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　　Florence Nightingale was born in a rich family. When she was young, she took lessons in music and drawing, and read great books. She also travelled a great deal with her mother and father.

　　As a child, she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them. At last her mind was made up: “I'm going to be a nurse,” she decided.

　　“Nursing isn't the right work for a lady,” her father told her.

　　“Then I'll make it so,” she smiled. And she went to learn nursing in Germany and France. When she returned to England, she started a nursing home for women.

　　During the Crimean War in 1854 she went with a group of 38 nurses to the front hospitals. What they saw there was terrible. The officer there didn't want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital, but the nurses went to work.

　　Florence used her own money to buy clothes, beds, medicines and food for the men. Her only pay was in smiles from the lips of dying soldiers.

　　After war she returned to England and was honored for her services by Queen Victoria. But Florence said that her work had just begun. She raised money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London. She also wrote a book on public health, which was printed in several countries. She worked as a nurse till her death at the age of ninety.

1．When she was young Florence ________.

[　　]

A．loved to help the sick people

B．loved to travel very much

C．knew what her duty was

D．was most interested in music and drawing

2．What made Florence decide to become a nurse?

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A．Her father's support.

B．Her desire (愿望) to help the sick.

C．Her education in Germany and France.

D．Her knowledge from reading great books.

3．During the Crimean War in 1854, Florence served in the front hospital where ________.

[　　]

A．she made a little money

B．few soldiers died because of her work

C．work was very difficult

D．she didn't have enough food and clothes

4．Why was Florence honored by Queen Victoria?

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A．She did a great deal of work during the Crimean War.

B．She built the Nightingale Home for Nurses.

C．She wrote a book on public health.

D．She worked as a nurse all her life.

5．The word “Home” in the phrase “the Nightingale Home for Nurses” means ________.

[　　]

6．The passage can best be described as ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) description (描寫(xiě)) of the nursing work

B．a(chǎn)n example of successful education

C．the history of nursing in England

D．the life history of a famous woman

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　　In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they graduate from secondary school. Another name for secondary school is high school.

　　Most children go to public elementary schools (公立小學(xué)) and secondary schools. The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay directly for their children's education because tax money supports the public schools. If a child attends a private school (私立學(xué)校), his parents pay the school for the child's education.

　　Today about half of the high school students go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from the government. A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive, however. Almost half of the college students in the United States work while they are studying. When a student's family is not rich, he has to make money for part of his college expenses.

1．How long do most children in the United States usually stay in school?

[　　]

2．Children in public schools ________ pay directly for their education.

[　　]

3．In the United States tax money supports ________.

[　　]

4．If you are a college student from a poor family in the United States, ________.

[　　]

A．you have to pay much for your education

B．you have to work while you are studying

C．you pay nothing for your education at all

D．you can't stay in college for a long time

5．This piece tells us ________.

[　　]

A．public schools in the U. S. A.

B．private schools in the U. S. A.

C．schools in the U. S. A.

D．students in the U. S. A.

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　　Man has always wanted to fly. Even as long as eight hundred years ago, an Englishman had tried. He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers and fixed them to his head. Then he jumped from a tall building. As you can imagine, he did not fly very far. Instead he fell to the ground and broke several bones.

　　The first real attempt (嘗試) at flying took place in France in 1783. The two Mentgolifier brothers knew that hot air rises. If they could fill a large balloon with hot air, they thought it would rise into the air and fly. They were right. They made a very large hot air balloon of cloth and paper. It measured ten metres in diametre (直徑). They filled it with hot air and the balloon rose two hundred metres into the air. It fell to earth about three kilometres away. At the next attempt, they arranged (安排) for the balloon to carry passengers. We do not know what the passengers felt about the trip as they were a cock, a duck, and a sheep. But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and the animals landed safely.

1．From the first paragraph we may learn ________.

[　　]

A．that the Englishman enjoyed himself in his flying

B．that the Englishman failed to fly

C．that the Englishman was badly wounded in his fly

D．both B and C

2．The two Mentgolifier brothers had ________ at flying.

[　　]

3．The two Mentgolifier brothers were very ________.

[　　]

4．Which of the following is right?

[　　]

A．The two Mentgolifier brothers flew with the help of a large hot air balloon.

B．The balloon rose into the air and soon was out of sight.

C．The Mentgolifier brothers watched the balloon rising into the air and flying.

D．The balloon landed where it was.

5．The proper title of the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．A Brave Englishman

B．The Two Mentgolifier Brothers

C．The First Hot Air Balloon

D．Man's First Attempt at Flying

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　　Dick was a clever boy. His parents were poor, so he had to work in his spare time and during his holidays to pay his education. In spite of this, he managed to get to university. It was so expensive to study there that during the holidays he had to get two jobs in his spare time to earn (賺) enough money to pay for his studies.

