1 . While IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tells you how smart you are. EQ (Emotional Quotient) tells you how well you use your smartness. Professor Salovery, the psychologist who created the term, EQ, says that it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted.
Supported by his research, he suggested that when predicting future successes, a person’s brainpower, as measured by IQ tests, might actually matter less than a person’s character, or EQ. Professor Salovery may be correct. For example, have you ever wondered why some of the best and smartest students in your class end up failing exams? Perhaps it is because of their EQ. People often make the mistake of thinking that EQ is the opposite of IQ. It is not. Although it is hoped that people have both high EQs and IQs, there is little doubt that those with low EQs have a hard time surviving in life.
For a long time, researchers discussed if a person’s IQ could be raised. The geneticists said no, while the social scientists said yes. Furthermore, the social scientists said that it was possible to improve a person’s EQ, particularly in terms of “people skills”, such as understanding and communication.
Recently, a professor released the findings of a study on senior high school students. When some normal students were introduced to some disabled students, they found that afterwards they were more willing to help people in difficulties. At the same time, there was a marked change in the disabled students’ attitudes. They became more positive about their disabilities and were more eager to try new things. People with high EQs often have positive attitudes towards life and are open to different ideas, so they tend to be more creative in their thinking. Please remember that having a high IQ is helpful but having a high EQ might even be more helpful.
1. According to Professor Salovery, what factor matters the most in predicting whether a person will be successful or not?

A．How a person tests his / her brainpower.

B．A person’s IQ.

C．How smart a person is.

D．A person’s character.

2. The second paragraph tells us that                .

A．people who have a low EQ tend to have a hard life

B．EQ is the opposite of IQ

C．people who have a high IQ always have a high EQ

D．people who have a high EQ always have a high IQ

3. What did the professor find from his study of normal students being introduced to some disabled children?

A．Students with disabilities were not open in trying new things.

B．There was no change in the normal students.

C．The disabled students became more positive and more eager to try new things.

D．The disabled students were more willing to help others.

4. Which of the following is the writer’s attitude toward EQ and IQ?

A．IQ is more helpful to people than EQ.

B．IQ can be raised by understanding and communication.

C．A high EQ is of great benefit in getting people promoted.

D．EQ can get people hired.

5. Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?

A．IQ, EQ and success.

B．A person’s brainpower.

C．IQ and a person’s character.

D．A person’s IQ and EQ.

2 . Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.

The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol (酒) in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.

Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don’t make unnecessary noise, particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.

Thirdly crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of he road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings (人行横道) and do not take any chances when crossing the road.

My next point is about litter (throwing away waste material in a public place). It is an offence (违法行为) to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a litter bin.

Finally, as regards smoking, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco (烟草) if you are under 16 years of age.

I’d like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact your local police station, who will be pleased to help you.

Now, are there any questions?

1. The main purpose of this speech would be to ____ .

A．declare the laws of different kinds

B．give advice to travellers to the country

C．prepare people for international travel

D．inform people of the punishment for breaking laws

2. How many laws are there discussed in the speech?

A．Three.	B．Four.
C．Five.	D．Six

3. From the speech we learn that ____

A．You may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are above 16 years of age.

B．You can’t make noise except at night.

C．Because the traffic moves on the left side of he road ,you must use pedestrian crossings when crossing the road.

D．In this country, if you are under 18 years of age, you may not buy alcohol, but your friend can buy it for you.

4. The underlined word contact in the seventh paragraph means ____ .

A．keep in touch with

B．report

C．get in touch with

D．join

5. Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?

A．A lawmaker	B．A lawyer
C．A teacher	D．A policeman

3 . Have you ever heard of blogs (博客)? If you haven’t, you should have. It’s here, it’s growing and it’s having an influence on our life. Surf the Internet and you’ll find blogs everywhere. A blog, shortened from “weblog”, is a public Internet journal written by one person or a group of people. It is a website in which a person or a group can place news, personal thoughts, text, photos, video or audio files, or links upon which visitors can comment. A blog lets you post on the Internet without having to know web design or be technical. You are given an environment to make dated entries on the topic of your choice which are “published”, so other people can read them.
Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called “blogging”. Blogging has revolutionized Internet publishing in the last several years because it gives everyone with Internet access the opportunity to become an online writer. Objects, such as “text and photos” in a blog can be called “blog posts”, “posts”, or “entries”. The person who posts these entries is called a “blogger”.
Now, somewhere around the world, a blog is created almost every 6 seconds. Because it’s great potential, Bill Gates views it as important as e-mail, BBS, and MSN. He’s trying to make blogs the important tools for future business communications.
1. A blog is            .

