Ever since I was a small girl in school, I’ve been aware of what the school textbooks say about Indians. I am an Indian and, naturally, am interested in what the schools teach about natives of this land.

One day, I read that a delicacy(美味) of American Indian people was dried fish, which , according to the textbook, tasted “l(fā)ike an old shoe, or was like chewing on dried leather.” To this day I can remember my surprise, my anger and my sadness at reading these words. We called this wind-dried fish “sleet-shus”, and to us, it was our favorite delicacy and, indeed, did not  taste like shoe leather, and didn’t rot our teeth and bring about the various dietary problem that trouble Indian people in modern times. It took many hours of long and hard work to cure the fish in just this particular fashion. Early fur traders and other non-Indians must have agreed, for they often had this food as they traveled around isolated areas.

I brought the textbook home to show it to my father, leader of my tribe at that time. On this particular day, he told me in his wise and modest manner that the outside world did not understand Indian people, and that I should not let it prevent me from learning the good parts of education.

At a later time in my life, I had brought a group of Indian people to the country fairgrounds to sell Indian-made arts and crafts. My group was excited to make some money by selling Indian handicrafts. We thanked the man who showed us to our booth and told him it was nice of him to remember the people of the Indian community. The man expanded a little and remarked that he liked Indian people. “In fact,” he went on to state, “we are bringing some professional Indians to do the show!”[

As we stood there in shock, listening to this uninformed outsider, I looked at my Indian companion, an eighty-year-old woman who could well remember the great chiefs of the tribe who once owned all the land of this country before the white man came bringing “civilization”, which included diseases and pollution. My friend said not a word, but took the hurt as Indian people have done for many years.

Of course, we all knew that the “professional Indian” were not Indians at all, but dressed in leather and dancing their own dances. And, anyway, how does one become a “professional Indian”?

45．Which of the following statements about “sleet-shus” is true?

       A．It tasted like an old shoe.

       B．Eating it was like chewing on dried leather.

       C．It was delicious but bad for our teeth.

       D．It must have brought pleasure to Indians as well as early business men.[

 46．What does the writer mean by saying “how does one become ‘a(chǎn) professional Indian’”?

       A．Only the Indians know how to become professional Indians.

       B．The outside civilization can help and Indian become a professional Indian.

       C．An Indian is a born professional Indian.

       D．The outside civilization can help white people become professional Indians.

47．After reading the passage, you don’t know __________.

       A．what the writer’s profession is

       B．what upset the writer and her friend at the county fair

       C．why the writer went to the county fair

       D．the writer’s attitude to the so-called civilization

48．This story is primarily about ___________.

       A．customs of native Americans

       B．how textbooks describe native Americans.

       C．misunderstanding between people from different cultures

       D．how an Indian becomes a “professional Indian”

Scott Langteau has this message for kids: Spend less time playing video games.

It’s a message that many a mom and dad have tried to impress upon many a youngster (and some not-so-youngsters) who spend perhaps a bit too much time with game controllers in hand.

But the 40-year-old Langteau isn’t a parent. He’s experienced at video games — one who played producer on three “Medal of Honor” games and co-founded his own game development company.

Langteau has just published a children’s book called “Sofa Boy,” which tells the story of a kid who spends too much time sitting on the couch with controller held in hand and the rather terrible consequences that follow.

It’s a fairy tale plucked straight from Langteau's own experiences as a lad with a fondness for video games and his own bouts with a bit of game addiction. But first, Langteau would like to make one thing clear: “I’m not saying that you shouldn’t play video games. I think video games are great, I think they do great things for kids. Instead, Langteau says his book is all about a little something called “moderation.（克制）”

 “It’s about being well rounded,” he says. “Just like with anything else, we all need to make sure that there’s a variety in what we do.”

Video gamers can be rather bad-tempered when it comes to accepting criticism about their favorite entertainment. And understandably so. After all, most people who go around talking about the dangers of playing video games tend to be outsiders — people who don’t play video games and certainly don’t understand that they can be a valuable and healthy form of entertainment.

