【題目】Steve Sparks was a young successful lawyer when a bruise （挫傷） on one of the legs of his 3-year-old daughter changed his life. The bruise led to a doctor’s visit. The doctor said his daughter was suffering from leukemia (白血病).

Steve said that in a moment his life changed from what restaurant he was going to take his clients (客戶) to lunch to whether his daughter Katie was ever going to see her fourth birthday.

For three years Katie received a lot of treatment at the Nemours Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and with the help of wonderful doctors, kind nurses, whom Steve and his wife Michelle called heroes, Katie’s leukemia was cured (治愈).

Forever changed by the experience and encouraged by the heroes at Nemours who saved his daughter’s life, Steve felt he couldn’t go back to business as usual. He felt there was something else he was meant to do and that something else led him to join the Nemours Foundation（基金會）at the age of 28. The job change came with a 65% pay cut from what he was making as a lawyer, but Steve thought he was right and it was more important to help those who need help. Steve is glad to have made such a choice.

Katie is now a healthy 20-year-old college student and Steve is one of the leaders of the Nemours Foundation. In three weeks Steve will have a party for Katie’s 21st birthday, and give big thanks to the Nemours by riding his bicycle from Nemours in Jack-sonville, Florida to Wilmington, Delaware. He’ll ride 900 miles in 9 days and raise $100,000 for the Nemours Foundation with the hope of saving more children’s lives.

【1】From the text we can learn that _____.

A. Steve hated being a lawyer

B. Katie’s bruise caused leukemia

C. Katie suffered from leukemia at four

D. Steve had ever doubted whether Katie could survive

【2】What did Steve and his wife think of the doctors and nurses?

A. They were unfriendly.

B. They were great.

C. They were inexperienced.

D. They were clever.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE about Steve’s becoming a member of the Nemours Foundation?

A. He felt sorry about his decision.

B. He didn’t get even half the pay he used to.

C. His daughter gave him much encouragement.

D. He was advised to do so by the doctors.

【4】Steve will ride 900 miles in 9 days to _____.

A. show he is strong enough

B. celebrate his daughter’s birthday

C. raise money to save more children’s lives

D. advise people to do more exercise

【題目】Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. __________，neither of them could swim.

A. happen B. occur

C. Naturally D. Unfortunately

【題目】It is a pity that most slimmers __________ putting weight back on.

A. ended up B. brought up

C. took up D. broke up

【題目】I'm __________ in books these days since the finals are coming.

A. caught B. buried

C. stuck D. missed

【題目】Computer technology is still developing rapidly. The computer of the future will continue to increase in value and performance while decreasing in cost. It will become smaller, but faster and more powerful.

It is possible to make some guesses about what the future of the computer will look like, based upon the types of technologies that are being developed now. A lot of progress has already been made in some of these new technologies, but some are still in their earliest stages and may not be ready for use for years. Two of the most interesting areas of computing that are currently being developed are quantum computing (量子計算) and nanotechnology (納米技術(shù)).

Quantum computing is one possibility for the future of the computer that could make computers run far faster than even the quickest computers do today. Quantum computers could be able to do what modern supercomputers are unable to do by using transistors that are able to take on many states at the same time.

Nanotechnology could also change the face of computing, by creating computers that could be very powerful, though they are tiny in size. These computers could be incorporated (并入) into everyday objects, including electrical appliances (電器), clothes and even the human body. We will be able to use computers in new and unimaginable ways. They will become a part of our lives rather than simply being a box that is used only for specific purposes, such as work.

Quantum computing and nanotechnology will be able to play new roles, which will make us live greener lives, as well as enjoy better health and happier lives.

【1】Which of the following can NOT describe the computer of the future properly?

A. Much smaller.

B. Much faster.

C. More powerful.

D. Less valuable.

【2】According to the text, quantum computing _____.

A. has been put in use so far

B. can make computers run by themselves

C. can reduce the cost of computers

D. will work by using transistors

【3】We can learn from the text that nanotechnology will _____.

A. create much smaller computers

B. be used in electrical appliances and clothing

C. change the structure of computers

D. make computers just serve specific purposes

【4】The text is mainly about _____.

A. what nanotechnology is

B. what quantum computing is

C. what the future of the computer is

D. what future computers can bring us

【題目】The stranger to walk into the building in the early morning was probably a salesman.

A. seen B. to see

C. to be seen D. seeing

【題目】In the United States, many low income (低收入) parents cannot afford to buy enough food for their children. A program called Kids Café is helping some of these children by providing free nutritious (有營養(yǎng)的) snacks and meals during after-school programs.

At a community (社區(qū)) center in Virginia just outside of Washington, D.C., children make a snack as part of their afterschool program. “The snack is very healthy for your body, but the main thing is that it tastes really, really good,” Keith Clements tells them. He runs the Kids Café program.

The children are between the ages of 5 and 11 and are from several local schools. About half have parents from Ethiopia. Many of the children eat their traditional food at home. Kids Café, with food offered free by a food bank, gives them an opportunity to try different types of food.

“It’s good,” says one girl. But Rebecca Nance, whose parents are from the US, is not so sure. “The taste is weird.” Her mother, Daffany Nance has two children in the program. She’s glad her kids are getting nutritious food. “Even in my house we don’t have much junk food,” she says, “so it’s very important that it’s healthy and continues to help them grow better.”

The charity (慈善機構(gòu)), Feeding America, started the national Kids Café program in 1993. The charity says more than 16 million children in the United States do not have enough healthy food to eat.

Kids Café became part of the afterschool program at this community center five years ago. Lori McFail heads the afterschool program. She says some children do not eat good evening meals because their parents work late or cannot afford healthy food. She hopes the children will make full use of what they’ve learned about nutrition in their lives.

【1】What is the purpose of starting Kids Café?

A. To provide poor children with nutritious food.

B. To raise money for some poor children.

C. To develop the afterschool program.

D. To help poor children learn new skills.

【2】The underlined word “weird” is the closest in meaning to _____.

A. delicious B. unusual

C. terrible D. strong

【3】What can we learn about Daffany Nance?

A. She is from Ethiopia and has two children.

B. She cared little about her children’s diet before.

C. She believes the program is good for her children.

D. She hopes more types of food can be offered for free.

【4】 Who leads the afterschool program?

A. Lori McFail.

B. Keith Clements.

C. Feeding America.

D. A community center in Virginia.

【題目】You can easily good idea __________ him. Zhu Zhiwen, who usually wears an old yellow coat, among other actors.

A. pick up B. pick out

C. cut down D. cut off

【題目】 the duty of taking good care of my parents, I have decided to work in Quanzhou, which is close to my hometown.

A. To consider B. Considering

C. Considered D. To have considered

【題目】At the last moment, Tom decided to __________ a new character to make the story seem more likely.

A. put up B. put in

C. put on D. put off