stop, can also cause burns and are potentially fatal. It is essential for people to learn basic first aid techniques to deal with such emergencies.

What to do?

1. If you are the first person to reach someone who has had an electric shock, don’t touch them!

2. If they are still holding the appliance that has given them the shock, unplug it or turn off the power at its source. Under no circumstances should you try to move the appliance with your hand!

3. If you can’t turn off the power, use a piece of wood, like a broom handle or a chair, to separate the victim(受害者) from the appliance or the power source. You may even be able to do this with a folded newspaper.

4. The victim must remain lying down. If they are unconscious, victims should be placed on their side. But ________________ if there is a possibility of neck or spin injuries unless it is absolutely necessary.

5. It is essential to maintain the victim’s body heat, so make sure you cover him or her with a blanket before you do anything else. If the victim is not breathing, apply mouth-to-mouth resuscitation(恢复呼吸). Keep the victim’s head low until professional help arrives.

阅读上面短文，并根据短文的要求答下题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

1．What is the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 15 words.)

2．Which of the sentences in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

In no case should you attempt to remove the power by hand.

3．Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

4．Please fill in the blank with proper words to make the sentence completed. (Please answer within 10 words)

5．Which tip do you think is the most important? And why? (Please answer within 30 words)