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Rick Stevenson, l6 years old, spends every minute he can on the mountain. He and his friends go snowboarding every weekend. “It's great,” he says, “The winds are so strong, the boards go 50 miles an hour.” His friend Lauer Fields agrees. “No one goes skiing any more,” she says. “That's for the old folks.”

    Rick and Laura are part of a new trend in sports. Its philosophy (宗旨) is to get as close to the edge as possible. And more and more young athletes are taking part in these risky (冒险的) activities called “extreme sports” or “X-sports.”

    In the past, young athletes would play baseball. Today, they want risk and excitement -the closer to the edge, the better. They snowboard over cliffs and mountain-bike down steep mountains. They windsurf near hurricanes and bungy-jump from towers.

    Extreme sports started as an alternative (选择余地) to more expensive sports such as golf. A city kid who didn't have the money to buy expensive sports equipment could get a skateboard and have fun. But now it has become a whole new area of sports, with specialized equipment and high levels of skill. There's even a special Olympics for extreme sports, called the Winter X-Games, which includes snow mountain biking and ice climbing.

    What makes extreme sports so popular? “People love the risk,” says Murray Nussbaum, who sells sports equipment. “City people want to be outdoors on the weekend and do something challenging. The new equipment is so much better that people can take more risks without getting hurt.” An athlete adds, “Sure there's a risk. Once you go mountain biking or snowboarding, it's impossible to go back to bike riding or skiing. It's just too boring.”

    Now even the older crowd is starting to join in. Every weekend a group of friends in their early 30s get together. During the week they work as computer programmers in the same office. On Sundays they rent mountain bikes that cost $ 2000 each and ride down steep mountains together. Extreme sports are certainly not for everyone.

    Most people still prefer to play basketball or watch sports on TV. But extreme sports are definitely gaining in popularity. “These sports are fresh and exciting. It's the wave of the future,” says Nussbaum.

1．What would be the best title for the passage?

    A. Rick Stevenson

    B. People's Love for Risk

    C. X-Sports

    D. The Wave of the Future

2．It is clear from the passage that extreme sports are  ________.

    A. exciting but risky

    B. popular but old

    C. special but dangerous

    D. inexpensive but challenging

3．Which of the four pictures does not describe extreme sports?

4．Generally speaking, ________ are unfit for extreme sports by inference from the passage.

    A. city teenagers

    B. the aged people

    C. office workers

D. high school students

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December O6 Canada: For those of you who have been following this story, the third suspect(嫌疑犯) in the Canadian Cat Mutilation (残害) case has been caught. On March 8, after just under a year of searching, the FindMatt Campaign received information that would comfort many. Now known as Mattew Kaczorowski, 21 years old, this cat mutilator was picked up by the police from the streets of Vancouver. In May 2001, three young men took a young cat; named “Kensington” after the area of town from where she was taken, from the street to a house. They began to cruelly treat and mutilate her to death, videotaping the attack. Two of the suspects, recognized as 21-year old Jesse Champlain Power and 24-yearold Anthony Ryan Wennekers, were arrested shortly after the incident. Neither helped the police in an effort to find the third suspect. at the time known only as “Matt”.

    In May 2002. Katie set up the “Find Matt Campaign”, with the goals of raising public awareness (意识) about animal cruelty and having as many eyes as possible look for Matt.

    “I don't think Matt would have been caught had it not been for Katie Woodward's information.” said Detective Gordon Scow, one of the arresting officers.

    Kaczorowski faces the charges of animal cruelty, theft under $ 5000 and possession of property taken by crime, but one charge remains absent: that of animal cruelty. According to Canadian law, this kind of crime must be charged within six months.

    The case is now before the Courts.

    While finding Matt is a big step in the right direction of this case, it is not over. It remains that Kensington's guardian (监护人) has not yet come forward. It is important that her guardian speak out to lessen the possibility of the charges being dropped.

1．What does the passage mainly talk about?

