Advanced computer technology has           an answer to accurate weather forecasting.

A．set up       B．come up with   C．put up with      D．filled in

He           full marks, but he was so careless to make a spelling mistake.

A．must have gained                                        B．can have gained

C．could have gained                                       D．must gain

—Are you still thinking about yesterday’s game?

—Oh, that’s           .

A．whatever I feel excited about                       B．what makes me feel excited

C．how I feel about it                                      D．when I felt excited

—Are we about to have dinner?

—Yes, it           in the dining room.

A．is serving  B．serves       C．served      D．is being served

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was   1  and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be   2  but a failure.”

After five years of   3  jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best   4  that would have happened to me. I   5   I wanted to do something positive（積極的）with my life because I wanted to prove to   6  that what people said about me was   7  . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s   8  it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my   9  and went to college. My first novel(小說)  10  while I was at college.

After college I taught during the   11  in high schools and attended evening classes at London university, where I got a   12  in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of   13  that job to write full time   14  I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself-   15  was a working-class boy who’d   16  school early, now teaching at the university.

My writing career（職業(yè)）took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’ m rich and   17  , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars .  18  what does it mean? I   19  wish all the people that have put me down had   20  : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

1．A．bright                   B．useless                C．simple                 D．hopeful

2．A．a(chǎn)nything                B．something            C．everything           D．nothing

4．A．support                 B．happiness            C．surprise               D．thing

5．A．a(chǎn)dmitted                B．decided               C．planned               D．told

6．A．me                       B．them                   C．her                     D．it

7．A．wrong                  B．right                    C．stupid                 D．faulty

8．A．see                       B．know                  C．understand          D．face

9．A．experiment            B．practice               C．writing                D．composition

10．A．came on              B．came in               C．came out             D．came back

11．A．day                     B．night                   C．month                 D．year

12．A．graduation           B．pass                    C．degree                 D．success

13．A．giving in              B．giving back          C．giving out            D．giving up

14．A．while                  B．if                        C．when                  D．or

15．A．there                   B．here                    C．it                        D．that

16．A．left                     B．a(chǎn)ttended              C．changed              D．graduated

17．A．tired                    B．calm                   C．nervous               D．famous

18．A．And                    B．But                     C．However             D．Well

19．A．just                     B．exactly                C．so                       D．very

20．A．praise                B．said                     C．a(chǎn)nswered           D．a(chǎn)dvised

In many countries today, laws protect wildlife. In India the need for such protection was realized centuries ago.

About 300 B.C, an Indian writer described forests that were somewhat like national parks today. The killing of game animals was carefully governed. Some animals were fully protected. Within the forest, nobody was allowed to cut trees, burn wood, or trap animals for their furs. Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were trapped or killed outside the park, so that other animals would not become uneasy.

The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before. About a thousand sorts of animals are in danger of extinction, and the speed at which they are being destroyed has been putting on. With mammals(哺乳類動(dòng)物),for example, the speed of extinction is now about one sort every year; from A.D.1 to 1800,the speed was about one sort every fifty years. Everywhere, men are trying to solve the problem of saving wildlife while caring for the world’s growing population.

1．This report says that the need for protecting wildlife         .

       A．was understood centuries before this time

       B．was described by an Indian writer about 2 300 years ago

       C．is met in many countries today

       D．is carried out in forests as well as in national parks

2．According to the report, men trying to save wildlife are thinking about         as well.

       A．the animals in national parks                  B．stricter laws against hunting

       C．the trees in the forests                          D．the needs of people

3．From the report we can learn         .