But Langteau and “Sofa Boy” seem to be in a unique position to deliver a message of gaming moderation that the young game-savvy masses might actually listen to. After all, this is a

man who understands what it means to be a kid with a passion for games. His early experience has taught him a lesson.

41. Scott Langteau published “Sofa Boy” to             ．

      A. share his great skills on games                      B. warn kids against game addiction

      C. tell about his fairy tale as a kid               D. deliver a message for games

42. We can learn from the passage that            ．

      A. Langteau advises the young to play games within limits

      B. Langteau advises the young not to play games

      C. playing video games ruins the future of kids

      D. playing video games is of no benefit to kids

43. By saying “It’s about being well rounded” Langteau thinks            ．20090506

      A. games do great things for kids             B. gamers are usually fat and round

      C. games should be viewed from all sides    D. gamers are to blame for their behaviors

44. What topic will be discussed in the following paragraph?

      A. His idea to create “Sofa Boy”．

      B. His great achievement in games as a kid．

      C. His hard times to set up his game company．

      D. His enthusiasm for games when he was a small boy．

Not long ago, I faced an enjoyable yet formidable(難以對付的) challenge. I was returning to my old neighborhood in the South Bronx to speak the students of my old school, Morris High.  As we drove down streets where my friend Gene Norman and I used to race bicycles, I thought of the problems awaiting the kids living here, the drugs, the temptations, and the crime. What could I say to encourage them?

As we passed the hamburger place that I used to haunt, I remembered my growing-up years here, the joys, the sorrows, and the choices. Even then kids faced choices. There were drugs in my neighbourhood and a youngster could gain easy access to them if tempted. But in my family, the decision was simple: You just didn’t do it. We knew it was stupid and the most self-destructive thing you could do with the life God had given you.

At age of 17 I found a summer job in a local soft-drink bottling plant at 90 cents an hour. I was thrilled. On my first day of work, having joined the ranks of other newly hired teenagers, I was full of enthusiasm. The bottling machines caught my eye, but only the white boys worked there. I was hired as a porter and the foreman handed me a mop(拖把). I decided to be the best mop user there ever was. Right to left, left to right. [

As our car rolled on, our driver’s voice broke my thought . “We are here, General.” I looked up at my old school; it hadn’t changed much. As I walked up its familiar stone steps I remembered racing up them to beat the bell. The setting for my talk to the student body was the gymnasium.

“I remember this place”, I told the students. “I remember it all. I remember running through Van Cortland Park with the track team, the victory I used to take each day from my home to Kelly Street to school.”

“I also remember, upon occasions, experiencing the feeling ‘you can’t make it’”, I continued. “But you can. When I was coming up, opportunities were limited. But now the opportunities are there to be anything you want to be. But wanting to be isn’t enough, dreaming about it isn’t enough. You’ve got to study for it, work for it, fight for it with all your heart energy and soul so that nothing will be denied you.

I wanted them to make the right choices, to work hard and not lose sight of a dream. And I wanted them to know that someone is always watching.

41.Why does the author say that he faced an enjoyable yet formidale challenge?Because__________

A.he was very much afraid of returning to his old neighborhood

B. his old neighborhood is problematic with drugs, temptation and crimes

C. he was going to make a speech to schoolboys and schoolgirls of Morris High

D. there are problems on the road his car was driven on and this worried him

42.The author thinks it was __________for kids to face choices when he was young.

A. very exciting                       B. only natural

C. very easy                          D. really a sad thing

43.According to the author, the stupid and the most self-destructive thing you could do with the life God

had given you is __________.

A. to get easy access to choices           B. to hang around the hamburger place

C. to get addicted to drugs               D. to resist the temptation of drugs

44.Which statement is TRUE according to the article?

