阅读理解

　　Herb was at home alone one night while his parents were out for the evening. He had often stayed alone before, so he wasn't afraid. As he waited for his parents to return home, he watched the late movie on television. His eyelids became heavier and heavier as the time passed.

　　Suddenly Herb's eyes popped open. What was that noise in the next room? Herb strained his ears and heard the window slowly being inched open. For a minute Herb was so frightened that he could not move, his body felt like stone.

　　He knew that he mustn't lose his head and began to think of things he could do. He couldn't reach the telephone without passing the window where he had heard the noise, and he couldn't reach the door. Again he heard the sound of someone trying to enter his home through the window.

　　Herb's drums were standing in the corner near the TV. “A maybe there is something I can do,” thought Herb.

　　He grabbed the drumsticks and beat on his drums as he had never beaten before. The commotion was so awesome that Herb astonished even himself. He also surprised the person in the window, who turned tail and ran for all he was worth. The burglar was nipped in the bud.

　　Herb had just used his drums in a very unusual way, “Maybe drums aren't such a bad instrument after all,”thought Herb with a sign of relief.

1．The burglar flee when he heard the drum noise because ________.

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A．he thought he would be hit by a drumstick

B．he knew a frightened boy was inside

C．he liked piano music better

D．he felt that he was in danger

2．________ awakened Herb.

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3．What will probably happen next?

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A．Herb will sell his drums.

B．Herb will call the police and tell them a burglar is nearby.

C．The burglar will climb in the window.

D．Herb's father will scold him for disturbing the neighbors.

4．Which of these is NOT a figure of speech?

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5．How do we know that Herb's plan worked?

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A．The burglar ran away.

B．The burglar listened to the music.

C．The burglar robbed the family's home.

D．The burglar stepped on some flower buds

阅读理解

　　A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square (广场), and said to the driver, “Do you see that young man at the other side of the square?”“Yes,”said the taxi driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently at his watch every few seconds.

　　“Take me over there,” said the young lady.

　　There were a lot of cars and buses and trucks in the square, so the taxi driver asked, “Are you afraid to cross the street?”

　　“Oh, no!”said the young lady, “But I said that I would meet that young man for lunch at one o'clock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I have tried not to be too late.”

1．How did the young lady get to the square?

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2．Why did she want to take a taxi? Because ________.

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A．she was too tired to walk

B．she wanted to be seen in a hurry

C．she wanted not to be late for the appointment (约会)

D．the square was too crowded

3．The young man at the other side of the square ________.

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A．had probably been waiting for a long time

B．had some problems with his watch

C．was probably a waiter of the restaurant

D．was someone the young woman did not want to see

4．The young lady was ________.

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5．Had she tried not to be so late?

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A．Yes, she had at least tried no to be late.

B．No, she was just going to pretend that she had tried.

C．Yes, she had tried her best though she couldn't succeed.

D．No, she thought being late was better than being earlier.

阅读理解

　　During the 19th century, scientists found that when certain parts of the brain of a man were injured, he would lose the power to do certain things. And so, people thought that each part of the brain did a difficult job. But modern research has found that this is not so, for it is not easy to say exactly what each part of the brain does.

　　In the past fifty years there has been a great increase in the amount of research done on the brain. Chemists and biologists have discovered that the way our brain works is not so simple as people in general may think. Chemists tell us that 100 000 chemical changes take place in the brain every second. Some recent research also suggests that we can remember everything that happens to us. We may not be able to recall some of the things we've heard and seen, but they are all kept in the storehouse of the human mind.

　　Earlier chemists thought that power of a person's brain got weaker as he grew older. But it is now thought that that is not true. As long as old person has always been active in the mind, he has a quicker mind than a young person who has only done physical work without using much of his brain. It is now thought that the more work we give our brains, the more work they are able to do.

1．________ scientists found that when certain parts of the brain of a man were injured, he would lose the power to do certain things.

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2．For half a century people ________.

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A．have been studying how the brain works

B．had been studying how the brain works

C．have been studying how the brain worked

D．had been studying how the brain worked

3．The scientists ________ show us exactly what each part of the brain does.

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4．________ we give our brains, ________ our brains act.

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A．The more work, the slower

B．The less work, the quicker

C．The more work, the quicker

D．The more work, the quick

5．Chemists tell us that 100 000 chemical changes take place in the brain every ________.

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　　Some people worry that computer games may affect children's study. Some educators even consider computer games“No. 1 enemy of learning”and “electronic drug”. The chip magazine has carried out an interesting survey（调查）into this problem in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

　　Up to 20.75 percent of the people surveyed think that many started to learn computer through playing computer games. According to 61.5 percent of the people, playing computer games has not much influence on one's computer learning. Only 17.75 percent of the people think playing computer games may cause addiction（上瘾）and affect one's study and work.

　　Further investigations shows that as many as 51.25 percent of the people surveyed think that computer games are only a form of entertainment and are not harmful. And 75.75 percent of the people think that computer games are educational and are a good way to start learning English and computer. Only 7.75 percent of the people think computer games have negative effects.

