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A young man married a young woman from a nearby village. They lived with the man's big family--his parents, his brothers, their wives and their children. The family kept an elephant. The young woman soon took great interest in it. Every day she gave nice food to the elephant.

Three months later the woman quarreled with her husband and went back to her parents' house. Soon the elephant didn't want to eat and work. It seemed to be ill and heart-broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house. It went to the woman's home. When it saw her, the elephant touched her with his long nose. The young woman was so happy that she went back to her husband's home.

1)、The best title for this story is that The Elephant Helped Them.

A.T

B.F

2)、Only five people were there in the young man's family before he got married.

A.T

B.F

3)、The woman left her new home because she was angry with her husband.

A.T

B.F

4)、After the young woman left her husband's home, the elephant went to find a new home.

A.T

B.F

5)、The young woman went back to her husband's home because the elephant had come to comfort her.

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B.F

For some time, businessmen in America have used Ms before a woman's name when they do not know if the woman is married or not.

Today, however, many America women like to use Ms better than Mrs. and Miss. The word Mr. does not tell us if a man is married or not. Many women think this is an advantage for men. They want to be equal to men in this way. These women feel that it is not important for people to know if they are married or not.

There are some problems with Ms, however. Not all women like to use Ms. Some like the older ways of doing things. Some find it difficult to pronounce. But young women usually like it better than older ones do. Perhaps Ms will be used by more American women before long.

1)、The word Ms is used before the name of married or unmarried women.

A.T

B.F

2)、Many women in America like to use Ms because they don't want people to know that they are not married.

A.T

B.F

3)、The words Mrs. and Miss are different from Ms in that they can tell people if a woman is married or not.

A.T

B.F

4)、Men don't want to tell people that they are married.

A.T

B.F

5)、In the last paragraph, "Some like the older ways of doing things." "Older ways of doing things" in this sentence most probably means using Mrs. or Miss.

A.T

B.F

The ideal teacher may be young or old, tall or short, fat or thin. He should know his subject, but he can make mistakes if he is willing to learn. His personality is as important as his scholarship. The ideal teacher must be enthusiastic. He must never teach anything he himself is not interested in. He should be a bit of an actor and he should not be afraid to show his feelings and express his likes and dislikes. He must like his students and respect them, but he must also respect himself and take pride in his work. Otherwise, he can not respect his students and win respect from them. The ideal teacher should have an understanding of his students and be able to relate to them. He needs students' understanding, too. The ideal teacher should be kind, encouraging, and helpful and he should motivate his students to seek knowledge. The ideal teacher should see his students as individuals and acknowledge their differences. He must know how to encourage the self-development and growth of each of his students. The ideal teacher is one who grows, learns, and improves himself along with his students.

1)、His age and appearance is the least important in judging an ideal teacher according to the passage.

A.T

B.F

2)、An ideal teacher can make mistakes, but he should be willing to learn.

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B.F

3)、Mutual respect and understanding should be set up between an ideal teacher and his students according to the passage.

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B.F

4)、An ideal teacher views his students as talented young people.

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B.F

5)、Anyone who is trying to improve himself constantly is an ideal teacher.

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B.F

Manners (礼貌) are much more than just saying“Please” and “Thank you”. They are ways of showing kindness.

My husband，Bob，is a pilot，and one day we were invited to a potluck (百味餐) at his flying squadron(飞行中队). The noisy room was filled with mouthy kids and their chatting moms and dads. Our son，Daniel, was only two years old. We let him play with the other kids because it was a safe environment.

After a while，he came back with a package of peanut butter crackers and proudly held them out to us. A pilot who asked “Do you know whose this little boy is？”followed him.

“He is mine,” I answered, wondering what Daniel might have done.

“Well,” replied the pilot, “I've been passing out crackers to the kids for almost two hours，and your son is one of the youngest guys I gave them to. He's the only one who said 'Thank you'. What he did makes me pleased.”

Daniel smiled and proudly repeated，“Thank you.”

1)、Pilots and their family were invited to the potluck.

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B.F

2)、Daniel felt very excited when he showed his crackers to his parents.

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B.F

3)、For nearly two hours at least, the pilot served at the party when he found Daniel.

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B.F

4)、Only one kid said “Thank you” to the man when he gave the kids crackers.

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B.F

5)、The pilot felt surprised when he heard the boy said “Thank you”.

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B.F

The year at an American college is divided into 2 semesters or 3 quarters. Semesters are 15 weeks; quarters are 10 weeks. American college students usually attend school from September to May. They can also study during the summer.

