The Global Heritage Fund organization recently released a list of cultural treasures in the developing world that are in danger of disappearing. These“On the Verge” places face many threats. They included war, development pressures, stealing and misuse by visitors. The Global Heritage Fund says these places are important because they are records of our human civilization. And the group says countries can learn to use these treasures to help support responsible development in the future.
One such place is the town of Lamu. Lamu was once a very important trading center in East Africa. This ancient city became part of the United Nations Heritage list in 2001. But it still faces threats. For example, a modern port might be built nearby.
Other endangered places include Ani, a city in Turkey, the town of Maluti in India, the ancient city of Ninevah in northern Iraq, the Sans-Souci palace in Haiti, and the former capital of Ayutthaya in Thailand.
The Global Heritage Fund is nonprofit organization based in California. The group says it only focuses on developing countries which often have few resources to protect places of cultural importance. And, other major cultural organizations often pay more attention to protecting places in the developed world. For example, the fund points out the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has forty-five World Heritage places in Italy. UNESCO has forty-two in Spain. But Peru, famous for its ancient Incan buildings, has only nine World Heritage places. Guatemala has only three.
The Global Heritage Fund says its new report tries to place a value on cultural places so that they can also be considered as economic resources. It estimates that by 2025 these places of cultural importance could produce one hundred billion dollars a year in income for developing countries.
小題1: The underlined part “On the Verge” in Paragraph 1 is used to show the places are _____.

A．popular	B．famous
C．endangered	D．dangerous

小題2: The town of Lamu faces danger from ________.

A．development pressures	B．stealing
C．misuse by visitors	D．a(chǎn) war

小題3: We can know that The Global Heritage Fund organization mainly _____.

A．protects places of cultural importance in developing countries

B．protects places of cultural importance in developed countries

C．provide resources to protect cultural places in every country

D．helps people know the importance of protecting cultural treasures

小題4: Which of the following countries has the fewest World Heritage places?

A．Italy	B．Guatemala
C．Peru	D．Spain

小題5: According to The Global Heritage Fund organization, saving the places of cultural
importance_______.

A．has attracted a lot of attention worldwide

B．will start to benefit developing countries in 2015

C．is mainly to increase income of developing countries

D．can help developing countries make money out of them

Alaska Inside Passage Craises
Most cruises（游船） are seven nights long and typically begin an4 end in either Vancouver or Seattle．This "roundtrip" travel plan makes this a very popular cruise vacation because of the convenient flight schedules and affordable roundtrip airline tickets into and out of Vancouver and．Seattle．Longer 10-night and 11-night Inside Passage Cruises are available from California．Depending on your ship and your plan, a typical Alaska Inside Passage Cruise spends the first day cruising the famed Inside ．Passage, a narrow waterway nestled between towering mountains, waterfront communities, and the Pacific Ocean．
Alaska Glacier Cruses．
Alaska Glacier Cruises are also known as Gulf of Alaska Cruises．Every cruise line has a different name for it, but they all mean the same thing —they are cruises that sail one-way through the Gulf of Alaska where you'll find the greatest number of glaciers（冰川）, mountains, wildlife and scenery．
Unlike an Alaska Inside Passage Cruise, an Alaska Glacier Cruise does not do a U—turn back to the; departure port．Alaska Glacier cruises are one way journey that sail from．North to South （Southbound Glacier Cruises） or South to North （Northbound Glacier Cruises）．These routes allow you to spend more days in Alaska ports or National Glacier Parks as there are fewer days at sea compared to other cruises．If you only have a week and want wonderful glacier viewing and time on land, this is your best choice for an Alaska Cruise Vacation．
Regent Home Alaska Cruises
For a close and personal contact with the Great White North, step aboard the All-inclusive, 700-guest Seven Seas Mariner．You can watch seabirds perform beautiful dances or a group of playful whales swim by as you're eating breakfast in your private room． 
小題1:What is "Inside Passage" according to the text? 

A．It's the name of a typical cruise ship．	B．It's a popular hiking route in Alaska．
C．It's the name of a famous tourist company．	D．It's a body of water with beautiful scenery．

小題2:If you are interested in sightseeing on foot, which cruise might be a better choice than others?

A．Alaska Inside Passage Cruises．	B．Gulf of Alaska Cruises．
C．Regent Home Alaska Cruises．	D．None of the above．

小題3:Which of the following cruises repeat its routes?

