“Tomorrow is another day”---- this line has impressed various people at various times. It's now 70 years after it appeared in the film, but it still seems to hold its power especially during an economic downturn.
The phrase comes from a film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's successful 1936 novel Gone With the Wind. It's set in the American South and tells the story of a strong heroine, Scarlett O' Hara, who struggles to find love during the Civil War and, afterwards, of her strength in surviving the war and its hardships.
Love story 
In a moment of despair, Scarlett finally realizes that her love belongs to Rhett Butler. For many audiences, it is the theme of love and struggle that has kept the movie alive. While the burning of Atlanta might seem irrelevant(不相關(guān)的) to today's viewers, the timeless theme of love keeps its ability to touch people.
With a promise to her lover still in her mind, Scarlett chooses to stay in the midst of war and take care of Melanie. But her heart is broken when Rhett just walks away, leaving the woman that he once loved with cruel words, "Frankly, dear, I don' t give a damn."(毫不在乎)
Great epic (史詩)
The film shows the love-hate relationship of these characters, but also American history, the fall of the Confederacy and the following period of Reconstruction in the South. The background made this film a true classic in the epic genre.
When the film opened after World War II, French viewers loved it, and it reminded them of their fight against the Nazis. In 1940 Shanghai, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression(侵略), people stood in line for hours to watch this film, and saw the same suffering they were having as well as the hope and possibility of building a new homeland from the ruins.
Each nationality could identify with the story and see it as a victory. In fact, Gone With the Wind never lost its charm and ability to inspire and amaze.
Biggest of all time
The film had five directors, 15-plus screenwriters, and an unexpected $3.9 million budget. The film brought in $ 200 million, which makes it the biggest selling film of all times in North America. It also won 10 Academy awards in 1940.
小題1:The underlined "it" in the first paragraph refers to _______.

A．the novel Gone with the Wind	B．"tomorrow is another day"
C．the movie Gone with the Wind	D．the Academy Award

小題2: The text is written mainly to _______.

A．celebrate the anniversary of Margaret Mitchell

B．introduce how the film was directed and filmed

C．throw light on the charm of the movie "Gone with the Wind"

D．inspire people to struggle the economic downturn

小題3: It can be concluded that Scarlett O' Hara is _______.

A．optimistic and lucky	B．childish and realistic
C．caring and stubborn (固執(zhí)的)	D．strong-minded and persistent (堅(jiān)毅的)

小題4: The passage mentions Shanghai in order to _______.

A．prove that the background of the movie touched viewers

B．describe how popular the movie was at that time

C．point out that Shanghai was a center of entertainment

D．tell us that Chinese were suffering the War then

Located in Florence, Oregon is “Sea Lion Caves”, the only known western, coastal, mainland habitat of Stellar Sea Lions. It is also the world’s largest sea cave in existence today and a perfect place to get up close and personal with nature. The sea caves are said to be the home of an estimated 200 sea lions and that at any given time visitors can expect to see at least 150 sea lions going about their daily business.
The most immense(巨大的) of all sea lions, the Stellar males are known to grow up to 12 feet in length and weight an incredulous 1,500 pounds. The females, on the other hand, tend to be a bit smaller and average 9 feet in length with an average weight of 700 pounds.
They tend to breed and give birth during the spring and summer months. The breeding and birthing process takes place on the steep cliff ledges that surround the sea cave. Therefore the best time to view this ritual is during those select months from the outside viewing platform.
In addition to the sea lions, visitors can expect to catch a glimpse of the rare Pigeon Guillemont. These unusual sea birds tend to nest in seaweed along the cliff ledges in early April. And ever the graceful Gray Whales are expected to be seen. Each year, travelling in pods, these sea creatures migrate around “ Cape Blance” on their way to and from their native Alaska waters.
As of 2010 “ Sea Lion Caves” is open daily year round except for both Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. The ticket box office is open from 9:00 am until 5:30 pm. Visitor have a choice of two different ticket options; platform view or cave view. And admission into the cave itself is $13.00 for adults and $ 8.00 for children ages 3 to 12. Children under the age of 2 are admitted for free and there is a discount ticket price available for senior citizens . It currently costs $3.50 per person to access the topside wildlife viewing platform. While on the platform visitor can pay an additional fee to use the on-site telescope or opt (選擇) to bring their own such equipment.
小題1:The last paragraph is mainly talking about the ______ of the 2010 “Sea Lion Caves”.

