1.Quite a lot of children _________ (反应) badly to shellfish.
2.People say “ no _________ (评论)” as a way of refusing to answer a question.
3.In our culture, it is universally acceptable to e_________ (款待) visitors to dinner.
4.Doctor Yuan has never _________ (后悔) devoting his life to agricultural research.
5.After the Gulf War, Iraq had to get food by _________(出口) oil to other countries.
6.As long as we are united, there is no difficulty we cannot o_________.
7.Charlie Chaplin wrote, d_________ and produced the films he starred in.
8.The research lacks of evidence, and t_________, its conclusions are doubtful.
9.Mandela called on black people to s_________ for equal rights in a peaceful way.
10.Lucy managed to r_________ some weight by going on a diet and exercising often.
“Daily Star, sir” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty ____ left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was ____. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers _____money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a ____ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He ____ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.
“You don’t know the ____ of selling papers. You must shout, ‘Hot news! Bomb bursting!’”another newsboy Chad told Jason. “____ it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly ____ they have time to see, and you’ll ____ out and get your money,” Chad said.
It was a new ____ to Jason. He thought of his bird with no ____ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was ____ that he would not tell a lie. Though he was___ a poor newsboy, he had been ____ some good things.
The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers ____. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a ____ smile that he sold sixteen dozen the day before. He added that Jason ____ money because he would not tell a lie. The boy
___ at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” Jason felt hurt. A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder ____.”You’re just the boy I am looking for.”
A week later Jason started his new ____. He lost sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.
1.A. shops B. coins C. people D. copies
2.A. open B. heavy C. broad D. weak
3.A. instead of B. free of C. in search of D. in charge of
4.A. coat B. card C. flower D. cake
5.A. gave in B. broke down C. carried on D. moved off
6.A. difficulty B. failure C. goal D. trick
7.A. And B. But C. Since D. As
8.A. before B. since C. though D. unless
9.A. call B. take C. sell D. get
10.A. story B. idea C. battle D. task
11.A. bread B. nest C. seeds D. freedom
12.A. concerned B. astonished C. content D. determined
13.A. still B. already C. just D. also
14.A. taught B. offered C. awarded D. allowed
15.A. at once B. by chance C. as usual D. on purpose
16.A. proud B. gentle C. fortunate D. modest
17.A. borrowed B. lost C. made D. saved
18.A. laughed B. shouted C. nodded D. glared
19.A. quietly B. gratefully C. fondly D. modestly
20.A. duty B. business C. discovery D. work
Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment, the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty percent of Americans worry about losing eyesight, but it’s easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight:
﹡Schedule yearly exams. 1. Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses.
﹡Protect against UV rays (紫外线). Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is, it’s extremely important to wear sunglasses. 2.
﹡Give your eyes a break. Two-thirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products. 3. Experts recommend that people practice the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away.
﹡4. As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day. Vitamins C and E help protect eyesight and promote eye health.
﹡Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses (隐形眼镜). Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk. 5. Otherwise, you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition.
A. Eat your greens.
B. Eye care should begin early in life.
C. They can properly protect your eyes.
D. Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins.
E. Parents usually don’t care about their own eyesight.
F. Always follow the doctor’s advice for appropriate wear.
G. This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness.
Recently I read the Human Development Report. I couldn’t help thinking about another problem which the world is facing--hunger. According to the report, 2,400 people are dying from hunger every day; nearly 13 million in southern Africa will be worried about their food supply because of earthquakes, floods or wars.
In a word, hunger remains the biggest problem of the world today. It’s strange to see that man can travel to the moon, but still doesn’t know how to feed himself. You may ask, “Who steals our bread? The first thieves should be population growth, poverty and loss of rich farmland.
In less developed areas like South Africa, the population grows faster than the crops. It is almost impossible for its government to feed so many people and provide education for them. So it is very important to control the population growth and protect their farmland in countries whose people are suffering from hunger.
According to the report, the world’s food production is enough to feed everyone if it is given away well. But the problem is that the developed countries are eating food that should be given to the poor. Although they are just using their own earning, the fact is that they are coldly watching others starving away.
