1. The passage mainly tells us that ________.

A．it doesn’t matter if a person is attacked by a shark

B．sharks are not as dangerous as people think

C．sharks are afraid of things the size of a human

D．there are fewer shark attacks than before

2. Nets are put off the beaches in some countries so that ________.

A．swimmers will be safe on the beaches

B．people can kill more dangerous sharks

C．people can catch sharks easily

D．sharks will not be attacked

3. By writing this passage, the writer wants to give us a warning that ________.

A．the nets off the beaches are killing too many sharks

B．too many people want to collect shark teeth

C．sharks are in danger

D．sharks are still dangerous

What’s the most suitable rifle for this paragraph?

A．Background of Aladdin

B．Sorcerer of Aladdin

C．Tale of China

D．Lamplight

The most proper title for this paragraph is ________.

A．Success on the job

B．Supervisors on the job

C．A job well - done

D．The dependable worker

    The following diagram is the result of a random survey of 1,530 citizens in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong.

“Mr. Right in My Eyes”

1. The survey shows that both men and women consider ________ important to a man.

A．responsibility, enterprise and sense of humor

B．responsibility, enterprise and understanding

C．responsibility, being wise and generosity

D．responsibility, caliber and sense of humor

2. ________qualities are thought to be almost equally important by men?

A．Caliber, generosity and sense of humor

B．Enterprise, wisdom and caliber

C．Responsibility, enterprise and wisdom

D．Understanding, wisdom and sense of style

3. According to the diagram, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．More than half of women favor understanding in a man.

B．Less than 40 percent of men would like to be understood by women.

C．Some 30 percent of men consider creativity indispensable(不可缺少)to a man.

D．Sense of humor and a sense of style, qualities that are important to men, are thought less important by women.

1. The author of the passage emphasizes that ________.

A．archeological digs are best conducted in the summer months

B．archeology is more interesting to handicapped than to able bodied students

C．given the opportunity, the handicapped can often perform beyond stereotyped expectations

D．only able - bodied students can participate in field activities

2. From this passage the reader could infer that archeology is ________.

A．the study of weather

B．the study of ancient civilizations

C．the study of clay pottery

D．the study of Indians

    One day a student asked him “My dear teacher, didn’t you say you yourself have many more questions about things than we do? On the contrary, we students have far more than you.”

    With a smile, the teacher drew two circles—one as large as a big wheel, the other smaller.

    “Of course, I’ve learned much more. But a teacher does not necessarily have fewer questions than his students. Now, look at these two circles, within the big one is my knowledge of things, and within the smaller one yours. Out of the circles is what is still unknown to us. Since mine is larger, the line that marks out the circle is longer. That means I have more opportunities to face what is still unknown. And that’s why I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn, the more questions you have. You will never learn enough, you know. ”

1. One of his students didn’t agree that ________.

A．the teacher should have so many questions

B．the teacher had as many questions as the students

C．the students had more questions than the teacher

D．the teacher had more questions than the students

2. Which of the following pictures tell rightly what the teacher drew?

3. The teacher drew two circles in order to show ________.

A．why he had more questions than the students

B．how one could gain more knowledge

C．he knew a lot and was good at drawing

D．what the students learned had something to do with the circle

4. The passage mainly tells us that ________.

A．we should learn from a learned man

B．we’ll never learn enough

C．a teacher should be patient

D．it is never too old to learn

5. The teacher was very famous for ________.

A．his patience

B．the drawing of two circles

C．his knowledge

D．his service to the students

    Each sense depends on a certain part of the body. This part of the body receives information and then this information is sent to the brain. For example, we use eyes to see things around us. With ears we can hear the sounds. That is to say, eyes control sighting and ears control hearing. Skin control touch. Taste depends on tongue while smell depends on nose: Besides, there are also other senses which are as important as these five senses. There is a sense of balance which stops us from failing down. We also have senses of hunger, thirst and cold.

A good title for this passage is ________.

A．Seeing and Hearing are Important

B．The Parts of the Body

C．Getting Information for Our Body

D．On Health

1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．New York City is the biggest port in the country.

B．New York City is the biggest center of industry in the country.

C．New York City is the biggest business center in the world.

D．New York City is the biggest city in the country.

2. Most of the people who come to New York City will go to ________.

A．Staten Island

B．Manhattan

C．Bronx

D．Long Island

3. New York City is a very important city because ________.

A．it’s one of the biggest business centers in the world

B．it’s the capital of the U. S. A

C．the headquarters (总部) of the UN is there

D．A and C

    Shooting food outdoors has special problem. “I’m always worrying about flies or worms crawling (爬) up a glass.” Webber explains. “My worry is that someday a dog will come up from behind and run off with the food.” Once Webber was shooting a piece of cheese outdoors and needed something to make its color beautiful. Finally he found it: a weed (杂草) with lively blue flowers. When the shot appeared, several people were horrified—the weed was deadly night-shade!

1. Foods probably look best in photographs if they have been ________。

A．prepared recently

B．kept warm

C．salted properly

D．cooked thoroughly

2. Just before being photographed, some meats and vegetables are

A．fanned

B．dyed

C．frozen

D．made wet

3. The second paragraph deals mostly with the

A．differences between indoor and outdoor photography

B．problems of outdoor food photography

C．ways of keeping food fresh outdoors

D．combinations of colors outdoors

4. Webber is afraid dogs might ________.

A．bark while he is shooting

B．get into his picture

C．steal the food

D．upset his camera

5. From the article we can conclude that deadly night- shade is probably a kind of plant that is ________.

A．colorful

B．poisonous

C．ugly

D．both A and B

　　 And over the past few years, Nike has made use of one of the best known people in sports history: Michael Jordan for Air Jordan basketball shoes and clothing. In the first two years on the market, sales from the shoes and clothing reached$100 million. Michael Jordan’s fee? $2.5 million over five years, a royalty(专利的使用费) on all items sold, and a number of other benefits(益处).

    Nike’s promotion efforts for Air Jordan have been impressive. It decided to hire Michael Jordan after he starred for and co-captained the gold - medal winning 1984. U. S. Olympic basketball team. He has since become an exciting all-pro(人人称赞) player in the National Basketball Association. The name Air Jordan came from the shoe’s air sole and Michael Jordan’s name. Magazine and television commercials, for which Nike has invested $5 million, have shown Jordan leaping, blocking shots, and “slam dunking.” Huge bill- boards(户外广告牌) of him in action also have appeared in major cities. McDonald’s and coke commercials featuring Jordan have added to his public status.

1. The passage mainly tells us that ________.

A．Nike is a success

B．Nike is a model company

C．firms can make use of famous people to increase sales

D．Michael Jordan is a famous basketball player

2. It can be known from this passage that

A．Michael Jordan made a great contribution to American basketball in 1984

B．the name Air Jordan came from Michael Jordan’ s name

C．the name Air Jordan came from the shoe’ s name

D．Nike designed the shoes for pilots

3. In some major cities, there are advertisements that feature Jordan

A．drinking Coke and coffee

B．playing basketball

C．playing with children

D．drinking wine

4. It can be concluded from this passage that

A．both Jordan and Nike benefited from advertising

B．Nike could not have survived without Jordan, the basketball star

C．The American National Basketball Association also depends heavily on Jordan

D．The American National Basketball Association benefited from Jordan