When Nancy Lublin received $5,000 from her grandfather in 1996, she never once considered taking a
vacation or paying off student loans (貸款). Instead, the 24-year-old New York University law student
began thinking about helping low-income women get better jobs. "If a woman goes for a job interview (面試)
poorly dressed, she won't get the job, " Lublin says."But without a job, she can't afford suitable clothes."
     So, with the money Lublin founded "Dress for Success' and began collecting women's clothes which were
still in good condition but which their owners no longer needed. "So many women have clothes lying around
that they will never wear again," one of Lublin's assistants says "Nancy's idea is so simple and yet so important
to women."
     Many women come to Lublin's office before going to a job interview. Here, they receive a suit, shoes and
any other things they need, Since it was set up, more than 1,000 women have turned to "Dress for Success"
for help. Many of them have won job. Some have round jobs after being out of work for many years. Jenny,
a 32-year-old woman who was recently hired as a law-firm office manager says, "I made a good impression
(印象) because of 'Dress for Success'."

1. What can we learn from the text?

A. Nancy's grandfather lent her the money to set up the office.
B. Nancy's office gathers used clothes from women
C. Low-income women can get jobs at "Dress for Success"
D. Nancy set up "Dress for Success" to make money

2. "Dress for Success" attracts many women because they _____.

A. like to wear different clothes
B. like the design of the dresses
C. prefer buying clothes at a low price
D. need to look smart when looking for a job

3. From what Jenny says, we know that ______.

A. she got a lot of good ideas from Nancy
B. she is working happily at her present job
C. clothes from Nancy's office helped to get her a job
D. "Dress for Success" has a good business relation with her firm

4. What would be a good title for the text?

A. Keep Your Old Clothes
B. A Helping Hand for Women
C. Nancy: A Successful Law Student
D. A Successful Clothing Business

     The Marches were a happy family. Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away
with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, and Merimee, as the March girls
called their mother.
     The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults. Pretty Meg was often displeased with
the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to
show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always.
     The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs. March. "Your husband is
very ill," it said, "come at once." The girls tried to be brave when their mother left for the front. They waited
and prayed. Little Beth got scarlet fever (猩紅熱) when she was taking care of a sick neighbor. She became
very ill but began to recover by the time Merimee was back. When Father came home from the front and at
that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together.
     Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood. Meg became Mrs. Brooke, and after
a few family troubles got used to her new state happily. Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts. Amy
had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society. But Beth had never
fully regained her health, and her family watched her with love and anxiety.
     Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Mareches'. Jo went to New York and
became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there. But at home
the bitterest blow was yet to fall. Beth had known for some time that she couldn't live much longer to be
with her family, and in the springtime she died.
     News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be
married soon. Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer, and
soon afterwards founded a school for boys.
     And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love
and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to.

1. The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs., March and their _____.

A. four daughters
B. five daughters
C. son and four daughters
D. son and five daughters

2. Who was the most successful in career (事業(yè)) among the March girls?

A. Jo.
B. Beth.
C. Amy.
D. Meg.

3. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. The March Family.
B. The March Parents.
C. The March Girls.
D. The March Relatives.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had _____.

A. both happiness and sadness
B. wealthy neighbors
C. more girls than boys
D. a lot of rich relatives

     That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home
at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week ago, I was still
learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at
the same time.
     As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become
too much for me. As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began
running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers (搶劫犯). Very few people were
still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
    About a block from my apartment (公寓房間), I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half
expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight.
Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building
and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn't cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I'd heard the noise.
Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
     Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck (垃圾車) pull up to the sidewalk
next to me. When a voice called from the inside," Alisa Camacho?" I thought I was dreaming. How could
this man know my name? the door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in
his eye."Is this what you're looking for?" he asked, holding up a small square shape.
     It was nearly 3 A.M. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much sleep that night, but I had gotten
my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn't be a bad
place as long as people were welling to help each other.

1. How did the write feel when she was walking home after work?

A. Cold and sick
B. Fortunate and helpful
C. Satisfied and cheerful
D. Disappointed and helpless

2. From the first paragraph, we learn that the write was busy ______.

A. solving her problem at the bank
B. taking part in various city activities
C. learning acting in a n evening school
D. preparing for the first night show

3. On her way home the writer _______.

A. lost her wallet unknowingly
B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver
C. was robbed of her wallet by an armed man
D. found some homeless people following her

4. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?

A. Someone offered to take her back home.
B. A red-haired man came to see her.
C. She heard someone call her name
D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.

5. From the text, we can infer that the writer _______.

A. would stop working at night
B. would stay on in San Francisco
C. would make friends with cleaners
D. would give up her job at the bank.

     It was an early September day, cool and bright and just right for running, and I was in the first few
miles of a 10-mile race over a course (路線) with a few high hills. Still, I felt energetic; despite the hills
it was going to be a fine run.
     Just ahead of me was Peggy Mimno, a teacher from Mount Kiseo, New York. She too was running
easily, moving along at my speed. The pace (步速) felt comfortable, so I decided to stay where I was;
why pay attention to pace when she was setting such a nice one? I'd overtake (追上) her later on when
she tired.
    So I ran behind her. The course headed north for miles, wandered west for a hilly mile, then turned
south again along a winding road. The race was getting harder. We had four miles left and already it was
beginning to be real work.
     Peggy overtook a young runner. She seemed to known him, for they exchanged a few cheerful words
as she passed him. Their exchange worried me. You don't chat during a race unless you feeling good, and
Peggy plainly was.
     Still, I was close enough to overtake her if she tired, so I didn't give up hope completely. We were
getting nearer to a long, punishing hill now and it would be the test. We were a mile from the finish line,
so whatever happened on the hill would almost determine who crossed it first.
      As I moved up the hill, my attention wandered for a few minutes. When I looked up, Peggy was moving
away-first five yards, then ten, then more. Finally it was clear that there was no help of catching her. She
beat me soundly.
     There is an important lesson in that race. Women are thought to be weaker, slower and not nearly as
skilled in sport. Yet as Peggy Mimno so clearly showed, the similarities between men and women runners
are more important than differences. I have run with a number of women, and I can say it is often hard
work..

