1. The title that best expresses the main theme or subject or this selection is ________.

A．The boyhood of Gifford Pinchot

B．A memorial to a great conservationist

C．The United States Forest Service

D．The importance of our national forests

2. It is appropriate to name this forest after Mr. Pinchot because

A．it is more beautiful than any other forest in the country

B．it is the only national forest

C．it is the one Mr. Pinchot wanted

D．it is one of those forests he supervised when they first became national forests

3. Mr. Pinchot devoted his life to

A．satisfying his own selfish desires

B．serving the public in the field of forestry

C．with drawing from public contact

D．choosing a suitable memorial

4. The author of the selection shows clearly that he ________.

A．admires the work that Mr. Pinchot did

B．does not approve of changing the names of forests

C．thinks the price for conservation is over- rated

D．is himself a “consulting forester”

    Only slightly larger than Ohio, Liberia is unique in that it is the only part of the African continent remaining in Negro hands and under Negro control. Its name refers to the new - found liberation of the former slaves who colonized it shores, and whose descendants today rule the little nation. Besides some 2,000,000 primitive natives who live in the tropical inland areas, there are about 70,000 civilized inhabitants with a standard of living patterned after that of the United States or Europe. Only Negroes may be citizens of Liberia.

1. The title that best expresses the main theme or subject of this selection is ________.

A．Rubber from Liberia

B．The west coast of Africa

C．Descendants of the slaves

D．A Negro republic

2. Liberia was settled ________.

A．before the United States

B．twenty-five years ago

C．more than one hundred years ago

D．about eighty years ago

3.  The name “Liberia” was chosen because ________.

A．it described the small size of the country

B．the founders had recently been freed from slavery

C．the United States was interested in it

D．rubber was an important crop

4. The citizens of Liberia are ________.

A．of many races

B．American slaves

C．all Negroes

D．British subjects

5.  From the selection we may conclude that

A．Liberia has no military

B．the Liberian landscape is similar to that of Ohio

C．the seaports of Liberia are exceptionally good

D．Liberia is important for its export of rubber

1. An adage is a ________.

A．song

B．wrong observation

C．poem

D．saying based on common observation

2. Hypertension is ________.

A．abnormally low blood pressure

B．abnormally high blood pressure

C．irregular blood pressure

D．normal blood pressure

3. An epidemiologist is ________.

A．a specialist in the control of a disease in a population

B．a specialist in the actions and diseases of the heart

C．a specialist in the study of man

D．a specialist in the study of man’s ways of life

4. A person who is obese is ________.

A．suffering from high blood pressure

B．highly overweight

C．underweight

D．normal weight

5. A mortality rate refers to

A．the percent of overweight persons compared to the percent of underweight persons

B．the degree of obese people who suffer heart attack

C．the proportion of deaths in a given population

D．a comparison within a given population of the obese to the thin- bodied

    The wind whistled woefully as it wound its way through the nearly leafless trees. The pale yellow moon cast entire shadows as it slipped in and out from behind the clouds like a blinking flashlight. Strange figures could be seen dashing and darting through the streets. Ghosts, goblins—what could they be? What do they want? Whom have they come to haunt? Beware……

What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?

A．To tell a frightening story to young children.

B．to describe Halloween night.

C．To create a mood through description.

D. Both (B) and (C)

    For many people，one of the pleasures of traveling abroad is buying the arts and crafts of a foreign culture．English tourists in Hong Kong，for example， like Chinese arts and crafts because they think they are exotic．Even things as common as pair of chopsticks, or a name stamp，are popular items for visiting tourists．They are typical examples of Chinese culture which make attractive ornaments for the home and good presents for friends．

    So，when Philip Wong and his Sister Anna left school and took over their father’s tourist shop in Tsim Sha Tsui，they were not surprised to find that many tourists were interested in these small．relatively inexpensive goods．“Even so, We found that business was not really very good．We had a lot of competition and only made a small profit on most of the items we sold，”said Philip，“then Anna had the idea of selling arts and crafts from other countries as well. ”

