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　　Joe Bloggs always had a cigarette on his lips. He smoked while he read, while he looked at the television, and while he drank a cup of coffee. He smoked forty cigarettes a day, but he was happy.

　　Joe's friend, Fred Brown, said to him,“It is very bad to smoke.”

　　When Joe heard this, he started to worry and became thin. So he did not buy any more cigarettes. He became so thin that he went to Fred for help.

　　Fred said,“You must eat more.” So Joe did not smoke, but he ate chocolate, and he became very fat. Again he went to Fred for help.

　　Fred said,“You must not eat chocolate.”So Joe stopped eating chocolate, but he went back to smoking cigarettes. He became thin again but he was not happy, because he still smoked.

　　Sometimes Joe Bloggs wished Fred Brown was not his friend!

1．When Joe became thin first time it was because ________.

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2．The following sentences tell what happened to Joe. Which is the right order of the events?

a．He did not smoke; he ate chocolate; he was fat; he was unhappy.

b．He smoked; he did not eat chocolate; he was thin; he was unhappy.

c．He smoked; he did not eat chocolate; he was not fat; he was happy.

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3．In the end Joe was unhappy about his friendship with Fred because ________.

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A．Fred's advice had brought him no good

B．he never liked being told what to do

C．he in fact had never really trusted Fred

D．Fred had given him the wrong advice on purpose (故意地)

4．What is the writer trying to tell us with this story?

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A．One should think and decide for oneself.

B．One should ask friends for help and advice.

C．Smoking is bad for one's health.

D．Chocolate is bad for one's health.

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　　Why don't birds get lost on their long flights from one place to another? Scientists have puzzled over this questions for many years. Now they are beginning to fill in the blanks.

　　Not long ago, experiments showed that birds rely on the sun to guide them during daylight hours. But what about birds that fly at night? Tests with artificial stars have proved that certain night flying birds are able to follow the stars in their long distance flights.

　　A dove had spent its lifetime in a cage and never flown under a natural sky. Yet it showed an inborn ability to use the stars for guidance. The bird's cage was placed under an artificial starfilled sky. The bird tried to fly in the same direction as that taken by his outdoor cousin. Any change in the position of the stars caused a change in the direction of his flight.

　　Scientists think that doves, when flying in daylight, use the sun for guidance. But the stars are apparently their principle means of navigation (领航). What do they do when the stars are hidden by clouds? Apparently, they find their way by such land marks as mountain ranges, coastlines, and river courses. But when it's too dark to see these, the doves circle helplessly, unable to get their bearings (方位).

1．The reason why birds don't get lost on their long flights ________.

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A．has been known to scientists for years

B．is known by everyone

C．still remains a question

D．has been discovered recently

2．The experiment with the dove indicated that ________.

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A．a bird having spent its lifetime in a cage has to be thought to navigate

B．a bird that has been caged will not fly long distances

C．some birds seem to follow the stars when they fly at night

D．birds can fly in the same direction as that taken by their cousins

3．Under artificial stars, the bird in the cage ________.

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A．tried to fly in the same direction as birds not caged

B．changed the direction when the position of the stars was changed

C．would not fly well

D．both A and B

4．In total darkness, doves ________.

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A．use landmarks

B．circle helplessly

C．depend on the mountain ranges

D．fly in all directions

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　　Did you ever think someone was scary (可怕的) because they looked different or ate strange food? Well, they might think the same about you! One of the things we all need to do is to celebrate variety. We shouldn't think badly of people from other cultures because they are different from our own.

　　Sometimes we judge people from other countries unfairly, because one person from that culture did something bad. Well, has your class ever been punished just because a few kids were causing trouble? Has your whole family ever been blamed for something your little sister did? It doesn't seem fair, does it? It's just as unfair to blame a whole culture for what two or three people do.

　　So here are some things that you can do to help yourself understand other cultures.

　　1．Find common ground! Remember that even though some people look different on the outside, it doesn't change what they look on the inside. They still have the same feelings!

　　2．Don't blame everyone because of one! So let's say someone from another culture is being mean (卑劣的) and you decide to avoid everyone from that culture. Well, think about it. Why are you blaming them for something they didn't have anything to do with? Put yourself in their shoes. How would you feel? Trying to understand how a person thinks can be a very good way to understand why they are acting that way. Remember, other people may not think the same way.

　　3．Try to make friends with people from other cultures. You could ask them what they know about their culture, or what it was like in their country. Try foods from that culture, or ask them if they know any words in that language. You might be surprised at how pure other cultures can be! You can have great discussions and have lots of fun doing new things.

