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　　When other nine－year－old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship(奖学金) and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard：The Liz Murray Story”, shown in late April.

　　Liz Murray, a 22－year－old American girl, has been writing a real－life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug－addicted (吸毒) parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.

　　Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets. “What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.

　　She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time.”

　　Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”.

1．In which order did the following things happen to Liz?

a．Her mother died of AIDS.

b．She worked at a petrol station.

c．She got admitted into Harvard.

d．The movie about her life was put on.

e．She had trouble finding a place to sleep.

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2．The main idea of the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．how Liz managed to enter Harvard University

B．what a hard time Liz had in her childhood

C．why Liz loved her parents so much

D．how Liz struggled to change her life

3．What actually made her go towards her goal?

[　　]

A．Envy and encouragement.

B．Willpower and determination.

C．Decisions and understanding.

D．Love and respect for her parents.

4．When she wrote “What drove me to live on….I had only experienced a small part of the society”, she meant that ________.

[　　]

A．she had little experience of social life

B．she could hardly understand the society

C．she would do something for her own life

D．she needed to travel more around the world

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　　In general, people talk about two groups of colors：warm colors and cool colors. Researchers in psychology think that there are also two groups of people：people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors.

　　The warm colors are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. People think that red, for example, is exciting. Sociable people, those who like to be with others, like red. The cool colors are green, blue and violet. These colors, unlike warm colors, are relaxing. Where there are cool colors, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue.

　　Red may be exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors. He suggests that a warm color, such as red or orange is a good color for a living room or restaurant. People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass quickly. Cool colors are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly.

　　Researchers do not know why people think some colors are warm and other colors are cool. However, almost everyone agrees that red, orange, and yellow are warm and that green, blue, and violet are cool. Perhaps warm colors remind people of warm days and the cool colors remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow.

1．Which of the following colors belong to cool colors?

[　　]

2．Which of the following statements is not true?

[　　]

A．Sociable people like warm colors.

B．Warm colors can make people excited.

C．People who like to be with others don't like red.

D. W here there are warm colors, people want to be active.

3．Which is the right color for different rooms?

[　　]

A．Red or orange for offices.

B．Orange for dining－rooms.

C．Blue for bedrooms.

D．Red for studies.

4．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

[　　]

A．It shows the reason why people think some colors are warm and others are cool.

B．Warm colors remind people of warm days.

C．Cool colors remind people of cool days.

D．People have an agreeable opinion of warm colors and cool colors.

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　　Without the atmosphere there would be no weather, no wind, rain, snow, or clouds. Air is all around us; we live at the bottom of a great ocean of air. It is invisible, but we can feel it when it moves. There are miles of air above us, pressing down with great weight on the earth and everything on it. Because air presses down on us from all directions at the same time, and because we are able to bear(忍受) this weight, we do not seem to feel it. But scientists have proved that air has this weight, and that anything that has weight creates(产生) a force called pressure. As changes in air pressure take place, they make air move.

　　Air is a gas that expands(膨胀) when heated, gets lighter, and moves upward. When air is cooled, it gets heavier, sinks close to the earth's surface, and flows like water in a great river. As warm air rises, cold air rushes in to take its place. Thus winds originate(起源). The winds that blow high above us are caused by the warmer air running away from colder air. The wind we feel near the earth's surface is the heavy colder air trying hard to catch the warmer air. Changes in temperature cause the air to move. And of course there are many changes, so air movements are taking place practically all the time.

1．The first paragraph mainly tells us the causes of ________.

[　　]

A．why we don't feel air

B．why atmosphere is important to us

C．why there is air surrounding us

D．why there is air pressure

2．Air moves under such conditions that ________.

[　　]

A．there is air pressure

B．the air is heavy

C．air pressure doesn't remain the same all the time

D．air comes up and down

3．According to the passage, in some areas if farmers who grow grapes(葡萄) light fires in the early morning, that is because the farmers want to ________.

[　　]

A．drive away warm air

B．prevent cold air from coming to harm their plants

C．cause more wind

D．stop warm air running away

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　　Want a glance of the future of health care? Take a look at the way the various networks of people about patient care are being connected to one another, and how this new connectivity is being exploited to deliver medicine to the patient－no matter where he or she may be.

