1、The dark smoke that comes out of stacks (大烟囱)or from a burning dump(垃圾) con tains tiny bits of solid or 1 iquid mat ter. The smoke al so cont ai ns many gases, most of which cannot be seen. Altogether, they make up the serious problems of air pollution. In so many places it keeps us from seeing the sun, irritate(刺痛)our eyes, causes us to cough and makes us ill.Air pollution can spread from city to city・ It even spreads from one country to rniother. Some northern European countries have had "black snow" from pol1utants that have traveled through the air from other countries and have fallen with the snow. So air pollution is a global problem. It can kill babies, older people and those who have respiratory(QfBR) disease・ In 1952, four thousands people die in one week as a result of a serious air pollution breakout in London. In 1948 in a small town of Pennsylvania, 20 people died in a four 一day period of air pollution. As often found in cities, air pollution increases the risks of lung disease, such as bronchitis and asthma. Of course, smoking and other factors help to cause these illnesses, too, but these causes have increased greatly during recent years as air pollution has become worse.(1)、Which of the following is NOT true about the "black snow〃incident? A： It happened in the northern European countries.B： It happened there because air pollution in these countries was most serious. C： Pollutants that fell with snow made it dirty.D： Tt is a global problem. 答案：B(2)、Who can be killed by air pollution?A： Earth and plants. B： Stones and birds.C： Those who suffer from respiratory illnesses.D： Both A and C.答案：c(3)、How many people died of air pollution in Pennsylvania in 1948?A： 4, 000. B： 20.C： None- D： 4020. 答案：B(4)> What are bronchitis and asthma?A： Different types of headaches.B： Lung disease- C： Heart diseases.D： Different types of stomach aches・答案：B(5)、According to the passage, air pollution increases people's chance of getting9A： Headache.B： A lung disease.C： Stomachache.D： Nervous breakdown.答案:B2、As long as the sun shines, the earth will not run out of energy. The sun pours more energy on earth than we can ever use. Most of that energy comes to us as heat and light. Energy from the sun is called solar energy.Anything to do with the sun is called "solar〃・The word began with the Roman word for the sun and their god of the sun, who was called Sol. Solar energy is a safe kind of energy. It doesn，t make pollution or have dangerous leftovers. That is why scientists and investors are experimenting with ways of harnessing (治理利用)the sun to do some of the jobs fossil fuels have been doing.But to make the sun do work like that, they have to solve some problems・ They have to collec t the sufs energ y. Collecti ng sun shine is not easy, un less you are a plant. Sunshine is not easy to store, either. You can't fill a tank with it or put it in the wood box. You can not move it through a pipe or a wire. You can not just turn it on.(1)、What form does most of solar energy take to reach us?A： Light.B： Heat.C： gas.D： both A and B・答案：D(2)、Where does the word come from?A： Greek.B： Roman・C： Old Engl ish.D： Chinese・答案：B(3)、Which of the following is NOT true of solar energy?A： It is a safe energy.B： It is a green energy.C： It may cause pollution to the air.D： It is endless.答案：c(4)、What are the problems facing scientists who want to use solar energy?A：It is not easy to col lect.B：It is not easy to store・C：It is not easy to find out.D： both A and B.答案：D(5)、What is the writer" s purpose of writing the passage?A： To give a brief introduction to solar energy.B： To explain the reason why it is not easy to make solar energy.C： To give information about the advantages of solar energy.D： To give a brief introduction to the word "solar"・答案：A3、The ideal teacher may be young or old, tall or short, fat or thin, lie should know his subject, but he can make mistakes if he is willing to learn. His personality is as important as his scholarship・ The ideal teacher must be enthusiastic・ He must never teach anything he himself is not interested in. He should be a bit of on actor and he should not be afraid to show his feel ings and express his likes and disl ikes. He must like his students and respect them, but he must also respect himself and take pride in his work. Otherwise, he can not respect his students and win respect from them・ The ideal teacher should have an understanding of his students and be able to relate to them・ He needs students' understanding, too. The ideal teacher shoulcl be kind, encouraging, and helpful mid he should motivate his students to seek knowledge. The ideal teacher should see his students as individuals and acknowledge their differences. He must know how to encourage the self-development and growth of each of his students. The ideal teacher is one who grows, 1 earns, and improves himself along with his students・(1)、Which of the following is the least important in judging an ideal teacher according to the passage? A： His age and appearanee.B： His personality・C： His scholarship.D： Ilis attitude towards his students.答案：A(2)、Can an ideal teacher make mistakes?A： No. He should be very careful not to make any mistakes・B： Yes. Because he knows too little.C： No. He should always be the authority to his students.D： Yes. But he should be willing to learn・答案：D(3)> What relati on ship should be set up betwee n an ideal teacher and his students accordi ng to the passage? A： Mutual respect and understanding.B： Mutual encouragement and help.C： Mutual aid and affection.D： Mutual support emd inspiration.