Sergeant Cuff’s detective work finally lead him to the ship 1.
where he found Godfrey. Unfortunately he arrived too later. 2.
Godfrey was dead and the Moonstone was missing. He said, 3.
“I am embarrassing to admit that I made many mistakes in my 4.
investigation. I have never found the Moonstone, and I can 5.
prove who killed Godfrey. I wonder, but, whether perhaps 6.
justice was done after all. Godfrey paid high price for his 7.
crime. He lost the jewel as well as his life, when Franklin 8.
and Rachel are very much in love and engaged with each other. 9.
As for the Moonstone, I hear it has somehow returned back 10.
to its true home in India.”
1.It is no use (使确信) him of the story.
2.The foreigner was astonished to hear about the Xi’an (事件).
3.When the US (军队) will be pulled out of Iraq is unknown.
4.One of his colleagues was (被怀疑) of stealing.
5.Several (招待会) have been held in the big all this month.
6.Buses run (频繁地) between the city and the airport.
7.The (下岗的) worker has got an allowance of 800 dollars.
8.He doesn’t (赞成，同意) of my leaving school this year.
9.The situation was so (绝望的) that no one could help another.
10.They receive television pictures by (卫星).
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
---- Hello. Can I speak to Wu Ming please?
---- 1..
---- Hello, Wu Ming. This is Wang Hong. Sorry to ring you so late in the evening, but I’ve only just got home.
---- 2.What’s the news?
---- I’d like to ask you about some stamps. Do you still have the cock year stamp? You had it when I last saw you.
---- I’m afraid I don’t have it. I sold it last week.
---- 3..
---- I’m sorry. I didn’t know you wanted it. 4.
----Yes, please. Thank you. It’s very kind of you.
---- 5.
---- Thank you very much.
---- Bye – bye.
A．Do you like collecting stamps so much?
B．That’s all right.
C．Sorry, Wu Ming is out.
D．Do you want me to find one for you?
E．Oh, what a pity!
F．Yes, speaking.
G．OK, I’ll ring you if I have any news.
There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.
People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things. The pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine, the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing (批评) and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation(模仿). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.
Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections(反对), no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrong doings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.
1.People who are unhappy
A．always consider things differently from others
B．usually are affected by the results of certain things
C．usually misunderstand what others think or say
D．always discover the unpleasant side of certain things
2.“The phrase” sour the pleasure of society most nearly means .
A．have a good taste with social life
B．make others unhappy
C．tend to scold others openly
D．enjoy the pleasure of life
3.We can conclude from the passage that
A．we should pity all such unhappy people
B．such unhappy people are dangerous to social life
C．people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness
D．unhappy people can not understand happy persons
4.If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should .
A．prevent any communication with them
B．show no respect and politeness to them
C．persuade them to recognize the bad effects
D．quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes
Pocket Tape – Recorders “Family and Home Magazine” test what’s on the market now.
1）Pearlcorder S702 $64
This simple model at the bottom of the Olympus range scored the most points for its excellent quality of recording. Background noise hardly affects the sound and recording from a pocket is perfectly possible, but it doesn't turn off automatically（自动地）.
Tape length: 30 minutes per side. Weight ;240g.
2）Sony M9 $ 49. 95
Small and very good looking. Sony's latest offering scored most for appearance. Sounds clear, but there is slight machine noise. The big control buttons are a great improvement on some of the complicated little controls on other tape-recorders. Doesn't switch off automatically but a red light shows if the machine is still running.
Tape length: 60 minutes per side. Weight: 195g.
3）Sony M400 $ 115
Lots of little control buttons that make a noise and are difficult to use. Recording was good but machine noise lost points. Tape counter and automatic switch-off when tape has finished recording or rewinding are useful.
Tape length: 60 minutes per side. Weight: 230g.
4）Imperial OEM. MC $ 29. 95
Cheap and simple compared with the rest, but recording was good as long as there was no background noise. Use only its own make of cassette. No light to show it is on, no fast forward button and the record button makes a loud noise.
Tape length: 30 minutes per side. Weight; 285g.
5）Philips 585 $80
Handsome and simple to use, but recording is very poor at more than the recommended distance of 5 cm-designed for dictation. No recording light.
Tape length: 15 minutes per side. Weight: 220g.
1.The machine that produces the best recording with the least unwanted noise is the______.
A．Pearlcorder S702 B．Sony M9
C．Sony M400 D．Imperial OEM MC7
2.If you want a machine which turns off automatically and weighs very little you should choose the ______.
A．Pearlcorder S702 B．Sony M9
C．Sony M400 D．Philips 585
3.Which machine is unsuitable for general use?
A．Pearlcorder S702 B．Imperial OEM MC7
C．Sony M400 D．Philips 585
4.What disadvantage does only the Imperial OEM MC7 have?
A．No light shows when it is on B．It requires a special cassette.
C．It picks up background noise. D．The record button makes a noise.
Experts have put forward detailed plans for a tunnel (隧道) to join Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.
The shortest proposed(建议) route would be 126 kilometers-more than twice the length of the English Channel Tunnel. And the longest proposed route would be 207 kilometers.
A recent conference in Xiamen, Fujian Province brought together more than 70 experts. The event was co-sponsored (共同发展) by universities from Taiwan and the Chinese mainland. Fujian is the province where both proposed routes would begin.
There is no direct passenger access between the mainland and Taiwan by air or sea at the moment. Experts say that it is better to start research sooner rather than later, although there is a lack of government funding. There are no technical problems to build a Taiwan tunnel. But it will require an improved political relationship across the Straits.
A professor of Tsinghua university said, “A special feature of huge projects is that the period of preparation is longer than the period of construction.”
For example, he said, the English Channel Tunnel took 14 years of planning and had been discussed for two centuries. And preparations for the huge Three Gorges dam on the Yangtze River began in the 1950s.
The Xiamen conference focused on the longest southern route, which would use the Taiwan-controlled islands of Jinmen and Penghu as stepping stones.
The first stage of the new project could be a bridge to cross the five kilometers between Xiamen and Jinmen. This would mean that travelling from Xiamen to Jinmen by car would only take five minutes.
The longest tunnel now being planned anywhere in the world is the 54-kilometer Land tunnel to link Lyon in France with Turin in Italy. The tunnel will not be completed until 2015-2020.
1.Which is the longest tunnel in the world at present?
A．The English Channel Tunnel. B．The tunnel between Lyon and Turin.
C．The Taiwan Straits tunnel. D．The passage doesn't mention it.
2.The example of English Channel Tunnel shows _______.
A．it’s not easy to complete a huge project
B．there are many problems to be solved before doing something
C．discussions among countries usually take a lot of time
D．the preparation takes longer time than the construction
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Universities both at home and abroad have sponsored (赞助) the plan.
B．If the project is completed, the world's longest tunnel will appear.
C．You can’t reach Taiwan from the mainland directly at present.
D．The starting point of the proposed tunnel is in Fujian.
4.What is the possible difficulty in carrying out the plan?
A．The lack of money for the project from the government.
B．Improving the relationship between Taiwan and the mainland.
C．The detailed plans for the tunnel.
D．The technical problems with the tunnel.
