Her health __________ under the pressure of work and she had to stay in hospital for a month．

A．broke up               B．broke away          C．broke out         D．broke down

It is a good plan in theory, but it           to be seen if it works in practice．

A． waits            B． stays            C． stands           D． remains

I was a reporter of an evening paper in London． One day I was asked to write a few articles on    1   in London． It was   2    that all my adventure started．I made a    3  that the best way of collecting    4     was that I would go deep into the realities of life． I used to be an actor, of course． I had   5    all the skills of make-up（化妝） and I could still make good use of them．Having finished all necessary     6   , I placed myself in one of the busiest streets．At home that night I was   7    to find that I had received more than a pound．

Well, you can imagine how   8   it was to settle down to work hard on the newspaper at two pounds a week, when I knew that I could    9    as much as that 10    a single day! I    11   my job as a reporter, though my    12   was hurt． My knowledge of   13   helped me a lot and my clever answers quickly made me almost a public character． All day and every day the money    14   into my cap and I usually received   15    two pounds in a day． In the end, I   16   take a large bright beautiful white   17    in the country and later to    18  ．Nobody had any idea   19   my money really came from． My dear wife only knew that I had   20   in London: that was all．

1． A． playing             B． shopping          C． publishing          D． begging

2． A． then                B． than                C． soon              D． when

3． A． promise             B． conclusion                 C． decision                   D． preparation

4． A． facts               B． news              C． money             D． problems

5． A． played             B． acted             C． learned            D． tried

6． A． equipment            B． conditions         C． experiments        D． preparation

7． A． excited               B． pleased            C． surprised           D． disappointed

8． A． interesting          B． successful        C． easy                      D． hard

9． A． make              B． spend            C． save                     D． care

10．A． on                B． in                C． at                 D． for

11．A． gave in            B． gave off           C． gave up           D． gave out

12．A． heart              B． future             C． feeling             D． pride

13．A．make-up             B． play              C．a(chǎn)ct                 D． work

14．A． ran                B． came             C． threw             D． poured

15．A． nearly             B． totally             C． at least             D． at most

16．A． was able to         B． could             C． had to             D． must

17．A． land               B． house             C． garden              D． car

18．A． move in            B． sell out            C． marry              D． engage

19．A． where              B． when             C． how               D． what

20．A． office              B． job               C． bank               D． business

I felt encouraged by his words and began to swim more calmly．But my clothes stuck to me like a heave weight．I could hardly stay above the surface．

    Counsel saw this．“Shall I cut them?” he asked．

    With a knife he cut my clothes from top to bottom and took them off quickly while I swam for both of us．

    Then I did the same for Counsel, and we continued to swim near each other．

    But we were in serious trouble．The crew（船員） might not have noticed our disappearance．And if they had, they could not return because the rudder（舵） had broken．Counsel thought of all this, and calmly made his plans．We decided to wait for the ship as long as possible, because we had no other hope of safety． I suggested that we save our strength so that both of us would not be tired out at the same time．This was how we did it: While one of us lay on his back, quite still, with arms crossed and legs stretched out （伸直）, the other would swim and push him along．We changed every ten minutes or so．In this way we could swim for hours, perhaps till daylight．The crash of the ship and the whale （鯨魚） had appeared at about eleven o’clock．We had about eight hours to swim before daylight．This seemed possible, if the sea remained calm．

1．What happened to the man who told the story?

A．He and his companion got into the water to test their strength．

B．He jumped into the water to save the broken rudder．

C．He was knocked into the water by his enemy．  

D．He was thrown into the sea when the ship struck a whale．

2．Why did the two men cut their clothes?

A．Because no people helped them to take off their clothes．

B．Because they couldn’t take off their clothes on the sea．

C．Because they wanted to get rid of their clothes quickly．

 D．Because they wanted to take lifebuoys （救生圈） with their clothes．

3．In order to save their strength,         ．

A．one of them pushed the other while swimming and then they changed

 B．they both swam calmly

C．they crossed their arms and stretched their legs on the water

D．they lay on their backs instead of swimming

4．Which one of the following is true?

