Once upon a time，some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle（海龟）．They began to beat the turtle．Just at that time，a young man came and said to them，"Stop!"The children ran（1）_____ quickly．The turtle was very thankful and said，"Thanks for your kindness．I really would like （2）_____ you to a wonderful palace now．"
The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea．When he （3）_____ the palace，he was very surprised and said to the turtle，"What a nice palace!"To thank him，the king of the turtles gave him（4）_____．He had never seen such a dinner before．He received a warm welcome there and was very（5）_____ everything．
After dinner，the king of the turtles said，"I am going to give you two boxes，（6）_____ you can open only one．""You mustn't open both．Don't forget it!"the turtle warned him．"All right．I will open only one，"the young man promised（许诺）．At this time，a large wave sent him out of the sea．
After he（7）_____，he opened the bigger one of the two boxes．（8）_____ the box was full of gold．"My God!"he cried．"I'm（9）_____ now．"Then he thought，"Things in the other box must be expensive，too．"He could not wait any longer．He broke his promise and opened the other box．As soon as he opened it，he became an old man．His hair turned white．His face（10）_____ an old man over eighty years old．It all happened in a moment．He was sorry for what he did，but it was too late．1.

A．through

B．away

C．into

D．out

2.

A．wanting

B．asking

C．to let

D．to invite

3.

A．left for

B．arrived on

C．arrived at

D．got away

4.

A．a very big dinner

B．a very poor dinner

C．a very bad dinner

D．a very small dinner

5.

A．pleased with

B．strict in

C．angry with

D．sorry for

6.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．as

7.

A．went back to home

B．was back home

C．went back to the sea

D．was back the sea

8.

A．To his surprising

B．To one's surprising

C．To one's surprise

D．To his surprise

9.

A．a poor man

B．a rich man

C．an old man

D．a young man

10.

A．liked

B．felt like

C．looked like

D．looked

We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children．If we could learn（1）_____ second language in the same way，it would not seem so（2）_____．Think（3）_____ what a small child does．It listens to what people say and tries（4）_____ what it hears．When it wants something，it has to ask（5）_____ it．It is using the language，talking in it，and thinking in it all the time．If people（6）_____ use a second language all the time，they would learn it quickly．
We learn our own language（7）_____ hearing people speak it，not by seeing what they write．We imitate（8）_____we hear．In school，though you learn to read and write（9）_____ to hear and speak，it is the best way（10）_____ all the new words through the ear．You can read them，speak them，and write them later．11.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

12.

A．easy

B．fast

C．simple

D．difficult

13.

A．of

B．out

C．over

D．about

14.

A．imitate

B．imitating

C．to imitate

D．imitated

15.

A．of

B．for

C．after

D．about

16.

A．could

B．should

C．would

D．had to

17.

A．of

B．by

C．on

D．with

18.

A．what

B．when

C．where

D．how

19.

A．and

B．but

C．as well as

D．as long as

20.

A．learn

B．learns

C．learning

D．to learn

There have been many great inventions that change the way we live. The first great ___ was one that is still very important today—the wheel. This made it easy for man __ heavy things and to travel long distances. For hundreds of years after that, there were ___ great inventions like the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change ____. There was little unknown land left in the world. People did not have to search much any more. In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. ___ them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These have all become a big part of our life today.

The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter (直升机) in 1909. Movies _____ sound in 1926. The computer in 1928. This was also a time when a new ___ was first made. Nylon (尼龙) came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear. Of course new inventions continued to be made. Man began looking __ ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took another. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, ___ their steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. __ first walked on the moon. This was certainly just a beginning. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.

21.

A．scientist

B．artist

C．musician

D．invention

22.

A．carry

B．carrying

C．to carry

D．carried

23.

A．few

B．a few

C．little

D．a little

24.

A．largely

B．differently

C．greatly

D．freely

25.

A．Between

B．Among

C．Before

D．After

26.

A．in

B．of

C．on

D．with

27.

A．mistake

B．product

C．world

D．material (材料)

28.

