To help the environment, many Americans have made the change from paper and plastic bags to reusable grocery bags. But a report by a Florida newspaper says that reusable grocery bags sold by some supermarkets contain high levels of lead(鉛). Lead is a metal that can be harmful to humans, especially young children, Now, Senator Charles Schumer is asking the US government to investigate(調(diào)查) the use of lead in reusable shopping bags.
“When our families go to the grocery store looking for safe and healthy foods to feed their kids, the last thing they should have to worry about is poisonous bags.” Schumer said, “A quick investigation will allow everyone to make informed, timely decisions.”  Schumer added.
Lead in the bags is not likely to rub off (因摩擦而粘在……上面)on food. But over time, paint on the bags can chip and the bags can wear out. When this happens, lead can be released(釋放).
The Tampa Tribune newspaper said certain bags sold at Publix and Winn-Dixie supermarkets had lead levels that were a concern to health officials. The affected bags were found in Florida. But Publix has more than 1,000 stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Sough Carolina and Tennessee. Publix says that all of its bags are under current laws about lead content, but that they have asked the makers of the bags to reduce the lead levels in the product.
The bags with the highest levels of lead had fancy designs and many pictures. Plain reusable bags without decoration were found to contain little lead. Consumers worried about lead levels in reusable bags can change to cloth or string bags. Paper bags are also a good choice, since paper can be recycled(回收).
Since 2007, Publix supermarkets have sold more than 13 million reusable bags. The store says because shoppers have made the change to reusable bags, it has saved more than 1 billion paper and plastics bags.
小題1: The shopping bags containing high levels of lead ______.

A．have been reported by a newspaper

B．have been stopped by the government

C．have stopped people from using reusable bags

D．have caused serious health damage to customers

小題2:From Schumer’s words we can learn that ______.

A．reusable bags do little harm to kids’ health

B．people have shown much concern for the reusable bags

C．people will be informed of the facts about the reusable bags

D．people should refuse to buy things from supermarkets

小題3:It can be inferred from the text that Publix might believe that the bags they sold are ______.

A．dependable

B．convenient

C．harmful

D．popular

小題4:Customers are advised to choose bags ______.

A．with colorful designs	B．with fancy pictures
C．made of plastic	D．made of paper

小題5:From the last paragraph we know that the use of reusable bags has ______.

A．caused Publix a lot of trouble	B．saved Publix much money
C．cost Publix plenty of money	D．been proved a wrong decision

My experience as a first year camp instructor held many things I was expecting, but also a number of things I was not expecting．My  36  came from lower-income neighborhoods and schools for an 8-week summer day camp．Many of the kids seemed to   37  each other before arriving and those who didn't certainly became friends with each other by the second week of camp．
During the third week of camp, a new camper   38  us．He had just gotten out of year-round school,  39  he joined the summer camp a little late．The first week he would  40  every morning because he wanted to go home．He complained （報怨）of not having any  41  and he didn't think he would have any fun．
One day the following week he didn't  42 to camp．Many of the kids had come up to me and asked me  43 he was and if he was OK．When I told them he stayed home then and that he didn't think anyone 44 him, some of the kids had a  45 look on their face because they knew they hadn't made him feel 46 Thankfully this camper   47  the next day．As he walked over to the area where our group of kids were in the morning times, the entire group stood up and clapped and  48 for him．All that day, the kids asked him to   49  with them at lunch, be on their teams for games, and stayed in  50 with him when we moved to new activities．The．rest of that day, he was happy．
I had the pleasure of  51 his mother a few days ago, and she gave me the biggest hug and thanked me for helping him to  52 ．She said, "My son told me that you are the instuctor who's always  53  to make him feel welcome, and he knows that you  54  care for him．And last week for the first time since he's been here, he didn't call me to pick him up   55 from camp．Thank you．"

小題1:	A．teachers B．workmates C．campers D．employees

小題2:	A．meet B．help C．comfort D．know

小題3:	A．contacted B．joined C．disturbed D．visited

小題4:	A．but B．before C．so D．since

小題5:	A．smile B．hesitate C．exercise D．cry

小題6:	A．friends B．families C．programmes D．goals

小題7:	A．come B．travel C．drive D．fly

小題8:	A．how B．where C．what D．who

小題9:	A．pleased B．pardened C．noticed D．liked

小題10:

