In 1991, he because a trainee with Manchester United. This meant that he could practice football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under-21 team. In April, 1995 he played his first football league game against Leeds Untied. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both football seasons, with David scoring many goals.

His goals make him a household name. In the first game of the 1996-1997 season, he scored an surprising goal from beyond the halfway line; seeing the goalkeeper a little way out of his goal, Beckham became famous overnight. He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free- kicks. The speed of one of his shots was timed at 157 kph. He also had the ability to make the ball go from left to right, or right to left, whenever he chose. Goalkeepers were never sure when the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.

1．Which word can “passion” in Paragraph 1?

A. success　　　　   B. interest　　　　    C. prize　　　　　　    D. skill

2．The unusually surprising way that he scored goals　　   .

A. helped him to gain many prizes for Essex

B. kept him playing for Leeds United

C. offered him the chance to join the national team

D. made him popular in many British homes

3．Which of the following shows the right order of what Beckham experienced?

a. Beckham played his first football league game.

b. Beckham won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award.

c. Beckham played for Manchester United Youth Cup team.

d. Beckham went to Spain to join a football training camp.

e. Beckham played for the schools of Essex.

A. e,  d,  a,  c,  b

B. b,  e,  d,  a,  c

C. e,  b,  a,  d,  c

D. b,  d,  e,  c,  a

4．The passage is mainly talking about　　   .

A. how Beckham became a successful football player

B. what abilities Beckham had to score so many goals

C. when Beckham became famous all over Britain

D.Why Beckham could win in football league games

  Almost all goods of various qualities are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, fruit, vegetables and wines. Auction sales are also useful for land and property, antique(古董), furniture, pictures, rare books, old china(瓷器), and works of art.

  An auction is usually advertised beforehand with a full description of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by possible buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details，catalogues(目标)are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “lot”, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with lot1,and continue with lot2,lot3,and so on; he may wait until he sees certain dealers in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in .The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible.

  The auctioneer must know quite accurately the current market values of the goods he is selling, and he should be acquainted (熟悉) with regular buyers of such goods. He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also encourage the rivals among buyers to bid against each other in order to get a high price. It is largely in his advice that a seller will fix a “reserved” price, that is, a price below which the goods cannot be sold .Even the best auctioneer, however, finds itお difficult to stop a “knock-out”（连锁拍货, because dealers illegally arranged beforehand not to bid against each other, but choose one of them as the only bidder, in the hope of buying goods at very low prices. It such a “knock-out” succeeds, the real auction sale takes place privately afterwards among the dealers.

1.At what prices are auctioned goods usually sold?

A. The reserved prices fixed by sellers.

B. The prices officially approved.

C. The highest price offered by bidders.

D. The prices the dealers arranged beforehand.

2．Which of the following statements about an auctioneer is NOT true according to the passage?

A. He encourages buyers to bid higher prices.

B. He gives advice to sellers.

C. He should know the current values of the goods on sale.

D. He is a government official.

3． “A reserved price” in the last paragraph means　　   .

A. a price which an article can be sold at

B. a price below which an article cannot be sold

C. a price fixed by the local government

D. a price acceptable to possible buyers

4．Even the best auctioneer finds it hard to stop a “knock-out” because　　   .

A. dealers sometimes arranged in advance not to bid against each other

B. he is not familiar with the regular buyers

C. her does not know the values of the goods

D. he has never heard of such a thing

  The Internet is a way of life for US college students, with research showing them to be one of the most connected groups.

  A recent study by Harris Interactive and 360 Youth found that 93 percent of American college students visit the Internet, and this market is expected to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in 2007. That is slow but could be the result of the already high number of college Internet users.

  About 88 percent of American college students own a computer, and more than half have broadband (宽带) connections. Furthermore, 67 percent own cell phones and 36 percent use their mobile devices to visit the Internet. Study findings are that 42 percent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 percent of college students check emails at least once a day, with 66 percent using at least two email addresses.

