A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off．She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes．
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger's ring for service sounded, the air hostess flew in a flurry．She was kept so busy that she forgot to deliver him the water．As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine．She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it．
In the following hours on the flight, each time the stewardess passed by the passenger she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never paid any attention to her.
When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet (意見(jiàn)簿). She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might result in the loss of her job. But with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your sincere smiles?”
That’s right! Who can refuse your twelve sincere smiles from a person?
小題1:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．The air hostess forgot the passenger’s need on purpose.

B．The air hostess suddenly realized that trouble was coming.

C．The passenger wasn’t angry at being ignored.

D．The passenger was refused to be served.

小題2:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The passenger refused to take his medicine.

B．The passenger set down his anger in the booklet.

C．The words in the booklet would never affect the air hostess.

D．The hostess finally moved the passenger with her smile.

小題3:What kind of person do you think the passenger is?

A．Forgiving.

B．Curious.

C．Sharp.

D．Enthusiastic.

小題4:As a result, the air hostess would          .

A．get fired by her company	B．be hired by the passenger
C．keep her job	D．get a promotion

Everyone would like to be a millionaire , a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially (經(jīng)濟(jì)上) all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. It’s a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy (人生觀) is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun.
Spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in “Austin Power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role.
For Britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (熱心的) about it all. If her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money, as she herself tells the reporters .
小題1: We can infer (推斷) from the text that most millionaires are __________.

A．older than 20

B．a(chǎn)round 20

C．in their 30s

D．in their 40s

小題2: The underlined word “you” in the first paragraph refers to __________.

A．a(chǎn) person in general	B．a(chǎn) special person
C．Britney Spears	D．a(chǎn) person interested in money

小題3: Which of the following is not true according to the text?

A．Though young, Britney can support her family now.

B．While touring, Britney sleeps about 12 hours a day.

C．The teenage comedy movie was based on Britney’s own story.

D．Britney will be even richer with her movies successful.

小題4:According to Britney Spears, she works __________.

A．to be a great actress

B．for the enjoyment

C．for money

D．to be more famous

While reading a book in English, every few lines of text, you run across a word or two that you don’t know. You look up every new word in the dictionary. Bad move. All that does slow you down. Even electric or CD –ROM dictionaries can get in the way of your reading progress. A dictionary is like a road map. It can help you if you get lost and point you in the right direction. But if you stop to look at the “map” each time you take a step, you’ll get nowhere fast.
On your English learning “journey”, a dictionary can be a helpful “travel companion ”--if it is not overused. To help you start thinking in English, use an English-to-English dictionary. Otherwise, you will always depend on your native language and end up translating in your head.
A good dictionary can help you do more than just find the meaning of a word. It can help you verify (test and check) spelling, check word forms and grammar usage, find example sentence and learn pronunciation. Some dictionaries even provide exercises to teach you how to use their resources (資源) .
Take time to get to know your dictionary. Learn the pronunciation symbols (符號(hào)). Understand what the abbreviations (縮寫(xiě)字) mean. Try to master the important grammar rules. Look for charts, diagrams and lists that might be useful in the future. You will discover how helpful it can be to make friends with your dictionary. And as they say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
小題1:Why do we need a good English-to-English dictionary?

A．Because it is a good friend.

B．Because it can help us to find the right direction if we get lost.

C．Without it we’ll always depend on our native language and end up translating in our head.

D．Because it can help us to start thinking in English and in Chinese.

小題2:The underlined word “that ” in the last paragraph refers to __________.

A．pronunciation symbols and grammar rules

B．a(chǎn)bbreviations and usage for grammar rules

C．the meaning of a word, spelling and grammar usage

D．charts, diagrams and lists

小題3:According to the passage , which statement can lead you to believe?

A．The more you use a dictionary, the better you can understand the article.

B．The more you use a dictionary, the faster you may read.

C．The more you use the resources in a dictionary, the more you can benefit (受益) from it.

D．The better a dictionary is, the more expensive it is.

