.Everybody likes a winner, and there are always people ready to cheer for a good winner. But who has ever heard a song for the man who comes in second？ So this is in praise of the almost winner, the nearly champion（冠军）, the next to the biggest, the second best. This is the song of Mister Two.
You hear unflattering（不讨好人的）names for Mister Two. “Alsoran”, they call him, and “runnerup”, names that make you think of a fellow who couldn’t quite make it. Don’t let that fool you. Ask the winner of any race how good a man Mister Two is. He will tell you it’s Mister Two who made him run so fast, Mister Two is always threatening to overtake and pass him.
Ask the salesman who won the contest and what kept him looking for extra order. Ask the directors of the big company why they keep changing their product, seeking the new equipment, the added advantage. What drives them？ What keeps them going？ It’s the salesman with nearly as many orders. It is the company with the product almost as good. It’s Mister Two.
In this country, we’re proud of the quality of our champions. Our big men come very big. Our fast men run very fast. Our wise men are the wisest and our greatest men are the greatest that a country could hope to be blessed with. And why is that？ It is Mister Two that makes the race always open and everybody can run. So this is for you, Mister Two. This is your song. This is for all the days you tried for first, and came in second. It’s for the nights when you wonder if you ought to go on trying, since nobody seems to notice.
We notice, Mister Two. We know the score. Winner or not, you’re a natural champion. There couldn’t be a race without you, Mister Two.
1.People usually call Mister Two unflattering names to him.
A. praise B. encourage C. laugh at D. respect
2.According to the author, Mister Two is mentioned in connection with the following except .
A. business B. sports C. greatness D. failure
3.It is implied in this story that .
A. Mister Two is as important as the winner
B. every leader needs someone to help him
C. the second today must be the first tomorrow
D. second place is always praised
4.The person who wins needs to understand that .
A. winning is everything
B. being Mister Two is wonderful
C. without Mister Two he would do better
D. without strong competition he wouldn’t have worked so hard
An increase in the number of suicides in South Korea, has led policeman Yoo Byoung-jong to a new job. He patrols(巡逻) Seoul’s bridges to stop desperate people from throwing themselves into the river.
According to South Korea’s health ministry, suicide rates have doubled in a decade and are now the leading cause of death for people in their 20s and 30s.
The country has the fourth-highest suicide rate among the 30 industrialized countries in the Organization for Co-operation and Development (OECD). It recorded 22.8 suicide deaths for every 100,000 people in 2003. That’s lower than Hungry, Finland and close neighbour Japan. But the number is growing by about 1 percent each year, faster than for all other OECD nations.
In a move to cut suicides by a fifth by 2010, the health ministry is running a television ad campaign. It opens with a lonely man walking on a bridge. A voice over says: “Think five minutes more before you give it all away. Don’t forget you have a loving family.”
Other ministry plans include setting up more hotlines and training more suicide counselors. Authorities are also limiting websites that provide suicide methods and sometimes even sell toxic(有毒的) chemicals.
Distressed individuals range from students worried about poor grades to people in debt as well as disgraced politicians.
Experts say the rising toll(死亡人数) in some way can be blamed on media coverage of recent high-profile suicides. These include top business leaders and celebrities(名人) who apparently lead a number of people to copy their actions.
“We saved 50 lives this year when people turned to bridges as a place to die after news reports of such deaths by ‘big shots’,” said the 38-year-oldYoo, in December.
Last July, the government and civil associations urged media to avoid reporting specific methods and locations of suicides. But it is difficult to clearly give reasons for the suicide increase.
1.The passage is mainly about .
A. suicide problems in Korea B. how to reduce suicides in Korea
C. desperation D. the relations between life and suicide
2.Suicide rates in South Korea .
A. have done great harm to the economical development
B. are going from bad to worse
C. didn’t draw special attention of the government
D. arouse international concerns
3.It doesn’t say but implies that .
A. present hotlines are not enough for suicide counsellors
B. people choose suicide as the way to end their lives because they are short of love
C. cutting suicides by a fifth by 2010 is easy to carry out
D. authorities manage websites efficiently
4.Lowering the number of reported suicide by celebrities in the media in Korea .