A．Alaska Inside Passage Cruises．	B．Southbound Glacier Cruises．
C．Northbound Glacier Cruises．	D．Seven Seas Mariner．

小題4:What's the purpose of this passage?

A．To explore the natural beauty of Alaska．

B．To introduce the ways of traveling in Alaska．

C．To attract tourists to cruise vacations in Alaska．

D．To offer advice to people traveling in Alaska．

Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal. In some ways, however, very little has changed. Ideas about social class whether a person is “working-class” or “middle-class” are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.
In the past, the working-class tended to be paid less than middle-class people, such as teachers and doctors. As a result of this and also of the fact that workers’ jobs were generally much less secure, distinct differences in life-styles and attitudes came into existence. The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then give them to his wife, leaving a little for drinking or betting.
The type of what a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps nearer the truth. He was and still is likely to take a longer-term view. Not only did he regard buying a house to provide him and his family with security. Only in very few cases did workers have the opportunity (or the education and training) to make such long-term plans.
Nowadays, much has changed. In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much. Social security and laws have made it less necessary than before to worry about “tomorrow”. Working-class people seem slowly to be losing the feeling of inferiority(自卑感)they had in the past. In fact there has been a growing tendency in the past few years for the middle-classes to feel slightly ashamed of their position.
The changes in both life-styles and attitudes are probably most easily seen among younger people. They generally tend to share very similar tastes in music and clothes. They spend their money enjoying themselves, and save for holidays or longer-term plans when necessary. There seems to be much less difference than in precious generations. Nevertheless, we still have a wide gap between the well-paid and the low-paid. As long as this gap exists, there will always be a possibility that new problems will appear between different groups.
小題1:Which of the following is seen as the main cause of class differences in the past?

A．Life style and occupation.

B．Attitude and income.

C．Income and job security.

D．Job security and hobbies.

小題2: The writer seems to suggest that _______.

A．the description of middle-class ways of spending money is quite real

B．working-class ways of spending the weekend remain the same

C．working-class drinking habits differ from the past

D．middle-class attitudes towards their positions have changed greatly

小題3: According to the passage, what was the typical feature of the middle–class in the past?

A．They had to save money for security.

B．They couldn’t make long-term plans.

C．They could make as much money as they do now.

D．They didn’t have the sense of inferiority.

小題4: Working-class people's sense of security has increased as a result of all the following factors EXCEPT that _______.

A．they are provided with social security

B．they can get much income

C．better jobs are available for all of them

D．the government offers legal protection

小題5:Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A．Changes are slowly taking place in all aspects of the British society.

B．The difference between working-class and middle-class young people is narrowing.

C．The gap in income between the two classes will still remain.

D．Middle-class people may sometimes feel a little inferior.

For many people in the US，sports are not just for fun. They’re almost a “religion”．Thousands of sports fans buy expensive tickets to watch their favorite teams and athletes play in person .Other fans watch the games at home，sticking to their TV sets，never missing a game. Many a wife becomes a “sports widow” during her husband’s favorite season. Americans’ devotion to sports has created a new class：professional athletes. Sports stars often receive million­dollar salaries. Some even make big money by appearing in advertisements for soft drinks，shoes and almost everything.
Sports are an important part of American culture. Throughout their school life，Americans learn to play many sports. Many students try out for the school teams. Athletic events at universities attract scores of fans and benefit the whole community. Many people also enjoy non­competitive activities，like hiking，cycling，horseback riding，camping or hunting.
Many sports were imported from other countries. Europeans brought tennis，golf，bowling and boxing to America .Football and baseball came from other Old World games. Only basketball has a truly American origin. Americans export sports fever as well. Satellites broadcast games to sports fans around the globe. NBA is a good example. The names of American superstars like basketball great Michael Jordan have become household words all over the world.
小題1:．Many a wife becomes a “sports widow” in the US probably because________.

A．they are serious in religion

B．they are devoted to sports

C．their husbands stick to sports

D．their husbands are missing

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

A．The US sports stars can earn a large sum of money via the media.

B．American students go in for various sports and athletic events.

C．Lots of American people take part in non­competitive activities.

D．American people like to exchange different sports from each other.

小題3:．The writer mainly intends to tell us________.

