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　　When the mills and mines were still open around Hebden Bridge, a northern English town, playing children showered the streets with sparks from the iron plates on their woodenclogs (木底鞋), the only shoos they could afford.

　　“At one time, they were the cheapest kind of footwear, ”said master clog-maker John Merrick, 62. “They used to use clogs in the mills. You would walk to Work in the morning and all you could hear was the chick-clock of the sales.”

　　Merrick, who has been making clogs since he started as a teenage apprentice (学徒) 47 years ago, can remember when he was paid just 1.50 pounds (US $ 2) for a dozen pairs of the shoos, whose leather tops and iron bottoms are nailed to wooden soles. Three decades ago, he sold 500 pairs of metal tipped industrial clogs a week to the Ford Motor Company for workers to wear in their factories.“That’s before they got all those robots,(机械设备)” he said, swinging his arms to imitate automation (自动控制). “We used to be really, really busy.”

　　Today, clogs cost 30 pounds (US $ 42) to 50 pounds a pair. Merrick, who can nail together a shoe in minutes, makes about 100 pairs a week.

　　One of the last clog-makers in Britain-he knows of only two others-Merrick says he does not know when he retires. He will have to train his successor (继承者)at Walkley’s Clog Factory in Hebden Bridge how to pull leather over wooden soles an tap on the traditional horseshoe-shaped irons underneath.

　　In his workshop by a canal, Merrick sells wooden-soledpatent leather (漆皮) clogs, open-toed sandals (凉鞋),industrial steel-toed work boots and mini-clogs that customers can hang over the dashboards (汽车的仪表板) of their cars. Enthusiasts can pick up a clog purse or even a pair of clog earrings(耳饰). Merrick said he still gets orders from brickyards(砖厂)and glass companies for industrial clogs.

1．When Merrick was an apprentice, a pair of clogs cost ________.

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2．The word“shower” ( in Para. 1)most probably means ________.

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3．Today, Merrick sells his clogs to ________.

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4．Comparing to 3 decades ago, the different situation in making clogs is ________.

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A．more and more people become enthusiastic about clogs

B．Merrick becomes busier and busier

C．clogs cost more and mare

D．Merrick got mare. and more orders from brickyard

5．which of the following statements is true?

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A．Merrick is the only one who masters the skill of clog-making.

B．Merrick will give way to his successor very soon.

C．Merrick can make different kinds of clogs.

D．The children in the past liked clogs more than the children today.

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　　The office and small factory of Belton and Son, maker of Butifix furniture and especially of armchairs and tables, were at Number 7, in a street of old- fashioned houses standing behind the beautiful fence. The street was full of tragic, and dust flew into one’s eyes from the road. The doorstep of Number 7 was the only clean one in the street. I had imagined I was going to work in a large factory, where hundreds of workers were labouring under a big glass roof, but Belton and Son used only the ground floor of this old house. A number of small businesses-a tailor or two, a lamp maker, and agents (代理商) for leather goods and shop-fittings-worked in single rooms above. There were packing cases stored in the hall.

　　On the ground floor there was a small room, made by glass dividing-walls, where a typist sat. She was a large boned, round-shouldered girl of seventeen, with fine yellow hair, who was in a green woolen coat. This office smelled of gas, paint and tea. Next door was the room used by Mr. Thomas Behon and Mr. John Behon, and beyond was the large workroom, from which one could hear the noise hammering and machinery. Patterns of cloth and examples of plastic coverings were on a large desk where the two managers sat in their office. And there, I waited alone, listening to the typewriter. It was an old-fashioned (过时的) one, and it crashed up and down as the typist worked.

1．Where was the Butifix furniture factory?

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2．At Number 7, Behons had ________.

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A．a factory with a large glass roof

B．a factory with a lot of workers

C．the entire house

D．only part of the house

3．The room where the typist worked was ________.

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A．part of a larger one

B．a store room for packing cases

C．shared with her manager

D．a long way from Mr. Belton’s

4．What did the writer notice about the typist?

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A．She was a young girl with dark hair.

B．She was an old woman.

C．She was a well-dressed girl.

D．She was working on an old machine.

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　　Alex Haley was born in the northeastern of New York in 1921, but he spent most of his early life with his mother’s family in southern Tennessee. His grandmother told him stories about their family. Their history, she said, began with Toby. He was a slave from Africa and his name was Kinta.

　　Alex Haley went to school and then to college. In 1939, he joined the U. S. coastguard. As he was a black, his job was to wait on tables and wash dishes. In his spare time, he learned to write stories. He served in the coastguard for 20 years. After he retired (退役), he put all his efforts into writing.

