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    It can be inferred from the passage that . A. Katy was reading two messages when she ran into a tree B. Perez makes more calls than sending messages on cell phones C. emergency physicians don’t allow drivers to text while they are driving D. sending messages on the phone is attractive to both teenagers and youthsB After learning how much her first donation had helped, Morey created the Pay It Forward Fund, which now serves patients at three Minneapolis-area hospitals. Grants come with a simple request: that people who receive them find a way to pay the gifts forward through acts of kindness toward others fighting cancer. In just two years, the fund has raised more than $250,000 and has helped nearly 150 women. 【查看更多】

     

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    People have been burying the dead at Salem’s Hope Cemetery since 1833. The place is filled with old gravestones and gothic mausoleums(哥特式陵墓), the spirits of the dead hanging over the land like an early morning fog.
    Keeping watch, a few steps from the road with her skirt over the pedestal (基座), is Goldie Belle Taylor, her face weathered but otherwise in good condition. On this day, she is holding a bunch of pink rises because Goldie Belle always holds flowers. Someone makes sure of that.
    “And she has had fresh flowers in her hands for the last 150 years.” Karen Biery lives in Damascus, about five miles west of Hope Cemetery. She’s written a book based on the legend of Goldie Belle Taylor titled Believe. In 1886, at the age of two, young Goldie Belle used her hands to sop up (抹去) the left over elderberry juice from her father’s iron kettle. She died not long after from poisoning. She was the love of her dad’s life, and he was so upset that he sold the family farm to buy the Italian made statue, which today marks her grave.
    At first, it was her father who brought the flowers and laid them in her hands. When he died in 1896, the flowers kept coming. Her flowers are different per season. Why do the flowers keep miraculously appearing? People have tried to find out by having camped by the statue, but not even the groundskeepers have been able to catch the criminal.
    It’s said that a fairy arrives at Hope Cemetery looking for the grave of her birth mother. She comes across Goldie Belle’s statue.

    1. 1.

      The underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 probably refers to________.

      1. A.
        her face in good condition
      2. B.
        her bunch of pink roses
      3. C.
        Goldie Belle Taylor is holding pink roses
      4. D.
        Goldie Belle Taylor always holds flowers
    2. 2.

      It can be inferred from the third paragraph __________.

      1. A.
        her father was poisonous
      2. B.
        the iron kettle was poisonous
      3. C.
        elderberry juice was poisonous
      4. D.
        it was her father that hated her
    3. 3.

      After her father died, the flowers in the hands of Goldie Belle Taylor_______.

      1. A.
        usually change
      2. B.
        were stolen
      3. C.
        are no longer fresh
      4. D.
        come from a criminal
    4. 4.

      What would be the best title for the passage?

      1. A.
        A fairy brings the flowers.
      2. B.
        The mystery of Goldie’s flowers.
      3. C.
        What happens to the girl?
      4. D.
        How do the flowers get there?

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    A cancer-stricken British teenage girl said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online “Bucket List” of things she wanted to do before dying.
    Alice Pyne, l5, created an Internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells. “ I've been fighting cancer for almost four years and now l know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn't look like I'm going to win this one,” she wrote.
    For her list, the teenager took inspiration from the 2007 film “The Bucket List”, in which two terminally ill (患绝症的) men, played by Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, draw up a list of things they wish to do before they die.
    On her list, at the site www. alicepyne. blogspot. com, she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor (骨髓捐赠者), swimming with sharks, meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer.
    Messages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter.
    “Oh dear and I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!” she wrote after her site attracted huge attention. “Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me.”
    Pyne, who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston, revealed (透露) the management of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog. A group of local lawmakers have also joined forces with the Anthony Nolan blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell register.

    1. 1.

      What happened after Alice Pyne wrote her“Bucket List”?

      1. A.
        The media called on people to help her.
      2. B.
        People sent gifts to her from all over the world.
      3. C.
        A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her.
      4. D.
        People around the world sent messages to support her.
    2. 2.

      Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List” to     .

      1. A.
        express her last few wishes
      2. B.
        say goodbye to a few friends
      3. C.
        give comfort to two terminally ill men
      4. D.
        catch people's attention
    3. 3.

      It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Alice Pyne       .

      1. A.
        is unaware of her own conditions
      2. B.
        is calm to know that death is approaching
      3. C.
        is very sad to know that she will die
      4. D.
        is still quite confident in fighting against cancer
    4. 4.