A．quiet B．guilty C．pleasant D．strange

小題11:

A．relaxed B．respected C．welcome D．extraordinary

小題12:

A．showedup B．ranaway C．rangup D．brokeaway

小題13:

A．waited B．prepared C．cheered D．a(chǎn)rranged

小題14:

A．play B．sweep C．a(chǎn)gree D．sit

小題15:

A．circle B．line C．time D．a(chǎn)dvance

小題16:

A．meeting B．serving C．consulting D．understanding

小題17:

A．loseheart B．settledown C．fitin D．dropout

小題18:

A．tried B．directed C．promised D．decided

小題19:

A．nearly B．truly C．finally D．suddenly

小題20:

A．hurriedly B．safely C．late D．early

I was born disabled．A difficult birth, feet first, my head  46  in the birth canal（產(chǎn)道）． 47  I was 3, the Hospital in Boston told my father I had cerebral palsy（腦癱）．A loss of oxygen to my brain had destroyed brain  48  to the right side of my body．But  49  son of my dad’s was going to be disabled．Every day my dad  50  me on the bedroom floor to  51  my right leg．His job was to craft（用手精心推拉） them straight, at any  52 ．Back and forth, up and down, my dad pushed and pulled the muscles into  53 ．But my dad’s help didn’t stop there． 54  my 13^th birthday, he threw me a special party．When everybody was gone, he brought me a set of boxing gloves．We put them on．My dad continued to  55  me mercilessly．Each time I  56  him to stop．He told me I was a man now and things would be extra  57  for me．That same year, I was the only kid in my neighborhood that wasn’t  58  for Little League．Everybody laughed at me．Two weeks  59 , Dad started the Shed Park Minor League．Dad coached the Yankees and  60  me a pitcher（棒球投手）．In high school, I became a football star．The  61  of my dad’s love guaranteed I walked and more．In 1997, a brain doctor in San Jose told me I didn’t have cerebral palsy  62 ．
My dad never knew the whole truth  63  he passed away years ago．But all that  64  is the bottom line．After all his  65 , on this Father’s Day, like every Father’s Day, I’m no longer disabled．

小題1:	A．stuck B．struck C．got D．laid

小題2:	A．Because B．Though C．When D．Once

小題3:	A．symbols B．signals C．character D．warnings

小題4:	A．each B．every C．no D．neither

小題5:	A．placed B．forced C．dropped D．threw

小題6:	A．push B．pull C．exercise D．practice

小題7:	A．expense B．pay C．salary D．cost

小題8:	A．shape B．form C．style D．position

小題9:	A．In B．On C．With D．By

小題10:

A．beat B．win C．knock D．chase

小題11:

A．ordered B．demanded C．wanted D．begged

小題12:

A．rough B．bright C．tough D．easy

小題13:

A．elected B．picked C．liked D．thought

小題14:

A．later B．a(chǎn)go C．past D．over

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)sked B．offered C．made D．let

小題16:

A．energy B．influence C．source D．power

小題17:

A．in all B．a(chǎn)fter all C．a(chǎn)bove all D．a(chǎn)ll in all

小題18:

A．since B．because of C．that D．when

小題19:

A．finishes B．ends C．counts D．results

小題20:

A．study B．effects C．function D．effort

Mearl Jacobs’ body was at the funeral home. The memorial service was   31  for the next day. We   32 in the family room to tell stories, sharing   33 of her. She had lived a life   34 with stories. Most people didn’t know that she had worked for thirty years at Rockwall International to help the homeless, or that   35  she really didn’t care much for baseball, she loved listening to the   36  because her son loved baseball.
Before long the   37 turned from stories about Mearl to stories of how she changed and   38  the lives in the room.
Her daughter Carol, said, “Just a few hours before Mom died she said she wanted to go home. I asked her if she   39   back to her apartment. She said, ‘NO!’ I asked, ‘Home in Heaven?’‘YES!’”
A series of love and   40  was realized that night. Mearl had lived a life that affected the young and old   41 . When she did so, you became a different person, a   42  and reformed person. She was   43 that way. She knew how to show the things that really   44 in the life. She   45 for values that she held dear and she always seemed to know how to influence people and to accept them “as is”. He grandkids talked of her   46 acceptance of them, no matter what.
Some things have to be seen to be understood, such as love, forgiveness and acceptance. Mearl knew how to help you   47 . She had always shown total   48  to the family and friends – to people.
The next day Mearl was   49 the topic. We buried the body, but she lives in all those, present and   50 . She is always there, giving and loving.