       A．the growth of the world’s population has meant greater danger to wildlife

       B．a(chǎn)bout a thousand sorts of mammals are in danger of extinction

       C．the speed of extinction of mammals is lower now than it was from A.D．1 to 1800

       D．hunters who kill endangered sorts of animals are seriously punished by law

4．The word “extinction” in this report most properly means “        ”

       A．falling down     B．dying out  C．growing up      D．going away

Laziness is regarded as wrong or shameful, as everyone knows. We have probably had lectures pointing out that laziness is not good, not following accepted principles, that it is wasteful, and the lazy people will never amount to anything in life. But laziness can be more harmful than that, and it is often caused by more complex reasons than simple wish to avoid work. Some people who appear to be lazy are suffering from much more serious problems. They may be so distrustful of their fellow workers that they are unable to join in any group task for fear of being laughed at or fear of having their ideas stolen. These people who seem lazy may be paralyzed（氣餒）by a fear of failure that prevent work fruitful work. Or other sorts of fantasies（幻想）may prevent work, some people are so busy planning, sometimes planning great deals or fantastic achievements, that they are unable to deal with whatever “l(fā)ess” work is on hand; Still other people are not avoiding work, strictly speaking, they are merely delaying doing things.

In spite of that, laziness can actually be helpful. Some people may look lazy when they are really thinking, planning, contemplating（沉思）, researching. We should all remember that some great scientific discoveries occurred by chance or while someone was “goofing of”. Newton wasn’t working in the orchard（果園）when the apple hit him and he discovered the theory of gravity. All of us would like to have someone “l(fā)azy” build the car or stove we buy, particularly if that “l(fā)aziness” were caused by the worker’s taking time to “l(fā)azy” – that is, taking time off for a rest is good for the overworked students. Taking a rest can be particularly helpful to the athlete who is trying too hard or the doctor who is simply working himself overtime too many evenings as the clinic. So be careful when you call someone lazy. That person may be thinking, or planning his or her next book.

1．The main idea of this passage is            .

       A．laziness is wasteful, harmful and distrustful

       B．lazy people are unsure of themselves

       C．there are advantages and disadvantages in being lazy

       D．laziness is the sign of deep-seated problems of feelings

2．This passage stated that           .

       A．laziness is a disease that nobody can avoid

       B．some people appear lazy because they are anxious, unsure of themselves and not confident

       C．some people are lazy because they are afraid of being laughed at

       D．laziness is more helpful than harmful

3．The last paragraph is         .

       A．humorous            B．serious                C．instructive           D．funny

4．The phrase “goofing off” in this passage means           .

       A．having a discussion with someone

       B．thinking deeply

       C．waiting for something unusual to happen

       D．spending time aimlessly

You know you have to read “between the lines” to get the most out of anything. I want to persuade you to do something equally important in the course of your reading. You have to “mark between the lines”. By marking you can make the most efficient kind of reading.

There are two ways in which one can own a book. The first is the property(財(cái)產(chǎn)) right you have by paying for it, just as you pay for clothes and furniture. While full ownership comes only when you have made it a part of yourself, and the best way to make yourself a part of it is by writing marks on it.

Why is marking up a book indispensable to reading? First, it keeps you awake. Second, active reading is thinking, and thinking tends to express itself in words. Finally, marking helps you remember the thoughts you had, or the thoughts the author expressed.

Reading a book should be like making a conversation, a conversation between you and the author. Although he knows more about the subject than you do, don’t let anybody tell you that a reader is only on the receiving end. Understanding is a two-way operation. Reading doesn’t mean being a passive empty receiver, the reader has to question himself and question the author. And marking a book can show his own judgment on author’s opinion: agreement of difference.

1．The author thinks “marking between the lines” is        .

A．the most important of all

B．more important than “reading between the lines”

C．a(chǎn)s important as “reading between the lines”

D．not so important as “reading between the lines”

2．“To own a book ”in the most important sense means “        ”

A．to absorb its content and make it a part of yourself

B．to have property right by paying for it

C．to write many words or sentences on it.

D．to make a conversation with the author.

3．The underlined word  “indispensable” most probably means “        ”

A．troublesome        B．difficult              C．useless               D．necessary

4．What can be the best title for the passage?

