1 . Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange. He is now writing a letter to his friend at home. Here is part of his letter. Read it and answer the questions.
Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters (怪物 ) here, too. The earth monsters look very funny. They have just one head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings (细绳) on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their faces. Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too. The earth monsters do not walk very fast. They move from place to place in tin boxes.
At night, the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it.
1. Shlander thinks the people and things on the earth are very _________.A.strange | B.nice |
C.different | D.beautiful |
A.a monkey | B.an earth monster |
C.a tin box | D.a strange world |
A.a head, arms and legs |
B.brown or yellow strings on its head |
C.a hole in its face |
D.a wing on its body |
A.a car or a bus |
B.a very small earth monster |
C.a TV set |
D.a radio |
2 . My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought
One day when they were at school, I spent some time
Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little
We all benefited from and
A.indifferently | B.gratefully | C.doubtfully | D.otherwise |
A.side | B.deaf | C.neither | D.either |
A.crying | B.breaking | C.bursting | D.bumping |
A.adjust | B.adopt | C.access | D.addict |
A.clearing | B.tidying | C.emptying | D.searching |
A.distance | B.words | C.speech | D.sight |
A.sent | B.read | C.delivered | D.addressed |
A.As | B.At | C.In | D.Upon |
A.more than | B.rather than | C.no more than | D.other than |
A.asking | B.waiting | C.praying | D.expecting |
A.politely | B.happily | C.gently | D.toughly |
A.music | B.song | C.piece | D.tone |
A.respectable | B.uninteresting | C.incredible | D.fresh |
A.challenge | B.question | C.suggestion | D.advice |
A.go with | B.look up | C.go over | D.look into |
A.response | B.answer | C.praise | D.honor |
A.ahead | B.before | C.over | D.ago |
A.Actually | B.Even so | C.Even if | D.Though |
A.life | B.main | C.memory | D.reminder |
A.learned | B.appreciated | C.shared | D.thanked |
There are three separate sources of danger in supplying energy by nuclear power.
First, the radioactive (有放射性的) material must travel from its place of production to the power station. Although the power stations themselves are strongly built, the containers used for the transport of the materials are not. Normally, only two methods of transport are in use, namely road or rail. Unfortunately, both of these may have an effect on the general public, since they are sure to pass near, or even through, heavily populated areas.
Second, there is the problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will remain radioactive for thousands of years. It is impossible to make these wastes non-radioactive, and so they must be stored in one of the inconvenient ways that scientists have invented. For example, they may be buried under the ground, or dropped into deserted mines, or sunk in the sea. However, these methods do not solve the problem, since an earthquake could easily break the containers.
Third, there may occur the danger of a leak (泄漏) or an explosion at the power station. As with the other two dangers, this is not very likely, so it does not provide a serious objection (不赞成,反对) to the nuclear program. However, it can happen.
Separately, these three types of dangers are not a great cause for worry. Taken together, though, the probability of disaster is extremely high.
1. Which of the following is not true?
A.It is likely that a leak or an explosion occurs at a power station. |
B.It is not usual for radioactive materials to be conveyed across land. |
C.The containers are likely to be broken by an earthquake. |
D.Nuclear wastes remain risky in most cases for many years. |
A.easy | B.impossible |
C.reasonable | D.ineffective |
A.The power station is a place that frees from danger. |
B.The dangers of nuclear energy could be prevented. |
C.The general public are opposed to the nuclear program. |
D.By itself, none of the three dangers is very likely to lead to much worry. |
A.Uses of nuclear power. |
B.Dangers from nuclear power. |
C.Public anger at nuclear power. |
D.Accidents caused by nuclear power. |
4 . Melissa Poe was 9 years old when she began a campaign for a cleaner environment by writing a letter to the then President Bush. Through her own efforts, her letter was reproduced on over 250 donated billboards across the country.
The response to her request for help was so huge that Poe established Kids For A Cleaner Environment (Kids F.A.C.E.) in 1989. There are now 300,000 members of Kids FACE worldwide and is the world's largest youth environmental organization.
Poe has also asked the National Park Service to carry out a "Children's Forest" project in every national park. In 1992, she was invited as one of only six children in the world to speak at the Earth Summit in Brazil as part of the Voices of the Future Program. In 1993, she was given a Caring Award for her efforts by the Caring Institute.
Since the organization started, Kids F.A.C.E. members have distributed and planted over 1 million trees! Ongoing tree-planting projects include Kid's Yards – the creation of backyard wildlife habitats (栖息地) and now Kids F.A.C.E. is involved in the exciting Earth Odyssey, which is a great way to start helping.
"Starting the club turned out to be a way to help people get involved with the environment. Club members started doing things like recycling, picking up litter and planting trees as well as inviting other kids to join their club."
"We try to tell kids that it's not OK to be lazy," she explains. "You need to start being a responsible, environmentally friendly person now, right away, before you become a resource-sucking adult."
1. Kids F.A.C.E is _____.A.a program to help students with writing |
B.a project of litter recycling |
C.a campaign launched by President Bush |
D.a club of environmental protection |
A.She was awarded a prize in Brazil. |
B.She donated billboard across the country. |
C.She got positive responses for her efforts |
D.She joined the National Park Service. |
A.established in a national park. |
B.started to protect wildlife |
C.a wildlife- raising project |
D.an entertainment park for kids. |
A.Adults are resource-sucking people |
B.Poe sought help from a youth organization |
C.Kids F.A.C.E members are from the U.S. |
D.Kids are urged to save natural resources. |
5 . Banks view online banking as a powerful “value-added” tool to attract and keep new customers while helping to eliminate costly paper handling or teller(出纳员)interactions in an increasingly competitive banking environment .
