D

Young people and older people do not always agree with each other. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or painting. Others sit around and talk to sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.

　When people live together, rules are necessary. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”

One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience: “You stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”

1．In one special program in New York State, young and older people_______.

A. are friendly to one another

B. teach one another new ways of building houses

C. live together but do not work together　

D. spend 8 weeks together, working as farmers.

2．Living together, _________.

A. the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults made.

B. the members don’t have to obey the rules.

C. the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together.

D. the members have no free time except on weekends

3．The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the program is _________.

A. disappointing　　　 B. helpful　　　 C. tiring　　　　 D. unpleasant

4．The best title for the passage is ________.

A. Sadness of Living Together　　　　　 B. Different Ideas About Living

C. Teenagers and Adults Together　　　　　　 D. Life in New York State

C

On a hot summer day, a soft drink can really take away your thirst. At home, at school, in the park or at the movies—you can find one almost anywhere.

　　　 Carbonated(碳酸的)

　　　 You can see bubbles in these! Of all soft drinks sold, about 75 percent are carbonated. But be careful, carbonated soft drinks have lots of sugar and caffeine. Caffeine is not very good for you in the summer, because it takes water out of your body. And the sugar can make you overweight if you drink too much.

　　　 Fruit juice

　　　 There are different kinds of juice. One kind is made only from fresh fruit. This kind of fruit juice may not taste sweet enough for some people, but it is nutritious. Another kind of fruit juice tastes good but has lots of sugar in it. Many young people buy this kind because the advertisements are good. It is bad for your teeth and bones to drink lots of this.

　　　 Energy drinks

　　　 These kinds of drinks have caffeine and things that make people get excited in them. They are sometimes called “party drinks”. Doctors say that if you drink too much of this kind, you may have a heart attack.

　　　 Bottled water

　　　 We have lots of different kinds of bottled water, such as mineral water, purified water and distilled(蒸馏的) water. They are clean and easy to drink. But it is best not to drink very cold water. It may make your stomach feel bad.

　　　 Sports drinks

1．Which of the following is NOT suitable for you to take if you go climbing?

　　　 A. Carbonated soft drinks.　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Fruit juice.

　　　 C. Bottled water.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. Sports drink.

2． If you have to stay up late, what kind of water may help you?

A. Fruit juice.　　　　　　

B. Energy drinks.　　　

C. Bottled water.　　　　　　

D. Sports drink.

3． What’s the probable reason for you to drink sports drinks after sport?

　　　 A. They have funny names that sound very exciting.

　　　 B. They can recover the minerals lost in your sweat.

　　　 C. They can effectively get rid of your thirst.

　　　 D. They can take away your vitamins and minerals.

4．What’s the main purpose of the author writing this article?

　　　 A. To advise us to keep away from unhealthy soft drinks.

　　　 B. To teach us some useful ways of keeping healthy.

　　　 C. To make advertisements for the soft drink companies.

　　　 D. To tell us how to choose a suitable one from different drinks.

B

They are among the 250, 000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that makes up 40 percent of the nation’s unemployed．A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored （政府资助的） youth center, even among those who are continuing their studies．

　　　 “We study for jobs that don’t exist,” Nicollets Steggerda, 23, said．

　　　 After thirty years of prosperity, unemployment among 10 member nations of the European Community has reached as much as 11 percent, affecting a total of 12．3 million people, and the number is climbing．

　　　 The bitter disappointment long expressed by British youths is spreading across the Continent．The title of a rock song “No Future” can now be seen written on the brick walls of closed factories in Belgium and France．

　　　 One form of protest（抗议） tends to put the responsibility for a country’s economic troubles on the large numbers of “guest workers” from Third World nations, people welcomed in Western Europe in the years of prosperity．

　　　 Young Europeans, brought up in an extended period of economic success and general stability, seem to be similar to Americans more than they do their own parents．Material enjoyment has given them a sense of expectation, even the right to a standard of living that they see around them．

　　　 “And so we pass the days at the discos, or meet people at the café, and sit and stare,” said Isabella Cault．"There is usually not much conversation．You look for happiness．Sometimes you even find it．”

1．Unemployment in the Netherlands has affected 　　　

　　　 A． about 0．6 million people　　　　 　 B． 250,000 people

　　　 C． 1ess than half of the population　　 　 D． one million people

2． What Nicollete Steggerda said （para 2） means that 　　　．

　　　 A． what the students learn is more than necessary

　　　 B． the students cannot get work after graduation

　　　 C． the students’ aim in study is not clear

　　　 D． school education is not sufficient

3．The underlined word ‘‘it” in the last paragraph most probably refers to 　　　．

　　　 A． material enjoyment　　 　 B． a sense of expectation　

　　　 C． a job　　　　　　　　 D． happiness

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　　 A． British youths have pity on the unemployed on the Continent．

　　　 B． British youths care about unemployment in France and Belgium．

　　　 C． British youths show their disappointment over joblessness．

　　　 D． British youths have confidence to find work on the Continent．

三、完型填空

When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My　parents took me by train or by car to a hotel by the　　 1 　. All day, I seem to remember, I　played　on the sands with strange　 2　 children. We made houses and gardens, and　 3 　 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we　climbed　over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

　　 In those days the　sun seemed to shine always 　4 　and the water was always warm. Sometimes we　left beach and walked in the country,　 　5 　ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were　sweets in one’s pockets or good places where one could　 6　 　ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.

　 　7　 I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good　holiday is much the same as it was.　 I　 8　　 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of　 9　 beating (拍打) the rocks. I no longer wish to　 10　 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.　 　11　 , I still love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

　 　Sometimes I　 　12　 what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am　old　. 　13　 I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about　 14 　who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves　 15　 on too many ices creams.

1.　　　　 A. sea　　B. lake　　　　　　C. mountain　　　　　 D. river

2.　　　　 A. moved　　 B. excited　　 C. anxious　　 D. nervous

3.　　　　 A. made　　　 B. brought　　 C. watched　 D. heard

4.　　　　 A. gently　　　 B. hardly　　　 C. brightly　　 D. carefully

A.　　 in need of B. in search of C. in place of D. in praise of

5.　　　　 A. sell　　 B. make C. buy　 D. offer

6.　　　　 A. When　　　 B. Although C. If　　　 D. But

7.　　　　 A.almost　　　 B. perhaps　　 C. still　　 D. often

8.　　　　 A.waves　　　 B. wind C. hands　　　 D. feet

9.　　　　 A.destroy　　 B. fix　　 C. use　　 D. build

10.　　 A. But　 B. However　 C. Otherwise　　　 D. Besides

11.　　 A.wonder　　 B. feel　 C. understand　　 D. believe

12.　　 A. All　　 B. Each C. Both D. Every

13.　　 A. girls　 B. boys　 C. children　 D. grown-ups

14.　　 A. happy　　　 B. tired　 C. sad　　 D. sick　　　　　

15．Exciting as its special effects are ______, there is too much violence in the film.

A. being watched　　　　　　 B. to be watched 　 　 C. watching　　 D. to watch

14．　　　　 　that they may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on construction sites by 90 per-cent.

A.Such construction robots are clever　　 B.So clever the construction robots are

C.So clever are the construction robots　　 D.Such clever construction robots are

13．--- Thank you ever so much for your timely help?

　 --- ____________ .

　　　 A. Glad to hear that.　 　B. With pleasure. 　C. Thank nothing of it.　　 D. All right.