She’s such a smart ___ that she can type 150 words in one minute．

       A．typewriter        B．typist            C．surgeon              D．pilot

 To be an astronaut, you must not only be strong in mind, but also be sound mentally and___．

       A．eventually         B．willingly         C．potentially          D．physically

 We were informed that the woods behind our apartment building would be removed to___ a swimming pool for the residents．

       A．take a chance                                  B．leave alone  

      C．break away from                               D．allow for

 ---Why did he___ that the man we met on the bridge was his father?

       ---God knows!

       A．refuse               B．deny             C．accuse              D．resist

 --- Where was the park that the author described in his latest book?

       ---___ was near the zoo ___ we took many photos last month．

       A．That, that          B．It, that           C．It, where          D．It, which

       请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

       It was December 22．The bitter wind swept the countless snowflakes（雪花） across my front yard．My dad was there sweeping the  1．His nose was red as a cherry．With every breath he took, a white puff escaped  2the air．

       Inside, my mother was _3_the last of the boxes． 4I entered the front door, the thought that after today I wouldn’t enter through that  5ever again burned a hole in my stomach．I picked up my dog and sat Indian style with him in my lap on the  6, wooden floor．I had no 7but to sit on the floor, for there was no longer any furniture in my house．I sat there in a daze （恍惚）, just 8．There was no reason for my parents to make me, a once 912-year-old kid,  10．I had two best friends right across the street; I did well in school and I always kept my room clean． 11, this was “my house”．By no means did I want a couple of  12living here．These recurring （重复） thoughts  13around in my mind and I couldn’t find an answer．

       Out of the front window I could see the orange top of a truck pulling in along the cleaned driveway and I knew it was the other U-Haul．At once their men came  14in through the back door like World War Ⅲ was starting．

       I watched  15as the men, my mother and my dad loaded the truck．My dog even winced （畏缩） as he stared out of the window．I wondered if he was  16, too, or if he just wished to play outside in the snow．

       My mum came in, looking solemn （凝重）．She turned  17the overhead light, put the  18in my arms and took me out of the back door．A totally 19feeling filled my heart．For the first time in my life, I wondered what  20would be like to me tomorrow．

1.A．stairs B．garden       C．sidewalk              D．driveway

2.A．into   B．down         C．on                      D．over

3.A．piling B．packing      C．collecting            D．locking

4.A．Though                   B．Since                  C．As                      D．While

5.A．yard  B．door          C．box                     D．flat

6.A．cold  B．wet           C．broken                D．dirty

7.A．choice                     B．way                    C．solution               D．means

8.A．dreaming                 B．thinking               C．sleeping               D．laughing

9.A．intelligent                 B．clever                  C．happy                 D．honest

10.A．remain                   B．cry                     C．suffer                 D．move

11.A．However                B．Besides                C．Therefore            D．Yet

12.A．neighbors               B．strangers             C．visitors                D．elders

13.A．came                     B．traveled               C．danced                D．flowed

14.A．running                  B．flying                  C．driving                D．riding

15.A．curiously               B．happily                C．interestingly         D．helplessly

16.A．afraid                    B．angry                  C．sad                     D．lonely

17.A．down                    B．off                      C．on                      D．up

18.A．box B．dog           C．bag                     D．hand

19.A．excited                  B．eager                   C．empty                 D．unknown

20.A．weather                 B．school                 C．home                  D．world

       In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written．In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually was made up of saying poetry aloud and giving speeches．

       In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject．This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates（应试者） for the doctor’s degree．

       Generally, however, modern examinations are written．The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century．Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry．A room full of candidates for a state examination timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, looks like a group of workers at an automobile factory．Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines．

       One type of test is sometimes called an “objective” test．It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions．To make up an objective test, the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer．Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly．

1.The main idea of Paragraph Three is that ___________ ．

       A．workers now take examinations                                       B．the population has grown

       C．there are only written exams today       D．examinations are now written and timed

2.The kind of exams where students must select answers are ___________ ．

       A．objective            B．personal              C．spoken           D．written

3.Modern industry must have developed ____________ ．

       A．around the 19th century              B ．before the Middle Ages

       C．in Greece or Rome                   D．machines to take tests

4.It may be concluded that testing __________ ．

       A．should test only opinions              B．should always be written

       C．is given only in factories               D．has changed since the Middle Ages

       About 90 percent of Chinese believe the polarization（分化） between the rich and poor is “serious” in China, according to a survey conducted by China Youth Daily．And more than 80 percent of the respondents（对象） surveyed said something must be done to narrow the expanding gap between the rich and poor, while 14．1 percent said it was necessary．

       The polarization has aroused wide concern among the public in recent years．The State Development and Reform Commission（国家发改委） said the Gini Coefficient had reached 0．47 for China, up from o．29 two decades ago．Usually, a country with a number above 0．4 is warned to pay attention to the income inequality problem．