　　Online doctors offering advice based on normal symptoms(症状) are the most obvious example. Increasingly, however, remote diagnosis(远程诊断) will be based on real physiological data(生理数据) from the actual patient. A group from the University of Kentucky has shown that by using personal data assistance plus a mobile phone, it is perfectly practical to send a patient's important signs over the telephone. With this kind of equipment, the cry asking whether there was a doctor in the house could well be a thing of the past.

　　Other medical technology groups are working on applying telemedicine to rural (countryside) care. And at least one team wants to use telemedicine as a tool for disaster need－especially after earthquakes. On the whole, the trend is towards providing global access to medical data and experts' opinions.

　　But there is one problem. Bandwidth(宽带) is the limiting factor for sending complex(复杂) medical pictures around the world, －CT photos being one of the biggest bandwidth users. Communication satellites may be able to deal with the short－term needs during disasters such as earthquakes or wars. But medicine is looking towards both the second－generation Internet and third－generation mobile phones for the future of remote medical service.

　　Doctors have met to discuss computer－based tools for medical diagnosis, training and telemedicine. With the falling price of broadband communications, the new technologies should start a new time when telemedicine and the sharing of medical information, experts' opinions and diagnosis are common.

1．The writer chiefly talks about ________.

[　　]

A．the use of telemedicine

B．the on－lined doctors

C．medical care and treatment

D．communication improvement

2．The basis of remote diagnosis will be ________.

[　　]

A．personal data assistance

B．some words of a patient

C．real physiological information

D．medical pictures from the Internet

3．Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

[　　]

A．Patients don't need doctors in hospitals any more.

B．It is impossible to send a patient's signs over the telephone.

C．Many teams use telemedicine dealing with disasters now.

D．Broadband communications will become cheaper in the future.

4．The underlined word “problem” in the fourth paragraph refers to the fact that ________.

[　　]

A．bandwidth isn't big enough to send complex medical pictures

B．the second－generation of Internet has not become popular yet

C．communication satellites can only deal with short－term needs

D．there is not enough equipment for spreading the medical care

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　　With only about 1, 000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone(克隆) the animal and save the endangered species(物种). That's a move similar to what a Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah's Ark. ”

　　Noah's Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos(胚胎), semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M's College of Veterinary Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.

　　It is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.

　　This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.

　　The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.

　　“The nuclear transfer(核子移植) of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available (capable of being used ) panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer believes. “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy ( having a baby). It takes a long time and it's difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort,” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A & M, the first－ever attempt at cloning a dog.

　　“They are trying to do something that's never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah's Ark. We're both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there's a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It's a research that is very much needed.”

1．The aim of “Noah's Ark” project is to ________.

[　　]

A．make efforts to clone the endangered pandas

B．save endangered animals from dying out

C．collect DNA of endangered animals to study

D．transfer the nuclear of one animal to another

2．According to Professor Kraemer, the major problem in cloning pandas would be the lack of ________.

[　　]

3．The best title for the passage may be ________.

[　　]

A．China's Success in Panda's Cloning

B．The First Cloned Panda in the World

C．Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas

D．China－the Native Place of Pandas Forever

4．From the passage we know that ________.

[　　]

A．Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog

B．scientists try to implant a panda's egg into a rabbit

C．Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches

D．about two thousand of species will probably die out in a century

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　　People with disabilities comprise a large part of the population. It is estimated that over 35 million Americans have physical, mental, or other disabilities. About half of these disabilities are “developmental”, i. e., they occur prior to the individual's twenty－second birthday, often from genetic conditions, and are severe enough to affect three or more areas of development, such as mobility, communication, employment, etc. Most other disabilities are considered “adventitious”, i. e., accidental or caused by outside forces.

　　Prior to the 20th century, only a small percentage of people with disabilities survived for long. Medical treatment for these disabilities was unavailable. Advancements in medicine and social services have created a climate in which people with disabilities can expect to have such basic needs as food, shelter, and medical treatment. Unfortunately, these basics are often not available. Civil liberties such as the right to vote, marry, get an education, and gain employment have historically been denied on the basis of disability.

　　In recent decades, the disability rights movement has been organized to fight against these infringements(侵害) of civil rights. Congress responded by passing major legislation recognizing people with disabilities as a protected class under civil rights statutes.

　　Still today, people with disabilities must fight to live their lives independently. It is estimated that more than half of qualified Americans with disabilities are unemployed, and a majority of those who do work are underemployed. About two－thirds live at or below the official poverty level.

