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　　Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious(自觉的) effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability(能力) 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 did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.

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

　　We always seem to find something funny and amusing(有趣的) in incidents(事件) caused by people's forgetfulness or absentmindedness. Stories about absentminded professors have been told for years, and we never get tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absentmindedness 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 locked the front door

C．The writer remembered to lock the 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 enjoy hearing new stories about absentmindedness of professors

B．we don't want to know anything more about absentTnindedness of professors

C．we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absentmindedness

D．absentmindedness 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 understandable

C．forgetting things at times is natural

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

5．The best title for this passage is ________.

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A．How to Get a Good Memory

B．“Tricks”of Memory

C．Forgetfulness and Absentmindedness is Dangerous

D．Get Bid of Absentmindedness

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　　Today's trumpet is one of the world's oldest instruments. It is result of many centuries of development. Although it looks nothing like its ancestors, there are many similarities. All trumpets are hollow tubes. They all use the player's lips to produce the basic sound.

　　The trumpets developed as players and makers worked to improve its design, size, shape, material, and method of constrution. They wanted to create an instrument that would produce a beautiful and attractive tone, enable the performer to play all the notes of the scale, extend the range higher and lower, make it possbile to play more difficult music, and, in general, be easier to play well. The remarkeable way in which the modern trumpet achieves these goals is a measure of the success of all those who struggled to perfect this glorious instruments.

　　The trumpet is actually the leading member of an entire family of related instruments. There are trumpets of several different sizes, and in several different keys. There are trumpets of several different sizes, and in several different keys. There are comets, bugles, flugehorns, and a number of others that are all similar to the trumpet in the way they are made and played.

　　The trumpet family is much more than a group of related instruments that stir one with their sound, or narrow tubes of metal cpapble of producing a variety of musical sounds. It is a link to many different periods of history and to people of many cultures. From the use of trumpets in accient religious ceremonies to the part they play in modern rock bands, the trumpet family of instruments has much to tell about civilzation and its development.

1．It can be inferred from the passage that in order to make the trumpt work, ________ is needed.

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2．Which of the following can be inferred about the first trumpet players?

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A．They had diffiiculty improving upon the trumpet.

B．They could not play simple tunes.

C．They were not able to pick up the trumpet.

D．They could not play all the notes of the scale

3．The author believes that the trumpet is particularly important because it ________.

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A．is a religious instrument

B．has historical significance(意义)

C．can be used in rock bands

D．has a narrow range

4．Which of the following is NOT true about the trumpet?

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A．It has a long history.

B．It has a large family

C．It produces a beautiful tone

D．It is the most popular musical instrument

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　　Some plays are so successful that they run(连续上演) for years on end. In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines(台词) night after night. One would expect them to know their parts by heart and heart and never have cause to falter(结结巴巴地说). Yet this is not always the case.

　　A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast(选……扮演角色) in the role of an aristocrat(贵族) who had been imprisoned(使监禁)in the Bastille for twenty yeas. In the last act, a gaoler (看守监狱者) would always come on to the stage with a letter he would hand to the prisoner. Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it should he written out in full.

　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and reveatled the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the cell and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellowactor(搭档) had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting(眯着眼看) his eyes, he said:“The light is dim. Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied:“The light is indeed dim, sire. I must get my glases.”With this , he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat's amusement, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.

1．The play in which the two actors took part ________.

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A．had had a highly successful run of twenty years

B．was about the plight(困境) of a nobleman

C．ended with the imprisoment of aristocrat

D．had been performed so often that audiences were bored by it

2．When the aristocrat was presented with a blank sheet of paper ________.

A．he improvised(临时准备) the words which he had forgotten

B．the gaoler was eagerly waiting to take the aristocrat's part

C．he preteneded that the light was not good enough for him to read by

D．he asked the gaoler to fetch him some glasses

3．The gaoler decided to ________ his colleague(同事).

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4．The gaoler ran off the stage because ________.

