There was special interest in the Olympic Games that year.

　　 Adolph Hitler was ruler of Germany. Hitler and his Nazi Party believed that white people --- especially German people --- were the best race of people on earth. They believed that other races of people --- especially those with dark skin- were almost less than human. In the summer of 1936, Hitler wanted to prove his beliefs to the world. He wanted to show that German athletes could win every important competition.

　　 Jesse Owens was black, too. Until 1936, very few black athletes had competed in the Olympic Games for the United States. Jesse was proud to be on the team. He was very sure of his ability.

　　 Jesse spent one week competing in four different Olympic track and field events in Berlin. During that time, he did not think much about the color of his skin, or about Adolph Hitler. At last, Jesse Owens won the highest award --- the gold medal-in all four of the Olympic competitions he entered. In the hundred-meter run, he equaled the fastest time ever run in that Olympic event. In the long jump and the 200-meter run, he set new Olympic records. And as part of a four-man team, he helped set a new world record for the 400-meter relay race.

1. Row many nations took part in the Olympic Games in 1936?

  A 50    B 55    C 60    D 65

2. What can be inferred from the passage?

  A Hitler thought of Jesse Owens as a hero.

  B Hitler believed that black people were worse than white people.

  C Jesse Owens was black.

  D Jesse Owens was not confident in himself when he took part in the Olympic Games.

3. In which city was the Olympic Games held in 1936?

  A In New York.    B In London.    C In Germany.　　    D In Berlin.

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

  A Hitler's belief that German people were better than any other race of people in the world.

  B Black young man--Jesse Owens--became famous by winning four gold medals in the

Olympic Games in 1936.

  C Jesse succeeded in the Olympic Games because of his hard training.

D Hitler hated black people, especially Jesse Owens.

The price of books is now so high that I hesitate before buying a book I love. Many people feel the same way. But I remember that only a few years ago, when I was a college student, I bought several books almost every month, using what was left out of the living expenses sent by my parents, and that was not more than 200 yuan.

But now that I am working and the money I earn is only used to support my own expenses, I find I can’t afford many good books.

There is a saying, “Book lovers have no money, but rich people have no feelings for books”. This is exactly the case. Sometimes I wonder about who the books are published for, especially those books with beautiful hard covers.

It is said that usually, the listed price is more than twice as much as the book’s cost and we can see high profits from selling books. But now there is a contradiction. On one hand, readers who want to buy books aren’t able to, while on the other hand, publishers and sellers suffer from the large stockpiles of unsaleable books being stored in their warehouses. This situation is also a disadvantage to intellectual property right protection because many books of bestsellers are sold at a lower price at some book stands.

The key to resolve the problem is to cut the price to an acceptable level to both sellers and consumers.

I wish sincerely that in the near future common readers like me can buy the books we want without worrying about the high prices too much.

1．The first paragraph of this article tells us that　　   .

A. the prices of some books are too high

B. many readers are too poor to buyお expensive books

C. the writer is one of those who can’tお afford to buy books

D. all the above are correct

2．The writer　　    at college.

A. often bought books when studying

B. was very rich when studying

C. was living a very simple life

D. hesitated to buying anything but books

3． “Book lover have no money, but rich people have no feeling s for books”. means　　   .

A. those who like reading maybe have not enough money to buy books

B. those who don’t want to study otherwise are very rich

C. everything in the world has been changed to its opposite

D. both A and B

4．Fromお the fifth paragraph, we can see　　   .

A. publishers shouldn’t have set the prices of books so high

B. booksellers can hardly earn their living by selling books

C. it’s no good for publishers and sellers if the prices are too high

D. the high prices of books were set by man factors

5．The writer of this article wished　　   .

A. the prices of books could be acceptable

B. the prices of books would be low

C. the prices of books would be lowered down soon

D. he could buy books without worrying about the prices

If the pollution affects the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the results are likely to be serious. Carbon dioxide has only a small part of the atmosphere. But it has an important function in keeping the balance between radiation from the sun entering the atmosphere and radiation leaving the Earth. Some of the radiation is absorbed by the Earth and some is radiated back into the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere prevents some of the radiation from leaving the atmosphere. Thus the heat remains in the atmosphere and carbon dioxide helps to prevent the temperature of the Earth from falling.

