My husband, Tom, is a born shopper. He loves to look at things and to touch them. He likes to compare prices between the same things in different stores. He would never think of buying anything without looking around in several stores. I, on the other hand, am not a shopper. I regard shopping as boring and unpleasant. If I like something and can afford it, I buy it immediately. I never take a time to look around for a good sale or a better deal (交易). Of course my husband and I never go shopping together. Doing shopping together would be too painful for both of us . When it comes to shopping, we go our separate ways.
Sometimes I ask my son Jimmy to buy some food in the shop not far from our home. But he is always absentminded. This was his story.
One day I said to him , “ I hope you won’t forget what I have told you to buy.” “No,” said Jimmy. “ I won’t forget . You want three organs, six eggs and a pound of meet.”
He went running down the street to the shop. As he ran , he said to himself over and over again , “ Three organs , six eggs and a pound of meat.”
In the beginning he remembered everything but he stopped several times. Once he saw two men fighting outside a clothes shop until a policeman stopped them. One of them was badly hurt. Then he stopped to give ten cents to a beggar. Then he met some of his friends and he played with them for a while. When he reached the shop, he had forgotten everything except six eggs.
As he walked home, his face became sadder and sadder. When he saw me he said, “ I’m sorry , mum . I have forgotten to buy oranges and the meat . I only remembered to buy six eggs , but I’ve dropped three of them.”
小題1:The husband loves shopping necause_________________.

A．he has much money

B．he likes the shops

C．he likes to compare the prices between the same items

D．he has nothing to do but do shopping

小題2:The wife doesn’t like shopping because___________________.

A．she has no money

B．she has no tome

C．she doesn’t love her husband

D．she feels it boring to go shopping

小題3:They never go shopping together because_____________________.

A．their ways of shopping are quite different

B．they hate each other

C．they needn’t buy anything for the family

D．they don’t have time for it

小題4:Jimmy didn’t buy what his mother wanted because_____________________.

A．the shop was closed that day

B．the policeman stopped him

C．he forgot some of them

D．he gave all the money to the beggar

I feel very excited at the thought that in another week I shall be with you again on holiday. I have enjoyed my stay in England very much indeed. Mr Brown and classmates are nice to me, but, as they say in England, “There’s no place like home.” and I think you feel this above all at Christmas time.
I am leaving here early on Thursday, the 23rd, and I shall arrive in Basle on Friday morning, so I shall be home somewhere about lunchtime. Can you meet me at the station, as I shall have a lot of luggage?
In some of my earlier letters I have told you all about the other students here. Well, I want to ask my Polish friend Jan to come and spend Christmas with us. Will that be all right? His father and mother died last year, he can go home for Christmas, and he has no friend in England except the Browns. He is a nice boy. I know you all like him, and I feel sure he will enjoy Christmas with us. It is very short notice, but you are always pleased, I know, if we bring our friends home. however, I have not yet invited him, as I thought it was better to ask you first. Please let me know as soon as possible if it will be all right.
小題1:The writer was very excited at the thought that ________.

A．she would be back home with her new friend

B．she would be with her parents in another week

C．her parents wanted to see her very much

D．she would go on staying in England

小題2:She wanted some one to meet her because ________.

A．she was told to do so	B．she would be tired out after the trip
C．she would carry a pile of things	D．she didn’t know where the station was

小題3:The underlined sentence “There’s no place like home” means ________.

A．There is not a place that the writer likes

B．There is no place that the writer can live in

C．The writer’s home is not in London in fact

D．East and west, home is best

小題4:These paragraphs are taken out of a ________.

