Slaves were bought and sold like animals. Husbands and wives, parents and children, might be traded to different owners and never see each other again. If they displeased their owners, they might be beaten or even killed. This was life for most black Americans as recently as one hundred and forty years ago.

During America’s Civil War in the eighteen-sixties, slavery was finally ended. But for many years after, blacks were not treated equally with whites. Blacks were often forbidden stores, eating places, theatres and hotels. They were refused good education, jobs and housing. Often, they were prevented from voting(投票).

1. The first group of Africans arrived in America in the ______ century.

A. fifteenth　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. sixteenth

C. seventeenth　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. eighteenth

2. Africans were kidnapped to America and forced to work there as ______.

A. farmers　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. workers

C. servants　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. slaves

3. The slavery in America continued ______.

A. until the American War for Independence

B. until the American Civil War

C. since one hundred and forty years ago

D. after the American Civil War

4. After slavery was ended, American blacks ______.

A. were still treated badly

B. could be beaten or even killed freely

C. could be traded freely

D. were not set free from their slave owners

5. The title of this passage would be “______”.

A. The American Immigrants

B. The American Slavery

C. The History of the United States

D. The History of American Blacks

He is best remembered by the Belgians for leader ship during World War Ⅰ, which broke out in 1914, only five years after he came to the throne(王位). Belgium was officially a neutral(中立的) country at the start of the war, but because the Germans could more easily attack France by crossing Belgium, they took no notice of Belgium’s neutrality, and invaded it soon after the beginning of the war. Albert realized that his small country had no chance of stopping the German army, but decided that rather than only give in, the Belgian army should fight. Although almost the whole of their country was conquered(占领), the Belgians, led by their king, continued to fight against the Germans throughout the full four years of the war. King Albert’s wife, Queen Elizabeth, also contributed her efforts to the war, working in a military(军事的) hospital. There she did all kinds of work, from scrubbing(擦洗) dirty floors to dressing the wounds of injured soldiers.

1. Albert became King of Belgium in ______.

A. 1919　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. 1914　　　　　　　　 　　   C. 1909　　   D. 1880

2. The Belgians respected King Albert because he ______.

A. was a good engineer and a good sportsman

B. kept the Germans out of his native land

C. stayed with his soldiers throughout the war

D. safeguarded Belgium’s honor

3. The Germans attacked Belgium because ______.

A. Belgium and Germany had been enemies for many years

B. Belgium was a neighbor of France who was German’s enemy

C. it was easily to conquer Belgium than France

D. they wanted to invade France by crossing Belgium

4. When the war broke out, King Albert was ______.

A. sure of defeat and decided to give in

B. not sure of defeat and yet decided to fight on

C. confident that the Belgians would drive out the Germans and decided to fight on

D. not certain of victory so decided not to fight on

5. What do we know about King Albert’s wife?

A. She was a doctor before she married.

B. She was qualified as a nurse in the war.

C. She was willing to do anything for her country.

D. She was too proud to do dirty work.

Watching too much television is bad for your eyes. This is not true. People with easily affected eyes may find they get red and aching from staring at a fixed distance for long periods, but there won’t be any lasting effects.

Carrots will help you see in the dark. Carrots are rich in beta carotene, which the body can change into vitamin A, too little of which can cause night blindness. However, people in most countries don’t need to worry about vitamin A deficiency(缺乏). Night blindness is more likely to be connected with another vision problem.

1. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Ready-made glasses will do harm to one’s eyes.

B. Wearing the wrong glasses may do harm to children’s eyes.

C. The human body is unable to change beta carotene into vitamin A.

D. Watching too much television may do harm to children’s eyes.

2. Night blindness is most likely caused by ______.

A. staring for long periods

B. too much beta carotene

C. not enough vitamin A

D. vision problems

3. According to the article, eye problems can be corrected by ______.

A. wearing specially-made glasses

B. performing eyes exercises

C. cutting back on television

D. eating more carrots

4. Watching too much television can cause ______.

A. night blindness

B. lasting eye problems

C. a number of vision problems

D. eye trouble for a limited time

5. The main purpose of this article is to ______.

A. tell people of the importance of their eyes

B. tell people how to protect their eyes

C. tell people to have more carrots

D. tell people something more about their eyes

Any game with plenty of movement is good. The best are those which are played out of doors. Don’t neglect(忽视)your body. It is as important as your mind. Our country now needs men with strong minds, good judgment and sound bodies.

1. The indoor exercise is not as helpful as those taken out of doors because______.

A. the air in the house isn’t fresh

B. the air in the house can’t be always fresh

C. we can’t make the air in the house fresh

D. during rainy weather the air in the house doesn’t remain fresh long

2. According to the passage which statement is wrong?

A. You are of no use for your country if you have strong mind only.

B. The indoor games with plenty of movement are not better than those played out of doors.

C. Your mind is as important as your body.

D. Our of doors the air is not always fresh and pure.

3. The writer thinks that______.

A. “Knowledge is power” isn’t right

B. strong body is power in fact

C. strong mind is the most important

D. your strong body is as important as your mind

The farmer decided to do something surprising. He let everybody know far and wide that on the next market day, he would stand on the Court House steps and eat a tomato. People came from all over to watch him. The farmer waited until a large crowd had gathered. Then he walked quickly to the Court House steps, lifted a basket of tomatoes for all to see, and ate one. Another. A third. And he didn’t die.