A．how important sports are in America

B．where sports can help to make money

C．why sports are so popular in America

D．what affect Americans’ everyday life

The journey two naval (海軍) officers made some time ago to tile very deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be explored (探測(cè)). The two men went down several miles to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean hiding in a small steel ball called a “bathy-scaphe” to find out if there are any ocean currents (急流) or signs of life.
It was necessary to set ont early, so that the bathyscaphe would come to the surfacc in daylight, and so be easily found by the mother ship which would be waiting for it. The divers began preparations at dawn and soon afterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under the surface of the water.
In time, the temperature dropped to freezing-point and the men trembled inside the ball. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone describing how they felt. Then, at a depth of 3 000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quite cut off from the outside world. At 30 000 feet, the men were surprised by a sudden, loud noise-------even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death. Luckily, though, it was only one of the outer windows that had broken. Soon afterwards, the bathyscaphe touched the soft ocean floor, raising a big cloud of “dust” made up of different kinds of small, dead sea animals. Here, powerful lights lit up the dark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them quite untroubled by thc very large wate-pressure. But they did not dare to leave the lights on for long, as the heat from them made the water boil. Quite unexpectedly, the telephone began working again and the weak but clear voices of the officers were heard on thc mother ship. After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later, cold and wet through, but none the worse for their experience.
小題1:The officers started their journey at dawn___.  

A．because they wanted to return to the mother ship in twenty four hours

B．because the sea then was calm

C．when the sun was not too strong

D．so that they could return before dark

小題2:What did the officers find out at the bottom of the sea?  

A．They only found different dead sea animals.

B．They did find signs of life.

C．There was no signs of any life.

D．There was only dust.

小題3:The journey to the bottom of the sea helped us to realize that______. 

A．much of the world hasn’t yet been explored

B．there are not any signs of life at the bottom of the sea

C．strong water-pressure has great effect on fish

D．powerful lights can not be turned on at the ocean floor without killing fish

小題4:Which of the following is closest in meaning to “They were cold and wet through, but none the worse for their experience”?   

A．They were cold and wet through, which was the worst thing of all.

B．They were even worse than cold and wet through at the bottom of the sea.

C．Considering what they had just experienced, being cold and wet through was not too bad.

D．For such an experience, being cold and wet through was not bad for them at all.

In Britain, in a population of 60 million, there are 13 million grandparents, many of whom live alone a long way from their grandchildren.The loneliness of these older people has become an issue that schools are trying to teach children about .
On a popular teacher’s website, there is a classroom activity to help make children aware of the implications of the different generations of the same family living far from each other. It’s a story about Mrs. Eiderdown, an elderly lady whose grandchildren have moved to Australia with their parents. She lives alone and rarely sees her family .
First of all, the children speculate about Mrs. Eiderdown’s life.  What does she have for breakfast ? what does she do all day ?how does she feel about her life ?
One day, Mrs. Eiderdown decides that she wants a pet to keep her company and puts an advertisement in a local shop window. Then she waits at home to see if anyone will answer her advertisement .
A tall thin man rings her doorbell. he is holding a cardboard box. Mrs. Eiderdown chats with the man for ten minutes before she realizes that she hasn’t looked in-side the box to see what the pet is. She can hear a his-sing sound. The children guess what is in the box(a snake). Mrs. Eiderdown thanks the man but says she doesn’t think the snake is a good idea .
The next time the doorbell rings, there’s a lady on the doorstep, also carrying a cardboard box.In the bottom of the box, Mrs. Eiderdown sees something black and hairy with eight legs. Again ,the children say what they  think it is (a spider). Mrs. Eiderdown thanks the lady for her kindness but says that a spider is not the sort of pet she has in mind.
At last, the little girl next door brings her a dog .Mrs. Eiderdown’s life improves a lot because of the dog. more importantly, of course, the little girl, whose own granny lives a long way away, starts to visit Mrs.Eiderdown more often. This interactive classroom idea has led to a greater awareness among children about the possible loneliness of older people who live quite near them .
小題1:what’s the main idea of the passage?

A．children get to know about the trouble of the elderly

B．neighbors help select pets for Mrs. Eiderdown

C．society helps the lonely people in the UK

D．school send pets to the lonely elderly

小題2:what does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean ?

A．they talk about how she feels about being old

B．they try to experience her loneliness

C．they try to imagine how she lives

D．they write about her life story

小題3:what can we infer from the passage ?

