阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项.

　　What is good education? Is it one that covers as much as possible of human history and achievements, past and present? Or one that gives graduates the ability to find employment promptly when they leave school? Is it a broad education or a specialized one? Should it provide students with a vast collection of facts, or merely train them to think? Should a future engineer gain only the knowledge that will enable him to do his job properly, or would a richer background improve his professional ability as well as his personal life? The debate goes on and on, with good arguments on both sides.

　　In the eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries, the question was not even worth asking. A good education was, of course, a broad one based on the humanities. An educated man knew “something about everything”. He was familiar with the great deeds and the great ideas of the past. He had read extensively; He was able to use his own language correctly and often elegantly. He could join in any conversation about plants, planets, painters, or politics. He was at ease in the world, and he knew that his education world open to him any career that he might want to try. Even if he was mostly interested in literature, he had some knowledge of the sciences and the techniques of his time.

　　But sciences and techniques have changed a great deal since the part of the nineteenth century, and the world has changed too. It has become more complex and increasingly specialized．There is much more to know in every field．It is not only the scientist and the physician who need a long special training now. But the administrator, the computer expert, the accountant, and the business manager. Besides, the multiplication of college graduates had made the competition for jobs much harder than it used to be. The best qualified, the expert, wins.

(1)According to the passage, what is a good education?

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A．Education that makes college students find employment very quickly.

B．Education that provides a student with rich knowledge in every field．

C．Not mentioned in the passage.

D．Education that makes a person become the expert in his special field．

(2)Which of the following pairs of arguments is NOT on good education?

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A．Education throughout history and education for students finding jobs

B．Education in broad sense and education in special sense.

C．Education for examination and education for quality.

D．Education for finding employment and education for commanding knoeledge.

(3)Which of the following statements about an educated man in the 18~19th century is NOT true?

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A．He was able to use his own language gracefully.

B．If he was interested in literature, he had to learn some knowledge of science and technique.

C．He had read various books

D．he was familiar with much knowledge in various fields.

(4)What should a modern man do to find employment?

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A．No matter what career he wants to try, he needs a long special training.

B．He needs to command all the knowledge related to his career.

C．He has to read extensively.

D．He should be familiar with everything in every field．

(5)Why is it very difficult for a college student to find employment?

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A．Because college education is useless.

B．Because students didn't master adequate skills.

C．Because their education wouldn't open to them the career they wanted to try.

D．Because the number of college student is increasing.

阅读理解

　　With his standard Mandarin pronunciation, practiced skills on Chinese expressions and special humour with a Peking accent, Dashan has become a household name across China．

　　People have always wondered how the 36-year-old Canadian can be so skillful in the Chinese language even though it is considered by many as one of the most difficult languages in the world．But to Dashan, the great challenge was a piece of cake due to his deep interest, proper method and the excellent environment he created for himself.

　　“Interest is the best teacher.” That is a universal principle. Even if the 20-year-old Mark Rowswell--Dashan's real name--hadn't fully realized what attracted him to the Chinese department at the University of Toronto in Canada, he was already deeply interested in Chinese culture when he decided to have further study in Beijing.

　　Entering the Chinese department of Peking University in 1988, Dashan felt like a duck in water. Study is always a hard job, no matter how much interest you have. Therefore, effective ways are necessary to improvement. “Learn for life and learn in life”is Dashan's belief.

　　As a freshman at the University of Toronto, the student did study textbooks, which especially aimed on foreign Chinese learners. They did help him build to solid foundation.

　　However, that's far from enough to grasp the Chinese language. Starting in his junior year, Dashan began to read original Chinese novels, Chinese newspapers and even the selected works of Deng Xiaoping. “Only the material for Chinese native readers could give me a proper sense of the language,” he said．

　　The language that is the daily means of communication is the principle that Dashan always keeps in his mind．What you have really learned depends on what you can use, not necessarily your textbooks.

　　To learn in daily life requires a favourable language environment which is also necessary for improvement. Dashan admits it is hard for Chinese English learners to be brought into a good English speaking environment, but insists, “to listen and speak as much as possible does help.”

　　To help Chinese English learners develop a favourable environment, Dashan took part in a VCD programme--“Travel with Dashan”--to teach daily and up-to-date English in real-life situations.

(1)Dashan could learn Chinese very well because of ________.

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A．his interest

B．practiced skills on Chinese expression

C．his special method

D．Special humour with a Peking accent

(2)The sentence “learn for life and learn in life” here means________

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A．learn things in our daily life, otherwise it will not last long.

B．we should study in practice all our lives

C．life is difficult, so we'd better learn more to lead a better life

D．language is the necessary part of our daily life, so we must practise it frequently

(3)The main idea of the passage is ________.

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A．Dashan has become a household name across China

B．how can we master a foreign language in a short time.

