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Some“doctors”use magic(魔术);others use needles and others use pills. Who are they?

Among the Indians of North America the medicine man was a very important person. He could cure illnesses, and he could speak to the spirits(神灵)—the supernatural forces that controlled the world.

The Indian believed that bad spirit made people ill. So, when people were ill, the medicine man tried to help them by using magic; he spoke to the good spirits and asked for their help. Many people were cured because they thought that the spirits were helping them. But really these people cured themselves. Sometimes your own mind is the best doctor for you.

The medicine men were often successful for another reason, too. They knew about plants that really can cure illness. A lot of modern medicine are made from plants that were used by medicine men hundreds of years ago.

For more than five thousand years Chinese doctors have used needles to fight illness. This kind of medicine is called acupuncture(针灸).The doctors study the sick person carefully. Then he puts needles into that person’s body at the right places for his illness. Chinese doctors believe that they can control the body’s natural force in this way. At first, doctors in the West thought that this was just another kind of magic. Recently, however, they have found out that it is possible to cure many illnesses like this because the needles help the body to produce its own medicines. In this way the body cures itself.

1.The Indians of North America enjoyed ______.

A. a modern medical treatment　　　　　　　　    B.an old medical treatment

C.an advanced medical treatment　　　　　　    D.a secret medical treatment

2.Which is the best title?

A. Medical Equipment(仪器)　　　　　　　　　　  B.Medicine Men

C.Medicine　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.Medicine Is Important

3.According to this passage modern medicines have nothing to do with ______.

A.the old traditional medicines　　　　　　　　　　 B.the supernatural forces

C.plants　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.the Indians

4.Using needles to fight illnesses ______.

A.was popular over the world　　　　　　　　　　 B.is another kind of magic

C.is easy to learn by anyone　　　　　　　　　　   D.was first used by the Chinese

5.Acupuncture, in fact, is ______.

A. the only way to cure many dangerous illnesses

B.used to cure all kinds of illnesses

C.effective(有效的) to many illnesses

D.popular among the Western people

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“The pen is more powerful than the sword.”There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.

She was born in the U.S.A. in 1811.One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861,in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.

This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom’s Cabin. There was time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse(唤起)people’s sympathies(同情).The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent(描述)true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.

1.According to the passage______.

A. every English-speaking person has read Uncle Tom’s Cabin

B.Uncle Tom’s Cabin was not very interesting

C.those who don’t speak English cannot have read Uncle Tom’s Cabin

D.the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin did a great deal in the American Civil War

2.How old was Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe when her world famous book was published?

A. About sixty years old.

B. Over fifty years old.

C. In her forties.

D. Around twenty years old.

3.What do you learn about Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage?

A. She had been living in the north of America before the American Civil War broke out.

B.She herself encouraged the Northern Americans to go to war to set the slaves free.

C.She was better as writing as swinging (挥舞) a sword.

D.She had once been a slave.

4.Why could Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book cause a civil war in America?

A. She wrote so well that Americans loved her very much.

B.She disclosed the terrible wrongs that had been done to the slaves in the Southern States.

C.The Southern Americans hated the book while the Northern Americans like it.

D.The book had been read by many Americans.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. We needn’t use weapons (武器) to fight things that are wrong.

B.A writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.

C.We must understand the importance of literature (文学) and art.

D.No war can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Paris,Jan.11—An armored car robbery last night ended in a wild gun-battle that left two men dead and a hostage(人质)seriously wounded.

The drama began when an armored car carrying the contents of safe deposit boxes to a bank was struck by a large truck, police said.

The bank guards were helpless when the robbers jumped out of the truck and tied them up. The thieves used heavy tools and explosives to break open the armored car.

A passing police car turned to investigate the accident as the men were removing the contents of the armored car. Police said the three robbers fled on foot across a nearby highway.

Stopping a private car driven by a teen-aged girl, the three headed for central Paris with the police car in hot pursuit.

A plainclothes policeman saw the car as it drove through the street of the Latin Quarter. The policeman tried to stop the car, but the thieves started shooting at him, witness said.

The girl hostage tried to slip away. Just as she was crawling away from the car, she was hit by a bullet. Police said she was out of danger at Central Hospital.