A．magazine

B．letter

C．book

D．newspaper

When sailors are allowed ashore after a long time at sea, they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble. For this reason, the navy ___1___ has its police in big ports. Whenever sailors cause trouble, the police come and ___2___ them.
One day, the police in a big seaport received a telephone call ___3___ a bar in the town. The barman said that a big sailor had got drunk and ___4___ the furniture in the bar. The officer in charge of the police guard that evening said that he would come immediately.
Now, officers who ___5___ and punish the sailors ___6___ drunk usually chose ___7___ policeman they could find to go with them. ___8___ this particular officer did not do this. ___9___, he chose the smallest and ___10___ man he could find to go to the bar with him and ___11___ the sailor.
Another officer who ___12___ there was surprised when he saw the officer of the guard chose such a small man. ___13___ he said to him, “Why ___14___ you take a big man with you? You have to fight the sailor who ___15___.”
“Yes, you are ___16___ right,” answered the officer of the guard. “That is exactly ___17___ I am taking this small man. If you see two policemen coming ___18___ you, and one is ___19___ the other, which one ___20___ you attack?”
1. A. always    B. seldom       C. forever       D. sometimes
2. A. meet with      B. deal with    C. see      D. judge
3. A. about     B. from   C. in       D. of
4. A. was breaking  B. was ordering      C. was moving       D. was dusting
5. A. would go       B. might beat  C. dared to fight     D. had to go
6. A. slightly   B. not at all    C. heavily       D. much more
7. A. the biggest     B. the youngest      C. the bravest  D. the experienced
8. A. In fact    B. But     C. So      D. And
9. A. Instead   B. Therefore   C. Although    D. Then
10. A. good-looking      B. weakest-looking C. ugly-looking      D. strongest-looking
11. A. seize     B. kill     C. get rid of    D. catch up with
12. A. will go B. had come   C. would start off      D. happened to be
13. A. Yet       B. But     C. So      D. Then
14. A. don’t    B. couldn’t     C. can’t   D. do
15. A. looks strong B. is drunk     C. seems rude D. is dangerous
16. A. all B. very    C. too     D. quite
17. A. how     B. what   C. why    D. that
18. A. up B. at       C. before D. towards
19. A. not smaller than   B. as big as    C. as small as         D. much smaller than    

He could have been president of Israel or played violin at Carnegie Hall, but he was too busy thinking. His thinking on God, love and the meaning of life graces our greeting cards and day-timers.
Fifty years after his death, his shock（亂蓬蓬的一堆）of white hair and hanging moustache still symbolize genius. Einstein remains the foremost scientist of the modern time. Looking back 2,400 years, only Newton ,Galileo and Aristotle were his equals.
Around the world , universities and academies（研究院）are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s “miracle year” when he published five scientific papers in 1905 that basically changed our grasp of space, time ,light and matter. Only he could top himself about a decade later with his theory of relativity.
Born in the age of horse-drawn carriages, his ideas launched a technological revolution that has made more changes in a century than in the previous two thousand years. Computers, satellites, telecommunications, lasers, televisions and nuclear power all owe their invention to ways in which Einstein exposed a stranger and more complicated reality underneath the world.
He escaped Hitler’s Germany and devoted the rest of his life to human rights and peace with an authority unmatched by any scientist today, or even most politicians and religious leaders. He spoke out against fascism（法西斯主義）and racial prejudice. His FBI(美國聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局)file ran 1,400 pages.
His letters expose a disorderly personal life ─ married twice and indifferent toward his children while absorbed in physics. Yet he charmed lovers and admirers with poetry and sailboat outings. Friends and neighbors fiercely protected his privacy.
小題1:The first paragraph implies that Einstein             .

A．had the gift for politics and music

B．had run for president before he worked at his research

C．was an excellent violinist

D．was more a political leader of a musician than a thinker

小題2:When you think of Einstein, what typical appearance was formed in your mind?

A．Funny and humorous, with an air of a musician.

B．Wearing very wide trousers and a moustache, with an image of an actor.

C．Rough untidy mass of white hair and hanging moustache , with an image of thinking .

D．Black long hair and moustache, with his eyes deep set.

小題3:Why was 1905 called Einstein’s “miracle year”?

A．Because he topped himself with the theory of relativity.

B．Because he made important discoveries of space, time , light and matter.

C．Because he published five papers on his theory of relativity.

D．Because he wrote five important articles to help people understand space, time , light and matter better.

小題4:Which of the following is not true about Einstein according to the passage?

A．When he was absorbed in his research ,he didn’t care for his family.

B．He tried to amuse his family and friends in his spare time.

C．He was so busy with the physical research that he showed no interest in politics.

