1 . When you visit America, you will see the word Motel on signs and notice boards. It is made up of “motor” and “hotel” and it is really a hotel for people who arrive by car (how-ever, you don’t need a car to stay at one). You have to pay when you arrive for your room, which usually has a bath. Meals are not provided, but there will certainly be a cafeteria (自助餐馆). Americans eat a lot of salads and sandwiches. Along the main roads there are a lot of motels. Each tries to offer more than next. Some provide television in every bedroom; others have swimming pools; and so on. Motels are especially useful when you are in the country, far from a town or city. You will also find them in the big National Parks.
In these great National Parks, you may meet guests you don’t expect to see. An American friend told me a little story. In the middle of a moonless night she heard strange noises outside her motel window in the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Thinking it might be a thief, she jumped out of bed, opened the door and ____towards a dark shadow(阴影）. As she got close, she saw the thief. She was dreadfully frightened: it wasn’t a human thief — it was a big black bear. The bear was turning over some empty tins with its paw, looking for tasty bits of food. My friend decided to leave that particular thief alone!
There are also, of course, places called “rooming houses”,   where they receive lodgers (房客). You will see such signs as Tourists or Rooms Rent, and you could try one of these. A word of warning — looking for a room in New York during the tourist season is like looking for gold on the moon!
1. Which of the following is TRUE about motels?

A．You can only find motels in the big National Parks.

B．They are free for people who arrive by car.

C．If you want to stay at a motel, you must have a car.

D．The word “motel” is formed by two words.

2. Which of the following is NOT provided by motels?

A．Baths.

B．Swimming pools.

C．TV.

D．Meals.

3. The underlined word “crept” in the second paragraph probably means “______”.

A．moved slowly

B．rushed out

C．threw away

D．ran fast

4. The second paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A．an interesting story

B．the experience of the author’s friend

C．we may meet animals in the National Parks

D．bears usually look for food at night

5. From the last paragraph, we can learn that in New York during the tourist season ______.

A．tourists can find gold there

B．tourists can have a sweet dream there

C．it is difficult to find a room there

D．there is warning for tourists to New York

2 . Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife ____
John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the ____of the ten people who have saved the life of others.
John had been studying in his room when he heard ____ . When he and his father rushed outside, they ____that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed（刺）____with a knife by her ex-boyfriend（前男友）. The man ran from the ____and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden ____ very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut off.
It was John’s quick ____ and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade’s life. He immediately asked a number of the ____people for bandages（绷带）, but when nobody could put their hands on anything, his father got some tea towels（毛巾）and ____from their house. John used these to dress the most severe ____to Ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the ____and ambulance arrived.
“I’m ____of what I did but I was just doing what I had been ____,” John said.
John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When ____John, Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme, said, “ ____is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid ____that he had learned at school saved Ms Slade’s life. It shows that a simple knowledge of the first aid can make a real ____”
John and the nine other lifesavers also attended a____reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before ____their awards last night.1.

A．show

B．attack

C．work

D．defend

2.

A．bravery

B．life

C．thinking

D．progress

3.

A．quarrelling

B．arguing

C．laughing

D．screaming

4.

A．realized

B．believed

C．thought

D．discovered

5.

A．repeatedly

B．quickly

C．frequently

D．gradually

6.

A．home

B．place

C．scene

D．house

7.

A．shaking

B．struggling

C．bleeding

D．crying

8.

A．action

B．answer

C．experience

D．request

9.

A．several

B．nearby

C．familiar

D．curious

10.

A．water

B．tape

C．bandages

D．scissors

11.

A．damages

B．pains

C．injuries

D．arms

12.

A．neighbours

B．children

C．doctor

D．police

13.

A．proud

B．fond

C．sure

D．tired

14.

A．expected

B．taught

C．encouraged

D．educated

15.

A．thanking

B．recognizing

C．admiring

D．congratulating

16.

A．There

B．It

C．He

D．She

17.

A．skills

B．instructions

C．key

D．history

18.

A．discovery

B．harm

C．difference

D．choice

19.

A．recent

B．secret

C．private

D．special

20.

A．giving

B．offering

C．announcing

D．receiving

3 . Something in chocolate could be used to stop coughs and lead to more effective medicines, say UK researchers.

Their study found that theobromine, found in cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in stopping coughs than codeine, which was considered the best cough medicine at present.

The Imperial College London researchers who published their results online said the discovery could lead to more effective cough treatment. “While coughing is not necessarily harmful (有害的) it can have a major effect on the quality of life, and this discovery could be a huge step forward in treating this problem,” said Professor Peter Barnes.

Ten healthy volunteers (志愿者) were given theobromine, codeine or placebo, a pill that contains no medicine, during the experiment. Neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who received which pill. The researchers then measured levels of capsaicin, which is used in research to cause coughing and as a sign of how well the medicine are stopping coughs.

The team found that, when the volunteers were given theobromine, the capsaicin needed to produce a cough was around a third higher than in the placebo group. When they were given codeine they needed only slightly higher levels of capsaicin to cause a cough compared with the placebo.