A．an Internet journal	B．a comment
C．a design	D．a link

2. A person can do the following things in a blog EXCEPT _______.

A．enjoy photos	B．give comments
C．read articles	D．talk to others

3. Who is a blogger?

A．A person who posts letters.

B．A person who posts text or photos in a blog.

C．A person who writes articles.

D．A person who is an online publisher.

4. From the passage we know that                   .

A．Bill Gates will invent some tools for blogs

B．blogs will replace e-mail, BBS and MSN in the future

C．blogs will be an important business communication tool in the future

D．so far, only a few persons have created blogs

5. According to the passage, the reason why blogs are so popular is that they ____.

A．give everyone the chance to be an online writer

B．can be created by people without much knowledge of computer technology

C．enable a blogger to place news, personal thoughts, text and photos and give comments

D．all of the above

4 . The advertisement appeared in my e-mail—“1-800-Flowers: Mother’s Day Madness —for just $39.99” I almost clicked on it, forgetting that those services would not be needed this year. My mother, Margaret Feiddman, died at the age of 89, and so this is my first Mother’s Day without my mom.

In my childhood, my mom appeared to be a typical suburban housewife of her generation. She sewed many of my sisters’ clothes, including both of their wedding dresses and boy’s suits for me. And on the side, she won several national bridge tournaments (桥牌锦标赛).

My mom left many indelible marks on me. The first was to never lose heart and to be independent. My dad died suddenly when I was 19. My mom worked hard for a couple of years. But in1975, I won a scholarship to study in Britain and my mom surprised us all by announcing that she decided to go with me. When I met difficulties, she always said: “You’re a man, so never lose heart, never be knocked down, and try your best to pursue (追求) your dreams.”

My mom’s other big influence on me is a sense of optimism (乐观). She had taken her knocks. But every time life knocked her down, she got up and kept on marching forward, encouraged by the saying that pessimists (悲观者) are usually right, optimists are usually wrong, but most great changes are made by optimists.

How I wish to listen to my mother’s words, and give my best regards on this Mother’s Day, but I have no chance now! My best friends, treasure (珍惜)your mother’s love!

1. The author mentioned the advertisement to ___.

A．show he’s tired of the advertisements

B．make you believe that he was very kind

C．explain he missed his mother very much

D．urge the readers to buy the present for their mothers

2. What experience of the author’s mother surprised the author?

A．That she gained knowledge all by herself.

B．That she volunteered to go to Britain with her son.

C．That she did all the housework by herself.

D．That she won several national bridge tournaments.

3. What dose the underlined word “indelible” in the 3^rd paragraph probably mean?

A．be impossible to forget	B．be easy to remember
C．be destroyed easily	D．be out of control

4. We can know about the author’s mother that_____.

A．she felt very lonely in her late life

B．She encouraged the author to pursue his dreams

C．She never received a present from her children

D．she passed away before the author’s father

5. Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．My Great Mother

B．Mother and I

C．Mother’s Day Madness

D．Treasure Mother’s Love

5 . John Dalton was born in England in 1766. As a small child, John worked in the fields with his older brother, and helped his father in the cloth-making shop. Most poor boys at that time received no education, but John was lucky to attend a nearby school. John was a good student and loved learning. His teachers encouraged him to study many things.
When he was twelve, he opened his first school in a nearby town, but there was very little money. He had to close his school and work in his uncle’s field.
Three years later, he ran a school in Kendall, England with his brother and a friend. They taught many subjects. There, John studied the weather and the nature around him. He collected butterflies and snails. He did many other scientific tests.
In 1793, John moved to Manchester to teach at New College, and began observing the behavior of gases. He began to think about different elements (元素) and how they are made up of.
In 1808, Dalton published a book, A New System of Chemical Philosophy. His atomic masses were not all careful and exact, but they formed the basis for the modern periodic table (元素周期表).
John Dalton died in 1844 in England. Today, scientists everywhere accept Dalton’s idea of how the atoms were made. A simple country boy showed the world a new way of thinking about the universe and how it is made.