A．for

B．out

C．after

D．around

29.

A．made

B．were made

C．have made

D．had made

30.

A．Chinese

B．Japanese

C．Americans

D．Russians

I was ten years old when we had to move to a place far away. I was ________ to leave because I spent all those years in that house. When the day came, I ran to a corner and sat by myself. I thought and thought and began to ________. Suddenly I felt a hand on my head, I ________. It was my grandpa. I knew he was sorry, too. He sat beside me and said, ＂It isn’t easy, is it, Tommy?＂ Before I could find any ________, he went on to say, ＂Goodbye is a cold word, it is so cold that we couldn’t use it.＂
Then we walked in the garden, hand in hand. We stopped in front of ________. ＂It’s so beautiful here,＂ I said. ＂Yes, you think it is beautiful only because it is a ________ place in your heart,＂ said my grandpa.
After a moment he said, ＂I planted those flowers a long time ago, when your ________ was born. Then the ________ came, and like many other young people, he went to fight. Ten months later, news came that your father had died. That afternoon, I picked some flowers from here, put them in front of his picture and said ________ to him.＂
With tears in his eyes, grandpa held me in his arms and said, ＂We are going to ________ but we won’t say goodbye to our old house, never, never…＂31.

A．happy

B．angry

C．surprised

D．sorry

32.

A．cry

B．guess

C．laugh

D．write

33.

A．watched

B．saw

C．looked up

D．turned back

34.

A．places

B．ideas

C．pictures

D．words

35.

A．a tree

B．a river

C．some houses

D．some flowers

36.

A．special

B．quiet

C．big

D．new

37.

A．uncle

B．brother

C．father

D．mother

38.

A．day

B．war

C．news

D．rain

39.

A．thanks

B．goodbye

C．hello

D．good morning

40.

A．stay

B．build

C．move

D．keep

Tom and Fred were talking about the year 2050.
　　“What will ____ be like in the year 2050?” asked Tom.
　　“I don’t know,” said Fred. “What do you think?”
　　“Well, no one knows. But it is __2__ to guess,” said Tom. “In the year 2050 everybody will carry a pocket (袖珍) __3___. The computer will give people the __4__ to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets,__5___ . And we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps(也许) we’ll be able to ___6__ them at the same time. Machines will do ___7___of the work, and people will have more__8__. Perhaps they will work only two or three days a week. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.”
　　“I’m very _9__to hear that. I hope to fly to the moon. And I hope I’ll be able to live _10___,” said Fred. “Won’t that be interesting? Just like a fish.”41.

A．our home

B．the traffic

C．a factory

D．the world

42.

A．pleased

B．no use

C．interesting

D．unusual

43.

A．computer

B．radio

C．camera

D．phone

44.

A．news

B．ways

C．things

D．answers

45.

A．either

B．again

C．too

D．also

46.

A．call

B．see

C．look

D．listen

47.

A．most

B．many

C．lot

D．every

48.

A．work

B．duty

C．holidays

D．times

49.

A．sorry

B．glad

C．sure

D．afraid

50.

A．in the sea

B．on land

C．on the mountain

D．under the ground

Most adults(成年人)once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day. The same____is going on at school now____it seems that doing weekend homework is ____problem for the modern students.
All the students should agree that weekend homework should be abolished(取消).It's____for them studying at school five days a week. They have a lot of interests. With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, when can they find____to help around the house, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreations（娱乐），or just have____at home? Because of these other activities, the homework can't be finished until____So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are____and often threaten(威胁)to fail(使考试不及格)whole class of students because they know nothing about the____ If there is no weekend homework for the students to do, they will be happy to go to school on Monday____having a good rest and to learn what the teachers teach.51.

A．thing

B．school

C．class

D．homework

52.

A．Also

B．But

C．Still

D．Though

53.

A．no

B．another

C．one

D．other

54.

A．not enough

B．enough

C．no good

D．no use

55.

A．friends

B．time

C．places

D．money

56.