C．dashan took park in a VCD programme“Travel with Dashan” to teach English in real-life situation

D．try to learn English under the direction of Dashan, and you'll succeed one day.

(4)The underlined phrase“a piece of cake” here refers to ________.

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(5)Dashan read the selected works of Deng Xiaoping because ________.

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A．he admired the former leader of the government

B．he hoped to learn more of the spirits of it

C．he wanted to give him a proper sense of the Chinese language

D．They are very popular in modern times

阅读理解

　　Both camera and a computer could “see” something that perhaps millions of pairs of eyes failed to see for 480 years，the Mona Lisa's lost necklace. The discovery about the famous painting was made by an American physicist in 1986.

　　The Mona Lisa, painted by the Italian Leonardo da Vinci, has been on show for years in Paris Now, something unusual on the neck has been“seen”The necklace which the artist later painted over will be examined further by using laser (激光) to show what lies right under the surface of the finished work. This will help us understand how the artist drew the picture. Did he begin with a quick-made drawing or have second thoughts as he painted the picture?

　　This kind of knowledge will show us the famous artist at work. It may also help explain Mona Lisa's smile, which has puzzled art lovers for centuries.

(1)The American physicist knew more about ________.

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(2)According to this passage, we may know that the painting Mona Lisa was finished in ________.

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(3)We can guess that Leonardo da Vinci was born in ________ century.

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(4)According to this passage, which is wrong?

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A．The great work Mona Lisa was a puzzling one.

B．We can see Mona Lisa's necklace now.

C．Leonardo da Vinci was born in Italy.

D．The great artist might have had second thoughts as he painted the picture.

阅读理解

　　The first Brains Trust(智囊团)in England was a BBC programme that was started in 1941. It combined(使融合)education with entertainment(娱乐). The programme was called “Any Questions”. The questions were sent sent by listeners and were answered by a panel(专门小组) of speakers. The person who actually asked the questions and called upon members of the panel to speak was the Question Master.

　　Since 1941 this kind of programme has become popular throughout Britain and in other countries. Questions are put by members of an audience to persons who sit together in front of them.

(1)The BBC programme of “Any Questions”was ________.

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A．both moving and exciting.

B．of great benefit and importance

C．helpful and interesting

D．not only valuable but also useful

(2)Who was the center of the BBC programme?

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A．The Question Master.

B．The panel of speaker.

C．The listeners.

D．No one

(3)The speakers who answer the questions are seated ________.

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A．in front of the listeners.

B．before the persons who ask the questions.

C．together with the members of an audience.

D．among the Question Masters.

　　Three years have passed since I returned from Singapore in 1997.But the wonderful life I had there still lingers in my mind．

　　When I stepped out of high school，my parents decided to sent me to Singapore to study. They chose the lion city because they thought it was safe and the people well-educated．Most importantly，people in this English-speaking land can also speak Chinese.

　　They were right. Getting a tourist visa(签证),I flew to the land I longed for. When FiFi，my father's friend，took me home from the airport，I found the lights were so splendid outside，there were tropical trees and plants at each side of the airport express.

　　But fascination(迷惑)was quickly replaced by nervousness in this English-speaking land．I can still very clearly remember the first day I stepped into the classroom. The easy-going foreign teacher welcomed me and introduced me to his class. But I couldn't understand most of his speech, nor the questions he asked me. I felt quite embarrassed(尴尬).

　　So I decided to work hard to catch up. So I found my own chances to learn after class--listening to the special BBC English programme every night, watching two English movies each weekend or going to church to listen to English services.

　　Nine months later when my English was good enough to communicate., Life there was fun. My schoolmates came from various countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Germany and Thailand．Though the only language we could all communicate in was English, we became good friends.

　　Now as a student at the University of International Business and Economics, I have benefited greatly from my experience studying in Singapore. It has made me more independent and confident.

(1)The underlined word“linger”in the first paragraph means __________.

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(2)Which of the following belong(s)to the description of the lion city--Singapore?

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A．The social conditions are satisfactory，so people feel safe there.

B．It is a highly developed city，and the people there are well-developed

C．A large number of Chinese are living there，so you can speak Chinese.

D．All is correct.

(3)Which word can best describe the feelings of the author when the teacher asked him questions?

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(4)How many measures did the author take when he decided to learn English?

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(5)The main purpose of writing the article is to ________.

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A．encourage more natives to study in Singapore

B．introduce the suitable conditions for study

C．tell us her experience of studying in Singapore

D．show people what she got in Singapore

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项

　　So much to do，so little time. So much information, so little time to read it. In this age there is more information than ever before. There is not enough time to read everything we want to read．However，you can consume more information in shorter time through speed-reading. This article will not make you read 3，000 words per minute，but it will show you how to increase your speed significantly. You will also learn the basic techniques of speed-reading，along with the dos and don'ts of speed-reading.