Farmers have been growing tomatoes ever since. Boxes of tomatoes go to the market. Poisonous?  They are just wonderful, as most people now agree.

1. What is the main idea of the text?

A. People often have wrong beliefs.

B. It is easy to change people’s minds.

C. How tomato became popular in the US.

D. Tomatoes were first grown by US farmers.

2. From the underlined sentences in the first paragraph we learn that in the 1820s people thought______.

A. fish and ice cream were very good food

B. one tomato had enough poison to kill a person

C. only an undertaker could save the life of a person who ate tomatoes

D. fish, tomato, and ice cream if eaten together could kill a person

3. The farmer ate tomatoes in public(当众)in order to______.

A. show that he was brave

B. show that they were eatable

C. make people buy his tomatoes

D. make people believe they tasted nice

4. The last word “undertaker” in the first paragraph means______.

A. a person whose job is to take care of the dead

B. a person who takes care of his business

C. a person who dig the earth

D. a person who can make the dead people come to life again

5. It can be inferred(推断)from the text that______.

A. there were wild tomatoes in the US before 1820s

B. tomatoes were grown for special used in the past

C. there are still some people today who never eat tomatoes

D. tomatoes are grown all over the world today

Most of these “Street Teachers” are youth. They themselves grew up in these streets and had the same experience as the little tramps. They know what the homeless children think about and what they need. They sympathize with the children(同情孩子们)and pay great attention to their healthy growth. These “Street Teachers” educate the children in various and lively ways according to their special characteristics. There isn’t any reprimand(训斥), nor punishment. They only rely on their own experience and excuse(谅解)to teach them how to be a nice and useful citizen. The little ones are always watchful(警惕的)to other persons but believe in their teachers and treat them as their close friends. Thus the teachers have turned the streets, lanes(小巷)and parks into places for education.

Some teachers began to set up Education Centre for Tramps. They also lay down(制定）educational policy(方针)and teaching program(大纲). The children will graduate in a few years and have their own jobs. The little ones are pleased with it.

1. “Street Teachers” means______.

A. the teachers who are homeless

B. the school standing in the street

C. the teachers who educate the homeless children in the streets, lanes and parks

D. policeman who educate the children in the streets

2. Which is right?

A. The little tramps hate “Street Teachers” very much.

B. The little ones are watchful to their teachers at all.

C. The children don’t believe in “Street Teachers” at all.

D. The little tramps treat “Street Teachers” as their friends.

3. Why can “Street Teachers” be welcomed by the children?

A. Because they understand and sympathize with these children.

B. Because they educate them in lively ways and never punish them.

C. Because the teachers are also homeless.

D. Both A and B.

4. After graduating, the children will______.

A. work

B. go on to roam(流浪)

C. beg

D. continue to steal

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. The tramps

B. The world problem

C. “Street Teachers”

D. How to deal with the tramps?

Thousands of people got stuck(被困) in lifts. Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21st and 22nd floors of the Empire State Building. “There were twelve of us. But no one panicked(惊慌). We passed the time telling stories and playing word games. One man wanted to smoke but we didn’t let him. Firemen finally got us out. ”

“It was the best night we’ve ever had, ”said Angela Carraro, who runs an Italian restaurant on 42nd Street. “We had lots of candles on the tables and the waiters were carrying candles on their trays(托盘). The place was full—and night, in fact, for after we had closed, we let the people stay on and spend the night here. ”

The zoos had their problems like everyone else. Keepers worked through the night. They used blankets(毛毯) to keep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm. While zoos had problems keeping warm, supermarkets had problems keeping cool. “All of our ice cream and frozen foods melted(融化), ”said the manager of a store in downtown Manhattan. “They were worth $500 000. ”

The big electric clock in the lobby(大厅) of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started ticking(滴答)again at 5: 25 this morning. It was almost on time.

1. Throughout the period of darkness, Martin Saltzman and the eleven others were______.

A. nervous

B. excited

C. calm

D. frightened

2. In what way was the night of November 10 the best night for Angela Carraro?

A. She had a taste of adventure.

B. Burning candles brightened the place.

C. Business was better than usual.

D. Many people spent the night in her restaurant.

3. How long did the power failure last?

A. Nearly 12 hours.

B. More than 12 hours.

C. Nearly 24 hours.

D. More than 24 hours.

4. During the power failure, the supermarkets______.

A. earned more than usual

B. had their frozen food melted

C. had to stop their business

D. sold a lot of blankets

Last month his family had to move to an old house outside the city. It’s far from the post office and he has to get up early in the morning in order to catch the 6: 30 train. The head of his office is strict and everybody has to get there on time. He knows what it’ll mean if he’s late. A friend of his had pity on(同情) him and lent his old car to him. The young man was happy and from then on he could go to work by car.