A．Neither of the two men was good swimmers．

B．The sea was calm before eleven o’clock that night．

C．The story took place at night．

D．The two men had to swim eight hours to catch up with the ship．

What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be an optimist （樂觀者），a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement．Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quite, shy and you would rather follow than lead．If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined（意志堅定的）．You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful．At least this is what psychologists（心理學(xué)家） tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, and the effect that colors have on human beings．They tell us that we don’t choose our favorite color as we grow up．If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly．

    A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress rings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day．On the other hand, black is depressing（壓抑）．Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active．It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray．

Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things．Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike．And don’t forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief．

1．According to this passage ,         ．

A． one can choose his color preference

B． one is born with his color preference

C． one’s color preference is changeable

D． one has to choose his favorite color as soon as he can see clearly

2．We would pay attention to colors because          ．

A． colors do have effect on our moods（情緒）

B． colors may have effect on our work and study

C． light and bright colors make people happy

D． you can know your friends better by the colors they like or dislike

3．The main idea of this passage is            ．

A． one’s color preference shows one’s character

B． you can brighten your life with wonderful colors

C． psychologists have been studying the meaning of color preference

D． one’s color preference has something to do with his character and colors have effects on human beings

4．The writer believes that in making our country more developed and stronger, we need more people who love           ．

    A． yellow            B． red                 C． green                 D． black

The first newspapers were handwritten sheets which were posted in public places．The earliest recorded newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC．In the 700’s, the world’s first printed newspaper was developed in China．The paper was printed from carved wooden blocks and sent out among the citizens．Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany．

The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620． In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published weekly．The first daily English newspaper was the DAILT COURANT, which did not appear until 1702．

In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston． But the local government soon stopped its publication．In 1704, John Campbell started THE BOSTON NEWSLETTER, the first newspaper to be published daily in America．By 1760, the whole America had more than thirty daily newspapers．There are now about 1800 daily papers in the USA．

Today, as a group, English languages newspapers have the largest circulation（循環(huán)、流通、發(fā)行） in the world．The largest circulation for a newspaper, however, is that of the Japanese newspaper ASAHI SHIMBUN, which sells over eleven million copies every day．

1．The first English newspaper printed and sold every day appeared        ．

    A．in 1620                                             B．a(chǎn)t the end of the 17th century

    C．in 1609                                             D．a(chǎn)t the beginning of the 18th century

2． How many years earlier was the newspaper printed in China than in America?

A．9 or 10 centuries．                                        B．More than 1000 years．

C．700 years o so．                                          D．Less than 800 years．

3．As suggested by the passage, which of the following newspapers have the largest number of readers in the world?

A．Italian languages newspaper．

B．Chinese languages newspaper．

C．English languages newspaper．

D．Japanese languages newspaper．

4．Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

    A．The World’s First Newspaper

    B．History of Newspaper

    C．The First Daily Newspaper in America

    D．A Remarkable Man—Benjamin Harris

Where did the British people come from? This is an extraordinarily interesting question, since they are a mixture of many different races, and all these races invaded（入侵） Britain at various times from Europe．Nobody knows very much about Britain before the Romans came during the first century BC, but there had been at least three invasions（入侵） before that．The first of these was by the Iberians．The other two were by Celtic tribes（部落）：first the Gaels, whose descendants（后裔）are the modern Scots and Irish, some of whom still speak the Gaelic language; and secondly the Britons, who gave their names to the whole island of Britain．These were the people whom the Romans conquered（征服）．But the Roman Empire was overthrown by the Germanic tribes, which once overran（橫行于）the whole of Western Europe．

There were three great Germanic tribes which invaded Britain: the Angles, the Saxons and Jutes; and together they form the basis of the modern English race． The Britons, as a race, disappeared except in Wales and Cornwall．Many Welsh people still speak their “ British” language, which is called Welsh．The Angles were so numerous that the country was called Angle-land, i．e England, and the Anglo-Saxon language was old English, in other words, modern English has descended（傳下來）directly from it．

So far then, we have noted the Iberians, two kinds of Celts; the Romans and the Germanic peoples, which we shall call collectively the Saxons: but they by no means ended． A few hundred years later a further invasion took place from the North-East, that of the Danes． Finally, and more important, there came the great Norman invasion．In the year 1066, Duke William of Normandy claimed the English throne（王位） and he defeated and killed the Saxon King Harold at the Battle of Hastings．He went on to conquer the whole country and was crowned（加冕） William I of England．Our present Queen is one of his descendants．There has never been another invasion of Britain in the 900 years since William the Conqueror, so that all the various elements（人的一群） have had time to settle down and form one people．   

1．The British people are descendants of __________ ．

    A．the Romans                                           B．the Germanic peoples

    C．the Normans                                          D．many different races

2．Modern English is mainly derived from          ．

A．the Garlic language                                 B．the “British” language

C．the Germanic language                              D．the Anglo-Saxon language

3．Which of the following statements in not true?

