In America, when the eighth graders leave the middle school, they are often worried about moving to the high school. It is a hard time for them, but it can be an exciting one as well. To make it easier, students need to get familiar with their school.
Even though they’ve done this already in the middle school, it’s still important to find where their classrooms are. Most schools take students to the high school for a visit at the end of their eighth grade year. And, most schools also have a freshman (新生) speech for parents and students before the first year begins. Sometimes the main office will give away a map of the school. This can help students and parents to find different places in the school.
One way to know your high school more and make new friends is to join a club or play a sport. Schools often offer chances to join different clubs and sports. Fall activities begin in August before the first day of school. If you are not interested in sports, there are clubs for any interest, such as drama, dance, chess, photography, community service, etc. These clubs allow students from different grades. By joining an activity, students can find new friendships, not to mention improving their chances in future college applications (申請). The school office will have a list of activities offered at the school and information on how to join them.
What’s more, to have a great start to a high school year, students can write down some of their worries, and ask for help from teachers and school workers.
小題1:According to the text, most students feel ________ when entering the high school.

A．excited

B．nervous

C．lonely

D．disappointed

小題2:Which of the following is TRUE about the school clubs?

A．There are fewer students from higher grades in the school clubs.

B．The school clubs in high school only welcome sports fans.

C．Summer activities begin before school starts.

D．The school office can help new students join school clubs.

小題3:When do many schools take students to visit their new high school?

A．Before the eighth grade year starts.

B．Right after the high school year starts.

C．At the beginning of the new term in the high school.

D．At the end of their eighth grade year

小題4:The main offices will give away maps of their schools________.

A．only to help students to find different places of the schools

B．only to help parents to find different places of the schools

C．to help students and parents to find different classrooms of the schools

D．to help students and parents to find different places of the schools

小題5:What is the purpose of this text?

A．To tell the new students how to learn in high school

B．To introduce new schools.

C．To give the teachers some advice.

D．To give advice to new high school students.

In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. equal. Some of them decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies. They formed utopian communities, which they called “communes”, where they could follow their philosophy of “do your own thing”. A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller, they built dome-shaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters, the followers of San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school houses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm became famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin’s followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the group were arrested for growing marijuana.
　　Not all communes believed in the philosophy of “do your own thing”. However, Twin Oaks, a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B.F.Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner’s “conditioning” techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an “archeology”. Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.
小題1:Why did some young Americans decide to “drop out” of society during the 1960s?

A．They were not satisfied with American society.

B．They wanted to grow marijuana.

C．They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.

D．They did not want all people to be equal.

小題2: Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?

A．In dome-shaped house.	B．In old school houses.
C．On a farm in Tennessee.	D．In an archeology in Arizona.

小題3: Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to build dome-shaped house?
　　A. Paolo Soleri. 　             B. B.G.Skinner.
　　C. Steve Gaskin.                D. Buckminster Fuller.
小題4: What was the Twin Oaks commune based on?

A．The philosophy of “do your own thing”.

B．Virginia in the late 1960s.

C．The ideas of psychologist.

D．The belief that people must live closely together.

小題5: What is an “archeology”?

A．A person who studies archaeology.

B．A large building where people live closely together.

C．A city in Arizona.

D．A technique to control people.

At a meeting, a well-known speaker lifted up a bill of 20 dollars before starting his speech.
Facing 200 people, he asked, “Who wants this 20-dollar bill?” A great many hands were put up. Then he continued to say, “I intended to give it to any one of you, but allow me to do a thing before giving it to you.” Suddenly he crumpled （揉）it into a round mass. Then he asked, “Who wants it? ” Still some hands were lifted up.
He asked again, “Well, how could it be if I do it like this?” he threw the bill onto the ground, stepped on it and twisted it. As he picked it up, the bill had become not only dirty but wrinkled.
“Who still wants it?” Still a few people put up their hands.
“My dear friends, you have had a meaningful class. No matter how I treated this bill, you still want it, because it is worth 20 dollars. On your life road, you may be knocked down（擊垮） or even broken into pieces by your determination or unfavorable situations. We may feel ourselves worth nothing, but, my darling, remember that whatever happens in the future, you should never lose your value（價值） in the God’s heart. You’re particular ---- never forget it.”
小題1:How many times did the speaker ask the people whether they wanted the bill?

A．Once

B．Twice

C．Three times

D．Four times

小題2: The underlined word “wrinkled” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．broken

B．having small lines or folds in it

C．flat

D．having holes on it

小題3:The speaker did this test in order to _____________.

A．tell the audience that one should never lose one’s own value

B．tell the audience that God values money most

C．test if some of the audience were extremely interested in money

D．play a trick on the audience

小題4: What would the speaker probably talk about next?