The most popular online social activity is for warding messages to friends or family, with 37 percent of college students saying they do so. The study also looked beyond the Internet surfing(冲浪) habits and into the buying habits of this group, and found them responsible for more than US $210 billion in sales last year alone.

College students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 percent saying low prices were important when shopping.

The study also showed that 65 percent make loan(贷款) payments; 41 percent of freshmen have a credit card; and 79 percent of seniors have a credit card. A significant number of charges on these credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses.

1．College students in the US, as this passage shows,　　   .

A. waste much time visiting the Internet

B. lead an exciting life by using the Internet

C. don’t have to learn their lessons in their classrooms

D. spend too much time, in the opinion of the writer, visiting the Internet

2．We can find, from the third paragraph, that in the US　　   .

A. most college students are from rich families

B. cell phone will take the place of computers in colleges

C. mobile phones make Internet life easy for college students

D. college students can have a computer from their colleges

3．To communicate with friends, nearly half of the college students use　　   .

A. letters　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. telephones

C. text messages on mobile phones   　　　　　　　　　　　　D. emails

4．By using the Internet, college students in the US can do the following EXCEPT　　   .

A. going swimming　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. chatting with friends

C. reading newspapers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. buying goods

  Giving girls’ names to hurricanes is a fairly new idea. It all began with a story called “storm” written by George Steward in 1941. In it a weatherman enjoyed himself by naming storms after girls he knew. He named one Maria. The story describes how Maria grew and developed, and how she changed the lives of people when she struck the system during the World WarⅡ. One of their duties was to warn American ships and planes when a storm was coming. Whenever they stopped one, they gave it a girl’s name. The first one was given a name beginning with A. The second one got a name beginning with B. They used all the letters from A to Z. This was the first list of hurricane names that followed the alphabet.

1．The “unwelcome visitors” in the first paragraph refers to　　    .

A. the people of the United States

B. the girls

C. hurricanes

D. weathermen

2．Who wrote the story called “storm”?

A. A weatherman.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Maria.

C. George Steward.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. A Puerto Rico man

3．For weathermen of the United States Army and Nancy one of their duties was　　   

A. to describe the weather every day

B. to give message to the people in the city

C. to stop ships and planes when a hurricane came

D. giving orders for the planes and ships

4．Hurricanes were first given girls’ names by a　　    .

A. writer　　　　　　 B. doctor　　　　   C. professor　　　　　　 D. weatherman

  This is what happens when there is a thunderstorm. First you see a sudden flash(闪亮) of bright light. A few seconds later you hear a loud rumbling sound. This quick flash is called lightning, and the loud sound is called thunder. Lightning is colorful, but it can cause serious problems.

  Lightning is electricity that is moving very rapidly. It may be moving between a cloud and the ground, between two clouds, or between two parts of the same cloud. The lightning heats the air around it. This hot air expands(扩大)，or gets bigger, and it causes the air to move in waves which pass you in a series(系列), one after another. For this reason, you may hear many rumbles and not just one sound.

1．A good title for this selection is　　   .

A. Air Waves

B. Lightning and People

C. The Weather is Not Beautiful All of the Time

D. Thunderstorms

2．The word “rumble” in this passage means　　   .

A. a sharp voice

B. a loud and joyful sound

C. a sudden flash

D. a deep, heavy continuous sound

3．When you hear thunder, you may hear a series of loud sounds and not one big sound. This is because　　    .

A. the hot air moves between two clouds

B. the air waves pass one after another

C. the thunder comes after the lightning

D. the lightning comes after the thunder

4．Which of these is NOT TRUE about thunder and lightning?

A. Lightning may move between a cloud and the ground.

B. Thunder is a very bright light in a thunderstorm

C. Lightning is electricity.

D. Lightning heats the air around it and causes the air to move in waves.

5．Lightning always moves　　    .