Students choose their classes a few weeks before the start of each term. Universities offer a great many classes in the students’ main area of study and in other areas as well. Students must take both. These include science, mathematics, computer, history and English. Other classes may be just for fun, like dance, theater or sports. Tests usually are given in the middle of the term and at the end. The final examinations are extremely important. In some classes, the professor asks the students to write a research paper or complete a certain task instead of taking a test.

Classes usually are organized through lectures. For example, a student may attend 2 or 3 lectures a week by the professor. As many as several hundred students sit at each lecture. Sometimes they also attend a smaller class to ask questions and discuss what the professor says. These small classes are taught by professor’s assistants. In science classes, students also have a long laboratory class each week.

31.Which of the following is NOT true？

A. Semesters are 15 weeks and quarters are 10 weeks.

B. American students can also study during the summer.

C. American students attend school from autumn to summer.

D. The year at an American college is divided into 2 semesters or 3quarters.

32. Which of the following is NOT a required subject according to the passage？

A . Science.

B. Dance.

C. Medicine.

D. Computer.

33. Usually, how many tests organized through the following EXCEPT _____ .

A. One.

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

34. Classes are usually organized through the following EXCEPT _______ .

A. lectures

B. experiments

C. research papers

D. questions and discussions

35. Who give the small classes？

A. Professor

B. Monitor

C. President

D. Professor’s assistants.

Prince was an intelligent dog and a slave to Williams. From morning till night, when Williams was at home, Prince never left his sight. The dog had a number of clearly defined duties, for which Williams had patiently trained him and, like the good pupil he was, Prince lived for the chance to demonstrate his abilities. When Williams wanted to put on his boots, he would murmur“Boots”and within seconds the dog would drop them at his feet. At nine every morning Prince ran off to the general store in the village, returning shortly not only with Williams daily paper but also with a halfounce packet of Williams favorite tobacco. A gundog by breed, Prince possessed a large soft mouth specially evolved for the safe carrying of hunted creatures, so the paper and the tobacco came to no harm, never even showing a tooth mark.

Williams was a railway man, and he wore a blue uniform. that smelled of oil fuel. He had to work at odd times,“days,”“late days”or“nights.”Over the years Prince got to know these periods of work and rest, and knew when his master would leave the house and return. If Williams overslept, Prince barked at the bedroom door until he woke, much to the annoyance of the family.

A curious thing happened to Williams during the snow and ice of last winter. One evening he slipped and fell on the icy pavement somewhere between the village and his home. He was so badly shaken that he stayed in bed for three days; and not until he got up and dressed again did he discover that he had lost his wallet. The house was turned upside down in the search, but the wallet was not found. Two days later,Prince dropped the wallet into Williams hand. Very muddy, stained and wet through,the little case still contained fiftythree pounds, his driving license and a few other papers. No one could tell where the dog had found it. Perhaps he had found it by the faint oily smell on the worn leather.

(1). The dog performed his duties .

(A). out of curiosity

(B). out of devotion

(C). to show his abilities

(D). to get something to eat

(2). The passage tells us that gundogs .

(A). are easily trained

(B). carry things safely

(C). have no sharp teeth

(D). are the fastest runners

(3). The word“annoyance”(line 5, para. 2) implies that Williams family felt .

(A). very amazed

(B). a bit angry

(C). very pleased

(D). a bit disappointed

(4). Williams eventually found that he had lost his wallet after .

(A). two days

(B). three days

(C). four days

(D). five days

(5). We can infer from the passage that .

(A). Williams was hard on his dog

(B). Williams was a loving dog owner

(C). Prince was intelligent and faithful

(D). Prince was trustworthy but annoying

False teeth have been found in Italy in human heads that are over 2,500 years old. They were made of bone and set in gold. However，for hundreds of years afterwards，the apparent dental skill of those early people was lost. Without false teeth people looked old before their time，since so many lost their teeth at an early age.

Toward the end of the 17th century，rich people could buy false teeth made from ivory. The teeth were tied together with silk thread，but it was difficult to keep them in the mouth. That was why rich people would rather buy teeth from the poor who would often sell their teeth to buy food and clothing.

Early in the 18th century a French doctor used steel springs to hold teeth in place. However，it was difficult to close one‘s mouth! Late in the same century porcelain (瓷)teeth set in gold were often used to make false teeth.

Although the use of artificial teeth increased，human teeth continued to be used also. In the 19th century，teeth from soldiers killed in battle were made into artificial teeth. For example，teeth from the dead in the American Civil War were sent to England.

