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　　British society is thought to be divided into three main groups of classes－the upper class, the middle class, and the lower or working class. This is known as the class system and it is important to know something about it if you hope to understand British people and society. Most British people grow up with a deep knowledge and understanding of the class systems even if they are not very clear about it. As a result, most people know which class they belong to and are able to tell which class other people come from by the way they speak, the kind of clothes they wear, their interests and hobbies or even the type of food they eat.

　　Social class is not only about behaviour(举止)and attitudes(观念). For example, although many upper class people are rich and may own a lot of land, having a lot of money does not necessarily make a person one member of the upper class. It is also important to come from a special kind of family, have friends who are considered suitable, have been to a certain type of private(私立的) school and speak with the right kind of accent(口音). There are people who are poor but who do not think of themselves as working class because their family background, education, political opinions, etc. are basically different from those of most working-class people. Many people do not like the class system but it is impossible to pretend that these differences do not exist(存在)or that British people do not sometimes form opinions in this way.

1．British classes include ________.

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A．four main groups

B．workers, farmers, lawyers and businessmen

C．three main groups

D．working class and upper class

2．A person belongs to a certain class according to ________.

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A．his family background, education and behaviours

B．his parents, relations and money

C．which school he attends

D．the way he speaks

3．Most children from upper-class families would ________ to get education.

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A．go to private school

B．go to public school

C．go to church

D．study at home

4．People do not think society classes necessary, ________.

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A．so the working class does not exist

B．so private schools are not important

C．though they exist

D．and so they should be broken away from

5．From what you know, British people are ________.

[　　]

A．unfriendly and impolite

B．friendly and polite

C．bad and rude

D．careful and lively

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　　Wesley Paul is a Chinese boy who lives in America. The famous newspaper, the Now York Times, has called him“The fastest boy in the world.”

　　Wesley was born in 1969. When he was three, his father started running every day in order to lose weight(体重). Wesley went with him. By the age of seven, he was running a mile(英里)in six minutes four seconds and could run a“marathon”(a race of twenty-six miles)in four hours and four minutes. A year later he reduced(缩减)this time by more than an hour.

　　By the time he was nine, Wesley had taken part in six marathon races and held thirty world records. Do you know how big he was then? He weighted only 32 kilograms. Later he held all the world records for boy aged seven to ten in all races from one mile to twenty-six miles marathons. Experienced coaches (教练) now think Wesley will one day be the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours.

1．Wesley Paul began running in ________

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2．His father took up running in order to ________.

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A．get faster

B．become a sportsman

C．make himself less fat

D．make Wesley a good runner

3．Wesley Paul was able to run a distance of ________ in a little more than four hours at the age of seven.

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4．Wesley kept 30 world records when he was ________.

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　　Everyday we go to school and listen to the teacher, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat(闲谈)with friends－you are in a slightly unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you－loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself.

　　Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease(轻松)but the situation is somewhat(一点儿) different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard.

1．When you speak to the class, you should speak ________.

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A．as loudly as possible

B．in a low voice

C．loudly

D．forcefully

2．Usually, when you speak to the class, the class is ________.

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3．The situation in the class is ________ that in your house.

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A．not very different from

B．sometimes the same as

C．sometimes not the same as

D．not the same as

4．If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is ________.

[　　]

A．to show your ability

B．to be very gentle

C．to make sure that you can be heard

D．to put the official at ease

5．The main idea of this passage is ________.

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A．that we must use different ways at different situations

B．that we must speak loudly

C．that we must keep silent at any time

D．that we must talk with the class

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　　During the 19th century, scientists found that when certain parts of a person’s brain were injured, he would lose the power to do certain things. And so, people thought that 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. Scientists have found out that the way brain works is not so simple as people in general may think Chemists tell us that about 100,000 chemical changes take place in the brain every second. Some recent researches also suggest that we can remember everything that happens to us. We may not be able to think of the things we have heard and seen, but it is all kept there in the storehouse of the human mind.

　　Earlier scientists thought that the power of one’s brain got weaker and weaker as one grew older. But if it now thought that that’s not true. As long as the brain is given plenty of exercise, it keeps its power. It has been proved that an old person who has always been active in the mind has a quicker mind than a young person who has only done physical work without using much of his brain.

1．In the last century, scientists found that a person would lose the power to do certain things ________.

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A．when he had drunk too much

B．if certain parts of his brain were hurt

C．after he did a quite different job

D．if he had been greatly frightened

2．Scientists today are still unable to show exactly ________.

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A．how many chemical changes take place in the brain each second

B．whether each part of the brain does the same work

C．what each part of the brain is called

D．which part of the brain is the most important

3．It has been found that the brain usually works ________.