答案：A(4)、How does an ideal teacher view his students?A： As taicnted young people・B： As different from each other.C： As self-centered individuals.D： As understanding, respectful individuals.答案:B(5)、Which of the fol lowing can be inferred from the passage?A： An ideal teacher should seldom set an example for his students.B： Teachers and students benefit each other in the process of teaching and learning. C： Students should never expect their teachers to be ideal.D： Anyone who is trying to improve himself constantly is an ideal teacher. 答案：B4、Education in the United States is usually divided into four levels. These are early children, elementary, secondary and higher education. School attendance is required in every state of the country, and in most states students must attend school from the age of 6 to 16・The first level is early childhood education. Its main purpose is to prepare children for school.The second level is elementary education. Education at this level is divided into six or eight grades, and children learn reading, arithmetic, writing, social studies and sciencc. They also have art, music and physical education.The third level is secondary education. It is for junior and senior high school students. Some students take courses to prepare themselves for college. Other students take technical or vocational courses that prepare them for jobs after they graduate from high school.Higher education continues after high school・ There are many kinds of institutions of higher education ・ Technical institutes offer two-year programs in electronics, engineering, business and other subjects. After two years at a junior college, students receive an associate degree and then they can continue at a four-year college.(1)> What topic does the passage nuiinly discuss?A： Education policy in the USA.B： The four levels of American education.C： The purpose of American education at different levels.D： The subjects offered at different levels of American education. 答案：B(2)、Ts school attendanee required in the USA?A： Yes, it is required in the whole country.B： Yes, but only in some states.C： Yes, it is required in most states of the country.D： Yes, but not until children reach the age of 16. 答案：A(5)、 What wou1d most probably be talked about in the next paragraph?A ： Undergraduate educat ion ・B ： Post-graduate (研究生)education.C ： Pre-school education.D ： Adult education. 答案：B5、 Pubs are supposed to be the Englishmas favorite meeting place, where he can get together with a few friends over a pint of beer and talk about football, or horse racing, or business.You may not/ico that the pub is the place for men, but not for worncn. Even now it is still not quite respectable for a woman to go into a pub alone; she must have a man to escort (护卫)and protect her. Perhaps that is partly why pubs depress me - they are intended mainly to provide for male interests, which are often pretty narrow. I think this male-dominated atmosphere also reminds me of my life back at school, or in the army, neither of which is an experienee I much want to rel ive ・However, V m obviously in the minority. Most Englishmen have their local pubs, where they can escape from the pressures of family life or work, and if they are 1 ucky, tel 1 their troubles to a pretty barmaid. Indeed, many men dream of retiring from their 9 - 5 jobs and buying a little country pub, where they imagine they' 11 be the host of a seven-night-arveek party ・ This dream usual ly dies whon cleaning up spilled beer at one o' clock in the morning.Still, there ，s pub for every type of man, from the city sophisticate to the rural primitive, and a man for every type of pub. And I must admit that, for someone who doesn ，t like them, I spent a lot of time in pubs of various kinds.(1) 、 For what do Englishmen go to the pubs?A ： They go there to make friends.B ： They go to meet and talk with their friends over some beer.C ： They go there to see the pretty barmaid.D ： They go there to do business dealings ・答案：B (2) 、 What doesn't the speaker like about the pubs?A ： The smell of alcohol and tobacco.B ： The complaints men make about their family life.C ： The male-dominated atmospherc ・D ： The spilled beer all around ・答案:Ctechnical and vocational courses offered? A ：The 1st and 2nd levels. B ：The 2nd and 3rd levels. C ： The 3rd and 4th levels.D ： The 4th levels on ly. 答案：c(3)、At what level (s) are programs of(3) 、What are many men dreaming of?A ： Owning a pub and living 1 ike having a party every night ・B ： Taking their female friends to their own favorite pubs ・C ： Retiring from their present jobs.D ： Freeing themselves from the pressures of their family life and work. 答案：A(4) 、Which of the fol lowing can be learned from the passage?A ： The speaker is a feminist.B ： The speaker is nostalgic about his school days.speaker never goes to pubs with his female friends.speaker was once an armyman.