A. The author went back to his old school as a general

    B. The author was the best mop user there ever was

C. The author was very excited about his first job

D.The author believed that you can become anything you want

A special education teacher and former police officer was honored by President Barack Obama at the White House as the 2009 National Teacher of the Year for his innovative（創(chuàng)新的） approach, community focus, and teamwork with other teachers. “In a global economy where the greatest job qualification isn’t what you can do, but what you know, our teachers are the key to our nation’s success,”President Obama stated.

    Mullen, a ninth-through twelfth-grade special education teacher at the ARCH School in

Connecticut,is the 59th National Teacher of the Year. Mullen's goal is to provide passion, professionalism(職業(yè)特質(zhì)) ,and perseverance as an educator. “A teacher can receive no greater reward than the knowledge that he or she helped recover a lost student,” Mullen remarked. He will travel for one year as a full-time national and international spokesperson for education beginning June1,2009.[

    The National Teacher of the Year Program focuses public attention on teaching excellence and is the oldest and most famous national honors program for teachers. ‘ACEI is a proud participant in the selection process for the National Teacher of the Year, and we are pleased to see Anthony Mullen selected. Mr. Mullen is a dedicated individual who possesses a wealth of talents and skills as a teacher. His devotion to young people, however, reaches beyond the call of duty. Mr.Mullen extends himself to adviser and guides children who need to know that they are not forgotten and that they, too, are unique and special,” stated ACEI Executive Director Diane Whitehead.

     ACEI is one of 15 national education organizations that select the National Teacher of the Year from among the state teachers of the year, including those representing the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity,and five U. S. extra state departments.

45. What is the passage mainly about?

   A. A White House ceremony.

   B. An innovative teaching approach.

   C. The 2009 National Teacher of the Year.

   D. The national education organizations.

46. We can learn from the first paragraph Obama stresses __________.

   A. teachers’ role                      B. community lives

C. teachers’ teamwork                 D. innovative approach

47. According to Mullen, his success as an educator lies in__________.

   A. being a full-time national and international spokesperson

   B. providing passion, perseverance and professionalism

   C. helping those who can’t find their way home

   D. helping the students achieve high scores

48. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

   A. the National Teacher of the Year Program hasn't been well-known

   B. ACEI is the only organization in charge of selecting excellent teachers

   C. Mullen is devoted to teaching the students for the call of duty

   D. Mullen's success may be due to his previous work experience

Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis, cricket — anything with a round ball, I was useless," he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went hiking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.             ,

The following year, he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway' s School of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about Ridgway 's, cold-water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, then decided that this would be his future.

In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition (探險) towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite (凍瘡) , ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled(雪撬) up and over rocky ice.

Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he' s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.

Next October; Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometre journey that has never been completed on skis.

45. What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old?      

A. He became good at most sports.        B. He began to build up his body.

C. He joined a sports team.              D. He made friends with a runner.

46. The underlined word "exploits" (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to ____.

A. journeys          B. researches      C. adventures       D. operations

47. Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders?

a. He ran his first marathon.      b. He skied alone in the North Pole.

c. He rode his bike in a forest.    d. He planned an adventure to the South Role.

A. acdb             B. cdab           C. acbd            D. cabd

48. What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?

A. He is a success in sports.   .          B. He is the best British skier.

C. He is Ridgway' s favorite student.      D. He is a good instructor at school.

Some say everyday miracles(奇跡) are predestined(注定的)----the right time for the appointed meeting. And it can happen anywhere.

In 2001, 11-year-old Kevin Stephan was a bat boy for his younger brother's Little League team in Lancaster, New York. It was an early evening in late July. Kevin was standing on the grass away from the plate, where another youngster was warming up for the next game. Swinging his bat back and forth, giving it all the power an elementary school kid could give. The boy brought the bat back hard and hit Kevin in the chest. His heart stopped.

When Kevin fell to the ground, the mother of one of the players rushed out of the stands to his aid. Penny Brown hadn't planned to be there that day, but at the last minute, her shift(換班)at the hospital had been changed to see her son’s performance. She was given the night off. Penny bent over the senseless boy, his face already starting to turn blue, and giving CPR, breathing into his mouth and giving chest compressions. And he revived in the end.