　　According to the survey, 72.5 percent of the parents agree to allow children to play computer games moderately. And 13.75 percent of the parents use computer games to reward children's good behavior. Only 12.5 percent of the parents don't allow children to play computer games as they worry that children may lack self-control and may get bad influence from the games.

(1) What does the passage mainly tell us?

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A．Parents should not let their children play computer games.

B．Survey answers whether computer games are helpful

C．Computer games are No. 1 enemy of learning.

D．Computer games cause addiction.

(2) According to the passage, ________.

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A．parents should not worry about computer games

B．all children are interested in computer

C．parents should reward children's good behaviour with computer games

D．it may be harmless for us to play computer games

(3) Which of the following diagrams shows the results of the survey in the second paragraph?

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①= Playing computer games has not much influence on one's computer learning.

②= Playing computer games may cause addiction.

③= Many started to learn computer through computer games.

(4) According to the survey in the third paragraph, at least ________ percent of the people think computer games are both a form of entertainment and a good way to start learning English and computer.

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　　Most Americans don't like to get advice from members of their family. When they need advice, they don't usually ask people they know. Instead, many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines which give advice on many different subjects, including family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and how to buy a house or a car.

　　Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people who are supposed to know how to solve（解决）such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; others are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special training for this kind of work. One of them answers letters addressed to “Dear Abby”. The other is addressed as“Dear Ann Landers”. Experience is their preparation for giving advice.

　　There is one writer who has not lived long enough to have much experience. She is a girl named Angel Cavaliere, who started writing advice for newspaper readers at the age of ten. Her advice to young readers now appears regularly in a newspaper column（栏目）called Dear Angel.

(1) Usually most Americans need advice on ________.

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A．family problems and the use of language

B．cooking, health, child care and clothes

C．family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes and how to buy house or a car

D．many different subjects

(2) The answers will be printed ________.

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A．without the letters

B．together with the letters

C．in the absence of the letters

D．on the letters

(3) The two women writers are famous because ________.

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A．they are specialists（专家）by training

B．they have much experience

C．women writers are popular among readers

D．they always make full preparations for giving advice

(4) Angel Cavaliere is ________.

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A．a girl who has been dead for a long time

B．a young girl who is still living

C．a girl who is only ten

D．a girl who enjoys reading newspaper

　　To me, life without music would not be exciting. I realize that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert, and listening to the record. But music plays an important part in everyone's life, whether he realizes it or not. Try to imagine, for example, what films or TV plays would be like without music. Would the feelings, the moving plot, and the greatest interests, be so exciting or dramatic? I'm not sure about it.

　　Now we have been speaking of music in its more common meaning--the kind of music we hear in the concert hall, and we discover them in our everyday life too--in the rhythm of the sea, the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music surely has meaning for everyone, in some way or other. And, of course, it has special meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music.

　　It is well said, “Through music a child enters a world of beauty, expresses himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body Strong.”

(1) The writer says more about ________ in the text.

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A．life full of music

B．life without music

C．the importance of music

D．the development of music

(2) From the text, we learn that many people ________.

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A．don't realize the importance of music

B．get along quite well without music

C．go to the concert instead of enjoying music

D．think music would be less exciting than moving plot

(3) In the writer's opinion, if there was no music in the films or TV plays, ________.

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A．the cinema and theatre would be quiet

B．we would lose some of the audience

C．everything would be as exciting as before

D．it would be hard to imagine the result

(4) The underlined word “melody” means ________.

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(5) From the last paragraph, we learn that music ________.

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A．is very important, especially for children

B．is very necessary for our everyday life

C．can make our life exciting and dramatic

D．can make you enter another beautiful world

　　He is only 20 years old, but has already had five years of experience in the world of entertainment. He is Edison Chan（陈冠希）.

　　Edison Chan has attracted much attention since joining entertainment circles（娱乐圈）. His attrac-tive appearance has certainly helped, but he's also

received help from heavyweights like the Chairman of Emperor Entertainment Albert Yueng and superstar Jackie Chan. Even late movie and pop idol（偶象）Leslie Cheung（张国荣）once wrote songs for him.

　　With such support, Edison slid easily into the industry--singing, acting and filming in commercials. He soon became one of Hong Kong's most popular rising stars. His big break came with his performance in “Infernal（恐怖的）Affairs”Another milestone was “Twins Effect”, which took over 15 million Hong Kong dollars in its opening week,

　　Edison had always dreamt of being a basketball player, but he was forced by his father to model and act from an early age. When he was 15 years old, he shot a commercial with Hong Kong superstar Leon Lai（黎明）, which attracted the atten-tion of Emperor Entertainment.

　　But not satisfied with acting alone, Edison has turned his hand to singing. He is finding time between shoots to make his album and music video. He said he thoroughly enjoyed himself when he was busy working.

　　This young boy said, “I think that now I can better understand what it is to be an actor and know more about the media（媒体）. I've changed a lot since I first entered the circle. Therefore I will try my best to keep up a good relationship with the media. But they should know there are always some things I can't say. Sometimes they say things that aren't true, but I don't care. I hope they can realize I'm also an ordinary person.”