    A. A cat was killed cruelly in Canada.

    B. A Canadian cat mutilator was caught.

    C. People pay attention to animal protection.

    D. No crimes can escape from being charged.

2．Which of the following is in correct order according to the time when the events happened?

    a. Matt was caught by the police.

    b. “Find Matt Campaign” was set up.

    c. Jesse and Anthony were soon arrested.

    d. Three young men mutilate a cat to death.

    e. Katie got the information about the third suspect.

3．Which one of the charges does Matt certainly have to face?

    A. Stealing less than $ 5000.

    B. His possession of property.

    C. The crime of animal cruelly.

    D. A six-month imprisonment.

4．What can we infer from the passage?

    A. Catching Matt was easy for the police.

    B. Very few people care about Matt's case.

    C. Katie started the Find Matt Campaign to protect animals.

D. The final result of the case depends on the cat's guardian.

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American society is not nap-friendly. “In fact”, says David Dinges, a sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, “this society even wouldn't like to admit we need sleep.” Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work. To quote a proverb: “Some sleep five hours, nature requires seven, laziness nine and wickedness eleven.”

    Wrong. The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them. “We have to totally change our attitude toward napping,” says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University, the godfather of sleep research.

    Last year a national commission led by Dement identified an “American sleep debt” which one member said was as important as the national debt. The commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness: people causing industrial accidents of falling asleep while driving. This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House. According to recent reports, President Clinton is trying to take a half-hour snooze (打瞌睡) every afternoon.

    About 60 percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity. We seem to have “a mid-afternoon quiet phase”, also called “a secondary sleep gate”. Sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed. Clearly, we were born to nap.

    We superstars of snooze don't nap to replace lost shut-eye or to prepare for a night shift. Rather, we “snack” on sleep, wherever and at whatever time we feel like it. I myself have napped in buses, cars, and planes and on boats; on floors and beds; and in libraries, offices and museums.

1．The research done by the Dement Commission shows that Americans ________.

    A. don't like to take naps

    B. are terribly worried about their national debt

    C. sleep less than is good for them

    D. have caused many industrial and traffic accidents

2．The purpose of this passage is to ________.

    A. warn us of the wickedness of napping

    B. explain the danger of sleepiness

    C. discuss the side effects of napping

    D. make the readers realize the necessity of napping

3．The “American sleep debt” is the result of ________.

    A. the traditional misunderstanding the Americans have about sleep

    B. the new sleep policy of the Clinton Administration

    C. the rapid development of American industry

    D. the Americans' worry about the danger of sleepiness

4．From the last paragraph we can know that it is  ________.

    A. preferable to have a sound sleep before a night shift

    B. good practice to eat something light before we go to bed

    C. essential to make up for lost sleep

D. natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it

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One day newly-wedded (结婚的) Nancy lost her ring when they were busy working in their fields to plant potatoes. Friends were called and the field was searched long but in vain(无效的). Later, when the potatoes were harvested everyone looked out for the ring but it remained lost. Another year came round and all the farmers working in the fields kept their eyes open.

    The following year was the same. And year after year, whoever had business in the fields always had Nancy's ring in his mind.

    Then the farm changed hands but it went to further than to cousins (表兄弟). So the memory of the lost ring remained alive until thirty-eight years had passed. Then came a spring day when a man was plowing (耕地) the field behind a pair of horses. Even after thirty-eight years he still looked out for the ring, and knew just which part of the field Nancy had lost it in. At this time, when he came there, he found it. He picked it up, put it carefully into his pocket, left his horses, and ran all the way down to the village and placed it into Nancy's hand.

1．How did Nancy come to lose her ring? She lost it while ________.

    A. helping to plant tomatoes in the fields

    B. watering the plants in the fields

    C. doing some plowing in the fields

    D. gathering potatoes in the fields

2．What was done to try and find the lost ring?

    A. Friends were asked to join the search.

    B. The field was searched for a long time.

    C. Dogs were called to look for it.

    D. Both A and B.

3．Why did people keep looking for the ring even after the farm changed hands?

