Urban citizens(市民)can enjoy a more colorful life than rural citizens.Townspeople are well­informed because they have the easier access to news，while country people are uniformed because these districts are hard to get to.Urban traffic is so well­developed that the residents there often visit exhibitions and parks which are only a short bus ride away. For country people this is a major operation which involves considerable planning.Shopping，a necessary activity in everyday life is more convenient in the city than in the countryside. Townspeople can buy what they want at any time of a day.But rural residents go to town at most once a week.So after shopping they always stagger home loaded with heavy purchases. As for as meals and clothes concerned，townspeople are well­fed and well­dressed as there is an adequate(足夠的)supply of goods.But rural residents are too busy to pay particular attention to them.It is for these reasons that more and more people are moving into the city and looking for a rest there.
On the contrary，some people are attracted by the rural area.Air pollution，noise and overcrowding which are the biggest problems confronting townspeople seem strange for rural residents.Medical studies have proved that rural residents can live longer than urban residents, because they are free from a polluted environment. In addition，the crime rate in the city is several times higher than in the countryside.As is known to all，the life in any city is much more expensive than in the countryside.So the safe, quiet and cheap life in the country appeals to(對……有吸引力)many city residents.
Either an urban or a rural area gives pleasure and trouble.But，I believe，the suburban area has the excellencies(優(yōu)點)of both and is superior to both.As the automobile industry develops，more and more people will make their homes in suburban areas.
小題1:When visiting an exhibition in town，country people have to ________.

A．listen to local news	B．take a bus
C．make a careful plan	D．a(chǎn)sk friends for help

小題2:Paragraph 1 mainly tells us the differences between urban and rural life in ________.

A．communication，traffic and shopping

B．traffic，shopping and diet

C．education，living conditions and housing

D．traffic，medicine and shopping

小題3:According to the passage，rural people are not as well­dressed as urban citizens mainly because________.

A．they live far away from town

B．they live a poorer life

C．they are busy with their work

D．they don't like to dress up

小題4: For rural residents，the problems the urban citizens facing are________.

A．common	B．unfamiliar
C．well­known	D．unimportant

On October 12,1989，some British scientists were working at the computers to look for the information they needed.Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright points crossing the computer screens.At the same time the computers were working much slower.To find out what was happening they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers.To their horror，they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses(病毒)！Clearly all these computers had been infected by computer viruses.
It is said that the computer viruses were made by a group of young men fond of playing tricks.They all had excellent education.They created the viruses just to show their intelligence. These kinds of computer viruses are named Jerusalem Viruses.These viruses can stay in computers for a long time.When the time comes they will attack(襲擊)the computers by lowering the functions，damaging their normal programs or even getting rid of all the information.
We now come to know that Jerusalem Viruses often attack computers on Friday and that they are spreading(傳播)to a lot of computers.Among the countries that were attacked by computer viruses last year are Britain，Australia，Switzerland and the U．S.But till now，how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.
小題1:When the viruses attack the computers，the computers will work________.

A．normally

B．slowly

C．faster

D．well

小題2:The group of young men created the viruses to________.

A．damage the computers

B．test their ability

C．tell people that they were intelligent

D．play a trick on users of the computers

小題3:According to the passage，computer viruses seem to ________.

A．have been in nature for years

B．stay in any computers

C．be difficult to get rid of at present

D．be able to be got rid of in the near future

小題4:According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

A．Last year six countries found their computers were infected by viruses.

B．The viruses will come to a new computer after staying in the old one for some time.

C．Scientists are trying to find a way to get rid of the viruses.

D．The Jerusalem Viruses are dangerous to human health.

There was a very special teacher who made a far­reaching difference in my life.
Fall,1959，the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin. “Who，”I asked a senior，“is Mrs. McNamara，my 10 th grade English teacher？”He just ____ and said something about my being in ____.Soon，I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of ____ that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for ____.The next day，when we came to class，there would be two or three topics on the blackboard ___ to the homework reading. We were ____ to write an in­class essay about one of the topics. The following day，she would ____ the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called ____ to stand in front of the class and to ____ his/her essay. The class were required to criticize (評論) that essay，____the grade of everyone in class would be reduced.
The first time that I ____ her read­write­criticize method，I had not ____ to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant.____ the extreme embarrassment I suffered，standing before my classmates，____myself. No one laughed at me；no one would be ____ enough，or foolish enough，to do that in Mrs.McNamara's class. The embarrassment came from ____ and along with it came a strong ____ not to let it happen again.
Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files；it was easy to see the ____ in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place，at least for me. What Mrs. McNamara ____ me to do was to see myself as others see me and，having done that，I could improve myself. And I____.Thank you，Mrs. McNamara.