　　With this “I don't care”attitude, Edison has built his career on his public image of being a cool, bad boy.

(1)Which of the following is NOT the reason for Edison Chan's success?

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A．His good looks.

B．The help from some famous people.

C．His own efforts.

D．His young age.

(2)What can we learn about Edison Chan from the passage?

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A．He wanted to be an actor as a young boy.

B．He doesn't like singing.

C．He doesn't care what the media says.

D．He is a bad boy.

(3)What is the best title for the passage?

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A．The Secret of Edison Chan's Success

B．Idol of Today in Entertainment World：Edison Chan

C．I Don't Care

D．Edison Chan and Media

　　The story of how the song “Happy Birthday to You”came into being, began as a sweet one, which later soured. Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at the Louisville, Kentucky Experimental Kinder-garten（幼儿园）, and Dr Patty Hill, the principal（院长，负责人）of the same school, together wrote a song for the children, entitled “Good Morning to All”. When Mildred combined her musical talents with her sister's expertise（专长）in the area of Kin-dergarten Education, “Good Morning to All”was sure to be a success.

　　The sisters published the song in a collection entitled “Song Stories of the Kindergarten”in 1893. Twenty-one years later, after Dr Patty Hill became the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia University's Teacher College, a gentleman by the name of Robert H. Coleman published the song, without the sisters' permission. To add insult（侮辱）to injury, he added a second verse, the familiar “Happy Birthday to You”.

　　Mr Coleman's addition of the second verse popularized the song and, finally, the sisters' original first verse disappeared. “Happy Birthday to You”, the one and only birthday song, had altogether replaced the sisters' original title, “Good Morning to All”.

　　After Mildred died in 1916, Patty, together with a third sister named Jessica, took Mr Coleman to court. In court, they proved that they, indeed（确定）, owned the melody（曲调）. Because the family legally owns the song, it is entitled to royalties（版税）from it, whenever it is sung for commercial（商业的）purposes.

(1)The first verse of the song was written for ________.

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A．Patty Hill's children

B．Mildred Hill's children

C．Mr Coleman's students

D．the students in a kindergarten

(2)Mr Coleman published the song and added a second verse in ________.

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(3)What does the underlined word “soured”probably mean?

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A．Had an unpleasant taste.

B．Got angry easily.

C．Became unpleasant.

D．Turned out well.

(4)Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．With permission from the Hill sisters, Mr Coleman published the song and added a second verse to the song.

B．The second verse made the song popular and, at last, the first verse disappeared.

C．Patty and Jessica took Robert H. Coleman to court after Mildred died.

D．The Hill's family legally owns the melody.

　　As you explore music, you will find much that is familiar to you. You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do. You will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.

　　Music is an expression of the people. As you explore, you will find music of people at work, and in worship（崇拜）. You will find music expresses love of country, love of nature, and love of home.

　　Music is also an expression of the composer. As an artist, the composer expresses his own musical ideas. He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expressions.

　　Music can suggest activities and feelings, which we all share. We can enjoy a successful piece of music, playing and singing music, dancing and listening to music of the people and the artists of different times and places.

(1)The second paragraph mainly tells us ________ .

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A．about different kinds of music

B．that music is based on the activities and feelings of people

C．that music is everywhere

D．that music is popular among people

(2)Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

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A．We can find music expresses feelings that are often our own.

B．Music is an expression of the composer.

C．Music can suggest activities and feelings.

D．Music is only an expression of the composer.

(3)What is the best title for this passage?

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A．Music

B．Music And People

C．Music And Its Composer

D．Music That Is Familiar To Us

　　Tony Bennett, the American singer recently touring Britain can't remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”. He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night.

　　“I never get tired of singing it,” he said, “I like it too much. It's a great city and it's a good song.”

　　Bennett is to record a TV special with American singer Lena Horne while he is here. And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled “Listen Easy” will be published in June.

　　“I like it here,” he added quietly over whiskey, “I would like to live here so many months of the year.”

　　He already keeps a large flat in Grosvenor Square, here he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint. Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $ 4,000. At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expression for 50 cents. It's about an Italian immigrant （移民） who goes to America, but is a failure.

　　“In many ways it's very close to my life the way the story has been written,” said Bennett, “my father, an Italian, was ill and died when I was nine. He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success.”

　　The film is to be made by Italy's top director Vittoria De Sica.

(1) The underlined phrase “standard hit” probably means ________.

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A．Bennett's favourite song but it's not very popular

B．a song that is always popular

C．a song which makes him standard

D．a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience

(2) What was Tony Bennett doing when he was interviewed?

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(3) What does Tony Bennett want to do?

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A．Buy a house and live in England.

B．Stay with his wife and daughter in England.

C．Live for part of the year in England.

D．Leave America and settle in England.

(4) What's Tony Bennett's hobby?

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(5) What can we learn about Tony Bennett's father from this passage?

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A．He liked his son's singing.

B．He was born in Italy and died in America.

C．He was a part of Bennett's achievement.

D．He was glad that his son became famous.