1 . After my husband died, my teenage son Karl became withdrawn(沉默寡言). As a single parent , I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this case he would never graduate(毕业). I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged(乞求) him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that l got down on my knees and begged for help. “Please God，I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.”Before he could say another word, all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger, “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time.” and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even made the honor roll(优等生). In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, Karl said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
1. Karl_______ after his father’s death.| A．wanted to ask his mother for help | B．become active in his life |
| C．began to dislike his mother | D．have difficulties in school |
| A．Karl was often absent from school | B．she was a single parent |
| C．She tried to help Karl but nothing worked | D．the headmaster phoned her |
| A．surprised and angry. | B．disappointed and helpless. |
| C．shocked(震惊) and moved. | D．grateful and happy |
2 . Everyone gets sick of hearing. “Put on your seat belt!”But it’s good advice. People who wear seat belts are 45 percent less likely to be killed while riding in the front seat of a car.
The US government wants more seat belt laws. It says children aged 4 to 15 are often killed in car accidents. In 2005, there were 1,627 children aged 4 to 15 killed in car accidents. More than 1,000 of those children were not wearing seat belts. If they had been wearing seat belts, 500 of those children could be alive today.
These children are too old to be in car seats, but they often sit in the back seat. Seat belt laws in many states, including Wisconsin, only require people in the front seat to wear seat belts. Children who aren’t wearing seat belts can be thrown from the car. The risk of dying in an accident is three times greater if the person is thrown from the car.
New laws could require children aged 4 to 8 to be in booster seats in the car. Booster seats help seat belts fit children properly. Right now, only 5 percent of children aged 4 to 8 are seated in booster seats (儿童座椅).
While parents have the choice of whether wearing seat belts or not, children are too young to make that choice. Even if you decide not to wear a seat belt, make sure your children are in seat belts and car seats. It’s the law and it will save their lives.
1. The underlined sentence “Everyone gets sick of hearing”in the first paragraph means“________”.| A．there is something wrong with everyone’s ears |
| B．all people fall ill when they hear something |
| C．many people don’t pay attention to wearing seat belts |
| D．none of the people knows it is a piece of good advice |
| A．they weren’t using seat belts |
| B．they were too careful when they walked on the road |
| C．they were not old enough to sit in the car |
| D．they wore seat belts |
| A．keep them comfortable in the car seat |
| B．keep them safe |
| C．keep them awake in the car all the time |
| D．prevent all kinds of traffic accidents |
| A．Children Should Put on Seat Belts |
| B．Too Many Traffic Accidents Happened Recently |
| C．Traffic Laws Are Very Important |
| D．Parents Are Important to Children |
3 . EXCITING NEW COMPETITION!
Give your workplace spring facelift!（翻新）
Living magazine is offering three prizes of between £10, 000 and £50, 000 to be spent on improving the school, college or office where you spend so many hours each day! If you win, the money will be yours to spend as you wish to make life more pleasant.
Just think! You could spend it on any of the following:
◇improving the look of the place (new wallpaper, tables or pictures)
◇better study places (a computer room, a language laboratory or a small library).
◇improving the outside area (making garden or a car park for example).
◇better sports places (a small gym or a swimming pool).
To enter, all you have to do is to design
◇five ways you plan to spend the money if you win.
◇what you want to include (for example, sofas in your new computer room).
◇why these changes will make your workplace a better place to be!
Email us your design at livingmagazine@hotmail. com before June 16th.
If you want to get more information, please contact us:
Tel +323-647-4200 Fax +323-647-42451
Don’t miss this great chance to improve your workplace!
1. The text tells us that the new competition __________.| A．can help you get good grades | B．is organized by Living magazine |
| C．allows only students to enter | D．provides more than three prizes |
| A．describe how to spend the prize | B．mention the money they have |
| C．hand in their designs after June 16th | D．visit Living magazine in person |
| A．An email. | B．A diary. | C．A note. | D．A poster. |
4 . Reading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now, the website BookCrossing.com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.
Members go on the site and register (注册) the books they own and would like to share. BookCrossing provides an identification number (标识号) to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure (冒险), traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.
Bruce Pederson, the managing director of BookCrossing, says, "The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. BookCrossing brings them together."
Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.
People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it. E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossers to keep them updated (更新) about where their books have been found. Bruce Pederson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.
BookCrossing is popular with people who want to get back to the "real" and not the virtual (虚拟). The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred and thirty-five countries.
1. Why does the writer mention book groups in the first paragraph?| A．To explain what they are. |
| B．To introduce BookCrossing. |
| C．To stress the importance of reading. |
| D．To encourage readers to share their ideas. |
| A．Mail it back to its owner. | B．Pass it on to another reader. |
| C．Keep it safe in his bookcase. | D．Meet other readers to discuss it. |
| A．E-Books In Fashion |
| B．A New Social Activity |
| C．Ways To Start Online Reading |
| D．A Website Connects People With Books |
5 . Perhaps you've seen the English letters "WC" in your city. They show public toilets. But do you know it is far from elegant English? In fact, foreigners from English-speaking countries rarely use the letters.
Workers in our city are changing "WC" signs all over the city. The government is spending much money changing all the bad English on signs and restaurant menus. Many other places in China are following our steps.
"WC, or water closet, is old-fashioned English. It sounds dirty to me, " says Charlie Shifflet, a young man from the US. The old sign will become "Gents/Men" and "Ladies/ Women".
"I see lots of poor English in everyday life, and not only on signs, " he says. "I know what they mean. But they are Chinglish, not real English. For example, when someone says to me ‘My hometown is Henan Province’, I know he would say: ‘My hometown is in Henan Province’. ‘Hometown’ is a smaller place in a province.” The common mistakes he picked up include "Not Entry", which should be "No Entry", "Direction of Airport" should be changed to "To the Airport". And it is "room rate", not "room price". And remember to "Keep off the grass", rather than "Care of the green".
