— Sorry, I must be leaving now, because there's a meeting．

— _____________________________．

A．Oh, no, you can't．

B．Yes, you can leave if you like．

C．Do you really have to go? Couldn't you at least stay for another cup of tea?

D．Oh, no．I don't understand．

On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air．The elephant   1   greatly pained, so Peter approached it very   2  ．

       He got down on one knee, examined the elephant's   3   and found a large piece of wood deeply stuck（刺入）in   4  ．As carefully and as gently as he   5  , Peter worked the wood out with his hunting knife,   6   which the elephant carefully put down its foot．The elephant  7  to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face,   8   at him for several tense moments．Peter stood   9  , thinking of nothing else but being killed．  10  the elephant trumpeted（高聲鳴叫）loudly, turned, and walked away．Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day．

Twenty years   11  , Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son．As  12    approached the elephant house, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near   13   Peter and his son Cameron were   14  ．The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the   15  , then put it down．The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly,   16   staring at the man．

       Remembering the accidental meeting in 1986, Peter could not help   17   if this was the same elephant．Peter   18   his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the elephant house．He walked   19   up to the elephant and stared back in wonder．The elephant   20   again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter's legs and threw this stupid fellow hard against the railing, killing him immediately．

       Probably it wasn't the same elephant．

1．A．a(chǎn)ppeared             B．seemed             C．proved              D．remained

2．A．quickly               B．carelessly         C．carefully           D．pitifully

3．A．foot                    B．body               C．tail                   D．head

4．A．her                     B．it                     C．them                D．him

5．A．might                 B．could               C．should              D．would

6．A．with                   B．before             C．a(chǎn)fter                D．on

7．A．rushed                B．turned             C．walked             D．stepped

8．A．stared                 B．watched          C．noticed             D．glanced

9．A．quiet                   B．silent               C．frozen              D．sad

10．A．Slowly              B．Highly             C．Lowly              D．Finally

11．A．a(chǎn)go                   B．a(chǎn)fter                C．later                 D．late

12．A．Peter                B．Cameron          C．they                 D．visitors

13．A．where               B．when               C．what                D．that

14．A．sightseeing        B．visiting            C．walking            D．standing

15．A．floor                 B．ground            C．earth                D．land

16．A．a(chǎn)ll at once         B．a(chǎn)ll the while       C．a(chǎn)ll the same        D．a(chǎn)ll of a sudden

17．A．realizing            B．feeling             C．sensing            D．wondering

18．A．gathered            B．called              C．took                 D．kept

19．A．round               B．direct              C．a(chǎn)bout               D．right

20．A．shouted             B．trumpeted         C．whispered        D．cried

What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others．These may show strengths that you can use in your work．A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career．A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work．So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school．On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard．Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value．A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details．This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs．

Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work．．You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills．If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it．If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers．You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example．Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job．

Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself．You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures．It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist．Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background．You should not be apologetic（認(rèn)錯(cuò)的） about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work．

1．What is the passage mainly about?

A．The importance of working hard at school．

B．Choosing a career according to one’s strengths．

C．How to face one’s weakness．

D．The value of school work．

2．The writer thinks that a student have a part-time job is probably ___．

A．a(chǎn) good way to find out his weak points

B．one of the best ways of earning extra money

C．of great use for his work in the future

D．a(chǎn) waste of time he could have spent on study

3．From the passage we learn that if a student’s school performance is not good, he _______．

A．should pay more attention to learning skills and developing abilities

B．will be regretful about his bad results

C．may also do well in his future work

D．should restart his study in school

4．The underlined phrase “be all thumbs” （in para 3） probably means “_______”．

A．be clumsy at doing things

B．be skillful in doing things

C．be not interested in certain things

D．be easily bored in doing things

Grandfather and 3-year-old boys are natural buddies．On this particular day in May, the grandfather was pleased to have the company of his best little pal when planting the vegetable garden．For a while, the boy seemed to like it too．His small fingers were just the right size to pick up tiny seeds and drop them into Granddad-made holes．They were a great team．

But before long the boy became restless and directed his anger at the seeds themselves．

 “What’s this one, Granddad?”

 “Beets （甜菜）．”

　　 “Ugh, I hate beets．”

　　 “Well, then, let’s do the pumpkin instead．”

　　 “Yuck．I really hate pumpkin instead．”

　　 “Okay, buddy．What would you like to plant?”

　　 “How about ．．．doughnuts （油炸圈餅）?”

Just in time, the grandfather stopped himself from saying there was no such thing as a doughnut seed．Looking at the unhappy little face, he suddenly got an inspiration．

　　 “Wait a second．I have to go inside and get the right seeds．”

Granddad returned with a handful of seeds．He and the small boy carefully planted them in a special corner of the vegetable garden．

　　 Weeks later, when the real seeds began to break through the soil, the boy became delighted with the tiny seedlings．He spent many afternoons helping Granddad water and hoe and watch them grow．And when the first baby vegetables were harvested, he liked them after all．

　　 For weeks, he forgot all about the doughnuts．But then one day at lunch, he said, “Granddad, what happened to our doughnuts? How come they didn’t grow?”