A. will be limited
B. didn’t affect people’s daily life
C. might cause fewer people to commit suicide
D. damage the fame of media
5.Yoo Byoung-jong’s new job to patrol Seoul’s bridge has .
A. made him suffer a lot
B. prevented people from jumping into water
C. burdened himself
D. proved a good way to save lives
One day a student went to see his teacher. He had been given an important position and now was coming to say goodbye to his teacher. The old man asked him how he would live among high officials. The student answered, “ I will be all right. I have prepared a hundred high hats, one for each official I will meet. I am sure I will succeed.” The teacher got angry on hearing this. “What?” he cried. “Is this what ten years of my teaching has made of you? Nothing but flatterer(拍马屁的人)?” “Excuse me, honored(尊敬的) master,” the student rose to his feet and apologized hurriedly. “But you have always been absorbed in your studies and don’t know how vulgar(庸俗的) the world has come to be. There are few men in the world who are above flatterers like you.” “There is something true in what you said,” the teacher nodded, smiling with one of the student’s “high hats” on.
1.The student came to say goodbye to his teacher because_____________________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.
A. he had got hundred hats to sell
B. he had got a fairly high position in society
C. he wanted to see his parents in his home town
D. he moved away to another city
2.The student would live among high officials by___________________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.
A. selling hats to them B. making a hundred hats for them
C. flattering them D. serving them
3.The teacher was angry with__________________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.
A. himself B .the society C. his student D. high officials
4.The phrase “rose to his feet” means________________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.
A. stood up B. kicked with his feet
C. became quite excited D. raised his feet
5.The teacher____________________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.
A. liked to be flattered as well
B. really knew nothing about the vulgar world
C . was in need of a high hat
D. was satisfied with the new hat
At Harton College—an English boarding school for boys—there are many rules. 15-year-old Bob Sanders often breaks them.
The boys can go into the town in the afternoon after class. But they must return to the school at six o’clock. One afternoon Bob walked to the town. He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema. When the film was over, it was after eight o’clock. He was a little worried. He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible.
When he arrived, he ran quickly to the main entrance. It was locked. He went round the school. Building to another door, this was locked, too. He looked up at the window of his dormitory on the third floor. The window was open, but it was quite dark and he could not climb up the wall easily. Then he saw another open window on the ground floor. It was the window of the headmaster’s study.
He looked into the room—no one was there. Bob quickly climbed onto the window sill and jumped into the room. Just then he heard a noise. Then someone turned on a light in the corridor. Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa. One minute later, Mr. Mannering, the headmaster, came in. He turned on the light on his desk, and sat down on the sofa. Then he opened a book and began to read.
Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible. He couldn’t move. The floor was cold and uncomfortable. He looked at the headmaster’s shoes and socks for an hour.
“Why doesn’t he get up and go to bed?” Bob thought.
Mr. Mannering read his book for another hour. Finally, the headmaster closed his book and stood up. He put the book on a shelf and walked towards the door.
“Thank heavens he didn’t find me under the sofa,” thought Bob.
Then Mr. Mannering stopped and spoke towards the sofa. “Would you turn off the light when you leave?” He said, and left the study.
1.Why didn’t Bob go to his dormitory?
A. Because its door was locked.
B. Because the window was shut.
C. Because it was quite dark.
D. Because the wall was too high for him to climb up.
2.When the headmaster came in, Bob .
A. was sitting on the sofa B. was lying under the sofa
C. hid himself behind the bookshelf D. hid himself under the desk
3.It can be inferred that Mr. Mannering .
A. knew that Bob was still at the cinema
B. knew that Bob was in the dormitory
C. knew exactly where Bob was
D. didn’t know clearly where Bob was
Coverage（新闻报道）begins at 8 am EST, with the swearing-in ceremony at 11:30 am EST, followed immediately by Obama’s inauguration（就职典礼）speech.