1. What is not true about "WC"?| A．It is not elegant English. | B．It stands for water closet. |
| C．It is old-fashioned English. | D．It is often used in the USA. |
| A．Keep off the grass. | B．Direction of Airport. |
| C．Room price. | D．My hometown is Jiangsu. |
| A．To talk about English in our daily life. |
| B．To present some examples of Chinglish. |
| C．To show some old-fashioned English. |
| D．To tell us to stop using Chinglish. |
6 . Welcome to Holker Hall&Gardens
Visitor Information
| How to Get to Holker By Car: Follow brown signs on A590 from J36, M6. Travel times would be needed: Windermere一30 minutes, Kendal一45 minutes, Lancaster一1 hour, Manchester一1 hour 20 minutes. By Rail: The nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities&airports. |
| Opening Times Sunday-Friday(closed on Saturday) 11:00 a. m. – 4:00 p. m., 30th March一2nd November. |
| Admission Charges Hall&Gardens Gardens Adults: ￡12. 00 ￡8. 00 Groups: ￡10. 00 ￡6. 00 |
1. How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Lancaster?
| A．20 minutes. | B．30 minutes. | C．60 minutes. | D．80 minutes. |
| A．￡12. 00. | B．￡10. 00. | C．￡8. 00. | D．￡6. 00. |
| A．after 4 p. m. | B．in May | C．on Sunday | D．in summer |
7 . Hi, I’m Tom! This is a pencil box. It’s orange. It’s my pencil box. What’s in the pencil box? A ruler is in it. It’s my ruler. The ruler is blue and red. That is a pencil. It is black and white. It is not my pencil. Look（看）! That girl is Anna. It is her pencil. That boy is John. I found his green pen in the school library. I call John at 862-5509. It is his phone number.
1. What color is the pencil box?| A．It’s orange. | B．It’s blue and red. | C．It’s green. | D．It’s white. |
| A．pencil | B．pencil box | C．ruler | D．eraser |
| A．Tom’s | B．Anna’s | C．John’s | D．David’s |
| A．Tom | B．Anna | C．John | D．David |
8 . Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! We're a non-profit (非赢利的）organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.
You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animals lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer, I don't want to get anything. Seeing the children's happy faces, I'm happy, too. ” said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers. ” said another volunteer at the age of 18.
If everyone helps out a bit, we'll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website: www. activol. com.
1. When do the volunteers help others?| A．At weekends. | B．In their spare time. |
| C．On weekdays. | D．In the evenings. |
| A．Children | B．Old women |
| C．Young people | D．Anyone aged 12-70 |
| A．money | B．computers | C．everything | D．nothing |
| A．animals | B．children | C．computers | D．older people |
| A．in a newspaper | B．in a story book |
| C．in a picture book | D．in a textbook |
9 .
 | ◆GONE WITH THE WIND Writer: Margaret Mitchell ¥25(in bookstores) ¥18(online) Gone With the Wind is a best-seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War. Scarlett O' Hara is a woman in the story who is full of energy. She's strong and save her family but is very selfish at the same time. | ||
A LITTLE PRINCESS Writer: Frances Hodgson Burnett ¥18.3(online) Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin's. Her father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty and the laugh of other children. It's an excellent book with tapes for children. |  | ||
 | PETER PAN Writer: J. M Barrie ¥15（in bookstores）¥12（online） It is a children's story full of imagination and adventures（冒险）, which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darling's adventures Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely.（with 2 tapes） | ||
THE SECRET GARDEN Writer: Frances Hodgson Burnett ¥35（in bookstores）¥30（online） Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan（孤儿）, finds herself in her uncle's dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the garden locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life. |  | ||
1. Which of the following is true about GONE WITH THE WIND?
| A．It is a best-seller with two tapes. |
| B．It tells a story which happened in the UK. |
| C．It sells at a higher price in bookstores than online. |
| D．It has children as the main characters in the story. |
| A．live bravely | B．lose friendship |
| C．protect the environment | D．discover the secret of everything |
| A．PETER PAN | B．THE SECRET GARDEN |
| C．A LITTLE PRINCESS | D．GONE WITH THE WIND |
10 . Here is an experiment (实验) to see how ants can organize some clever teamwork.
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1. First you need some ants. You may have to wait until the summer to find them on paths around your home. | 2. When you have found an ant, put a thin slice of fruit in front of it. It may eat some of it or carry bits away. |
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3.Check the fruit after an hour. Have other ants been attracted to it? If so, what are they doing? | 4. When there are lots of ants, move the fruit to a new position a little to the side. What do the ants do? |
What’s going on?
You can see one of the best examples of insect teamwork by watching ants. If one ant finds food, it leads others there to eat it too. They follow each other by making long trait. The ants go back and forth collecting food, to take it back to their nest (穴). When you move the fruit, the ants will still find it. But instead of making a new direct route (路线) to the food, they will follow each other through their old trail route.
1. What will happen if one ant finds food?| A．The ant will eat all the food. | B．The ant will watch other ants. |
| C．The ant will lead others to the food. | D．The ant will wait until others come. |
| A．fail to find it | B．give up looking for it |
| C．make a new direct route to it | D．get to it through the old trail route |
a. Move the fruit to a new position.
b. Find an ant.
c. Check the fruit an hour later.
d. Put a thin slice of fruit in front of the ant.
| A．a—b—c—d | B．b—d—c—a | C．d—b—c—a | D．c—a—d—b |
| A．The experiment is done successfully in the lab. |
| B．Ants do the experiment to show their team spirit. |
| C．Careful watching does little help in this experiment. |
| D．We can find out some facts by doing small experiments. |
