With the start of the new term, students around the country exchange their fun and fashionable clothes for boring school uniforms. But not all campuses are fashion deserts. Colorful sports shoes, school bags, T-shirts and even drink containers are breathing life into campuses.
“The uniform makes us look like a bunch of clones, especially when we are doing morning exercises on the playground,” and Qing Pei, a Senior 2 students from Shanghai Qibao High School. “But boys wear different sports shoes and girls have different decorations(裝飾品) in their hair. These are the areas where you can express yourself,” said Qing.
Although it might be strange for boys to talk about fashion, they do care about what they wear in school, especially shoes, according to Qing.
“Nike and Adidas basketball shoes, although they are still the must-have items for many of my friends, are becoming out-of-date,” Qing added. He explained, “Since Liu Xiang ran so fast in Athens, running shoes are becoming popular in this autumn.”
“Still in fashion are the various baseball caps and American-style T-shirts with some English words printed on them,” said Qing. Besides sports shoes and T-shirts, styles and colors of schoolbags are another chance for students to express their taste in fashion. Some bags are made more eye-catching by decorating them with small dolls.
Other fashionable items are colorful drink containers, which are now popular with girls this term.
“Some teachers are surprised to see a teenager sucking a bottle like this at school and criticize it as childish regression(退化). But some girls just love it,” said Yang Rui, a Senior 3 student.
小題1:What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．All the students are clones.

B．All the exercises are the same.

C．All the students look the same in uniform.

D．All the students have similar fashions.

小題2:How do girls express themselves on campus?

A．They wear different spots shoes.

B．They wear school uniforms.

C．They have different decorations in their hair.

D．They drink coffee from colorful drink containers.

小題3:What are becoming fashionable for schoolboys according to the passage?

A．Nike and Adidas basketball shoes.

B．Baseball caps and Korean-style T-shirts.

C．Colorful drink containers.

D．Running shoes.

小題4:The writer wants to               .

A．call for people to pay attention to students’ wear

B．report students’ great love for fashion

C．criticize childish regression on campus

D．discuss about school uniforms

The koala is one of Australia’s most treasured creatures, which is a lovely little creature. But now, it is in big trouble.
Affected by habitat (棲居地) loss and climate change, like many other uniquely Australian animals, koalas are being squeezed into smaller regions. But at present, it is a deadly disease, a somewhat silent killer that causes a further decline in the koala population,  that is worrying many scientists about the fate of the koala.
The killer is Chlamydia, which has caused symptoms in up to 50 percent of the wild koalas, with probably even more infected (感染) but not showing symptoms. It has been particularly severe in Queensland, where nearly all koalas are infected. The disease causes many symptoms including eye infections, which can lead to blindness, making it difficult for them to find their primary food.
Treating Chlamydia in wild koalas is a challenge. There is no treatment available for it. Only a small percentage of the animals can be treated successfully and returned to the wild. Besides, there is no national plan in Australia to save the koala；it is up to each region to make management plans for its koala population.
The good news is that researchers are working to test a vaccine (疫苗) that would help prevent further spread. If all goes well, plans can be carried out to distribute the vaccil1e more widely. But it’s impossible to vaccinate all wild koalas.
Another possibility would be to make vaccine distribution a routi11e part of treatment for the thousands of koalas brought into care centers every year after they are injured by cars or dogs.
While it is a combination of problems that are affecting the wild koala population, many experts believe this vaccine would be an important step in helping koalas survive longer. It may buy enough time to give researchers a chance to solve some of the other problems facing Australia’s koalas.
小題1:Which isn’t considered the main cause of koala’s population decline?

A．Habitat loss.	B．Injuries from cars and dogs.
C．Climate change.	D．A deadly disease.

小題2:The third paragraph mainly tells us     .

A．the serious result Chlamydia has caused to the koala

B．Chlamydia affected the koala only in particular regions

C．the most serious symptom of Chlamydia is eye infections

D．Chla1nydia can seriously affect koala’s primary food

小題3:The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph probably refers to     .

A．the koala

B．Chlamydia

C．national plan

D．eye infection

小題4: We can learn from the text that the vaccine     .