A．the little girl often visits her own granny

B．the people who offer pets are lady’s neighbors

C．the farther the elderly live ,the lonelier they feel

D．the little girl begins to care more about Mrs. Eiderdown

It's not every week that England's greatest playwright William Shakespeare hits the headlines, but the Bard of Avon （艾芬河的吟游詩人） has been the subject of two news stories in recent days as new information has come to light about the writer and his working environment．
In the first development, a portrait of Shakespeare, which is believed to be the only picture painted of him during his lifetime, was unveiled in London．
The artwork has been dated back to 1610, meaning it was painted six years before the writer's death．
The painting had been owned by a family descended from Shakespeare's literary patron （文學(xué)贊助人） tor hundreds of years without them ever knowing who the man in the picture was．
Alec Cobbe, who inherited the portrait, realized that the painting was a likeness of Shakespeare after visiting an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery where he saw a portrait that had, until 70 years ago, been accepted as a life portrait of Shakespeare．
Mr Cobhe immediately realized he was looking at a copy of the painting that had been in his family for centuries．
The painting will now go on display in Shakespeare's hometown Stratford-upon-Avon．
In a separate story, archaeologists in London believe they have unearthed the remains of Shakespeare's first theatre．
The site was excavated（發(fā)掘） by a team from the Museum of London last summer, and is believed to have been built in 1576．
Experts think that Shakespeare himself acted at the theatre, which may have been where the play Romeo and Juliet was premiered （首次公演）．
It is believed that 25 years after construction, the building was pulled down and moved timber by timber to the South Bank of the Thames, where a reconstruction of the theatre now stands．
小題1:．What is the story mainly about?

A．The remains of the first theatre．	B．Shakespeare's portrait．
C．Early life of Shakespeare．	D．Great works of Shakespeare．

小題2:．What does the underlined word "unveiled" mean in the passage?

A．made public

B．found out

C．on sale

D．sold out

小題3:．Before visiting the exhibition, Alec Cobbe ___   _．

A．knew his painting was a copy of the portrait of Shakespeare

B．thought his painting was a little like Shakespeare

C．realized his painting was very valuable

D．was unknown who the man in the painting was

小題4:．Which of the following is true?

A．The site was the first theater Shakespeare built．

B．Romeo and Juliet was first put on in 1576．

C．The theatre was pulled down to make place for a new one．

D．The theatre rebuilt stands on the South Bank of the Thames．

Face-to-face communication involves much more than the spoken word．In fact, we often communicate our feelings to others through our body language without realizing we are doing so．We communicate through posture, gesture and facial expression．But the eyes also play an important part in this unspoken language．William Shakespeare called the eyes "a window to the soul," and you can learn to look through that window and better understand a person's body language by reading eye movement．
Begin a conversation and ask a simple question．Watch carefully for eye movement during the response．If the person looks up, he or she is thinking or forming pictures．This is also a sign of a visual thinker．Looking up and to the left shows recalling a memory, while looking up and to the right could show imaginative construction or lying．
If the person looks down, this could be a sign of obedience or even blame．Looking down and to the left can show a person talking to themselves．Looking down and to the right can show that they are feeling strong emotion．
Looking sideways can indicate distraction or checking out a potential threat, hut a sideways glance can also show anger．In addition, eyes that look side to side often show shiftiness and lying．
A glance usually indicates a desire for something．Glancing at a door could show a desire to leave the room, while a glance, at a person could indicate a desire to talk to them．A glance is also used when it is forbidden to look at something．
A person who is lying to you may hold eye contact longer than normal．In addition, this person might smile with his mouth but not with his eyes．Smiling with the eyes is difficult to do if the emotion is not genuine．
Rapid blinking（眨）of the eyes can occur when a person is thinking, and this can also be another sign of lying．Again, a person who is aware of this sign might overcompensate and stare．
小題1:．The writer supported his argument in the first paragraph by __    __．

A．using a quotation	B．defining the body language
C．telling a story of William Shakespeare	D．making a comment on eyes

小題2:．Which of the following eye movement shows a dishonest speaker?

A．If he looks up and to the left．

B．If he looks up and to the right．

C．If he looks down and to the left．

D．If he looks down and to the right．

小題3:．Which eye movement cannot hide your feelings?