The gunmen gave up the car and then got into a shop, pouring fire to more than 50 policemen that surrounded the building. After a wild gun-battle, police broke into the room. They only found two of the gunmen, both seriously wounded. The third thief was believed to have escaped with over $1.3 million in cash and jewels.

1.The passage is about 　　  .

A. a gun-battle between the policemen and the government soldiers

B.a bank robbery in Paris

C.a group of gunmen’s robbery robbed an armored car in the street

D.how a teen-aged girl got seriously wounded

2.The thieves came 　　   and they　　  .

A. in a police car; stole the armored car

B.in a truck; blasted the armored car

C.in an armored truck; drove the money car away

D.in an armored car; opened the armored car with heavy tools

3.The three robbers fled on foot across a nearby highway because 　　  .

A. a passing police car found them

B.the explosives were too strong

C.the contents of the armored car were too heavy

D.the truck broke down

4.A plainclothes policeman is 　　  .

A. not a policeman but a soldier

B.not a policeman but a gunman

C.a policeman but he can’t use guns

D.a policeman but he doesn’t wear a uniform

5.After a wild gun-battle，　　  .

A. the robbers were shot dead

B.the police got back what they wanted

C.the police failed to get back what they wanted

D.50 policemen were killed and two robbers were seriously wounded

Inspector(警官) Reed sat in his office, studying the reports on the three people who might have stolen Mr. Greens collection of rare coins.

First, there was Barnes, the man who looked after Mr. Green’s property (财产). He had been cheating Mr. Green for years and besides he was badly in debt. Almost certainly he had a set of keys to the house.

Next, there was the maid (女佣). She seemed honest enough herself, but the inspector had discovered that she was in love with a man who had spent many years in prison. Perhaps she had let him into the house the night Mr. Green’s coins had been stolen.

Finally, there was Mr. Green’s own son. He had been in trouble even when he was at university. He too was in debt. Besides, he could have entered the library where the collection was kept, at any time. The inspector decided that he must question him again more carefully.

Just then there was a knock at the door and Sergeant (警士) Smith came in suddenly.

“Sir,”he announced rapidly,“the girl has admitted everything!”

1. 　　   had been stolen before Mr. Green reported the case to the police.

A. Gold　　　　  B.Money ?   C.Jewellery　　　　    D.Stamps

2.Barnes, Mr. Green’s 　　  ,　　  .

A. guard; was ready to protect Mr. Green at any time

B. driver; drove anywhere needed

C. doorkeeper; often cheated others out of money

D. housekeeper; owed a lot of money

3.The maid loved a man who had 　　  .

A. spent her money?　　　　　　　　　　    B.spent all his own money

C.been in prison?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.guarded prisoners

4.The maid may have 　　  .

A. opened the door?　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.stolen the keys

C.spent all his money?　　　　　　　　　　  D.guarded prisoners

5.Mr. Green’s son had 　　   at university.

A. been ill?　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　 B.done something wrong

C.had heart trouble?　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.caused others much trouble

Conan Doyle became famous for writing stories about Detective Holmes. So he was often asked to settle puzzling problems.

One day, a woman told him a strange story. Her husband had died 5 years before, and grave had been built for him. The grave was built like this: on the huge stone base was a big stone ball, in the front of which a cross was cut. The ball would move in winter and the cross in the stone ball could hardly be seen.

Conan Doyle decided to see how matters stood with the woman. The grave was just like what the woman had told him. And nobody could move the stone ball, which was put in a very shallow(浅的)hole in the stone base to roll(滚)off. There was water in the hole, too. He thought for a minute and then said to the woman,“The problem is easy to explain. It’s very cold and often rains or snows here. So there is always water in the hole. The water turns into ice at night. During the day, the southern part of the ice in the hole turns into water again while the northern part of it still remains ice, so the stone ball leans(倾斜)southward little by little and the cross in the stone ball moves downwards with the ball.”

1.Which of the following can take the place of the word “grave”?

A. box　　　　    B.tomb 　　　　 C.bed　　　　　　 D.hall

2.Why did the woman have her husband’s grave built like that?

A. Conan Doyle told her to do so.

B.Holmes told her to do so.

C.Her husband told her to do so before he died.

D.The story didn’t tell us the reason.

3.From the story we can see that Conan Doyle was a man.