If the proportion of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increased as a result of air pollution, the temperature of the atmosphere may rise. This might cause the ice in the North and the South to melt. If this happened, the sea level could rise and parts of the Earth would be flooded, this happening is not quite likely but the possibility exists.

There is also a fairly strong possibility that the dust level in the atmosphere will rise as a result of industrial pollution. This dust pollution will reflect sunlight back into space. If this happens less sunlight will reach the Earth and the temperature will fall.?

Another danger comes from the destruction of the Earth's vegetation(植物)such as the forests of Brazil, which are being cleared away for farmland and cities. Trees use carbon dioxide and their destruction may upset the balance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

1. The main purpose of this passage is to tell us that_____.

A. the climate of the world is always changing

B. air pollution has greatly affected the climate of the world

C. carbon dioxide has something to do with climate dangers

D. climate of the world is subjected to(使受到)dangers from air pollution

2.From this passage we learn that carbon dioxide_____.

A. helps to prevent the temperature of the Earth from rising

B. keeps much of the sun's radiation from entering the atmosphere

C. plays an important part in keeping the balance of the temperature of the Earth

D. is one of natural causes of climate changes

3.Judging from this passage, if the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere went down, the temperature of the Earth would_____.

A. Become higher    B. either rise or fall

C. become lower    D. neither rise nor fall

4.Which of the following is not the possible serious outcome of air pollution related to climate changes?

A. Parts of the Earth would be flooded one day.

B. Less sunlight would reach the Earth.

C. The temperature of the Earth might rise.

D. The Earth's vegetation might be destroyed.

　　 This being so, one must accept the fact that for some years to come, no policy will be capable of stopping or reversing (使…倒退) the present migratory trends (迁移大潮) from the rural areas to the cities in the Third World. In Africa, the urban population will reach 330 million people by the end of the century as against 150 million in 1985.

　　 The number of people living in shanty towns (贫民窟) will inevitably (不可避免的) increase in spite of the efforts to improve housing conditions. Africa alone needs to build 12 million housing units between now and the year 2000 to meet its most basic needs. In an ILO study, M. S. V. Sethuraman estimates that in 70 Third World cities the proportion (比率) of people living in shanty towns varies from 15% to 70% and that about US $ 116 billion are required to give minimum comfort to these people by the turn of the century less than US $ 10 billion per year.

The world population is growing at a rate of about 90 million people per year, with the Third World accounting for 80 million of them. The pressure on cities can only go on increasing. The urban population of developing countries will go beyond 2 billion people by the year 2000 and since the main reason for the high demographic (人口统计) growth is poverty, the additional population will be mostly made of people of very limited means(资源).

1. Up till the time the author wrote this article, a greater percentage of the world population has lived in _____.

A. rural areas 　　　　　　　  B. urban areas

    C. small towns   　　　　　    D. big cities

2. In spite of the efforts to improve housing condition, the number of people living in shantytowns will increase because _______.

A. houses in shanty towns are cheap

B. shanty towns could provide people with minimum comfort

C. no policy will be able to stop people from moving to the cities in the Third World

D. the Third World population is growing at a rate of 80 million per year

　　   All of the 2,026 seats in the General Assembly Hall are equipped with earphones. The earphones are attached to the sides of the seats. At each seat there is a box that has a switch with numbers on it. There is a number for each of the six official languages and one for the speaker. By turning the switch, the listener can hear either the speaker or the translations into any of six languages; Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

　　   Now imagine that a meeting is going on. Some of the delegates(代表)speak only English. Others only French or Spanish. Still others speak only Russian or Chinese. How can they understand each other?

　　   By using the earphones and listening to the amusing interpreters!

　　   The interpreters sit in glass-walled, sound-proof booths(隔音的单个小间)looking over the Assembly Hall. They listen to each speaker and translate what he says almost immediately. They speak into microphone connected to the earphones at the listeners’ seats.

　　   How does this work?

　　   Let’s say a delegate at the meeting is talking in Russian. The French delegate doesn’t understand Russian. So he turns the switch at his seat to the number for French. At once he hears the Russian speech translated into French.

　　   The interpreters must be very good indeed. They must be able to hear someone talking and in a matter of seconds translate what he has said.