A．The Britons form a large part of the modern English race．

B．Some languages of former invaders still exist in Britain now．

C．The last and greatest invasion Britain suffered from was the Norman invasion．

D．It can be inferred that the name of England is derived（獲得） from the name of one of the Germanic tribes．

4．This passage deals mainly with          ．

   A．the past suffering of Britain

B．the history of Britain

C．the origin（起源，來歷） of the British people

D．the development of the English language

Some of the world’s most  famous persons have suffered a similar disability, such as Albert Einstein, the scientist; Thomas Edison, the inventor; Auguste Rodin, the artist．What disabled these three highly-intelligent （高智商的） men? Strange as it may seem, they all suffered from learning disabilities, the name given to a number of related learning disorders．

Persons with learning disabilities are of normal or higher intelligence．Yet they have great difficulty learning to read, write or use numbers．

Almost always, there is problem with one of the mental processes needed to understand or use written signs or spoken language．A learning-disabled child sees and hears perfectly well． Yet he or she is unable to recognize the differences in sizes, shapes or sounds that are easy for others to recognize．

Learning disabilities are very common．They affect perhaps 10 percent of all children．Four times as many boys as girls have learning disabilities．

Since about 1970, new research has helped brain scientists understand these problems better． Scientists now know there are many different kinds of learning disabilities and that they are caused by many different things．There is no longer any question that all learning disabilities result from difference in the way the brain is organized． You can not look at a child and tell he or she has a learning disability．There is no outward（外部的） sign of the disorder． So some researchers began looking at the brain itself to learn what might be wrong．

In one study, researchers examined the brain of a learning-disabled person who had died in an accident．They found two unusual things．One involved cells（細(xì)胞）in the left side of the brain, which control language．These cells normally are white． In the learning-disabled person, however, these cells were gray．The researchers also found that many of the nerve（神經(jīng)）cells were not in a line the way they should have been． The nerve cells were mixed together．

1．How can we learn whether a person has suffered from learning disabilities or not?

    A．By judging whether he or she sees or hears perfectly well．

    B．By checking if he or she is of normal or higher intelligence．

    C．By judging if he or she is the world’s most famous person．

    D．By judging whether he or she has any difficulty in recognizing the differences in sizes, shapes or sounds．

2．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

    A．Among the children suffering from learning disabilities, girls are fewer than boys．

B．It is reported that many more girls have learning disabilities than boys．  

C．All the world’s famous persons have the chance to get the similar disorders． 

D．Most of the world’s famous persons have suffered from disabilities．

3． Why did researchers examine the brain of a learning-disabled person who died in an accident?

A．To try find out the cause of learning disabilities．

B．To see if the person had any outward sign of the disorder．

C．To check if the person is of normal or higher intelligence．

D．To find out if the person suffered from a learning disability．

4． If somebody has learning disability,               ．

A．his or her nerve cells are in a line the way they shouldn’t be  

B．the cells in the left side of the brain are gray and the nerve cells are not in a line

C．he or she has no difficulty in learning to read, write or use numbers

D．he or she is able to recognize the differences in sizes, shapes or sounds

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標(biāo)有題號的每一行做出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾（√）; 如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正：

該行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（﹨）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線（﹨）劃掉。

該行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧）,在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

該行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。

For about half century, scientists have been making             1．          

better and better computers． Now a computer could do a         2．          

lot of everyday jobs wonderful． It is widely used in              3．          

factories, hospitals and banks． Many computer scientist          4．           

are now thinking of having the computer to “think” like              5．           

a man． At the help of a person, a computer can draw             6．          

pictures, write music, talking with people, translate                 7．          

languages and so on． Perhaps computers will one day            8．          

really think and feel． Do you think that people will                9．          

afraid when they will find that the computer is too intelligent         10．          

假如你是李華，請就本校食堂服務(wù)（canteen service）的狀況給校長寫一封信。內(nèi)容包括：

詞數(shù)：100字左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好。

Dear Mr. Principal,

    I’m a senior student of our school．I’d like to say something about the canteen service in our school．