小題1:	A．nodded B．laughed C．a(chǎn)pologized D．shouted

小題2:	A．trouble B．sorrow C．danger D．a(chǎn)nger

小題3:	A．behaviour B．evaluation C．a(chǎn)ctivity D．thought

小題4:	A．review B．performance C．practice D．homework

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)dded B．related C．contributed D．compared

小題6:	A．expected B．persuaded C．a(chǎn)llowed D．a(chǎn)dvised

小題7:	A．collect B．return C．send D．receive

小題8:	A．on purpose B．a(chǎn)t first C．by chance D．in turn

小題9:	A．talk through B．hand over C．read out D．show off

小題10:

A．so B．a(chǎn)nd C．but D．or

小題11:

A．tried B．a(chǎn)dopted C．examined D．experienced

小題12:

A．undertaken B．a(chǎn)ttempted C．bothered D．hesitated

小題13:

A．Remember B．Predict C．Bear D．Imagine

小題14:

A．playing jokes on B．making a fool of C．setting a trap for D．taking advantage of

小題15:

A．brave B．careless C．proud D．selfish

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)bove B．within C．behind D．below

小題17:

A．tendency B．preference C．determination D．sense

小題18:

A．improvements B．pains C．difficulties D．a(chǎn)dvantages

小題19:

A．trusted B．invited C．forced D．permitted

小題20:

A．did B．could C．had D．would

Getting a good education is more important today than ever before. It is the best thing you can do to build a better future for your children and yourself.
Most children in Canada attend public schools. Public schools are completely founded by governments through tax (稅收) income. Boys and girls attend the same school and share the same courses and classes. Schooling in Canada is provided in English and in French.
The rest of Canadian children attend private schools，which are supported mainly by fees (費) paid directly by parents. Some private schools enroll (招收) only boys or girls.
By law，children must attend school from age 5 to 16.Children are usually in school between 8：30 or 9：00 a．m.，and 3：00 or 4：00 p．m.Monday through Friday，from September to the middle of June. There are several different levels in the Canadian education system. The first is called Elementary Schools. In most provinces Elementary Schools include Kindergarten through Grade 7 or 8.
From Grade 8 or 9 through 12 or 13，children go to Secondary School or High School. High School students must take certain courses for several years，such as English or French and mathematics. Some courses help students get a job after they graduate from school. Other courses prepare students for college or university. In Canada，teenagers usually make these choices for themselves，with the advice of their teachers，guidance counselor (指導(dǎo)教師) and parents.
Schools usually offer extra activities at the end of the normal school day. These include sports，games，music and clubs.
Most elementary and high schools encourage parents to take part in school activities. Parents' nights are organized from time to time. These are chances for parents to discuss their children's progress with teachers. You may wish to bring a friend with you. After graduating from high school，many young adults continue their studies through post­secondary education.
小題1:According to the passage，students in Canada can get education for free in ________.

A．private schools	B．universities
C．public schools	D．community (社區(qū)) college

小題2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Most high school students choose their courses against their wills.

B．The students do their after­class activities all the afternoon.

C．Parents are allowed to take part in school activities in the morning.

D．If you don't send your five­year­old child to school in Canada—you break the law in Canada.

小題3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．There are only boys in some private schools.

B．There are only boys in some public schools.

C．There are both boys and girls in some private schools.

D．There are both boys and girls in all public schools.

小題4:We can tell that from the middle of June to August，the students in Canada are ________.

A．on school holidays

B．in school

C．a(chǎn)t work

D．preparing for the final examination

Almost everyone has seen someone speed read.They appear to skim the text and still have read and absorbed the content.The people who have studied speed reading techniques will still read at different speeds；however they will undoubtedly beat those without experience.
The best and most efficient way to learn to read fast is to join in classes，where speed reading skills will be explained clearly.
The advantage of courses is that students will be shown several different strategies showing them to choose the ones they find easiest to understand the material they are reading.
Students should try to learn all the strategies presented during their courses as, once these are mastered，they will see a dramatic improvement in their reading rate，after which they can choose their preferred style. Students will see the benefits of speed reading as soon as the techniques are applied to their main field of study.
A traditional education builds habits in reading which a good speed reading course will  push aside，replacing with new techniques. A comprehensive course will also advise students how to become more efficient readers；hopefully this will also encourage the desire for self improvement as well as the desire to read.
Lecturers in speed reading will usually take the time to teach students the importance of  preparing the environment they work in before they read a single work­ remember reading at speed is all about increasing the speed of comprehension not just the speed of reading! The satisfaction of reading faster and with better comprehension skills cannot be ignored；the techniques of speed reading increase the enjoyment of reading.Speed reading is a skill to be encouraged in each and every generation of new readers.
小題1:What's the best title of this passage?