D．His theory led to much improvement in many technological fields.

Asian athletes have had a spare time in the first two days of the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England. But Chinese hurdler(跨欄運(yùn)動員) Liu Xiang surprised everyone by taking the bronze medal in the men's 60-meter hurdles.
Liu became the first Chinese male athlete to get a world indoor medal in the 18-year history of the championship and was the only Asian medallist this time. 
"Karaoke (卡拉OK)! That's what I'm going to do. I'm going to get a big group of my friends together and sing. I love both Western and Chinese music but especially Michael Jackson," said Liu after clocking 7.52 seconds in the final to take his place on the podium (領(lǐng)獎臺).
"Frankly speaking, I didn't think I was in the shape to win a medal," Liu said. "On my arrival here, my aim was just to fight my way into the final. After I did that, I thought I might just get into the top six. I knew British hurdler Colin Jackson was going to be here and he's the world record holder indoors and out."
"There was also Cuba's reigning (統(tǒng)治的) Olympic champion Anier Garcia and Allen Johnson, from the United States." It was Johnson, the reigning world outdoor champion, who was successful in 7.47 seconds with Garcia second and Jackson finished back in fifth. 
Now Liu will never underestimate his chances again and is aiming for glory in Paris later this year.
"There is the World Championship outdoors in the summer and I have now got to think that I can get a medal. I can never again think that I can't get a medal," he said. Liu's success here marks his rapid transition into the senior ranks.
"The university gives me a lot of flexibility. My courses are very easy and the teachers are very helpful," said Liu.
They might have to be even more accommodating(樂于助人的) now if Liu starts taking on celebrity status, although an invite to his homecoming karaoke party may help.
小題1:The first sentence "Asian athletes have had a spare time in the first two days…" means "________".

A．Asian athletes can do things at their will in the first two days

B．Asian athletes haven't any achievements in the first two days

C．Asian athletes could match athletes from other continents

D．Asian athletes are tired of competing in the first two days

小題2:The underlined sentence means "________".

A．I was not satisfied with my performances

B．winning a medal can't show what I have done

C．I didn't think I was able to win a medal

D．I haven't told anyone about my achievements in the hurdles

小題3:Liu ________ the World Championship outdoors in Paris later this year.

A．is busy preparing for

B．has great pressure on

C．is more confident of his ability in

D．pays little attention to

小題4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Liu Xiang was the youngest athlete to take part in the competition in England.

B．Liu Xiang was the first Asian medallist to get a world indoor medal.

C．Liu Xiang is not only a good athlete but a music-lover.

D．Liu Xiang finds it hard to get along with teachers in university.

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated(憤怒的) when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."
The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.
Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.
小題1:The 3-year-old girl was punished by her father for ________.

A．wasting gold	B．wasting wrapping paper
C．putting the box under the Christmas tree	D．bringing the gift to her father

小題2:What’s inside the box according to the little girl?

A．nothing	B．a(chǎn)ir
C．kisses	D．gold wrapping paper

小題3:The father remembered the love of his daughter by ________.

A．kissing the gold box.	B．putting gold into the box.
C．taking out an imaginary kiss from the box.	D．keeping the little girl’s ash box by his bed.

小題4:Choose the best title for the passage.

A．The kisses in the box.	B．A girl and his father
C． A love story	D．The box under the Christmas tree.