　　Significant barriers, especially in transportation and public awareness, prevent disabled people from taking part in society. For example, while no longer prohibited by law from marrying, a person with no access to transportation is effectively excluded from community and social activities, which might lead to the development of long－term relationships.

　　It will only be when public attitudes advance as far as laws have that disabled people will be fully able to take their rightful place in society.

1．A “developmental” disability ________.

[　　]

A．develops very slowly over time

B．is caused by forces

C．occurs in youth and affects development

D．is getting more and more severe

2．Most disabled people used to die early because ________.

[　　]

A．disabilities destroyed major bodily functions

B．they were not very well looked after

C．medical techniques were not available

D．they were too poor to get proper treatment

3．In the author's opinion, to enable the disabled people to take their rightful place in society, ________.

[　　]

A．more laws should be passed

B．public attitudes should be changed

C．government should provide more aids

D．more public facilities should be set up

4．Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage?

[　　]

A．Many disabled people may remain single for their whole life.

B．The public tends to look down upon the disabled people.

C．The disabled people feel inferior to those surrounding them.

D．Discriminatory laws prevent the disabled from mixing with others.

5．The best title for this passage might be ________.

[　　]

A．Handicaps of People with Disabilities

B．The Difficulties of the Disabled

C．The Causes for Disabilities

D．Medical Treatments for Disabilities

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　　Ludwig Van Beethoven was born at Bonn in 1770. He began learning the violin and piano when he was only five and by the time he was 8, he began giving concerts. He received little school education except music. At the age of 14, he had a chance to visit Vienna, where Mozart heard him play and spoke highly of him. Later he had lessons from Haydn. It was in this period that he made himself as a composer(作曲家). Though he was poor then, he was better off in spirits.

　　A terrible disaster(灾难) happened to him. In 1789, he began to lose his hearing. Though much of his music he was not able to hear, he never gave up composing. He went on working with all his strength. He wrote nine symphonies(交响曲) more than thirty piano sonatas(奏鸣曲) and so on. In 1827 the genius died during a thunderstorm.

1．Beethoven was a great composer in a city of ________.

[　　]

2．As a child, he could play the piano and the violin ________.

[　　]

3．He had been a student of ________.

[　　]

4．What did he feel like in Vienna?

[　　]

A．He felt sad.

B．He felt he was richer.

C．He felt happier.

D．He was poorer than before.

5．Which of the following statements is not true?

[　　]

A．Losing hearing struck him deeply.

B．He stopped composing after his illness.

C．He was a productive composer.

D．He wrote music with heart and soul.

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　　A new law helps people with disabilities. The law says that people with disabilities must be able to get into and out of all public buildings. It also says that business must offer special services to people who have special needs. Companies cannot refuse to hire disabled workers.

　　Many businesses may have to change their buildings and services. －Ramps must be built so disabled people can get into buildings. －Elevators need floor numbers in Braille.

　　This law will help millions of people with disabilities. One woman who has been in a wheel chair for many years said, “It's like a dream. ”

1．The new law shows that ________.

[　　]

A．the government has paid no attention to disabled people

B．the government wants to help disabled people

C．normal people show mercy to disabled people

D．companies will hire all of the disabled people

2．According to the passage we can see that ________.

[　　]

A．it will be difficult for the normal persons to get into the buildings

B．the buildings of all the businesses will have to be changed a little

C．most businesses used to offer special services to the disabled

D．it's not difficult for the disabled workers to find jobs

3．Ramps must be built to help people ________.

[　　]

A．with hearing problems

B．who have difficulty in using their hands

C．who have difficulty in using their legs or feet

D．who don't like stairs

4．Lifts need floor numbers in Braille because ________.

[　　]

A．the new law is passed for the blind

B．it can help people in poor health

C．it is helpful to the blind

D．all the blind know Braille

5．How do you think the disabled would feel about the new law?

[　　]

A．They may think that it is helpless.

B．Some of them are not sure about it.

C．They feel very excited and happy.

D．They feel that it is only a dream.

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　　One－room schools are part of the United States, and the mention of them makes people feel a vague longing for “the way things were”. One－room schools are an endangered species, however. For more than a hundred years one－room schools have been systematically shut down and their students went away to centralized schools. As recently as 1930 there were 149, 000 one－room schools in the United States. By 1970 there were 1, 800. Today, of the nearly 800 remaining one－room schools, more than 350 are in Nebraska. The rest are scattered through a few other states that have on their road maps wide－spaces between towns.