Ever since humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication．Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech．When there is a language barrier(障礙), communication is completed through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas．Tourists and the people unable to hear or speak have had to turn to this form of expression．Many of these symbols of whole words are very lively and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot．
Body language sends ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either meaningfully or not．A wink(眨眼) can be a way of showing that the party is only joking．A nod means agreement, while shaking the head indicates disagreement．
Other forms of nonlinguistic(非語(yǔ)言的) language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals．Road maps and picture signs also guide and warn people．While language is the most common form of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings．
小題1:Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．There are many forms of communication in use today．

B．Language is the most common form of communication．

C．Tourists are unable to use an oral form of communication．

D．Ideas and thoughts can be expressed by body language．

小題2:Which form other than oral speech could be most commonly used among deaf people?

A．Picture signs．

B．Body language

C．Braille

D．Signal flags．

小題3:Sign language is said to be very lively and exact and can be used meaningfully except for ____．

A．spelling

B．idea

C．whole words

D．expressions

小題4:How many different forms of communication are mentioned here?

A．Five

B．Eight

C．Nine

D．Three

       How do you get a man to do his share of the housework? If you are like most women, you’ve faced this question the hard way.
A man will enjoy a clean, orderly house, but he usually won’t make the effort to clean or organise it. This doesn't mean that a woman has to do all the housework:; she may have to manage many of the household duties, and request her partner’s participation（參與）. A woman can often say that men and women should take equal responsibility（責(zé)任） for housework.
Very few men are raised to be fully responsible for housework, and many men look on housework as women’s work. On the other hand, most men will readily work around the yard, make repairs and complete projects on weekends or evenings, and it’s important that you give your man appreciation for those things, too. Most men will take on a little additional housework around the house if asked politely. They are even more likely to do housework if they can choose what they want to do, and do it without being monitored.
Here’s the key: men want to feel that they are doing housework either because they want to do a task, or because they simply want to please their women. Men are much less likely to take on household tasks they consider uninteresting and unimportant. In other words, men are likely to do a household task just for the good of the house.
小題1: The passage is mainly about how to _____.

A．get men to take on some housework

B．get men to serve their families

C．praise men’ housework

D．make men do all the housework

小題2:According to the passage, a man_____.

A．is willing to do housework

B．likes to be told to do housework

C．is taught to be responsible for housework from childhood

D．likes a clean house but doesn’t make efforts to clean it

小題3:In order to get men to do some housework, women should often_____.

A．order them to do their share

B．a(chǎn)sk them to do some housework politely

C．blame men’s laziness

D．monitor men’s work

小題4:According to the passage, the underlined sentence in the last paragraph means that men won’t _____.

A．work without any payment

B．do unimportant household tasks

C．do housework without women’s praise

D．please their wives

小題5: According to the passage, which of the following would a husband most probably like to do?

A．Cleaning the table.	B．Doing some sewing.
C．Painting the fence.	D．Asking his wife to work on the yard.

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The art of giving gifts is to give something that others cannot buy for themselves.             
                                         ------A.A. Milne
I have spent most of my career as a traveling salesman. There’s 36   lonelier than having meals myself in a coffee shop. One year, my five-year-old daughter Jeanine gave me a  37 . It was a soft toy penguin with a hand –painted  38 saying “I love My Dad!”  Tears came into my eyes and immediately, I gave it a  39 place on my desk.
Soon I had to leave on another business  40 . This time when I was  41 , I put the penguin in my suitcase. After that day, Jeanine always helped me pack with the penguin. Many years 42 by and that little penguin has traveled with me hundreds of thousands of miles all across America and over to Europe. We have also made many friends  43  the way.
  44 one afternoon after leaving my hotel, I discovered that the penguin was  45 . Frantically, I phoned the hotel. The clerk  46  , saying it hadn’t been reported. But half an hour later, he called back to say that my penguin had been found. It was late,  47  I drove several hours to get my little  48 , arriving near midnight.
When I rushed to the hotel, I found that it was waiting at the front desk. In the lobby(大廳), some   49 business travelers looked at us, I think, with some  50 and envy(羨慕). Someone came out to shake my hand. One man told me that he had even volunteered to  51 it to me the very next day.
Jeannie is in college now and I don’t travel  52 much anymore. The penguin spends most of its time  53  on my dresser­­­­­--- a reminder that  54  is the best traveling companion. All those years on the road, it was the one thing I never left home  55 .