　　Alex Haley remembered the stories his grandmother had told him. He began to study his family story. After a lot of research, Haley decided that Toby probably was Kunta Kinte of the West African Mandingo people. A Kunta Kinte was caught near the village of Juffure on the Gambia River. He was sold as a slave in Annapolis, Maryland in 1767. Then Haley made a trip to Gamibia and talked with a history expert in Juffure. The African historian made his conclusion stronger.

　　Alex Haley wanted to tell the expert of the Black people in the 18th and 19th-century America. He spent 10 years, researching and writing his family story for the book “Roots”. It was published in 1976．It won a special Pulitzer prize. A few years later, a film series (连续片) based on Haley’s book was shown on American television.

1．Choose the right order of the events given in the passage:

a．He made a trip to Gambia.

b．Alex Haley knew the Gambia River.

c．Kinta lived near the stories about their family.

d．Haley retired from the U. S. coastguard.

e．Toby was sold as a slave.

f．He began to study his family history.

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2．Where did Haley spend most of the childhood?

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A．In Gambia.

B．In the north of the U.S.

C．In Marylan.

D．In the south of America.

3．Which conclusion did he draw after doing a lot of research?

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A．Toby was a history expert.

B．Toby’s hometown was near Gambia River.

C．Toby was an African Histonian.

D．Toby’s hometown was Annapolis.

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　　Baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man. In Greece there are the ruins (废墟) of a water system (系统) for baths built over 3,000 years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some baths, as many as 3,000 persons could bathe at the same time.

　　Treating disease by bathing has been popular for centuries. Modem medical bathing first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700’s it had also become popular in the United States.

　　For many years, frequent bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided(避免), and perfume was often used to cover up body smells!

　　By the 1700’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. Slowly, people began to bathe more frequently. During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on Saturday night became common. In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were known as “The Great Unwashed!” In one American city, for example, a person was only allowed to take a bath every thirty days! That was a law!

　　Frequency of bathing today is partly a mater of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health. Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of disease. As a result, in the United States, people generally bathe often. Some people bathe once a day at least. They consider a daily bath necessary to good health.

1．Dirty bodies can ________.

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2．The underlined word “perfume” probably means ________.

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A．a kind of matter with a good smell

B．good health

C．a strange smell

D．large wealth

3．Which of the following gives the main idea of the passage?

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A．Everybody in America takes a daily bath.

B．A bath a day keeps the doctor away.

C．The history of bathing.

D．Bathing has become easier and cheaper.

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　　A basketball star who plays for the PLA has been picked for a team in Northern America’s National Basketball Association and made his first visit to Dallas on April, 2001.

　　Wang Zhizhi, who just turned 22, averaged 13.5 points at the 2000 Olympics, eighth-best in Sidney scoring. He became the first Asian player to be drafted into the NBA. When he was picked by the Dallas Mavericks (小牛队). Wang is 2.12 metres tall and weighs 115kg. He is known as “Big Zhi.”He was chosen as the 36th pick in annual draft of NBA.

　　Mavericks special assistants Morlon Wiley and Greg Dreiling, both big men, have worked with Wang and assistant coach Donnie Nelson in practice scrimmages (争抢) designed to simulate (模拟) conditions Wang will face in games.

　　Wiley said, “Fundamentally, his jump shot is perfect for a big guy. Really we have nothing to lose. He is a diamond in the rough.”

　　“He looks great,” Donnie Nelson said. But this is a long term process. I’ve got to stay here with him because he needs that connection right now.

　　“Wang Zhizhi is a young basketball player with great talent.” says Mavericks’ head coach Don Nelson, who spent nine days in Beijing and Shanghai in 2000 carrying out a series of basketball clinics.“How many 7’1” guys do you see as athletic as Wang Zhizhi? None that I can think of. I’m very happy China has produced the first Asian player to make the NBA.”

1．Which is not the proper description to Wang Zhizhi?

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A．He is known as “Big Zhi” just because he is as tall as 2.12 metres, like a giant.

B．He is the first Chinese player drafted into the NBA.

C．Besides his coach, there are two other big assistants working with Wang now.

D．7’1” was the best score of Wang in the 2000 Sidney Olympics.

2．What’s the proper understanding of the underlined sentence?

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A．His athletic talent has nearly come to an end.

B．His talent in basketball can hardly be developed.

C．He is a talented basketball player. But it needs time to train him great.

D．All the above.

3．What is the incorrect reason for Wang being drafted by the Mavericks ?

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A．He is so tall and is perfect at jump shot.

B．He has the talent in basketball and act wonderfully in the 2000 Sidney Olympics.

