After spending years searching for a planet with life, scientists may have found one. In September 2010, a team of US scientists discovered a planet called Gliese 581g. It has a surface temperature neither too hot nor too cold for liquid（液態(tài)）water. Scientists think there is a chance that the planet could have life.
The planet Gliese 581g goes around a star called Gliese 581, which is about 20 light-years from Earth. That is about 194 trillion（萬億）kilometres -500 million times farther away from us than the moon.
A spacecraft traveling at a one-tenth of the speed of light would reach Gliese 581g within about 220 years. A human can’t live that long, but robotic explorers could make the job easier. However, our fastest spacec raft don’t come anywhere near that one-tenth light-speed mark.
At present, scientists don’t know what the surface might be like on Gliese 581g. What they know is that the planet is at the right distance from its star to have liquid water. It’s also at the right distance to have an atmosphere that could protect the water if it is on the surface.
Although spacecraft won’t be getting there anytime soon, one way to look for life on Gliese 581g is to turn our radio telescopes（望遠鏡）towards the planet and search for radiation（放射）. By studying the radiation, scientists would find out about the chemicals（化學物質(zhì)）around the planet and discover if Gliese 581g has an atmosphere. If it has one, studying the atmosphere would give us a good idea whether the planet has life or not. But it’ll probably be many years before we can do this properly.
People have been arguing about whether there is alien life on Gliese 581g. Any discussion about alien life is just guessing at this point, according to its discoverers

1. 1.

   What did scientists find in September 2010?

   1. A.
      A planet with water
   2. B.
      A planet similar to the earth
   3. C.
      A planet without life
   4. D.
      A planet near the earth
2. 2.

   According to the article, Gliese 581g ________

   1. A.
      is at the right distance from its star
   2. B.
      moves around the earth
   3. C.
      is as far away from us as the moon
   4. D.
      can be reached in about 220 years
3. 3.

   Paragraph 5 is mainly about ______

   1. A.
      the possibility of living on Gliese 581g
   2. B.
      the kinds of chemicals around Gliese 581g
   3. C.
      the way of looking for life on Gliese 581g
   4. D.
      the aim of studying the radiation on Gliese 581g
4. 4.

   Which of the following is the best title for the passage above?

   1. A.
      Gliese 581g, a Likely Living Planet
   2. B.
      Gliese 581, a Likely Living Planet
   3. C.
      Gliese 581g and Its Star
   4. D.
      Gliese 581g and Radiation

看圖，選擇最佳答案。

1. 1.

   This is ______

   1. A.
      Motorola 8008
   2. B.
      Siemens A55
   3. C.
      Nokia 8210
   4. D.
      Panasonic 2128
2. 2.

   Is it a small radio? ______

   1. A.
      Yes, it is
   2. B.
      A radio
   3. C.
      No, it isn’t
   4. D.
      A video
3. 3.

   Is that a good way of exchanging（交流）by phone? ______

   1. A.
      Yes, it is
   2. B.
      No, it is
   3. C.
      Yes, it isn’t
   4. D.
      No, it isn’t

This is my school. There are many trees and flowers in it. It’s very beautiful. The teaching building is big and tall. There is a big playground in our school. After 4:30 in the afternoon, many students come to the playground to play football and some students play table tennis in the table tennis room. There are 1,200 students and 25 classes in our school. The students all like to study. The teachers in our school are very good. They help the students to study and the students like them, too

1. 1.

   The school looks _____

   1. A.
      small
   2. B.
      old
   3. C.
      nice
   4. D.
      bad
2. 2.

   The school is beautiful because of (因為) ________ in it

   1. A.
      trees and flowers
   2. B.
      a playground
   3. C.
      students and teachers
   4. D.
      the table tennis room
3. 3.

   There are at least (至少) _____ students in one class

   1. A.
      50
   2. B.
      45
   3. C.
      75
   4. D.
      65
4. 4.

   After class the students often go to _____

   1. A.
      their classroom
   2. B.
      their homes
   3. C.
      the playground
   4. D.
      the teachers’ office
5. 5.

   Do the students like to study?

   1. A.
      Yes,they do
   2. B.
      No,they don't
   3. C.
      Yes,they are
   4. D.
      No,they aren't

Being able to multitask—doing several things at the same time—is considered (考慮，認為) a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.
What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle a larger number of electronic devices (電子產(chǎn)品) as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a large amount of time in fruitless efforts (努力) as they multitask.
Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table.
Multitasking also has an effect (影響) on young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive (肯定的) response (回應(yīng)). However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers (雇主) feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary (沒必要) for them to learn special skills to do their work

1. 1.

   What does the underlined word “juggle” most probably mean?

   1. A.
      Want to buy
   2. B.
      Use at the same time
   3. C.
      Take the place of
   4. D.
      Search information from
2. 2.