By the middle of the 19th century，an American doctor，Claudius Ash，invented a better kind of porcelain tooth made of a special kind of hard rubber.

26.When did people with the earliest false teeth live according to the passage？

[A] At the end of the 17th century.

[B] In the early 18th century.

[C] In the middle of the 19th century.

[D] Over 2,500 years ago.

27.Which material would wealthy people use to make artificial teeth in 1693？

[A] Porcelain.

[B] Hard rubber.

[C] Ivory.

[D] Bone.

28.Who first used steel springs to tie false teeth together according to the passage？

[A] An Italian doctor.

[B] A French doctor.

[C] An American doctor.

[D] An English doctor.

29.We can learn from the passage that ___________.

[A] one looked older than his real age with artificial teeth

[B] we are using the same method as ancient people in making false teeth

[C] poor people would often sell their teeth to get money in the 17th century

[D] human teeth were no longer used in making false teeth after the 18th century

30.The passage is mainly about ___________.

[A] the discovery of false teeth

[B] the material of false teeth

[C] the use of false teeth

[D] the history of false teeth Passage Three

（英译汉）Visitors can find almost any kind of restaurant in most of the large cities in America. The telephone book lists restaurants for each city according to name, area of the city, or kind of food. Restaurants in large cities vary greatly in price. Many restaurants post their menus in the window so you can have some idea of the price and kind of food before you enter. If the menu is not posted, and you are uncertain about how expensive the place is, ask to see a menu before you are seated at a table, or else just ask about the price range. Appearances from the outside can be misleading—what looks like a small, informal restaurant may really be very expensive, and what looks like a large, expensive restaurant may be very reasonable.

You can get a meal for about $5 or slightly more if you eat in bars or coffee shops ,but in most city restaurants you should expect to pay $20 to $30 a person for dinner, with drinks extra.

Some multimedia companies predict that, in a few years' time, production of newspapers and magazines will have been halved, for we will he turning to our computers to get the latest news. To publishers, this means the arrival of the e-book.

But is this the end of the book and the newspaper？ I doubt it. I do not think anything can replace the book. This is partly because, although some people believe that technology is capable of anything, it isn't yet! To begin with, the Internet is slow. Even though work is constantly being carried out to solve this problem, demand for the Internet is increasing too fast for scientists to keep up. What is more, it takes much longer for us to read on the computer. Research shows that we read 50% more quickly on paper than on a computer screen.

In addition, it seems that we like the feel of books and magazines-we like to put them in our bags or pockets and take them out on the bus or the train on the way to work. We like to sit and read in the park or on the beach. For many of us, the idea of Sunday morning without a cup of coffee and some newspapers is unimaginable.

We like to decorate our rooms with them, too .How many of us would exchange what we have now-a row of books in a bookcase, or a pile of magazines on the coffee table-for a row of little screens？

Nevertheless, by the time e-books have become as widely available as printed ones, it is likely that at least some of us will have changed our minds.

21 .According to some multimedia companies, production of newspapers and magazines .

A. will be reduced by half

B .has been reduced by half

C .will be increased by 50%

D .has been increased by 50%

22.According to the passage, people read .

A. as quickly on paper as on the computer

B .half as quickly on paper as on the computer

C .50% more quickly on the computer than on paper

D .50% more quickly on paper than on the computer

23 .The third paragraph is mainly related to .

A. technical problems

B.reading habits

C.functions of books

D.prices of books

24.How many reasons does the passage provide for books as against e-books？

A.2

B.3

C.4

D.5

25 .Judging by the passage, the author .

A.prefers books to e-books

B. likes e-books better than books

C. loves both books and e-books

D.welcomes the arrival of e-books

Winston Churchill Churchill is considered not only a great British leader, but also a great world leader. Many people believe that Churchill's strength as a leader helped Britain stand the_____（31）German attack. He kept his country strong_____（32）to finally win the war. He made such a wise_____（33）about Britain's military strategy. However, Churchill is most_____（34）for his ability to call on the citizens of Britain to_____（35）for their country. He gave many speeches to_____（36）his people to fight hard and never give up. In one speech, he_____（37）his people that they would fight anywhere. Churchill will always be remembered as a great Prime Minister for his country. He will also be regarded as a_____（38）for other leaders around the world. What he did during the war helped Britain and other_____（39）win victory. In addition, he was a great writer and speaker, for which he was_____（40）the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953. _____. A．told B．countries C．model D．terrible E．decision F．hard G．famous H．enough I．members J．fight K．encourage L．awarded

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