A. between two clouds　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　B. in waves

C. in a series　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. rapidly

At first man didn’t have any way to control food supply. When he had killed the animals in one place and all the natural foods had been used up, he had to move to another place to find new sources of food. If there was no rain, or if the weather was too hot or too cold plants would not grow, and man had little or no food. However, man gradually learned to grow plants and raise animals himself. From that time on, man didn’t depend so much on nature conditions and didn’t have to worry so much about always having enough food. The kinds of plants which are raised by man are different in different regions. In the cold regions, very few plants can be grown in the warmer parts of the world, many varieties of plants are found. For example, in Asia rice is the most important crop. In the New World, the major grain is corn. In Europe and North Africa, wheat, oats(燕麦) and barley are grown. In the tropical(热带) regions of the world, many kinds of fruits grow naturally or are raised by man.

As man has learned more about plants and animals, man now uses modern methods to produce different kinds of food. However, there are still some areas in the world where plants and animals are raised in much the same ways as were used thousands of year ago.

1．The sentence “At first man didn’t have any way to control his food supply” means that man

　　  .

A. didn’t know how to cook his food at first

B. sometimes had more than enough to eat and sometimes had not enough to eat

C. didn’t know how to produce food at that time

D. was afraid that animals would control his food

2．In the second paragraph “natural food” means　　    .

A. food which are given by animals

B. food which was give by God

C. plants, animals, vegetables and fruits, etc. which grow naturally

D. crops and plants which were raised by man.

3．When man gradually learned ways to grow plants and raise animals, man　　   .

A. no longer depended on nature

B. could control the natural conditions

C. still depended on natural conditions, but not so much as before

D. began to look down upon natural conditions

4．Which of the following is not true?

A. Man knew how to produce foods and keep them at first.

B. At the very beginning man knew he needed food but didn’t now how to control his food supply.

C. Before man learned ways to grow crops and raise animals, he had to move from place to place in order to get food.

D. How to have enough to eat has always been a problem for man.

5．In the sentence “In the New World, the major grain is corn”, “the New World” refers to　　   .

A. Asia　　　　   B. Australia　　   C. The Middle East　　　　  D. America

   It was a small town which lay by the coast. Most people there lived by catching fish. The hurricanes often struck the area from July to October. Some of the people died on the sea when their boats were blown over by the high winds. So they paid much attention to the weather forecasts (预报). They were afraid to meet with the hurricanes when they were catching fish on the sea. Each of the families had a radio and people always took them with themselves and listened to them at any time.

It was September. A hurricane attacked the town one night. Plenty of trees were pushed over and all the electric and telephone lines were broken. People couldn’t watch TV, or call their friends, or go to work. To their anger, they couldn’t listen to the weather forecasts the Town Radio Station broadcast. The food and fresh water would soon be in  short and the patients couldn’t be given medical care—no medicine could be carried there. People didn’t know what would happen and they looked anxious.

On the fourth day they read an announcement(通告)on the Town Weekly. It was written, “Recently we have to stop the weather forecast because of the bad weather. We usually get the forecasts from the airport. But the roads are all blocked by the fallen trees and stones. Whether or not we’ll be able to broadcast the weather forecast tomorrow depends on the weather!”

1．The people in the town often took radios with themselves because　　   .

A. they felt lonely when catching fish on the sea and listened to the weather forecasts

B. they were interested in the weather forecasts

C. they couldn’t watch TV on the sea

D. they hoped to listen to some good news

2．　　   ,so they paid much attention to the weather forecast.

A. They hoped to escape from the hurricanes

B. Some people had their boats blown over and died on the sea

C. Hurricanes could push over the trees

D. people in the town like to talk about the weather

3．In a word,　　   .

A. the weather forecast would soon be broadcast

B. the weathermen couldn’t forecast the weather

C. the weather would soon be fine

D. the weathermen felt sorry

4．Read the announcement, the people were　　   .

A. encouraged　　　　  B. happy　　　　    C. excited　　　　　　  D. disappointed

  A farmer, Mr. C.Y. Tab said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.