C．He has the experience of playing in the PLA.

D．He is so athletic as a 7’1” guy.

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　　Jenifer Reilly began reading to her daughter Abby shortly after she was born. At first, the infant chewed (咀嚼) on the book covers and drooled (流口水) over the pages. Jenifer didn't mind. She even let Abby sleep with her books. By the time Abby was one, she loved books. She'd nestle (依偎) on her mother's lap and listen wide-eyed as Jenifer read about snow children and dancing bears. When she started to walk, Abby often sat next to the family's Labrador (一种猎犬) with an upside-down book in hand, reading to the dog.

　　Like Abby's mother, I read to all my children—just as my parents read to me, and as I now read to my 12 grandchildren. Reading aloud is one of the best-kept secrets of good parenting. It has tremendous (巨大的) impact (影响) on a young mind and gives youngsters a head start on their education. Children like Abby, educators say, can be 2．5 years ahead in reading readiness when they enter kindergarten (幼儿园).

　　Children often gain more than learning skills, however. Reading teaches sharing and involvement. It brings families together and makes children feel loved. When I read to groups of children at schools and libraries across America, without any prompting. (促使) one or two will climb up and sit on my lap. The rest, sitting on the floor, will squeeze (挤) forward, crowding around my feet.

　　So start a family read-aloud program, and you can't begin too soon. Carol Brown read to her son, Hanson, shortly after she brought him home from the hospital. Over the next few years, she read him book after book. By the time Hanson was in kindergarten, he read on his own, even though he was severely (严重地) learning disabled. Eventually his reading skills leveled off. Today school is hard for him, but he continues to love and enjoy books. “For Hanson,” says his mother, “I know that reading to him all those years made an enormous (巨大的) difference.”

　　The important thing is to start reading aloud.

1．The writer calls for the parents to read to their children because ________.

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A．reading can make children love books

B．reading can make the children feel the parents' love

C．reading can help children start their education

D．All the above.

2．By Jeniffer's example, the writer wants to show that ________.

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A．it wasn't suitable to read to the baby too early, because the baby may tear the books

B．reading to the children can make them love their dogs

C．reading to the children can make them love and enjoy books

D．reading to the children too early will make them story-tellers

3．The sentence “So start a family read-aloud program, and you can't begin too soon.” (in Para. 4 ) most probably means ________.

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A．it's not suitable to read to children too early

B．you should start to read to your children as soon as possible

C．you should not start to read to your children right now

D．when you read to your children, don’t begin too suddenly

4．Because Carol Brown read to her son Hanson very early, Hanson ________.

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A．lose the learning ability

B．can not read by himself

C．need not read by himself

D．maintains his love of books though he is unable to learn

5．According to the author, which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．Reading to children can make them ready for reading by themselves more early than other children at the same age.

B．Reading can create a chance for the family members to get together.

C．Reading can make the children full of love to the world.

D．Reading can teach the children how to learn very early.

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　　Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.

　　Sometimes you remember things that really didn't happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked last night, yet I clearly remembered locking it carefully the night before.

　　Memory “tricks” work the other way as well. Once in a while yon remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut; and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at a barber shop across the street from my office.

　　We always seem to find something funny and amusing in incidents caused by people's forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never get tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “tricks” of our memory can cause us great trouble.

1．If you want to have a good memory, ________.

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A．you should force yourself to remember things

B．you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise

C．you should never stop learning

D．you should try hard to remember things

2．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

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A．One night the writer forgot to lock the front door.

B．One night the writer forgot having looked the front door.

C．The writer remembered to look the front door.

D．The writer remembered unlocking the front door.

3．From the sentence “We never get tired of hearing new ones”, we can infer that ________.

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A．we enjoyed hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors

B．we don't want to know anything more about assent- mindedness of professors

C．we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent-mindedness

D．absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people

4．In the passage, the writer seems to tell you ________.

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A．forgetting things is serious and dangerous

B．always forgetting things is under control

C．forgetting things at times is natural

D．the ways to protect yourself from memory “tricks”

5．The best title for the passage is ________.

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A．How to Get a Good Memory

B．Tricks of Memory

C．A forgetful man

D．Absent-mindedness Professor

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　　To tell you the truth, I'm not interested in owing a cellular (网络) phone…except for use in an emergency (紧急情况), for ordinary cellular phone service is very expensive. How would I get help if I were in trouble or in danger? A good friend told about a product she thought would settle my problem. It's the SOS phone—a cellular phone service designed for emergency use.