A．a(chǎn)dmission and hours of operation	B．wildlife and best viewing times
C．summer hot spots and activities	D．a(chǎn)dditional information and fees

小題2: Which of the following statement about the “Sea Lion Caves” is true?

A．It is located in the center of Florence.	B．It’s a good place for visitors to approach the nature.
C．Visitors may see 150 sea lions there at any time.	D．It’s the world’ only habitat of Stellar Sea Lions

小題3:The passage suggests that Stellar Sea Lions usually breed and give birth________.

A．in the entrance to the sea cave	B．on the smooth cliff cave walls
C．in the warmer season months	D．out of the vision of the tourists

小題4:What does the underlined word “ migrate” in the fourth paragraph mean?

A．Chase one after another	B．Flash from time to time
C．Grow little by little	D．Move from place to place

小題5: When you visit the Sea Lion Caves of Forence, Oregon, you are likely to see ________.
a. the Stellar males  b. the Stellar females   c. a rare sea bird   d. a Great Sharks
e. beautiful Gray Whales

A．a(chǎn), b, c, d

B．a(chǎn), b, c, e

C．a(chǎn), b, d, e

D．a(chǎn), c ,d,

I attended a birthday party in 1991. My teacher was then 59 years old. But her fellow teacher said that we were celebrating her 39^th birthday! We were all surprised and puzzled.
After the party I was told by the fellow teacher that American women have a special saying about birthdays. If a woman is over 40, or even if she is 80, her birthday is always the 39^th. If she is in her thirties, her birthday will be the 29^th. And in her twenties, it’s the 19^th. They usually have their “real” birthday when they are below 20.
This shows that American women, especially elderly women, are very sensitive(敏感的) about their ages. But my teacher always says, “We want to be younger,” so about the age of Western women, my advice is that if you don’t know it, don’t ask about it; if you really know it, don’t mention it.
小題1:The writer felt the birthday party he attended was ___________.

A．very interesting

B．very strange

C．very common

D．very sensitive

小題2:The writer must be from______________.

A．Western countries	B．Eastern countries
C．China	D．the United States

小題3:In order to please an old Western woman , you can say to her,“____________”

A．You are so old that you shouldn’t do that.

B．How old are you?

C．You look so young and beautiful.

D．Can I help you, granny?

小題4:The writer wants to tell us__________________.

A．that a Western woman always celebrates her 39th birthday

B．not to ask a Western woman’s age whether you know her well or not

C．to ask a Western woman’s age freely

D．not to attend an old Western woman’s birthday party

In 1971, readers around the world were astonished by some photographs which appeared in newspapers. Hidden deep in the rainforests of an island in the Philippines, was an ethnic (種族的)  36 called the Tasaday. Not until that moment did anyone have any   37   of these people. They didn’t have an agricultural economy; they hunted animals and   38  fruit from the plants in the rainforest. They carried tools made of stone, lived in   39  and wore clothes made of leaves. Unknown until 1971, they   40  became world famous. After that, there were TV   41 and books about them; people said their simple lives showed that human beings could be good and kind if they were not  42 by modern life. Then after 1974 the region was closed by the government and the world   43  about them.
In 1986, a Swiss journalist, Oswald Iten, decided to visit the Tasaday. The journey   44  thick rainforests and across rivers was hard and dangerous. Mr. Iten was   45  killed by the soldiers, villagers and businessmen who wanted to take the wood from the rainforest. Finally, Mr. Iten   46  and found the caves of the Tasaday   47 . The people were living in nearby huts and they were all   48  jeans and T-shirts, not leaves. He thought that perhaps they were not an ethnic minority   49  .
When he   50  to Switzerland, Mr. Iten wrote about the Tasaday people in the newspapers. He said he thought that they were just ordinary farmers, poor, but not   51  from anyone else. He believed that in 1971, the government told “the Tasaday” to   52  they were native people from thousands of years ago, so that tourists---and money---would start   53  into the region.
One group of experts said that they really were people who had no   54  with modern life before 1971; another group said they were just   55  the part. So who are these people, really? Perhaps we’ll never really be sure.