答案:D(5) > What can you conelude from the passage?A ： The speaker doesn ，t like the atmosphere in the pubs very much, so he hardly goes there.B ： More and more women are now going to pubs.C ： Pubs are the only place whore Englishmen can comp 1 a in about thei r pressures of life and work ・D ： Different types of pubs in Britain cater to the taste of different types of men ・ 答案：D6、I am going to tell you a story about two drivers who wanted to park their cars in the same parking spacc.The man who arrived at the parking space first was rather old with gray hair. He was driving a 1arge RolIs Royce. The beautiful car stopped just in front of the parking space. Then the driver tur ned his head and very si owl y bega. n to reverse hi s car into the space.Just as he was doing this, a young man in a Mini came up from bohind ・ He noticed the space and drove straight in, nose first ・ The older driver in the Rolls Royce stopped his car suddenly. He was very angry and red in the face. He wound down his window and looked at the young man. But the young man wasn" t sorry- He had got out his car now and he was laughing. "You have to be young to do that!" he said to the older driver and pointed at the Mini and at the space he had just taken.The older man said nothing. He just began to reverse his Rolls Royce again and crashed into the Mini very hard ・ There was not much of the Mini left when the older driver had finished. The young man watched what was happening and couldn ，t believe his eyes. He was angry and very red in the face. The older driver looked out of the window and smiled ・"You have to be rich to do that, z ，he said ・(1) 、 What is the story about?A ： Two drivers happened to crash into each other inB ： Two carscrashed into each other due to the drivers ， C ： Ono driver tried to park their cars in one smal 1 D ： The parking space was too small to hold two cars 答案：BC ： TheD ： The a parking space. dispute over a parking space, parking space ・at the same time.(2) 、 What do you know about the two drivers?A ： The young driver was quicker than the older driver.B ： Each of them had an expensive car ・C ： They di dn t see each other whi 1 e they were getting into the same parking space.D ： Both of them were good at driving.答案：A(3) 、What did the older driver mean when he said, "You have to be rich to do that ，z?enough to buy a new car like mine.to contend with me for the parking space.C ： You are not rich enough to park your car here.D ： Only rich people dare to do that ・答案:D (4) > Which of the following statements about the young driver can NOT be inferred? A ： He hadn ，t expected the older driver to react so strongly.B ： He hadn ，t thought the older driver had that much daring in him.C ： He was shocked to see what had become of his car.D ： He had expected his defeat ・答案：D (5) 、Which of the fol lowing proverbs is NOT sui table to describe the story? A ： Tit for tat.B ： The young and the aged will never agree.C ： Win at first and lose at last.D ： First come, first served.答案：B7、A Citv of the WorldMost people imagine New York to be a city of skyscrapers. Perhaps too, they associate the city with the World Trade Ccnter, the Statue of Liberty, Fifth Avenu® Times Square, the United Nations, and Central Park and so ort Except for the Statue of Liberty, all these places are in one part of the city, that is, Manhattan, which seems to be an island of skyscrapers-The city is also a place where the headquarters of the United Nations is located. Peop 1 e from al 1 over the world 1 ive in the city and work at the United Nations. The translators working at the UN must speak one of the five official languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian and Chinese.The World Trade Center is a "United Nations of Commerce 7' along the Hudson River. The towers of the World Trade Center are 405 meters high, and each has 110 floors. Together the two towers have 48, 600 windows ・ Three of the 102 elevators in each tower can take you from the first to the 11th floor in one minute ・ Besides, there are internat 1 on al banks, government offices, transportation companies, res taurants and import and export businesses inside the twin towers. The lobby of a building is usually on the ground floor, but at the World Trade Center there are lobbies in the sky!(1) 、Why is the passage entitle "A City of the World"?A ： Because thousands of foreign tourists come to visit the city every year.B ： Because people in the city speak different languages ・C ： Because the United Nations and the World Trade Center are in the city.A ： You are not richB ： You are too poorthe city.D： Because al 1 major international organizations are located in答案：C(3)、Why does the passage say the World Trade Center is a "United States of Commerce''?A： Because it is attached to the Unitcd States.B： Because international banks, import and export businesses and many other commercial and financial bodies are located here.C： Because an international trade fair is held here every year.D： Because the UN controls its work・答案：B(4)、The passage says, 〃…at the World Trade Center there are lobbies in the sky!What does it mean?A： There are no lobbies in the building of the World Trade Center.B： There are no lobbies on each floor.C： The lobbies are not open to public.D： There are lobbies on very high floors.答案：D(5)、Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage?A： The city's development.B： The world-famous buildings in the city・C： The tower of the World Trade Center.D： The official languages spoken at the UN.