　　One summer he managed to get a job at a butcher's shop during the daytime, and at a hospital at night. In the shop, he learnt to cut meat up quite nicely. The butcher often left him to do all the serving and he himself went to a room behind the shop to do his accounts (賬目). At the hospital, on the other hand, he was, of course, allowed to do the simplest jobs, helping to lift people and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both at the butcher's shop and at the hospital, Dick had to wear white clothes.

　　One evening, Dick helped to carry a patient (病人) in her bed to the place where she was to have her operation. The woman was already frightened at the thought of the operation before he came to get her, and when she saw Dick, she cried, “No! No! Not by my butcher! I won't be killed by my butcher!” and then she hurried away.

1．Dick had to get two jobs at the same time ________.

[　　]

A．in order to enter university

B．because he wanted to work

C．before he entered university

D．a(chǎn)fter he entered university

2．Dick worked as a butcher ________.

[　　]

3．When working, Dick wore ________.

[　　]

A．the same coat

B．clothes of different kind

C．clothes of the same colour

D．clothes of different colour

4．According to the passage, which of the following statements is right?

[　　]

A．At night Dick worked as a doctor.

B．In the butcher's shop, Dick did everything instead of the butcher.

C．In the hospital, Dick was asked to do all kinds of work.

D．Dick worked hard in his two jobs.

5．The woman hurried away because ________.

[　　]

A．she was afraid of being operated

B．she thought Dick would operate on her.

C．she didn't need operating

D．she was better than before

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　　In England, afternoon tea, taken between four and five, is the most informal (非正式的) meal of the day. If you are a friend of the family, you may drop in for tea without an invitation or telling that you are coming. Very often it is not served at a table. The members of the family and visitors take tea in the sitting-room. Each person has a cup and saucer (托盤(pán)), spoon (匙) and a small plate for bread-and-butter (黃油) and cake. By the way, do not help yourself to cake first; bread-and-butter first, then cake, if there is any. Another piece of advice: do not put more than one piece of bread or cake on your plate at the same time.

1．In England, tea is usually taken ________.

[　　]

A．between breakfast and lunch

B．between lunch and supper

C．early in the afternoon

D．late in the morning

2．If you want to have tea in a friend's home, ________.

[　　]

A．you must send a message before you go

B．you must wait for his invitation

C．you should ask for his permission first

D．it is not necessary to let him know beforehand (事先)

3．Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．Very often people can share a set of tea things.

B．Tea is often taken in the sitting-room.

C．Tea things are not made up of cups and spoons.

D．Cake is not always served at tea.

4．Which of the following is considered good table manners at tea?

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A．You may put another piece of bread or cake on your plate if you think one is no enough for you.

B．Help yourself to bread-and-butter before cake.

C．Hold your cup in your hand while drinking tea.

D．Put the bread-and-butter on the saucer if you cannot finish it at a mouthful

5．In England, tea is ________ meal of the day.

[　　]

閱讀理解

　　In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they graduate from secondary school. Another name for secondary school is high school.

　　Most children go to public elementary schools (公立小學(xué)) and secondary schools. The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay directly for their children's education because tax money supports the public schools. If a child attends a private school (私立學(xué)校), his parents pay the school for the child's education.

　　Today about half of the high school students go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from the government. A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive, however. Almost half of the college students in the United States work while they are studying. When a student's family is not rich, he has to make money for part of his college expenses.

1．How long do most children in the United States usually stay in school?

[　　]

2．Children in public schools ________ pay directly for their education.

[　　]

3．In the United States tax money supports ________.

[　　]

4．If you are a college student from a poor family in the United States, ________.

[　　]

A．you have to pay much for your education

B．you have to work while you are studying

C．you pay nothing for your education at all

D．you can't stay in college for a long time

5．This piece tells us ________.

[　　]

A．public schools in the U. S. A.

B．private schools in the U. S. A.

C．schools in the U. S. A.

D．students in the U. S. A.

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　　A famous writer was visiting Japan last year. He went to a school to talk to a large group of students. Most of them could not understand English, so he had to have an interpreter (口譯員).

　　In his talk , he told an intersting story. He spoke for a long time and then stopped for the interpreter to put it into Japanese. But he was very surprised that the interpreter did this in a very few words , and all the students began to laugh. After the talk , the writer thanked the interpreter for his good work, and then he said to him,“Now, please tell me how you could put my long story into a very short Japanese one.”

　　“I didn't tell the story at all ,”the man answered with a smile.“I only said‘Our American friend has just told a very interesting story. Now please laugh!”

1．The famous writer talked to the students ________.

[　　]

A．in their language

B．in his own language

C．in both languages

D．in a new language

2．The interpreter helped the students to understand ________.

[　　]

A．the writer's idea

B．the writer's interesting story

C．their language

D．the American friend

3．The students laughed because ________.

[　　]

A．they found the story interesting

B．they understood the famous writer

C．they were surprised

D．the interpreter told them to laugh

4．The students ________.