小題1:	A．man B．group C．chief D．tradition[

小題2:	A．knowledge B．impression C．doubt D．fear

小題3:	A．grew B．enjoyed C．collected D．stored

小題4:	A．huts B．houses C．a(chǎn)partments D．caves

小題5:	A．certainly B．suddenly C．a(chǎn)bsolutely D．privately

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)dvertisements B．services C．stations D．programs

小題7:	A．refused B．separated C．spoilt D．conquered

小題8:	A．forgot B．knew C．talked D．thought

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)round B．through C．over D．a(chǎn)long

小題10:

A．once B．a(chǎn)lmost C．often D．even

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)rrived B．left C．hid D．began

小題12:

A．dirty B．valueless C．a(chǎn)ccessible D．empty

小題13:

A．making B．selling C．wearing D．designing

小題14:

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

小題15:

A．returned B．went C．traveled D．drove

小題16: A. absent             B. secure               C. different           D. free

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)gree B．pretend C．a(chǎn)dmit D．consider

小題18:

A．looking B．falling C．turning D．pouring

小題19:

A．contact B．competition C．a(chǎn)greement D．patience

小題20:

A．learning B．forming C．a(chǎn)cting D．missing

A popular saying goes, “Sticks and stone may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” However, that’s not really true. Words have the power to build us up or tear us down. It doesn’t matter if the words come from someone else or ourselves – the positive and negative effects are just as lasting.
We all talk to ourselves sometimes. We’re usually too embarrassed to admit it, though. But we really shouldn’t be, because more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a healthy habit.
This “self-talk” helps us motivate ourselves, remember things, solves problems, and calm ourselves down. Beware, though, that as much as 77% of self-talk tends to be negative. So in order to stay positive, we should only speak words of encouragement to ourselves. We should also be quick to give ourselves a pat on the back. The next time you finish a project, do well in a test, or finally clean your room, join me in saying, “Good job!”
Words possess power because of their lasting effects. Many of us regret something we once said. And we remember unkind words said to us! Before speaking, we should always ask ourselves: Is it true? Is it loving? Is it needed? If what we want to say doesn’t pass this test, then it’s better left unsaid.
Words possess power: both positive and negative. Those around us receive encouragement when we speak positively. We can offer hope, build self-esteem(自尊) and motive others to do their best. Negative words destroy all those things. Will we use our words to hurt or to heal? The choice is ours.
小題1:The author argues in the first paragraph that ________.

A．words will never hurt us at all

B．words have lasting effects on us

C．positive effects last longer than negative effects

D．negative words last longer than positive effects

小題2:Why should we not feel embarrassed when talking to ourselves?

A．Almost everybody has the habit of talking to oneself.

B．It does harm to have “self-talk” when we are alone.

C．Talking to ourselves helps us to solve all the problems.

D．Talking to ourselves is believed to be good for our health.

小題3:The underlined phrase “give ourselves a pat on the back” in Paragraph 3 means _________.

A．blame ourselves	B．punish ourselves
C．praise ourselves	D．talk to ourselves

小題4:Which of the following statements would the author agree to?

A．It is better to think twice before talking to others.

B．It is impossible for unkind words to be forgotten.

C．Words always possess long positive effects.

D．Kind words are sometimes not needed at all.