    A. It was a very expensive ring.

    B. They all wanted to do something for Nancy.

    C. They all hated Nancy.

    D. Everybody wanted to have this ring.

4．What did the ploughman do after finding the ring?

    A. He picked it up and put it in his pocket.

    B. He ran back to tell everybody else in the village.

    C. He placed it to the owner.

    D. He returned if to the owner.

5．What can you infer from the passage?

    A. The ring was not valuable.

    B. People on the farm were honest and helpful.

    C. The ring's mysterious disappearance was the work of supernatural power.

D. Nancy no longer expected that her ring would be found again.

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For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children. They are children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.

    Lynette Long was once the principal (校长) of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of the kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was constantly telling them to put them inside their shirts. There were so many keys that it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.

    She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the effect working couples and single parents were on their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.

    The most common way the latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed, in a closet. The second is TV. They will often play it at high volume. It is hard to get statistics (统计) on latchkey children. The Longs learned, most of the parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.

1．The main idea about latchkey children is that they ________.

    A. are growing in numbers

    B. are also found in middle-class neighborhood

    C. watch too much TV during the day

    D. suffer problems from being left alone

2．The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is ________.

    A. tiredness

    B. freedom

    C. loneliness

    D. fear

3．The word “nightmare” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

    A. night suit

    B. night habit

    C. terrible dream at night

    D. staying up at night

4．We may draw a conclusion that ________.

    A. latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone

    B. latchkey children try to hide their feeling

    C. latchkey children often watch TV with their parents

D. it's difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are

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Decision-thinking is not unlike poker —it often matters not only what you think. but also what others think you think and what you think they think you think, The mental process (过程) is similar. Naturally, this card game has often been of considerable interest to people who are, by any standards. good thinkers.

    The great mathematician John von Neumann was one of the founders of game theory. In particular, he showed that all games fall into two classes: there are what he called games of perfect information, games like chess where the players can't hide anything or play tricks: they don't win by chance, but by means of logic and skills. Then there are games of imperfect information, like poker, in which it is impossible to know in advance that one course of action is better than another.

    One mistaken idea about business is that it can be treated as a game of perfect information. Quite the reverse. Business, politics, life itself are games which we must normally play with very imperfect information. Business decisions are often made with many unknown and unknown able factors (因素), which would even puzzle (困惑) best pokers players. But few business people find it comfortable to admit that they are taking a chance, and many still prefer to believe that they are playing chess, not poker.

1．The subject discussed in this text is ________.

    A. the process of reaching decisions

    B. the difference between poker and chess

    C. the secret of making good business plans

    D. the value of information in winning games

2．An important factor in a game of imperfect information is ________.

    A. rules

    B. luck

    C. time

    D. ideas

3．Which of the following can be used in place of “Quite the reverse”?

    A. Quite right.

    B. True enough.

    C. Most unlikely.

    D. Just the opposite.

4．In the writer's opinion, when making business decisions one should ________.

    A. put perfect information before imperfect information

    B. accept the existence of unknown factors

    C. regard business as a game of chess

D. mix known and unknown factor

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The Three Gorges (三峡) Dam, the largest dam in the world, is also the largest engineering project on the face of the earth. It aims to make the mother of all floods, the Changjiang River, into a tame river and it will be the largest power source for much of eastern and central China. It will create a huge, deep-water lake, and make it possible for 10 000 ton ocean-going ships to sail 1 500 miles inland from the Pacific to the city of Chongqing with its 30 million people, making it the world's largest river port.

    Construction has already started. The dam will be about 6 860 feet long and 611 feet high, at a spot called Sandouping near Yichang.

    After many years of investigation (调研) experts have drawn a conclusion that this grand project will do a great deal of good. The most important thing is flood control. By building a dam instead of new coal plants to meet its growing demand for electricity, China will give off much less poisonous gases into the air.

