________ the mountains was hard work for them but as they looked around, they could not help screaming.

A. Climb      B. To climb      C. For climbing     D. They climbed

What could make Michael Jordon, one of the greatest basketball players in history, shed tears?  It was when he became a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame on September 11. The hall is in Springfield, Massachusetts and honors the best basketball players, greatest coaches and other contributors to the game. “The game of basketball has been everything to me ,” said Jordan, 46. “It is the place I have always gone when I needed to find comfort and peace.”

  Jordan retired twice in his 15-year career, finishing with 32292 points, the third highest total points in NBA history behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. His average of 30.12 points a game is the best in the League.

  “One day you might look up and see me playing the game at 50,” Jordan said. “Because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.” (假象) In other words, it was motivation that made Jordan such a success..

  A great career did not mean a smooth one. His high school coach cut him from the team in favor of a taller player when Jordan was in 10^th grade. His college coach wouldn’t allow him on the cover of Sports Illustration in 1981 with North Carolina’s four other players because Jordan was a freshman. In his first NBA All-Star game, older NBA stars wouldn’t throw him the ball because of jealousy.

  “That burned me up,” Jordan said. “But obstacle don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

When Jordan became a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame,_____

A. he found something more encouraging .

B. he was so excited that he couldn’t hold his tears back.

C. he was happy and sad at the same time.

D. he felt very comfortable and peaceful.

Who scored the highest total points in NBA history?

A. Michael Jordon.                       B. Karl Malone.

C. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.                  D. Kobe Bryant.

When in college basketball team, Jordan ______

A. was not experienced enough to be favored by his coach.

B. was the pet of his basketball coach.

C. was the best player in the team

D. was the tallest one of all basketball players.

What does the word “obstacle” mean in the passage?

A. Something that makes you feel uncomfortable

B. The coach who thinks you are not suitable for playing basketball.

C. A wall in the basketball court to stop players in training.

D. Something that makes it difficult for you to achieve your goal.

God’s coffee

A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon    36     into complaints about stress in  work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the    37   and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of   38   ---porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some   39    looking, some expensive, some delicate --- telling them to   40    themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in    41  , the professor said :“ If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up,    42    behind the plain and cheap ones. Whiles it is normal for you to    43    only the best for yourselves, that is the    44    of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself    45   no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.   46   all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you    47   went for the best cups… And then you began __48___ each other’s cups. Now consider this: Life is the ___49____; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not   50  , nor change the quality of life we   51  . Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we   52  to enjoy the coffee God has   53    us. God brews the coffee, not the cups… Enjoy the coffee!”

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just   54   the  best of everything.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the   55  to God.

A. stopped       B. looked          C. grew        D. turned

A. living-room    B. waiting-room    C. bedroom     D. kitchen

A. cups          B. pans           C. bowls       D. bottles

A. plain         B. clean           C. ugly        D. fine

A. devote        B. help           C. dedicate      D. enjoy

A. stomach       B. hand          C. mind         D. mouth

A. falling        B. leaving        C. hiding         D. keeping

A. hope         B. wish          C. need           D. want

A. source        B. resource       C. energy         D. reason

A. adapts        B. puts           C. adds           D. applies

A. As           B. What          C. That           D. Which

A. consciously    B. cheerfully      C. deliberately     D. bravely

A. looking       B. glaring         C. eyeing         D. glancing

A. tea           B. water          C. wine          D. coffee

A. sign          B. mean          C. define         D. signal

A. spend         B. live           C. hate           D. love

A. fail           B. succeed        C. tend           D. manage

A. shown        B. taken          C. sent            D. provided

A. keep          B. take           C. make           D. hold

A. complex       B. remains        C. rest            D. complaints

Today just as technology changed the face of industry, farms have undergone an “agricultural ”. On the farm of today, machines provide almost all the power.

One of the most important benefits will be the farm computer. A few forward-looking farmers are already using computers to help them run their farms more efficiently. The computers help them keep more accurate records so they can make better decisions on what crops to plant, how much livestock to buy, when to sell their products, and how much profit they can expect. Many computer companies have been developing special computer programs just for farmers. Programs are being written for hog producers, grain farmers, potato farmers, and dairy farmers. In the future, farmers will be able to purchase computer programs made to their needs. Because of the growing importance of computers on the farm, students at agricultural colleges are required to take computer classes in addition to their normal agricultural courses. There can be no doubt that farmers will rely on computers even more in the future. While the old-time farm depended on horse power, and modern farms depend on machine power, farms of the future will depend on computer power.