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A．he went to get his glasses

B．he has made a mistake by taking a black letter

C．he was angry

D．he went to get the usual copy of the letter

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　　About one million years ago, the Ice Age began. The Ice Age was a long period of time in which four great glaciers(冰川) pushed southward to cover almost all the upper half of North America, and then melted away. Each glacier was a thick sheet of ice and snow that spread out from a center near what is now Hudson Bay in Canada The winters were long, and the cool summers were too short to melt much of the ice and snow. The evergrowing sheet built up to a thickness of two miles at its center.

　　As all glaciers do, these great glaciers slid(滑动). They pushed down giant trees in their paths and scraped(刮削) the earth bare(光秃秃的) of soil. Many animals moved farther south to escape, Others stayed and were desdtroyed.

　　When winters of little snow came, the summer, sun cuts into the edges of the icesheets. As the glaciers melted, rocks , soil and other things that had mixed with the ice and snow were left. New hilles, lakes and rivers were formed.

　　The last of the great glaciers began its melting about 11,000 years ago. Its melting formed the Great Lakes. These lakes are today little changed from their early sizes and shapes. The largest of the North American river systems was also influenced by the glaciers. This is the MississippiMissouriOhio system. These rivers were miles wide at first. Through the years they settled into their present channels.

1．The main idea of this passage is ________.

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A．the Ice Age was a long period of time

B．great glaciers covered North America many years ago

C．changes in climate helped to melt the glaciers

D．how glaciers changed North American

2．The author states that all glaciers ________.

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A．are two miles thick

B．form frozen lakes

C．are a million years old

D．move and slide

3．From the information in this passage we know that ________.

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A．glaciers are destructive

B．all glaciers in the world move southward

C．the MississippiMissouriOhio system is larger than it was before the Ice Age.

D．the Great lakes are now smaller than they were before the Ice Age.

4．The Ice Age lasted almost ________.

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　　In our system of education today, examinations are a common feature. Our present education system has often been criticized as too examinationoriented(以考试为导向的). However, one must remember that in offices and other areas of work, examinations still feature clearly. There is no doubt that the fear and influence of examination cause much preparation work. So it therefore appears that examinations whether considered good or bad would stay for a while as a test of human knowledge.

　　Examinations are meant to test the intellect of a person, how much he knew or how he had learnt from a particular course. It is designed to make students study, which should be their immediate mission in life. In our competitive world of today, examinations have a highly selecting or filtering role. In the university, students have to pass annual examinations before they are allowed to continue, or study a harder syllabus(教学大纲). Moreover, for entrance into a university, preuniversity examination results would provide a guide as to whether a students has the minimum qualifications(资格) necessary.

　　In offices whether government or private ones, examination results show clearly whether a person is fit for promotion. The results indicate how much he knows about the work.

　　In all these cases, examinations inculcate(灌输) a spirit of hard work and competition. Students or office workers can refresh their mind again and again on what they have learnt. This maintains a certain individual(独特的) and over all standard of knowledge.

1．The first paragraph mainly indicated that ________.

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A．although criticized, examinations are still widely used

B．examinations play a bad role in education

C．one should take an argument in favor of examinations

D．examinations serve as a test of human knowledge

2．The function of examinations in offices is that their results ________.

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A．show clearly how well a person is prepared for the examinations.

B．show clearly whether a person is fit for promotion

C．suggest the way in which the employees deal with routine work

D．indicate whether an employee has minimum qualifications necessary

3．Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?

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A．Examinations can motivate people to work hard and to be competitive.

B．Examinations involve much preparation work.

C．Through examinations, excellent people can be selected.

D．Examinations have produced many people capable(有能力的) of their own field.

4．The underlined word“filtering”in Para. 2 means ________.

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　　New technology marrying the Internet with mobile phones will be the next big wave in telecommunications and will have a great effect on the way of lifeindustry experts in Singapore for an international conference said last week.