  The pair went on a “shopping trip” around the Southeast Asian region，making contacts in Thailand， Indonesia and Malaysia．They bought jewellery， clothes and artwork in all these countries and displayed them in a special section of their shop．They were surprised at how popular these goods were not only among foreign tourists，but also local people．

    Now they have opened a new shop in North Point which sells goods from even more countries．including some in Europe and South America．The shop is proving especially popular with Hong Kong people such as businessmen，who travel abroad a lot，but never have the time to buy gifts while they are away．“Actually some of our customers just want to impress their friends by pretending that they have actually visited the country，”added Anna With a smile．

1．What does the word exotic mean?

A．strange and unusual

B．common and popular

C．pretty and attractive

D．strange but usual

2．Why did Philips say they could make little money from their business?

A．Because there were too many traders in their business field．

B．Because their goods are not good enough．

C．Because lots of competitions were held in the field．

D．Because they don’t know how to make a big profit from their business．

3．Who were surprised at the goods in a special section of the shop?

A．Philip，Anna and tourists．

B．Tourists from other countries．

C．Philip，Anna and local residents．

D．Both travelers abroad and people in Hong Kong．

4. How do you like some trade-men who buy some articles in Hong Kong?

A．They want to make themselves understood that they’ve visited the country．

B．They’ve not got enough money to get them in the country they’re visiting．

C．They find no time to take them while they’re visiting the country．

D．Though they travel a lot，they’ve never bought the articles at all．

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　　Technology has been an encouragement of historical change. It acted as such a force in England beginning in the eighteenth century, and across the entire Western World in the nineteenth. Rapid advances were made in the use of scientific findings in the manufacture（制造）of goods, which has changed ideas about work. One of the first changes was that other forms of energy have taken the place of human power. Along with this came the increased use of machines to manufacture products in less time. People also developed machines that could produce the same parts for a product each nail was exactly like every other nail, meaning that each nail could be changed for every other nail. This means that goods could be mass production, although mass production required breaking production down into smaller and smaller tasks.

　　Once this was done, workers no longer started on the product and labored to complete it. Instead, they might work only one thousandth of it, other workers completing their own parts in certain order. There is nothing strange about this manufacturing work by today's standards. Highly skilled workers were unable to compare with the new production techniques, as mass production allowed goods of high standard to be produced in greater number than could ever be done by hand. But the skilled worker wasn't the only loser, the common workers lost too. Similar changes forced farmers away. The increased mechanization（机械化）of agriculture freed masses of workers from ploughing the land and harvesting its crops. They had little choice but to stream toward the rapidly developing industrial centers. Increasingly, standards were set by machines. Workers no longer owned their own tools, their skill was no longer valued, and pride in their work was no longer possible. Workers fed, looked after and repaired the machines that could work faster than humans at greatly reduced cost.

（1）In this passage, which of the following is NOT considered as a change caused by the use of scientific findings in the production of goods?

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A. Other forms of energy have taken the place of human power.

B. The increased exploitation of workers in the 19th century,

C. The increased use of machines to make products in less time.

D. The use of machines producing parts of the same standard.

（2）The underlined word this in the first paragraph refers to ________.

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A. the use of scientific findings

B. the practice of producing the same parts for a product

C. the human power being replaced by other forms of energy

D. the technology becoming the encouragement of historical change

（3）The underlined word this in the second paragraph refers to the change that ________.

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A. each nail could be taken the place of by every other nail

B. each nail was exactly like every other nail

C. producing tasks became smaller and smaller

D. goods could be mass produced

（4）According to the writer, highly skilled workers ________.

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A. completely disappeared with the coming of the factory system

B. were dismissed by the boss

C. were unable to produce goods of high standard

D. were unable to produce fine goods at that same speed as machines

（5）According to the passage, what did the farmers have to do with the coming of mechanization of agriculture?

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A. Many of them had to leave their farmland for industrial centers.