    However, some scientists don't agree to the project. They say that Chongqing and dozens of other cities along the river will put much waste into the reservoir (水库) which can do harm to people, fish and other living thing that depend on the river. Sedimentation (沉积) and damage of a breach(决口)are problems, too.

    The Three Gorges Dam could be considered, when it is finished in 2009, a new eighth wonder of the world as to the size alone.

1．Which is not the purpose to build such a huge dam?

    A. To make electricity.

    B. To prevent floods.

    C. To improve navigation (运输).

    D. To make it a wonder.

2．Where does the dam lie?

    A. Near Chongqing.

    B. Near Yichang.

    C. In the Three Gorges.

    D. In Wuhan.

3．Some scientists fear that ________.

    A. when the dam is built, the balance of nature may be destroyed

    B. sedimentation may occur

    C. a breach may cause millions of people to die or to be homeless

    D. electricity will not be as much as expected

4．According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT right?

    A. When finished, the dam will be one of the main bases of power source of China.

    B. People have different ideas about the setting up of the dam.

    C. It will take many years to build the dam because people want to see whether it will be safe and strong enough.

    D. Chongqing will become the largest river port in the world when the dam is finished.

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A team of scientists proved that seals (海豹) had a very good sense of hearing. These men trained blind seals to expect food when they heard sounds. The seals always began snapping (猛咬) when a strong signal was sounded.

    It' was proved that even a soft signal, a considerable distance away, could make these sea animals respond. That should make the fisherman who makes much noise while working, or talks loudly, start thinking.

    The same team of scientists also trained seals to recognize different sounds. One bell-tone meant food, two bell-tones meant no food. In the beginning, the seals made mistakes when the two-bell tones were sounded. They were, given a light tap after each mistake. The seals were good learners. They easily learned to tell the difference between the sounds.

1．Why was it necessary to use blind seals? Because they ________.

    A. were unable to use sight for clues (线索)

    B. had better hearing

    C. were waiting to be fed

    D. were the only animals to be found

2．To those seals strong signal meant ________.

    A. snapping

    B. nothing

    C. food

    D. a light tap

3．The article doesn't say directly but suggests that fishermen usually think ________.

    A. seals have no sense of hearing

    B. seals have good sense of hearing

    C. seals can only recognize bell sounds

    D. seals cannot hear soft and long distant sounds

4．Light taps were given to those who ________.

    A. expected food

    B. came for food

    C. made mistakes

    D. recognized the sounds

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It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before EI Capitan, a huge mass of rock almost three-quarters of a mile high in California's beautiful Yosemite Valley. It had been Mark's dream to climb El Capitan for as long as he could remember. But how could a person without the use of his legs hope to try to climb it?

    Mark knew he couldn't finish the climb alone, but his friend Peter, an expert rock climber, would be there to lend a helping hand. He and Mark thought that it would take seven days to reach the top.

    Peter climbed about 100 feet up and hammered a piton (岩钉) into the rock. Fastening one end of a 165-foot rope to the piton, he let one end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and fastened it to his belt with a special instrument. This instrument would allow Mark to move upward, but would prevent him from falling even as much as a single inch. He next reached above his head and fastened a T-shaped bar to the rope, using the same kind of instrument.

    Mark took a deep breath, pushed the T-bar up almost as far as his arms could reach, and began the first of the 7, 000 pull-ups needed to reach the top. High above, Peter let out a cheer. “You're on your way.”

    Seven years before, at the age of twenty-one, he had fallen while mountain climbing, injuring his backbone. The fall cost him the use of his legs, but he never lost his love of adventure or his joyful spirit.

    For the first four days the two men progressed steadily upward without incident. But on the fifth day an unbearably hot wind began to blow, and as time went by, it became stronger and stronger, causing Mark to sway (摇摆) violently on his rope. But Mark kept on determinedly pushing up the T-bar and pulling himself up. In spite of that, he had to admit that he felt a lot better when the wind finally died down and his body touched solid rock again.

    It took them one day more than they had expected, but on July 26 at 1:45 in the afternoon, the crowd of people waiting on the top went wild with joy as the two heads appeared. Mark Wellman had shown that if you set your heart and mind on a goal, no wall is too high, no dream impossible.