08:00 am EST-Tue January 20
INAUGURATION OF BARACK OBAMA
Say with CNNN. com Live throughout the day for all the events surrounding the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. RSVP at Facebook. com/cnn.
11:30 am EST-Tue January 20
SWEARING-IN OF BARACK OBAMA
Barack Obama is sworn-in as the 44th President of the United States. The ceremony on the steps of the Capitol begins at 11:30 am with Barack Obamaps swearing-in at 12:00 pm. Obama will then deliver his inaugural address.
2:30 pm EST-Tue January 20
INAUGURAL PARADE
Barack Obama participates in the inaugural parade following his swearing-in as President of the United States.
6:00 pm EST-Tue January 20
SPECIAL: INAUGURATION DAY
CNN. com Live wraps up the inauguration events from the swearing-in through the parade.
8:00 pm EST-Tue January 20
NAUGURAL BALLS
Stay with CNN. com Live to see Barack Obama and Michelle Obama and Joe Biden and Jill Biden make appearances at the inaugural balls.
1.Where and what time would Barack Obama swear?
A. On the steps of the Capitol; at 11:30 am.
B. In the White House; at 11:30 am.
C. On the steps of the Capitol; at 12:00 pm.
D. In the President House; at 8:00 am.
2.After his inaugural address, what would Barack Obama do?
A. Participate in the inaugural parade.
B. Go to the President House with his wife.
C. Stay with CNN. com.
D. Meet his officials.
3.Which is the CORRECT time order of the arrangement?
a. the swearing-in ceremony b. the inaugural parade
c. the inaugural balls d. Obama’s inauguration address
A. a, b, c, d B. a, c, b, d C. d, a, b, c D. a, d, b, c
4.The media mentioned in the passage for learning the event is（are）_________________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.
A. TVs B. books C. the Internet D. newspapers
5.The passage may be ________________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.
A. a traveling plan
B. an arrangement for a wedding ceremony
C. an arrangement for live coverage
D. an outing plan
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND—A British teaching union famous for strange ideas has supported proposal to employ dogs as classroom assistants.
At the annual conference of the Professional Association of teachers in Southport, northwest of England, one person suggested properly trained dogs be able to keep order in primary schools. They can round up lost children and protect those who experience unfortunate “accidents”. Wendy Dyble, a Sheetland Islands woman who teaches children up to age seven, made it clear to her fellow friends that she was not “barking mad”. They obviously believed her, supporting her idea by 16 votes to 13, with a total of 63 abstentions(弃权票).
He said big dogs could help round up children, keep them in line, lick up the milk they spill on the floor and provide the extra eyes that a teacher needs to keep order. “A big dog would also be helpful for breaking up fights and look for lost property, like gym shoes or dolls, ” Dyble said at the conference. “The dog will also be useful in sniffing out smells that children do not own up to,” she added. “It would be nice for the teacher not to have to go round sniffing each child to find the culprit（犯过者）.”The idea was greeted by the Dog Defense League but less so by bigger teaching unions. A spokesman for Education Secretary David Blunkett, who is blind, said his guide dog was always popular with pupils when he visited schools. The Professional Association of Teachers, with around 35,000 members, is the smallest teaching union in Britain. It has an honour for occasional strange ideas.
Earlier this week, its annual conference here suggested stopping exams because they lead to stress and introducing selection at the age of 12 based on physical coordination and manual skill in the use of hand.
1.According to the writer's opinion, to employ dogs as classroom assistants .
A. is a wonderful idea
B. can improve the relation between children and animals
C. is beyond ordinary people's minds
D. can make some teachers lose jobs
2.What Dyble said at the conference .
A. gained some support from the members B. frightened everyone at the conference
C. interested everyone at the conference D. caused some trouble to trained dogs
3.A spokesman for Education Secretary .
A. once used a dog as classroom assistant B. sang high praise for Dyble's idea
C. would employ dogs as teachers D. benefited from dogs more than others
4.The last paragraph of this passage .
A. has nothing to do with the topic of this passage
B. shows there are too many exams in British school
C. provides further facts about the teaching union
D. shows the writer's anger to the union