　　Consumers(消费者) will soon be showing off tiny“communication devices”that join mobile telephones, Internet terminals(终端机), music systems, cameras and other uses, Nokia executive(总裁) Bo Ilsoe said.

　　The devices will become smaller, and as common as watches, Ilsoe believed“We have to liberate the Internet from the desktop and we have to rethink what a mobile phone is, because it's no longer a mobile phone,”said Ilose, a marking director for Nokja.

　　Tiny, wireless computers using satellites and videoondemand services will soon have people “switching(开关) between your stock(股票) prices and television programs”wherever they go, said Subra Venkat, a communications director at Oracle Corporation. Both executives were in Singapore for CommunicAsia'99, Asia's largest telecommunications conference. More than 27,000 industry insiders and 900 companies were connected with the June 2225 event, organizes said.

　　Though small, portable(手提的)Intemet computer' with builtin mobile phones are alreadyon the market, they have had limited success. Internettelephone technology(IT) must be made easier to use, and must be used no matter what kind of phone one has, Ilsoe said. This will be aided largely by a planned mobile phone operating system called Symbian, he added.

　　Increased access(路径)to communication statellites and mobile phone networks, along with faster and larger international cable systems, is likely to make wireless Internet access explode in the next few years, said some scientists who attended the conference.

1．Which of the following is true to the conference?

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A．The conference lasted four days, paying close attention to the use of IT.

B．Only executives and manages attended the conference held in Singapore.

C．Many latest Internettelephones were on show at the conference.

D．CommunicAsia'99 is the largest international conference in Asia.

2．The Internet computes with builtin mobile phones do not sell well probably because they ________.

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A．are too big to carry when one is traveling

B．are difficult to use and have to be fixed to particular phones.

C．are not as common as watches

D．can't do the work of a common telephone.

3．When Subra Venkat says“switching (开关) between your stock(股票) prices and television programs”, he really means the new devices will ________.

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A．be very useful in your life and become easy to use

B．be much easier to turn on or turn off

C．help the user to have more programs to choose

D．bring in much money as well as happiness

4．The new device will depend most on ________.

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A．mobile phones of a special kind

B．mobile phone networks

C．Internettelephone technology

D．better international cable systems.

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　　The theme(主题) of this year's Kunming Intennational Expo(博览会) is “Man and nature walking hand in hand into the 21st century”. When the UK was asked to take part it seemed natural to build a garden. Now the British Garden will be a central part when the Expo opens on May 1.

　　David Patterson, the curator(馆长) of the Garden Department of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh is leading the team now putting the finishing touches to the garden. The Royal Botanic were chosen for a very good reason. They have the largest collection of Chinese plants the world outside China.

　　“Ever since people in Britain started gardening for pleasure they have used Chinese plants,”Patterson told English Comer.“There are probably Chinese flowers in nearly every garden in Britain. This is a good chance to give something back.”

　　The garden has been carefully designed to mix traditional British skills with the local Chinese environment(环境). David Patterson describes the garden as“formal but gentle”. It contains a raised flower bed, a summer to be a place of quiet serious thinking and quiet enjoyment.

　　“You could say that we've painted a picture,”said David Patterson.“And we have designed the garden to continue for a long time, so that the people of Kunming will be able enjoy it long after the Expo is over.”

1．Visitor' to the Kunming International Expo will most probably feel ________.

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A．man is the master of nature

B．man quite agrees with nature

C．nature is a helping hand to man

D．China has a long history of gardening

2．The expression“putting the finishing touches to the garden”here means“________”.

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A．starting building the garden

B．finishing the main body of the garden

C．doing the last part of the work to the garden

D．completing the design of the garden

3．In the British Garden you will feel ________.

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4．The passage is mainly________.