A.who was always ready to help others

B.who wrote a lot of funny stories

C.who was careful and thoughtful

D.who always explained funny problems

4.On hearing what Conan Doyle had said, perhaps the woman would.

A. think what Conan Doyle said was reasonable

B.feel that she might be fooled by him

C.feel that she was too silly to explain it

D.think what Conan Doyle said was without reason

5.From the following cutaway views(剖视图)choose the correct one which shows the positional relation between the stone base and the stone ball.

(sl=stone ball  se=stone base)

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Everybody may have seen the film Death on the Nile, but nobody can imagine that the writer of the story, Agatha Christie, saved a baby in a most unusual way.

In June 1977,a baby girl became seriously ill in Deleville. Doctors there were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was sent to a famous hospital in London, where there were many excellent doctors. The baby was so seriously ill that a team of doctors hurried to examine her without any delay. The doctors, too, were puzzled by the baby’s illness, and they also became discouraged. Just then a nurse asked to speak to them.

“I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning(铊中毒),”said the nurse.“A few days ago, I read a story A Pale Horse written by Agatha Christie. Someone uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms(症状)are written in the book. They are exactly the same as the baby’s.”

“You’re very good at observing(观察)things,”said a doctor,“and you may be right. We’ll carry out some tests and find out whether the cause is thallium poisoning or not.”

The tests proved that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew the cause, the doctor was able to give her correct treatment. The baby soon got well and was sent back to Deleville. A week later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (杀虫剂) used.

1.The baby was sent to a hospital in London because.

A. her parents were living in London then

B.her father was a famous doctor in London

C.the hospitals in Deleville refused to accept her

D.doctors in Deleville were not sure about the cause of her illness

2.When the baby was first sent to the hospital in London, her illness was considered to be.

A. quite easy to treat?　　　　　　　　　　   B.the result of thallium poisoning

C.a common one?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.extraordinarily serious

3.The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby’s illness was.

A. a doctor in Deleville?　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.a famous doctor in London

C.Agatha Christie?　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.an ordinary nurse

4.From this passage it seems that the baby’s illness has something to do with.

A. a murder case?　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  B.a dead writer

C.a substance(物质)used to kill pests?　　　　　　 D.the water in Deleville

5.As far as we can tell from the story, Agatha Christie.

A. had never met this baby

B.had spent a long time studying the baby’s illness

C.had once given the nurse some advice in a letter to her

D.wrote the film Death on the Nile according to the baby’s illness

“Who is Gogo?”

Almost every pupil in Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand will tell you:“Gogo is from outer space and is teaching children to speak and read English.”

Gogo has visited Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand and Korea. Now he is in China’s mainland—“Gogo has Adventure with English” has been published by Addison Wesley Longman China Ltd(AWL).

The six level English course, full of exciting stories, educates and delights children at the same time. Gogo learns English from his friends, Tony and Jenny. The children will learn along with Gogo, enjoying all the fun he produces. Gogo has a warm place in every young learner’s heart wherever he goes.

A presentation(介绍) about Gogo was given by Beijing AWL Information Center last November. All the pupils in Huijia School attended the presentation. A foreign teacher at Huijia later said,“The children were attracted by Gogo after only a 45-minute presentation. They remember a song taught by Gogo seven weeks later. Parents often ask me how they can help their children learn English and now there’s a programme I can direct them to.”

Clive Sawkins, Paul Price-Smiths and Gregg Schroeder worked closely at AWL to make sure that Gogo will become an easily recognized symbol(标志) of learning English wherever English is studied.“Gogo is our baby,” said Gregg.“It is very easy to get children going with Gogo.”

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Gogo visits Asian countries.?　　　　　　　　 B.Gogo receives high praise.

C.Children love to learn with Gogo.?　　　　 D.AWL introduces Gogo.

2.It can be learned from the passage that Gogo is 　　  .

A.an English teacher?　　　　　　　　　　   B.an English boy

C.an English textbook?　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.a character in an English textbook

3.In what way is Gogo a great help to young learners?

A.He teaches them English through songs.

B.He teaches them English through adventure stories.

C.He helps them to remember English words.

D.He makes English lessons full of fun.

4.The underlined word “them” in the fifth paragraph refers to .

A. parents　　　　　　  B.children　　   C.teachers　　  D.textbooks

5.When Gregg said,“Gogo is our baby”,he really meant .