　　4．Know that people always judge other people. If you know what you are thinking then you can help make things easier. Pay attention to what you think about other people. It helps!

1．What is mainly discussed in this passage?

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A．Why there are differences between people.

B．What to do to understand other cultures.

C．How people feel when they meet people from other cultures.

D．Where differences between people lie.

2．In the author's opinion, one mistake when we treat cultural differences is that we ________.

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A．cannot see and share what peoples have in common

B．believe that other people may certainly think badly of us

C．don't want to learn anything valuable in other cultures

D．try to find the reason for the differences

3．The underlined word“celebrate”here most probably means ________.

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4．The author believes that ________.

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A．some people are actually kind though but they sometimes do something bad

B．one person cannot stand for the real culture he is in

C．some people really have nothing to do with their culture

D．if you judge someone badly he will do the same to you.

5．By saying“… then you can help make things easier.” the author means you will ________.

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A．make more friends

B．know more about the world

C．have more fun in life

D．find less difference between you and others

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　　Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in Graz, Austria on July 30,1947． He enjoyed playing sports as a child, and he began lifting weights to build up his strength for soccer and swimming.

　　Then, when he was around 15 years old, he started to lift weights seriously for the purpose of body building. He also began competing in body building competitions in England at this time. When he was 18, he won the Junior Mr Europe competition. Then, he later won Mr Olympia.

　　In 1968, when he was 21 years old, Mr Schwarzenegger went to the United States. He continued to enter and win body building competitions. but he also started a company which helped build brick walls and buildings in order to earn extra money. He called his company Pumping Bricks.

　　In 1970, he made a comedy (喜剧) called Hercules in New York. For the movie, he changed his name to Arnold Strong instead of using his real name. This was his first acting job. In 1973, he showed up in a small part in another movie called The Long Goodbye.

　　Mr Schwarzenegger finally decided that he was through with body building in the late 1970s after he had won 13 world championships (锦标赛). For eight years in a row, he was the world champion (冠军) body builder. Around the time of his retirement from body building, he made another film called Pumping Iron, in which the body builder played himself.

　　He finally decided that his future was in acting, even though many people did not think that the body builder with the funny way of speaking was cut out for acting. It was not until movies like Conan and Terminator made millions of dollars that Hollywood began to see Arnold Schwarzenegger as a real actor.

1．According to this passage, Arnold Schwarzenegger was originally (本来) from ________.

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2．Schwarzenegger began competing in body building competitions in England when he was ________ years old.

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3．Arnold Schwarzenegger retired from body building around ________.

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

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A．The comedy Hercules in New York was made by Schwarzenegger.

B．Schwarzenegger first acted in Hercules in New York.

C．Pumping Bricks is the name of Schwarzenegger's company.

D．Hollywood didn't accept Schwarzenegger at all.

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　　Wood is wood?

　　Yes, but it's not that simple. Each tree species (种类) grows in a certain way, and that affects (影响) the way its wood looks and performs. Foresters divide trees into two kinds: hardwood and softwood species.

　　Hardwood trees such as oaks (橡树) and maples (枫树) have wood with very short fibers. Paper made from these species is weaker than that made from softwoods, but its surface is smoother, and therefore better to write and print on.

　　Softwood trees such as pines and spruces have wood with long fibers, and paper made from this type of wood is much stronger. This kind of paper is ideal for making products like shipping containers that require great strength. But the surface is rougher, and that's not as good for writing, printing and many other uses.

　　Happily, we can blend fibers from hardwoods and softwoods into a single paper, getting just the combination of strength, whiteness, writing surface and other characteristics that we want.

　　And that's just what we do! Most of the paper you see today is made from both hardwoods and softwoods, a special blend for each purpose.

　　We make newsprint (新闻纸) to be opaque (不透明的) so you only see the newspaper's comics (连环画), not the stock market report on the other side!

　　We make grocery bag paper strong, tissue (纸巾) soft, fine writing paper smooth. Even within the same sort, there's quite a range. Among printing papers, for example, compare the thin sheets of a Bible to the thick, tough pages of a kid's picture book.

1．Which of the following are trees?

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A．Pines, oaks, fibers and maples.

B．Hardwoods, oaks and maples.

C．Pines and softwoods.

D．Maples and oaks.

2．Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．Paper made from spruces is good to write on.

B．Paper made from oaks is weaker, with smoother surface.

C．Shopping bags are usually made of the paper from softwood trees, with short fibers.

D．It is easy for us to make paper from both kinds of trees.

3．The underlined word “blend” perhaps means “________”.

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4．The sentence “We make newsprint to be opaque.” means“________”

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A．We make newsprint hard to see through.

