KFC(肯德基), one of the most famous fast-food chains, saw its reputation in China shaken because of “quick chicken”. Recent years, KFC has ever shocked us more than once because of its food safety, which made itself in severe trust crisis. Now it greatly surprised us again owing to the poultry（禽肉）incident. We could never believe it should have cheated us again and again. In fact, as a well-known restaurant chain, KFC’s business records at China’s is not very good. There’s no doubt that the very incident has made things worse and worse.

However, what surprised us is that although a series of misdeeds had reduced KFC’s reputation, its business is increasing. What’s more, KFC just made a so-called apology after what had happened, the content of which is not responsible at all for the public. As a matter of fact, this is not an ordinary chance incident. Recent years have seen so many food-safety problems in China, such as wasted oil, lean meat powder（瘦肉精）, melamine（三聚氰胺）, which has done great damage to people’s life. We don’t know what can be eaten and how much harmful food we have eaten. Now it is not wars and natural disasters but everyday food safety that has been a great risk to human health.

So what can be done to prevent our health from being damaged? To begin with, the related departments should strengthen laws to stop such illegal products from being produced. In addition, it would be a good idea to call on the media to perform its further function to monitor the businesses, factories and traders. Besides, everybody should be made aware of the risks of harmful food and only in this way can people improve their self-protection. In a word, everyone should play a role in making our food safer and better in quality. Meanwhile, the government and the related departments should take their responsibilities for people’s health.

1.According to the text, we can learn that KFC made itself in severe trust crisis________.

A. because it had food safety problems many times

B. because it is one of the most famous fast-food chains

C. no people went to it

D. many people don’t like it

2.From the passage, we learn that after the “quick chicken” incident ________.

A. KFC was closed

B. KFC apologized to the public though it was not sincere

C. no people went to KFC

D. there is no longer chicken in KFC

3.We can learn that the author thinks that people’s health is in danger because of ________.

A. war         B. natural disaster        C. food safety         D. disease

4.The main purpose of the passage is to ________.

A. introduce some food safety incidents                      B. make people not support KFC

C. ask people not to eat fast food                        D. appeal to people for food safety

 

Is it worth it to go to college? This has been questioned a lot recently in America. According to a new survey released by the Pew Research Center, only 40 percent of Americans felt that colleges provided a good value for the cost. At the same time, 86 percent of college graduates still felt it was good for them.

There are a number of reasons for such dissatisfaction with college. First, there are plenty of problems with higher education — poor quality and out-of-control costs are two of the biggest. Second, it is true that college is not for everyone. Plenty of rewarding and important careers do not require college. And due to the slow economy, there may in fact be more graduates than the current job market needs. Besides, anti-college feelings are nothing new. Today, Microsoft’s Bill Gates or Apple’s Steve Jobs — both college dropouts — is often held up as evidence of why all that time sitting in class is better spent elsewhere.

However, getting a college education is still a good idea. College graduates earn more, and are more likely to have a job in the first place. According to the statistics last year, the average weekly earnings for someone with some college education but no degrees were $712, compared to $1,038 for a college graduate. That is almost $17,000 over the course of a year and there is an even bigger divide for those with less education. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate was 9.2 percent for those with only some college education and more than 10 percent for those with just a middle school degree, but it was 5.4 percent for college graduates. The economic gaps between college completers and those with less education are getting larger.

Although most Americans surveyed by Pew feel doubtful about the value of a college degree, an overwhelming majority of parents Pew surveyed still expect their children to go to college. “It can be inferred that the increased doubt has not significantly influenced decision making.” Pew’s Taylor says, “Despite the concern about rising costs and other problems, college remains a universal desire in this country.”

46. Recently many Americans question __________.

A. the value of receiving college education　 　 B. the ability of college graduates

C. the quality of college education　　　　 　 D. the high cost of a college degree

47. According to the passage, Bill Gates was __________.

A. a self-taught college student　　　　　 　　　　　 B. a hardworking undergraduate

C. a successful college dropout　　 　　　　　　　　 D. a unsuccessful college graduate

48. The writer seems to agree that __________.

A. there is no need to go to college

B. anti-college feelings are a new thing

C. college cannot guarantee employment

D. college education remains a wise choice

49. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The slow economy might result in more unemployment.

B. Most college graduates feel it necessary to receive college education

C. People’s earnings depend on their educational background to some extent.

D. As doubts about college education arise, people’s desire to go to college weakens.

50. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Poor quality and high costs make college less popular among the Americans nowadays.

B. Despite the dissatisfactions with college, most Americans still favor college education

C. People with a college degree earn better money in America than those who don’t

D. American students are getting tired of college education.

“All men are created equal” is one idea that nearly every American would agree upon.  36  they sometimes betray the idea in their daily lives, they have a deep faith  37  in some fundamental way no one is born superior to anyone else.