   In Paragraph 3, the author points out that__________

   1. A.
      family members do not greet each other
   2. B.
      family members do not eat at the family table
   3. C.
      young people get on well with their families
   4. D.
      young people hardly communicate with their family members
3. 3.

   What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

   1. A.
      Young people must learn skills for future jobs
   2. B.
      Young people benefit (獲益) a lot from modern gadgets
   3. C.
      Multitasking is an important skill to young people
   4. D.
      Multitasking influences young people’s development seriously
4. 4.

   Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Young people think multitasking is good for their study and work
   2. B.
      Employers consider it unnecessary for young people to be taught all over again
   3. C.
      Educators feel that young people don’t need to improve their study skills
   4. D.
      People from the world of education believe multitasking has a good effect on children’s later study skills
5. 5.

   The author develops (闡述) the passage mainly by__________

   1. A.
      providing special examples
   2. B.
      following the natural time order
   3. C.
      giving out a cause and analyzing (分析) its effects
   4. D.
      comparing opinions from different worlds

That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.
“Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Karmen. I’m Henrietta.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends.
One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’ t turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.
Though several years have gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had

1. 1.

   Through visiting the old lady, the writer learnt that the old lady __________

   1. A.
      had no one to look after her
   2. B.
      disliked all her relatives
   3. C.
      didn’t want to live with her family
   4. D.
      was looking for someone to look after her
2. 2.

   What can we learn from the passage?

   1. A.
      The old lady was not kind
   2. B.
      The writer didn’t have any good friends
   3. C.
      The old lady didn’t know how to make food
   4. D.
      The writer got on very well with the old lady
3. 3.

   The underlined expression “turn up” ( Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “_______”

   1. A.
      leave
   2. B.
      appear
   3. C.
      try
   4. D.
      change
4. 4.

   In order to thank the writer, the old lady decided to _________

   1. A.
      give the writer her favourite flowers
   2. B.
      let the writer know she was her best friend
   3. C.
      give the writer a key to her house
   4. D.
      leave all that she had to the writer
5. 5.

   In what order did the following take place in the story?
   a. The lady died.
   b. They became good friends.
   c. The writer enjoyed the sunshine.
   d. The writer will never forget the friendship they had.
   e. They got to know each other

   1. A.
      c, d, a, b, e
   2. B.
      b, e, d, c, a
   3. C.
      c, e, b, a, d
   4. D.
      b, d, c, a, e

One evening, Mrs. White said to her husband in surprise, “You look like the football player in the game on TV!” Mr. White watched that man carefully and then said, “Yeah. He is really like me.”
A week later, Mr. White heard that the football player would come to their city. He was very happy. He bought an expensive ticket and went to watch the football game. He wanted to have a look at the player face to face. However, a short time later, Mr. White ran back home. To Mrs. White’s surprise, her husband was black and blue all over his face. “Oh, dear! What happened to you?” , Mrs. White cried（大喊）. Her husband answered angrily, “How terrible it was! Many people in our city wanted to hit that player. When I got there, someone began to hit met. Later, more and more people came to hit me. I turned and ran home at once. Luckily, I could run fast, or I’ll never return home.”
根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

1. 1.

   Mr. White felt __________ when he knew the player would come to their city

   1. A.
      sad
   2. B.
      angry
   3. C.
      happy
2. 2.

   Mr. White bought an expensive football ticket because __________

   1. A.
      Mrs. White asked him to buy it
   2. B.
      he wanted to see the player
   3. C.
      he really wanted to watch the game
3. 3.

   The underlined words “black and blue” mean “__________” in Chinese

   1. A.
      黑與藍
   2. B.
      精神煥發(fā)
   3. C.
      青一塊紫一塊
4. 4.

   Mr. White ran back home a short time later because __________

   1. A.
      the player didn’t like him
   2. B.
      the game was very boring
   3. C.
      many people came to hit him
5. 5.

   Which is the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      A Bad Player
   2. B.
      A Football Fan
   3. C.
      A Football Game

Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.
More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi( 馬拉維 ).Bikes are the most popular in this African country.
Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially tourists. These years, taking a “ bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.
If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on . You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.
Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi,” she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.
28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job.“I used to make boats for a living, but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says

1. 1.

   In Malawi ________ are the most popular way for people to get somewhere

   1. A.
      cars
   2. B.
      bikes
   3. C.
      trains
   4. D.
      buses
2. 2.

   The passage tells us that Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it’s________

   1. A.
      on the side of the road
   2. B.
      popular and heavy
   3. C.
      all over the country
   4. D.
      cheap and easy
3. 3.

   From the passage we can learn Panjira Khombe thinks that________

   1. A.
      going shopping is easy
   2. B.
      making boats is difficult
   3. C.
      riding a bike taxi is cheap
   4. D.
      carrying heavy people is interesting
4. 4.