A．How to Own a Book                           B．Mark Between the Lines

C．How to Understand Author     D．Read Between the Lines

Why are so many people so afraid of failure? Quite simply because no one tell us how to fail so that failure becomes an experience that will lead to growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail.  

Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standard. A mother describes her child’s hurriedly-made table as “perfect!” even though it couldn’t stand on uneven (= not same in height) legs. Another way is to shift(轉(zhuǎn)移) blame. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.

The trouble with failure-prevention methods is that they leave a child unequipped (=unready) for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time and that it’s possible to enjoy a game when you don’t win. A child who’s not invited to a birthday party, who doesn’t make the honor roll or the basketball team feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick comfort prize or say, “it doesn’t matter” because it does. The young should be allowed to experience disappointment and be helped to master it.

Failure is never pleasurable. It hurts grown-ups and children exactly alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask “Why did you fail?” control the natural impulse (沖動(dòng)) to blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong. How you can improve. If someone else can help, don’t be shy about asking them.

1．This passage mainly tells us about           .

       A．the reasons why people fail                B．how to fail

       C．the ways to prevent failures              D．the importance of facing failures

2．When the writer says “every person has the right to fail”, he means to say           .

       A．the world is full of failures            

       B．no one is perfect

       C．failures are quite common in our lives

       D．no one can grow up mentally without failures

3．By “protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed”, the writer means that most parents try their best           .

       A．to let their children know that they won’t fail

       B．not to teach their children about knowledge against failure

       C．to provide their children for the knowledge against failure

       D．to keep their children from realizing that they failed

4．According to the writer           .

       A．parents should tell their children to think nothing of not being chosen into a football team

       B．children should be encouraged to get rid of disappointment all by themselves

       C．parents should judge what their children have done as it is

       D．children should learn to enjoy a game that they won’t win

A poor traveler stopped under the tree to eat the boiled rice and vegetables which he had brought with him. A few metres away, there was a small shop by the side of the road where a woman was frying fish and selling it to travellers. The woman watched the poor traveler carefully, and when he finished his food and began to go, she shouted rudely, “You have’ t paid me for the fried fish!”

“But I have not had your fried fish!” he said.

“But everyone can see that you enjoyed the smell of my fried fish with your rice and vegetables, ” said the woman, “If you had not smelled the fish, your meal would not have been so pleasant!”

Soon a crowd collected , and although they supported the poor traveler, they had to admit that wind was blowing from the shop to the place where he had eaten, and that it had carried the smell of the fried fish to him.

Finally, the woman took the poor traveler to a judge, who said: “ The woman says that the traveler ate his meal with the smell of her fried fish. The traveler agrees that the wind was blowing from the woman’s shop to the place where he ate his rice and vegetables and that it carried the smell of her fried fish to his nose while he was eating, so he must pay for it. What does your fried fish cost?” he asked the woman.

“25 cents a plate, ” she answered , delighted.

“Then go outside together,” said the judge. “There the traveler must hold up a 25 cent piece so that its shadow falls on the woman’s hand. The price of the smell of a plate of fried fish is the shadow of 25 cents.

1．Why did the traveler refuse to pay the woman for the fried fish?

A．Because he was poor.

B．Because he was rude.

C．Because he was supported by a crowd.

D．Because he hadn’t eaten her fried fish at all.

2．When the judge asked the woman a question, she felt          .

A．excited            B．a(chǎn)nxious          C．glad                D．a(chǎn)ngry

3．Which of the following statements is true?

A．The traveler bought the boiled rice and vegetables and ate them by the side of the road.

B．The judge had no idea what the woman meant.

C．In the fifth paragraph, the first “it” has the same meaning as the second “it”.

D．The woman got nothing but the shadow of twenty-five cents in the end

4．What do you think of the judge after reading the passage?

A．He was foolish             

B．He was clever

C．He was neither foolish nor clever

D．He was kind enough to give the woman twenty-five cents