A．a rest

B．an exam

C．a lesson

D．a picnic

57.

A．Monday afternoon

B．Saturday afternoon

C．Friday night

D．Sunday night

58.

A．pleased

B．sorry

C．unhappy

D．not worried

59.

A．lesson

B．games

C．interests

D．activities

60.

A．until

B．when

C．before

D．after

Everybody knows Charlie Chaplin，a world   funny（1）_____．People everywhere laugh（2）_____his films until tears run down their（3）_____．From his appearance they know what will happen．The little man is always（3）_____ black moustache，wide﹣open eyes，round black hat and shoes too （5）_____ for his feet．He will struggle through snow，and fall from windows．He will fight with men who are twice his size and（6）_____ notice him．
The poor man that Charlie Chaplin（7）_____ in hundreds of films makes all kinds of mistakes．He is always in （8）_____，but he never gives up．He dreams of（9）_____ a great man．
Even people who don't understand English can enjoy his films，because they are mostly silent．It isn't what he says that makes people（10）_____．His comedy doesn't depend on words．It depends on little actions which mean the same thing people all over the world．This is secret of Charplin's great success．61.

A．writer

B．teacher

C．actor

D．actress

62.

A．at

B．with

C．to

D．of

63.

A．head

B．eyes

C．faces

D．mouth

64.

A．have

B．has

C．with

D．to have

65.

A．small

B．bigger

C．smaller

D．large

66.

A．hardly

B．always

C．mostly

D．often

67.

A．make

B．made

C．played

D．plays

68.

A．danger

B．safety

C．trouble

D．hard

69.

A．to be

B．becoming

C．to becoming

D．become

70.

A．laugh

B．to laugh

C．laughing

D．cry

A survey has found more teens are smoking in Beijing．A lot of primary and middle school
students are picking up the habit of smoking．The number is more than twice than a few years ago．
The survey showed about 17percent of students at the primary and middle school picked up cigarettes last year，however it was only 7percent in 2005．
Among the students，23percent of boys and 11percent of girls tried smoking in 2008，compared with 11percent of boys and 3percent of girls in 2005．The survey also found 51percent of vocational high school students tried to smoke last year．The number is 11percent higher than in 2005．
"Influenced by television，magazine and other public media，and environmental factors，more and more teenagers are picking up cigarettes，"an official said．
The survey found that：83percent learned about smoking and health information from television．70percent from teachers．65percent from parents．56percent from newspapers．
Wang Guan，a school health official of Beijing CDC（疾控中心），told China Daily that most teenage smokers are light smokers，with 77percent smoking fewer than five cigarettes a day．But the age when teenagers smoke their first cigarette is getting younger，she said．Some parents seem not to be worried about their children's bad habits．
This year，Beijing will organize several health education activities on tobacco control，involving a tobacco control poster competition，community﹣level communication and the launch of a website promoting a smoke．free atmosphere．
In May 2008，the capital banned smoking in public places，including restaurants，hotels，offices，hospitals and schools，to meet China's pledge of a smoke﹣flee Olympics．
71. From the passage，we can learn that the problem of teenagers smoking is becoming　 　

A．better and better

B．less and less

C．more and more interesting

D．more and more serious

72. Among the students，more　 　tried smoking than　 　in 2008．

A．parents；children

B．teachers；students

C．boys；girls

D．parents；teachers

73. The students learned about smoking and health information from the following ways
EXCET　 　

A．television

B．teachers

C．parents

D．Internet

74. The age when teenagers smoke their first cigarette is getting　 　

A．elder

B．younger

C．higher

D．lower

75. In May 2008，the capital　 　smoking in public places，including restaurants，hotels，offices，hospitals and schools．

A．allowed

B．didn't allow

C．asked

D．let

A man in a very famous restaurant started to take off his jacket．As soon as he saw this，the head waiter rushed over to his table and said，"I'm afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on，sir，because it is not good manners （礼貌） to do it in such a nice restaurant．"
"Now，listen，"said the man．"I will let you know that the Queen （女王） of England gave me permission （许可） to take off my jacket here．"
"The Queen of England？"said the waiter in great surprise．
"Sure．"replied the man，"When I was in England last month，a friend of mine took me to see the Queen．It was very hot．I started taking my coat off．The Queen looked over and said，‘You may do that in the United States，but you may not do it here!'So I got the Queen's permission，right？"
76. We can be sure that the story happened in　 　．

