1 . You are a freshman in college. You want to have fun, but you want people to take you seriously. You need to earn good grades, especially if you are on scholarship. You need to make sure you are preparing for the world after college, too. It sounds I like a lot of responsibility and work.
Meet new people
Volunteer
Volunteering is sometimes required as part of your curriculum in college, and you’ll meet plenty of new people in this way.
Find a passion
Part of becoming a successful college student is accepting that things won’t always work out the way you want them to. You’ll make some mistakes, even some big ones. Don’t see these as evidence that you are “a failure”. View them as opportunities for growth.
| A．Accept that failure is okay. |
| B．Attend clubs and socials, especially the ones for freshmen. |
| C．Have you always wanted to act? |
| D．You may not have any idea what you want to do for a career, and as a freshman, that’s okay. |
| E．Fortunately, with a little planning and know-how, you can make your college career a success. |
| F．Sure, a poetry class may not seem like it will help you with your major, but it encourage s creativity and expression. |
| G．Also, volunteering looks great on a resume. |
2 . Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name, of a huge (庞大的) clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double-decker (双层的) bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament (国会大厦). There you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower (塔) in the Houses of Parliament. Maybe you will hear it as well as see it. The huge clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong, ding dong,” it goes every quarter of an hour.
The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hali. This man did much building work in London many years ago.
1. Big Ben is ______.| A．a double-decker bus | B．a huge clock |
| C．the name of Ben | D．another name of London |
| A．ten minutes | B．fifteen minutes |
| C．thirty minutes | D．forty minutes |
| A．at the top of the clock tower | B．in the Houses of Parliament |
| C．on the four faces of the clock | D．under the clock tower |
3 . In recent years, China has greatly developed its high-speed railway. Many cities even some rural areas have high-speed railway stations. Thus, it is more convenient for people to travel.
With the development of the high-speed railway, tourists have increased in many places of Yunnan. For example, every year, a large number of people flood into Dali and Lijiang taking the high-speed train. The reason is that the high-speed train is not only faster than buses but also cheaper than planes. It only takes two hours to travel from Kunming to Dali by high-speed train, but it takes four hours by bus. In addition, people in Yunnan can travel by high-speed train from Kunming to Beijing, Shanghai, Guiyang and many other big cities in China. People contribute the changes to the development of our country. It is believed that Yunnan will become better and better with the development of China.
1. Why is it more convenient for people to travel according to the text?| A．Because of the development of the art. |
| B．Because of the development of the business. |
| C．Because of the development of the agriculture. |
| D．Because of the development of the high-speed railway. |
| A．One hour. | B．Two hours. | C．Three hours | D．Four hours. |
| A．Mohe. | B．Shanghai. | C．Beijing | D．Guiyang |
| A．Only cities have high-speed railway. |
| B．High-speed railway is faster and cheaper than buses. |
| C．People in Yunnan want to live in other big cities. |
| D．Yunnan will be a better place to live in the future. |
4 . Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. Yuan Longping grows super hybrid rice. In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow the super hybrid rice that has a high output. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20% more of the crop in the same fields. Now more than 60% of the rice is from this hybrid strain.
Born in 1930, Yuan Longping graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to produce more rice has been his life goal. As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output. At that time, hunger was a problem in many parts of China. Yuan Longping looked for a way to increase rice output without expanding the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce about 56 million tons of rice, but now nearly 200 million tons per year. Nearly 22% of the world’s people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in the world, which is due to the super hybrid rice grown by Yuan Longping.
1. What is Yuan Longping?| A．He is an artist. | B．He is a scientist. |
| C．He is a doctor. | D．He is a teacher. |
| A．fifty million years. | B．fifty thousand years. |
| C．fifty hundred years. | D．fifty years. |
| A．He was born. |
| B．He grew the super hybrid r ice as the first agricultural pioneer. |
| C．He graduated from the college. |
| D．He produced 56 million tons of rice. |
5 . The kitchen and bedroom are the most unsafe places. Common accidents in these rooms include falls, fires, poisoning, cuts, hot water burns and electric shocks. How to make sure your kitchen and bedroom are safe. The following are some tips.
THE KITCHEN
*Turn off all appliances after use.
*Make sure the floor is not slippery.
*Keep matches out of the reach of children,
*Turn pan handles away from the front of the stove.