    In the early years of American history, because titles of nobility(贵族) were forbidden, no  38  class system developed in the United States. Firmly believing that being born into a lower class would not  39  them from success and they would have a better chance in America, thousands of immigrants   40  to leave the European societies, where their    41   in life was determined  42  by the social class into which they were born. It was because the dreams of many of there immigrants were   43  in their new country, though there might be  44  in some situations, that Americans came to believe in equality of opportunity.

    Americans do not mean that everyone should be  45  equal when they say they believe in equality of opportunity.  46  , they do mean that each person should have an equal chance for success. Abraham Lincoln once said, “We wish to  47  the humblest(最微贱的) man an equal chance to get rich with everybody else. When one starts poor, free society is  48  that he knows he can   49  his condition.”

    However, competition is the price to be   50   for his equality of opportunity. Americans match their energy and intelligence against that of others in a competitive contest for success, because they believe competition  51  the best in any person. Indeed, the pressure of competition causes an American to be   52  , but it also places a constant emotional stress on him. In fact, in a society that gives so much  53   to those “winners”,   54  does not compete successfully for whatever reason never  55  into it as well as those who do.

1.A．Since              B．As               C．Although         D．Because

2.A．what               B．that             C．as               D．which

3.A．normal             B．moral            C．formal           D．general

4.A．benefit            B．prevent          C．save             D．limit

5.A．forced          B．required         C．chose            D. looked forward

6.A．place              B．meaning          C．function         D．purpose

7.A．slightly           B．largely          C．originally       D．publicly

8.A．come true          B．ruined           C．succeeded        D．realized

9.A．excitements B．expectations          C. exceptions     D．disappointments

10.A．really            B．totally          C．actually         D．truly

11.A．Besides           B．Meanwhile        C．Moreover         D．Instead

12.A．allow             B．encourage        C．approve          D．share

13.A．so                B．the one          C．such             D．as

14.A．enjoy             B．better           C．maintain         D．stand

15.A．paid              B．asked            C．cared            D．sought

16.A．gives out         B．comes out        C．brings out       D．stands out

17.A．exhausted         B．energetic        C．realistic        D．effective

18.A．honor             B．pressure         C．happiness        D．burden

19.A．anyone            B．who              C．one              D．whoever

20.A．enters            B．fits             C．falls            D．matches

 

Alcohol is often taken as a symbol of a special celebration or as a sign of friendship．So it is    36   to see people toasting with a large glass of alcohol to the health or fortune.   37   , every year, alcohol also ruins thousands of lives and destroys many happy families .  

Some people drink alcohol to   38    their tension or pain. They   39    think that through drinking, they can   40    from their problems and worries. But it is never a   41   ．During those hours of drinking, alcohol only numbs（麻木）their senses and makes them forget their worries.   42   , when they wake up, their problems are still unsolved .

A   43   alcohol drinker is running the great   44   of getting heart diseases and liver（肝脏）failure. Too much alcohol taken into the body system, death will    45   occur. Alcohol also affects unborn babies    46   . Those pregnant mothers with    47    alcohol in their blood system risk    48   their unborn babies to suffer from defects（缺陷）at birth.     49   , babies are innocent victims due to their mothers’ mistake. Therefore they should be extremely cautious  of any alcohol and it is better to    50   all drinking during pregnancy(怀孕期).  

Drunken driving is one of the worst    51    of alcohol abuse. Every year, many lives are lost due to   52    driving on roads and highways. A drunk driver cannot see and judge the distance    clearly and will find it difficult to control his vision and    53    on the road，so he    54    control over his reflexes. That is    55    accidents occur. Not only does he hurt himself but also other innocent road users.

36.A.normal                 B.common             C.ideal                  D. regular

37.A.Accidently            B. Fortunately        C.Excitedly           D. Unfortunately

38. A. relieve                      B.increase              C.create                 D.produce

39. A.usually               B.surely            C. mistakenly             D. aimlessly

40. A.differ                  B. solve                 C. cancel              D. escape

41. A. success               B. solution            C. fact                  D. decision

42. A. However             B. Meanwhile        C. So                   D. Besides

43. A. social                 B. heavy                   C. addicted           D.light

44. A.advantages           B.possessions         C.risks                  D.measures

45. A. eventually           B. probably           C.hardly                D.strongly

46. A.anxiously            B. disastrously           C. extensively        D.differently

47. A. proper                B.little                  C. excessive           D.no

48. A. causing              B.making                     C. having              D.protecting

49. A.Above all             B.First of all          C.All in all           D. After all

50.A. run out                      B.leave out            C. cut out             D.carry out

51.A. reasons                      B. causes              C. effects              D. examples

52. A. drunken             B.normal               C.careless              D. dangerous

53.A. patience              B.emotion             C. judgement         D.imagination

54.A.manages to           B.tries to               C.refuses to           D.fails to

55.A.when                    B.what                  C.where            D. how