　　When you first learned to read, you would say the word out loud and sound it out. Then you might whisper the word because people can annoyed when you read aloud．The stage you are now at is saying the word in your head．Most people tend to read this way. Saying the word in your head will cut your reading speed tremendously(极大地).

　　How do you calculate your reading speed? The speed is measured by how many words per minute you can read．Get some reading material，preferably a book. Find out how many words are on the page. Time yourself for one minute. Start your timer and start reading. When the timer beeps，stop. If you counted 500words on the page and the read half of the page，and then you are probably reading at 250 words per minute.

　　The first thing about speed-reading is looking at the word and recognizing it. Don't say the word in your mind，just look at it and recognize its importance. Later you will recognize clumps of four words or more to increase your speed．This is the first and most important step in speed-reading.

　　The next step is technique. As with other skill，speed-reading requires technique. You should first be sitting up straight with your book flat on a horizontal(水平的)surface ,such as a table or desk. Next，you should be able to see the entire page. This is necessary if you want to recognize clumps of words. Lastly，you should be focused．It's hard to read with a lot of noise. Find a quiet place to read．This will help your understanding of the text.

　　You need something to guide your eyes while reading. That's right，you should use your hand．Remember when you were little，you would read using your finger. That is a great technique，only now you're using your hand to underline each line. Move your finger smoothly across the page. No need to go rush，start out slow. Keep your eyes focused on the words as you recognize them while using your hand as a guide. This will increase your speed．

　　The third step is practice. Practice makes perfect. Set time intervals(间歇).Read using different techniques，but make sure you understand what you're reading.

(1)Which of the following statement is true according to the text?

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A．Now there is limited information than ever before

B．Now conditions ask people to use less time to know more information.

C．Now people can read what they like.

D．The less you read，the more time you will spend．

(2)What is the subject discussed in the text?

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A．What speed-reading is.

B．Why we need speed-reading.

C．Now it is much information time.

D．people should practise speed-reading in different kinds of ways

(3)The underlined sentence“you should be focused”in the fifth paragraph means that ________.

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A．a person should devote his attention to it while reading

B．your feelings will be hurt while reading

C．a person should smooth difficulties while he reads

D．you should pay attention to your faults while you are reading

阅读理解

    E-mail systems at thousands of companies and government offices around the world were attacked by a virus（病毒）called“Melissa”that disguised（伪装）itself as an“important message”from a friend.

　　In spite of weekend of warnings, more than 50,000 computers at about 100 places around the world have been attacked by the virus, computer security experts said on Monday.

　　The virus began to show up last Friday and spread rapidly on Monday by making computers fire off dozens of infected（被传染的）e-mails. Although the virus caused no serious damage to a computer, its effects were far-reaching.

　　To make matters worse, a similar virus called“Papa”was discovered on Monday.

　　Papa is programmed to send out even more infected e-mails than Melissa.

　　The Melissa virus comes in the form of an e-mail, usually containing the subject line“Important Message”. It appears to be from a friend. The body of the e-mail message says,“Here is that document you asked for...don't show it to anyone else.”Attached（附）to the message is a document file. Once the user opens that file, the virus digs into the user's address book and sends infected documents to the first 50 addresses.

　　E-mails from the Papa virus include an attached spread-sheet（电子数据文件）file. When the user opens that file, the virus sends 60 infected e-mails.

　　The reason why this is spreading so fast is that you are getting it from people you know. You should never open documents or attachments from people you don't know. People who get an unexpected e-mail with the“important message”subject line should delete it immediately and not open the message.

（1）Thousands of computers were attacked by the Melissa virus _______ .

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A. covered with an important message

B. under cover of an urgent message

C. under the clothes of an important e-mail

D. with a beautiful coat

（2）The Melissa virus made a computer _______.

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A. receive tens of bad e-mail messages

B. fire at many sick e-mails

C. send out scores of infected messages

D. burn with a fire because of many infected e-mails

（3）After the attack by the Melissa virus a computer ________.

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A. became entirely out of order

B. could not send out any e-mail any longer

C. would have to be thrown away

D. was slightly damaged

（4）If you opened an infected file by the Melissa virus, the virus would ________.

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A. damage the user's addresses book at once

B. soon spread through the user's list of addresses

C. let the first 50 addresses go out of the computer

D. change the user's address book in the computer

（5） ________ gave one an attachment called spreadsheet file.

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A. The Melissa virus

B. The e-mails infected by the Melissa virus

C. The computer attacked by the virus

D. The e-mails infected by the Papa virus

阅读理解

    In the 1930's, a lot of people in the USA were out of work. Among these people was a man named Alfred Butts. He always has an interest in word games and so, to fill his time, he planned a game which he called“Lexico”. However, he was not completely satisfied with the game, so he made a number of changes to it and, in time, changed its name from“Lexico”to“Alph”and then to“Criss·Cross”. He wanted to make some money from his new game, but he didn't have any real commercial（商业性的）success.