1. The test is mainly about 　　  .

A. the interpreters who work at the U.N.

B. the delegates who hold meetings at the U.N.

C. how people at the U.N. understand each other

D. how people work at the U.N.

2. The underlined word “interpreters” refers to       .

A. 勤杂人员　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.联络人员

C. 口译人员　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. 笔译人员

3. The interpreters must speak at least 　　  official languages.

A. 2    B. 3    C. 6    D. 10

4. If you speak only Chinese and the delegate is talking in French, how can you understand what he has said?

A. Try your best to learn French

B. Ask others who understand it

C. Turn the switch to the number for French

D. Use the earphone and listen to the interpreters.

5. Suppose you work at the U.N. as an interpreter, so you must 　　  .

A. be an American citizen

B. be able to translate what the delegate has said almost at once

C. be with listeners together

D. know Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish

　　   Here is the news from Washington. President Clinton says he is troubled by a scientist’s desire to clone(克隆)a human and is urging the Congress to pass a ban to such experiments for at least five years. In his weekly radio address, Clinton noted Chicago-area physicist Richard Seed’s announcement that he is ready to set up a clinic to clone human babies. President Clinton said that the need for passing laws that would ban human cloning for at least five years is more urgent than ever.

　　   A brief look at the weather for the weekend tells us to expect light showers on Saturday and Sunday. The high Saturday will be in the lower 40°s. On Sunday, we can expect the high to be about 65°s. That’s this evening’s news. Good night from Channel 9 news. Your better news station, and from Alan King, your reporter.

1. When did the fire at Columbia College take place?

A. In December.　　　　　　　　 B. In March.

C. In November.　　　　　　　　 D. In February

2. What does President Clinton want the Congress do?

A. To pass a ban on doing experiment in labs.

B. To ban cloning humans forever.

C. To pass laws to support cloning babies.

D. To pass human cloning ban quickly

3. What will the weather be like on weekend?

A. There will be a strong wind.

B. The weather will be fine.

C. It will be freezing cold.

D. It will be rainy.

4. What is the expected high temperature for Saturday?

A. It will be in the lower 65°s.

B. It will be in the higher 50

C. It will be in the lower 40°s

D. It will be in the high 35s

　　   Estimates of the number of homeless Americans range from 350,000 to three million. Likewise, estimates(估计)of the number of homeless school children vary completely. A U.S. Department of Education report based on states estimates, states that there are 220,000 homeless school-age children, about a third of whom do not attend school on a regular basis. But the National Coalition(联合会)for the Homeless estimates that there are at least twice as many homeless children, and that less than half of them attend school regularly.

　　   One part of the homeless population that is particularly difficult to count consists of(包括) the “throwaway” youths who have been cast offお their homes. The Elementary School Center in New York City estimates that there are 1.5 million of them, many of whom are not counted as children because they do not stay in family shelters and tend to live by themselves on streets.

　　   Federal law, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, includes a section that addresses the educational needs of homeless children. The educational provisions of the McKinney Act are based on the belief that all homeless children have the right to a free, appropriate education.

1. The author implied in the first paragraph that 　　  .

A. the homeless population is growing rapidly

B. there is serious shortage of school administrators and teachers

C. homeless children often move from place to place

D. homeless children usually stay outside schools

2. The National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that there are 　　  homeless children.

A. 700,000　　　　  B. 350,000　　　　 C. 440,000　　    D. 70,000

3. One part of the homeless population is difficult to count. The reason might be that 　　  .

A. homeless children live on the streets

B. homeless children have no parents

C. the homeless are too young to be counted as children

D. the homeless children are not taken as members

4. The aim of the McKinney Act is to 　　  .

A. offer education for homeless children

B. provide family shelters for homeless children

C. reduce the number of homeless children

D. estimate the number of homeless population

Of course, neither of them could really do that for you--- you could just “borrow” their voices. AT&T labs will start selling speech software that, it says, is so good at reproducing the sounds of a human voice that it can recreate voices and even bring the voices of long-dead famous people back to life.

The software, which turns printed text into speech, makes it possible for a company to use recording of a person’s voice to say things that the person never actually said.

Possible customers for the software, which is priced in the thousands of dollars, include telephone call centers, companies that make software that automated(使…自动化) digital files voice devices. The advances raise severe problems. Who, for example, owns the rights to a famous person’s voice? Some experts even believe new contracts will be drawn that include voice-licensing clauses(条款).