      Which of the following is NOT on Alice Pyne's “Bucket List”?

      1. A.
        To meet a boy.
      2. B.
        To get a cool computer.
      3. C.
        To swim with sharks.
      4. D.
        To ask people to donate bone marrow.
    5. 5.

      Take That will arrange to       .

      1. A.
        invite Pyne to join the band
      2. B.
        help Pyne in any possible way
      3. C.
        donate money to Pyne
      4. D.
        meet Pyne in person

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    United States President George W. Bush is expected to issue a directive in the next few weeks. It will give the US Air Force a green light for the development of space weapons, US media reported last week.
    This would potentially start a new global arms race, some experts have warned.
    To keep that from happening, last Wednesday the White House explained that it was not considering putting weapons in space. It said it was making a shift in US space policy to allow for protection of satellites.
    But some defense analysts and arms control advocates argue that the policy will pave the way for the US to put both defensive and offensive  weapons in space.
    “No one should be fooled,” said Theresa Hitchens, an American weapons expert.
    The US is now restricted by a 1996 directive  signed by President Bill Clinton. Plans for space weapons were vetoed by the Clinton cabinet. The directive emphasized the peaceful use of space , in agreement with almost unanimous global opinion.
    The US military has placed importance on space and has sent up numberous satellites for troop communications and to provide intelligence and data to guide bombs to their targets.
    The US Air Force wants to develop space- based weapons that could strike targets anywhere in the world within 90 minutes of receiving the order to open fire.
    These new weapons under development cover a wide range. They include hunter- killer satellites and orbiting weapons. And they use lasers, radio waves, or even dense metal tubes, known as “ Rods from God”, dropped from space to do the damage.
    There are many barriers to the setting up of this kind of program, experts say.
    First is the coast. It is estimated that the budget may be US数学公式1 trillion .
    The technical difficulties of developing reliable space weapons are also a problem.
    And, the program will draw strong criticism from around the world. Experts worry about starting a space arms race

    1. 1.

      Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

      1. A.
        US Military Plans
      2. B.
        The Global Arms Race
      3. C.
        A Comparison between Two Presidents
      4. D.
        President George W. Bush and the World Peace
    2. 2.

      According to this passage, which of the following is NOT true?

      1. A.
        President George W. Bush supports space weapon development
      2. B.
        The space weapon program will threaten world peace
      3. C.
        Clinton government was poorer than Bush government
      4. D.
        The US space weapon project is very expensive
    3. 3.

      After reading this passage, it can be inferred that “___________ “

      1. A.
        George W. Bush’s directive to be issued will be against global opinions
      2. B.
        The White House is right in explaining that US new space policy aims to protect satellites
      3. C.
        US government has little difficulty in developing new space weapons
      4. D.
        President George W. Bush and Bill Clinton share a lot in common
    4. 4.

      The author’s attitude towards the coming space weapon development is _______

      1. A.
        optimistic
      2. B.
        critical
      3. C.
        excited
      4. D.
        indifferent

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    Forget chip fat, sugar cane or rapeseed oil — the latest source of biofuel could be watermelons. Scientists have discovered that the fruit is a great source of sugar that can be readily distilled (蒸馏) into alcohol to power cars and farm machinery.
    And sellers reject 360,000 tons of “substandard” fruit every year in America alone which could be used as an economical way to make fuel. The waste from US growers could produce nearly two million gallons (nine million litres) of biofuel per year.
    In the study, researchers at the United States Department of Agriculture set out to determine the biofuel potential of juice from rejected watermelons —those not sold due to cosmetic imperfections, and currently ploughed back into the field. About a fifth of each yearly watermelon crop is left in the field because of surface blemishes (瑕疵) or because they are misshapen.
    Dr. Wayne Fish, who led the team, found that 50 percent of the fruit was fermentable (可发酵的) into alcohol which could provide valuable fuel.
    “We’ve shown that the juice of these watermelons is a source of readily fermentable sugars, representing an unexploited raw material for alcohol biofuel production,” he said.
    The study, published in the journal Biotechnology for Biofuels, discovered that watermelons could produce around 20 gallons of fuel per acre from fruit that otherwise would go to waste.
    Production of biofuels has been targeted by Western governments as a way to support renewable energy targets.
    The European Union has a target for 2010 that 5.75 percent of transport fuels should come from biological sources, but the target is unlikely to be met.
    The British government’s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation requires five percent of the fuel sold at the pump by 2010 to be biofuel.

