Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a (an)    1   bed for you. Hiroyuki's bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it      2   .
The bed    3  an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays   4  music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet  5 , "Wake up, darling, please." A few minutes later, a second recording   6  . The sound recording can be loud music or   7 sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss shouts, "Wake up immediately,   8 you'll be late!"
If you don't get up  9 the second recording, you will be sorry! A mechanical "foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few  10 minutes. What! You're still in bed! Slowly the   11 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower.   12 the bed is vertical (垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and     13 
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to   14  a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees ---"All-Honda Idea Contest". The employees think of new ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win   15  . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a lot of money for his bed.

小題1:	A．expensive B．special C．valuable D．comfortable

小題2:	A．works B．runs C．happens D．moves

小題3:	A．is separated from B．is made up of C．is attached to D．is made into

小題4:	A．loud B．classical C．pop D．soft

小題5:	A．sound B．voice C．noise D．way

小題6:	A．sends B．turns C．plays D．a(chǎn)ppears

小題7:	A．pleasant B．interesting C．unpleasant D．funny

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．so D．or

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)fter B．until C．since D．before

小題10:

A．other B．a(chǎn)nother C．more D．one

小題11:

A．end B．middle C．body D．top

小題12:

A．However B．Finally C．Therefore D．Otherwise

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)ngry B．work C．happy D．a(chǎn)wake

小題14:

A．win B．a(chǎn)chieve C．gain D．defeat

小題15:

A．praises B．contents C．prizes D．medals

A rainforest is an area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below 16℃.Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate. Without the forest cover, these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere，warming the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns, potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.
In the past hundred years, humans have begun destroying rainforests in search of three major resources (資源): land for crops, wood for paper and other products, land for raising farm animals. This action affects the environment as a whole. For example，a lot of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit.
There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, when people cut down trees, generally they can only use the land for a year or two. Secondly, cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now, but in the long run it actually reduces the world’ s wood supply.
Rainforests are often called the world’s drug store. More than 25% of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However, fewer than 1% of rainforest plants have been examined for their medical value. It is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere in the world’s shrinking rainforests.
小題1:Why did humans destroy rainforests in the past hundred years?

A．They tried to get crops and paper

B．They needed other products

C．They wanted to raise farm animals

D．They aimed to get three major resources.

小題2:Rainforests can help to adjust the climate because they________.

A．reflect more heat into the atmosphere

B．bring about high rainfall throughout the world

C．rarely cause the temperature to drop lower than 16℃

D．reduce the effect of heat from the sun on the earth

小題3:What does the word “this” underlined in the third paragraph refer to?

A．We will lose much more than we can gain.

B．Humans have begun destroying rainforests.

C．People have a strong desire for resources.

D．Much carbon dioxide comes from burning rainforests.

小題4:It can be inferred from the text that________.

A．we can get enough resources without rainforests

B．there is great medicine potential in rainforests

C．we will grow fewer kinds of crops in the gained land

D．the level of annual rainfall affects wind patterns

小題5:What might be the best title for the text?

A．How to Save Rainforests

B．How to Protect Nature

C．Rainforests and the Environment

D．Rainforests and Medical Development

Strange things happen when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four zones. The time difference between two zones is one hour. You can have days with more than twenty-four hours and days with fewer than twenty- four hours. You can have weeks with more than seven days and weeks with fewer than seven days.
If you make a five-trip across the Atlantic Ocean , your ship come into a different time zone every day. As you come into each zone, the time changes one hour. If you travel west, you set your watch back. If you travel east, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.
If you make a trip by ship across the Pacific Ocean , you cross the International Date Line. This is the point where a new day begins when you cross the line, you change one full day. If you travel east, today becomes yesterday, if you travel west it is tomorrow.
小題1:Something interesting will happen to the time if you travel because        .

A．a(chǎn) day has always fewer than twenty-four hours

B．a(chǎn) day has always more than twenty- four hours

C．a(chǎn) day has more or fewer than twenty-four hours,

D．some time zones are large and some time zones are small

小題2:The time difference between two time zones is         .

A．twenty-four hours	B．one hour
C．two hours	D．twenty-three hours

小題3:If we cross the Atlantic Ocean, we         .

A．change one full day	B．set our watch back
C．set our watch ahead	D．set our watch back or ahead

小題4:If we travel east across the International Date Line on July 5th, the date becomes July       .

A．3rd

B．4th

C．5th

D．6th

小題5:Which of the following sentences is true?

A． If we travel around the world, we will get into trouble in telling the time.

B．If we travel west across the Atlantic Ocean, we will have twenty-three hours.