A．Speed Reading Is an Important Skill

B．Speed Reading Brings You Pleasure

C．Better Attend a Special Class

D．Your Reading Skill Have to Be Improved

小題2:What is the best way that readers can improve their speed reading according to the    writer's opinion?

A．To practice reading at different speeds.

B．To read fast without complete understanding.

C．To attend classes that teach speed reading.

D．To experience satisfaction by reading.

小題3: How does the writer suggest readers learn the strategies provided by the class?

A．They should choose one suitable strategy to improve speed reading.

B．They should choose the method suitable to their main field of study.

C．They must follow the instructions of their teachers.

D．They should try all of them in order to choose the suitable one.

小題4: Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

A．The aim of the reading course is only to increase the speed of reading.

B．The writer thinks little of the reading habits formed by traditional education.

C．The desire to read is the key factor to improve one's reading skill.

D．The speed reading course in designed for future generations.

A euphemism (from the Greek words eu—well and pheme—speak) is a word or expression that is used when people want to find a polite or less direct way of talking about difficult or embarrassing topics like death or the bodily functions.Most people，for example，would find it very difficult to say in plain language that they have arranged for their sick old dog to be killed.They would soften the pain by saying：We had Ruby put down or We had Ruby put to sleep.Many people prefer to call someone plain than ugly，or cuddly rather than fat.
Euphemisms are an important part of every language，but it seems that English has an ever­growing number of them.The non­native speaker not only has to make sense of the euphemisms he hears，he also has to learn which euphemisms are appropriate in any particular situation.He might be aware that his American friend needs to use the toilet when she asks where the bathroom (or restroom，or comfort station) is，but he is less likely to guess that his English friend has the same need when he says he has to see a man about a dog.He might have learned，for example，that in the family way is a euphemism for pregnant.If，however，he says to his boss，“Congratulations！I hear your wife is in the family way，” he would be using an expression that is too familiar for the circumstances.
Schools are full of euphemisms.At Frankfurt International School，for example，the special lessons given to students who are having difficulties in their school subjects are called Study Center (in the middle school) and Academic Workshop (in the high school)．Teachers rightly do not want to upset students or parents by being too frank or straightforward，and usually choose a softer word or expression to convey the same message.
小題1:According to the passage，people use euphemisms in order to________.

A．make themselves understood

B．a(chǎn)void embarrassment

C．to sound straightforward

D．a(chǎn)ttract attention

小題2:A person who is described as plain and cuddly is in fact________.

A．tall and handsome	B．pretty and slim
C．ugly but tall	D．ugly and fat

小題3:When an English lady says she has to see a man about a dog，she might want to________.

A．have her old dog killed	B．see an ugly friend
C．go to the toilet	D．see a pregnant woman

小題4:The main purpose of Paragraph 2 is to________.

A．stress that euphemisms are an important part of every language

B．inform readers that English has an ever­growing number of euphemisms

C．suggest non­native speakers use euphemisms as often as possible

D．warn English learners to be careful about the meaning and use of euphemisms

小題5:At Frankfurt International School，the students who receive lessons in Study Center________.

