According to news repots personal ______ of guns in the USA causes a lot of trouble．

A．operation                                  B．possession

C．purchase                                   D．maintain

Under no circumstances ______ to use the telephone in the office for personal affairs．

A．a(chǎn)nyone is allowed                             B．nobody is allowed

C．is nobody allowed                             D．is anyone allowed

Everyone likes the kid_______she can be annoying．

A．even if          B．a(chǎn)s though        C．in case              D．now that

一Hurry，John!

一Oh，My God! Both my legs are nearly to give out．I ______ for hours．

A．had walked                                   B．walked

C．have been walking                             D．a(chǎn)m walking

It was about six years ago．We were at senior high schoo1．Those days in school were  1  to most Chinese students because of the college enhance examination  2  ．Not our parents and teachers didn’t love us， 3  they loved US too much．The only happiness for us was a high 4  in the exam．One afternoon after the final exam，we four girls came to a small  5  and we felt it only belonging to us that afternoon．We talked and laughed．We played all the games that we could  6 ．We felt we were on the top of the world for the first time in our  7 ．We totally forgot the unhappiness in our life and we 8    the homework and the endless exams far away out of the wood．

In the middle of the wood ran a small and peaceful  9  ．Now and then，we could see some wild ducks on the water seeking food．The water weeds   10  happily while the water passed beside them．

    The air was so fresh that we breathed it freely．

    The sun had set 11    we knew it．We had to leave the place which brought US much happiness．We agreed to come back again every time we felt  12 ．

     13  later, we went there several times．But，every time we went there with the purpose of    finding that great feeling，we  14 ．Strangely，the feeling was different from  15  of several years ago．

    I know that wonderful experience was just for once．We earl 16   find that kind of happiness again which only belonged to the special  17  in our life．That was a release of our uneasy heart．We can never go  18  to that young age or that simple life．It was our  19   ages．No matter how boring and hard the life was，it gave us something worth recalling in the rest of our life．We’ll  20  it forever．

 1．A．gray             B．pink              C．white             D．green

2．A．performance     B．graduation    C．a(chǎn)ttention          D．pressure

3．A．a(chǎn)nd                B．so                C．but              D．yet

4．A．praise             B．grade            C．school            D．spirit

5．A．wood，          B．road             C．1ake               D．party

6．A．take up           B．try out          C．think of           D．find out

7．A．school       B．class              C．youth              D．1ife

8．A．stopped          B．threw                  C．kept         D．distracted

9．A．1ake               B．stream          C．path         D．bird

10．A．1ooked         B．swam           C．danced            D．sang

11．A．before          B．when            C．a(chǎn)fter                   D．because

12．A．happy           B．excited          C．sleepy             D．dull

13．A．Years           B．Hours           C．Moments               D．Minutes

14．A．got               B．failed            C．1ost                D．won

15．A．that              B．those            C．one                 D．ones

16．A．easily    B．finally           C．never              D．nearly

17．A．a(chǎn)ge               B．a(chǎn)fternoon      C．place              D．meaning

18．A．a(chǎn)gain            B．a(chǎn)lone            C．back               D．freely

19．A．gray             B．golden          C．dark                      D．busy

20．A．visit              B．pay               C．regret             D．treasure

Over 450 wild horses have been killed in Nevada．The land they were on belonged to the  government．Some people say it is worse than when all the buffaloes（美國野牛） were killed．Many of the horses were shot while running

 Wild horses are protected by law．Twenty-eight thousand horses share the land with six mil—lion cattle．Cattlemen say the horses are crowding the cattle out．It is said that there was a range war going on，in which the cattle and the horses fought for larger areas，because both the cattle and horses need the water and grass that is on the land．

The president of the Nevada cattleman group also helps to protect the horses．He says that he  does riot like what is happening to the horses．He does want the government to help keep the number her of horses now．

    Some people think the army used the wild horses for target（靶子） practice．Pilots fly over  the area where the horses were found．The army says that they do not let their pilots do that．The  horses were found far from the nearest road．The killings happened over a large area．．It has been  happening for the last two years．

    Some people think that the horses should be gotten rid of．Others think that they should stay．In the meantime，the police will try to figure out who did it．

1．It call be inferred from the first paragraph that at a certain time in the past_____．

    A．people tried to keep as many horses as possible

    B．buffaloes caused many disasters in Northern America

    C．people never liked wild horses

    D．many buffaloes were killed by people

2．Why is there a range war?

    A．The rangers were called in to help against the war．

    B．the cattlemen do not like what the cattle are doing．

    C．There fire too many animals sharing one part of land．

    D．Some hunters killed horses for their meat．

3．According to what the army．said，so far as．the kilting of the wild horses，is concerned，_____．

    A．they only kill wild horses for tarot practice

    B．the cattlemen didn’t understand what the pilots did

    C．they never used the wild horses for the army purpose

    D．they are the people who have protected the wild horses

4．How does the Nevada cattlemen’s group feel about the killings?

    A．They feel the horses should be left alone．

    B．They do not like it but they want less wild horses．

    C．They happy that the horses are being shot．

    D．They thought that they should take the army to court（法庭）．

5．Obviously，on the problem of the killing of the wild horses，_____．

     A．most people thought it was right

     B．different people have different opinions

     C．the government has knew the reason

     D．nobody wants to see it continue

You can．be proud of yourselves，even if you can only make one or two of these green changes．The goal here is to limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases，which are closely associated the big problem of global—warming．

1．What is the best title for the passage?

    A．Strategies to Save Money

    B．Ways to be Earth—Friendly

    C．Strategies to End Global-Warming

  D．Ways to Limit Carbon Dioxide

2．According to the writer，what will happen if our PC is switched off when not in use?

