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　　There is a real joke. When some guys were talking heatedly about“F4”in the living-room, the father came in and interrupted: “Which is more powerful. F-4 or F-16? ”The boys burst into laughter. Obviously, the father took F4 for a type of fighter plane. He didn’t know that F4 is a pop group extremely popular among young people these two years.

 　Then what does the “F” in F4 stand for? Fever or fortune? It is certainly not “failure”, for sure! We look at the success and appeal of these four stars from the popular drama Meteor Garden (流星花园), who took the island by storm during their brief visit here in November. For sure, they look good. Each of them being 1.80 metres tall, Jerry Yan, Vie Zhou, Ken Zhu and Vanness Wu are all very popular throughout the world.

　　But what exactly is the appeal of these four young guys? Nobody can tell. Maybe some young students are just following the fashion. Then why is Meteor Garden stopped from being shown on TV in China? Well, some young people just could not agree. But fact is fact. In fact, the students are not too young to tell black from white. And they must be clear that every coin has two sides.

　　While they find interest in F4, they must be clear what bad that drama will do to us.

1．The writer wants to make it clear to us that ________ .

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A．older people don't know about“F4”at all

B．“F4”has become the most famous pop stars in the world

C．not everything about“F4”seems good

D．“F4”is not really popular

2．What does the letter“F”in“F4”stand for?

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A．Failure.

B．Fever.

C．Four.

D．The writer doesn't tell us.

3．Which of the following can we learn from this text?

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A．Some young people are not happy when Meteor Garden is stopped from being shown on TV in China.

B．The writer thinks it wrong that Meteor Garden is stopped from being shown on TV in China.

C．None of the older people really like F4 and Meteor Garden.

D．F4 is no longer allowed to come to the Chinese mainland.

4．The writer wants to tell young people that ________ .

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A．when they think about something, they must throw a coin

B．unlike young people, old people can tell the difference between black and white

C．the drama Meteor Garden is wrong, so they should not watch it

D．they must know that everything has its bad effect as well as its good effect on us

I have a friend named Monty Roberts. He has let me use his horse ranch(养马场)to put on events to raise money for youth at risk programs.
Last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let you use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant(流动的)horse trainer. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be when he grew up.”
“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch someday. He put all his heart into the project and wrote about his dream in great detail. He even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of the buildings, stables and the track, and even a detailed floor plan for a 4000-square-foot house on it.”
“The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later ,he received a large red “F” on his paper with a note, ‘See me after class.’ The boy went to see the teacher and asked why. The teacher told him there was no way for a young boy like him to do that because owning a horse ranch required much money and resources, and then added ‘If you’ll rewrite his paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”
“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what to do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it’s a very important decision for you.’”
“Finally, a week later, the boy turned in the same paper without any change and stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’”
“I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
【小题1】 The teacher gave him an “F” for his written paper because the
teacher thought 　　    .

A．he didn’t do a good job in his studies

B．he described an unrealistic goal in his paper

C．he came from an itinerant horse trainer’s family

D．he wrote his paper without the help of his father

【小题2】 Why did the boy turn in the same paper without any change?

A．Because he made up his mind to stick to his dream.

B．Because his father stopped him from rewriting it.

C．Because he was angry about his teacher’s words.

D．Because he had put too much of his heart into it.

【小题3】 From the story we can infer that the boy was actually 　　    .

A．Monty himself	B．the author himself
C．Monty’s friend	D．an unknown person

【小题4】 According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT
that 　　    .

A．the boy was very interested in having a horse ranch of his own

B．the boy might have got a higher grade if he’d rewritten his paper

C．the boy succeeded in turning his dream into reality in the end

D．the boy wouldn’t have reached his goal without his father’s support

【小题5】 The author wrote this passage mainly to 　　    

A．tell people how to describe their goals

B．warn people against dream stealers

C．encourage people to stick to their dreams

D．teach people how to write their papers

　　Alex Harley was born in the northeast of New York in 1921, but he spent most of his early life with his mother's family in southern Tennessee. His grandmother told him stories about their family. Their history, she said, began with Toby. He was a slave from Africa and his name was Kunta.

　　Alex Harley went to school and then to college. In 1939, he joined the US coastguard. As he was a black his job was to wait on table and wash dishes. In his spare time, be learned to write stories. He served in the coastguard for 20 years. After he retired（退休）, he put all his time into writing.

　　Alex Harley remembered the stories his grandmother had told him. He began to study his family history. After a lot of research, Harley decided that Toby was probably Kunta Kinte of the West African Mandingo people, who was caught near the village of Juffure on the Gambia River. He was sold as a slave in Annapolis, Maryland in 1767. Then Harley made a trip to Gambia and talked with a history expert in Juffure. The African historian made his conclusion stronger.

　　Alex Harley wanted to tell the experiences of the black people in 18th-and-19th-century America. He spent 10 years researching and writing his family story for the book Roots. It was published in 1976. It won a special Pulitzer Prize. A few years later, a film series（连续剧）based on Harley's book was shown on American television.

(1) Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.

a. He made a trip to Gambia.
b. Alex Harley knew the stories about their family.
c. Kunta lived near the Gambia River.
d. Harley retired from the US coastguard.
e. Toby was sold as a slave.
f. He began to study his family history.
A．e,c,b,f,d,a.	B．c,e,b,d,f,a.
C．e,b,d,c,a,f.	D．e,b,d,e,a,f.

(2) When did Harley learn to write stories?

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A．Before 1959.	B．After 1921.
C．Before 1939.	D．After serving in the army.

(3) Which conclusion did he draw after doing a lot of research?

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A．Toby was a history expert.

B．Toby's hometown was near the Gambia River.

C．Toby was an African historian.

D．Toby's hometown was Annapolis.

(4) Which of the following might have happened after watching Roots on TV?

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A．Every American began to talk about their family history.

B．None of Americans began to talk about their family history.

C．Many Americans became interested in researching their family History.

D．Only the black people became interested in researching their Family history.