A．How money can make people crazy.	B．How to avoid being knocked down in one’s life.
C．How to keep one’s value of life.	D．How to give a meaningful class

Chinese netizens who like to create and use cyber words such as "geilivable" might find a new regulation very "ungeilivable"． The new regulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication last week banned the use of Chinglish words created by netizens for publishing in the Chinese language．
"Geilivable", combining the pinyin geili （giving strength） with the English suffix （后綴） for adjectives, literally means "giving power" or "cool"． Different suffixes and prefixes were then added to the word． "Hengeilivable" means "very cool", and "ungeilivable" means "dull, not cool at all"．
Cyber language is popular among Chinese netizens, who create Chinglish words to reflect phenomenon in society． One example is "antizen", which refers to college graduates who earn a meager salary and live in small rented apartments, like tiny and laborious ants．
David Tool, a professor with the Beijing International Studies University, said it's very interesting to combine Chinese with English to create new words． "English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese people． They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences," Tool said．
At the announcement of the regulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication, netizens expressed their concern．
"The administration is totally 'ungeilivable'," said a netizen named laoda1713． "I know other netizens will shed tears with me．．． it is a good chance to enrich our language"．
"Language is always developing," said a columnist, Wang Pei． "It needs to be updated to absorb foreign culture and folk wisdom．"
But an unnamed official with the administration said that, in fact, many senior staff from news media who supported the regulation were worried that years later, the younger generation would forget how to use formal Chinese expressions． The official also pointed out that the regulation was only for formal publications in Chinese language, and it only banned Chinglish words in the publication．
小題1: The new regulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication may be aimed at         ．  

A．simplifying the Chinese language	B．limiting the development of language
C．banning the use of Chinglish	D．making the netizens more serious

小題2: The underlined word meager in the third paragraph probably means       ．

A．poor

B．flexible

C．high

D．plentiful

小題3: From this passage we can infer that         ．  

A．the Chinese people like their own language only

B．the English words are considered informal in China

C．nobody in China will support the new regulation

D．"geilivable" will be popular among Chinese netizens

小題4:Which may be the title of this passage?  

A．New regulation is announced

B．Cyber words make language lively

C．Different views about cyber language

D．New phenomenon in China

小題5:On which column of China Daily can you find this passage?   

A．Entertainment

B．Business

C．Travel

D．Opinion

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請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers". You may think that this is rather    36 , and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as    37  as people of any other occupation, though we must     38   that their job is not a    39    one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are     40   .We are likely to forget their     41   .Our dustbins are    42   regularly, but we    43    stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to    44   the rubbish, the general    45   soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages.
During the first few days it was regarded as a    46  .But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so    47   any more.    48   the strike continued, people could not    49   the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to    50  it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was    51   high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a（n）    52   attraction that the people of London were not at all     53   to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English people appreciate the work of    54  dustmen rather more    55   and won't take them for granted any more.

小題1:	A．clever B．silly C．interesting D．reasonable

小題2:	A．sensitive B．careless C．hopeful D．shy

小題3:	A．realize B．believe C．know D．a(chǎn)dmit

小題4:	A．necessary B．difficult C．romantic D．heavy

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)way B．up C．down D．in

小題6:.

A．existence

B．presence

C．a(chǎn)bsence

D．performance

小題7:	A．cleaned B．filled C．emptied D．burned

小題8:	A．generally B．frequently C．sometimes D．seldom

小題9:	A．take away B．take off C．take up D．take on

小題10:

A．society B．citizen C．public D．community

小題11:

A．trick B．joke C．trouble D．show

小題12:

A．pleasing B．excited C．stupid D．funny

小題13:

A．When B．While C．As D．Because

小題14:

A．bear B．contain C．manage D．control

小題15:

A．keep off B．give up C．take care of D．get rid of

小題16:

A．crowded B．piled C．fixed D．put

小題17:

A．business B．industrial C．tourist D．a(chǎn)gricultural

小題18:.

A．disappointed

B．serious

C．nervous

D．happy

小題19:

A．its B．her C．his D．their

小題20:

A．highly B．eagerly C．lowly D．entirely

Most Americans enjoy moving from one place to another. They are always in constant motion. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to Europe just for watching a football match. In some states only one house in five has people living in it for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school education in two or three cities, and then attend a college far across the country. When he has entered business, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from job to job, which is called “job-hopping”,is a very common practice in the United States.
Job-hopping does good to workers, because every chance to change a job gives them a chance to move up to a higher position and to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives employers, bosses, managers the chance to benefit from the new ideas and skills that different people bring to their factories.
小題1:The meaning of the underlined words is close to “_____”.