A.Gogo belongs to AWL?　　　　　　　　 B.Gogo needs improvement

C.Gogo is lovely?　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.Gogo is very young

    Total colorblindness is most uncommon among the people who are classified as colorblind．Actually, this disability covers three different types. Some colorblind people see all colors as we usually do, except for an inability to see green or red．These are the people who must memorize that the top light in a traffic signal is always the red one. Then there are others who are unable to distinguish yellow and blue. The person who is unable to see any colors at all sees the world in shades of light and dark grays. The world to him is much like a black and white movie.

A proper title for this passage is ________.

A．Total blindness

B．Total color- blindness

C．Distinguishing colors

D．Types of color-blindness

David, a French priest (牧师)of thirty-six, was sent to China by the church in 1872. He did well in the natural and social science besides his religious activities (宗教活动). He was also very interested in the rare wild animals and plants in China.

On May 4th ,1879, after searching for half a month in the western part of Baoxing, Sichuan the hunters hired (雇用) by David succeeded in bringing him a “black-and-white bear”. “The bear is extremely lovely”, he wrote in his diary excitedly. Meanwhile, he felt it might be a new species (物种)never discovered by scientists.

He then decided to send it to Paris for a further study. Unfortunately the poor “black-and white” bear died of Jolts (颠簸) of the mountain roads and the climatic (气候) change. He had to send its pelt (皮毛)to the National Museum in Paris for display (展览). In fact, the so-called “black-and white” bear was neither a bear nor a cat. After a complete study, Milla Edwards, head of the museum, judged that it was a new species. He gave the “giant panda”.

The discovery made the world excited and Baoxing was also made famous for “home of the giant panda”

1．From the passage we can see that David mainly came to China to　　   .

A. learn Chinese science and history

B. look for a panda for church

C. do something on religion (宗教)

D. study the wild animals and plants in China

2．The word “rare” in this passage means　　   .

A. very hard to find

B. worth no money

C. easy to find

D. running very fast

3．The first giant panda was caught　　   .

A. by David, a French priest

B. quite by accident

C. with a lot of difficulty

D. after the hunters followed it for half a month

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

A. The giant panda died when it was on display.

B. David had never seen a giant panda before.

C. Milla was sure the animal was neither a bear nor a cat.

D. The discovery made the world excited with interest

The cost of medical care in the United States is very high. The time and money that doctors spend on their medical education is probably one reason for this problem.

A visit to a doctor’s office costs from fifteen to fifty dollars. It is almost impossible for people to pay for medical care they need. Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaid. Most doctors, however, disagree. They say that they were required to study medicine for a long time. Tuition(学费)for many years of medical education costs lots of money. Doctors say that it is necessary for most medical students to borrow money from a bank to pay their tuition. Because this money must be repaid to the bank, young doctors need to receive a lot of money for their work. So they charge(收费)people high prices for medical care.

Therefore, it’s possible that the high cost of medical care in America is unnecessary. Because high tuition is one cause of high costs, one way to lower costs would be to have medical schools that are free or have lower tuition.

1．Some people don’t have their medical care they need because　　   .

A. they are not willing to pay the doctors high tuition

B. they don’t think it necessary to have medical care

C. they don’t want to spend much money on it

D. they haven’t got enough money to pay for it

2．The reason for the high medical cost mentioned(提到)in the article is　　   .

A. tuition in medical schools is high

B. the price of medicine is high

C. doctors are overpaid

D. doctors must pay money to banks

3．One way to lower the cost of medical care would be　　   .

A. not to see a doctor

B. to pay doctors less money

C. to let medical students have free or partly free medical education

D: To forbid(禁止)doctors to ask their patients for too much money

4．The main idea of the article is that __________.

A. a visit to a doctor’s office may cost as much as $15 to $50 in US

B. the cost of medical care is the main reason for the high costs in US

C. medical care in the United States costs a lot of money because doctors want to be rich

D. the high cost of tuition in medical schools is one reason for the high cost of medical care in America

5． The cost of medical care in the United States is very high. What does the writer think about it?

A. He agrees that doctors are overpaid.

B. He thinks it a big problem and suggests a way to settle it.

C. He doesn’t think medical students should borrow money from banks.

D. He doesn’t think it necessary for medical students to study for a long time.