答案：A8、Pearl Carlson was shaken awake at 3:30 a. m. by a forceful pull. King, the family dog, was trying to pul 1 her out of the bed・ Then she smelled smoke and heard the sound of fire from her parent's room・ Pearl" s screams awaked her mother, Fern, and father, Howard, who had recently been in hospital for lung disease. Helping Howard to a first-floor window, Fern told him to climb out, then ran to her daughter.Still inside, King appeared at Pearl" s window, making squeaking (短促尖叫) sounds. When running toward Pearl" s bedroom, Fern realized her husband hadrf t yet escaped. She made her way back through the smoke and flames, following King" s sound to where Howard lay semiconscious (半昏迷)on the floor. Fern helped him get out side. King came out only after both were safe.As day dawned, the Carlsons saw that King's paws were badly burnt, and his entire body was burnt, too. His chain collar had gotten so hot that it burnt his throat, making it impossible for him to bark (叫)normal 1 y. Only after the seven-year-old dog refused food did they find pieces of wood in his mouth and realize that King, who slept outside, had bitten through a wood door to warn his family.(1)、Who was King in the story?A： The family" s sonB： The family" s daughterC： The family dogD： The master答案：c(2)、According to the story, the first one who was completely out of danger couldbe ________ •A： HowardB： FernC： Pearl and FernD： Pearl 答案：D(3)、When the master's room caught fire, .A： the dog was sleeping in Pearl，s roomB： the dog waked Pearl upC： the dog just slept outside the master's houseD： the dog did nothing but barking outside the master" s house 答案:B(4)、After reading this story, we've learnt that the following statements could bereasonable except ____________ .A： the dog made a big hole in the doorB： the dog awoke mother firstC： the dog was the last one to escape from the burning roomD： the dog was badly burned and not able to eat 答案：B(5)、From this story it can be inferred that _________________ .A： Pearl loves her parents very muchB： Howard is the best man of the familyC： The woman loves her childrcn more deeply than her husbandD： The dog is man's best friend答案：D9、When weather is hot, you go to a lake or an ocean. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel cool. Why? The sun makes the earth hot, but it cannot make the weather very hot・ Although the air over the earth becomes hot, the air over the water stays cool. The hot air over the earth rises・Then the cool air over the water moves in and takes the place of the hot air. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel the cool air when it moves in. You feel the wind, and the wind makes you feel cool.Of course, sc io ntists cannot an swer al 1 of our questi ons. If we ask, "Why is the ocean full of salt?" scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks. Rain falls into the cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers- The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask, "What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not got more salty every year.z，Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question.We know a lot about our world. But there are still many answers that we do nothave, and we are curious.(1)、The mdin idea of the passage is .A： people feel cool when they are near a lake or an oceanB： scientists can explain everything we want to knowC： scientists can explain many things except one thingD： the salt in the ocean comes from rocks答案：A(2)、You feel cool when you are near a lake or an ocean because ______________________ .A： the water is not so hot as the earthB： the earth is hotC： the water is colder than the earthD： cool air from the water moves towards the land答案：D(3)、Now scientists know _________ •A： what makes people feel cool near a lake or an ocean in summerB： everything about the oceanC： why the ocean does not get more and more saltyD： what happens to the salt in the ocean答案：A(4)、A rock cracks when .A： rain falIsB： it gets very hotC： it gets very coldD： either B or C答案:D(5)、Peop1e are always curious about the world around them because ____________________ .A： they know nothing about itB： they know littie about itC： there are answers they do not haveD： there are a lot of interesting stories about it答案：c10、A mil 1 ion tourists go to Barcelona every year. They want to see Antonio Gaude J s churche This un usual church has a strange history- Gaude was born in Spa in in 1852. He had to work and study at the same time. He often missed classes because he had to work, but one day he designed a very unusual show-case for an exhibition in Paris. People began to give him work・ He designed houses, offices and gardens. They were al 1 very unusual. He was soon rich and famous. Then a rich bookseiler said, "Will you build a church for the poor people of Barcelona? I will pay. I will build schools and workshops, too. They will help the people・""I will do it, " said Gaudi. He worked for forty years, but he could not finish the church・ It was too big・ He needed $10, 000, 000. He gave all his money to the church. He was poor again when he died in 1926, and only the fro nt of the church was finished. But arch it ects, eng in eers and tourists from all over the world come to see it. It is very strange, very modern and very revolut ionary.