B. They stuck to their farm work.

C. They refused to use machines.

D. They did their best to learn how to use the machine.

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　　China's first astronaut 38-year-old Yang Liwei returned safely to earth Thursday morning, when his craft Shenzhou 5 touched down as scheduled after more than 21 hours in the earth's orbit. Chinese premier Wen Jiabao called the landmark debut flight a“complete success”. The descent capsule（返回舱）carrying Lt. Col. Yang Liwei touched down on the grasslands of the Gobi Desert, in central Inner Mongolia at 6∶23 am Thursday（Beijing Time）, the Beijing-based China's Aerospace Command and Control Center said. Minutes later, Yang grabbed the capsule hatch with his hand, pulled himself out, smiled and waved at recovery teams and reporters.“It is a splendid moment in the history of my motherland and also the greatest day of my life,”Yang, a former fighter pilot from Northeast China's Liaoning Province, said immediately after emerging. In an interview with CCTV, China's state television, Yang said he was“feeling excellent”. Shenzhou 5 landed at dawn, 4.8 kilometres（3 miles）from its designed landing target, the officials said.“The spaceship operated well,”the astronaut Yang Liwei said in his first publicized comments.“I feel very good and I am proud of my motherland.”After a physical exam on spot, Yang's condition was found as “good.”Li Jinai, the commander of China's manned space program, called Yang a“space hero”and a“national hero”. Following Yang's touchdown, China's premier Wen Jiabao immediately spoke to Yang from Beijing's command and control centre and offered his congratulations.

　　Within hours, Chinese space officials announced that the country's space dreams will continue with a“Shenzhou 6”mission, most possibly within a year. They said China also had worked out plans to conduct space walking by its astronauts, and eventually build up a space station. However, Chinese scientists ruled out building a space shuttle, like the United States.

　　Yang's flight came four decades after the former Soviet Union and the United States pioneered manned spaceflight. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth in April 1961. One month later, the United States launched Alan B. Shepard Jr.

（1）What is true of the first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei?

[　　]

A. He is now a flight pilot.

B. He was helped to get out of the descent capsule.

C. He spent nearly a day in space.

D. He was called a“space hero”and a“national hero”by China's premier Wen Jiabao.

（2）China will carry out the following space programs in the near future except ________.

[　　]

A. space walking

B. setting up a space station

C. building up a space shuttle

D. sending up“Shenzhou 6”

（3）The underlined word debut means ________.

[　　]

A. first public appearance

B. space

C. carrying person

D. spaceship

（4）Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man in the world to travel in space.

B. The United States launched Alan B. Shepard Jr. about 40 years ago.

C. China is the third country in the world to carry out the manned space flight successfully.

D.“Shenzhou 6”will carry more than one astronaut in the mission.

　　阅读理解

As you are students of English, it's very possible that you'll be interested in England. That's where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names. This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names--England, Britain or Great Britain. Let's see what each of these names means.

　　If you look at a map of Europe, you'll see a group of islands--one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British Isles. The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland.

　　Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word“England”is used instead of“Britain”.Why so?

　　In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in these different countries spoke different language. Over many years the three countries became one. England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.

　　There's another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say“the Untied Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. That is the official name of the country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island of Ireland. The rest of the island is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of“England”,“Britain”,“Great Britain”, and“the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. Now do you know what each of them means?

(1)English was first spoken in ________.

[　　]

(2)Britain is divided into ________.

[　　]

A．England, Britain, and Wales

B．England, Scotland, and Wales

C．Wales, Scotland, and Great Britain

D．Great Britain, Wales, and Scotland

(3)According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

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A．Wales is the richest of the three

B．Scotland is the largest of the three

C．Sometimes England is used instead of Britain

D．Britain is the only name of the largest islands of British Isles

(4)The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is ________.

[　　]

A．part of Britain

B．part of British Isles

C．the official name of the whole country

D．the largest country of all mentioned in the passage

(5)Which of the following is an independent country?

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阅读理解

  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 _______ .

[　　]

（3）The Daily Courant was the first daily English newspaper and published in _______ .

[　　]

（4）The passage does NOT tell us ________ .

[　　]

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?

[　　]

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.