Another technological advance which is still in the experimental stage is the robot, a real “mechanized hired hand” that will be able to move and, in some ways, think like a human being. Agricultural engineers believe that computer-aided robots will make startling changes in farming before the end of the century. Unlike farmers of the present, farmers of the future will find that many day-to-day tasks will be done for them. Scientists are now developing robots that will be able to shear sheep, drive tractors, and harvest fruit. Even complex jobs will be done by robots. For example, in order to milk their cows, farmers must first drive them into the barn, then connect them to the milking machines, watch the machines, and disconnect them when they are finished. In the future, this will all be done by robots. In addition, when the milking is completed, the robots will automatically check to make sure that the milk is pure. The complete mobilization of the farm is far in the future, but engineers expect that some robots will be used before long.

Which sentence carries the main idea of the whole passage?

   A. The first sentence of the first paragraph.

   B. The first sentence of the second paragraph.

   C. The first sentence of the third paragraph.

   D. The last sentence of the second paragraph.

According to the passage, computers can not help farmers decide _______.

A. how much money they can earn from their products

B. whether to plant a certain kind of crop

C. what livestock to raise

D. when to sell their products

Which of the following statements is true?

A. Farmers in the future will depend totally on computers.

B. Both computers and robots have been in use on today’s farms.

C. Farmers mainly use machines on their farms at present.

D. Students at agricultural colleges must take computer classes because they can do nothing without the help   of computers on today’s farms.

What is the best title for the whole passage?

A. Computer, Farmers’ Best Friend                

B. Farmers in The Future

C. The Agricultural Revolution                       

D. Computers and Robots

閱讀下列各小題，根據(jù)括號(hào)內(nèi)的漢語提示，用句末括號(hào)內(nèi)的英語單詞完成句子。

            （使我高興）, my son passed the examination. (delight)

New Zealand                (由……組成) two large islands: North Island and South Island. (consist)

            （建于 1910年）, the museum is almost 100 years old. (build)

John               (被指控) committing a crime yesterday. (accuse)

Mr Johnson demanded that the problem              (討論) at the meeting. (discuss)

Hardly             (他到達(dá)) at his office when he realized he had left his report at home.(arrive)

If I              (聽了我老師的建議), I would have passed the exam.(take)

Please don’t hurry me. I           (將已完成) my homework by the time you are ready.(finish)

            (全神貫注于他的工作), Jim simply forgot food and sleep.(absorb)

The plan             (約翰提出的) last week has been approved.(put)

Dear Michelle,

       My mother is not a good example for me and my sister. She smokes, stays out late, and she curses(罵人).I love her but I am ashamed of her. I do not want to bring my friends home because she does not act like any of the other mothers. She says I am a loser because I sit at home and study. I wish I could live in another family that was normal, but it will be 5 years before I am 18 and legal. What am I supposed to do until then?

                                                                                                         Prisoner of a Crazy House

Dear 7^th Grader,

       I am glad that you love your mother because the rest of your feelings about her may change as you get older and mature(成熟).

       While it is true that your mother’s smoking, partying and cursing bring you shame, the fact that you want to stay separate from her doings is notable and very smart. It shows that you are a winner, not a loser.

       I am guessing, therefore, that you do not bring shame to yourself, and that is a good thing, So, keep it that way and keep away from your mother’s habits.

       At the same time, try to get the best grades and join clubs and school activities. Offer social service on weekends and visit your friends at their homes.

       Fortunately, you are not alone. Many teens live in homes with immature, misguided, selfish parents. Those kids often feel lonely and separate from the rest of their friends because of their parents’ terrible deeds.

       But they develop good friendships with nice kids, do well in school, and often find a teacher or guidance advisor who makes all the difference!

       Do it, Miss Winning 13 years old, and keep looking forward to your own fine future. Maybe by then your mother may even see the light and realize how surprising you really are.

       Best luck!

                                                                                                                Michelle

The kid asks for advice on how to                .

A. make her mother change                               B. deal with her situation

C. get along well with her mother                      D. start a new family

Michelle doesn’t call her letter receiver“ Prisoner of a Crazy House” possibly because she

               .

A. tries to be polite                                           B. doesn’t write to the kid alone

C. knows that’s a girl in Grade 7                        D. wants to cheer the kid up

According to the passage, Michelle advises the girl to           .

A. try talking to her mother for her future

B .stick to her attitude towards her mother’s some habits

C. understand her mother’s habits and get used to them

D. try to keep away from her mother

What does Michelle mainly express by writing the last four paragraphs?