  A．It will help．to reduce a great deal of CO₂．

  B．It will help to save a large amount of money．

  C．It will save the amount of oil that runs your car for a mile．

  D．It will be like plantin9 1．7 million acres of new trees．

3．Which strategies suggest recycling or reuse of things?

  A．Strategies l＆3．                    B．Strategies 2&5．

  C．Strategies 3&4．                      D．Strategies 4&5．

4．What benefits do these strategies have in common?

  A．They all help reduce the use of energy．

  B．They all cut down the amount of the use of paper．

  C．They all result in producing less greenhouse gases．

  D．They all aid to preserve our trees and forest．

5．How many pounds of carbon dioxide does the monitor give off in an hour?

    A．5 pounds．                        B．150 pounds．

    C．8 pounds．                           D．18．75 pounds．

OBERLIN，Kansas（AP）一A postcard featuring a color drawing of Santa Claus and a young girl was mailed in l914，but its journey was much slower than Christmas．It has just arrived in northwest Kansas recently．The Christmas card was dated December 23，1914，and mailed to Eth-el Martin of Oberlin，apparently from her cousins in Alma，Nebrasks．

“It’s a mystery where it spent most of the last century，”O(jiān)berlin Postmaster Steve Schultz said．

    “It’s surprising that it never got thrown away，”he said．“how someone has found it，I don’t know．”

    Ethel Martin has passed away，but Schultz said the post office wanted to get the card to a relative．that’s how the 95-year-old relic ended up with Bernice Martin：Ethel’s sister-in-1aw．She said she believed the card had been found somewhere in Illinois．

    “that’s all we know�！眘he said．“But it is kind of curious．We’d like to know how it got down there．”

“the card was placed inside another envelope with modern postage for the trip to Oberlin—the one cent postage of the early 20th century wouldn’t have covered it，”Martin said    “We don’t know much about it.”she said．“but wherever they kept it，it was in perfect shape．”

1．Where did Ethel Martin Live?

    A．In Illinois．                        B．In Kansas。

  C．In Oberlin．                          D．In Alma．

2．Who was supposed to have received the postcard?

    A．Bernice Martin．                B．Ethel Martin．

    C．Santa Claus．                       D．Steve Schultz．

3．What seems quite mysterious is that__________．

    A．how it was sent to a relative

    B．the postcard was still in shape

    C．where the old postcard was kept

    D．the card waft in a modem envelope．

4．What does“the 95-year-old relic”in Paragraph 4 refer to?

    A．The Christmas card．

    B．An ancient cultural relic in Illinois．

    C．An envelope with modem postage．

    D．A house passed down by Ethel Martin．

5．The best title of the passage would be________．

    A．A Christmas Card without Postage

    B．Too Late Christmas Greetings

    C．The Origin of a Christmas Card

    D．A Careless Postman

Last August，Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their l7-year-old daughter，Maureen．With a checklist of criteria in hand，the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools．They sought a university that offered the teenager’s intended major，one located near a large city，and a campus where their daughter would be safe．

“The safety issue is a big one，”says Mahoney',-who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries．On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns，and the same question was always asked：what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer“That’s not fl problem here，”一Mahoney began to feel uneasy．

   “No crime ever?”says Mahoney today．“I just don’t buy it．”Nor should he：in l999 the U．S．Department of education had reports of nearly 400，000 serious crimes on or around our campuses．“Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college，”says David Nichols．a(chǎn)uthor of Creating a Safe Campus．“Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation．”

    But getting accurate information isn’t easy．Colleges must report crime statistics（統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字）by law，but some hold back for fear of bad publicity，leaving the honest ones looking dangerous．“The truth may not always be serious，”warns S．Daniel Carter。f Security on Campus，Inc，the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group．

    To help concerned parents，Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions．

1．The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August______．

    A．to express the opinions of many parents

    B．to choose a right one for their daughter

    C．to check the cost of college education

    D．to find a fight one near a large city

 2．It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges_____．

    A．receive too many visitors

    B．mirror the rest of the nation

    C．hide the truth of campus crime

    D．have too many watchdog groups

 3．The underlined word“buy”in the third paragraph means_______．

    A．mind       B．a(chǎn)dmit       C．believe       D．expect

4．We learn from the text that“the honest ones”in the fourth paragraph most probably refers to  colleges_______．

  A．that are protected by campus security

  B．that report campus crimes by law

  C．that are free from campus crime

  D．that enjoy very good publicity

5．What is the text mainly about?

    A．Exact campus crime statistics．

  B．Crimes related to teenagers．

    C．Effective solutions to campus crime．

    D．Concerns about teenagers’campus safety．

There is an English saying．“Laughter is the best medicine．”Until recently，few people took the saying seriously．Now，however，doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body．They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health．

Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body．People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart，blood pressure，breathing and muscles．It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise．It increases blood pressure，the heart beating and breathing．It also works several groups of muscles in the face，the stomach，and even the feet．If laughter exercises the body，it must be beneficial．

Other tests haven shown that laughter appears to be able to ________ on the body．In one experiment doctors produced pain in group of students who listened to different radio programmes．The group that tolerated（忍受）the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny programme．The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish（減少，減低）both stress and pain．

    As a result of these discoveries，some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics，in which they help to improve their patients’condition by encouraging them to laugh．They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing ,making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter．

1．List three effects of laughter on the body based on the text．（Please answer within l5 words）

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    ③____________________________________________________

2．what is the best title of the passage?（Please answer within l0 words．）

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3．Fill in the blank with a proper words for phrases to complete the sentence．（Please answer  within 8 words．）

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4．what do you think of laughter in everyday life?（Please answer within 20 words．）

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

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