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A．an introduction to the British Garden

B．an explanation of the design of the British Garden

C．a high praise for the Chinese gardening

D．a short talk on this year's Kunming International Expo

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　　Many people agree with the ideas and goals of women's liberation. They feel that women ought to be considered equal to men in every way. They feel that a woman should be able to decide to stay home and raise a family, or to stay home and not raise a family, or to go out and work, or to have a job outside the home and a family as well. They feel a woman should be able to do anything that she wants to do and can do. Other people are opposed to women's liberation. They do not think that women should have the same jobs and the same pay as men. They believe that men should do all of the important work. They feel that women belong at home, taking care of men and children. Many husbands do not want their wives to work outside the home. Some women agree with these men. People who believe in women's liberation do not feel that it is bad for a woman to remain at home if she wants to. They believe that work in the home is important and should be respected. But they want to make sure that a woman works at home because she wants to ,and not because she can't get a job outside the home, or because she does not believe that she can do anything useful in her community.

　　The women's liberation movement is trying to give women a chance to show what they can do. Perhaps a woman will find the cure for our most serious disease. Perhaps a woman will solve the energy crisis. Perhaps women and men, working together, will be able to accomplish important things better and sooner than men would if men were working alone. If the women's liberation movement is successful, we will have a chance to find out.

1．What're the ideas and goals of women's liberation?

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A．Women ought to be considered equal to men in every way.

B．Women could decided to stay home and raise family or not do that

C．Women could do anything that she wants to do and can do

D．All of the above

2．Many husbands do not want their wives to work outside the home because ________.

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A．some women agree with these men

B．they believe that work in the home is important

C．they believe that man should do all of the important work

D．some women want to remain at home

3．What would a successful women's liberation bring us?

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A．Perhaps we would see a woman find the cure for our most disease.

B．Perhaps women and men, working together will be able to get a half result with twice effort

C．Perhaps it would bring us a chance to see what women can do.

D．Both A and B.

4．According to the passage, what is the author's standard?

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A．He agrees with the ideas and goals of women's liberation.

B．He doesn't agree with the ideas and goals of women's liberation.

C．He is on the middle of the two sides.

D．We can't get it from the passage.

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　　The Man of Many Secrets Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers(艺人) in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America Crowds came to see the great Housini and his“magic”tricks.

　　Of course, his secret was not magic, or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had the ability romove his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.

　　Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in a club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prions escape, in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape form the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.

　　It was the publicity(宣传) that came from this that started Harry Houdini's success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs(手铐) and toes trained to escape from ankle chains. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prions doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his.

　　Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? Worldwide fame and a name remembered today.

1．According to the passage, Housini's success in prison escapes depends on ________.

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A．his special tricks and supernatural powers

B．his unusual ability and a skeleton key

C．his magic tricks and unhuman powers

D．his wisdom and magic tricks

2．In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word“this”refers to ________.

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3．It can be inferred form the passage that Housini became famous ________.

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4．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

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A．A Skeleton Key

B．A Man of Many Secrets

C．Worldwide Fame

D．Great Escape

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　　On June 17, 1744, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with the Indians of the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College. In a letter the next day they refused the offer as follows.

　　We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges. And that the costs of living of your young men, while with you. Would be very expensive to you. We are convinced that you mean to do us good by your proposal and we thank you heartily. But you must know that different nations have different ways of looking at things, and you will therefore not be offended if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same as yours. We have had some experience of it. Several of your young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces; they were taught all your sciences; but when they came back to us they were bad runners. Ignorant of every means of living in the woods, they were totally good for nothing.

　　We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we refuse to accept it, and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons. We will take care of their education, teach them in all we know and make men of them.

1．This passage is about ________.

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A．the colleges of the northern province

B．the problems of the Americans in the mid 18th century

C．the educational values of the Indians

D．the talk between the Indians and the officials

2．According to the letter, the Indians believed that ________.

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A．they were being insulted by the offer

B．they knew more about science than the officials

C．it would be better for their boys to receive some schooling

D．they had a better way of educating young men

3．The Indian's chief purpose in writing the letter seems to be to ________.

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A．politely refuse a friendly offer

B．describe Indian customs

C．express their opinions on equal treatment

D．show their pride

4．The tone of the letter as a whole is best described as ________.

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