A．have poor grades in the subjects

B．do well in school

C．work hard at their lessons

D．prefer to learn more

The forces that make Japan one of the world’s most earthquake­prone (有地震傾向的) countries could become part of its long­term energy solution.
Water from deep below the ground at Japan’s tens of thousands of hot springs could be used to produce electricity.
Although Japanese high­tech companies are leaders in geothermal (地?zé)岬? technology and export it，its use is limited in the nation.
“Japan should no doubt make use of its resources of geothermal energy，” said  Yoshiyasu Takefuji，a leading researcher of thermal­electric power production.
The disastrous earthquake and tsunami on March 11,2011 caused a reaction against atomic power，which previously made up 30 percent of Japan’s energy needs，and increased interest in alternative energies，which accounted for only 8 percent.
Artist Yoko Ono has called on Japan to explore its natural energy，following the example of Iceland which uses renewable energy for more than 80 percent of its needs.
For now，geothermal energy makes up less than 1 percent of the energy needs in Japan，which has for decades relied heavily on fossil fuels and atomic power.
The biggest problem to geothermal energy is the high initial cost of the exploration and constructing the factories.Another problem is that Japan’s potentially best sites are already being developed for tourism or are located within national parks where construction is forbidden.
“We can’t even dig 10 cm inside national parks.” said Shigeto Yamada of Fuji Electric，adding that regulations protecting nature would need to be relaxed for geothermal energy to grow.
Researcher Hideaki Matsui said，“Producing electricity using hot springs is a decades­long project.We also have to think about what to do for now as energy supplies will decline in the short term.”
The Earth Policy Institute in Washington，US，believed Japan could produce 80 000 megawatts (兆瓦) and meet more than half its electricity needs with geothermal technology.
Japanese giants such as Toshiba are already global leaders in geothermal technology，with a 70 percent market share.In 2010，F(xiàn)uji Electric built the world’s largest geothermal factory in New Zealand.
小題1:What would be the best title for the text?

A．Alternative energies in Japan

B．World’s largest geothermal plant

C．Japan takes the lead in geothermal technology

D．Japan thinks of geothermal energy

小題2:What percentage of Japan’s energy needs is geothermal energy?

A．About 8%.	B．Below 1%.
C．Around 30%.	D．Over 80%.

小題3:According to Shigeto Yamada，the growth of geothermal power in Japan needs________.

A．a(chǎn) change of rules	B．financial support
C．local people’s help	D．high technology

小題4:Geothermal energy is considered as a long­term program by________.

A．Yoshiyasu Takefuji	B．Hideaki Matsui
C．Shigeto Yamada	D．Yoko Ono

小題5:It can be learned from the last two paragraphs that________.

A．the world’s biggest geothermal plant was built by America

B．Japan will not export its geothermal technology

C．the potential of Japan’s geothermal energy is great

D．it is hard to find geothermal energy in Japan

Global Positioning Systems (全球定位系統(tǒng)) are now a part of everyday driving in many countries.These satellite­based systems provide turn­by­turn directions to help people get to where they want to go.However，they can also cause a lot of problems，send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost.Many times，the driver is to blame.Sometimes a GPS error is responsible.Most often，says Barry Brown，it is a combination of the two.
Barry Brown is with the Mobile Life Centre in Stockholm，Sweden.He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States.There he borrowed a GPS­equipped car to use during his stay.Mr Brown says，“They just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination.And，then it wasn’t until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived.They actually put their home address in.So again，the GPS is kind of ‘garbage in garbage out’．”
Mr Brown says this is a common human error，but what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings，or failures，of GPS equipment.He says，“One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn.Because they just give you the next turn，sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it’s going to the wrong place.”
Mr Brown says，“One of the things that struck us，perhaps the most important thing was that you have to know what you’re doing when you use a GPS.There are these new skills that people have developed.There are these new competencies (資格) that you need to have to be able to use a GPS because they sometimes go wrong.This goes against a common belief that GPS systems are for passive drivers who lack navigational skills.”
Barry Brown says to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers，passengers and GPS systems work together.
小題1:According to Barry Brow，in most cases，________are blame for the problems.

A．human errors

B．GPS errors

C．errors caused by both drivers and GPS

D．errors caused by putting in a wrong address

小題2:The example of Barry Brown’s friend is used to show that________.

A．GPS is nothing but garbage

B．GPS is still not accurate enough

C．it is difficult for drivers to use GPS equipment

D．sometimes drivers are responsible for the problem

小題3:It can be inferred from the second paragraph that________.

A．it’s impossible to drive from the east to the west in the US

B．Barry Brown’s friend went to Stockholm，Sweden by plane

C．given wrong instructions，the GPS will produce wrong results

D．GPS systems are for passive drivers who lack navigational skills

小題4:Which of the followings is one of the shortcomings of GPS equipment?

A．It just tells the driver to turn once at a time.

B．It gives the driver the overview.

C．Its screen is too small to be seen clearly.

D．It is only suitable for passive drivers.

小題5:What’s the main idea of the text?

A．GPS systems are helpful for drivers.

B．Driving with GPS can be difficult to navigate (導(dǎo)航)．

C．Drivers should understand how GPS systems work.

D．Drivers should learn to use GPS systems correctly.