A．looking for jobs everywhere	B．a(chǎn)lways feeling excited in movement
C．enjoying themselves while moving	D．keeping moving from place to place

小題2:In some places in America,______ in one place for more than five years.

A．most people stay	B．a(chǎn)bout one fifth of the people live
C．the owner of one house stays	D．the owners of five houses stay

小題3:It seems that the writer thinks job-hopping________.

A．is a practice worth trying	B．only does good to workers
C．may cause troubles	D．make many people lose their jobs

Each year , millions of people go abroad to work ,study ,or travel .It’s a great way to find out what life is like in another part of the world !You’re probably hoping to make new friends and learn about the culture in your host country everything from attitudes and beliefs to social customs and popular foods. But constantly having to deal with new situations can be frustrating (挫折), even stressful.
Homesickness, stress, fear , and confusion are all symptoms of “culture shock”. At first ,you may feel like getting on the plane and heading home .It’s OK to have those feelings, but the following are some tips to help you handle the challenges that you will face .
Don’t expect to be perfect , You may feel frustrated that you have culture shock ,especially since you probably spent so much time preparing for your trip .No matter how much information you read ,or how well you speak the host language ,it is natural to feel overwhelmed sometimes. If you give yourself some time, things will gradually get easier.
Have an open mind .While it’s certainly OK to feel frustration or confusion in your new surroundings ,try not to form an opinion about the new culture too soon .Don’t think of the host as better or worse , just different –you’ll be more willing to try new things .
Participate .This is obvious ,but everybody needs to be reminded. Just watching life go on around you isn’t good enough .You really need to try things for yourself . Don’t worry about making a mistake; people in your host country will generally be very understanding and willing to help if you have question .Your study abroad experience is a unique and special time in your life, one that you’ll never forget. If you follow our suggestions ,you’ll be able to handle it well ,and have a wonderful time. Good luck!
小題1:What is culture shock ?

A．Something you feel surprised at .

B．The problems you have when you go to another country

C．The frightening feelings you have

D．Something different from your own culture

小題2:What should you do when you feel depressed ?

A．Go back to your own homeland

B．Talk to someone about your problem

C．Give yourself some time to get used to it

D．Stop thinking of it

小題3:Which of the following statements is WRONG ?

A．It is natural to feel overwhelmed sometimes

B．Not everything is perfect

C．Try to form the opinion about the new culture as soon as possible

D．Tell others about your problems

小題4:What is the main idea of this article ?

A．How to overcome culture shock	B．Why do people have culture shock
C．Who might have culture shock	D．When will you have culture shock

Some teens believe drugs will help them think better, and be more popular. These days, drugs can be found everywhere. Many teens are tempted(誘惑) by the excitement or escape from reality that drugs seem to offer.
Drugs are chemicals that change the way our bodies work. When you put them into your body, drugs find their way in your blood and are taken to parts of your body, such as your brain.
The effects of drugs can be different depending on the kind of drug taken, how much is taken, how often it is used, how quickly it gets to the brain, and what other drugs or food are taken at the same time. Although drugs can make you feel good at first, they can finally do a lot of harm to the body.
There are many kinds of drugs available, and there are many reasons for trying them regularly. People take drugs just for pleasure they believe they can bring. Often it’s because someone told them that drugs would make them feel good or that they’d have a better time if they took them.
Many teens use drugs because they’re unhappy or think drugs will help them escape their problems. The truth is that drugs don’t solve problems—they simply hide feelings and problems. When a drug wears off, the feelings and problems remain, or became worse. Drugs can ruin every aspect of a person’s life.
小題1:The main idea of the second paragraph is probably _________.

A．how drugs work

B．what drugs are made of

C．that drugs can reduce physical pain

D．that drugs dull your senses

小題2: People take drugs regularly _________.

A．just for good health

B．because they can have a better life

C．just for pleasure

D．because they need them

小題3: __________ cause teens to take drugs.

A．Physical pain, escaping and fear

B．Escaping, excitement and unhappiness

C．Curiosity, fear and escaping

D．Excitement, unhappiness and their physical pain

小題4: Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．Drugs may be tempting to teens.

B．Drugs do harm to the body.

C．Drugs can solve people’s problems.

D．Drugs can make people happy.