A．would cure the killer Chlamydia quite effectively

B．would only be distributed in koala care centers

C．has already been put into practical use in Australia

D．cannot be distributed to all the infected koalas

小題5:It can be inferred from the text that     .

A．a(chǎn) national plan for saving koalas will be made soon in Australia

B．koala population is declining only in a few regions

C．researchers need enough time to so1ve the koala problems

D．experts have lost the best chance to save the infected koalas

Ethiopia has greatly reduced its death rates for children under the age of five years during the last two decades, new UN statistics show. The report says Ethiopia has cut the number of child deaths, by two thirds or so, to 68 per 1,000 births compared to that in 1990.
The government owed the improved figures to its growing economy. Despite the reduction, the UN Children's Fund said Ethiopia needed to do much more to improve health facilities(設(shè)施) for pregnant women.
Ethiopia is one of Africa's poorest states, although it has experienced rapid economic growth in recent years and is one of the continent's leading coffee producers. Its economy centers around agriculture, which in turn relies on rainfall.
The BBC's Emmanuel Igunza in the capital, Addis Ababa, says Ethiopia was once representative of poor nutrition in Africa. But the latest UNICEF(聯(lián)合國(guó)兒童基金會(huì)) figures show Ethiopia is one of the few African countries on the path to realizing the development goal of reducing child death rates, he says.
Ethiopia's Health Minister Kesetebirhan Admasu said increasing family incomes had helped improve people's health. "This has also resulted in better nutrition for children and women; this has translated into better medical conditions —— all these have a direct or indirect influence on the survival of children," he told BBC Africa. He said the government has also been "aggressively expanding its primary health care network". 
"We have now 93% coverage( 覆蓋) of one health centre for 25,000 people, which basically means one health facility within a 7km area," he said.
小題1:How many in 1000 births would die in Ethiopia in 1990?

A．a(chǎn)bout 680

B．a(chǎn)bout 330

C．a(chǎn)bout 68

D．a(chǎn)bout 200

小題2:Which of the following statements is true?

A．Ethiopian children benefit from its fastest economy growing.

B．Ethiopia has a long way to go to improve health facilities.

C．Ethiopia is the economic center because of its rich rainfall.

D．Ethiopia has already become a rich state in Africa.

小題3:What do we know according to the latest UNICEF figures?

A．Many African countries have high child death rates now.

B．Ethiopia is the only country that has reduced child death rates.

C．Ethiopia is the most successful in reducing child death rates.

D．Ethiopia was once known for its poor nutrition in Africa.

小題4:What Kesetebirhan Admasu said shows that_______.

A．a(chǎn)gricultural incomes have helped improve all the people's health in Africa

B．now the health care network is perfect in Ethiopia

C．93% of the 25,000 people enjoy health centers in Ethiopia

D．the government has been taking active measures to improve people's health

My first visit to Angkor Wat(吳哥窟) was in 1980. The country had been at war for many years and the temple was deserted and falling to pieces. Plants were growing out of the roofs, and trees were growing in the courtyards.
Today, the temple is the scene of a busy repair program. A team of 15 Indian experts are organizing a workforce of 400 Cambodians, most of them women, who are cleaning, repairing and rebuilding parts of this temple.
　　As I walked through the courtyards, I noticed the Cambodian women devote hours to cleaning carefully a tiny area of stone. Boards are laid down to protect the precious painted stones while the repair work is going on. There are very few machines and little heavy equipment. Workers carry building materials in buckets at the end of long poles. Piles of stones lie in a corner of the courtyard, waiting to be replaced. 　　　
　　The work of cleaning the stones is watched over by three Indian chemists. It is a very slow task. First they clean the stones with brushes using buckets of a weak chemical. Then gaps between the stones are filled in. Finally another material is painted onto the stones which will protect them from water forever.
Work starts every day at 7 a. m. and goes on until late afternoon six days a week, with a break at midday.
Evening is the best time to visit the temple, after the tour groups have left. As the sun sinks lower, shadows spread across the courtyard. After sunset, the sky turns pink. The grey stone towers take on a golden color before turning pink. Nowhere else in the world can there be such a quiet, beautiful place.
小題1:This passage mainly tells ________.