A．America

B．the Queen's palace

C．England

D．an small restaurant

77. When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket，the man　 　．

A．took his advice at once

B．left the restaurant angrily

C．refused to listen to him

D．wanted to see the manager

78. The man told the waiter that he could take off his jacket because　 　．

A．the weather was very hot

B．the Queen of England let him do so in the USA．

C．he was very rich

D．he was free to take off his clothes anywhere

79. What did the Queen really mean？

A．People in the USA were less polite．

B．She let him take off his jacket in America．

C．The English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life．

D．He shouldn't take off his coat on such a formal occasion （正式场合） in England．

80. From the story we can see that　 　．

A．the man went to have dinner with his friend

B．the head waiter was afraid of the Queen．

C．the man went to see the Queen of England with his friend．

D．the Queen invited the man to have dinner in a restaurant．

When this story happened，they were working around a very large house．Their job was to do the cleaning．It was not a difficult job，but sometimes it was a little dangerous，because they had to walk below where workmen were working．Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground．One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears．Suddenly somebody on the top shouted，"Look out!"But Joe did not"look out"．He looked up．And as he did so，a long knife missed Joe's head，but it cut off one of his ears．At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out，"I've lost an ear．Help!Help!"Jeff ran up to help his friend．"Look for my ear，"Joe told him．"It must be on the ground somewhere．"Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear．At last he found an ear on the ground．He picked it up and carried it to Joe．"Here you are，"he said，"I've found it．"Joe looked at it．"No，that's not my ear．"he said，"Mine had a cigarette behind it．"
81. What were Joe and Jeff？　 　

A．Soldiers．

B．Drivers．

C．Farmers．

D．Cleaners．

82. How did Joe lose his ear？　 　

A．He cut it off by himself．

B．Jeff cut it off with a knife．

C．A falling knife cut it off．

D．A cigarette burned it up．

83. At the end of the story Jeff found　 　．

A．someone else's ear

B．Joe's ear

C．a long knife

D．a cigarette

84. From the passage，we know Joe   was not　 　．

A．strong

B．kind

C．foolish

D．clever

85. Which is the most possible title for this passage？　 　

A．A Lost Ear	B．A Busy Cleaner
C．A Falling Knife	D．A forgetful Man

Nate Robinson is unlike any other player in the NBA．This player is the shortest in the NBA，but he is one of the most fearless players．He is 1.75m tall．"In NBA，he looks like a fourth﹣grader among a group of high school students，"according to The Atlantic．
How can he compete （竞争） with them？Robinson makes up for this with his ability to jump．Without moving forwards or backwards，he can jump up to 110cm．However，confidence helps him more．"People talk about my height all the time，but I don't really feel smaller than anyone else，"said Robinson．"I always think I'm on fire （充满激情的）．"No matter who you are or what you've won，he's going to come at you．With that spirit，he has won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest three times．Also，he has made many wonderful blocks （盖帽）．
Chicago Bulls played Miami Heat on May 10，2013．LeBron James，the 2.03﹣meter﹣tall player from Miami Heat，went to shoot．But Robinson blocked him．He also blocked Shaquille O'Neal in Cleveland Cavaliers and even Yao Ming in Houston Rockets．
Nate Robinson is a hero．He has given many basketball fans hope．Maybe one day，you can also block big guys like LeBron James!
86. According to the report，Nate Robinson once played for　 　．