GREENWICH—Recently, a group of concerned Greenwich residents gathered to discuss how they could help those who may be alone during the holiday season．Armed with plenty of ideas and a sincere desire to do good, this group now refers to themselves as "A Random Act of Kindness"．As members of this group, we are to put together a Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day that will provide a free meal to those who are alone or can't provide for themselves．This task will require many resources to make it successful．We are gathering a small army of volunteers to devote their time to helping prepare, cook, serve, clean, organize and promote this event．We hope that you can help us．The following is what we have planned to do;
·A 2 - hour free dinner that will take place at the Greenwich VFW with 2 seatings, one from 1 p．m．to 2 p．m．a(chǎn)nd the other from 2: 30 p．m．to 3: 30 p．m．by reservation only on Thanksgiving Day.
·Amy McPhail and Julie Carroll are accepting names of volunteers as well as food donations for the cause; Amy can be contacted （聯(lián)絡(luò)） at 692 -7841 for donations and Julie can be contacted if you'd like to volunteer at 884 -0658．
·A bank account has been created through Glens Falls National Bank to accept money donations and checks can be made payable to "A Random Act of Kindness" and sent to Glens Falls National Bank c/o Dan Flynn．
·Ellen Pemrick （ Caterer） ．Beth Anthony （ Beth's Cafe） and David Hughes （Glens Falls Hospital） will be consulted to make sure the highest quality of food can be served．
·We are looking to serve between 150 and 250 people at this event．We are serving the following: turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, stuffing rolls, pumpkin pie, apple pie．Beverages will include: milk, water, coffee & apple cider．
If you are interested in donating any of the above items, please drop off your donations at the VFW in Greenwich any evening between November 14 and November 24．If you have any problems dropping any items off during that time, please contact George Perkins at either 692 -2367 or 573 -8115．Any non-perishable food donalions not used for the dinner will be donated to the local Greenwich Food Pantry．
Any help you can provide for us would be gready appreciated．Everyone's generosity to the Greenwich community and its residents is very much appreciated．Reservations for dinner are now being accepted by calling Pal Perkins at 692 -2367 until November 13．
小題1:If you want to be a volunteer for this Thanksgiving dinner, you may call _____．

A．884-0658

B．692-2367

C．573-8115

D．692-7841

小題2:How many people will probably be served at the Thanksgiving dinner?

A．500．

B．400．

C．300．

D．200．

小題3:Which of the following will be included in the dinner?

A．Apples and milk．	B．Pumpkins and water．
C．Coffee and stuffing rolls．	D．Potatoes and cranberry pie．

小題4:As a volunteer for this Thanksgiving dinner, you can ______．

A．contact Julie to make sure of the quality of food

B．help make some arrangements for this event

C．drop off your donations at the VFW anytime

D．donate some money to Glens Falls National Bank

小題5:The purpose of this passage is to _____．

A．describe a Thanksgiving celebration

B．introduce a Thanksgiving volunteer group

C．call on people to participate in a Thanksgiving event

D．persuade people to donate for a Thanksgiving dinner

Today's Britain is full of TV shows like Fame Academy, which claim to offer young hopefuls an instant passport to fame and riches. But a very different kind of academy may provide a new generation of Brits with a slower, steadier path to wealth.
A 'pig academy' in the east of England is aiming to train up new pig farmers to help promote local agriculture and meet the UK's growing demand for pork. Last year consumption of pork products increased by 6,000 tonnes. But British farmers have not benefited from this rise in demand. A combination of increasing feed prices, competition from cheaper imports and an outbreak of foot and mouth disease have all eaten into their profits. Pig numbers in the UK have actually almost halved in the last decade.
Now, Fresh Start Pig Academy in Lincolnshire is launching a course which intends to redress (修復(fù)) the balance. They say pig husbandry (養(yǎng)豬業(yè)) is a growth industry and newcomers are welcome. For those of you who fancy getting your hands dirty, the course will teach you everything you need to know, from keeping pigs healthy to raising the capital needed to start up.
Pig farmer Anne Longthorp followed her father into the industry and believes that farming pigs is very rewarding work: "They're great, curious animals to work with. Just watching their behaviour – it's really interesting work. There is a lot more to pig farming than people give us credit for. It's very scientific."
So, while most of Britain's young people may continue to dream of overnight stardom, others will hope a more traditional career will help them bring home the bacon.
小題1:The second paragraph is mainly about          the pig academy come into being. 