And although scientists say the technology is not yet good enough to commit fraud(打假), would the synthesized(合成的)voices at last be able to trick people into thinking that they were getting phone calls or digital audio recordings from people they know?

Even Mr. Fruchterman, one of AT&T labs’ possible first customers, said he wondered what the new technology might bring. “Just like you can’t trust a photograph any more,” he said, “you won’t be able to trust a voice, either”.

1.　　   The passage mainly wants to _______.

A.　　  introduce a new software

B.　　  describe the future market of a new product

C.　　  advertise a new kind of product

D.　　 explain the disadvantage of a new invention

2.　　   With the help of the speech software, it is most possible to _______.

A.　　  help you to find a better job

B.　　  say what you want in another’s voice

C.　　  make a speech much more easily

D.　　 improve a famous person’s speech

3.　　   If the speech software were widely used, ______.

A.　　  no radio or TV broadcasts would be needed

B.　　  people would no longer believe each other

C.　　  it would not be necessary to go for a speech by a famous person

D.　　 recording of a voice alone would not be taken as proof in the court

4.　　   According to the passage, we can infer that ______.

A.　　  the software will soon prove to be nothing but rubbish

B.　　  the government will forbid the sale of the software in the market

C.　　  it’s hard to decide whether the software will enjoy popularity

D.　　 the software will turn out to be an immediate success in the market

Proper nutrition is important for good health. Your body cannot function well unless it receives the proper kind of “fuel”. Avoid foods with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein, like lean meat, fish, beans and nuts. Vegetables and fruit are especially important because they provide necessary vitamins and minerals. However, don’t overeat. It is not healthful to be overweight.

Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you don’t get enough sleep, you feel tired and irritable. You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality. Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.

Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your lifespan. Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent for keeping the body in good shape. Basketball, swimming, bicycling, gymnastics and running are all good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.

If everybody were to eat the right foods and get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the おworld would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wise.

1.　　   According to the passage, _______.

a)　　　　 proper care is very important for us to keep fit.

b)　　    if we are healthy, we can adventure ourselves in doing things with less sleep.

c)　　    one can eat a lot to stay in good shape.

d)　　    one needn’t do any exercise if he is healthy.

2.　　   “Eating more and sleeping less” _______.

a)　　　　 can keep healthy

b)　　    is no good for you

c)　　    gets you more energy

d)　　    will keep your personality

3.　　   The underlined word “sharp” means “_______”.

A. having a thin cutting edge　　　　　　　　 B. irritable

C. comfortable　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. sensitive

4.　　   The title for the passage should be “________”.

a)　　　　 Eating and Exercising

b)　　    The Function of Vitamins

c)　　    Staying Healthy

d)　　    Sleeping well

    In Shantzis’ Hi--Rise Recycling System, a chute leads to a pie- shaped container with six boxes that can turn around when operated．The system, which fits in the same space as the chute and container now in use, enables glass, plastic, paper, metal, and other rubbish to go into separate boxes.

    The system is controlled from a board fixed next to the chute door. The board has a button for each class of recycling materials (as well as for unrecyclables). At the press of a button, a microcomputer locks all other floors’ chute doors and sets the loads and gives a signal by phone when the box is full. And a particular piece of equipment breaks up the nonrecycles.

    Sorting (分类) recyclables before they are collected saves the use of expensive materials recovery equipment which otherwise has to do the sorting: Such equipment often makes recycled materials very expensive, so expensive that tons of recyclables remain wasted．Shantzis believes his system could help recycled materials become more cost effective.

1．The purpose in writing this text is _______.

A．to encourage people to recycle their rubbish

B．to introduce a recycling system for high rises

C．to describe the use of computer technology in recycling

D．to explain the need for rubbish collection in high rises

2．When he says “You won’t be for long” the writer means that ________.

A．you’ll soon be living in a cleaner building

B．rubbish chutes will become out of date before long

C．you won’t wait long for your turn to recycle rubbish

D．it won’t be long before you’ll have to recycle your rubbish

3．Before dropping rubbish into the chute you have to ________.

A．lock the other floors’ chute doors

B．check if the container is full

C．press the correct button

D．break up the rubbish

4．The biggest advantage of this new system is that ________.

A．it reduces the cost of recycling

B．it saves time and space

C．it saves money for people living in high rises.

D．it makes better use of the existing recovery equipment