1 . The United States Department of Agriculture has a program called Wildlife Services. Its job is to help protect agricultural and other resources. Often that means helping farmers deal with unwelcome visitors. This organization has experts from different fields and it has set up thousands of inquiry centers all over the country where farmer can explain their difficulty and get practical help.

One example from Wildlife Services of its work involved a farmer in Washington State in the Pacific Northwest. Several years ago, thousands of Canada geese landed on his fields. The geese began to eat his carrot crop. Biologists from the program suggested that the farmer use noise-making devices and other measures to scare the large birds away. These efforts succeeded, which made the farmer quite happy. Wildlife Services also has a livestock protection program. The program just offers suggestions to keep those unwelcome visitors away instead of killing them. The Wildlife Services program is part of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS. APHIS offers some suggestions of ways to keep away predators. For example, try to keep food and water safe from wildlife. Fences may help keep out wolves, especially if the fences are at least two meters high.

Experts suggest providing secure shelter for chickens, sheep and other animals that could be attacked. They also suggest using lights above places where these animals are kept. And they advise people who see wolves to chase them away by shouting, making loud noises or throwing rocks. And to protect livestock, consider using guard animals such as dogs and donkeys, which are very effective.

For home gardeners, a two-meter fence might help keep out deer. To keep out rabbits, a wire fence has to be only about a half-meter high. It should extend fifteen centimeters underground to keep rabbits from digging under it. If snakes are a problem, remove dead trees and cut high grass to destroy their hiding places. Due to its effective work, ever since the Wildlife Services was started, it has been well received by farmers all over the States and neighboring countries such as Canada and Mexico.

1. What does wildlife Services aim to help farmer handle?

A．Animals that attack farmers.

B．People who pollute the farmland.

C．People who don't care about wildlife.

D．Animals that do harm to crops or livestock.

2. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that ______.

A．the cabbage crop was eaten up by Canada geese

B．the farmer didn't have a gun to kill those Canada geese

C．Wildlife Services involves some biologists in its group

D．the farmers like to eat Canada geese very much

3. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 3?

A．Ways to protect livestock.

B．Ways to deal with wolves.

C．How to protect crops.

D．How to hunt wildlife.

4. Why should the bottom of the fence extend about 15 centimeters into the ground?

A．Wolves can climb over it easily.

B．The strong wind might blow it away.

C．Snakes can cross it from under the ground.

D．Rabbits may enter by digging holes under it.

5. Where does the passage probably come from?

A．A tourist brochure.

B．A science magazine.

C．An entertainment program.

D．A business report.

2 . It was many years ago. I was a________father on my way home to my wife and baby boy after spending all day________college classes. I had gone back to school to get a degree in education. I wanted   to secure a________job that would help me to build a better life for my growing family. It was a two-hour round trip to the________, so every day I would pray for my 20-year-old car to________it all the way.

As I started down a lonely stretch of highway about 12 miles from my home I _____ a car parked along the side of the road with its emergency flashers________. A small woman was struggling to_______a flat tire. This was long before the age of cell phones________I knew that any other help might not arrive for a while. I________behind her car and offered to give her a hand. Her own hands were bruised（擦伤的）and________from struggling with the lug nuts（四方螺帽）and she had tears of frustration in her eyes. The lug nuts were rusty（生锈的）and________and the lug wrench（单向扳手）a little small, but after a while I got the flat off and the________tire on. As I said goodbye the little lady hugged me with tears of_____ this time. I waved and drove off a little embarrassed at her________. After all, it had just been one kind act.

It took me a lot of years after that to learn the true________of one kind act. One kind act can change the world. One kind act can teach more________than a million words. One kind act can save a lost soul and heal（治愈）a________heart.

Never pass up the possibility of using your own________to make this world a better place. Every day we are given the choice to be________or kind. Always choose to be kind.

1.

A．great

B．young

C．lazy

D．rich

2.

A．preparing

B．missing

C．taking

D．giving

3.

A．teaching

B．cooking

C．driving

D．writing

4.

A．college

B．hospital

C．garage

D．store

5.

A．forget

B．ignore

C．get

D．make

6.