After his recovery, he became a volunteer junior firefighter, learning some of the emergency first-aid techniques that had saved his life. He studied hard in school and was saving money for college by working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in his spare time.

Kevin, now 18, was working in the kitchen when he heard people screaming, customers in confusion, employees rushing toward a table. He hurried into the main room and saw a woman there, her face turning blue, her hands at her throat. She was choking.

Quickly Kevin stepped behind her, wrapped his arms around her and clasped his hands. Then, using skills he'd first learned in Scouts. The food that was trapped in the woman's throat was freed. The color began to return to her face.

"The food was stuck. I couldn't breathe," she said. She thought she was dying. "I was very frightened."

Who was the woman?

Penny Brown.

49. The author wrote the passage to show us that_______.

A. miracles are predestined and they can happen anywhere

B. whoever helps you in trouble will get a reward one day

C. God will help those who give others a helping hand

D. miracles won’t come without any difficulty sometimes

50. Which of the following statements is True of Kevin Stephan?

A. He was hit on the face by a boy and almost lost his life

B. He was a volunteer junior firefighter, teaching the players first-aid skills

C. He worked part-time in a local restaurant to save money for college

D. He saved Penny Brown though he didn’t really know how to deal with food choke

51. Why did Penny Brown change her shift and was given the night off that night?

A. She was invited to give the players directions

B. She volunteered to give medical services

C. She was a little worried about his son’s safety

D. She came to watch her son’s game and cheered him

52. When Kevin knew the woman was Penny Brown, probably he first felt _____.

A. happy        B. surprised         C. sad       D. worried

 Larry Walters is among the relatively few who have actually turned their dreams into reality. His story is true, even though you may find it hard to believe.
   Larry was a truck driver, but his lifelong dream was to fly. After graduating from high school, he joined the Air Force in hopes of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately, poor eyesight disqualified him. So, as he sat there in his lawn chair, he dreamed about the magic of flying.
   Then one day, Larry Walters got an idea. He went to the local Army-Navy store and bought a tank of helium (氦) and forty-five weather balloons. Back in his yard, Larry used straps to attach the balloons to his lawn chair, the kind you might have in your own back yard.
   He fixed the chair to the ground and filled the balloons with helium. Then he packed some sandwiches and drinks and loaded a BB gun, figuring he could pop (打爆) a few of those balloons when it was time to return to earth.
   Being ready, Larry sat in his chair and cut the fixing rope. His plan was to lazily float upwards and then lazily back down to land. But, things didn’t quite work out that way.
   Instead, he shot up as if fired from a cannon! He climbed until he finally reached eleven THOUSAND feet! At that height, he could hardly risk shooting at any of the balloons, for fear of losing the balance! So, he stayed up there, sailing around for fourteen hours, totally at a loss as to how to get down. Eventually, an airliner pilot radioed the airport about passing a guy in a lawn chair at eleven thousand feet ... with a gun in his lap (腿面).
   At nightfall, the winds on the coast made Larry drift out to sea. At that point, the Navy sent a helicopter to rescue him. Eventually they were able to fly over him and drop a rescue line with which they gradually get him back to earth.
   On hitting the ground, he was arrested. When led away in handcuffs, a television reporter called out to ask, “Mr. Walters, why did you do it?” Larry stopped, eyed the man for a moment and replied, “A man can’t just sit around. What happens tomorrow depends on what you do today.”

Are you doing something to improve your life ... or just sitting around?
57. It is the fact that Larry _______.