       To find out the people’s view, the survey covered 10,250 respondents, between the ages of 20 and 30 with a college education and a monthly salary between 1,000 and 3,000 yuan．Surprisingly, most disagreed with the view of experts who claim the urban-rural difference is causing the widening gap．More than 70 percent of the respondents believed that “ the group of special interests” is the prime reason for the polarization, followed by “people in power” 68 percent, and “bosses” 50 percent．

       Another unexpected finding is that almost all agreed that a good educational background and knowledge were not the decisive factors in gaining wealth．About 95 percent said rich people are not necessarily those who are able to speak English or have a college education．

       Today in China, rich people , accounting for 10 percent of the population, control 45 percent of the total social fortune, and poor people, also 10 percent of the population, only control 1．5 percent, according to an investigation published by the National Bureau of Statistics last June．

1.It can be inferred that the Gini Coefficient （ in paragraph 2） would probably be _____．

       A．the unit used in advanced mathematics

       B．the degree of a country’s development

       C．the level of the citizen’s living standard

       D．a measure of income inequality

2.Experts hold the view that the main reason for the polarization is _____．

       A．the urban-rural difference                 B．the group of special interests

       C．the people in power                          D．the bosses

3.Which of the following can show the correct proportion（比例） of the social fortune among population?

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

       A．Close the Gap between the Rich and Poor

       B．Surveys conducted by China Youth Daily

       C．Higher education, Higher pay

       D．Rich-Poor Divide Serious, Study Finds

       More than one million children in the United States do not go to school．Instead, they learn at home．Most often, their parents are their teachers．Educational companies, libraries and the Internet provide many families with teaching materials．

       Parents choose home schooling for several reasons．Some choose it because of their religious beliefs．Others say it provides more time for the family to be together．They say the home offers a better place for learning．Some parents believe home schooling avoids learning．Some parents believe home schooling avoids problems of national schools．Critics, however, say children need to attend school with other children．

       All fifty American states and the District of Columbia permit home schooling．Some states do not require much preparation by parents or testing of children．Other states have more requirements for home schooling．Home schooling in the United States began when the country was established．In farm areas, people often lived far from a school．Widespread home schooling took place until about the middle of the nineteenth century．Then, in 1852, the state of Massachusetts passed the first law requiring children to attend school．

       Over the years, the American public education system strengthened and grew．By the 1960s and 1970s, however, some Americans believed that traditional education was not helping their children．So a number of parents began home schooling．

       Home schooling expert Linda Dobson says many people have helped the movement grow．She says many kinds of people have joined the movement．These include rich people and poor people．They represent many races, religions and political beliefs．Ms．Dobson says the number of home-schooled children has increased an estimated fifteen to twenty percent each year during the last fifteen years．

1.Teaching materials for home schooling do NOT come from _______．

       A．parents                                    B．libraries

       C．the Internet                               D．educational companies

2.Which of the following is one of the reasons why parents choose home schooling?

       A．it makes parents and their children have less time together．

       B．Some people have different religious beliefs from the others．

       C．It can’t provide a comfortable place for children to be in．

       D．There are too many students in a home classroom．

3.Home schooling was started in ________．

       A．the 1960s                                            B．the 1970s      

       C．the 1850s                                       D．the 1776

4.Home schooling in the United States now is __________．

       A．facing many difficulties             B．struggling

       C．growing fast                      D．decreasing in large numbers

       With a busy life and job, pressure can make you look tired and aged．Kissi Health-Beauty Center gives classes, makes training plans according to your physical conditions, and sets up an individual file．All these things will help you to get to know your body and the way to keep it fit．

1） BODY-BUILDING

       Imported gym equipment will help you build up your body’s muscles, making you look full of energy and strength．

2） GYMNASTIC EXERCISES

       A bright and large exercise room with excellent equipment and music will give your body a chance to enjoy movement with rhythm．

3） SPECIAL “LAZY-BONE” FITNESS CENTER

       “Lazy-bone” fitness equipment is the first bodyshaping set of seven beds in Houston．Designed according to human anatomic （解剖学的） and kinematic（运动学的）theory， the seven special beds will help you to exercise your waist, abdomen（腹）, hips（臀）or legs．In the relaxing hours you may try them to strengthen your muscles and lose weight．

       *Tuition: “Lazy-bone” fitness card, 1000 dollars /month （gymnastic classes included）．

       *Open Time: 10:30 a．m．—10:30 p．m．every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

       *Tel: 59185700

       *Address: 16 Johnson Street, Houston

1.The purpose of this passage is to ______．

       A．give advice on health                       B．introduce new ways of body-building

       C．ask you to go to the center              D．introduce ways to lose weight

2.If you want some exercise as well as relaxation after a busy day, you’ll go to the center and ______．

       A．learn anatomic and kinematic theory            

       B．lie still on the special beds

       C．join in the gymnastic exercises                  

       D．buy a special card

3.Tom Everest who keeps a “Lazy-bone” fitness card can go to the center ______ this week．

       A．11:30 a．m．Monday                         B．11:30 p．m．Monday

       C．10:00 a．m．Tuesday                        D．10:00 p．m．Tuesday

4.According to the passage, the center wants to show it is _____ ．

       A．the most convenient                      B．the largest

       C．the newest                                 D．the most advanced