C． If we travel by ship across the Atlantic Ocean, we will cross the International Date Line.

D． If we travel across the Pacific Ocean, today becomes tomorrow.

Sea turtles are found in all warm waters throughout the world. Sea turtles are the___36____ of the turtles. The largest kind of sea turtle can grow as long as eight feet and ___37___ 1,500 pounds. Even the smallest kind, Kemp’s-Ridley, can ___38___ to 28 inches long and weigh almost 100 pounds. Many other turtles are small enough to___39___ in your hand. It is difficult to find population numbers for sea turtles because they do not___40____ shore once they hatch and reach the ocean, which makes it hard to ___41___ them. Sea turtles___42___ in the water because they are safer there. They cannot___43___ their heads and feet into their shells like other turtles can. Sea turtles cannot hide inside their shells __44___ other animals that want to eat them. They need to move quickly to stay safe.
When the weather ___45___ warm, sea turtles leave the ocean to___46___ their eggs on the beach. This is the only time they will ever leave the water. Most___47____ turtles spend part of the time in water___48___ part of the time on land. It is easy to understand___49____ sea turtles stay in the water. Their___50___ to swim is greater than their ability to walk. Their heavy bodies and unusual feet make it hard for them to ___51___ on land. They are better___52___ for life in the water. They are well suited for life in the sea because of__53___ their bodies are made.
The way their feet are made helps sea turtles swim very quickly. Their feet look like long __54___. When they swim, they flap their feet like a bird flaps its wings. This ___55___ way of swimming benefits sea turtles. It allows them to escape from their enemies.

小題1:	A．dwarfs B．giants C．mammals D．a(chǎn)ncestors

小題2:	A．measure B．weigh C．sell D．sound

小題3:	A．grow up B．bring up C．take up D．go up

小題4:	A．suit B．fit C．match D．seize

小題5:	A．go to B．turn to C．back to D．return to

小題6:	A．keep up with B．keep track of C．keep in touch with D．keep to

小題7:	A．swim B．hide C．sleep D．stay

小題8:	A．push B．draw C．drag D．pull

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)way B．from C．for D．to

小題10:

A．becomes B．turns C．changes D．leads

小題11:

A．lay B．lie C．laid D．lain

小題12:

A．the other B．a(chǎn)nother C．other D．others’

小題13:

A．but B．a(chǎn)nd C．or D．so

小題14:

A．when B．where C．why D．a(chǎn)s

小題15:

A．technique B．talent C．a(chǎn)bility D．opportunity

小題16:

A．walk B．travel C．wander D．play

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)dopted B．a(chǎn)dapted C．a(chǎn)dequate D．a(chǎn)dmitted

小題18:

A．the way B．the manner C．the method D．the shape

小題19:

A．paddles B．sticks C．wings D．tails

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)bnormal B．unusual C．ordinary D．unbelievable

Mobile phones are an important business tool for farmers in rural areas. But they also put a valuable educational tool in their hands.
The University of Illinois in the United States has a project called SAWBO—Scientific Animations Without Borders. It produces educational videos that can be downloaded to cell phones. The goal is to help people in developing countries improve their lives.
One video shows farmers how to make a natural insecticide from neem seeds to prevent insect damage to crops. The process starts with sorting and drying the neem fruits. Then let the fruit dry in the sun for about three or four days, until they become brown. Using a mortar(碾槌) and stick, the fruits are slightly pounded to remove the shells from the fruits without breaking the seed inside.
The videos use computer animation(動(dòng)畫). Some of the animated characters are a little funny looking-like a farmer with a long nose. But the subjects are serious, including a health video on preventing cholera(霍亂). Team member Francisco Seufferheld says the information in the videos is meant to be quickly understood. He says, “The information is digested in such a way that in two minutes, we can transmit a complex idea.”
The researchers tested the seven-minute video on seven mobile phones. They wanted to see if people would share the video using Bluetooth wireless technology. With Bluetooth, files can be passed to a nearby phone even if neither phone is connected to the Internet. As a result, in one month, the video had spread to one hundred eighteen people in fifty different villages. “This is just incredible impact,” said Francisco Seufferheld.
The team has made a few videos so far. These are available in a total of eighty languages, dialects and accents. Professor Barry Pittendrigh says there are plans for more videos later this year.
小題1:What is the text mainly about?

A．A best-selling mobile phone

B．A valuable educational project for farmers

C．United States support for developing countries

D．A new type of scientist –farmer relationship

小題2:The SAWBO program is introduced in order to ____.