A. was a qualified pilot                      B. was an amazing bus driver          

C. failed to become a pilot               D. popped a few balloons

58. While pulled by the helium balloon, Larry took off to fly by _______.

A. shooting at the balloons to get the up-pushing power

B. using straps to attach the balloons to his lawn chair

C. fixing the chair to the balloons filled with helium

D. cutting the rope fixing his chair to the ground

59. Larry’s being arrested suggests that _______.

A. he is a wanted criminal by the police         B. it is against law to fly without a license 

C. an air liner pilot found a gun in his lap   D. he intended to steal military information

60. What might the writer think of Larry?

A. He is stupid enough to get arrested.           B. He is wise enough to be a success.

C. He is brave enough to reach his goal.    D. He is violent enough to go against law.

Andrew Carnegie was a 19th century steel tycoon（大亨）who became one of the 20th century’s most famous philanthropists（慈善家）His life story is one of the most famous rags-to-riches accounts in United States history.

Carnegie was born in Dunfermlined, Scotland, on November 25,1835. The son of a weaver, he came with his family to the United States in 1848 and settled in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. At age thirteen, Carnegie went to work as a bobbin（線軸）boy in a cotton mill. He then moved rapidly through a series of jobs with Western Union and the Pnnsylvania Railroad. In 1865, he resigned to establish his own business and eventually organized the Carnegie Steel Company, which started the steel industry in Pittsburgh. At age sixty-five, he sold the company to J. P. Morgan for $480 million and devoted the rest of his life to his philanthropic activities and writing, including his autobiography（自傳）.

Many persons of wealth have contributed to charity, but Carnegie was perhaps the first to state publicly that the rich have a moral responsibility to donate their fortune. In 1889 he wrote The Gospe（福音）of Wealth, in which he stated that all personal wealth beyond what was required to supply the needs of one’s family should be regarded as a trust fund to be managed for the benefit of the company.

Carnegie set about giving away his fortune through countless personal gifts and through the establishment of various trusts. In his thirties, Carnegie had already begun to give away some of his fast-accumulating funds. His first large gifts were made to his native town. Later he created seven philanthropic and educational organizations in the United States, including Carnegie Corporation of New York, and several more in Europe.

One of Carnegie’s lifelong interests was the establishment of free public libraries to make available to everyone a means of self-education. There were only a few public libraries in the world when, in 1881, Carnegie began to promote his idea. He and the Corporation subsequently（隨后）spent over $56 million to build 2,509 libraries throughout the English-speaking world.

After this program was ended in 1917, the Corporation continued for about forty years an interest in the improvement of library services. Other major program in the Corporation’s early history included adult education and education in the fine arts.

During his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over $350 million. He died in Lenox, Massachusetts on August 11,1919.

53．Carnegie became wealthy by         .

       A．his investment in weaving industry B．his father’s financial support

       C．starting his steel business from nothing  D．his philanthropic activities

54．What is the correct order of events related to Carnegie?

    a．He sold his company.

       b．He organized the Carnegie Steel Company.

       c．He worked in a cotton mill.

       d．He came to the United States.

       e．He wrote The Gospel of Wealth.

       A．c-d-e-b-a  B．c-b-a-d-e  C．d-c-b-e-a  D．d-b-a-e-c

55．What can we learn about Carnegie according to the passage?

       A．He was the first wealthy person who contributed to charity.

       B．He believed that it was the duty of the wealthy to help society.

       C．He called on the wealthy to give away all of their fortune to help the poor.

       D．He was willing to give personal gifts only to his friends and relatives.

56．Carnegie established public libraries in order to         .

      A．win a good reputation for his company

       B．collect money for his educational organizations

       C．improve library services

       D．help people educate themselves

The black robin is one of the world’s rarest birds. It is a small, wild bird, and it lives only on the island of Little Mangere, off the coast of New Zealand. In 1967 there were about fifty black robins; in 1977 there were fewer than ten. These are the only black robins left in the world. The island has many other birds, of different kinds, large and small; these seem to multiply very happily.

Energetic steps are being taken to preserve the black robin. Detailed studies are going on, and a public appeal for money has bee made. The idea is to buy another island nearby as a special home, a “reserve”, for threatened wild life, including black robins. The organizers say that Little Mangere should then be supplied with the robin’s food—it eats only one kind of seed. Thousands of the required plants are at present being cultivated in new Zealand. The public appeal is aimed at the conscience of mankind, so that the wild black robin will not die out and disappear form the earth in our time at least.

