It was not until         that         to prepare his lessons.

A．did his father come in; the boy began

B．his father came in; did the boy begin

C．did his father come in; did the boy begin

D．his father came in; the boy began

I’d appreciate         if you could lend me a hand with my new design of the overpass.

A．so            B．it              C．that          D．you

Washoe is a young chimpanzee (黑猩猩). She is no   1   chimpanzee, though. Scientists are doing research   2   her. They want to see how civilized (馴化) she can   3  . Already she can do many things a human being does.

For example, she has been learning how to exchange   4   with people. The scientists are teaching her   5   language. When she wants to be picked   6  , Washoe points up with one finger. She rubs her teeth with her finger   7   she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.

Washoe has also been   8   to find answers to problems. Once she was in a   9   with food hanging from the ceiling. It was too high to   10  . After she considered the   11  , she got a tall box to   12  . The food was still too high to be reached. Washoe found a   13   pole. Then she climbed onto the   14  , grasped (抓取) the pole, and   15   down the food with the pole.

Washoe   16   like a human, too. The scientists keep her in a fully furnished house. After a hard   17   in the lab, she goes home.  18   she plays with her toys. She   19   enjoys watching television before going to bed.

Scientists hope to   20   more about people by studying our closest relative – the chimpanzee.

1．A．foolish                  B．simple                 C．special                D．ordinary

2．A．for                       B．on                       C．to                       D．by

4．A．a(chǎn)ctions                  B．views                  C．messages            D．feelings

5．A．human                  B．sign                    C．spoken                D．foreign

6．A．out                       B．a(chǎn)t                        C．on                      D．up

7．A．when                    B．until                    C．since                   D．while

8．A．trained                  B．raised                  C．ordered               D．led

9．A．hole                      B．zoo                     C．room                  D．museum

10．A．pull                     B．see                      C．eat                      D．reach

11．A．problem               B．position               C．food                   D．ceiling

12．A．stand by              B．stand on              C．stand up              D．stand with

13．A．straight               B．strong                 C．long                    D．heavy

14．A．wall                    B．box                     C．ceiling                 D．pole

15．A．knocked              B．picked                 C．took                    D．pulled

16．A．lives                    B．works                 C．thinks                 D．plays

17．A．task                    B．lesson                 C．time                    D．day

18．A．But                     B．There                  C．So                      D．Still

19．A．quite                   B．a(chǎn)lready                C．even                   D．still

20．A．see                    B．a(chǎn)nswer                C．learn                  D．gain

    I grew up in a small town. My father raised chickens and ran a construction company. I was barely 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibility (責任) of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the stable. He believed it was important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibility. Then, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace. I washed dishes and cooked from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm and then went on stage and sang until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t long before I became known as a singing cook. I had been rejected so many times by record companies that it was hard not to be discouraged. One night, a woman executive (董事) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was over, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to myself it was one more rejection. A few weeks later, my manager received a phone call – Warner Brothers wanted to sign me to a record deal. Soon after, I released my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve ever held. It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me with pride, I still feel that way today, even though I have become a well – known signer.

1．Why was the writer once known as the singing cook?

      A．Because he was a cook at a country music club.

       B．Because he sang for guests while he worked as a cook.

       C．Because he often sang while cooking.

       D．Because he liked singing better than cooking.

2．Who first recognized his talents and helped make his career successful?

       A．Warner Brothers.                                

       B．His manager.

       C．His father.                                          

       D．A businesswoman.

3．What made the writer proud of himself?

       A．His ability to live independently.            

       B．His sense of responsibility in whatever he did.

       C．His courage in the face of rejections.

       D．His hard work in his early days

The local bus network gives access to most of the attractions of Nottinghamshire, making it easy for you to enjoy all that the county has to offer.

Why not let Nottinghamshire’s buses provide you with a cheap, convenient and safe way of enjoying a day out. They even take away the worry of stopping for lunch, having a drink and then deciding who’s going to drive home. Special Sunday ticket saves you money.

Nottinghamshire County Council’s Day Ranger tickets give you unlimited travel on buses right across the county every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday and will entitle (讓……權(quán)利) you to discounts (折扣) at several visitor attractions. This means that you can save money by traveling by bus. Prices are currently:

Adults                             ￡5.00

Children& Concessions     ￡2.50

Family ticket                    ￡9.00 (2 adults & up to 3 children)

Simply buy your ticket on the first bus you board on a Sunday and then travel wherever you want in Nottinghamshire for the rest of the day.

Finding out about getting around the county couldn’t be easier. Information on bus service is widely available at:

●Bus stations

●Libraries

●County contact points

●Tourist information centers

You can also visit our web site at: www. Nottinghamshire. gov. uk/buses

There is extensive information on bus travel and the attractions of the county. We also provide a journey planner and access to timetables for all the bus services operating in the county. There are links to the individual bus operators for further information on fares and special offers.

Travel line

Public transport info

0870 608 2 608

1．What can we do according to the ad?

      A．We can enjoy all of the attractions of the county by bus.

       B．Day Ranger tickets can offer us unlimited bus travel across the county every day.

       C．We may be able to visit some scenic spots at a fairly low price.

       D．We need purchase our tickets anytime we get on board the bus.

2．Information on bus services is available at these places EXCEPT         .

       A．visitor attractions                                 B．tourist information centers

       C．the County Council’s web site               D．university libraries

3．How much will you be charged if your family (a couple and two children) goes on a special – Sunday – ticket trip?

       A．￡15.00              B．￡12.50               C．￡9.00.               D．￡5.00

4．If you ask for further information on fares of the individual bus operators, you may as well       .

       A．browse www. Nottinghamshire. gov.uk/buses

       B．call 0870 608 2 608

       C．go to the County Council

       D．refer to county contact points

How do successful people think? What drives them? Interviews and investigations indicate that there are several keys to success that successful people share.