A．raise farmers’ standard of living

B．do some research on mobile phones

C．develop farmers’ practical skills

D．help farmers prevent insect damage to corps

小題3:The biggest advantage of the program is that it______.

A．includes health video on preventing cholera

B．can be passed to farmers using Bluetooth technology

C．can be used to sort and dry the neem fruits

D．is easy for farmers to understand

小題4:Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “ pound” in the 3^rd paragraph?

A．moved

B．beat

C．picked

D．cut

You've heard of the fat suit and the pregnancy suit；now meet AGNES—the old person suit．
AGNES stands for “Age Gain Now Empathy(換位體驗(yàn)) System” and was designed by researchers at MIT's AgeLab to let you know what it feels like—physically—to be 75 years old．“The business of old age demands new tools，”said Joseph Coughlin，director of the AgeLab．“While focus groups and observations and surveys can help you understand what the older consumer needs and wants，young marketers never get that‘Ah ha!’moment of having difficulty opening a jar, or getting in and out of a car．That’s what AGNES provides．”
Coughlin and his team carefully adjusted the suit to make the wearer just as uncomfortable as an old person who has spent a lifetime eating poorly and not doing much exercise．Special shoes provide a feeling of imbalance，while braces on the knees and elbows limit joint mobility．Gloves give the feeling of decreased strength and mobility in the hands and wrists，and earplugs make it difficult to hear high—pitched sounds and soft tones．A helmet with straps(帶)attached to it presses the spine(脊柱)，and more straps attached to the shoes decrease hamstring flexibility, and shortens the wearer's step．
AGNES has been used most recently by a group of students working on a design of an updated walker．By wearing the suit they could see for themselves what design and materials would make the most sense for a physically limited older person．Coughlin said the suit has also been used by clothing companies，car companies and retail goods companies to help them understand the limitations of an older consumer．
“AGNES is not the destiny of everybody,” he said．“She is a badly behaved lady who didn't eat and exercise very well．A secondary benefit we’ve found with AGNES is that it has become a powerful tool to get younger people to invest in their long-term health．”
小題1:AGNES has been developed to       ．

A．make the users more comfortable

B．1et us understand old people better

C．help old people move more quickly

D．produce new tools for the old-age business

小題2:“An updated walker”(underlined)most likely refers to    ．

A．someone who travels a lot

B．a(chǎn) physically limited old person

C．some equipment that helps old people walk

D．a(chǎn) company whose service involves old people

小題3:Which may be a fact resulting from the “secondary benefit” of AGNES?

A．Young people respect old people．

B．Old-age business improves their service

C．Old people eat and exercise well．

D．Young people eat and exercise well．

Trying to leave work at the office is proving to be a challenge for many British workers，with research showing that heavy workloads，conflicts and bosses all make an appearance in dreams．
Work-related issues are the number one topic featuring in dreams，with colleagues invading shut．eye time more than celebrities．More than 20 per cent surveyed admitted that they regularly dream about their boss．One in three dreams about work when they are stressed in their job and a quarter stated that they dream about a colleague if there was a conflict with them earlier that day．
Of the 2,000 people surveyed，20 per cent dreamed more if they were under pressure or stressed．The research found that the average person dreams most nights，with only 12 per cent saying they never dream．However, dreams often leave people confused，with 52 per cent saying they do not make sense and 60 per cent wishing they could know what they mean．
Commenting on the survey carried out by One Poll for Premier Inn hotels，dreams expert Davina MacKail said：“Whether we are asleep or awake．a(chǎn) problem with a colleague or stress at work can really affect us．More than half of the nation stated that their dreams don’t make sense so I have worked with Premier Inn to make a Dream Dictionary to help dreamers to understand why they dream what they do and what those dreams mean．”
A spokesman for Premier Inn said：“It is really important to try to unwind after a hard day at work but that is easier said than done if something is playing on your mind．”
小題1:What Can we infer about the British workers?

A．Most of their dreams are work-related．

B．Some of them dream about work every night．

C．They dream of their colleagues more than their boss．

D．Their dreams involve work more than anything else．

小題2:The survey shows that most people   ．

A．dream more under pressure

B．never dream at all

C．don’t understand their dreams

D．interpret their dreams well

小題3:Davina MacKail expects people to use his Dream Dictionary when they   ．

A．have had a dream

B．want to prevent dreams

C．feel stressed and need relaxation

D．do research about dreams

小題4:According to the spokesman for Premier Inn，it’s hard to relax if we    ．

A．dream about work while asleep

B．keep thinking hard

C．have sounds ringing in the mind

D．sleep in a noisy environment

Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you   36  do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a   37  for many people to shop without   38        having to leave their homes.
Some shoppers are   39  of department stores and supermarkets —  40 
the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight   41  of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and   42  a friendly announcer describe a product  43  a model shows it. And they can   44  around the clock, buying something  45  by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-under companies are   46  to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy   47  their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future.   48  can ask questions about products and place   49  , all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television   50  take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so.   51  many people find shopping at a   52  store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to   53  or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s   54  specialists say that in the future, home shopping will   55  together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.