小題1:	A．canceled B．ordered C．set D．left

小題2:	A．gathered B．waited C．cried D．consulted

小題3:	A．dinner B．memories C．possessions D．success

小題4:	A．mixed B．combined C．compared D．filled

小題5:	A．unless B．until C．if D．a(chǎn)lthough

小題6:	A．games B．songs C．operas D．stories

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)rgument B．comment C．background D．conversation

小題8:	A．rescued B．shaped C．lost D．prevented

小題9:	A．meant B．moved C．dated D．went

小題10:

A．curiosity B．envy C．kindness D．sympathy

小題11:

A．equally B．hopefully C．eventually D．properly

小題12:

A．happier B．better C．milder D．ruder

小題13:

A．interested B．shocked C．puzzled D．gifted

小題14:

A．lacked B．troubled C．mattered D．a(chǎn)dmitted

小題15:

A．made up B．stood up C．watched out D．reached out

小題16:

A．unnecessary B．unusual C．unconditional D．unfamiliar

小題17:

A．see B．improve C．explain D．remove

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)ppreciation B．devotion C．determination D．operation

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)lmost B．still C．ever D．even

小題20:

A．beyond B．behind C．within D．outside

Paul was dealing with a crisis. The new girl Linda in class really liked him a lot. Paul was not happy about it.
Paul's good friend, Sam, tried to comfort him.  "What's the big deal? I think Linda is kind of cute and nice enough."
Paul glared at Sam. "Then why don't you ask her to be your girlfriend? There she is, sitting all by herself at the other end of the cafeteria. Go there and ask her to be your honey!"
"She's crazy about you, not me," Sam replied.
"Well, I don't want any girlfriend, especially not a girl like her! "Paul growled.
Sam wouldn't give up.  "The only thing pesky about her is that she keeps writing you those notes ."
"I don't like notes at all!" Paul interrupted. He took another sip of milk.
"Did you notice those strange brown eyes? Why aren't they normal red or pink?"
Sam took another look at Linda. "I think her face is a lovely shade of green. And her dark green curly hair is quite pretty. Besides, she's very gentle and that's what really matters."
Paul stuck out his tongue. "I think I'm going to be sick!  I'd better save my dessert for later." He crammed a small bag of Maggot Munchies into his even smaller shirt pocket.  "The fact is, I have a problem. That girl is getting on my nerves!  "
Sam followed Paul’s example and decided to save his dessert for later. However, he carefully placed the bag into his lunch box.  "Do you have any ideas about how to solve your problem?" Tremor asked.
"I'm going to be mean and rude to her," Paul announced.  "I'll call her names and make ugly faces at her."
"That's how you treat everyone," Sam reminded his friend.
Paul nodded. "It's time that Linda got to know the real Paul !"
小題1: What does the underlined part "a crisis" in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．how to get away from Linda	B．how to win Linda over
C．how to get Sam's help	D．how to save money

小題2:How did Linda feel about Paul ?

A．She didn't like him because he was rude.	B．She was annoyed by his strange appearance.
C．She didn't have any strong feelings about him.	D．She fell in love with him.

小題3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Paul pretended to be rude in order to make Linda stop liking him.

B．Sam thought that looks were more important than personality.

C．Sam thought that Linda was cute.

D．Paul offered his dessert to Linda to make her sick.

小題4: Sam appreciate Linda in the following aspects EXCEPT         

A．her eyes

B．her hair

C．her face

D．her character

小題5:What is implied from this passage?