(1)、Which of the fol lowing ti tles best fits the passage?A： Barcelona----- a Famous CityB： A Strange History of An Unusual ChurchC： A Poor Architect" s Unusual WorksD： Antonio Gaudi，s Life答案:C(2)、Which of the following is NOT true?A： Gaudi was a Spanish architectB： Gaudi devoted most of his 1ife to the building of the churchC： People all over the world admire the architect very muchD： many tourists go to see Gaudi's unfinished church 答案：B(3)、Gaudi sometimes missed classes because .A： he didt 1 ike itB： he had to work st the same timeC： they were too difficultD： he had to build a church答案:B(4)、The church is unusual becauseA： it's unfinishedB： it's strangeC： it's modernD： all of the above答案：D(5)> According to the passage, GaudeA： suffered a lot in his lifeB： was full of sympathy to the poorC： always created unusual worksD： both B and C 11、What must you do when you receive a present for your birthday? You have to sit down and write a thank-you note. The words "Thank you" are very important. We have to use them on so many occasions. We say them when someone gives us a drink, helps us to pick up things, hands us a letter, lends us a book or gives us a gift・Another important word is "please". Many people forget to use it. It is rude to ask someone to do something without saying "please". We have to use it when we ask for something, too. It may be a book or a pencil, more rice or more sauce, help or advice. It may be in the classroom, at home, at the bus-stop or over the counter. We have to use "please" to make our request pleasant・We have to learn to say "sorry" too. When we have hurt someos feeling, we wi11 have to go up and say we are sorry. When we have told a lie and feel sorry, we will have to use the same word. When we have forgotten something or broken a promise, we will have to exp la in with that word, too. "Sorry" is a heal ing word ・ We can make people forget wrongs by using it sincerely.These three words are simple but important. They are pl easing words to use in any language.(1)、When we receive a birthday present, wo have to _________________ .A： return itB： give it to one of our friendsC： do nothingD： write a thank-you note答案：D(2)、When someone helps us to do something, we should _.A： thank himB： say "sorry" to himC： use the word "please"D： not say anything答案：A(3)、One of the important words in any language is ___________________.A： "hello"B： "yes"〃〃C： noD： "please"答案：D(4)、We have to use the word "please" when we _______________ •A： hurt someone's feelingB： ask for somethingC： receive a presentD： have told a lie答案：B(5)、The three important words in any language are .A： "thanks", "hello" and "goodbye"B： yes , no and reallyC： "thanks", "please" and "sorry"D： "well', "please" and /z pardon"答案:C12、Bi 11 turned the key in the heavy lock and put it calmly in his pocket・ He did so from a certain kind of fear ・ This was the only entrance to the house・ Though Tom would be away for at least three days, Bi 11 had a strange feel ing of his nearness. In the stillness he seemed to hear Tom，s voice. He turned round quickly, but there was only the girl.The girl carrying an oi 1 lamp led Bill upstairs・ She stopped and raised the lamp in each doorway, staring at him meanwhile. Satisfied he was the only guest, Bill came to the last door."You sleep here, sir, 〃she said, giving him the lamp. "Your friend slept here, too.""Good night, miss, 〃he said politely・Her lips moved in reply, but he didn't catch the words. Her eyes never for a moment left his face- He stepped in, and as he turned to close the door she was still standing there. In the silence he felt a little terrified now・He shut the door in the girl's face the n, leav ing her in the dark ・ He ope nod it again almost at once. She had disappeared without a sound. A deep mistrust suddenly came to him. Why had that girl stared at him so?(1)、Why did Bill take the key with him?A： To let him in, when he returnod.B： To prevent Tom from returning.C： To stop any enemy being let into the house.D： To keep the girl in the house.答案:B(2)、We know from the story that Tom had ____________ ・A： left there three days beforeB： felt quite as afraid as Bi 11 wasC： stayed there for three daysD： slept there the night before答案：A(3)、Bill was surprised when he turned round, because ___________________ .A： Tom was not in the roomB： he hadn，t expected to find Tom thereC： there was no danger behind himD： the woman were there答案：D(4)、Although Bil1 said good night to the girl, she _____________________ •A： gave him a rude answerB： did not leave himC： refused to look at himD： said nothing to him答案：B(5)、Bill didn，t trust the girl because _________________ •A： he had never seen her beforeB： of the way she moved aboutC： she left quietlyD： of the way she looked at him答案：D13、The aim of students who came to school is to study. But to study requires a right way, or you waste ei ther the t ime or the inonoy. The fol lowing are the ways of study ing.The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning，the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good result.In studying we must have patience. If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one till wo have learnod the first one.When we are studying，we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book whi 1 e we are reading.We must always ask "whys". If it is not wel 1 understood, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we've learned can bo used wel1 and made better・Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.。