Is all this concern a waste of human effort? Is it any business of ours whether the black robin survives or dies out? Are we losing our sense of what is reasonable and what is unreasonable?

In the earth’s long, long past, hundreds, of kinds of creatures have evolved, risen to a degree of success—and died out. In the long, long future, there will be many new and different forms of life. Those creatures that adapt themselves successfully to what the earth offers will survive for a long time. Those that fail to meet the challenges will disappear early. This is nature’s proven method of operation.

The rule of selection—“the survival of the fittest”—is the one by which human beings have themselves arrived on the scene. We, being one of the most adaptable creatures the earth has yet produced, may last longer than most. You may take it as another rule that when, at last, human beings show signs of dying out, no other creature will extend a paw to put off our departure. On the contrary, we will be hurried out. For nature, tough fair, is a hard-hearted mistress. She has no favorites.

Life seems to have grown too tough for black robins. I leave you to judge whether we should try to do something about it.

57．The black robin is dying out mainly because        .

       A．people have been very careless about its survival

       B．its only food supply is far from enough on Little Mangere

       C．the other birds on the island have destroyed it

       D．the appeal for money has come at the wrong time

58．In Paragraph 3, the writer puts forward three questions to        .

       A．make a comparison  B．make an argument

       C．introduce a topic             D．present his own idea

59．As for selection and survival, the decisive factor seems to be        .

      A．the ability to adapt to changed or changing conditions

       B．the number of wild life reserves that are available

       C．the concern and generosity of the public

       D．the size of the home, or the amount of space one has to live in

60．The writer’s attitude towards the protection of the black robins is         .

       A．a(chǎn)ctive       B．passive     C．unconcerned     D．optimistic

 The best Mother’s Day gift I ever received was a magnolia(木蘭)tree. At first, it was a tired little thing, but it was mine, and I know I would treasure it.

    Magnolia trees were my mother’s favorite. We had one in the front yard of our house when I was growing up. I can still remember Mom’s pleasure upon seeing the buds. “Oh, look,” she’d cry out every year, “the magnolia tree is going to bloom(開花)—just in time for my birthday.” And sure enough, on April 19, her birthday, the graceful pink-and-white flowers would be all over the branches, announcing the arrival of spring.

    Back then, I didn’t find the blooming of a tree to be an event worthy of celebration. A new toy, a pretty dress or a trip to the amusement park—those were exciting. But my mother had a way of appreciating the smallest things as wonders. A baby’s smile, or a call from an old friend filled her with happiness.

    On the first Mother’s Day following her death six years ago, I wasn’t sure how I’d manage. Reminders of my mother’s absence seemed to be everywhere.

    That Sunday morning I awoke to a quiet house, with warm sun streaming through the windows. I wondered where my husband had gone with our two daughters, Kira,4, and Sophie, 9 months. As I was relaxing in bed, enjoying the peace, Kira suddenly burst through the bedroom door.

    “Look outside, Mommy!” she ordered. There, in the yard, David was digging a hole. Next to him was a little tree whose roots were wrapped.

    “It’s a magnolia tree,” Kira said, though I didn’t need to be told. I raised the window and called out to David. “Happy Mother’s Day!” he said.

    It was. Although I didn’t have my mother any longer, I had her tree, and each year since, I’ve had her enthusiasm(激情). Now when we pull up to our house on a bright spring day, I say to my daughters, “Oh look! The magnolia’s about to bloom.” And when it does, we admire its beauty and use it as a chance to talk about my mother and her love for flowers.

What time does the magnolia bloom according to the passage?

42. What impresses the writer most about her mother was __________.

43. By saying “I had her tree” (Paragraph 8), the writer most probably implies that _______.

44. The writer’s purpose in writing the passage is to __________.