*Always cut away from your body when you use a knife.
*Follow instructions for all electrical appliances carefully.
*Always use a ladder to reach high cupboards; never stand on a chair.
*Store all cleaning materials and poisonous materials in a locked cupboard.
THE BEDROOM
*Never smoke in bed.
*Keep a lamp near the bed.
*Turn off electric blankets when not in use.
*Have a telephone near the bed, especially if ill.
1. What accidents may NOT happen in the kitchen and bedroom?| A．Falls. | B．Fires. | C．Burns. | D．Drown. |
| A．Use a ladder. | B．Jump up. |
| C．Stan d on others’ shoulders. | D．Stan d on a chair. |
| A．Smoke in the bed. | B．Tum on electric blankets when not in use. |
| C．Keep a lamp near the bed. | D．Don’t have a telephone near the bed. |
| A．The safety tips in the park. | B．The safety tips in the bathroom, |
| C．The safety tips in the classroom. | D．The safety tips in the kitchen and bedroom. |
6 . More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports. Some people climbed the highest mountains; some traveled to unknown parts of the world; some sailed small boats across the largest sea. Now some people begin to look for new excitement.
Bungee jumping and motorcycle racing (摩托车赛) are quite thrilling sports. Bungee jumping only lasts for a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place, about 200 meters above the ground, and there is a rubber band (橡胶带子) tied to your legs. When you jump down, the rubber band pulls you up. About 2,000,000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.
Why do people join in these dangerous sports? Some scientists say that it is because modern life has become safe and it is not interesting. In the past, people lived in danger. They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting.
Many people think that there is little excitement in life. They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.
1. People like to join in dangerous sports because ________.| A．they have a lot of free time |
| B．they can go to the hospital if they are hurt |
| C．they need excitement |
| D．they don’t need to look for food |
| A．safe | B．dangerous | C．beautiful | D．ancient |
| A．everyone’s life is dangerous now. |
| B．many people live and work in safe places. |
| C．many people buy food in shops. |
| D．people can go to see the doctors when they become ill. |
7 . When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. After choosing his presents, he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say "thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
1. When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in________.| A．with the writer | B．by himself |
| C．with the woman | D．with his friends |
| A．His gifts were stolen. | B．He broke his basket. |
| C．He lost his money. | D．He lost his way. |
| A．To help others. | B．To give her money. |
| C．To say “thank you” to her. | D．To foget the experience. |
| A．A big supermarket | B．A kind woman |
| C．A happy family | D．A wonderful gift |
8 . Once there was a club that only smart people could join. Many people wanted to join it so that they would be able to spend more time with other smart people.
One night, the club’s members were having a dinner party in a restaurant. They talked and enjoyed their food. One of them thought that his salad tasted a little boring, so he asked for a salt shaker and added some salt. However, it turned out to be sugar. The group found that the salt on the table was in the sugar shaker (调料瓶) while the sugar was in the salt shaker.
The club members told the waiter about the problem. But there were no other bottles. How could the waiter solve this problem? After a long discussion, the group suggested some ways to make it right.
But the waiter simply looked at the shakers and said, “It’s easy.” He took the labels off both shakers and exchanged them. The room quickly became silent.
Sometimes we make problems more difficult to solve than they should be. It’s good to take a step back and see if there is a simpler way first.
1. Many people hoped to join the club because ________.| A．they thought they were not smart enough |
| B．they could get free meals |
| C．they could spend more time with smart people. |
| D．they could spend more time eating |
| A．Their salad tasted a little boring. |
| B．They had nothing to eat but the salad. |
| C．There was no salt or sugar shaker on the table. |
| D．Sugar and salt were put in the wrong shakers. |
| A．He did not know what to do. |
| B．He took the labels off both shakers and exchanged them. |
| C．He simply looked at the shakers and said it was easy. |
| D．He stayed with the smart people and waited for help. |
| A．Clever. | B．Brave. | C．Interesting. | D．Boring. |
1. The material above is a (an) ________ .
| A．notice | B．report | C．time table | D．advertisement |
| A．the prices of the meals |
| B．the address of the restaurant |
| C．the business time of the restaurant |
| D．the telephone number of the restaurant |
| A．check online first | B．make a phone call first |
| C．cook some dishes first | D．pay some money first |