A．passed

B．stopped

C．noticed

D．heard

7.

A．out

B．over

C．on

D．off

8.

A．repair

B．borrow

C．buy

D．change

9.

A．and

B．but

C．though

D．unless

10.

A．set off

B．pulled up

C．showed off

D．lay down

11.

A．moving

B．bleeding

C．freezing

D．shaking

12.

A．shiny

B．simple

C．useful

D．tight

13.

A．spare

B．worn

C．clean

D．cheap

14.

A．pride

B．regret

C．pain

D．relief

15.

A．appreciation

B．doubt

C．expectation

D．surprise

16.

A．cause

B．danger

C．power

D．pressure

17.

A．curiosity

B．love

C．courage

D．desire

18.

A．light

B．broken

C．brave

D．cold

19.

A．kindness

B．patience

C．interest

D．wisdom

20.

A．tough

B．busy

C．cruel

D．free

3 . 阅读下列短文，按照要求用英文回答问题。

After we all came to the conclusion that our family could responsibly care for   dog;my husband and I started our search at a local animal shelter.

We discovered a medium-sized male dog named Duke. This dog was a approximately only two years old and seemed to have the sweetest character. He looked at us   through intelligent eyes and already knew how to fetch a ball. My husband and I immediately adopted him Duke quickly fit into our family's lifestyle. And he quickly learned the   tricks like “sit",and “come”.

But there was one skill that Duke could not seem to grasp---that of a watchdog. My husband was trying to teach him to remind us by giving a single   warning bark when someone came into the yard. Duke would listen carefully to my husband's commands,but would cock (竖起)his head to one side in confusion and disappointment as if to tell his master that he just didn't understand what my husband was asking him to do. My   husband would give his "watch” command. Duke would stand up---muscles tightened in readiness,but would not have a clue as to what he was in readiness for.

One morning we heard the garbage collectors come up the driveway to get our garbage . My busband went to the open bedroom window so Duke could hear and see the men through the screen.

“Watch"my   husband commanded. Duke rose   in readiness, looked at my husband as sudden comprehension dawned on him,gave a   quick tail wave, and leaped through the window screenjumping happily out to greet the garbage men.

Seeing that, I couldn't help laughing. My laughter did nothing for my husbands mood when he found what was happening and he just went away to repair the screen with no expression on his face.

Duke brought our family so much fun. We never scolded or beat him. He was one of our family members.

1. What was Duke like when the author adopted him? (no more than 10 words)
________________
2. What did the author's husband expect Duke to do as a watchdog? (no more than 15 words)
________________
3. What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 5? (no more than 10 words)
________________
4. How did the author and her husband feel about Duke's leaping through the window? (no more than 10 words)
________________
5. How do you think people should treat their pets? (no more than 20 words)
________________

4 . As a teenager dreaming of a writing career, I was inspired to discover that two of my favorite movies were both written by a female team: Kirsten and her writing partner, Karen.

I didn’t think they’d take a young writer like me __ . But still, I wrote Kirsten an email letting her know that I had an idea I wanted to __ with her and Karen, and asked if they’d be __ to meet with me.

I didn’t even expect a(an) __ to my email. However, 12 days after I sent it, I received a(an) __ reply from Kirsten.

Her email included this line, which made me __ up from my computer chair: “Karen and I would be honored to __ you and to hear more about everything you're working on.” We met for ___the following week, and after a three-hour meal __ laughs and sisterly advice, a friendship was born.

___, Kirsten and Karen __ the idea I shared with them.

Their __ in my ideas at the earliest stage of my career is something I’ll never forget; it’s what made me believe that I could be a good __ too, just like them. And more importantly, our __ is still going strong all these years later.

In fact, Kirsten is the first person who ever suggested I __ a novel. Actually, she gave me this __ while we were standing on the Teens section of Barnes & Noble, a bookstore where several years later, our __ would sit together on the shelves.

I wish every young writer had someone like Kirsten in their life to help __ them on their way. As I looked at our books hanging out together on the bookstore shelf, I once again though how glad I was that I sent that __ years ago.

If you too have an idol who you would love to learn from, simply __ out and ask them. That might be all it takes to set you on the path to your dreams.