The researchers said that theobromine worked by keeping down a nerve activity (神经活动), which causes coughing. They also found that unlike some standard cough treatments, theobromine caused no side effects such as sleepiness.

1. According to Professor Barnes, theobromine ______.

A．cannot be as effective as codeine

B．can be harmful to people’s health

C．cannot be separated from chocolate

D．can be a more effective cure for coughs

2. What was used in the experiment to cause coughing?

A．Theobromine.	B．Codeine.
C．Capsaicin.	D．Placebo.

3. We learn from the text that volunteers in the experiment _______.

A．were patients with bad coughs	B．were divided into the three groups
C．received standard treatments	D．suffered little side effects

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Codeine: A New Medicine	B．Chocolate May Cure Coughs
C．Cough Treatment: A Hard Case	D．Theobromine Can Cause Coughs

4 . I found out one time that doing a __36____for someone could get you into a lot of trouble．I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test．During the test, the girl sitting next to me ___37____ something, but I didn’t understand．So I __38______ her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen．She showed me that hers was ____39_____ and would not write．I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and ____40_____ it on her desk．
Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were____41_____．As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about ____42____ it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to____43____ your own two feet and be responsible for your own ____44____．For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact ____45____ when people do something____46____, they are really cheating themselves．She made me ____47____ that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave．I walked out of the room ____48____ why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．
____49____, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test．When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers ____50____ the girl’s test paper．I ___51____ to explain about the pen, but all she____52____ say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me ____53____ after the test．____54____ I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I was sure she ____55____ to believe that I had cheated on the test．1.

A．help

B．hand

C．favor

D．fever

2.

A．whispered

B．talked

C．told

D．spoke

3.

A．turned over

B．came over

C．leaned over

D．looked over

4.

A．out of sight

B．out of work

C．out of place

D．out of ink

5.

A．place

B．put

C．gave

D．lent

6.

A．punished

B．dismissed

C．praised

D．parted

7.

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．how

8.

A．stand up

B．stand on

C．stand for

D．stand by

9.

A．attitude

B．activity

C．action

D．behavior

10.

A．what

B．if

C．that

D．where

11.

A．honest

B．dishonest

C．modest

D．disappointed

12.

A．promise

B．permit

C．recognize

D．prove

13.

A．wandering

B．reflecting

C．understanding

D．wondering

14.

A．Long before

B．Therefore

C．Ever before

D．Later on

15.

A．of

B．in

C．from

D．on

16.

A．managed

B．planned

C．tried

D．promoted

17.

A．could

B．would

C．can

D．will

18.

A．right

B．only

C．slight

D．once

19.

A．After

B．Until

C．As if

D．Even if

20.

A．remained

B．continued

C．kept

D．wanted

5 . When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to _______water to the runners. I remember being so _______to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I _______up for the race.
       That first 10,000m race was quite an _______. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. _______, I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性) _______.
       At one point near the end, a 70- year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt _______because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt _______for a second.
       But then I _______something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had ________abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my ________was only to finish.
       After a minute, it ________me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into ________.
       I ________that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare ________and one day I would be one of those 70 — year—old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my ________.
       In life we all have those moments where we ________ourselves to others. It’s only ________. Don’t allow those moments to ________you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to ________anything you want in life.1.

A．bring out

B．pass out

C．take out

D．pick out

2.

A．excited

B．worried

C．concerned

D．anxious

3.

A．gave

B．made

C．signed

D．dressed

4.

A．achievement

B．encouragement

C．instruction

D．experience

5.

A．At times

B．In time

C．In all

D．After all

6.

A．victory

B．decision

C．moment

D．conclusion

7.

A．embarrassed

B．annoyed

C．moved

D．thrilled

8.

A．relaxed

B．defeated

C．puzzled

D．inspired

9.

A．realized

B．lost

C．noticed

D．remembered

10.

A．special

B．evident

C．common

D．different

11.

A．motto

B．plan

C．goal

D．direction

12.

A．worried

B．hit

C．reached

D．hurt

13.

A．attraction

B．devotion

C．inspiration

D．expectation

14.

A．hoped

B．promised

C．decided

D．suggested

15.

A．slightly

B．hardly

C．clearly

D．properly

16.

A．excitement

B．accomplishment

C．movement

D．judgment

17.

A．introduce

B．relate

C．present

D．compare

18.

A．important

B．natural

C．strange

D．ridiculous

19.

A．weaken

B．wound

C．amuse

D．cheer

20.

A．reserve

B．deliver

C．achieve

D．abandon

6 . Kids' health：Four steps for fighting stress

Everybody gets stressed from time to time.     1     Some ways of dealing with stress — like screaming or hitting someone — don't solve (解决) much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.

Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed：

(1)Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted adult，such as a parent or other relatives.     2     They might have had similar problems，such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.

(2)Don't take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear，that's not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don't take it out on yourself.     3    

(3)Try to solve the problem. After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends，it's time to get down to business.     4     Even if you can't solve all of it，you can solve a piece of it.