小題1: A．nothing B．a(chǎn)nything C．something D．everything

小題2: A．surprise B．gift C．help D．something

小題3: A．picture B．book C．card D．postcard

小題4: A．special B．lovely C．flat D．big

小題5: A．occasion B．trip C．meeting D．day

小題6: A．leaving B．unpacking C．packing D．working

小題7: A．passed B．went C．flew D．crossed

小題8: A．in B．by C．a(chǎn)t D．a(chǎn)long

小題9: A．Late B．Early C．On D．With

小題10: A．broken B．disappeared C．gone D．missed

小題11: A．worried B．confused C．wondered D．laughed

小題12: A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．so D．for

小題13: A．friend B．relative C．pet D．son

小題14: A．helpful B．happy C．tired D．energetic

小題15: A．questions B．misunderstanding C．puzzle D．problems

小題16: A．give B．send C．transport D．provide

小題17: A．a(chǎn)s B．very C．too D．quite

小題18: A．playing B．showing C．standing D．lying

小題19: A．toy B．penguin C．daughter D．love

小題20: A．with B．without C．a(chǎn)fter D．for

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(蒸餾的) 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
Most of these have funny names like “Scream” and “G-Vital”. They have lots of vitamins and minerals in them. After you play sports, you may want to drink one of these.
But if you just spend your summer holiday sitting around watching TV, you won’t need them at all!
小題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.

小題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.

小題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.

小題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.

An ancient Egyptian mummy thought to be that of Pharaoh Ramses I(法老一世)has returned home after more than 140 years in North American museums. The body was carried off the plane in Cairo in a box covered in Egypt’s flag.
The Michael Carlos Museum gave it back after tests showed it was probably that of the man who ruled 3,000 years ago. The US museum acquired it three years ago from a Canadian museum, which in turn is thought to have bought it from Egyptian garve robbers in 1860. The mummy was welcomed back home with songs and military band music during a ceremony at the national museum in Cairo.
Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities(文物最高委員會(huì)), traveled from the US with the body and said it would be moved next year to the Luxor Museum in southern Egypt. “We are not 100% sure that mummy is that of Ramses I,” said Mr. Hawass. “But we are 100% sure that it is of a king.”
Atlanta’s Michael Carlos Museum acquired the mummy in 1999, but offered to return it after hi-tech scanning equipment indicated it was likely to be that of Ramses I. The museum website said it had been acquired from the Niagara Falls Museum. It is thought a Canadian collector bought the mummy for the Niagara Falls Museum around 1860 from an Egyptian family which had came across a tomb filled with royal mummies at a site near Luxor.
Mr. Hawass praised the handover as “a great, civilized gesture”. And he appealed to other world museums to return Egypt’s antiquities, particularly the Rosetta Stone in the Britain Museum and the Bust of Nefertiti in the Berlin Museum.
小題1: Where was Ramses mummy kept in just before the handover?

A．the Luxor Museum

B．the Michael Carlos Museum

C．the Niagara Falls Museum

D．a(chǎn) Canadian Museum

小題2:Which is the correct order of the following events according to the passage?
a. The mummy returned home.
b. The mummy was kept in the Niagara Falls Museum.
c. Egyptian grave robber sold he mummy.
d. A Canadian collector bought the mummy.
e. The mummy was kept in the Michael Carlos Museum.

A．c-d-e-b-a

B．c-b-e-d-a

C．a(chǎn)-d-c-b-e

D．c-d-b-e-a

小題3: Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．All the Egypt’s antiquities have returned home after the handover.

B．Niagara Falls Museum is an American museum.

C．Buying the mummy from the Egyptian family was a civilized gesture.

D．Ramses Mummy had been kept in Canada for more than a century.

小題4: What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The history of Ramses mummy.

B．The handover ceremony of Ramses mummy from Canada.

C．The returning of Ramses mummy to its homeland Egypt.

D．The history of the royal family of Ramses.