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A．in a fairly complocated(复杂)way

B．a little any rest all day long

C．without any rest all day long

D．in a very simple way

4．Which of the following is not true?

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A．Scientists are working hard to solve the mysteries of the brain

B．As many as six million changes take place in the brain every minute

C．A young man doing physical labour is sure to have a much slower mind.

D．Even an old man may have a quick mind only if his brain is given much exercise.

5．The more work our brains have, ________.

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A．the less result we will gain

B．the more tired they will feel

C．the weaker their power will get

D．the more work they are able to do

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　　Such English idioms as“as poor as a church mouse”and“like a drowned(淹死的) rat”remind people of the unfavorable images(形象) of mice and rats. But with his efforts in the 20th, an American young man Walt Disney changed people’s view.

　　Born in 1901 in Chicago, Walt Disney was a newspaper seller, and was fond of drawing pictures. Later he went to study arts in a Chicago institute. One day when he was thinking hard how to draw a picture in a building, several mice crawled(爬)onto the drawing board. Walt fed them with bread bits, and they played happily.

　　Suddenly an idea struck Walt. He drew a mouse on the paper and named it Mickey. Then Walt began to make cartoon films based on Mickey. He also made use of the newest skill in dubbing(为……配音) in his cartoons so that Mickey was able to talk. In 1932 a Walt Disney cartoon film won the Oscar.

　　In mid－1950s, Walt planned a Disneyland in California, and within 10 years, Mickey, the little mouse, helped him to make 200 million dollars. Then another Disneyland was set up in Florida. Mickey Mouse seemed to become the symbol(象征) of American amusements.

　　In the Mickey Mouse films, when Mickey did anything wrong or foolish, letters of protest(抗议) would soon be sent to. Disney. He then created(创作) Donald Duck and Pluto to do the silly things so that Mickey was always pretty and honest. With Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney challenged(挑战) the worldly view that it was able to change the nature of anything born in dirty surroundings.

1．Mice and rats will bring people some harm ________.

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A．so people are tired of them

B．because they often destroy food and buildings.

C．and the number of them is increasing very fast

D．because they are the most dirt animals in the world

2．The text tells that ________.

[　　]

A．the cartoon film“Mickey”is one of the best films in the world

B．Americans like rats and mice very much

C．a lot of Americans enjoy drawing rats and mouse in their pictures

D．people all over the world should protect rats and mice

3．In America, when they talk about Mickey Mouse, Americans often think that ________.

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A．it is a kind of useful animal

B．it stands for amusements

C．everyone hates it

D．it is a sign of a good future

4．One of the following words that can best express Walt Disney’s character is ________.

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5．Which of the following animals can show the main idea of the text?

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A．

B．

C．

D．

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　　A couple of years ago, I received a $600 insurance dividend(保险股息). Sitting at the kitchen table, my wife and I discussed what we might do with the money. I realize now that the refrigerator overheard our talk. The very next day it went wrong. The repairman told us we needed a new unit. Cost: $ 600. Not long after we got a refund(偿还款)from a shop, enough to pay for a trip in Mexico.“I’ve something to tell you,”I said to my wife, in a low voice.“How about the living room?”she suggested. I remembered the colour TV set is there.“No, not there. Let’s go out.”I showed her the check as we stood on the driverway. We held each other excitedly and hardly noticed the rain. My car was parked within 5 metres. I didn’t think anything about it at the time. As I started for the train the next day, the car began making strange sounds. Changing the engine cost about $1,000.

　　Then I looked through our financial(财务的)records. I discovered that during the last ten years we spent all our“found money”(外财)replacing a hot water heater, a television and a stove.

　　I never mention money in front of our mechanical equipments. But if this article is published and I am paid for, the word processor(文字处理机)is going to go for sure. It’ll know.

1．How many things did the writer mention that there was something wrong with?

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2．Which statement is wrong according to the passage?

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A．The writer’s refrigerator can hear his voice.

B．The writer has gone into a lot of trouble to repair his things.

C．The writer often discusses with his wife on how to spend their money.

D．There are many modern equipments in the writer’s home.

3．What has been repaired and still remains all right?

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A．The hot water heater.

B．The colour TV set.

C．The stove.

D．The car.

4．What does word“go”mean in the last sentence?

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A．Walk away.

B．Take a step.

C．Go wrong.

D．Break into pieces.

5．Which is the best title?

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A．I am angry with My Refrigerator

B．The Refrigerator Can Hear Us

C．How I Lost My Money

D．My Word Processor

阅读理解

　　In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.

　　In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates for the doctor’s degree.

　　Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the ninteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.