B．We make newsprint different from other printing papers.

C．We make newspaper the way easy to understand.

D．We make newsprint easy to read.

5．What haven't we learned from the passage?

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A．Writing paper, as well as printing paper, is divided into many kinds.

B．We can get a kind of paper made from both hardwoods and softwoods.

C．According to the wood, we can divide trees into two kinds.

D．Today we use paper in many ways.

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　　Frank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect (建筑师) that the United States has ever produced. He was very talented and had a natural ability to design buildings. His buildings were not only beautiful, but they were also functional (实用的). They fit their purposes very well. Wright's church, for example, make people feel like thinking and praying. His office buildings make people enjoy working, and his houses make people feel comfortable at home. However, Frank Lloyd Wright's beautiful, functional buildings are not the only reason that he is famous. There is another reason.

　　Frank Lloyd Wright is called the greatest American architect because he started an American style in architecture. More of the architecture in the United States before Wright was really European, not American. Wright's buildings do not look like those in old European States and in other parts of the world.

　　The most important idea in Frank Lloyd Wright's style of architecture is that a building must fit its purpose and the land around it. His houses are often called “grass-land houses” because their lines are similar to the lines on the grass-land. Both the lines of the grass-land and the lines of Wright's houses are parallel (平行的) to the horizon, the place where the earth and sky seem to meet.

1．The best title for this passage would be ________.

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A．The Influence (影响) of European Architecture on American Architecture

B．The Buildings Designed by the Greatest Architect Frank Lloyd Wright

C．The Influence of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright on American Architecture

D．Frank Lloyd Wright's contribution (贡献) to the United States of America

2．The character of Wright's buildings can be best described as ________.

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A．they were plain outside and well designed inside

B．they were beautiful in design and practical in use

C．they were spacious and very functional

D．they could be used as a church or an office building

3．It can be concluded that before Wright's time ________.

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A．American architecture hadn't formed its own style yet

B．American architecture was mixed with modern style

C．Most American houses were designed by Europeans

D．Most houses were practical but no-good looking

4．The most important idea in Wright's style is ________.

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A．architecture should show a variety of designs

B．a building must have a large grass-land around

C．architecture design should fit its surroundings

D．the style of a house is the most important in design

5．The style of Wright's “grass-land houses” is that ________.

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A．the houses appear to stand on the horizon

B．the houses have many lines that are similar to the horizon

C．the houses are built mainly on the grass-land

D．the lines of the houses are similar to those on the grass-land

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　　By LOS ANGELES TIMES

　　Published on 2002-02-10

　　Posted on 2002-01-18 10:59:14

　　Nervous uncertainty surrounds the fate (命运) of US journalist Daniel Pearl, with no clear communication from his kidnappers (绑匪) and no sign of his whereabouts after three separate police searches for his body in the troublesome port city Karachi, Pakistan.

　　Pearl, a 38-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter, disappeared two weeks ago on his way to an interview in Karachi. An e-mail allegedly from his kidnappers contained four photos of him and a variety of demands, including one for the release of Pakistani prisoners being held at the US naval base in Cuba.

　　The searches were started last Friday night by an email claiming that Pearl had been, killed and his body thrown “in the graveyards of Karachi.”

　　Pearl has worked for The Wall Street Journal for 12 years and is now their South Asia bureau chief. He was born in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in communications.

　　He joined The Wall Street Journal in November 1990, first as a reporter in the Atlanta bureau. In 1993 he moved to the Washington office to cover transportation before beginning a series of overseas postings.

　　The members of a radical (激进的) Islamic group in Pakistan who admit having kidnapped him say Pearl is a member of the Israeli intelligence service, Mossad. But Pearls employers have angrily denied (否认) that he is the agent (代理) of any government.

　　Pearl's French wife, Marianne, is six months pregnant with their first child.

　　For the past few weeks the couple have been living in Karachi while Pearl tried to arrange an interview with Mubarak Ali Shah Gilani, head of the small militant Islamic group Tanzeem ul-Fuqra.

1．We can see from the text that ________.

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A．Pearl has been murdered

B．Pearl has escaped from his kidnappers

C．Pearl is in danger

D．Pearl's fate still remains in question

2．According to the text, Pearl most probably disappeared ________.

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3．Pearl's disappearance has something to do with ________.

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A．Tanzeem ul-Fuqra

B．a radical Islamic group in Pakistan

C．the US naval base in Cuba

D．the Israeli intelligence service

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　　The old Volkswagen Beetle -“The Bug”- is making a comeback. People who own them are planning to keep them forever. People who don't own them are paying high prices when they can find one for sale. It's more remarkable (值得一提的) when you realize that V W doesn't even make them anymore!