(2014·德州模擬)Some animals will defend their territory by fighting with those who try to invade it.Fighting，however，is not often the best choice，since it uses up a large amount of energy，and can result in injury or even death.Most animals rely on various threats，either through sounds or smells.The songs of birds，the drumming of woodpeckers and the loud calls of monkeys are all warnings that carry for long distances，advertising to possible invaders that someone else’s territory is being approached.Many animals rely on smells to mark their territories or leaving droppings around the territories.Other animals will be warned off the territory without ever meeting with the territory’s defender.

Sometimes，these warnings may be ignored，and an invader may move accidentally into a neighboring territory，or two animals may meet near the border of their nearby territories.When the two animals meet，they will generally threaten each other with visual (視覺的) displays.These displays will often exaggerate an animal’s size by putting up feathers or fur，or will show off the animal’s weapons.The animals may go through all the behavior of fighting without ever actually touching each other.The displays are generally performed best near the center of an animal’s territory，where it is more likely to attack an invader and where retreating becomes more of a choice.
Actual fighting usually only happens in overcrowded conditions，when resources are not enough.Serious injury can result，and old or sick animals may die，leading to a more balanced population size.Under most natural conditions，territoriality is an effective way of maintaining a healthy population.The study of social behaviors such as territoriality in animals may also help us to understand human society.
小題1:What topic is the passage mainly involved in?

A．What animals’ territory is usually like.

B．How animals deal with different threats.

C．How animals defend their territory.

D．Where animal fights take place frequently.

小題2:For most animals，what’s their first response to the possible invaders to defend their    territory?

A．Fighting in groups.

B．Threatening and warning.

C．Escaping before being hurt.

D．Asking partners for help.

小題3:What does the underlined word “exaggerate” in the second paragraph mean?

A．enlarge	B．change
C．shake	D．shrink

小題4:An actual fight will happen when________.

A．a(chǎn)nimals meet near the border of their territories

B．the invader enters the defender’s territories

C．the defender notices the invader smaller than itself

D．the living resources are limited in the territory

小題5:The last paragraph tells us that territoriality has an influence on the________of the animals.

A．communication	B．condition
C．population	D．migration

An alcohol breath test (ABT) is often used by the police to find out whether a person is drunk while driving.In the United States，the legal blood alcohol limit is 0.08% for people aged 21 years or older，while people under 21 are not allowed to drive a car with any level of alcohol in their body.A “positive” test result，a result over the legal limit，allows the police to arrest the driver.However，many people who tested positive on the test have claimed that they only drank a “non­alcoholic” energy drink.Can one of these energy drinks really cause someone to test positive on an ABT？Researchers in Missouri set up an experiment to find out.
First，the amount of alcohol in 27 different popular energy drinks was measured.All but one had an alcohol level greater than 0.005%.In nine of the 27 drinks，the alcohol level was at least 0.096%.The scientists then investigated the possibility that these small levels of alcohol could be discovered by an ABT.They asked test subjects to drink a full can or bottle of an energy drink and then gave each subject an ABT one minute and 15 minutes after the drink was finished.
For 11 of the 27 energy drinks，the ABT did find the presence of alcohol if the test was given within one minute after the drink was taken.However，alcohol could not be discovered for any of the drinks if the test was given 15 minutes after the drink was consumed.This shows that when the test is taken plays an important role in the test result.The sooner the test is conducted after the consumption of these drinks，the more likely a positive alcohol reading will be obtained.
小題1:What is the legal alcohol level for a 20­year­old driver in the US?

A．0.000%.	B．0.005%.
C．0.080%.	D．0.096%.

小題2:What is the purpose of the Missouri experiment?

A．To introduce a new method of calculating blood alcohol levels.

B．To discover the relation between energy drinks and ABT test results.

C．To warn people of the dangers of drinking energy drinks.

D．To change the current legal alcohol limit for drivers in the United States.

小題3:The underlined word “subjects” in Paragraph 2 refers to________.

A．the things that are being discussed

B．a(chǎn)reas of knowledge studied in school

C．the participants in an experiment

D．the people who belong to a country

小題4:Which of the following affects the ABT test result most for energy drink consumers?

A．The age of the person who takes the test.

B．The place where the test is given.

C．The equipment that the test uses.

D．The time when the test is taken.

小題5:Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．A driver whose blood alcohol level is found to be 0.1% will be arrested.

B．No energy drinks really cause anyone to test positive on an ABT.

C．Few popular energy drinks contain alcohol in them.

D．Those taking an ABT 15 minutes after drinking alcohol cannot be found out.