小題1:	A．must B．should C．shall D．can

小題2:	A．programme B．way C．reason D．purpose

小題3:	A．ever B．never C．still D．once

小題4:	A．proud B．fond C．tired D．careful

小題5:	A．fighting B．striking C．treating D．stopping

小題6:	A．sense B．doubt C．hope D．feeling

小題7:	A．see B．watch C．let D．notice

小題8:	A．until B．since C．if D．while

小題9:	A．shop B．wait C．turn D．deliver

小題10:

A．suitably B．cheaply C．simply D．hardly

小題11:

A．nervous B．lucky C．equal D．eager

小題12:

A．putting up B．making up C．setting up D．looking up

小題13:

A．Guests B．Assistants C．Managers D．Customers

小題14:

A．orders B．goods C．books D．a(chǎn)nswers

小題15:

A．lastly B．finally C．especially D．fortunately

小題16:

A．Then B．Yet C．However D．Therefore

小題17:

A．general B．popular C．real D．true

小題18:

A．design B．make C．wear D．touch

小題19:

A．how B．why C．what D．when

小題20:

A．exist B．practise C．follow D．a(chǎn)ppear

For some people, the prospect of starting college, especially going away to school, is scary. It’s probably the first time that you’ll be totally responsible for your own schedule. What if you intend to go to college but just don’t feel ready to start yet-for whatever reason-and you don’t want to take on a full-time job after graduation? You might want to take a year off to pause and regroup. This practice is common in some countries, like the United Kingdom, where it’s called a “gapyear”.
Taking time off doesn’t mean you should ignore the idea of applying to college. In fact, you may want to consider making your college plans before you become involved in other things, especially if you’ll be travelling. Apply to schools and make your choice, then ask for a deferred admission. Rachel took a year off and worked in New York City between college and medical school. She says that she had to be extremely well organized about planning for medical school so she didn’t miss any of her deadlines. “Not only did I have to apply to schools and make plans to take my MCAT exams, I also had to make all my living arrangements and other plans for my year off!”
Even if you decide not to apply to college, it can be a great idea to take a year to do something you may not have an opportunity to do again. Lots of volunteer organizations would welcome your time and energy and would provide you with a wonderful learning experience. If you take a year off you will learn some great life skills-like living on a tight budget! If you take a year off you’ll pay your way while you are traveling or doing volunteer work.
小題1:What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Taking Time Off

B．Disadvantages of a “Gap Year”

C．Plans after Graduation

D．How to Apply to College

小題2:Going on a “gap year” means _____.

A．a(chǎn)sking for a year’s leave to rest at home

B．taking a year off to pause and regroup

C．ignoring the idea of applying to college

D．travelling around the world before going to college

小題3:The author takes Rachel for example in the second paragraph in order to show _____.

A．it’s not easy to take a year off

B．it’s interesting to take a “gap year”

C．what taking time off is like

D．how to apply to schools

小題4:Which of the following is NOT the benefit of taking a year off?

A．You’ll learn some great life skills.

B．You’ll make full preparation for starting college.

C．You’ll earn much money by taking on a full-time job.

D．You’ll gain a wonderful learning experience by joining in a volunteer organization.

A new era is upon us. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It has changed the way we work. Already we’re partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breadth (廣度) of the economic transformation can’t be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a basic new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held concepts about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers — all these are being challenged.
We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip (芯片), would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow’s achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more important, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing (制造業(yè)) or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write. The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information services will be predominant (最重要的). It will be the way you do your job.
小題1:One of the great changes caused by the knowledge society is that ______.

A．most people have to take part-time jobs

B．people have to change their jobs from time to time

C．people’s traditional concepts about work are no longer completely true

D．the difference between the employee and the employer has become unimportant

小題2:The future will probably belong to those who ______.

A．have more brains

B．a(chǎn)re involved in the service industries

C．cast their mind ahead instead of looking back

D．possess and know how to make use of information

小題3:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．Computers and the knowledge society

B．Features and meanings of the New Era

C．Service Industries in the Modern Society

D．Rapid Advancement of Information Technology