I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most __1__ and tiring games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and ___2___ we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an ___3___ victory. After all, Ed’s idea of ___4___ has always been nothing more ___5___ than lifting a fork to his mouth. ___6___ I can remember, Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, and ___7___ proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often ___8___ about that, Ed refused to buy a ___9___ T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed ___10___ for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly ___11___, I was so surprised that I was ___12___. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. ___13___, at the point in our game when I’d have predicted(預(yù)計(jì)) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was ___14___ 7 to 9 — and Ed was ___15___. The sudden realization was painful. We ___16___ to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious ___17___ about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone ___18___ that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to ___19___. In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my ___20___.
1. A. encouraging   B. hopeless     C. surprising   D. regular
2. A. declared B. mentioned  C. persuaded   D. suggested
3. A. unforgettable B. unexpected C. easy    D. early
4. A. exercise  B. preparation C. joy     D. fitness
5. A. time-saving    B. comfortable       C. suitable      D. effort-making
6. A. As soon as     B. As long as  C. When  D. Since
7. A. strangely       B. personally  C. reasonably  D. eagerly
8. A. cared      B. forgot C. quarreled    D. joked
9. A. clean      B. larger  C. straight      D. darker
10. A. set out  B. got ready    C. arrived       D. returned
11. A. notice   B. admire       C. believe       D. measure
12. A. nervous       B. curious       C. careless      D. speechless
13. A. After all       B. As a result  C. Above all   D. At last
14. A. mistakenly   B. then    C. instead       D. naturally
15. A. leading B. coming      C. waiting      D. counting
16. A. pretended     B. stopped      C. continued   D. decided
17. A. thoughts      B. doubts C. situations    D. problems
18. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving    D. keeping
19. A. play     B. start    C. sleep   D. move
20. A. friendship    B. respect       C. support      D. favor

Now let’s talk about doing well by doing good—many people who have ever been volunteers for the community find their place in relative jobs or even make their way to be corporate(團(tuán)體的)leaders.
Consider the case of Kimberly Mulcahy. Throughout her career, Mulcahy has actively volunteered in her community, profession and industry. Though she put in long hours as Vice President at a Fortune 500 company, she also found time to professional and community organizations.
Then last year, the unexpected thing happened. The company where she’d worked for more than 20 years was bought out and she was laid off.
On hearing the news, those who she served were quick not only to offer her support—but actual jobs! In the end, Mulcahy was hired by a PR agency—she used to work as a director of her industry association. And she brought with her several accounts based on relationships she had formed through volunteering.
Volunteering was a godsend(天賜之物)to Todd, who has been a mid-level manager at the same company for many years. After he was out of work, he felt old and disappointed. But Todd knew he needed a change. Todd became involved in community service. He joined his town’s volunteer fire department and was soon appointed to the finance committee.
Sometimes volunteering helps you bring passion to your work, other times it can turn your life’s passion into your work. Cape Cod Baseball League President Judy Scarafile is a registered pharmacist(藥劑師)whose love of the game led her to volunteered as league publicist(宣傳員), secretary and deputy commissioner woman to hold the top post.
Whether you are to enter the workforce, build your resume, or follow your passion, volunteering is good for the soul and the career.
小題1: By saying “doing well by doing good” in Paragraph 1, the author wants to_____.

A．encourage us just to do it, and it will be better

B．encourage us to try as hard as possible

C．tell us not to give up

D．tell us that people who have volunteered their way into

小題2:Which of the following is NOT true about Mulcahy according to the passage?

A．Mulcahy put in long hours as Vice President at a Fortune 500 company.

B．Mulcahy becomes a famous football player.

C．Mulcahy brought with her several accounts based on relationships she had formed through volunteering.

D．Mulcahy was hired by a PR agency.

小題3:Which of the following words can best describe Todd?

A．Learned

B．Lucky

C．Rude

D．Realistic

小題4:Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Volunteer Work Can Boost Your Career.

B．Mulcahy’s Voluntary Work Experience.

C．It’s a Good Chance to Be a Volunteer.

D．Volunteer Work.

Anna Koumikova was born on June 7th, 1981 in Moscow. Her parents' names are Allah and Sergel. When she was 5 years old, her parents sold their TV to buy her the first tennis bat for Christmas. She played in a club near her place until aged 11. Then she moved to Bradenton, Florida(USA) to train with Nick Bollitierri. At 14, she represented Russia in a Fed Cup match and became the youngest player ever to win a Fed Cup match.
Kournikova made her WTA first show at 15 years old at the US Open where she finally lost against player Steffi Graf. But she made it to the double quarter finals that same match. In 1996, Kournikova won the Rookie of the Year award and the next year. She improved very much to even make it to the semi - finals in Wimbledon. She lost to world number one Martina Hingis at the French Open and at Wimbledon. In 1999 she won her professional title at Midland, Miehigon, an international Tennis Federation match. She was 5th favourite in Illinois the same year and won her 2nd career ITF match. She won her first grand slam(大滿貫) title ill 1999 with Martina Hingis in doubles at the Australia Open. Since then, they have played regularly together and have quickly become one of the 'best pairs. Aim in 1999,she made her first career WTA final in key Biscayne against Venus Williams in a tough 3 set match. She alto won her first doubles tile with Monica Seles in Tokyo.
At present Kournikova is more successful on the net than at the net. She remains the "most searched" and "most download (網(wǎng)上下載)" on the internet, three times more popular than the NO. 2 sports figure, Michael Jordan. She is still very young and she seems to have a great future ahead !
小題1: Which of the following is right?