  “I was in the kitchen with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We managed to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”

  Mrs. Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she noticed that her house was shaking. She rushed outside immediately with her children.  “There was no time to take anything,” she said. “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”

  Soldiers helped to bring people out of the flooded area and the Welfare(福利)Department provided food, clothes and shelters.

1．How many houses could no longer be lived in after the storm?

A. Fourteen　　　　  B. Seven　　　　 C. Twenty-one　　   　　  D. Fifteen.

2．When the storm first began,  Mr. Tan　　   .

A. was in bed

B. was inside his house

C. had just gone to work

D. had just gone outside

3．Mrs. Fong and her family were not inured because　　    .

A. her husband had gone to work before the storm came

B. they were all outside the house when the storm began

C. she heard the loud noise the moment the house began to shake

D. she found the house shaking and rushed out with her children at once

4．Which of the following is the nearest in meaning to “shelter” as it is used in the last line of the passage?

A. safety　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. somewhere to stay

C. furniture and things or the house　　　　　　　　　　 D. warmth

5．Which of these would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Terrible Storm

B. Mr. Tan’s Bravery

C. The Work of the Welfare Department

D. A Luck Escape

Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1929 from Nazi Germany, had been asked by the British government to set up an injuries center at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled.

In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings, things have developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. in other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville. In the 1948 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1064 wheelchair athletes(运动员)from about 40 countries took part. Unfortunately and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics

The Games have been a great success in helping the progress of international friendship and understanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can’t enjoy sport. One small source(来源)of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee(委员会)to include disabled events at the Olympic Games for the able–bodied. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to persuade those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should be included.

1．The first games for the disabled were held　　   after Sir Ludwig Guttmann arrived in England.

A. 40years　　　　  B. 21years　　　　  C. 10 years　　　　　　 D. 9 years

2．Besides Stoke Mandeville, surely the games for the disabled were once held in　　  

A. New York　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B .London

C. Rome　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Los Angeles

3．This text tells us that Sir Ludwig Guttmann　　   .

A. is an early organizer of the games for the able-bodied.

B. is welcomed by the British government

C. is an injured soldier

D. is from England

4．From the passage, we may know that the writer is　　   .

A. one of the organizers of the games for the disabled

B. a disabled person who once took part in the games

C. against holding the games for the disabled

D. in favor of holding the games for the disabled

   Recently the attack on illiteracy had been stepped up. A world plan has been drawn up by a committee of UNESCO experts in Paris, as part of the United Nations Development Decade(十年计划)，and  an international conference of the subject has also been held. UNESCO stresses that functional(官能的)literacy is the aim. People must learn the basic skills of responsible citizenship; the ability to read notices, newspapers, timetables, letters, price-lists to deep simple records and accounts, to sort out the significance of the information gathered—and to fill in forms.

   The major areas of illiteracy are in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America. In Africa there are at least one hundred million illiterates, which is eighty to eighty-five percent of the total population. In Europe the figure is about twenty-four million; most of them are in Southern Europe, with Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Yugoslavia heading the list(the United Kingdom has about seven hundred thousand).

   It is urgent(迫切的)for each country in the would, whether poor or rich, to wipe out illiteracy.

1．The figure of illiteracy in Britain is　　   .

A. 0.1% of that of illiteracy in the world

B. 0.2% of the world’s adult population

C. 35% of Europe’s population

D.3.5% of that of the illiteracy n Southern Europe

2．A world plan mentioned in the passage aims at　　   .

A. training responsible citizens

B. enforcing the functions UNESCO

C. helping illiterates learn how to read and write

D. asking Southern European countries to take the lead in attacking illiteracy

3．The author implies(暗示)that this world plan is to　　   .

A. be carried out in the major areas of illiteracy like Africa

B. be realized in ten years

C. be drawn up by Parisian experts

D. be discussed at an international conference

4．According to the passage, which country has the most illiterates?

A. France　　　　 B. The U. S. A.　　    C. Spain　　　　　　  D. England