　　 Granddad paused a moment．“Well, you know, doughnuts are tricky．Some years when you plant them, you get lots of doughnuts．” He sighed sadly．“But other years, all that comes up are the holes．”

1．The word “buddies” in the first sentence probably means_________．

       A．the old and the young                         B．gardeners or farmers

       C．friends or partners 　                         D．teammates or classmates

2．From the first half of the passage we can learn that the boy_________．

A．doesn’t like vegetables 　

B．hates planting anything

　　 C．doesn’t like playing with his granddad

　　 D．hates planting vegetables because of his small hands

3．The boy became interested in the vegetables later because_________．

　　A．he liked them from the very beginning

　　B．those vegetables were the kinds he liked

　　C．his granddad advised him to do so

　　D．they were the fruits of his own labour

Nickname: Hawaii’s Island of Adventure  

Size: 4,028 square miles

Population: 148,677．The most heavily populated areas are Hilo on the east side and Kailua-Kona on the west．

Temperature: Averages between 71°F and 77°F year around ．

Beaches: 47 Golf Courses: 20 Highest Peak: Mauna Kea, 13,796 feet．

Agriculture: The bulk of Hawaii’s farming products are grown and processed on the Big Island, including coffee, macadamia nuts and papaya．

Lodging: 9,655 rooms total; Nightly rates range from$ 35—$ 5,000．

Airports: Hilo International Airport on the east side and Kona International Airport on the west side．

Rental Cars: All of the nationally known rental car companies have locations at Hilo International and Kona International Airports as well as many resorts．In addition, Hilo, Kona and the major resort areas are serviced by taxis．

Resources: Call （800） 648—2441 to order a video, poster, brochures and maps from the Big Island Visitors Bureau．See www．bigisland．org for Updated information．

Shopping: The large shopping centers are in Hilo, Kona, Waimea and the Kohala Coast．

1．The passage is intended to be read by _______．

       A．students           B．businessmen       C．tourists               D．immigrants

2．The average population per square mile on the island is about _________．

       A．28                  B．32                 C．37                 D．44

3．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a traffic means to get around the Big Island

       A．By train．          B．By air．              C．By rental car．    D．By taxi．

4．What can we infer from the passage？

       A．You can see www．bigisland．org for updated information．

       B．You can call （800） 648 – 2441 to order some food．

       C．You can find some counts to play tennis on the island．

       D．You may pay a high price for spending one night on the island．

Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough，the answer to both these questions is yes．To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth，and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence．On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings．Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth，but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment．This view, now held by most experts can be supported in a number of ways．

       It is easy to say that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with．The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence．Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different．If on the other hand we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other．Relations like brothers and sisters，parents and children，usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth．

       Imagine that now we take two identical twins and put them in different environments．We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring．We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part．This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence．

1．By using the example that two people closer in blood relationship are closer in intelligence that writer wants to prove _________．

       A．intelligence is given at birth

       B．intelligence can be developed by environment

       C．intelligence can be developed by experience

       D．education plays an important part in the development of education

2．A child who lives in rich and varied surroundings turns out higher in intelligence because ________．

       A．his family is rich and therefore can afford to develop his intelligence

       B．he can break the limits of intelligence fixed at birth

       C．his family is rich and provides him with various healthy food

       D．these surroundings are likely to help him reach the limits of their intelligence

3．Writer of this article believes that _________．

       A．the development of one’s intelligence is determined by many factors working together

       B．environment plays the most important role in the development of intelligence

       C．education plays the most important role in the development of intelligence

       D．birth plays the most important role in the development of intelligence

4．The best title for this passage might be __________．

       A．Intelligence                                      B．Birth and Environment

C．The Answer to a Question                           D．Intelligence and Education

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中的兩項(xiàng)為多途選項(xiàng)。

Being healthy means taking care of yourself physically and mentally．Here are some of my best tips on how to do both:

Break a bad habit．

You don’t really “break” habits．____1__．So if your problem is that you eat too much when you get home from work, find something new to do that is incompatible（不能共存的）with what you usually do．You can’t walk around the track at the school and pig out in your kitchen at the same time．

Grow your marriage．

_____2__．It’s always a give-and-take, always requires work．It’s like if you planted a garden and came back six months later----you wouldn’t even be able to find it．__3__

Beat stress．

My dog, Maggie, is the best anti – stress tool I have．A few minutes petting, scratching or playing with her, and_____4__  ．Exercise also helps．Just about every day, I’m on the tennis court．It’s a great workout, and if I don’t have that, I don’t cope as well, sleep as well or think as well．

Refocus your anger．

Expressing your anger is just not that good an idea．You say things you don’t mean．_____5__When you do that, you’re a problem solver．

Don’t medicate with food．

It never, ever works．You’re denying your issue by eating your way through it, instead of saying, “Hey, I’ve got a problem．”

A．You replace the unwanted behavior with something that prevents you from doing it and that doesn’t have unhealthy side effects．

B．I’ll feel easy．

C．If there is a problem, you needn’t deal with it immediately．

D．You have to tend it, feed it, weed it, deal with the problems．

E．Instead, recognize that anger is usually a symptom of hurt, fear or frustration, and deal with the causes rather than blow up．

F．Relationships are negotiated（協(xié)商）, and the negotiation never stops．

G．You do something without any good effect on your health during the time when you usually do something harmful to your body．

Though the road covered with snow was very smooth, the old man smilingly ____ to be helped by others across the road．

A．refused          B．declined     C．a(chǎn)ccepted        D．promised

If he is determined to do what he wants to do, he will do so ____ what others think of him．

A．on account of         B．in spite of           C．regardless of        D．in case of

Angela and John picked up the marriage ____ after they met online several times, which was not sensible．

A．a(chǎn)cquisition          B．identification           C．certificate           D．qualification