A．Kournikova beat Steffi Graf at the US Open when she was 15.

B．Kournikova won the Rookie of the Year award in 1999.

C．Koumikova is now more lucky at the net than on the Internet.

D．In 1997, Kournikova worked hard to make it to the semi - finals in Wimbledon.

小題2: Kournikova won her first grand slam title in doubles at the Australia Open with              .

A．Steffi Graf

B．Venus Williams

C．Martina Hingis

D．Monica Seles

小題3: From the text we can know Kournikova won her professional title in an ITF match          .

A．a(chǎn)t Midland

B．in France

C．in Australia

D．a(chǎn)t Biscayne

小題4:What can we learn about Kournikova?

A．She has a lot of fans on the Internet.

B．Her parents gave her much support.

C．She beat Martina Hings in 1996.

D．She played tennis for her home country Russia.

Holmes’ Knowledge
His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he appeared to know next to nothing. Upon my quoting Thomas Carlyle, he inquired in the naivest（天真的；幼稚的）way who he might be and what he had done. My surprise reached a climax, however, when I found incidentally that he was ignorant of the Copernican Theory and of the composition of the Solar system.
“You appear to be astonished, ” Holmes said, smiling at my expression. “Now that I do know it I shall do my best to forget it. You see, I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose: A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best jumbled up with a lot of other things, so that he has difficulty in laying his hand upon it. It is a mistake to think that the little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent. Depend upon it, there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you know before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.”
“But the Solar System! ” I protested.
“What the deuce is it to me?” he interrupted impatiently.
One morning, I picked up a magazine from the table and attempted to while away the time with it, while my companion munched silently at his toast. One of the articles had a pencil mark at the heading, and I naturally began to run my eye through it.
Its somewhat ambitious title was “The Book of Life, ” and it attempted to show how much an observant man might learn by an accurate and systematic examination of all that came in his way. It struck me as being a remarkable mixture of shrewdness and of absurdity. The reasoning was close and intense, but the deduction appeared to me to be far-fetched and exaggerated. The writer claimed by a momentary expression, a twitch of a muscle or a glance of an eye, to fathom a man’s inmost thought. Deceit, according to him, was impossibility in the case of one trained to observation and analysis. His conclusions were as infallible as so many propositions of Euclid. So startling would his results appear to the uninitiated that until they learned the processes by which he had arrived at them they might well consider him as a necromancer.
“From a drop of water, ”said the writer, “a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic. So all life is a great chain, the nature of which is known whenever we are shown a single link of it. Like all other arts, the science of Deduction and Analysis is one which can be acquired by long and patient study, nor is life long enough to allow any mortal to attain the highest possible perfection in it. ”
This smartly written piece of theory I could not accept until a succession of evidences justified it.
小題1:What is the author’s attitude toward Holmes?
A  Praising.    B Critical.         C Ironical.     D Distaste.
小題2:What way did the author take to stick out Holmes’ uniqueness?
A  By deduction.  B By explanation.    C By contrast.     D By analysis.
小題3:What was the Holmes’ idea about knowledge-learning?
A Learning what every body learned.  B Learning what was useful to you.
C Learning whatever you came across. D Learning what was different to you.
小題4:What did the article mentioned in the passage talk about?
A One may master the way of reasoning through observation.
B One may become rather critical through observation and analysis.
C One may become rather sharp through observation and analysis.
D One may become practical through observation and analysis.