1．What had Mark Wellman long desired to do?

    A. To finish one of the most difficult rock climbs in the world.

    B. To be the first to climb EI Capitan.

    C. To climb the highest mountain in California.

    D. To help his friend Peter climb EI Capitan.

2．How did Mark climb the mountain?

    A. He fastened the rope to his wheelchair.

    B. He hammered in pitons so that he had something to hold on to.

    C. He held on to the T bar and Peter pulled him up.

    D. He pulled himself up using a T-bar and special equipment.

3．How did Mark lose the use of his legs?

    A. He lost his footing and fell from the side of a mountain.

    B. He fell during his first attempt on EI Capitan.

    C. His legs were broken by falling rocks.

    D. While working out in the gym, he injured his backbone.

4．What was the worst problem Mark had during the climb?

    A. He struck against the rock and hurt his arms.

    B. A strong wind blew him away from the rock.

    C. He kept falling several inches.

    D. While swaying in space, he became terrified.

5．How did Mark react to difficulties during the climb?

    A. He admitted that he was frightened.

    B. He often worried about his friend's condition.

    C. He was able to remain calm and determined.

    D. He was joking to cheer himself up.

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It's official: Text messages mania (狂热) has hit China. Mobile phones are becoming increasingly popular, and so sending text messages is fast becoming the hot new craze among teenagers.

    Twelve Kitties greeted Liu Jiao and wished her a happy new year on the eve of the Chinese lunar calendar's Year of the Horse, making her very excited. According to Xinhua, about 100 million text and picture messages were sent and received by Beijing mobile phone owners during the Spring Festival.

    Liu Jiao is a student at the High School Affiliated to Beijing University of Chemical Technology. A third of the students in her class own mobile phones. She received more than 20 text messages from her friends during the holidays. Most of these messages were general greetings like “Happy New Year”, or humorous sentences, like “Love you as mice love rice”. One of the good wishes she received was made up of the brand names for eight soft drinks, including Coca-Cola and Wahaha. These brand names, when translated into Chinese, are themselves good wishes for happiness or success.

    Besides the convenience of sending text messages, the relatively low cost attracts many teenagers. A common message usually costs only 0.1 to 0. 2 yuan.

    Tan Yingqing, a Senior Two student, said it would have cost her too much to call all of her friends in Beijing because she spent the Spring Festival in her hometown, Shanghai. So she sent mobile phone text messages to them instead.

    According to China Mobile, there has been a lot of promotion (宣传，推广) for messaging through phones since 1997. And the rise in popularity shows that it has worked.

    As the new term starts, Liu turns off her mobile phone. It is not allowed in class because mobile phones could disturb other students. Also, she would rather not be influenced by calls or messages during breaks. However, she often rushes to check her messages as soon as the school day finishes.

1．Many teenagers are attracted to send text messages because ________.

    a. it is cool today

    b. mobile phones are popular

    c. it is very convenient

    d. the cost is relatively low

    A. ab

    B. ac

    C. bd

    D. cd

2．When Liu Jiao received the text message sent by twelve Kitties on the eve of the Spring Festival, she felt ________.

    A. surprised

    B. bored

    C. excited

    D. unbelievable

3．Tan Yingqing sent mobile phone text messages to her friends living in Beijing during the Spring Festival, because ________.

    A. she was staying in Shanghai at that time

    B. she thought it would cost her too much to call them all

    C. she was shy when speaking on the fashion

    D. she wanted to follow the fashion

4．The promotion for messages through mobile phones since 1997 in China is ________.

    A. effective

    B. worthless

    C. limited

    D. disappointing

5．What is the main idea of the passage?

    A. Text message mania has hit China.

    B. Mobile phone users are fond of developing the function (功能) of mobile phones.

    C. Teenagers like sending text messages in their spare time.

    D. Teenagers at school shouldn't use mobile phones, especially text messages.