A．Linda will be Sam's girlfriend.	B．Paul has fallen in love with another girl.
C．Paul and Linda are classmates.	D．Paul and Linda are colleges students.

It was always thought that Treasure Island(金銀島) was the product（產(chǎn)物） of Robert Stevenson’s imagination（想像）.  36 ，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work .
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 37 for many years .In 1881 he returned to Scotland to spend  38 .With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 39 .
Each morning they would go out for a  40 over the hills .They had been 41 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd, Stevenson’s son, felt the days 42 .To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some  43 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 44 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 45 . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the 46 treasure”, said the boy. Robert suddenly 47 something of an adventure(冒險) story in the boy’s 48 .While the rain was pouring ,Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 49 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd .But who would be molded(塑造) into the hero — a pirate(海盜)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked with the 50 of a wooden leg , Robert had always wanted to 51 such a man in a story.  52 Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 53 .
So thanks to a 54 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest  55 stories in the English language.

小題1:	A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)lone B．next door C．a(chǎn)t home D．a(chǎn)broad

小題3:	A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．job

小題4:	A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John

小題5:	A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)ttempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying

小題7:	A．warm B．dull C．busy D．cold

小題8:	A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising

小題9:	A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized

小題10:

A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island

小題11:

A．lost B．buried C．discovered D．invented

小題12:

A．saw B．drew C．made D．looked

小題13:

A．book B．reply C．map D．letter

小題14:

A．singer B．hero C．writer D．child

小題15:

A．help B．problem C．use D．up

小題16:

A．praise B．produce C．mold D．a(chǎn)ccept

小題17:

A．Yet B．Also C．But D．So

小題18:

A．read B．born C．hired D．written

小題19:

A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy

小題20:

A．news B．love C．travel D．a(chǎn)dventure

Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．He was able to se11 millions of cars because he could produce them in large numbers at a time；that is，he made many cars of the same kind．Ford’s father hoped that his son would become a farmer，but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit（底特律）where he worked as a mechanic（機械師）．By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first car．However，the car made in this way，the famous “ Model T ” did not appear until 1908. Five years ago, Ford started his great motor car factory．This kind of car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty year．Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has become common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would be very expensive．
小題1:Henry Ford was the man to built _____ cars．

A．cheap and strong	B．cheap and long
C．fast and expensive	D．strong and slow

小題2:Ford was able to sell millions of cars，because_____．

A．he made many cars	B．his cars are many
C．he made lots of cars of the same kind	D．both A and B

小題3:The young man became a mechanic，_______．

A．which was his father’s will	B．which was against his own will
C．which was against his father’s will	D．which was his teacher’s will

小題4:The “ Model T ” was very famous_____．

A．before 1908	B．between 1982 and 1908
C．before 1892	D．a(chǎn)fter 1908

小題5:Ford built his own car factory_____．

A．in 1903

B．in 1908

C．in 1913

D．in 1897

One of the most famous nursery rhymes(搖籃曲) in the English language is Mary Had a Little Lamb(羔羊). It has touched many children who have read it. It is about the deep love between a young girl and her pet lamb. The poem is from a true story that happened in the early part of the 19th century in the town of Sterling, Massachusetts, in the USA.
Mary Sawyer (1806－1889) lived on a farm with her family. One day, when she was about nine years old, she saw a little lamb that had just been born and left behind by its mother. It was very weak and looked as if it would die at very moment. Mary took pity on the lamb and spent the whole night looking after it. Eventually, it grew strong and became a very close friend with Mary, following her everywhere she went.
One day, the lamb even followed Mary to school. At first she wanted to turn it back but her brother suggested that it would be fun to take the lamb to school. During the class, she hid the lamb under her desk. But when she was called to go to the front of the class, to her surprise, the lamb followed her. Though the students and the teacher thought it was funny to see a lamb at school, the teacher had to ask Mary to keep the lamb outside of the school.
That very day, a young man called John Roulstone was visiting Mary’s school. He was so moved by the love between the child and her little pet lamb that he wrote a poem which he handed to Mary the next day. His poem contained twelve lines.
Later, Sara Josepha Hale added another twelve lines to the poem and published it in 1930 under the title “Mary Had a Little Lamb”. The poem has become a classic, loved by children all over the world. The appeal (吸引力) of the poem lies not only in the funny idea of a sheep going to school but also in the true love between the little girl and her pet. The town of Sterling has honoured Mary’s lamb by building a statue (雕像) of the lamb with Mr Roulstone’s poem below the statue.
小題1:What is the best title for the passage?