Last Saturday Charlie went to buy some medicine for his mother. Bad luck! When he came out of the shop, he couldn’t find the car. He was quite worried and began to look for it in front of the shop but he didn’t find it. Suddenly he saw a woman parked a car there and hurried into the shop. Charlie saw the car wasn’t locked. He got on it and drove it at once. He was afraid the loser would run after(追) him and drove fast. A truck hit it at a crossing and he lost consciousness.

This morning the young man came back to life(苏醒) and saw there were a few policemen standing by his bed. He asked, “Where am I? ”

“In Room 103. ”

“In hospital or in prison(监狱)？”

1. Charlie has to get to his office on time because______.

A. the head is strict with them

B. he wishes to be praised

C. he’s usually on duty

D. he’s afraid to be fired

2. ______, so he drove the woman’s car away.

A. Charlie had no money to pay for the old car

B. Charlie liked a new car very much

C. Charlie hoped to have his own car

D. Charlie hated his friend’s old car

3. Charlie was afraid______, so he drove fast.

A. to be late

B. to meet the red lights

C. to be caught by the loser

D. to miss the 6: 30 train

4. Which of the following is true?

A. Charlie couldn’t drive a car at all.

B. The policemen caught Charlie at the crossing.

C. Charlie was in prison when he came back to life.

D. Charlie didn’t know what had happened after he had lost consciousness.

Steve Bird at Canterbury Christ Church University reached these conclusions after putting 56 couch potatoes through an 18-week course of daily walks.

They found that longer walks produce the most beneficial changes to the composition(成分)of blood fats, but walks of any length improve the fitness of the heart. “It’s the sort of thing that can make the heart 10 years younger. ”says Bird.

To find out, Bird divided his normally inactive subjects(受实验者) into three roughly(大致) equal groups. The “long walkers”took a hike of between 20 and 40 minutes every day. “Intermediate walkers”had two hikes of 10 to 15 minutes, and “short walkers”did three hikes of 5 to 10 minutes. The controls sat at home, as usual.

At the start and end of the 18 weeks, Bird measured the health and fitness of each group. He found that the long walkers were healthiest.

1. Speaking of health, reading a book will be no better than______.

A. sitting at home

B. going shopping

C. a short walk

D. climbing a hill

2. “Couch potatoes”probably means______.

A. people who often take exercises

B. people who often watch TV

C. people who often go shopping

D. people who enjoy walking

3. What is a good way to keep your heart young according to the passage?

A. Only a long walk.

B. Only a short walk.

C. Walks of any length.

D. No walk.

4. Which is not true according to the passage?

A. The long walk is the best way to keep your health.

B. The short walkers took three 5-or-10-minute walks every day.

C. The subjects stayed at home as before during the experiment.

D. Walking can make you 10 years younger.

5. Which do you think can prove the conclusion is well worth believing?

A. Bird gave his subjects two physical examinations.

B. There were three roughly equal groups and 56 people in all.

C. The subjects had nearly the same amount of walking every day.

D. Bird spent 18 weeks carrying out this experiment.

“Do not worry. We’ll get whatever we want, ”they tell each other to ease their own anxiety.

Born in the early days of the country’s reform and opening to the outside world, growing up in the market economy, the youngsters, familiar with McDonald’s and Mickey Mouse, love to eat hamburgers, and wear foreign brand jeans and T-shirts and worship Bill Gates. Compared with their parents, they enjoy more freedom in looking for a job—and with that freedom come burdens.

These college graduates are seen scouring recruitment information in newspapers and journals, the Internet and job markets nationwide.

Shortly after hotel management major Hao Wenhua, a young woman from Chongqing in Southwest China, failed the recruitment test of a five-star hotel in Guilin, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. She appeared at a job market in Nanning, approximately 300 kilometers from Guilin, looking rather tired.

Many businesses and companies say that they would take on experienced staff rather than the new graduates who are short of the experience of how to succeed in today’s fastpaced society.

1. Which of the following groups of people belongs to China’s first McDonald’s generation?

A. People who were born in the early days of China’s reform and opening to the outside world.

B. People who like to eat hamburgers and wear foreign brand clothes.

C. People who admire Bill Gates.

D. People who lack the experience of how to succeed in today’s fast changing world.

2. Which of the following explanation is closest in meaning with the underlined word “scouring”in the passage?

A. Studying.   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Going through.

C. Collecting.　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Copying.

3. What can we infer from the story of Hao Wenhua in the passage?  We can infer______.

A. that there are many chances to find jobs in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

B. that hotel management is not a good major in college

C. that there is intense competition in the job market

D. that many businesses and companies don’t like new college graduates

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Fierce competition in the job market

B. McDonald’s generation has grown up

C. McDonald’s generation faces job hunt

D. The number of college graduates climbs to the highest point