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．where

小題2:Which is not the contribution to the decrease in pig farmers' enthusiasm? 

A．growing demand for pork

B．increasing feed prices

C．competition from cheaper imports

D．outbreak of foot and mouth disease

小題3:From the passage we can infer that the Pig Academy will         .  

A．lead the youth to riches faster than the Fame Academy

B．provide geilivable help for whoever attends the course

C．be more popular with young people than other academies

D．make some young people overnight star

小題4: What does the underlined phrase "getting your hands dirty" probably mean?  

A．making your hands dirty by raising pigs

B．taking up the job as a pig farmer

C．a(chǎn)voiding the pig bed dirty to keep them fit

D．collecting enough money to raise pigs

小題5:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?  

A．Anne Longthorp loves the job of farming pigs.

B．Anne Longthorp’s family all like raising pigs.

C．Most young people in Britain will like the career of farming pigs.

D．People who farm pigs are allowed to bring home many bacons.

The British are very polite and have good manners—they are never tired of saying “Thank you”，“I am sorry”， or “Excuse me.” They have good table manners. They enjoy their breakfasts and most of all the traditional tea around 4 or 5 o’clock.
The normal working week has five days. Factory workers usually start at 8 am and offices, shops and schools open at 9 am. Workers have 3 weeks’ holidays and professional workers(people with higher education ) have usually longer holidays (a month or more). Except these holidays they have public holidays: e.g. New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
An average Englishman like to live in his own house. Houses are made of red bricks, stone and wood. The house usually has from 4 to 6 rooms, two floors, small front and back gardens. On the ground floor there is a hall, a kitchen, a living room with a fireplace and on the first floor there are parents’ and children’s bedrooms and a bathroom. The prices of houses depend on the area—the most expensive are the houses in London and South England (about 200,000 pounds); smaller houses in other areas may cost about 50,000 pounds.
Social Welfare—The National Health Service gives largely free treatment for everyone living in Britain. People can choose their family doctors. In case of emergency you can call the ambulance by dialing 999 from everywhere. Health centres are run by local authorities. About 7 percent of hospitals, dentists and family doctors work as private.
There are about 130 daily and Sunday newspapers and a lot of weekly papers and magazines. The oldest newspaper is The Times. Other famous newspapers are Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Financial Times, etc.
小題1:If you are a student in Britain, when do you begin to go to school?

A．At 6 am .

B．At 9 am .

C．At 8:00 am .

D．At 9:30 am .

小題2: Which of the following about the British is false according to the passage?

A．They have good manners when at table.

B．They always have the traditional tea around 4 or 5 am.

C．They love families and pets.

D．They feel very tired when they say “Thank you”,“Sorry ” or “Excuse me.”

小題3:Who has the longest holiday?

A．A shop assistant.	B．A doctor.
C．A factory worker.	D．A nurse.

小題4:If you find someone seriously ill in Britain, what is the best thing you should do?

A．Phone his family doctor.	B．Take him to hospital.
C．Dial 999.	D．Find a doctor for him.

Of the 7,000 languages spoken in the world today, linguists (語言學(xué)家) say, nearly half are likely to disappear this century. In fact, one falls out of use about every two weeks.
Some languages die out in an instant, at the death of the only surviving speaker. Others are lost gradually in bilingual (雙語的) cultures, as local tongues are edged out by the dominant (占主導(dǎo)地位的) language at school, in the marketplace and on television.
New research, supported by the National Geographic Society and the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, has found the five regions where languages are disappearing most rapidly. They are northern Australia, central South America, North America's upper Pacific coastal zone, eastern Siberia, and Oklahoma and the southwestern United States.
K. David Harrison, an associate professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College, US, said that more than half the languages had no written form and were vulnerable to loss and being forgotten." Their loss leaves no dictionary, no text, or no record of the accumulated knowledge and history of a disappeared culture.
Harrison and other researchers started their rescue project last year. They have been trying to identify and record endangered languages. They interviewed and made recordings of the few remaining speakers of a language and collected basic word lists. The individual projects, some lasting three to four years, involve hundreds of hours of recording speech, developing grammar and preparing children's readers in the obscure (逐漸沒落的) language. The research has concentrated on preserving entire language families.
"These are probably languages that cannot be brought back, but at least we made records of them," said Gregory Anderson, director of the Living Tongues Institute, in Oregon, US.
小題1:What does the passage mainly tell us?          