　　One type of test is sometimes called an“objective”test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test, the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.

1．In the Middle Ages students ________.

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A．took objective tests

B．specialized in one subject

C．were timed by electric clocks

D．never wrote exams

2．The main idea of paragraph three is that ________.

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A．workers now take examinations

B．the population has grown

C．there are only written exams today

D．examinations are now written and timed.

3．The kind of exams where students must select answers are ________.

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4．Modern industry must have developed ________.

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A．before the Middle Ages

B．around the 19th century

C．in Greece or Rome

D．machines to take tests

5．It may be concluded that testing ________.

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A．should tests only opinions

B．should always be written

C．has changed since the Middle Ages

D．is given only in factories

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　　Of all the fish we catch in the world, we eat only three quarters of it. The rest goes to glue(胶水), soap, margarine(人造黄油), pet food and fertilizer.

　　Fishermen usually freeze fish they catch at sea. Back in port, they defrost(除冻) the fish, make the fish have no bones in and sell it as fresh fish.

　　Over ninety-five percent of fish caught is in the northern hemisphere. Thus, only about five percent of all fish caught is from south of the equator.

　　The Japanese are the world champion fish eaters. They eat twice as much fish as the Scandinavians, and five times as much as the Americans. The Russian sturgeon(鲟鱼) is the most expensive fish in the world. The eggs of the sturgeon are called caviar(鲟鱼籽).

1．What do we do with the fish we catch in the world?

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A．We eat all the fish we catch.

B．We use some of it to make pet food and fertilizer.

C．We do not use 25% of it.

D．We freeze all the fish we catch.

2．We catch most fish ________.

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A．south of the equator

B．on or just north of the equator

C．in the northern part of the earth

D．in the southern hemisphere

3．In the second paragraph, the word“defrost”means ________.

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A．make the fish dead

B．make the fish alive

C．make the fish become unfrozen

D．make the fish clean

4．Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

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A．Americans eat five times as much fish as the Scandinavians.

B．Scandinavians eat five times as much fish as the Americans.

C．Japanese eat more fish only than the Americans and Scandinavians in the world.

D．The Americans don’t eat so much fish as the Japanese.

5．The best title for this passage is ________.

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A．Fishing

B．Fish

C．Fish and Ocean

D．Fish and Japanese

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　　A large number of women in Western European countries wish that they were born men. The number is said to be as high as 60% in Germany.

　　“Women often wish that they had the same chance as men have, and believe it is still men’s world,” said Dr James Holden, one of the scientists who did the study.

　　“Anne Harper has a very good job for an international company. She also believes in”Women’s Liberation.“I don’t wish that I were a man.”she says, and I don’t think many women do. But I do wish that people would stop looking down on us as women. At work, for example, we often do the work that men do but get paid less. There are still a lot of jobs that are usually the best ones and open only to men. If you are a man, you have a much better chance of leading an exciting life. How many women pilots are there…or engineers or scientists?

1．A lot of women in ________ wish they were born men.

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A．European countries

B．the West

C．West Europe

D．Germany

2．“It is still a men’s world.”Means ________.

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A．There are more men than women in the world

B．There are more men engineers than women in the world.

C．Women can’t live without men

D．Women haven’t been given the same chance as men

3．Anne Harper considers that women should ________.

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A．be really liberated

B．live a better life

C．be well paid

D．get better jobs than men

4．Anne Harper doesn’t wish that she were a man because she ________.

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A．has got a very good job

B．believes in“Women’s Liberation”

C．does the work that a man can’t do

D．isn’t looked down upon by anyone

5．Which of the following is not true?

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A．Usually the best jobs are not open to women.

B．Women are less paid than men for the same job.

C．There are more men pilots, engineers or scientists than women.

D．Women are looked down upon because they are the second-class citizens.

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　　The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700’s the world first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1690, when one was started in Germany.

　　The first regularly published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and published once a week. The first daily newspaper was the Daily Courant. It came out in March 1720.

　　In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started the Boston News Letter, the first paper published daily in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty newspapers. There are now about 1800 daily papers in the United States.

　　Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. It sells more than eleven million copies every day.

1．It has been about ________ years since the first printed newspaper came into being.

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2．In Europe the first regular newspaper was published in ________.

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3．The Daily Courant was the first daily English newspaper and published in ________.

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4．The passage does NOT tell us ________.

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A．who printed the first American newspaper

B．why the government stopped the newspaper

C．who printed the first American daily news

D．where the first American newspaper was published

5．According to the passage, which is NOT right?

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A．There are about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.

B．Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun has the largest number of readers in the world.

C．English language newspaper has the largest number of readers in the world.

D．Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun is a daily newspaper.