    1. 1.

      The passage mainly tells us ______.

      1. A.
        watermelon juice will be the largest source of renewable energy
      2. B.
        the advantages of fuel made from watermelons
      3. C.
        Western countries aim at producing biofuels
      4. D.
        watermelons could be used to make fuel
    2. 2.

      It can be learned from the text that ______.

      1. A.
        about two gallons of fuel could be made from rejected fruit per acre
      2. B.
        sellers in the world throw away 360,000 tons of watermelons every year
      3. C.
        half of the watermelons were fermentable into alcohol to provide energy
      4. D.
        five percent of fuel is required to be biofuel from watermelons by 2010 in Britain
    3. 3.

      The underlined word “cosmetic” in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.

      1. A.
        fresh
      2. B.
        sweet
      3. C.
        surface
      4. D.
        inside
    4. 4.

      We can infer from the passage that ______.

      1. A.
        it will cost a lot to make biofuel from watermelons
      2. B.
        Western countries are engaged in biofuel study but still have a long way to go
      3. C.
        watermelon juice has been used as a source of sugars to produce alcohol biofuel
      4. D.
        the European Union is likely to meet its target of transport fuels from biological sources

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    If your recurring(经常性的)dreams are worrying you，you can rest assured and needn’t worry.Psychologists say in the vast majority of these cases，this is just the mind’s way of dealing with stress and conflicts，problems and concerns.It’s a good thing.
    They call be surprisingly vivid and real，or fragmented and weird.They can be comforting or frightening.Our dreams can tell us a lot about what we are really thinking.Dreams give us an x-ray of our unconsciousness(潜意识).They tell us，particularly when we are at life’s passages or turning points.
    Lisa Oppenheim had the same dream whenever she was about to move to a new home or a new city.It’s always just a feeling of needing to stay safe.Experts say disturbing dreams often occur around major life events.For Lisa，it was moving.For others，it can be marriage or divorce，the death of a loved one or pressure at work.
    Doctor Siegel has studied the meaning of dream for nearly 30 years.He believes stressful or upsetting dreams can be a sign of what’s buried deep inside our minds.
    He said.“Dreams are important to survival.They are crucial to the balance of our psyche(心灵).They help us work out problems that we’re having every single day.They go to the cutting edge of what’s stressful，what’s bothering us and what we’re working out in our lives.Dreams can guide us and in order to find that guidance，to find that deep source of wisdom that’s in our dreams every night，we need to pay attention to our dreams.”
    But many dreams are scary and horrible.How can we understand these nightmares? Doctor Siegel says they are reflecting especially intense emotion or unresolved conflict.The stronger the emotion in the dream，whether it’s pleasure or fear，the likelier the dream is to be important.
    Knowing what your recurring dreams or nightmares mean can be liberating.Some nightmares can be a sign of serious psychological problems，such as post-dramatic stress disorder.If they are extremely disturbing or violent or the cause of severe anxiety，you should see a professional therapist(治疗专家).

    1. 1.

      By saying “Dreams give US an x-ray of our unconsciousness,”  the author means that dreams

      1. A.
        do harm to our mind
      2. B.
        show us our real mind
      3. C.
        solve our stress in mind
      4. D.
        give us a turning point in mind
    2. 2.

      People will have recurring dreams when they_______________.

      1. A.
        1ive with great pressure or have great events
      2. B.
        do the same things all their lives
      3. C.
        move to a new home or a new city
      4. D.
        are comforted or frightened
    3. 3.

      Which of the following is true according to Doctor Siegel?

      1. A.
        Dreams play a very important role in the world’s balance.
      2. B.
        Dreams help us find out the problems we need to solve.
      3. C.
        We should pay attention to every dream we have.
      4. D.
        Only the dreams with pleasure are important to us.
    4. 4.

      How should we deal with the recurring nightmares?

      1. A.
        We should remember them because they are important to us.
      2. B.
        We can ignore them since they are just reflecting our emotions.
      3. C.
        We need to take some sleeping pills to stop this serious problem.
      4. D.
        We should see a psychological doctor if they are seriously disturbing
    5. 5.

      The purpose of the passage is_________________.

      1. A.
        to introduce a variety of dreams
      2. B.
        to offer some advice on avoiding nightmares
      3. C.
        to compare recurring dreams with nightmares
      4. D.
        to ease our anxiety on recurring dreams

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