1. The following statements are true except that ________.

A．John Dalton was born into a poor family in England

B．John Dalton continued his study in a nearby town at 12

C．John Dalton worked as a teacher in Kendall at 15

D．John Dalton began to think about how things are formed at 27

2. We can learn that _______ from the fifth paragraph.

A．the book A New System of Chemical Philosophy is useless

B．John Dalton shouldn’t have made so many mistakes in his book

C．John Dalton was the first to publish the modern periodic table

D．the modern periodic table was based on John Dalton’s work

3. According to the passage, we can infer that _______.

A．John Dalton showed great interest in science when he was young

B．John Dalton worked as a school student in most of his early years

C．John Dalton was even more famous when he was 40 years old

D．if John Dalton had been in the city, he wouldn’t have been successful

4. The passage is organized in the order of _______.

A．time

B．importance

C．events

D．space

6 . BEIJING, Feb. 26 (China Daily) -- As the smog orange warning continues, tourist attractions in Beijing are experiencing a significant decline (下降) in visitor number.
A new report launched by Beijing authorities on the morning of February 24 indicates that the concentration of PM 2.5 has risen, with no sign of decreasing, the orange warning will still be in effect, according to Xinhua News Agency.
According to data released by the Beijing Tourism Website, by 2:00 pm, February 24, popular tourist attractions including The Great Wall and Palace Museum had been affected by the smog in terms of tourist numbers.
As for the Palace Museum, the number of visitors was only 11,200 that day, far from the figure of 40,000, which is the daily average number of visitors it normally receives.
There were a few visitors in Beihai Park on the morning of February 24, and two visitors from Hebei province planned to end their morning tour earlier than scheduled because of the smog. One of them said, “The visibility is so poor that we can’t take good photos, or even see clearly. We’d better leave early.”
In response to worsening air conditions, travel agencies have also taken some measures to avoid a further decline in tourist numbers. An employee with China Youth Travel Service, Wang Tao, said the agency will inform tourists of the weather conditions at their destinations. A tour guide with China Travel Service also told the media that it was a tour guide’s duty to inform foreign visitors of the smog conditions in Beijing, and the agency will provide free face masks to those in need. But efforts to do so merely treat the symptom rather than the disease itself, because the root cause is air pollution. China will introduce various emergency responses and long-term measures against air pollution. Officials and experts called for combined efforts by governments, industries and the public to cooperate more efficiently and to jointly solve the problem.
1. In the following statements, which one is NOT TRUE?

A．The tourism in Beijing was influenced by the hazy weather.

B．Both the Great Wall and Palace Museum had been affected by the smog.

C．The concentration of PM 2.5 has risen, but it will decrease soon.

D．According to the data released by the Beijing Tourism Website, we can know the information.

2. According to the passage, if the weather is fine, how many visitors will the Palace Museum receive in a week?

A．About 11,200.	B．About 78,400.
C．About 40,000.	D．About 280,000.

3. The most effective way to solve the problem of air pollution is to _______.

A．take some measures of treating the symptom merely

B．unite the power of governments, industries and the public

C．provide free face masks to those in need

D．inform tourists of the weather conditions at their destinations

4. What does the author most probably mean by saying “efforts to do so merely treat the symptom rather than the disease itself” in the last paragraph?

A．These efforts could treat the symptom and the disease.

B．Treating the symptom is more important than the disease.

C．These efforts are not enough to solve the problem thoroughly.

D．These efforts couldn’t treat the disease, so they are unnecessary.

7 . Turning on the TV, a wonderful scene comes to your eyes — a group of men, tall, strong and handsome, and women, young, beautiful and attractive, too. Together they eat in the finest restaurants, traveling everywhere around the world by luxurious planes and pleasure ships. They are models.

Do you envy them？What sort of life are models leading？Is it a wonderful life for a young lady or a young man?

A few models are well-known actors or actresses who can make a lot of money only by showing themselves off in commercials. But the majority of them are just curious to see what it is like. They^’d like to be models just because they are attracted by what they imagine — models earn a lot of money and lead a glorious life. This is true for those who are very successful. However, most models find it difficult to get work. Very few can earn enough to live on, and for all models their expenses are high. Their agents claim about 20% of the earnings, and no model will get very far without a clever agent. Besides, they have to buy good clothing. They also have to pay to travel to interviews and reach the places where the work is to be done.

Interviews for a model job are known as cattle markets in the modeling world, and not without a good reason. A top model can choose his or her work, demand and receive high fees and has his or her expenses paid. But for most models, the situation is quite different. An agent or employer inspects each model much as a farmer inspects cattle at a market. Intelligence, qualifications and personal characteristics count for little against good looks and tight figures. For all except the very few lucky ones, the life of a model is a continual search for work, trying to sell him or her in the face of fierce competition and, sometimes, not particularly moral standards on the part of some employers.