小題5:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Drugs: the Killer of People

B．Drugs: the Favorite of Teens

C．Drugs: What You Should Take

D．Drugs: What You Should Know

A new law has recently been announced which forbids people to disturb, annoy, harm, kill or interfere with any bats which choose to live in their houses. Anyone who disturbs a bat on its nest ,or handles one without a license will be fined ￡1,000.
There are some people who like bats. The late Mrs. Ian Fleming was one. She would crawl for miles to see them in caves or hanging from trees. Similarly, there are many people who do not like bats much but are not particularly troubled by them. The chance of a bat resting in their attics（閣樓） or spare bedroom curtains may seem far away from them. But there are others who do not fall into either of these categories and Mr. Auberon Waugh is one. Underneath his house are eight large cellars(地下室) which for some reason bats have chosen to claim for themselves. He finds it extremely disagreeable to have to fight his way through a colony of them every time he wants a bottle of wine. And as a wine-lover he gets a particular pleasure from the ownership of wine. He has certain bottles in his cellar which he thinks are too good to serve to anyone he knows, but he likes to go down and enjoy looking at them occasionally. The bats entirely destroy this pleasure.
Until the recent law, he could keep the bat problem within manageable proportions by sending his children down on a bat hunt every three months armed with tennis rackets. They usually managed to kill one or two and discouraged the rest from settling. But now, Mr. Waugh fears that the bats will take over the house. To solve the problem he inquired what course of action he could take and was told by Dr Robert Stebbings of the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, “I am sure that no one will mind if you pick up a bat and take it outside and hang it on a tree or the outside of the house.” The trouble with this, as Mr. Waugh explains, is that he would be fined a ￡1,000 if he had not already applied to the Nature Conservancy Council for a license to handle bats. And there is no certainty that he would automatically be granted（agreed to give）one.
小題1: Mr. Waugh thinks that bats        .

A．should all be destroyed	B．interfere with his wine
C．should be kept under control	D．prevent him owning wine

小題2: Because he is a wine-lover, M. Waugh        .

A．stores only good wines	B．keeps certain good wine
C．refuses to drink good wines	D．only wants to own the best wines

小題3: Success in removing bats from your home depends on        .

A．a(chǎn)pplying for a license from the Nature Conservancy Council

B．seeking help from the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

C．taking the course of action recommended by Dr Stebbings

D．the granting of a Nature Conservancy Council license

小題4:Some people who dislike bats        .

A．think they are unlikely to be bothered by them

B．run the risk of finding them in their attics

C．think it strange they should roost（棲息） in the curtains

D．do not mind them hanging in trees

There is a saying in France that states, "The government could fall, the Louvre （盧浮宮）could be broken into or creatures from other planets could land on earth, but if any of these things happened during the Tour de France, no one would notice．" The Tour de France is the most famous cycling race in the world．It begins in July and runs for three weeks．Cyclists who race in the Tour de France ride in six legs or stages of the race, and they have between one to four days of rest between each leg of the race．The rider who completes all six legs of the race in the shortest overall time wins．
The Tour de France began as a publicity stunt（驚人的表演） for the French sports newspaper, L’Auto．Hcnri Desgranges, who worked for L’Auto,  came up with the idea for "the greatest bike race in the world, "and on July 1,1903, the first Tour de France began．Sixty cyclists began that first leg of the race which started in front of the Alarm Clock Cafe just outside of Paris．This first leg took them 467 kilometers to Lyon．The first Tour de France received an astonishing 2,000 francs．Maurice Garin, the most popular cyclist in France at that time, won the first Tour de France．It took him 94 hours and 33 minutes to ride all 2,428 kilometers of the race．This time was three hours faster than the second -place rider．Over the weeks during which the race was run, the idea of the Tour de France slowly caught the imagination of the people of France．The race has been run every year since that time, except during the years of World War I and World War Ⅱ．
The Tour de France has developed several special honors for which racers compete．Above all, the highest honor is the " yellow jersey"．Mr．Desgranges introduced the yellow jersey in 1919 to show the leading racer each rider's total time in order to find the racer with the lowest time．That racer wears the yellow jersey during the day's race．Other honors include the "green jersey " which is given to the rider who sprints the best by riding the fastest over short distances, and the "polka dot jersey" for the best rider in the mountains along the route．
小題1:Who wins the Tour de France?

A．The first cyclist to finish the race．

B．The cyclist with the most points．

C．The cyclist with the polka dot jersey．

D．The cyclist with the shortest overall time．

小題2:Henri Desgranges was          .

A．a(chǎn) photographer	B．a(chǎn) famous cyclist
C．the man who first won the Tour de France
D．the man who first thought of the Tour de France

小題3:How many stages make up the Tour de France?

A．One．

B．Four．

C．Six．

D．Ten

小題4:The yellow jersey is worn by____.

A．the fastest daily cyclist	B．the fastest overall cyclist
C．the youngest cyclist	D．the champion from the previous year