(4)Be positive. Most stress is temporary (暂时的). Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.

These steps aren't magic，but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time，you'll help yourself feel better even faster.     5    

A．Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.

B．Notice your friends' feelings and find a way to help them.

C．Different people feel stress in different ways.

D．Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.

E．You need to figure out what the problem is.

F．And don't forget about your friends.

G．Then, find a way to calm down.

7 . Many teenagers(青少年) feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas．
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to tell their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
____________.
1. Many teenagers think that ____ can understand them better.

A．friends

B．brothers

C．sisters

D．parents

2. When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents, they usually____

A．stay alone at home

B．fight with their parents

C．discuss it with their friends

D．go to their brothers and sisters for help

3. The sentence (句子) “Your answers are welcome．” means _______．

A．You are welcome to discuss the questions with us.

B．We have got no idea, so your answers are welcome.

C．Your answers are always right.

D．You can give us all the right answers.

4. Which of the following is the writer’s attitude(态度)?

A．Parents should choose friends for their children

B．Children should choose everything they like

C．Parents should understand their children better

D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help

5. Part of the purpose of this passage is to ___.

A．give information for the parents to make their own judgment (判断)

B．give advice to children who want to choose their friends

C．help parents to find better friends for their children

D．get some information from many readers

8 . One morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyone from the humblest(卑微的)to the most powerful came for breakfast. I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled. He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone. I asked if I might join him. He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast.
We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide rang of things. We never introduced ourselves. I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat. So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked,
“My I get you something ?”
“A coffee would be nice.”
Then I bought him a cup of coffee, We talked more , and he accepted another cup of coffee, Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exit. At the door I met one of my friends. He asked,
“How did you get to know Mr. Galbreath?”
“Who?”
“The man you were sitting with. He is chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs.”
I could hardly believe it. I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world’s richest and most powerful men!
My few minutes with Mr. Galbreath changed my life. Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and to meet another human being with kindness and sincerity.
1. What does the underlined word “disheveled” mean?

A．Unfriendly.

B．Untidy.

C．Gentle.

D．Kind.

2. The author bought coffee for the old man because     

A．he thought the old man was poor	B．he wanted to start a conversation
C．he intended to show his politeness	D．he would like to thank the old man

3. How did the author probably feel after he talked with his friend?

A．Proud.

B．Pitiful.

C．Surprised.

D．Regretful

4. What is the message mainly expressed in the story?

A．We should learn to be generous.	B．It is honorable to help those in need.
C．People in high positions are not like what we expect.	D．We should avoid judging people by their appearances.

9 . There are many ways to find a job.It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board.Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide.Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.Or，job searchers can look in the newspaper.Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.

Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet.For example，people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects，meet people or find a job.Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.

Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university.For example，students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job.Of course，looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do.For example，there is a book called"What Color is Your Parachute（降落伞）？〞by Richard Bolles.This book has been helping people choose a career（职业）since it was first published in nineteen seventy.

Some experts also help people find jobs.Susan W.Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles.She says her company helps people find jobs by first helpingthem understand their strengths，goals and interests.Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Finding a job	B．College students' part-time jobs.
C．Craigslist Web site.	D．The relation between study and work.

2. By logging on the Craigslist Web site, you can____.

A．sell your old things	B．do some shopping online
C．create your own announcement board	D．get useful information about 450 cities

3. "What Color is Your Parachute?"is a book which gives tips to those who want to_____.

A．work on the airplane	B．buy a parachute
C．publish a book     .	D．find a suitable job

4. It can be learned from the passage that_____.

A．companies often put job information in local shops

B．the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA

C．Susan W. Miller's company is helping people choose careers

D．California Career Services mainly serves university students

5. How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage?

A．Three.	B．Four.
C．Five.	D．Six.

10 . In the United States, 30 percent of the people have a “weight problem”. To many people the cause is obvious (明显的): they eat too much. But scientific evidence (证据) does little to support this idea. Going back to America of 1910, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less, and didn’t watch television.
Several modern studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people don’t eat more on average than thinner people. A 1979 study of 3,545 London office workers showed that fat people eat less than slim (苗条的) people.
Studies also show that slim people are more active than fat people. A study by a research group at Stanford University found the following interesting facts:
The more the man ran, the greater loss of the body fat.
The more they ran, the greater increase in food intake.
Thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat.
1. Nowadays many Americans have the problem that ______.

A．they are too slim	B．they work too hard
C．they are too fat	D．they lose too much body fat

2. According to the passage, how many people in 900 Americans have a “weight problem”?

A．150.

B．300.

C．600.

D．270.

3. Is there any scientific evidence to support the idea that eating too much is the cause of a “weight problem”?

A．Yes, there is plenty of evidence.

B．Of course, there is some evidence to support this.

C．There is hardly any scientific evidence to support this.

D．We are not sure.

4. The Americans in 1910 ________.

A．ate more food and had more physical activities

B．ate less food but had more physical activities

C．ate less food and had less physical activities

D．had more problems