   The best title of the passage may be “________ ”

   1. A.
      Bike Riders
   2. B.
      A Special Country
   3. C.
      Bike Taxis
   4. D.
      A Cheap Journey

1. 1.

   Shawnee Mountain is a wonderful place for___________

   1. A.
      staying
   2. B.
      skiing
   3. C.
      climbing
   4. D.
      visiting
2. 2.

   Two parents and a child of 45cm tall will pay ___________for the lifts on weekend

   1. A.
      $100
   2. B.
      $86
   3. C.
      $50
   4. D.
      $43
3. 3.

   If a soldier goes to the mountain, ___________should be shown for a lift ticket

   1. A.
      the proof of age
   2. B.
      the college ID
   3. C.
      the phone number
   4. D.
      the active duty ID

"Can I see my baby?" the happy new mother asked. When the baby was lying in her arms and she moved the cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped(吃力地喘著氣). The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the hospital window. The baby had been born without ears. Luckily, time proved that the baby's hearing was perfect. Though the misfortune(不幸)happened to him, he grew into a handsome boy. Yet he felt ashamed when he communicated with others.
“You should get in touch with other young people,” his mother told him, with a kindness in her heart. The boy’s father talked with the family doctor about his ears. “Could nothing be done?” the father asked. “I believe I could give him a pair of outer ears, if they could be got,” the doctor replied.
Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You are going to the hospital, Son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need, but it’s a secret.” The operation is a big success. Later he married and entered the diplomatic(外交的)service. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.”
“You could, my son,” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet.”
The years kept their secret, but one of the darkest days did come. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket(棺材). Slowly, the father stretched forth(伸出) a hand
and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears.
"Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut," his father whispered gently, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?"

1. 1.

   Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?

   1. A.
      Because her son had a tiny face
   2. B.
      Because she saw her son crying
   3. C.
      Because her son was in her arms
   4. D.
      Because her son was born imperfect
2. 2.

   Who gave the son the ears?

   1. A.
      His mother
   2. B.
      His father
   3. C.
      A doctor
   4. D.
      A stranger
3. 3.

   The underlined word “reveal” in the last but one paragraph means “________”．

   1. A.
      see
   2. B.
      show
   3. C.
      find
   4. D.
      search
4. 4.

   The best title for the passage would be ________

   1. A.
      Mother’s hair
   2. B.
      An unforgettable memory
   3. C.
      Who gave me the ears?
   4. D.
      Who is my best respectable person?
5. 5.

   The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers that ________

   1. A.
      The secret was kept until the mother died
   2. B.
      Real love lies in what is done but not known
   3. C.
      The operation on the boy was a great success
   4. D.
      The boy entered the diplomatic service when he grew up

A student was going to spend his holiday in a cool mountain village. That evening he stayed at an inn (小旅館) near the railway station (火車站). Before going to bed, he went to the boss of the inn and said, "Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I’ll take the five o’clock train."
"Oh, sorry, sir," the boss said in a hurry, "I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so early."
The student was disappointed (失望). When he began to return to his room, be stopped and asked, "Have you got an alarm-clock (鬧鐘)? Maybe it can help me."
"Wait a minute, then." The boss said and brought out an alarm-clock. "Here you are, sir."
"Thank you very much." The student said happily. But he found it was rusty (銹的) when he had a look at it. And it sometimes worked and sometimes didn’t. He asked, "Will it ring in time?"
"I don’t know, either." said the boss, "But it doesn’t matter. You just give it a good shake at a quarter to five. And it will ring on time."

1. 1.

   The student stayed at the inn because ____

   1. A.
      it was in the cool mountain village he was going to
   2. B.
      the boss of the inn was kind to him
   3. C.
      the boss could wake him up at the right time
   4. D.
      it was near the railway station
2. 2.

   The student asked the boss to wake him up the next morning because ____

   1. A.
      the boss had the habit (習慣) of getting up early
   2. B.
      the boss had promised (答應(yīng)) to help him in every possible way (千方百計地)
   3. C.
      he was afraid he would not wake up in time to catch the train
   4. D.
      it would take him a long time to walk to the railway station
3. 3.

   The train the student was going to take would start at ____ the next morning

   1. A.
      five o’clock
   2. B.
      a quarter to five
   3. C.
      half past four
   4. D.
      a quarter to six
4. 4.

   The student was disappointed because ____

   1. A.
      he had to buy an alarm-clock
   2. B.
      the boss refused to wake him up
   3. C.
      he would take another train
   4. D.
      he had to go to the village on foot
5. 5.

   From the story we know the ____

   1. A.
      clock would wake the student up in time
   2. B.
      student certainly missed his train the next morning
   3. C.
      alarm-clock was no use for the student
   4. D.
      student had the alarm-clock repaired (修理)