A．the poor look of the temple Angkor Wat in 1980

B．the history of the temple Angkor Wat

C．the repair work being done to the temple Angkor Wat

D．the difficulty in the repair work

小題2:According to the author, which of the following plays the LEAST important role in the repair work?

A．The women workers.	B．The Indian workers
C．Machines	D．Skilled workers

小題3:The underlined sentence “the temple was deserted” possibly means that _______.

A．there was no one in the temple and it was in a poor state

B．the temple was built on desert and nobody noticed it

C．the temple was very old with a long history

D．the temple was repaired by the Cambodians, most of whom women

小題4:To clean the stone, how many steps should be followed?

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

小題5:Which work needs a lot of time to do?

A．To get rid of certain types of plants.

B．To carry the building materials.

C．To replace the stones.

D．To clean the stones.

An idea that started in Seattle's public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The idea is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.
In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (發(fā)起）the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998. Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.
In Chicago, the mayor appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program. As a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.
The only problem arose in New York, where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity(一致）can be achieved .Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point, putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.
As Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.
小題1:What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?

A．To invite authors to guide readers.

B．To encourage people to read and share.

C．To involve people in community service.

D．To promote the friendship between cities.

小題2:Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?

A．They had little interest in reading.

B．They were too busy to read a book.

C．They came from many different backgrounds.

D．They lacked support from the local government.

小題3:According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?

A．In large communities with little sense of unity

B．In large cities where libraries are far from home

C．In medium-sized cities with a large population

D．In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached

小題4:The underlined words “shared a word” in Paragraph 5 probably mean       .

A．exchanged ideas with each other

B．discussed the meaning of a word

C．gained life experience

D．used the same language

小題5:According to Nancy, the degree of success of the project is judged by        .

A．the careful selection of a proper book

B．the growing popularity of the writers

C．the number of people who benefit from reading

D．the number of books that each person reads

For many businessmen online education has been a dream．Now it has come true．The investment （投資） in higher education, whether financial or in terms of time, has long been impossible for many of them．But well-known educational institutions have chosen to deliver an internet-based program, and these barriers(障礙) have been lifted．
　　That is good news for people eager to improve themselves and is more attractive to employers．It is also a benefit to industry with better qualified candidates（候選人） applying for jobs at every level．
　　Having the benefits of a higher qualification（資格） without going to the university campus is attractive to many students．Campus study means greater cost, while online programs are flexible and save time, whether at home or at work．Students can achieve their degrees without causing too much disruption to their career or home life．
　　In addition to affordable, flexible（靈活） classes and greater convenience, students also have access to the online learning resources of many of the world’s top educational institutions．They can also communicate with their tutors no matter what time it is or whether either party is away for any reason．
　　This has opened up the possibility of getting a qualification from a university or college that many students could only have dreamed of in the past．It also allows specialists to get the precise qualifications and focus on their studies．As well as seeing the increase of applicants from lower-incomes and housewives, studying online in the US is even becoming popular with younger people of college age．
　　Employers have become increasingly welcome and positive to online qualifications as more candidates earn them, especially if they’re properly approved by the US Department of Education．
　　US institutions have led the way in online education provision（供給）．Many top US colleges and universities offer a range of online programs that are highly respected and in every way perfectly fit for adults who need to combine their studies with a working life．
小題1:According to Paragraph 1, many US colleges and universities ______．

A．have begun to lift the barriers to financial investment

B．have begun to run an internet-based program

C．have had a dream of offering online education

D．have gained financial investment

小題2:Why do people choose online education?

A．They can find jobs more easily than on-campus graduates．

B．They can get qualifications from US Department of Education．

C．They can save money and arrange their time and courses freely．

D．They can invest money in different courses provided online．

小題3:The underlined word “disruption” in the third paragraph probably mean ______．

A．dissatisfaction

B．a(chǎn)ttention

C．a(chǎn)ttraction

D．interruption

小題4:Which would be a good title for the passage?