Immigration officials at the airport look suspiciously at a girl whose passport shows her occupation as “Model”, and these are men and women of considerable experience of the world. It comes no surprise to find that some models prefer to put “Secretary” or “Businessman” as their jobs in their passports.

1. For models, their good looks and tight figures are _________,compared with their intelligence and qualifications.

A．more important	B．less needed
C．less essential	D．more looked down upon

2. Which of the following can lead you to believe according to the passage？

A．A model’s traveling expenses are usually paid by his employer.

B．To be a model, good looks are the most important qualification.

C．Most models have a fairly easy way of life with high pay.

D．A model can hardly be successful without a good agent.

3. Models often put “Secretary” or “Businessman” instead of “Model” in their passports because _______.

A．They want to avoid being stopped to sign their names by fans

B．A person with the occupation of a model is easily attacked by black societies

C．Models are sometimes looked down upon

D．Secretaries and businessmen are free of custom duty

4. What may be the author’s attitude towards modeling?

A．It’s a worthwhile life for a young lady or a young man.

B．He is in favor of young people to try modeling.

C．Before being crazy about a model job, young people should be aware of the difficulties.

D．It is a field in which everyone has a great chance to succeed.

5. The underlined word “suspiciously” can most probably be replaced by _____________.

A．doubtfully	B．excitedly
C．proudly	D．sadly

8 . Most people agree that honesty is a good thing. But does Mother Nature agree? Animals can't talk, but can they lie in other ways? Can they lie with their bodies and behavior? Animal experts may not call it lying, but they do agree that many animals, from birds to chimpanzees, behave dishonestly to fool other animals. Why? Dishonesty often helps them survive.
Many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other animals. For example, a bird called the plover sometimes pretends to be hurt in order to protect its young. When a predator（猎食动物）gets close to its nest, the plover leads the predator away from the nest. How? It pretends to have a broken wing. The predator follows the "hurt" adult, leaving the baby birds safe in the nest.
Another kind of bird, the scrub jay, buries its food so it always has something to eat. Scrub jays are also thieves. They watch where others bury their food and steal it. But clever scrub jays seem to know when a thief is watching them. So they go back later, unbury the food, and bury it again somewhere else.
Birds called cuckoos have found a way to have babies without doing much work. How? They don't make nests. Instead, they get into other birds' nests secretly. Then they lay their eggs and fly away. When the baby birds come out, their adoptive parents feed them.
Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky. After a fight, the losing chimp will give its hand to the other. When the winning chimp puts out its hand, too, the chimps are friendly again. But an animal expert once saw a losing chimp take the winner's hand and start fighting again.
Chimps are sneaky in other ways, too. When chimps find food that they love, such as bananas, it is natural for them to cry out. Then other chimps come running. But some clever chimps learn to cry very softly when they find food. That way, other chimps don't hear them, and they don't need to share their food.
As is mentioned above, animals behave dishonestly for survival. Is it OK to lie for us human?
1. The writer uses the three questions at the beginning of the passage to _________.

A．ask the readers to answer the questions

B．draw the readers’ attention to the topic

C．seek answers to the questions

D．show he is at a loss about the question.

2. Which of the following is not an example of animal’s dishonest behaviors?

A．A plover pretended to have a broken wing to protect its baby birds.

B．A scrub jay dug out its buried food and reburied it somewhere else.

C．The adoptive parents feed their baby birds of cuckoos.

D．A losing chimp starts fighting again after taking the winner’s hand.

3. The underlined word “sneaky” in paragraph 5 most probably means______.

A．selfish	B．friendly
C．entertaining	D．dishonest

4. What is the common reaction of most chimps when they find their favorite food?

A．They let out a loud cry

B．They cry in a very low voice

C．They hide their food immediately

D．They share their food with other chimps.