　　In 1939, Butts happened to meet a man called Jim Brunot who showed an interest in the new game. The two men worked together on developing the game and in 1984 it was offered for sale in the United States under its new name--“Scrabble”.

　　At first, it didn't sell very well. In the first year it sold just 2,250 sets and by 1951 it had only reached 8,500sets a year.

　　Then, in 1952 the manager of Macy's department store in New York, Jack Strauss, happened to play“Scrabble”while he was on holiday. He thought it was a wonderful game and, when the went back to work after his holiday, he insisted that Macy's should stock（储备）the game and make an effort to call the public's attention to it.

　　As a result,“Scrabble”became a big success in the United States and it soon spread to Australia and then to other English-speaking countries.

（1）The text is mainly about _______.

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（2）Alfred Butts invented the game“Lexico” ________.

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A. to make himself famous

B. to make spelling simpler

C. when he was out of work and looking for a job

D. when he was playing word games to pass the time

（3）Who made“Scrabble”popular?

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A. Alfred Butts.

B. Jack Strauss.

C. Alfred Butts and Jim Brunot.

D. Jack Strauss and Jim Brunot.

（4）When did Alfred Butts first put his game on the market?

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A. In 1939.

B. In 1948.

C. Before 1939.

D. Between 1939 and 1948.

（5）What does the underlined word“call”mean in Paragraph 4?

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阅读理解

  The worst danger is a house on fire when people are asleep. Always be ready to leave through a window into the garden by making sure you can open it if necessary. If you should be on holiday in a tall building or hotel, make sure you know where the first escape is. When you can't find any way out, try to find pieces of cloth and make a rope to get out of a window to safety. If you smell burning in your home, get out right away. If you can't breathe properly because of smoke on your way out, crawl（爬行）on your hands and knees because smoke rises and the air will be cleaner near the floor. Smoke is a killer and more people have died from breathing it in that actually being burnt.

　　Fire in a cinema, hall or public place often means people pushing to reach a door. Keep your heads up with arms up in front of your chest. This protects your chest and gives you the best chance to breathe. Above all, don't get frightened!

（1）People can leave a burning house through a window if _______.

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A. there is no other way out

B. there is smoke in the room

C. they want to put out the fire

D. they can't breathe properly

（2）In a room filled with smoke you'd better crawl on the door because _____ .

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A. the floor is cleaner

B. there is less smoke near the floor

C. you won't get burnt

D. you won't breathe in any smoke

（3）Which of the following is NOT talked about in the passage?

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A. Raise your head and keep your chest from being hurt.

B. Get out of the house, dressed in wet clothes.

C. Rush out of the house, dressed in wet clothes.

D. Leave the house right away when you smell clothes.

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

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A. The most important thing is not to be frightened in a fire.

B. Be ready to leave a burning house through a window if there is a garden down below.

C. In a fire, more deaths are caused by smoke.

D. When a public place is on fire, people usually push to leave.

阅读理解

    Cats are animals of habit（习惯）. They like to go to sleep at about the same time every day and for a certain length of time. They seem to have a natural clock inside them that tells them when to sleep.

　　Besides their regular sleep, cats take naps. Some scientists think that people should also take cat naps. The habit would do good to people's health. Cat naps help to build up energy in the body. Since cats have moods（情绪）like those of people, scientists believe that people can improve their moods and attitudes（态度）by catnapping. People might become happier and more active.

　　A lot of famous people take cat naps during the day. The naps would usually last 15-30 minutes. Winston Churchill took cat naps. So did a few presidents of the United States. These people were known for their energy. They were able to work long hours into the night. Napping was their secret. Perhaps more people could learn from cats and take cat naps to feel better and live longer.

（1）The cat is an animal that _______.

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A. keeps good hours（按时作息的）

B. likes sleeping in the daytime

C. helps to improve people's health

D. shows the time correctly like a clock

（2）The underlined word“nap”means _______.

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A. a short sleep during the day

B. a longer sleep in bed at mid-day

C. a fast sleep in bed after meals

D. a sound sleep in bed after work

（3）Some scientists believed that the habit of taking cat naps will make people ________.

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A. fall asleep in no time

B. gain weight and become strong

C. fresh and full of energy

D. sleep well and take more food

（4）From this reading, we can conclude that Winston Churchill was ______.

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A. a man who liked to have regular sleep during the day

B. a well-known heavy sleeper

C. one of the presidents of America

D. a person known to the whole world

（5）Why were some people able to work long hours?

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A. Because they used to work in secret.

B. Because they had the habit of taking cat naps.

C. Because they were young people living an active life.

D. Because they were important characters in their countries.