It’s not entirely true that kids learn a second language easily, but it’s still the best time to learn. Babies are basically equipped to hear and distinguish every possible language and dialect, but once they reach 6 months old, they begin to focus on the particular sounds that exist in the languages that they’re exposed to. In this way, kids will naturally and automatically be bilingual(雙語(yǔ)的) if they hear multiple languages on a daily basis when they are still babies..
One lady told me of her son who grew up in a very multi-cultural community working at a resort. He would naturally and easily switch from Dutch, to French, to Italian, German and English depending on who he was talking to. Of course that’s an extreme case, but it’s completely possible and easy.
It’ s not true that they will get mixed up by learning multiple languages. They may mix them up purposely simply because certain words or expressions are easier, but they won’t develop any permanent language disabilities. Quite the contrary, bilingual children have been shown to be as much as a year more advanced in learning ability development for 2 and 3 years olds.
Some kids who simply aren’t gifted at learning languages, just as some aren’t gifted at sports or music, will find it difficult to continue schooling in a foreign language. In that case, it may be better not to continue with the foreign language school. Still, it will have been an excellent opportunity for Grade One. Perhaps for Grade Two you could try a bilingual school.
In any case, learning even a small amount of a foreign language, maintaining the ability to hear and pronounce it by listening to music and movies will keep a foundation for later learning. Knowing a second language can be a great benefit for gaining employment.
小題1:What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．It’s difficult for kids to learn a second language.

B．Kids are able to learn multiple languages.

C．Kids should be exposed to the native language.

D．Kids enjoy all kinds of different dialects.

小題2:What did the lady tell us about her son?

A．He could speak five kinds of languages.

B．He was learning some different languages.

C．He could talk with many people at the same time.

D．He was working in a multi-community.

小題3:In which way can learning multiple languages benefit kids according to the text?

A．Mixing up different languages.

B．Distinguish different dialects.

C．Developing learning ability.

D．Developing language disabilities.

小題4:What should you do if your kids are not good at learning language?

A．Ask them to turn to sports or music.

B．Encourage them to remain in Grade One.

C．Let them remain in the foreign language school.

D．Send them to a bilingual school later.

       Scientists in the United States say plant life has increased on Earth in the past twenty years and that in every area of plant growth the increase is the result of weather conditions.
Eight scientists from across the United States did the study. The space agency NASA and the Department of Energy paid for it. The findings were published in the magazine Science.
The researchers spent one and a half years examining weather satellite information. The information was recorded from 1982 to 1999. That period was one of the warmest on record. Researchers found that rainfall generally increased during that time.
The satellites measured the number of leaves on plants and the amount of sunlight taken in. The scientists used that information to estimate what is called net primary production. This is total amount of carbon stored in land plants.
The scientists report a 6% increase in stored carbon since 1982. They say gains were high in equatorial areas, especially around the Amazon River in South America. The area alone had a 1% increase in the net primary production.
Ramakrishna Nemani of the University of Montana in Missoula headed the study. He says reduced cloud cover led to growth in Amazon area. He also says the lack of clouds allowed more sunlight to get through. More sunlight meant increases in photosynthesis(光合作用). That is the process by which plants use energy from sunlight to produce the chemicals they need to grow.
Northern Canada, the north-central United States and northern Europe were second in increased plant growth. Ramakrishna Nemani says a rise in temperature helped plants there.
All together, the report says 25% of areas of plant life on Earth experienced increases. But the scientists also note increase in the number of people on Earth and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Ranga Myneni of Boston University in Massachusetts, another study scientist says humans use about half the net primary production on Earth. And he notes that the world population grew by 36% during the period of time studied.
小題1:Which of the following is in charge of the study?

A．The space agency NASA of the US.

B．The Department of Energy of the US.

C．Ramakrishna Nemani in Missoula.

D．Ranga Myneni in Massachusetts.

小題2:What’s the main cause of the plant growth put forward by the study?

A．Growth in population.

B．Regional features.

C．Seasonal variation.

D．Weather conditions

小題3: Why do scientists believe that reduced cloud cover has led to the plant growth in       the Amazon area?

A．Because plants could take in more sunlight.

B．Because plants could get more rainfall.

C．Because plants could enjoy cooler air.

D．Because plants suffer less from natural disasters.

小題4: Which of the following descriptions about the years from 1982 to 1999 is TRUE?

A．It was the warmest on record.

B．Rainfall decreased little by little.

C．World population grew by 25%.

D．Stored carbon increased by 6%.