9 . Did you know Saint George's Day?____ for many English people the answer to this question will be “No”. We get very excited about Saint Patrick's Day, and then completely ____ that we have our own national day! For me, it's____to remember the date as it's also my grandma's birthday.
Saint George is the patron saint(守护神）of England. According to legend（传说）, a dragon lived in a lake near a town. People were____of the dragon and every day they would ____it two sheep____there weren't enough sheep, a child would be fed to the dragon____! One day, the king's daughter was ____ The king didn't want to lose his daughter; he tried ____money to the townspeople. However, they didn't want the money and ____his daughter must be fed to the dragon. While the princess ____the dragon by the lake, Saint George rode by on his horse and killed the dragon with a（n）____
Over the years, different versions of the____have been told. There are lots of paintings and sculptures____Saint George. The English flag, which is white with a red cross, is____as the Saint George's Cross. Although it is an important day in the Christian calendar, it is a day which passes____in the UK. It is not a national holiday, ____is it a day with many celebrations. Now, organizations such as English Heritage are trying to____the British public to ____England's national day. Hopefully, their work will____1.

A．Unfortunately

B．Apparently

C．Shamefully

D．Actually

2.

A．forget

B．realize

C．identify

D．believe

3.

A．essential

B．possible

C．simple

D．easy

4.

A．fond

B．tired

C．scared

D．aware

5.

A．send

B．leave

C．feed

D．reserve

6.

A．While

B．As

C．Although

D．If

7.

A．still

B．instead

C．too

D．only

8.

A．killed

B．chosen

C．saved

D．seized

9.

A．providing

B．preparing

C．lending

D．offering

10.

A．insisted

B．required

C．announced

D．admitted

11.

A．looked for

B．dealt with

C．got close to

D．waited for

12.

A．cross

B．knife

C．sword

D．arrow

13.

A．festival

B．dragon

C．story

D．holiday

14.

A．appreciating

B．describing

C．praising

D．informing

15.

A．realized

B．known

C．used

D．shaped

16.

A．silently

B．unbearably

C．unnoticedly

D．successfully

17.

A．nor

B．and

C．either

D．even

18.

A．encourage

B．force

C．demand

D．advise

19.

A．remain

B．celebrate

C．hold

D．memorize

20.

A．come out

B．turn up

C．give in

D．pay off

10 . What's the most important thing in life?
People's answers vary greatly. For British scientist Robert Edwards, the answer is having a child. "Nothing is more special than a child," he told the BBC.
Edwards, the inventor of the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) technology—more commonly known as "test-tube (试管) baby" technology—passed away on April 10, 2013 at the age of 87.
"Edwards changed the lives of millions of ordinary people who now rejoice (高兴) in the gift of their own child," said Peter Braude, a professor at King's College London. "He leaves the world a much better place."
Edwards started his experiments as early as the 1950s, when he had just finished his PhD in genetics. At that time, much of the public viewed test-tube babies as "scary", according to Mark Sauer, a professor at Columbia University, US.
Edwards and his colleague Patrick Steptoe faced opposition from churches, governments and media, not to mention attacks from many of their fellow scientists. "People said that we should not play God and we should not interfere with nature," Edwards once told Times. He said that he felt "quite alone" at the time.
"But Edwards was a fighter, and he believed in what he was doing," said Sauer. Without support from the government, the two struggled to raise funds to carry on. And in 1968 they finally developed a method to successfully fertilize human eggs outside the body.
The first test-tube baby was born on July 25, 1978. Her name was Is Louise Brown. Despite people's safety concerns, Brown was just as healthy as other children.
"IVF had moved from vision to reality and a new era in medicine had begun," BBC commented.
Ever since then, public opinion has evolved considerably. Couples who were unable to have babies began thronging (拥向) to Edwards' clinic. Nowadays, Reuters reports, some 4.3 million other "test-tube" children exist. Edwards received a Nobel Prize in 2010 and was knighted (封为爵士) by Queen Elizabeth in the following year.
Before his death, Edwards was still in touch with Louise. "He is like a granddad to me," she said in an interview with the Daily Mail.
He is a granddad to millions, in fact.
1. What’s the article mainly about?

A．The first test-tube baby.

B．A new era in medicine.

C．The inventor of IVF technology.

D．The changes IVF technology has brought.

2. The writer mentioned Peter Braude to ________.

A．show how difficult it was for Edwards to do his work

B．describe what kind of person Edwards was

C．explain why he is loved by all children

D．comment on his achievement

3. The underlined word "opposition" in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to "________"

A．attack

B．support

C．test

D．influence

4. What is the correct order of events in Edwards' life?
a. He received a Nobel Prize.
b. He struggled to raise funds.
c. The first test-tube baby was born.
d. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
e. He succeeded in fertilizing human eggs outside body.
f. He started his experiments on IVF technology.

A．f-e-b-c-a- d	B．f-b-e-c-d-a
C．f-b-e-c-a-d	D．f-e-d-a-c-b