A．Adult Education Online

B．Online Education Taking the Place of Campus Education

C．Top US Universities Offering Online Education

D．The Best of USA’s Online Education

An Israeli law banning too skinny models went into effect with the start of 2013. The law, approved last March in Israel, requires models to prove they have maintained a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 18.5 for three months before a fashion show. That means a woman who is 5'8'' tall can weigh no less than 119 pounds.
“This law is another step in the war against eating disorders,” said physician Adatto. “Underweight models,” he explained, “can no longer serve as role models for innocent young people who copy their false image of being skinny.”
But some critics in this country say it is misguided, focusing on weight instead of health. They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. “I think it’s an approach that isn’t going to work.” Said eating disorder expert Susan Ice, who worked with an organization which creates a healthy working environment for models.
But Adatto told the reporter that he began to concern the issue after meeting an ambitious model who looked like she needed to be hospitalized. He said. “I realized that only legislation can change the situation. There was no time to waste, so many girls were dieting to death.”
However, the efforts to regulate models’ weight in Spain and Italy have not resulted in significant changes in part because of difficulties in determining reliable methods of measuring weight and health.
Still, folks including Ice say there’s no denying that images from Hollywood and the fashion industry can be difficult for young women to deal with. “Certainly I don't believe the modeling industry has caused the rise in eating disorders, but it makes it harder,” she says. “It’s a difficult recovery environment, worshiping thinness as the beauty ideal.”
小題1:What does BMI in the first paragraph refer to?

A．A new show held by those skinny models.

B．A worldwide prize for the healthiest model.

C．A measure of body health based on height and weight.

D．A kind of medicine to cure eating disorders.

小題2:One benefit the new Israeli law may bring is ________.

A．to change the working conditions of models

B．to prevent models from suffering from eating disorders

C．to lower the chance of skinny models’ death

D．to provide guidance for women worshiping thinness

小題3:In the opinion of the critics, the law won’t succeed because         .

A．the fashion industry is much too influential

B．it misleads young women to form a bad eating habit

C．it doesn’t provide a proper approach that can work well

D．it doesn’t create a healthy working environment for models

小題4:According to the passage, the new Israeli law banning skinny models is         .

A．practical

B．a(chǎn)cceptable

C．reasonable

D．controversial

April 11, 2003 12:44 a. m. PST, Associated Press
The respiratory(呼吸系統(tǒng)) virus known as SARS has appeared to spread in the United States only to family members of health workers with close contact to a sick person.
On Thursday, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there might be a case of severe acute respiratory syndrome（綜合癥） spreading through the workplace.
Dr. Julie Gerberding said a suspected SARS virus patient who became ill after traveling to Asia might have infected a co-worker in Florida, which made her “very worried”.
So far, a dozen people—nine family members and three health workers—were infected after coming into close contact with the person with SARS. The rest of the 166 suspected American cases have something to do with people who were infected while traveling in Asia.
In the Gainesville, Fla. area, a 47-year-old woman was believed to have been infected at work by a 60-year-old woman who was the nation’s first suspected SARS case, said Tom Belcuore, director of the Alachua County health department.
Since the World Health Organization announced a worldwide warning last month about SARS, the United States has started infection control in hospitals and among families of suspected cases.
Florida officials said a school in Okaloosa County went through a cleaning after a 6-year-old boy suspected of having SARS appeared at school with slight symptoms. “Health officials are watching the boys’ contacts at school to make sure no one else is infected,” said Rob Hayes, health department spokesman, “The boy may have been infected from a family member,” Hayes said, “We immediately became aware of it and had the child sent home. He’s staying at home with his family until 10 days after symptoms disappear.”
The researchers guessed that the virus might have come from animals. However, the scientists have not ruled out the possibility that some other microbe might also help make SARS more serious or easier to catch.
小題1:The best title for this text is _______.

A．A Worldwide Warning

B．Suspected SARS Cases

C．What Is SARS

D．Possible Spread of SARS in the USA

小題2:The writer wrote this text mainly to _______.

A．discuss the danger of SARS

B．report research result about SARS

C．inform people of the spread of SARS

D．explain to the readers what SARS is

小題3:How many cases of suspected SARS are there in the U.S.A. according to the text?
A. 166.             B.178.              C. 12.              D. 181.