[　　]

A．knew nothing of the story

B．understood the story well

C．learned only a part of the story

D．did not like the story at all

5．An interpreter must know at least(至少) ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) language

B．two languages

C．a(chǎn)ll the languages in the world

D．English and French

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Some small children often laugh at a lame (瘸的) person , or someone in bad clothes. But as they grow up , they learn not to hurt people's feelings by laughing at their problems. They learn to laugh at other things. Most important, they learn to laugh at themselves. For example, you make a mistake and lose a basketball match. Do you become angry? Or can you laugh at yourself and hope to do better next time? If you can , that's to say you've really grown up.

1．If you lose a basketball match you ________.

[　　]

A．shouldn't laugh at yourself

B．should try to do better next time

C．should be angry with others

D．should hurt your own feelings

2．Which of the following is a child not able to do (沒(méi)有能力做的)?

[　　]

A．Laugh at himself.

B．Hurt people's feelings.

C．Make mistakes in a game.

D．Laugh at a lame person.

3．Which of the following shows that small children have really grown up?

[　　]

A．They still laugh at other's problems.

B．They often become angry with themselves.

C．They won't do anything better next time.

D．They never hurt people's feelings.

4．What is the text mainly about?

[　　]

A．Don't lose a basketball match.

B．Don't hurt people's feelings.

C．Don't laugh at a person in bad clothes.

D．Don't be angry with yourself.

閱讀理解：閱讀下面短文，從每題的A、B、C、D中選擇能正確回答下列問(wèn)題或完成句子的那一項(xiàng)

　　In western countries , many people go to church (教堂) , but others don't. Many sleep late on Sunday morning, but others don't. Some people work on Sunday, but most don't. However, almost everyone reads the Sunday paper. The newspaper boy has delivered it.

　　Often the paper is very thick. It has many advertisements (廣告) and many different sections (專欄). The adults (成人) in the family like the front page , the editorial (社論) page , and the world news section. Many men also read the sports pages and financial (金融) pages.

　　Most man don't read the women's pages, but the mother of the family usually does. The women's pages have news about parties and marriages, and advice about food, health and clothes.

　　Most Sunday papers have comics (連環(huán)漫畫(huà)) which children enjoy. Old people read the death notices, which tell about people who have died during the week.

　　There is something for everyone in the Sunday paper.

1．On Sunday morning most people ________.

[　　]

2．The newspaper boy has delivered it.“Deliver”means“________”.

[　　]

3．If you want to buy something, you read ________ in the newspaper.

[　　]

4．Some old women died in the week. The sad news can be found ________.

[　　]

5．Almost everyone reads the Sunday paper because ________.

[　　]

A．they're interested in sports

B．they're interested in world news

C．everyone can find something interested in it

D．everyone wants to buy something

閱讀理解：閱讀下面短文，從每題的A、B、C、D中選擇能正確回答下列問(wèn)題或完成句子的那一項(xiàng)

　　Mr Clarke was born in a poor family. He was in school for only two years. When he was sixteen he left the poor mountain village and walked to the capital. He had worked in a garden, in a workplace. When he reached the biggest city in the country, nobody gave him any work. He had to beg (乞討) in the street.

　　One day he was looking for some food while a bag fell off a motorbike. But the rider didn't find it and left quickly. He picked it up and found there was plenty of money in it. There was nobody except him there. He sat by the road and waited for the loser. About half an hour later an old man came back by motorbike and looked for something. The young man returned the bag to him. The old man thanked him very much and told him to work in his shop.

　　Mr Clarke worked hard and watched everything carefully. He learned a lot. With the old man's help , he had a shop. He never fooled anybody and was friendly to the shoppers. And people liked to do the shopping in his shops. Of course he got a lot of money. Now he had several shops, a beautiful house, a few cars and other valuable (值錢的) things. He went to his village and brought his parents, wife and children to the city. How happy they were all when they moved into the beautiful house!

　　Before Mike , their thirteen-year-old son , went to a middle school. Mrs Clarke said ,“Try to be modest (謙虛的) , son. Don't tell anybody that we're rich.”“OK', Mummy,”answered the boy.

　　That morning the teacher told his students to write a composition “My Family”. Mike remembered what his mother had said. So he wrote ,“My family is large. Here're thirteen people in my family. They are; my grandpa, grandma, father, mother, sister, two cooks, two drivers, three servants (傭人) and I. My family is poor. Our cooks , drivers and servants are all poor!”

1．Mr Clarke went to the capital on foot when he was young because ________.

[　　]

A．he wanted to visit the places of interest

B．he wanted to find work on his way

C．he had no money

D．there was no bus at that time

2．At first Mr Clarke begged in the capital because ________.

[　　]

A．he couldn't find any work there

B．he didn't know anybody there

C．the people there were all kind

D．he wanted to know the city well

3．As ________ , the old man told Mr Clarke to work in his shop.

[　　]

A．he thought the young man was able

B．the young man was worth trusting (信賴)

C．the young man helped him D. he needed a helper

4．Mr Clarke became ________.

[　　]

5．The Clarkes were happy because ________.

[　　]

A．they left the poor mountain village

B．they said goodbye to the hard life in the mountain village

C．they had their own shops

D．they did nothing at home