1.

A．proudly

B．seriously

C．surprisingly

D．kindly

2.

A．share

B．work

C．experiment

D．compare

3.

A．ready

B．hesitant

C．willing

D．satisfied

4.

A．introduction

B．comment

C．suggestion

D．response

5.

A．accurate

B．reliable

C．convincing

D．warm

6.

A．jump

B．throw

C．turn

D．look

7.

A．call

B．visit

C．meet

D．teach

8.

A．training

B．fun

C．business

D．dinner

9.

A．replaced by

B．filled with

C．involved in

D．based on

10.

A．Amazingly

B．Certainly

C．Ridiculously

D．Naturally

11.

A．criticized

B．doubted

C．understood

D．loved

12.

A．improvement

B．practice

C．belief

D．pride

13.

A．actress

B．writer

C．director

D．judge

14.

A．friendship

B．confidence

C．difficulty

D．pressure

15.

A．write

B．read

C．buy

D．lend

16.

A．present

B．chance

C．advice

D．task

17.

A．books

B．friends

C．goods

D．photos

18.

A．remind

B．comfort

C．challenge

D．guide

19.

A．question

B．paper

C．email

D．novel

20.

A．watch

B．reach

C．drop

D．stretch

5 . After an overnight trip to Sydney, I was heading home tired but happy. Stopping at a fruit market, I_________ a parking space and reversed (倒车)in. But then I was being_______by one of these pedestrians (行人) for almost running her_________ over. The girl was actually a teenager, who was_________ enough to possess her own common sense. It is not the same as seeing a little kid running wild in a car park, where you would stop.

After I_________,I walked up to the lady and asked her what else I could have done._________ she pointed out that I was heading into one car space but changed my_______,I told her honestly that I had never_______the park in front and mentioned I had my reverse lights on.

“So let’s just put it down to a misunderstanding, shall we?” I_______,rather than fight her anger with__________or more anger. She said “Yes, let’s” ,but showed me her angry face.

An elderly couple nearby had seen it all and told me I had handled it__________and that the angry woman was in the wrong. This offered some________.While in the market, I thought about the________.Had I responded to the lady in anger, then I would have ended up taking her poison on too. But by managing to stay________,there was a totally different outcome.

Car parks in summer are never the most________ places to be anyway. Fuses (导火线) run short due to the________     and busyness. People lose________in crowds. But if we are able to consider other people________only thinking of ourselves, it saves adding any more fuel to the fire.

The car park incident left me with________and self-love. It left the other people with anger.

I know which I would____________1.

A．made

B．chose

C．entered

D．ordered

2.

A．abused

B．punished

C．interrupted

D．forced

3.

A．son

B．husband

C．mother

D．daughter

4.

A．strong

B．smart

C．pretty

D．old

5.

A．rested

B．noticed

C．parked

D．decided

6.

A．When

B．Before

C．Unless

D．Though

7.

A．speed

B．mind

C．opinion

D．position

8.

A．cared about

B．given up

C．intended for

D．heard of

9.

A．begged

B．commented

C．suggested

D．explained

10.

A．sadness

B．unkindness

C．politeness

D．friendliness

11.

A．well

B．quickly

C．wrong

D．easily

12.

A．satisfaction

B．comfort

C．protection

D．advice

13.

A．journey

B．car

C．incident

D．makert

14.

A．excited

B．awake

C．curious

D．calm

15.

A．joyous

B．clean

C．safe

D．beautiful

16.

A．pressure

B．noise

C．pain

D．heat

17.

A．weight

B．balance

C．patience

D．face

18.

A．because of

B．instead of

C．in spite of

D．in case of

19.

A．peace

B．confidence

C．fortune

D．success

20.

A．allow

B．offer

C．demand

D．prefer

6 . Holidaymakers who are bored with baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms head for a big igloo. Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo hotel. Built in a small town in Lapland, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over.

In two weeks’ time Bergqvist’s ice creation (作品) will be nothing more than a pool of water. “We don’t see it as a big problem,” he says. “We just look forward to replacing it.”

Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was so successful that he designed the present one, which measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks piling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base; when the snow froze, the base was removed. “The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front door,” he says.