Luckily, some developed countries such as Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have done a lot to help those hungry people in African countries. We hope other developed countries will follow them.
1.According to the passage, which of the following CANNOT help to make fewer people hungry?
A. Poor countries protect their rich farmland.
B. Poor countries control their population growth.
C. Rich countries give some food to the poor ones.
D. Rich countries produce more food to feed themselves.
2.What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?
A. Poor countries are cold and going to die out.
B. Rich countries aren’t willing to help poor countries.
C. Rich countries notice the problems of the poor countries
D. Rich countries are trying their best to help poor countries.
3.Why are many people suffering from hunger in developing countries?
A. Because there are so many people.
B. Because there are so many developed countries.
C. Because there are so many natural disasters and wars.
D. Because there isn’t enough food production in the world.
4.What does the author mean in the last sentence?.
A. More countries will give help to Norway.
B. More countries will be as rich as Sweden.
C. Poor countries should learn from rich ones.
D. More rich countries will help the hungry people.
Right in front of the Minneapolis Central Library, a row of green bikes sits parked in a special stand. Each bike is designed with the logo “ Nice Ride”-- the name of the city’s bike-share program.
Nice Ride bikes are a lot like the library books that people come here to borrow. To rent a bike, you simply use your membership card at a Nice Ride bike station. Members can rent one of l, 200 bikes from 138 stations throughout Minnesota’s largest city. People use the Nice Ride bikes to go to work, to go out on business , or just to enjoy the city’s many bike paths.
The rise of bike-share programs like Nice Ride is encouraging more people than ever to choose biking over driving. Skyrocketing gas prices and concerns about the environment have also gotten people to dust off their bike helmets, pump air into flat tires, and hit the road.
Why ride? Not only is biking good exercise but switching from a car to a bike also cuts down the amount of pollution in the air. Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas linked to climate change, is one of the many polluting substances that come out of a car’s tail pipe.
Bike-share systems are found around the world in cities like London, Paris, Barcelona, and Melbourne, Australia. The largest program with 70,000 bikes--is in Wuhan, China.
To make roads friendlier to non-motorists, the U. S. Department of Transportation has invested more than a billion dollars in cycling and pedestrian projects in recent years. The money went toward building thousands of miles of on-street bike lanes and pedestrian-only passages called greenways.
1.Which of the following can people do with the bikes?
A. Earn a living. B. Enjoy bikeways.
C. Compete in a race. D. Rent them out to others.
2.What is Paragraph four mainly about?
A. Benefits of biking. B. Pollution caused by cars.
C. Methods to use the bikes. D. Measures to decrease pollution.
3.Which of the following is true of Nice Ride?
A. China has better public bike systems.
B. It will take the place of taxi companies.
C. It attracts more people to choose biking.
D. The government lacks money to support it.
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing this text?
A. To seek advice for Nice Ride.
B. To compare Nice Ride with libraries.
C. To raise money for bike-share programs.
D. To introduce the bike system in public places.
When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she fought to find a place to sleep on the street. But she beat these terrible setbacks（挫折） to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry （录入）into Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story”.
Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up with two drug-addicted parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just l5 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died. She decided to do something about it.
Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets. “What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, and by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.
She admitted that she used envy （妒忌）to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time. ”
Liz wants moviegoers（常看电影的人） to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”.
1.In which order did the following things happen to Liz?
a. Her mother died of AIDS.
b. She got admitted into Harvad.
c. She worked at a petrol station.
d. The movie about her life was put on.
e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep.
A. c, a, e, b, d B. a, b, c, e, d
C. c, d, b, a, e D. b, e, a, d, c
2.What actually made her go towards her goal?
A. Envy and encouragement.
B. Willpower and determination.
C. Decisions and understanding
D. Love and respect for her parents.
3.What does Liz mean by saying “What drove me to live on...I had only experienced a small part of the society”?
A. She had little experience of social life.
B. She could hardly understand the society.
C. She would do something for her own life.
D. She needed to travel more around the world.
4.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Why Liz loved her parents so much.
B. How Liz made efforts to change her life.
C. What a hard time Liz had in her childhood.
D. How Liz managed to enter Harvard University.