　　Now that there are hardly any left, educators are beginning to think that maybe there is something yet to be learned from one－room schools, something that served the pioneers that might serve as well today. Progressive educators have come up with progressive－sounding names like “peer－group teaching” and “multiage grouping” for educational procedures that occur naturally in the one－room schools. In a one－room school the children teach each other because the teacher is busy part of the time teaching someone else. A fourth grader can work at a fifthgrade level in math and a third－grade level in English without the stigma associated with being left back or the pressures of being skipped ahead. A youngster with a learning disability can find his or her own level without being separated from the other pupils. In larger urban and suburban schools today, this is called “mainstreaming”. A few hours is a small school that has only one classroom and it becomes clear why so many parents feel that one of the advantages of living in Nebraska is that their children have to go to, a one－room school.

1．It is implied in the passage that many educators and parents today feel that one－room schools ________.

[　　]

A．need to be shut down

B．are the best in Nebraska

C．are a good example of the good old day

D．provide good education

2．Why are one－room schools in danger of disappearing?

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A．Because they all exist in one state.

B．Because they skip too many children ahead.

C．Because there is a trend towards centralization.

D．Because there is no fourth－grade level in any of them.

3．What is mentioned as a major characteristic of the one－room school in the second paragraph?

[　　]

A．Some children have to be left back.

B．Teachers are always busy.

C．Pupils have more freedom.

D．Learning is not limited to one grade level at a time.

4．Which of the following can best describe the author's attitude toward oneroom schools?

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5．It can be inferred from the last sentence that parents living in Nebraska

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A．don't like centralized schools

B．received education in one－room schools

C．prefer rural life to urban one

D．come from other states

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　　A profound change seems to have taken place in the economic relationship be－tween Americans and their animals. In 1993, the pet business was a $ 16 billion field. Today it is a $ 23 billion empire.

　　Nearly 60 percent of Americans live with one or two animals. More than 30 million have dogs, and 27 million have cats. While the overall number of owners has remained relatively stable, since the 1980s, they are spending ever greater amounts on their animals. Signs of the boom are everywhere. Superstore chains are covering the country.

　　Americans consider cats and dogs as a part of the family rather than property(财产) The reasons for this transformation from property to person are mysterious. No one seems to know exactly why Americans have changed their views. A decline in warmth among human beings may explain part of the phenomenon(现象), says attorney Lane Gabeler. She says it actually helps the practice by giving her people a softer edge. “People hate lawyers, and we look more human with a dog.”

　　On the other hand, there are more reasons now to own pets than there were a generation ago. Adults in their 20s and 30s marry and have kids later, leaving more room in their lives to adopt a beast. Medical research has determined that contact with pets can lower blood pressure and fend off(避开) heart attacks, so more and more of the elderly have embraced the animal kingdom.

　　The pet industry is confident that the future remains bright. On the health insurance side alone, for example, the market has hardly been scratched. In the United Kingdom, 13 percent of the country's 15 million owners have policies, and in Sweden, 57 percent of 7 million have been insured. But in the United States, with a total of 114 million pets, fewer than 1 percent of pets are covered if they choke on a chicken bone or try to bite the UPS (Uninterrupted Power supply ) truck driver. So if the bond between people and their creatures really exists, and if that bond keeps deepening economically as well as emotionally, the next wave of American mogul(显要人物) may be pet insurance agents rather than Internet Pioneers.

1．The great change in the economic relationship between Americans and their pets has been caused by the fact that ________.

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A．more people now own pets than before

B．people own more pets today than before

C．the cost of pet food has decreased

D．people spend more money on their pets

2．Paragraph 4 mainly answers which of the following questions?

[　　]

A．Who own pets in the United States?

B．Why do people keep pets?

C．What are the costs of owning pets?

D．What are the medical benefits of owning pets?

3．The passage supports which of the following statements?

[　　]

A．Americans set down pets as property in their wills.

B．Most lawyers own pets of one kind or another.

C．People in their 20s and 30s give their priority to raising pets rather than having children.

D．The number of pets in the United States that have insurance policies is less than 1.14 million

4．What does the author mean by “the market has hardly been scratched”?

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A．Very few American pets have insurance policies.

B．More people will own pets in the future.

C．Americans spend less money on pets than people in other countries.

D．Few pets in America die from accidents.