After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test than a relaxing (轻松的) hotel break. “It’s great fun,” Bergqvist explains, “As well as a good start in survival training.”

The popularity of the igloo is beyond doubt: it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms. “You can get a lot of people in,” explains Bergqvist. “The beds are three meters wide by two meters long, and can fit at least four at one time.”

1. Bergqvist designed and built the world’s first igloo hotel because ________.

A．an art exhibition was about to open

B．he wanted to make a name for the small town

C．he believed people would enjoy trying something new

D．more hotel rooms were needed

2. When the writer says “the fun will be over,” he refers to the fact that ________.

A．hotel guests will be frightened at the thought of the hard test

B．a bigger igloo will replace the present one

C．holidaymakers will soon get tired of the big igloo

D．Bergqvist’s hotel will soon become a pool of water

3. According to the text, the first thing to do in building an igloo is ________.

A．to gather a pool of water

B．to prepare a wooden base

C．to cover the ground with ice

D．to pile a large amount of snow

4. When guests leave the igloo hotel they will receive a paper stating that ________.

A．they have had a taste of adventure

B．they have had an ice-snow holiday

C．they have had great fun sleeping on ice

D．they have visited Lapland

5. Which of the following pictures below is closest to the igloo hotel as described in the text?

A．

B．

C．

D．

7 . Treasure hunts (寻宝)have excited people’s imagination for hundreds of years both in real life and in books such as Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Kit Williams, a modern writer, had the idea of combining the real excitement of a treasure hunt with clues (线索)found in a book when he wrote a children’s story Masquerade, in 1979. The book was about a hare, and a month before it came out, Williams buried a gold hare in a park in Bedfordshire. The book contained a large number of clues to help readers find the hare, but Williams put in a lot of “red herrings”, or false clues, to mislead them.

Ken Roberts, the man who found the hare, had been looking for it for nearly two years. Although he had been searching in the wrong area most of the time, he found it by logic (逻辑),not by luck. His success came from the fact that he had gained an important clue at the start. He had realized that the words :”One of Six to Eight” under the first picture in the book connected the hare in some way to Katherine of Aragon, the first of Henry VIII’s six wives. Even here, however,   Williams had succeeded in misleading him. Ken knew that Katherine of Aragon had died at Kimbolton in Cambridgeshire in 1536 and thought that Williams had buried the hare there. He had been digging there for over a year before a new idea occurred to him. He found out that Kit Williams had spent his childhood near Ampthill, in Befordshire and thought that he must have buried the hare in a place he knew well, but he still could not see the connection with Katherine of Aragon, until one day he came across two stone crosses in Ampthill Park and learnt that they had been built in her honor in 1773.

Even then his search had not come to an end. It was only after he had spent several nights digging around the cross that he decided to write to Kit Williams to find out if he was wasting his time there. Williams encouraged him to continue, and on February 24th 1982, he found the treasure. It was worth £ 3000 in the beginning, but the excitement it had caused since its burial made it much more valuable.

1. The underlined word “them”(paragraph1)refers to .

A．red herrings	B．treasure hunts
C．Henry VIII’s six wives	D．readers of Masquerade

2. What is the most important clue in the story to help Ken Roberts find the hare ?

A．Two stone crosses in Ampthill

B．Stevenson’s Treasure Island

C．Katherine of Aragon

D．Williams’ hometown

3. The stone crosses in Ampthill were built .

A．to tell about what happened in 1773

B．to show respect for Henry VIII’s first wife

C．to serve as a road sign in Ampthill Park

D．to inform people where the gold hare was

4. Which of the following describes Roberts’ logic in searching for the hare ?
a.Henry VIII’s six wives
b.Katherine’s burial place at Kimbolton
c.Williams’ childhood in Ampthill
d.Katherine of Aragon
e.stone crosses in Ampthill Park

A．a—b—c—e—d	B．d—b—c—e—a
C．a—d—b—c—e	D．b—a—e—c—d

5. What is the subject discussed in the text ?

A．An exciting historical event

B．A modern treasure hunt

C．The attraction of Masquerade

D．The importance of logical thinking

8 . Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain­computer interface (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.
Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated (展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person's thoughts.
In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.
“Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through the spinal cord (脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles.” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”
The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp (头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.
Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”
He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.
1. BCI is a technology that can ________.