A．Mary Had a Little Lamb	B．The Life of Mary Sawyer
C．The Origin of a Poem	D．An Animal Friend

小題2:The underlined word “eventually” in the second paragraph most probably means         .

A．fortunately

B．gradually

C．finally

D．kindly

小題3: Why did the poem become a classic?

A．It had another twelve lines added.

B．It was written by a young man.

C．It describes the true love between a little girl and her pet lamb.

D．A statue of lamb was built in the town of Sterling.

小題4:Which could be the right order of the following events according to the passage?
a. The poem “Mary Had a Little Lamb”became popular.
b. Mary’s brother suggested that she take the lamb to school.
c. People built a statue to honor the lamb.
d. Mary found a little lamb.
e. A young man was moved by the story and wrote a poem.

A． d. b. e. c. a	B． d. b. e. a. c
C． d. e. b. c. a	D． d. e. b. a. c

小題5:Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?

A．Mary’s mother was also fond of the little lamb.

B．Mary and the little lamb developed a very close friendship.

C．Mary wrote to John Roulstone and asked him to write the poem.

D．All children were allowed to take their pets to school in America.

Three  21  ago, my family got our first computer.  22  the beginning of this summer, I found it was too old and I wanted to get a  23  one. After my father. and I talked for a long time, he  24 . We went to many shops and read many ads.   25  we bought an HP computer.
During the first week, I noticed  26  our computer had some problems. I spent many hours   27  to fix it, but it   28  work. So I   29  to phone the HP compa­ny and ask them   30  to work out my problem. They told me to wait until the next morning because all their workers were 31 that day.
The next morning two workers came. It took them many hours to mend it, but the computer    32 did not work. My dad had no other way but to return the whole thing.
A few days later, we decided that I should go on the Internet and order some parts to build a new computer by  33 .
It was not an easy job for me to build a new computer. I tried many times, and in the end I was successful. From these setbacks(挫折), I have learned a lot. Now I be­lieve that if the HP computer hadn't had any problems,   34  I would not have learned how to build the new one. Even though I spent lots of time on it, I know it wasn't    35   .

小題1:	A． days B． weeks C． months D． years

小題2:	A． At B．On C．To D．For

小題3:	A． big B．new C．cheap D．small

小題4:	A． won B． paid C． agreed D． received

小題5:	A． At first B．At last C．At once D． At times

小題6:	A． if B． that C．what D． how

小題7:	A． try B．tried C． to try D．trying

小題8:	A． do B． did C． don't D． didn't

小題9:	A． hoped B． have C．had D．liked

小題10:

A． how B． what C． why D． where

小題11:

A．free B．sad C． busy D．exciting

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)lready B．a(chǎn)lways C． still D． usually

小題13:

A．themselves B． himself C． itself D． myself

小題14:

A． or B． then C． so D．a(chǎn)nd

小題15:

A．a(chǎn) waste of time B．a(chǎn) successful job C． a good computer D． a bad company

Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
Enough laws have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers' exhibition (展覽).There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers' exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves.
Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.
小題1:Australia is                       

A．the largest country in the world	B．larger than China
C．a(chǎn)s large as Shanghai	D．not so large as China

小題2:Enough laws have been made to__

A．increase the population	B．grow more plants
C．fight against pollution	D．show wild flowers

小題3:Perth is_       

A．the capital of Australia	B．in the west of Australia
C．in the east of Australia	D．the biggest city in Australia

小題4:In Perth you may visit a wild flowers' exhibition in        

A．October

B．January

C．May

D．July

小題5:Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．All the big cities in Australia are seriously polluted.

B．Australia .is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and large population.

C．We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep..

D．If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of White sheep.