A．Many languages are quickly disappearing.

B．Some languages are disappearing because they are hard to remember.

C．Chinese is one of the languages that are disappearing.

D．Thanks to some researchers, many endangered languages have been rescued.

小題2:What does the word vulnerable in the fourth paragraph mean?  

A．easy to remember.	B．easy to forget.
C．likely to be damaged.	D．likely to be protected.

小題3:Which of the following is true according to the fifth paragraph?  

A．Harrison and other researchers are trying to find out why some languages died out.

B．Harrison and other researchers tried to start a rescue project.

C．Harrison and other researchers have concentrated on preserving all the languages.

D．Harrison and other researchers have done some rescue work on the obscure languages.

小題4:One of the things that Harrison and other researchers did was         .   

A．to have more people speak the disappearing language

B．to make records of the disappearing language

C．to limit dominant languages

D．to publish a dictionary of the disappearing language

小題5:What do you think is the suggested reason for some languages disappearing?     

A．Local tongues are gradually edged out by the dominant language at school, in the marketplace and on television.

B．The number of people who speak the languages are small.

C．There are no dictionaries for the languages.

D．No one make records of the languages, so they gradually disappear.

Kenya wants to organize a major international conference to discuss how to fight piracy(海盜) off the coast of Somalia. The conference may also deal with ways to rescue Somalia from seventeen years of civil war. More than forty percent of its people depend on food aid.
Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula says the world cannot end piracy and civil war without dealing with Somalia’s political problems.
Somali pirates operate in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. The Gulf of Aden connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean by way of the Suez Canal. The pirates have fast boats, modern weapons and equipment like satellite phones and global positioning systems.
Pirates hijacked the Sirius Star off the coast of Kenya and moved it to waters off Somalia.
The tanker Sirius Star, at three hundred thirty meters long, is the biggest ship ever known to have been captured by pirates. It also happened farther south than most attacks, and farther out at sea ---- more than eight hundred kilometers from land.
The ship was headed for the United States with two million karrels of oil, worth an estimated one hundred million dollars. A Saudi Arabian company owns the tanker. The pirates have  reportedly demanded twenty-five million dollars in negotiations to release the ship and its crew of twenty-five.
Somali pirates generally do not steal goods or kill hostages. They are believed to be holding seventeen ships with about three hundred crew members. Among the ships is a Ukrainian vessel hijacked(劫持) in September with a load of military weapons including tanks.
The increase in piracy is raising the cost of insuring ships. Also, oil from the Middle East and exports from East Asia could take longer to arrive.
Some of the world’s heaviest shipping traffic passes the Somali coast. But major shipping companies have begun to consider new routes. One of the world’s biggest shippers, A.P, Moeller Maersk, says it will avoid the Gulf of Aden. A move away from the Suez Canal could hurt Egypt’s economy.
American and other foreign navy ships are now watching for pirates. This week the Indian Navy destroyed a heavily armed “mother ship” in the Gulf of Aden. But the area to protect covers more than one hundred sixty million square kilometers.
小題1: According to the passage, which of the following is the key to solving the piracy in Somalia?

A．Providing lots of money.	B．Ending Civil war.
C．Supplying enough food.	D．Handling Somalia’s political problems.

小題2: Somali pirates do the following things except that _______.

A．they demand money	B．they hold the ships with crew
C．they kill some of the hostages	D．they hijack ships with military weapons

小題3:What can we infer from the passage?

A．The cost of ship transport is decreasing.

B．The routes of some ships might change.

C．Nothing has been done to fight against the piracy.

D．The Suez Canal is of no importance to Egypt’s economy.