Musa teaches English at Chunmiao Primary School in Wuhan. He had never heard of China’s idol (偶像) of selflessness before he arrived in the country, but this unusual young man from Nigeria is carrying on the good work of China’s hero soldier.
Musa’s week begins with a crowded two-hour bus ride for a flag-raising ceremony (儀式) at Chunmiao Primary School with old classrooms for the children of migrant (移民) workers on the outside parts of Wuhan.An hour later, he steps in front of a room full of expectant (期盼) students, some of whom recently organized a dance exhibition for their foreign teacher.
The dance showed the spirit of Lei Feng (1940-1962), a soldier who was idolized (作偶像) across China for his selflessness. It was especially meaningful to Musa because the students call him “foreign Lei Feng”.
“I know Lei Feng, he is a good man. Everyone should learn from Lei Feng,” he says.
Born to a family of diplomats (外交官) in 1985, he is the second of nine children and the eldest son. Musa was expected to become a diplomat like his father, who worked in Canada from 2007.In 2008, Musa was picked by Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to study in China for a master’s degree in sociology (社會(huì)學(xué)碩士學(xué)位). With the hope of joining the foreign service, he then went on to study for a doctor’s degree in international relations at Central China Normal University.
小題1:The students Musa teaches at Chunmiao Primary School are __________.

A．native children in Wuhan

B．children of workers from outside Wuhan

C．children from different foreign countries

D．children from poor families

小題2:Musa is called “Foreign Lei Feng” because __________.

A．he is doing good deeds as Lei Feng did

B．he is teaching English at a primary school

C．he is loved and respected by the students

D．he helps the students dropping out of school

小題3:Some students organized a dance exhibition to __________.

A．say good bye to their foreign teacher

B．show their wish to learn English

C．remember China’s hero soldier

D．honor their foreign teacher

小題4:Before he came to China, Musa ___________.

A．taught English in his country

B．did what Lei Feng did in the countryside

C．knew nothing about Lei Feng

D．was interested in Chinese dance

小題5:What can we learn about Musa from the last paragraph?

A．He studies Chinese in a China’s University.

B．He has an elder sister in his big family.

C．He was a foreign official in Canada.

D．He got a doctor’s degree in a China’s University.

What seemed like an unplanned comment about Syria's chemical weapons (武器) had a major effect on world events this week. American Secretary of State John Kerry spoke last Monday at a press conference in London. He was reacting to questions about possible American action to answer a chemical weapons attack believed to be likely in Syria. One reporter asked the secretary whether there is anything Syria's president can do to avoid an American military (軍事的) strike.
"Sure, he can turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international society in the next week."
Mr. Kerry made it clear that he was speaking theoretically, and did not expect anything like that to happen.
But Russia seized on the idea and persuaded Syria to do the same. That brought plans for American congressional (議會(huì)) votes on military action to a halt. President Obama has said he would accept a diplomatic settlement if it can be carried out. But that would likely take weeks, at least.
Mr. Obama has said the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must be punished for breaking the nearly century old ban on the use of chemical weapons. He called for American action to prevent future use of chemical weapons in Syria. He suggested limited airstrikes on government targets. The airstrikes could happen quickly if Congress approves.
Joanna Kidd is a security expert with London's King's College. She says any move to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control would take a long time, if it could be done at all.
小題1:What does the author think of John Kerry’s statement at a press conference in London last Monday?

A．Theoretical

B．Practical

C．Unintended

D．Planned

小題2:What does the underlined word “halt” probably mean?

A．stop

B．a(chǎn)ction

C．a(chǎn)ttention

D．debate

小題3:According to the passage, which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．Russia thinks there was a chemical weapons attack in Syria.

B．Russia is against the American military strike on Syria.

C．Obama believes that a diplomatic settlement is on the way.

D．American Congress will approve Obama’s limited airstrikes.

小題4:The belief shared by John Kerry and Joanna Kidd is________.

A．Bashar al-Assad’s administration should be punished for breaking the ban

B．Obama’s government has to prevent future use of chemical weapons in Syria

C．Syria's president can do nothing to avoid an American military strike

D．placing Syria's chemical weapons under international control is hard to achieve