David Brown and Anne are two patients in the Adult Day Care Program at Mercy Hospitals. David Brown is seventy-two years old. He’s friendly and likes to talk. He lives with his wife in the city. But David is becoming forgetful. His wife says, “He’ll heat up some soup, then forget to turn off the gas.” She is sixty-one and still works. She is worried about leaving her husband alone.
Anne is eighty and lives with her 60-year-old daughter. Her daughter says that she needs a rest. “Mom follows me everywhere. She follows me when I read newspapers. I need a rest and she does, too.”
And so, several times a week, David and Anne’s families take them to the Adult Day Care Center. Many hospitals have this program. Patients come to the Center for a full or half day, from one to five days a week. All the patients live with their families and most are old people.
Mrs. Carol Johnson is the director of the Center. She says, “We are offering both the patients and their families a service of great value. Patients have the chance to get out of their houses. Husbands, wives or grown children can work or have a rest. Most important of all, families are able to stay together.”
小題1:Why did David Brown become a patient of the Adult Day Care Center?

A．Because he is seventy-two years old.

B．Because he is lonely at home.

C．Because he is becoming forgetful.

D．Because he is seriously ill.

小題2: What happens to Anne’s family?

A．Her daughter is too old to look after her.

B．Anne cleans all the rooms everyday.

C．Her daughter doesn’t want Anne to live with her.

D．Her daughter is very tired because Anne always follows her.

小題3:Adult Day Care Center is run by ____.

A．hospitals

B．schools

C．churches

D．government

小題4: Which statement is NOT true about the patients of the Center?

A．Most patients are old people.

B．All the patients live with their families.

C．The patients learn many things in the Center.

D．The patients come to the Center six days a week.

小題5:Which of the following statements is NOT the reason why the Center is offering a valuable service?

A．Families are able to stay together.

B．Husbands, wives or grown children can work or have a rest.

C．Patients have the chance to go out of their houses.

D．The patients there are given the best medicine and the best operation.

Paris is the capital of the European nation of France. It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the world.
Paris is called the City of Light. It is also an international fashion center. What women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world. Paris is also a famous world center of education. For example, it is where the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
The Seine River divides the city into two parts. Thirty-two bridges cross this beautiful river. The oldest and perhaps most well-known is the Pont Neuf, which was built in the sixteenth century.  The Sorbonne, a famous university, stands on the left bank of the river. There are many other famous places in Paris, such as the famous museum, the Louvre, as well as the Notre Dame. However, the most famous building in this city is Eiffel Tower.
Paris is named after a group of people called the Parisii. They built a small village on an island in the middle of the Seine River about two thousand years ago. This island, called the lie de la Cite, is where Notre Dame lies. Today around eight million people live in the Paris area.
小題1:This article mainly tells us about       .

A．the buildings in Paris

B．the general situations of Paris

C．the center of the world

D．the famous buildings along the Seine River

小題2:From the passage we may conclude that       .

A．the clothes worn by women in Paris are liked by women all over the world

B．women in Paris sell their clothes all over the world

C．women from all over the world go to Paris and wear their own clothes

D．women from all over the world like to go to Paris to buy clothes

小題3:The building of        is the most famous building in Paris.

A．UNESCO	B．the Pont Neuf
C．Eiffel Tower	D．Notre Dame

小題4:Which of the following descriptions of Paris is not true according to the text?

A．Paris is the capital of the European nation of France.

B．Paris is called the City of Light.

C．The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is located in Paris.

D．The most famous building in this city is the famous museum, the Louvre.

A new research has uncovered that culture is a determining factor when people interpret facial emotions (情感)．The study reveals that in cultures where emotional control is the standard，such as Japan，the focus is placed on the eyes to interpret emotions. Whereas in cultures where emotion is openly expressed，such as the United States，the focus is on the mouth to interpret emotions.
“These findings go against the popular theory that the facial expressions of basic emotions can be universally recognized，” said University of Alberta researcher Dr.Takahiko Masuda.” A person’s culture plays a very strong role in determining how he will read emotions and needs to be considered when interpreting the facial expressions.”
These cultural differences are even noticeable in computer emoticons(情感符號(hào))，which are used to convey a writer’s emotions by email and text message. The Japanese emotions for happiness and sadness vary in terms of how the eyes are drawn ，while the American emotions vary with the direction of the mouth. In the United States the emoticons∶)and∶­) show a happy face，whereas the emoticons∶(and∶­(show a sad face. However，the Japanese tend to use the symbol (‘­‘) to indicate a happy face，and (；­；) to indicate a sad face.
“We think it is quite interesting and appropriate that culture tends to mask its emotions. The Japanese would focus on a person’s eyes when detecting his or her emotions，as eyes tend to be quite subtle(微妙的)，”said Masuda. “In the United States，where an open emotion is quite common，it makes sense to focus on the mouth，which is the most expressive feature on a person’s face.”
小題1:The text mainly tells us that ________.