　　With the touch of a button the SOS phone will connect me to a roadside emergency service, a 911 service or a trained service SOS operator, 24 hours a day. If I ever need help, I know it's just a phone call away.

　　By pressing the “Two” button, I'll be connected with my emergency roadside service provider (提供者), or if I don't have one, the SOS operator can suggest one to me and get in touch with them immediately.

　　The “911' button will connect me to 911 emergency service in my area—best of all, the call is completely free!

　　If I just want to call home to tell my husband and children something necessary, I can. By pressing the “Call” button, I'll reach an operator. When I ask the operator to call home, I'll be connected automatically (自动地). And because the Call Center has my 10 most-used phone numbers, I don't even have to recite the number.

　　Unlike ordinary cellular phone plans, the SOS phone doesn't have any minimum usage requirements (最低底价) or other promises that could change the price I expect to pay each month.

　　Why not try it yourself?

1．The writer enjoys using the SOS phone because ________.

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A．she is always in trouble or in danger

B．she thinks the cost of its service is reasonable

C．she needn't pay for any emergency service

D．the ordinary cellular phone cannot be used in an emergency

2．When you have a SOS phone, ________.

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A．you will get help whenever you are in an emergency

B．you will be safe whenever you are

C．you can be connected with anyone

D．you can get service from any cellular phones

3．When you want to call home, ________

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A．yon will have to tell the operator your home phone number

B．the operator will suggest one phone number to you

C．the Call Center will pass on your words to your family

D．you'll be connected with your family with the help of an operator

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　　Teens and young people-those folks who take the car without asking and pretend not to hear when you ask them to turn down the music-seem to be more likely to stop smoking if they think their smoke could harm those around them.

　　“The kids were mere concerned about the harmful effects of secondhand smoke than they were concerned about themselves,” says Stanton Glandz, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.

　　The belief that secondhand smoke harmed people around them mere doubled the chances that the young smokers were planning to stop their habit in 30 days or already had given up.

　　However, the same wasn't true when the young people were asked whether they were worried about their own health risks because of smoking. Glantz says the responses were not statistically (从统计上) important as a sign to show that concern would lead them to give up smoking.

　　The research studies 300 smokers and 300 non-smokers between 14 and 22 years of age.

　　Previous studies have found that the ill effects of second-hand smoke are enough to cause adult smokers to give up or at least consider it, but Glantz says this is the first proof that teens also are affected by these concerns.

　　“Like adults, kids are concerned about the effect of smoking on others,” he says. “One of the big mistakes that anti-smoking people have made is that they've treated kids differently from adults.”

　　The tobacco companies treat kids like adults, and that's part of the attraction, Glantz says. Those trying to get kids to stop smoking should do the same, he says.

　　About 4 million teenagers smoke, according to the American Heart Association (学会), and more than 3000 teens under the age of 18 become daily smokers every day. If these continue, about 5 million of those teens will die of some disease caused by smoking, the association estimates (估计).

　　Previous studies of how anti-tobacco advertising affects people have shown that worry about secondhand smoke, information about the addictive qualities of tobacco and reports about the tobacco industry's dishonest behavior are the three most highly effective messages that affect people to stop smoking. Glantz says.

　　“People who design tobacco control programs for teens should be putting more emphasis on cleaning indoor air and secondhand smoke,” he says.

1．In Stanton Glautz's opinion, young people in America give up smoking because they consider ________.

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A．non-smoker's health

B．their own health

C．their parents' worry

D．the merchants' dishonesty

2．Glantz suggests anti-smoking people pay more attention to ________.

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A．the increasing number of teenage smokers

B．the effects of smoking on teenagers

C．the similarity between young people and adults

D．the difference between young people and adults

3．The “Addictive qualifies of tobacco” make people ________.

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A．start smoking

B．get rid of smoking

C．recover from illness

D．depend on smoking

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　　1970 was World Conservation (自然保护) Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. They hoped that governments would act quickly in order to “conserve” nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 866 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth, the air and water, and everything that grows and lives. We can't live without these things. If we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.

　　What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests, and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometres of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “No one's going to change our world”. It was made by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.

1．“No one's going to change our world”was ________.

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A．an important book published in 1970

B．an idea that nobody would accept

C．a record calling on people to conserve nature

D．a rule worked out by the United Nations

2．What is the most important thing for us to do to save our world?

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A．We should plant more trees and flowers.

B．We should clean the banks of our rivers.

C．We should know what will happen in the future.

D．We should. know what we must do and begin to do it now.

3．What's the main idea of the passage?

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A．1970 was World Conservation Year.

B．The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger.

C．Conservation is necessary.

D．It is the young people who are helping to save our world.