　　A spokesman for Volkswagen of America says there were about five million “Bugs” on American roads in 1997． That was the last year they were shipped to America. VW calculates that about four million of them are still running… and running… and running.

　　Used car businessmen say they can't keep “Bugs” on their lots these days. They feel it's because these cars enjoy a fame of reliable (可靠的), inexpensive transportation. The cars average about 30 miles per gallon of gas.

　　But all hasn't been smooth going for the “Bugs”. The heating system is poor. And since it travels very close to the ground, large cars tend to splash (飞溅) it with winter's snow and mud. Some in the safety field I consider the Beetle as defenseless against heavier cars. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has nothing that shows any problem with them at all.

1．The reason why people like to have a “Bug” is that ________.

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A．it is defensive and travels very close to the ground

B．it travels smoothly and safely

C．it is cheap and saves a lot of gas

D．it is reliable and inexpensive in transportation

2．What is the problem with a “Bug”?

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A．It is not as strong as the other cars.

B．It does not go smoothly.

C．It has a poor heating system.

D．It travels too fast.

3．In the last sentence, the word “them” refers to ________.

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A．“Bugs”

B．heavier cars

C．some people in the safety field

D．People from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

4．The Americans ________.

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A．used to have interest in “Bugs”

B．start to feel interested in “Bugs”

C．have never lost interest in “Bugs”

D．have become interested in “Bugs” again

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　　Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.

　　The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the sane, and the third and the fourthso I decided that my approach must be wrong.

　　I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I'll give you twenty pounds.” “It's got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”

　　Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I'll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You've just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy, “ he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped.” I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. “You're right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, Would you mend this chair for me I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused (感到有趣) by the whole thing.

1．We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.

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A．was rather impolite

B．was warmly received

C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

2．The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.

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3．How much did the writer pay?

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4．From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________

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　　A few days ago, he was just Colonel (上校) Yang; few people knew his name or recognized his face. But last Thursday, when he came back to the earth after a 21-hour trip to space, Yang Liwei's smile was seen across the world above the magic words: “China's first spaceman”.

　　The 38-year-old astronaut was sent into space at 9 a. m. last Wednesday by China's Shenzhou V spacecraft, which orbited the earth 14 times. He landed safely at 6:23 a. m. the next day, making China the third country to successfully send a person into space, after the former Soviet Union and the US.

　　Yang was satisfied with his job. “I have seen many landing scenes before on video, and I think ours was one of the most successful,” he said on a special plane to Beijing after landing.

　　Born into an ordinary family in Liaoning Province, he became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force in 1987, spending 1,350 hours in the air. He joined the Chinese space programme 11 years later.

　　While in space, Yang recorded everything he saw as well as showing China's national flag and the United Nations' flag to the people watching on TV at home. He also ate a meal of diced chicken and fried rice, before taking a 3-hour nap. The whole project went according to plan, but space exploration is not as easy as it seems.

　　Anyone who saw the destruction of the US space shuttle Columbia in February this year will know that Yang took a great risk.

　　He experienced extremely high temperatures, while the gravitational forces (重力) on takeoff and landing were strong enough to force tears from his eyes.

　　He has spent five years training to become a spaceman.

　　“I eat all of my meals at the space programme's dinning room and have never been able to take my son to kindergarten,” he said. “I've never met his teachers.”

　　But becoming China's first spaceman has made all the effort worthwhile.

　　“When I boarded the spacecraft for the first time, I couldn't help feeling excited,” he said. “I decided that I had to fly it. ”

　　To Chinese people, Yang is now a hero. One visitor to a Xinhua news agency online forum (网上论坛) said: “Yang's trip is a giant leap forward for China. ”

　　Officials say the next Shenzhou will be launched by 2005. China also plans to develop space walking and a space lab.

1．What is the main idea of the story?

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A．China's first manned space flight.

B．A hero with great courage

C．The first Chinese man in space

D．How Yang Liwei became China's first spaceman

2．How long did each of Yang's orbits take on average?

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3．Why did the writer mention the gravitational forces on takeoff and landing?

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A．To stress the hardship and the spaceman had to experience.

B．Because it was a very special experience for any spacemen.

C．To stress how much training he had to do to prepare for the flight

D．To show that Yang is lucky.

4．Why did the writer use “giant leap” in the title?

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A．Because the space flight marked China's great progress in the field of space exploration.

B．Because Neil Armstrong said it was a “giant leap” for mankind when he first set foot on the moon.

C．Because the space flight was a huge success.

D．Both A and B