A．cultural differences are expressed in emotions

B．culture is a key to interpreting facial emotions

C．different emoticons are preferred in different cultures

D．people from different cultures express emotions differently

小題2:Which emoticon is used by Americans to show a happy face?

A．(；­；)	B．∶­)
C．∶­(	D．∶(

小題3:If a Japanese wants to detect whether a smile is true or false，he will probably________.

A．read the whole face	B．focus on the mouth
C．look into the eyes	D．judge by the voice

小題4:The computer emoticons used by Americans show that________.

A．they express their feelings openly

B．they tend to control their emotions

C．they are good at conveying their emotions

D．they use simpler emotions to show their feelings

Everyone should visit a lighthouse at least once.
The most important reason for such a visit is to realize how our ancestors (祖先) battled nature with the basic tools they had . They had only basic ways of creating light , and yet they found a way of using this simple technology in isolated (孤零零的) places to save ships from hitting rocks .
Secondly , visiting lighthouses will help us to understand the lives of lighthouse keepers .By their very nature , lighthouses were built on some rocks or cliffs . Thus , the lighthouse keepers often lived lonely lives . To walk around their small home , and imagine the angry storm outside beating against the walls , is to take a step towards understanding the lives they had.
The reasons for a visit to a lighthouse are not all so backward-looking in time . It is true that lighthouses were built in out-of-the –way places . But on a pleasant sunny summer day. This very isolation has a natural beauty that many people will love to experience . Therefore, with the gentle waves touching all round the lighthouse . the visitor is likely to think it is a world preferable to the busy and noisy modern life.
Another reason for considering a visit is that the lighthouses themselves can be very attractive buildings . Mankind could often not be content just to put up a basic structure . but felt the need . even in such an isolated place , to build with an artistic touch . The result is a view for tired eyes to enjoy .
Finally , lighthouses have a romantic attraction , summed up by the image of the oil-skin coated keeper climbing his winding stairs to take care of the light to warn ships and save lives .
小題1:What is the reason to look back into the past of a lighthouse ?

A．To escape from the busy and noisy city .

B．To look for the tools used by our ancestors .

C．To experience the natural beauty of a lighthouse .

D．To learn about the living condition of lighthouse keepers .

小題2:The underlined phrase “out-of-the-way” in Paragraph of means        .

A．far-away .

B．dangerous

C．a(chǎn)ncient

D．secret

小題3:Lighthouses were often built with an artistic touch       .

A．to attract visitors	B．to guide passing ships
C．to give a pleasant sight	D．to remember lighthouse keepers

小題4:How many reasons are mentioned for a visit to a lighthouse ?

A．Three .

B．Four .

C．Five .

D．Six .

Bolivia has a population three and a half million . About one tenth of the total population are white ; one-fourth are mixed Indians and white ; and more than half are full-blooded Indians . The government and the industries are under the control of the white people .
The Indians today live in much the same way as their ancestors . Most of them are farmers . Many work in the mines , for mining is the most important industry on Bolivia’s . Of all the mining products , tin is the most important , which makes up three-fourths of all Bolivia’s exports . The eastern slopes of the Andes , since there are very few roads there , are fertile but not highly developed . The two primary means of transportation are river boats and porters . East of the hill region are the great plains where tropical plants are grown . A serious problem for Bolivia is the transport of food from the warm regions , where it is grown to the mountainous regions , where most of the people live .
Bolivia gained its independence from Spain about a hundred years ago . It has been slow in developing , but its rich resources promise a better future in it .
小題1:The majority of the Bolivian population are        .

A．full-blooded Indians

B．mixed Indian and white

C．white citizens

D．a(chǎn)ll whites and mixed-blooded people

小題2:The Indian’s way of life today is       

A．quite different from that of their ancestors

B．quite interesting

C．a(chǎn)lmost the same as their ancestors’

D．very exciting

小題3:The main product Bolivia exports is       

A．tropical plants

B．gold and silver

C．tin

D．food

小題4:Bolivia has been slow in developing , but it has hope for a better future because of its        .