1. What did the writer think of the race in the beginning?

A. It would be hard work.
B. It would be an easy race.
C. It would be a test of his strength.
D. It would be a good learning experience.

2. What worried the writer when Peggy greeted the young runner?

A. Peggy overtook the young runner.
B. Peggy was running energetically.
C. Peggy was laughing as the writer.
D. Peggy paid no attention to the writer.

3. By saying "a long, punishing hill" (paragraph5), the writer implies that ______.

A. Peggy would fail to reach the hilltop
B. men are more skilled at climbing hills
C. overtaking Peggy would be easy
D. climbing the hill would be a demanding task

4. What lesson dose the writer learn from the race _____.

A. Women are as good as men in sport.
B. Women are better at climbing hills.
C. He should have more training in a cross-country race.
D. He should set a quicker pace at the beginning of a race.

     For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night,
wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite
his complete lack of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people's lives. He had even
been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on
something she had swallowed.
     "I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of the roles
myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope (聽診器) and walked around one of the biggest hospital
in London. At first I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and others doctors,
it's easy to take people in," he said.
     One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted.
When she came to in hospital, York was standing over her.
     "He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of
injection," she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn't think there
was anything wrong. "I would never have realized he was a fake if a policewoman hadn't showed me his
photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my cars."
     Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was "shocked and horrified" that he got away with his deceiving
for so long, and then sentenced him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminal with mental disorders.
     "I can only hope that this will not lead to further problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity
to study the behaviour of the psychiatrists (精神科醫(yī)生) who will look after you while you are there. If you
try to persuade people that you yourself are a psychiatrist after you are set free, I shall make sure that you
are given a much longer sentence." Judge Adams warned York.

1. York was proud of the fact that _____.

A. a surgeon let him watch an operation
B. he could perform some duties of a doctor
C. he had cheated doctors for so long
D. people thought he could become a real doctor

2. York learned how to behave like a doctor by _____.

A. watching other doctors work
B. talking to doctors and nurses
C. getting some training and experience
D. observing doctors while he was a patient

3. Why was Laura Kennan in hospital? 

A. She had swallowed something and almost died.
B. She had to have and emergency operation.
C. She had been injured in a road accident.
D. She had lost consciousness while driving.

4. The judge's remark implied that York would be more severely punished if he _____.

A. pretended to be a psychiatrist
B. tried to get away from prison
C. was proud of what he had done
D. studied the behaviour of the psychiatrist

     Martha had been working for Miller Laboratories for two years, but she was not happy there. Nothing
significant had happened in the way of promotions or salary increases. Martha felt that her supervisor, a
younger and less experienced person than she, did not like her. In fact, the supervisor often said unpleasant
things to her.
     One day, while talking with her friend Maria, she mentioned how discouraged she was. Maria gave her
the name of a cousin of hers who was director of Human Resources Department for a large chemical
company. Martha called him the next day and set up an interview on her lunch hour.
     During the interview, Mr. Petri said, "You're just the kind of person we need here. You're being wasted
in your other job. Give me a call in a day or two. I'm sure we can find a place for you in our organization."
Martha was so happy she almost danced out of the building.
     That afternoon, Ruth Kenny, her supervisor, saw that Martha had come in ten minutes late from her lunch
hour and she said. "Oh, so you finally decided to come back to work today?"
     This was the last straw. She could not take another insult. Besides, Mr. Petri was right:she was being
wasted in this job.
     "Look," she said angrily, "if you don't like the way I work, I don't need to stay here, I'll go where I'm
appreciated! Good-bye!" She took up her things and stormed out of the office.
     That night she called Maria and told her what had happened and then asked Maria, "What do you think?"
     "Well," said Maria carefully, "are you sure about the other job?"
     "Well, not exactly, but …"
     Maria continued, "Will you be able to get a recommendation from Ms.Kenny if you need one?"
     "A recommendation?…from Ms.Kenny?" hesitated Martha, in a worried tone.
     "Martha, I hope you didn't burn your bridges," Maria said. "I think I would have handled it differently."

1. Martha is unhappy in her job because _____.

A. she has not advanced
B. the work in not significant
C. her supervisor is younger than she
D. there is too much work with little payment

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. At her supervisor's criticism, Martha lost her temper.
B. Mr. Petri felt Martha was not valued in her present job.
C. Martha's interview with the director was on her lunch hour.
D. Martha got the name of the director through her cousin.

3. The phrase "the last straw" in the middle of the passage probably refers to _____.

A. the last opportunity
B. the straw that saves Martha's life
C. the last reminder
D. the final unpleasant thing

4. What does Maria think of Martha's decision?

A. Martha has handled the matter properly.
B. Martha shouldn't have set the bridge on fire.
C. Martha should have found a new job before leaving.
D. Martha shouldn't have lost her temper with her supervisor.