A．Looking side to side．	B．Blinking the eyes quickly．
C．Smiling with the eyes．	D．Maintaining a prolonged eyes contact．

小題4:．The writer wrote this passage to __    __．

A．introduce the different meanings of the body languages

B．teach us how to use eyes to express ourselves

C．explain the importance of body languages

D．tell us how to read eye movement

Everyone knows the smart black-and-white dog that sits on top of a red doghouse with his best friend---a bird called Woodstock.
Created by the American cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1950, the clever dog is loved by generations of kids and adults. He speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily in 26,000 newspapers around the world.
When Snoopy first appeared, he was not different form other pet dogs. But two years later, he had begun to speak with simple words and sounds. By 1957 he could walk on two legs and was going to school with his master, Charlie Brown, who failed in just about everything. Later he learned to use the typewriter.
Snoopy has done lots of jobs. He has been a bow-tie wearing lawyer, a tennis player, an Olympic figure skater, a world famous grocery checkout clerk, a pilot and even the first astronaut on the moon.
However, Snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer. The beginning of his story is always, “It was a dark and stormy night…” Unfortunately for him no one has ever wanted to publish the story.
In love, Snoopy is as much of a failure as Charlie Brown is at baseball. He easily falls in love but always has his heart broken. He eats to forget, but it never works.
Snoopy is an insightful, feel-good and sometimes sad dog. If you think a little about words, you might find them full of life lessons. Among his most famous lines are “To live is to dance, to dance is to live.” And “Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There’s so little hope for advancement”.
小題1: Snoopy has done all the following jobs except ____________.

A．a(chǎn) lawyer

B．a(chǎn) player

C．a(chǎn) clerk

D．a(chǎn) writer

小題2: From the passage, we can learn that _________.

A．Snoopy is always a sad dog	B．Snoopy can not speak in the beginning
C．Snoopy often dreams of true love	D．Snoopy is a real smart pet dog

小題3: It can be inferred that Snoopy ____________.

A．has many bird friends and relatives	B．is a well-known writer and clerk
C．has been unfortunate since it was born	D．is very popular in the whole world

小題4:The word “advancement” in the last paragraph probably means__________.

A．success

B．progress

C．growth

D．popularity

Early this month, on the Egyptian-Israeli border not far from her hometown, a series of bombings killed 35 people and injured more than 160. Despite the attack, life quickly returned to normal. Living under the threat of attack is normal here.
Israel teenagers’ interests are not very different from others’. “Low-cut jeans（低腰牛仔褲）and miniskirts are very in,”said Hinanit, an 18-year-old teenager.
“You cannot let the fighting control what you do and don’t do. Of course I am scared sometimes, but I still go out and have fun. Yon always have to be careful, and things are probably more dangerous now, but I still love Israel. It is my home, and I would not leave it for anything!” Cohen said.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian boy named Bilal lies in a hospital bed, with his friends round, praying for his life. He has been in a coma（昏迷）since Israeli soldiers shot him on his way to school last month. In this recent military action, Israeli soldiers have killed at least 83 Palestinians, including 24 children.
Palestinian children lead a dangerous life under the watchful eyes of Israeli soldiers. Israel presents them as terrorists（恐怖分子）and faceless stone throwers. Many Palestinian children have been driven away from homes into crowded and hungry refugee camps with their families. “Even if we are surrounded by Israeli soldiers and have no food, we will stand and defend our country,” said Fatima Al-Aidi，a 13-year-old teenager, who lost a friend in Israel’s recent attack. “I hope to carry a lot of weapons and take my revenge（報(bào)復(fù)）one day. I hope the day comes when the enemy leaves Palestine.”
小題1:The underlined sentence “Despite the attack, life quickly returned to normal” means “     ”.

A．Life has returned to normal as a result of the attack

B．Life remains normal even if there was an attack

C．Life has returned to normal, although there was an attack

D．If there is not the attack, life will return to normal

小題2:Cohen’s words suggests that she        .

A．is living in horror	B．is peace-loving
C．wants to join the army	D．doesn’t let fighting change her life

小題3:How does Israel think of Palestinian children? They are______

A．lovely

B．smart

C．friendly

D．dangerous

小題4:What can we learn from what Fatima Al-Aidi said?

A．He was in poor health.

B．he hated Israeli soldiers.

C．He was eager to invent some other weapons to attack Israel.

D．He wishes more help to be given.