A．help to update computer systems

B．link the human brain with computers

C．help the disabled to recover

D．control a person's thoughts

2. How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?

A．By controlling his muscles.

B．By talking to the machine.

C．By moving his hand.

D．By using his mind.

3. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?

A．scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair

B．computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair

C．scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair

D．cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair

4. The team will test with real patients to ________.

A．make profits from them

B．prove the technology useful to them

C．make them live longer

D．learn about their physical condition

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

A．Switzerland, the BCI Research Center

B．New Findings About How the Human Brain Works

C．BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled

D．Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries

9 . Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.
I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the ____in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as ____ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the ____ quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”
The simple atmosphere of the office ____ me. The woman looked carefully at me ____ through her glasses, and then ____ me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather ____ She wondered why I was looking for this sort of ____ I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be ____ to get a job without ____ I wondered whether I ought to leave, ____the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say: “ ____, I’ve got someone in the ____ at this very moment who might ____” She wrote down a ____, and held it out to me, saying: “ Ring up this lady. She wants a ____ immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”
“ Oh yes,” said I — ____ having cooked for more than four in my life. I ____ her again and again, and rushed out to the ____ telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for. I spent the next few hours ____ cook books.1.

A．bed         B house

B．agency

C．office

2.

A．proud

B．pleased

C．nervous

D．worried

3.

A．family

B．door

C．place

D．stage

4.

A．calmed

B．excited

C．frightened

D．disturbed

5.

A．as usual

B．for a while

C．in a minute

D．once again

6.

A．advised

B．examined

C．informed

D．questioned

7.

A．encouraged

B．dissatisfied

C．hopeless

D．pleased

8.

A．place

B．job

C．advice

D．help

9.

A．difficult

B．helpless

C．possible

D．unusual

10.

A．ability

B．experience

C．knowledge

D．study

11.

A．after

B．since

C．until

D．when

12.

A．Above all

B．As a matter of fact

C．As a result

D．In spite of that

13.

A．family

B．house

C．office

D．restaurant

14.

A．hire

B．accept

C．suit

D．offer

15.

A．letter

B．name

C．note

D．number

16.

A．cook

B．help

C．teacher

D．secretary

17.

A．almost

B．never

C．nearly

D．really

18.

A．answered

B．promised

C．thanked

D．told

19.

A．outside

B．local

C．closest

D．nearest

20.

A．borrowing

B．buying

C．reading

D．writing

10 . The easy way out isn’t always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu which included homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I started on it as soon as Doug left for work. As I was not experienced in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I doubled everything. As Doug loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl. Soon there was a sticky dough (面团) covered with ugly yellowish marks. Realizing I had been defeated, I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work, I went on preparing the rest of the meal, and, when Doug got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he thought he heard a noise. The third time he left, I went to the windows to see what he was doing. Looking out, I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container. When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt cold. But I stepped closer and looked harder. Without doubt it was my work. The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (酵母) made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing. I had to admit what the ‘living thing’ was and why it was there. I don’t know who was more embarrassed by the whole thing, Doug or me.
1. The writer’s purpose in writing this story is ________.

A．to tell an interesting experience

B．to show the easiest way out of a difficulty

C．to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman

D．to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books

2. Why did the woman’s attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?

A．The canned orange had gone bad.

B．She didn’t use the right kind of flour.

C．The cookbook was hard to understand.

D．She did not follow the directions closely.

3. Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?

A．She didn’t see the use of keeping it

B．She meant to joke with her husband.

C．She didn’t want her husband to see it.

D．She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.

4. What made the dough in the rubbish bin look frightening?

A．The rising and falling movement.

B．The strange-looking marks.

C．Its shape.

D．Its size.

5. When Doug went out the third time, the woman looked out of the window because she was   ________.

A．surprised at his being interested in the bin

B．afraid that he would discover her secret

C．unhappy that he didn't enjoy the meal

D．curious to know what disturbed him