A．Chicago Bulls	B．Miami Heat
C．Houston Rockets	D．Cleveland Cavaliers

87. Paragraph 1of the report mainly talks about　 　．

A．how great Nate Robinson is

B．how Nate Robinson is unlike any other player

C．how fearless Nate Robinson is

D．who Nate Robinson is

88. The underlined phrase"makes up"probably means　 　．

A．强化

B．弱化

C．弥补

D．构成

89. Nate Robinson's　 　 is the main reason why he can compete with others．

A．ability to jump

B．confidence

C．shooting skills

D．blocks

90. Which is TRUE about Nate Robinson？　 　

A．He once blocked Yao Ming from Miami Heat．

B．He won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest more than once．

C．He gives hope to all NBA players．

D．He feels himself smaller than others and he practises hard．

More than anything else in the world, Lion liked being the king of the jungle. He walked around, showing off his power and pride.

Every day Lion got some shut eye under the shade of his favourite tree. He always dreamed of weaker animals bowing in front of him.

One day Mouse ran through the jungle and tipped(绊倒) over Lion's paw(爪子). Lion woke up with a start. "How dare you wake me up!" he shouted angrily. Lion grabbed Mouse with one paw. "On second thought, I'm in the mood for the snack, and you'll become a delicious meal." he said.

Mouse cried out, "King Lion. please spare(饶恕) me! If you let me live, I'll always remember your kindness. And some day might be able to help you." "How could such a powerless little mouse help me?" That thought made Lion laugh so much that he decided to let Mouse go. A week later. Lion was walking through the jungle on the way to his favourite tree when he stepped onto a hunter's net. The net scooped him up. No matter how he twisted and turned. he couldn't escape.

When Mouse heard Lion's frightened shouts, he raced to help. Mouse quickly chewed(咬) on the ropes to make a big hole in the net. Soon, Lion moved out and was free. Lion looked down at the little mouse. "Thank you for saving my life," said Lion, smiling his widest smile. "I was mistaken. You are not a powerless little mouse. You are a great friend!"

91. What did Lion do each day?

A．He walked around the jungle.	B．He took a nap under his favourite tree.
C．He showed his power to animals in the jungle.	D．He bowed before weaker animals.

92. Why did Lion let Mouse go?

A．Because he believed Mouse could save him.	B．Because he looked on Mouse as his good friend.
C．Because he was trapped in the net.	D．Because he didn't believe if Mouse could be of any help.

93. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Pride makes you lose what you have.	B．Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
C．Even the small can show great strength.	D．When the cat is away, the mice will play.

7 January, 2014

A new report says more and more international students are attending colleges and universities in the United States. It also notes a large increase in the number of international students from China.

These findings are from the latest Open Doors Report. The report documents the record number of international students in the United States during 2012, 2013 school year. It says more than seven hundred sixty-four thousand four-hundred such students were attending American colleges and universities during the last two years. That represents an increase of almost six percent than one year earlier.

On the other hand, the number of Americans studying overseas (海外) increased by one percent, which reached nineteen thousand this year.

The report says one hundred ninety-four thousand students at American colleges and universities were from

China. That is an increase of more than twenty-three percent over the year before. Peggy Blumenthal, an expert(专家) of international education, described the effect of the increase in Chinese students.

"Now they have been coming for some time. But this year was the highest level ever." She says many Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children. The children mainly choose to study in America.

"We know many of them have enough income to be able to afford to send them anywhere in the world that they want to go. And for the most part, looking around the world, Chinese students still prefer to come to the United States as their choice."

Chinese students are not the only ones who want to attend American colleges and universities. After China, India sends the second largest number of students to the United States for higher education. India has about one hundred thousand students in American schools. South Korea is third with about seventy two thousand students.

Why do so many foreign students study in the United States? Peggy Blumenthal provides one reason.

"The advantage America has is that we have a huge system and a very perfect system. So there are over four thousand universities and colleges in the United States. Among them are some top ones in the world, and what that tells us is there is still a lot of room to host international students."

Foreign students represent less than four percent of the total student population in American higher education. And from Learning English, that's the VOA Special English Education Report. I'm Bob Doughty. Thanks for listening.