A．mining products	B．rich resources
C．independence from Spain	D．two primary means of transportation

John keeps a record of new words and expressions in English. He usually writes them in a note-book. Then, later in the day, he asks his teacher about them. “Mrs. Thomas, these expressions are new to me. ‘She’s blue today.’， ‘You’re yellow’, ‘A little white lie’, ‘She has green fingers’.” After looking at the note-book, Mrs. Thomas says, “In everyday English, John，‘blue’ sometimes means sad.  ‘Yellow’ means afraid. A person with ‘green fingers’ grows plants successfully. And ‘a(chǎn) white lie’ is not a bad lie.” “I don’t understand. Please give me an example.” “ For example, I offer you some cake. The truth is that you don’t like my cake. You don’t say that. Instead, you say, ‘No, thanks, I'm not hungry.’ That’s a white lie.” John says, “I see , thanks for the explanation!”
小題1:“Blue” sometimes means in spoken English “_____”.

A．a(chǎn)ngry

B．lucky

C．glad

D．unhappy

小題2:A person with “green fingers” is one who _____ planting.

A．is a new hand in	B．is good at
C．works hard at	D．is interested in

小題3:“You’re yellow to fight.” means “_____.”

A．You dare not fight	B．You dare to fight
C．You're afraid to see a fight	D．You’re able to fight

小題4:If you say “It’s a white lie.”, it means that someone _____.

A．says something unreal and harmful	B．is unfriendly to talk to others
C．refuses to tell the truth in a polite way	D．is telling a big lie

Lucky is the man who has no “skeleton in his closet.” When a man has done something in his life that he is ashamed of, that he wants to hide, he is said to have a “skeleton in his closet.” Some people may have more than one skeleton.
As we have noted many times, it is hard to find out how these expressions begin. Sometimes, we get some hard facts. But more often we have to depend on guesswork. And that is true of this phrase, which came from England.
Before 1832, English law did not permit a doctor to cut open a dead human body for scientific examination, unless it was the corpse(尸體) of an executed(處決) criminal.
But when it became legal, more and more doctors demanded skeletons for a more scientific study of medicine. It was helping in the advance of modern medicine. The demand had become so strong that men began to rob tombs and sell skeletons to doctors at high prices.
We are told that a doctor would usually buy just one skeleton for scientific study. It became very important in his work. But he had to keep it hidden because most people objected to keeping such a thing. As a rule, the doctor keep his skeleton in some dark corner where it could not be seen, or hide it in a closet.
After a time, people began to suspect every doctor of hiding a skeleton in the closet. From this suspicion, the phrase“a skeleton in the closet”took on a broader, more general meaning: to describe anything that a man wanted to keep others from discovering. It could be proof of a criminal act, or something much less serious. Well, that is one theory.
One writer, however, believes that the phrase might have come from something that really happened. It is his guess that a hidden closet in some old English country home may have turned up a real skeleton, clear proof of some old family shame or crime. Well, one man's guess is as good as another. But this sounds like a story by the great French novelist, Balzac.
Balzac tells us of a man who suspected his wife of having a lover. The husband comes home by surprise. But she hears him and quickly hides her lover in the closet of her bedroom. He enters her room and asks her if she is hiding her lover. He says he will not open the door to the closet if she promises him there is no one there; He will believe her. She answers firmly that she is not hiding anyone in the closet.
The husband then begins to build a solid brick wall against the closet. His wife watches, knowing that her lover will never come out alive. But she will not change her story and admit her guilt.
小題1:Which of the following situations is now suitable for using the phrase “skeleton in the closet”?

A．You have stolen something precious and hide them in the closet.

B．You are a doctor and have to keep a skeleton for research.

C．If you have cut open a dead human body for scientific examination you should keep the skeleton secret.

D．You have done a crime or done something foolish, but you want to keep others from

discovering it.
小題2:Which of the following is right according to the text?

A．In the 19th century, doctors realized the importance of anatomy (解剖) in the development of medicine.

B．The doctors of the ancient times liked to collect as many skeletons as possible

C．The thieves stole skeletons from tombs in order to help the doctors.

D．It is legal that corpses of anybody are cut open for scientific examination in history.

小題3:From the story Balzac told we know that the wife's lover must have become ______.

A．a(chǎn) corpse

B．a(chǎn) phrase

C．a(chǎn) skeleton

D．a(chǎn) story

If you will be cycling, you will need to know what these traffic signs and signals mean.