A. Don’t worry too much about the problem.

B. Many parents act terribly.

C. Parents manners make little difference.

D. The girl is not speaking for herself.

If you know exactly what you want, the best way to get a job is to get specialized training．A recent report shows that companies like graduates in such fields as business and health care who can go to work immediately with very little on-the-job training．

    That’s especially true of booming fields that are challenging for workers．At Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, for example, bachelor's degree graduates get an average of four or five job offers with salaries ranging from the high teens to the low 20s and plenty of chances for rapid advancement．Large companies especially like a background of formal education coupled with work experience．But in the long run, too much specialization does not pay off．Business, which has been flooded with MBAs, no longer considers the degree an automatic stamp of approval．The MBA may open doors and command a higher salary initially, but the impact of a degree washes out after five years．

       As further evidence of the corporate faith in specialized degrees, Michigan State’s Scheetz cites a pattern in corporate hiring practices．Although companies tend to take on specialists as new hires, they often seek out generalists for middle and upper-level management．This sounds like a formal statement that you approve of the liberal-arts（文科） graduate．Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need for talents that liberal-arts majors are assumed to have: writing and communication skills, organizational skills, open-mindedness and adaptability, and the ability to analyze and solve problems．David Birch, manager of the Boston Red Sox, says that he does not hire anybody with an MBA or an engineering degree．“I hire only liberal-arts people because they have a less-than-canned way of doing things,” says Birch．

       For a liberal – arts degree, students focus on some basic courses that include literature history, mathematics, economics, science, human behavior and a computer course or two．With these useful and important courses, you can feel free to specialize, “A liberal-arts degree coupled with an MBA or some other technical training is a very good combination in the marketplace,” says Scheetz．

The job market is in great need of people with          ．

       A．special training in special fields          B．a(chǎn) bachelor’s degree in education

       C．formal schooling and work experience   D．a(chǎn)n MBA degree from top universities

The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means         ．

       A．a(chǎn)n MBA degree does not help in future promotion

       B．MBA programs will not be as popular as they are now

       C．people will not forget the degree the MBA graduates have got

       D．most MBA programs fail to provide students with a foundation

David Birch says that he only hires liberal – arts people because          ．

       A．they will follow others’ ways of solving problems

       B．they can do better in handling changing situations

       C．they are well trained in a variety of specialized fields

       D．they have attended special programs in management

The author supports the idea that          ．

       A．on – the – job training is less costly in the long run

       B．formal schooling is less important than job training

       C．specialists are more expensive to hire than generalists

       D．generalists will do better than specialists in management

Nations plan next steps to end global warming

On December 3，more than 10,000 scientists, environmental activists and government officials from 187 countries met in Bali, Indonesia, which is the largest global warming conference ever held.

One of the main goals of the two-week meeting is to develop a replacement for the international treaty called the Kyoto Protocol, which has been signed by 174, countries, calling for limits on the emission of greenhouse gases.

Under the Kyoto Protocol, nations were legally bound to reduce greenhouse gases, but since it was signed in 2005, they have continued to increase worldwide. Of the largest greenhouse gas emitters, only Russia and Japan have agreed to follow me rules. China and India－second and sixth on the list－are making efforts to make cuts.

The U.S signed the treaty in 1997 but has not yet agreed to follow the strict rules, which require that greenhouse gas release be reduced by 10% by 2012. U.S. officials are opposed to these mandatory（強(qiáng)制性的），or required, cuts in emissions. "We’re worrying that it would be too costly and would hurt the U.S. economy. But we're not here to be a roadblock," said Harlan L. Watson, a top U.S. climate official.

Even if greenhouse gases are reduced, scientists say it will take decades or longer to stop the global warming that is already underway. To help poor countries deal with rising temperatures and climate changes, the UN has developed the "Adaptation Fund" to help them improve farming techniques and water systems.

But so far, it has only raised $67 million.

"The money should come from the countries most responsible and most capable," said Kate Raworth, a senior research official from the Oxfam International aid group. She listed the U.S., European Union, Japan, Australia and Canada.

The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 3 refers to“_____”.

A. greenhouse gases

B. the countries which have signed the treaty.

C. people who are against the treaty

D. the measures taken to reduce greenhouse gases

By saying "But we’re not here to be a roadblock", Harlan L. Watson wants to say that_____．

A. the U.S will be a roadblock to the global economy

B. the U.S has realized that some action must be taken

C. the U.S refused to follow the rules of the Kyoto Protocol

D. the U.S thinks this conference of no importance

According to Kate Raworth, the "Adaptation Fund" should come from all the following EXCEPT______．

A. Japan      B. European Union     C. India       D. Canada

Why did U.S officials not agree to make effort to reduce greenhouse gases?

A. Because the greenhouse gases they emitted are not so harmful.

B. Because they fear that it would affect the U.S economy.

C. Because they shouldn’t be responsible for global warming.

D. Because they think these gases won’t cause global warming_____.

We can learn from the passage that_____.

A. the conference will last a fortnight

B. the U.S hasn’t signed the Kyoto Protocol.

C. many manufacturers attended the conference

D. the global warming will be stopped as soon as greenhouse gases are reduced                                    

The medical team left the village with great satisfaction,________a lot of local villagers.

A. treating.          B. to treat.          C. treated.          D. having treated

We ______ him to take the job, but failed.

A. persuaded  B. asked  C. advised him  D. tried to persuade