94. Bob Doughty seems to be ________.

A．an exchange student from the USA

B．an expert of international education

C．a viewer of VOA

D．a reporter from VOA

95. Which country below has the fewest students studying overseas?

A．South Korea

B．India

C．China

D．America

96. Which is NOT the reason why so many Chinese students go to the USA for further study?

A．Lots of Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children

B．The USA has a huge and a very perfect education system.

C．There is a lot of room to host international students in the USA.

D．The USA has some top universities and colleges in the world.

97. Which of the following statement is true?

A．China has 122,000 more students than South Korea at American colleges and universities.

B．The number of Americans studying overseas is becoming smaller and smaller.

C．The number of Asian students has an increase of 6% over the past two years.

D．Most of the international students in the United States are Chinese.

98. This passage from VOA Special English is most likely to be ________.

A．An advertisement

B．A radio programme

C．A science report

D．A tour guide

David worked in a shoe factory，but he was not very good，and he lost his job one day．
His wife looked in the newspaper and said，"One of the banks wants a guard．""I‟m going to go there tomorrow，"David said，"I want that job，the guard' s job．"A man gave him a piece of paper．There were a lot of questions on it．"Please write your answers under the questions．"he said to David．One of the questions was，"Have you ever been in prison？"David smiled and wrote"No．"Then he looked at the next question．It was"Why？"He thought for a long time and then he wrote，"Because the police have never caught me．"
99. David lost his job because　 　．

A．he was ill badly	B．he wasn't good
C．he didn‟t like the job	D．his factory was too far away

100. How did he know one of the banks needed a guard？　 　

A．His wife saw it in the newspaper．

B．His wife worked in that bank．

C．His wife saw it on the computer．

D．His friend told him the information．

101. David went to the bank to　 　．

A．deposit （储蓄） money	B．draw money
C．ask for that job	D．work hard

102. The man asked David to　 　．

A．write his answers under the questions

B．clean the bank

C．show how strong he was

D．give himself up （投案自首）

103. From the text we know David is　 　．

A．clever

B．foolish

C．old

D．tall．

"God made the world，but the Dutch made Holland．"True to this saying，the people of the Netherlands are again"making"their land．
About 1980 the Netherlands will complete a project begun in the 1920's：
transforming the Zyuder Zee，an inlet   of the North Sea into dry land and a freshwater lake．By stages，550，000 acres of land will serve several
purposes：industrial，recreational，military，and agricultural．Fed by the river Yssel，the remaining water basin Lake Yssel，about 300，000 acres will irrigate the surrounding land and help in the fight against salination （盐化作用）．Excess water will drain through sluices into the sea．
As the first stop a nineteen﹣mile﹣long barrier dam，rising twenty﹣five feet above sea level，closed the entrance to the Zuider Zee．Then the experimental polder of a hundred acres preceded the first and smallest of the main polders fifty thousand acres that became dry land in 1930．The fifth and largest polder 150，000 acres will be the last of the Zuider Zee works．
Farmers for the new polder come from every province．The Eastern Flevoland polder，completed in 1957，became farmland for many from the province of Zealand which was badly hit by the disastrous floods of 1953．
104. This article gives a present﹣day example of how　 　．

A．salty soils are desalinated

B．the Netherlands has increased its land area

C．irrigation systems are built

D．dams are constructed

105. The period taken for the Zuider Zee project is　 　．

A．from 1900 up to 1960

B．from the 1920 till about 1980

C．from 1930 to 1957

D．less than fifty years

106. The Zuider Zee will be replaced by　 　．

A．550，000 acres of land

B．300，000 acres of fresh water

C．both A and B

D．Neither A nor B

107. The article gives a measurement for the　 　．

A．height of the barrier dam

B．width of the barrier dam

C．width of the road along the dam

D．height above sea level of the area on the land side of dam

108. Implied but not stated：　 　

A．The first step in the project was a barrier dam．

B．The polder recipe was first used in this century．

C．Half of the Netherlands is below sea level．

D．There is more than one method of fighting salination．