A sign like this one means that there is a bike lane. If there is a bike lane, you are required to use it. If there is not a bike lane, you should ride with traffic as far to the right side of the road as possible.
When the signal light turns green, cars go. When you cross the street at a signal light, you should wait for the walk signal. Be sure to look carefully to the left, right and left again, before crossing the street.
When the signal light turns yellow, car drivers should slow down and prepare to stop. You should not cross if the light is yellow. The light is about to turn red, and cars will enter the intersection.
This signal is the WALK sign. It has a picture of a person walking instead of using the word WALK.
This signal is the DON'T WALK sign. It is part of the signal with the picture of a person walking.This is a picture of a red hand, meaning you should stop. You should wait to cross the street until the green picture of the person walking is showing.
Car drivers and bikers must come to a complete stop at STOP signs.
A yield sign means to slow down and be ready to stop.
If there are pedestrians(行人)or vehicles in or nearing the intersection，you must stop.
If there is no traffic in or nearing the intersection and it is safe，you may go through.
This sign means you are coming to a crosswalk. Car drivers, anti­bikers must stop to allow people in the crosswalk to cross the street.
When people are working on the roads, parts of the road are often dug up or rough. Be careful when cycling. Rough roads could make you fall off your bike. If you must move into the road to go around a work area, you should stop and look carefully to be sure there is no traffic coming before going into the road.
A detour is a way of getting around a roadway that is closed. Roads are usually closed because of road work or dangerous conditions. If you must take a detour, be careful of roads you aren't used to.
小題1:The passage is intended for ________.

A．car drivers

B．skaters

C．bikers

D．Pedestrians

小題2:If you see the signwhile riding a bike，you are required to ________.

A．take the bike lane	B．stop your bike
C．ride close to the right side of the road	D．ride in the middle of the road

小題3:Cyclists may see the sign when ________.

A．they come near a crosswalk

B．the bad weather is on the corner

C．they are about to pass a school

D．the road ahead is blocked because of the landslide (山崩)

Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary; now, a teenager with  21   problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog(博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are very  22 . But what makes bolgging different from writing in a(n)      23  diary?
The biggest difference is that a blog is much more 24  than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of  25  that he does not want to  26  with others.
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog  27  a diary will probably write nearly the same information.
I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her  28 . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test.   29  I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but  30  in my dairy. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was  31  that my sister might read it.
The biggest  32  with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something  33  about him in my diary, he would never know.  34 , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend might 35   her blog and get angry.
There are also  36  to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “ Nobody cares about me”, because no one would   37  about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would quickly  38  and tell her how much they 39   her. Blogs help people  40 in contact with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.

小題1:	A．the same B．interesting C．difficult D．daily

小題2:	A．simple B．special C．similar D．different

小題3:	A．personal B．ordinary C．meaningful D．traditional

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)ttractive B．public C．exciting D．quick

小題5:	A．thoughts B．puzzles C．ideas D．secrets

小題6:	A．tell B．share C．publish D．solve

小題7:	A．instead of B．a(chǎn)s well as C．except for D．besides

小題8:	A．blog B．diary C．report D．web

小題9:	A．Although B．Since C．When D．Because

小題10:

A．only B．a(chǎn)lready C．still D．never

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)ngry B．sad C．glad D．worried

小題12:

A．problem B．doubt C．question D．mistake

小題13:

A．boring B．wrong C．mean D．funny

小題14:

A．So B．However C．Therefore D．Then

小題15:

A．steal B．break C．write D．read

小題16:

A．reasons B．wishes C．shortcomings D．a(chǎn)dvantages

小題17:

A．care B．know C．think D．a(chǎn)sk

小題18:

A．prepare B．begin C．respond D．feel

小題19:

A．like B．miss C．need D．stand

小題20:

A．lose B．stay C．leave D．find

As we all know, language is always changing. In a society where life continues year after year with few changes, the language does not change either. The earliest known languages had difficult grammar but a small, limited vocabulary. Over the century, the grammar changed, and the vocabulary grew. For example, the English and Spanish people who came to America during the sixteenth century gave names to all the new plants and animals they found. In this way, hundreds of new words were introduced into English and Spanish vocabularies. Today life is changing very fast, and language is changing fast too.
There are several major(主要) language families in the world. Some scientists say there are nine main families, but other scientists divide them differently. The languages in each family are connected, and scientists think that they came from the same parent language. About 3 percent of the people in the world speak languages that are not in these major families.
小題1:The early language had ________.

A．a(chǎn) lot of problems

B．words and easy grammar

C．words but no grammar

D．grammar but not many words

小題2:In the next few hundred years we can expect language to _____.

A．stay exactly the same

B．change a great deal

C．change only a little

D．a(chǎn)sk more words and drop some grammar

小題3:What this article shows is that _____.

A．languages change fast

B．languages really don't want to change

C．language really with changes in society

D．Spanish and English change