Today, most large national banks, many local banks and credit unions offer some form of online banking, variously known as PC banking, home banking, electronic banking or Internet banking. Online banks are sometimes referred to as “brick-to-click” banks, both to tell them from “brick-to-mortar” banks that haven’t yet offered online banking, as well as from “virtual”(虚拟)banks that have no physical branches or tellers whatsoever.
The challenge(挑战)for the banking industry has been to design this new service channel in such a way that its customers will readily learn to use and trust it. Most of the large banks can now offer fully safe, fully functional(功能的)online banking for free or for a small cost. As more banks succeed online and more customers use their sites, fully functional online banking will likely become as commonplace as automated teller machines (ATM).
Online banking has a lot of advantages. Unlike your corner bank, online banking sites never close; they’re at hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and they’re a mouse click away. If you’re out of state or even out of the country when a money problem appears, you can log on instantly to your online bank and take care of business. Online bank sites generally carry out and confirm (确认)deals at or quicker than ATM processing speeds. Many online banking sites now offer fashionable tools to help you manage all of your valuable items more effectively.
1. The word “eliminate” in the first paragraph probably means “ ”.A.keep | B.remove | C.reduce | D.improve |
A.To make online banking attractive. | B.To open new services all over the world. |
C.To offer online banking for free. | D.To take care of business 24 hours a day. |
A.“brick-to-click” banks are in fact another kind of physical banks |
B.the function of a “brick-to-click” bank is as common as that of an ATM |
C.a “brick-to-mortar” bank is no better than a virtual one |
D.customers can deal with their banking by a mouse click |
A.Banking of Various Forms | B.Improvement of Banking Industry |
C.Development of Online Banking | D.Functions of the “Brick-to-Click” Bank |
6 . Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have existed on the planet, and they can grow to a length of 100 feet and weigh more than 330,000 pounds. But recently researchers have found that these whales are on the move and they have migrated (moved) from California waters to areas off Canada and Alaska for the first time since commercial whaling ended in 1965.
The researchers identified 15 blue whales that have appeared off the coast of British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska since 1997. Four of these whales were recognized as ones that were once sighted off California shores, suggesting that the whales are returning to an old migration pattern between the coasts.
Before commercial whaling began in the early 1900s, blue whales were found widely throughout the North Pacific and California waters. But from the 1920s to the 1960s, whaling severely reduced the whale populations. Blue whales never recovered in the Northern Pacific, making sightings in this area rare. However, much larger groups of whales have been observed close to California since the 1970s.
The scientists had previously thought that the California population was separate from the population that had historically lived in North Pacific waters. But the current study shows that whales off the coast of British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska are likely part of the California population.
To identify the blue whales, the researchers looked at photos of cetaceans taken in the North Pacific Ocean and compared them with a library of blue whale pictures taken along the West Coast of the United States and Southern Pacific. Up to now, the researchers are not quite sure why the whales are changing their migration patterns, but they suspect that the whales may be following their food moving farther north by the changes in ocean conditions.
1. According to the passage, blue whales are __________.A.following the fixed route of migration |
B.dying out due to commercial whaling |
C.rarely found in the Southern Pacific |
D.moving from the south to the north |
A.is different from the California population |
B.has become the largest group since the 1970s |
C.is probably part of the California population |
D.has lived there since the 1960s. |
A.whales species | B.land creatures |
C.ocean conditions | D.migration patterns |
A.Commercial whaling. | B.Food resources. |
C.Weather conditions. | D.Life reproduction. |
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞) or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
1. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
A.Because they may have four seasons in one day |
B.Because they often have very good weather |
C.Because the weather is warm just like in spring |
D.Because the sky is sunny all day |
A.sunshine and snow | B.black clouds |
C.summer and winter | D.spring and autumn |
A.warm | B.cool | C.cold | D.rainy |
A.their friends ask them to do so |
B.it often rains in England |
C.they are going to sell them |
D.they are their favorite things |
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of rubbish talk. The contents on his show are as surprising as can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people’s lives.
Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.
Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.
Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’s main viewers are middleclass Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with life’s tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show’s exploitation.
1. Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are ________.
A.more interesting | B.unusually popular |
C.more detailed | D.more formal |
A.remain interested in them |
B.are ready to face up to them |
C.remain cold to them |
D.are willing to get away from them |
A.A new type of robot. |
B.Nation hatred. |
C.Family income planning. |
D.Street accident. |
A.have become the only ones of its kind |
B.exploit the weaknesses in human nature |
C.appear at different times of the day |
D.attract different people |
“I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for,” he said.
“But why have you brought a half-empty basket?” the rich man asked.
“I met your children outside, and they stole some of the apples.”
1. Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because .
A.he was poor |
B.he liked the rich man |
C.his farm belonged to the rich man |
D.the rich man’s children liked apples |
A.They jumped and jumped. |
B.They played. |
C.They ran away. |
D.They ate some of the apples. |
A.they had thrown apples on the ground |
B.the farmer had politely asked them to get off |
C.they were afraid of the hat |
D.the farmer was angry wit h them |
A.pleased | B.moved | C.excited | D.unhappy |
Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.
So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”
1. An old lady had _________.
A.glasses | B.a blanket over her head |
C.a coat | D.a basket |
A.turn it off | B.take it off |
C.talk about it | D.get it on |
A.Her husband | B.One of her friends |
C.The air hostess | D.The man next to her |
A.abroad | B.in hospital | C.in a plane | D.home |
A.to fly again | B.to travel |
C.to go abroad | D.to go home |