From a young age, it was my dream to go to Africa and work with animals. Everybody laughed at me, but my mother, Vanne, told me never to give up, and that I could always find a way.

So, when I was 23, after saving up my earnings from working as a waitress, I went to wild, untamed (野性的) Africa and began my work. In 1960 I went to the Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve. At that time, we knew nothing of the behavior or social structure of chimps (黑猩猩), and I was to go there and see what I could find out. Usually, when you wake up, you leave your dreams behind you, but I found myself waking up to my dream.

As the British government wouldn’t let me go without older women’s company, my amazing mother came with me and stayed for four months. We shared a second-hand army tent, and we used the stream for fresh water and washing. We could swim in the lake, although there were crocodiles.

It was beautiful there, although both my mother and I nearly died of malaria (瘧疾). I was scared I wouldn’t be able to do what I had set out to, because, at first, the chimps ran away from me in fear. I spent my days watching, listening, tracking and in the evenings writing up my notes.

For my mother, who stayed back at the camp, it must have been terrifying, and very lonely. There were snakes and spiders, as well as an old leopard who would come by. But she had an amazing way with people, and would hand out medicines to the fishermen, who saw her as a witch doctor.

In my fifth month there, I finally saw one of the chimps, which I called David Greybeard, stripping (剝光) straw to “fish” for termites (白蟻). It proved that man wasn’t the only toolmaker, and that everything had to be redefined.

1. What does the author mean by saying “I found myself waking up to my dream” in the second paragraph?

A. She lacked sleep due to busy work.[

B. She found her dream was hard to realize.

C. She had more new dreams about her work.

D. She tried to realize her dream every day.

2. The author was afraid at the Reserve in the beginning because _____.

A. there were crocodiles in the lake B. she could not get close to the chimps

C. it was hard to get clean water　 D. the chimps attacked her sometimes

3. The author’s mother was thought of by the local people as _____.

A. helpful and warm-hearted　　 B. funny and selfish

C. romantic and talkative 　 D. honest and hardworking

4. Which of the following is the author’s important discovery?

A. She found a new kind of termite.

B. Chimps can communicate with each other.

C. Some other animals can also make tools.

D. Chimps can find medicines to cure themselves.

You _______ buy a gift, but you can if you want to.（ ）

A. must　　　 B. mustn't 　 　　C. have to　　　 D. don't have to

There is nothing wrong with using a credit card for purchases. It’s more _______ than carrying loads of cash.

A. convenient　　 B. valuable 　　　　 C. sensitive　 　 　 D. innocent

If only I ___ to my parents’ advice.

A. listening　 B. listen　 C. am listening　 D. had listened

Busy as he is，he ________ a few hours for exercise every day·

　 A．sets off　　　　　 B．sets about　　　 C sets down　　　 D. sets aside

----I' m sorry, I didn’t mean to put you to so much trouble

---- _______.

A．It' s my pleasure ! 　　　　　 B．No trouble at all． C．I'm really sorry!　 D．You're welcome．

　 When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins, do you hurry on, not knowing what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money? What should our attitude to beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories. It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from. It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars.

Certainly, most of the world’s great religions (宗教) order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally (道德方面) right in the old days, when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their arguments.

　 First, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil (惡行). Secondly, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs. Thirdly, there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of pride and self-dependence.

　 Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help.

　 It is hard to come to any final conclusion; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver.

1. What is mainly discussed in the passage?

　 A. Moral deeds of people.　　　　 B. Religious activities of the church.

　 C. Moral goodness of the giver.　　 D. Arguments on giving to beggars.

2. What can we infer from the sentence “But has the world changed?” in the second paragraph?

　 A. People no longer know who suffers misfortune in the village.

　 B. Some people will not do what was morally right in the past .

　 C. We don’t meet with those who need help any more.

　 D. Now it is the government’s duty to help the beggars.

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

　 A. Some people dress up to pretend to be beggars.

　 B. Some beggars want money to help their children go to school.

　 C. Some beggars use the money to buy drugs.

　 D. Some beggars have no excuse for begging.

4. In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that it is hard to come to any final conclusion, because______.

　 A. the cases can be so different

　 B. there are so many beggars

　 C. there is so much money wasted

　 D. there are so many different arguments

The poor woman with her two children　　　 in a street corner．

　 A．was seen beg　　　　　　　 B．were seen beg

　 C．Was seen bagging　　　　　 D．were seen begging

If money comes and goes without good planning, you are likely to live _________. So it is important for you to ______ at the beginning of a year, budgeting for daily expenditure, budgeting for education and the like.

　 A. on a tight budget; make a budget　　　　 B. in a tight budge; budget

　 C. for a tight budget; have a budget　　　　 D. by a budget; plan a budget