First of all, successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their failure to go ahead. They realize that their future lies in their own hands. They understand that they cannot control things in life, such as nature, the past and other people. But in the meantime, they are well aware that they can control their own thoughts and actions. They take responsibility for their life and regard this as one of the most empowering (給人以權(quán)力的) things they can do. Perhaps what most separate successful people from others is that they live life “on purpose” – they are doing what they believe they are put here to do. In their opinion, having a purpose in their life is the most important element that enables them to become fully functioning people. They hold that when they live their life on purpose, their main concern is to do the job right. They love what they do – and it shows. People want to do business with them because of their commitment (投身，獻身). To live their life on purpose, successful people find a cause they believe in and create a business around it. Besides, they never easily give up. Once they have set up goals in their life, they are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals.

Rather than seeing it negative or depressing they use the knowledge to spur themselves on and go after what they want energetically and passionately.

1．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

      A．How Do People Live Their life on Purpose?

       B．How Can People Be Successful?

       C．How Can People Do Their Own Things?

       D．How Do People Do Business?

2．The underlined word “spur” most probably means         .

       A．encourage           B．excite                  C．relieve                 D．compel 

3．By living life “on purpose”, successful people can         .

       A．do a lot of work                                  B．concentrate on their jobs

       C．do business with many people               D．do all of the above mentioned

4．The underlined word “it” refers to          .

       A．the main concern of successful people

       B．the job that successful people do

       C．the commitment with which successful people do their job

       D．the business that successful people do with other people

Part of David’s heart muscle grew thick and stiff, keeping the flow of blood. The disease David had lived with for 17 years was slowly keeping his heart from beating.

The night Flora bent forward in front of her computer, everybody else was asleep. for the price, or keeping her husband alive? To do that, she needed to search for the information: a place and someone to fix David’s damaged heart. And she needed to be lucky.

Finally, she found what she needed on a magazine’s web site. When David came into the study early the following morning, she said, “I’ve found it.” and handed him the papers.

David wondered if there was any other way. Then he thought about his wife and kids. He stared at the papers. Only he could make a choice: Should he have the same surgery (外科手術(shù)) that had killed his father, or the one that no one works? This experimental treatment might be his best hope.

The operation theatre was kept freezing cold. David wasn’t frightened, just nervous.

He felt a burning pain, like a burning knife cutting through his heart…

On the EKG screen, the tiny valley in the middle of each peak (高峰) —showing a sign of David’s disease—smoothed out. For the first time in years, he had a normal arterial (動脈) pressure.

“That’s the most unusual thing,” said Flora, excited by the results.

Three days later, David and Flora drove home after the fight from Houston. Their kids ran out to meet them.

1．Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “stiff” (Line 1) in the text?

       A．firmly fixed and balanced                      B．soft and smaller

       C．not easy to turn or move                      D．strong and healthy

2．What did the sentence “And she needed to be lucky” imply?

A．God would bring luck to her.       

B．Good luck was sure to reach her.

       C．She needed to try hard to be lucky.  

       D．There was a chance that her efforts would end in failure.

3．From the text, we learn that Houston was probably the name of _____.

       A．the operation room                     B．the most unusual surgery

       C．a(chǎn) city where the hospital lay             D．the head doctor in charge of the operation

4．From the text we can tell that _______.

       A．the Davids got along well with each other

       B．David accepted Flora’s advice without any hesitation

       C．David’s father died from a sudden attack of heart trouble

       D．David became a normal person after the medical operation

Let us say there is something you don’t know how to do.

In the past if you were determined to learn you might have called a friend or relative, taken a night class or walked down to the local library for a research term. But now a lot of websites are springing up to provide free practical advice on these subjects and actually anything else you can think of.

In one sense, these “how-to” sites represent a part of the growing world of online learning.

This tradition founded one of its earliest forms in the FAQs—Frequently Asked Questions files (案卷) —that began on Usenet, the Internet’s global discussion group. These FAQs, many of which still circulate (=go round continuously), took a specific subject and explained it to complete novices.

These sites take the style of a written tutorial and a tone of friendly advice.

Possibly the biggest and best known of these sites is Learn 2.com (www.learn 2.com). It offers nearly 1,000 free tutorials and adds new ones frequently for a job interview.

At ehow.com(www.ehow.com), you can learn how to train for your first marathon, how to buy a vacation home, or how to make a movie in eight steps.

1．What does the writer of this passage want to do?

       A．To introduce new websites to citizens.

       B．To say how to learn new courses by Internet.

       C．To help you solve any difficulty you have met with.

       D．To bring new means to learn something new.

2．For what are “how-to” sites set up?

       A．To explain FAQs to the public.      

       B．To help people with their new need.

       C．To tell the differences between discussion forums (場所).

       D．To complete the growing world of online learning.

3．What does the underlined word “novices” mean in the passage?

       A．People without experience.                   B．People with rich experience.

       C．Guests of “how-to” sites.                D．Hosts of “how-to” sites.

4．If you have no tent when you decide to go camping, you may _____.

       A．go to the tourist company             B．visit www.learn 2.com

       C．visit www.ehow.com                D．visit some sites else

5．From the passage we may conclude that           .

       A．it is unpleasant to listen to the advice on “how – to” sites

       B．you can just click your mouse at home to question anything

       C．“how-to” sites are specially designed for the disabled

       D．it is not so difficult for a novice to get information on “how-to” sites

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Dear Mr. Green,                                                        June 8

   I am very excited to learn that we are going to start a magazine together.                   

                                                                  Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

—Peter, you know what? Mother says we can have a dog!

—Great! But I’d rather have a cat. It is        to take care of.

A．the easiest        B．easiest      C．easier              D．easy