The holiday's upon us. Finally, after months of study, you have some time to yourself. so, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, "Why bother with books? We have the Internet and other media that offer a lot more colorful entertainment. Books are history!" But don't be fooled. There's still a lot to be said for reading.
One clear reason is that a well-chosen book is a wonderful source of vocabulary, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course. Believe me, it's far easier to get new English words and phrases from a book or article than it is from the TV or the Internet.
But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply can not. The average webpage is picture-heavy and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible. While "easy" may be attractive, unfortunately it's little use for many long-term development of reading skills and the general language level. For that, there's still no substitute (替代品）of a book.
But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it independently means that it's something you do by yourself. You can choose what you want to read. It's hard work, but something down the line, you will find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure. We asked three bookworms -- an English teacher, a book editor and a film critic - to pick some favorite reads for you.
小題1: How many reasons for reading a book does the author mention in the passage?
A．OneB．TwoC．ThreeD．Four
小題2: According to this passage, we basically need a ______ in reading.
A．computerB．dictionaryC．notebookD．pencil
小題3:In the author's opinion, reading on the Internet may ________
A．develop long-term reading skillsB．improve the general language ability
C．not take the place of reading booksD．be an effective way of reading
小題4: The passage is written mainly to ____________.
A．share the pleasure of reading booksB．a(chǎn)dvise readers to read books
C．stress the importance of reading online.D．help readers to choose good books.
小題1:C小題1:B小題1:C小題1:B
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My mother died ten days after I was married. The following year the gardenia stopped coming.
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2. A. useful            B. helpful          C. in vain      D. hopeful
3. A. delighted     B. pleasant         C. pleasing     D. satisfied
4. A. considering       B. remembering      C. imagining        D. recalling
5. A. referred      B. led              C. preferred        D. contributed
6. A. appreciation  B. honor            C. grateful     D. respect
7. A. observed      B. watched          C. noticed      D. hated
8. A. ranged            B. differed         C. suffered     D. judged
9. A. shock         B. happiness            C. depressing   D. anger
10. A. uninterested B. interested           C. unhappy      D. disappointing
11. A. wrong            B. false                C. proper       D. right
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B．It is hard for the British to borrow money through their bank．
C．Lots of people do not take repaying money seriously．
D．This passage is a warning for the British．
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A．end withB．from the start
C．ever sinceD．fore ever
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B．It is natural to owe money in Britain as long as you are in control．
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A．in primary schoolB．from parentsC．a(chǎn)t three years oldD．a(chǎn)t home
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A．the girl preferred playing to learning English
B．the girl hates her father because he was strict
C．the girl is very thankful to her father
D．the father gave up after knowing his daughter could not understand
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A．The girl’s father is her first English teacher.
B．The girl had been interested in English before going to school.
C．The girl’s father was always ready to help her with her English.
D．The girl could have learned English well by herself without her father.
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Tobacco and poverty are closely linked. Many studies have shown that in the poorest households in some low-income countries as much as 10% of total household expenditure is on tobacco. This means that these families have less money to spend on basic items such as food, education and health care. It contributes to a higher illiteracy rate, since money that could have been used for education is spent on tobacco instead.
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Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the first paragraph?
A．Smoking causes 10 percent of the deaths worldwide.
B．About 10 million people will die from smoking each year by 2020.
C．Half the people in the world will be killed by smoking.
D．Roughly there are 1,300 million smokers nowadays.
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According to the passage, tobacco affects a family in the following aspects EXCEPT _______.
A．relationshipB．education
C．healthD．economy
小題3:
The text uses a lot of figures to _____.
A．show we shouldn’t smoke too much
B．tell people exactly the number
C．warn people of the harm of smoking
D．indicate the writer had a careful investigation
小題4:
The underlined word “illiteracy” in the last paragraph means ____.
A．great intelligenceB．good education
C．bad behaviorsD．inability to read or write
小題5:
What is the best title of the passage?
A．Tobacco Should Be Banned.
B．Why Is Tobacco a Major Threat to Public Health.
C．Tobacco and Poverty Go Hand in Hand.
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It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
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B．It was their only possession.
C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed.
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A．go very far to see someone
B．walk out on foot to greet someone
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A．the couple worked 60 hours a week
B．people were busy before Christmas
C．the stranger brought over the bike
D．life was hard for the young family
小題4:How did people get to know the couple's problem?
A．From a stranger.
B．From a newspaper.
C．From TV news.
D．From radio broadcasts.
小題5:What do the couple learn from their experience?
A．Strangers are usually of little help.
B．One should take care of their bike.
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What is a CAT scan? CAT stands for a kind of machine. It is a special X-ray machine that gets a 360-degree picture of a small area of a patient’s body.
Doctors use X rays to study and determine diseases and injuries within the body, X rays can find a foreign object inside the body or take pictures of some inside organs to be X-rayed.
A CAT scanner, however, uses a group of X rays to give a cross-sectional（橫截面）view of a specific part of the body. A fine group of X rays is scanned across the body and around the patient from many different directions. A computer studies the information from each direction and produces a clear cross-sectional picture on a screen. This picture is then photographed for later use. Several cross sections, taken one after another, can give clear “photos” of the entire body or of any body organs. The latest CAT scanners can even give clear pictures of active, moving organs, just as a fast-action camera can “stop the action”, giving clear pictures of what appears unclear to the eye. And because of the 360-degree pictures, CAT scans show clear and complete views of organs in a manner that was once only shown during operation or examination of a dead patient.
Frequent appearance before X rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body. Yet CAT scans actually don’t cause the patient to more radiation than regular X rays do. CAT scans can also be done without getting something harmful into the patient, so they are less risky than regular X rays.
CAT scans provide exact, detailed information. They can quickly find such a thing as bleeding inside the brain. They are helping to save lives.
小題1:What is NOT true of a CAT scan?
A．It is safer than regular X rays.
B．It makes use of computer techniques.
C．It can stop the action of an organ for a short time.
D．It gives clear pictures of active, moving body parts.
小題2:The underlined words “a foreign object”（Para 3）most probably refer to     .
A．a(chǎn) badly injured part inside the body
B．a(chǎn) new thing that is unknown to the doctor
C．a(chǎn) strange organ that has grown in the body
D．a(chǎn)n object that gets inside the body by chance
小題3:What is the special use of the latest CAT scanners?
A．It provides clear photos of moving organs.
B．It can take 3-dimension（三維）pictures of inside organs.
C．It won’t cause serious skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.
D．It helps to find out what is going on inside a person’s body without opening it up.
小題4:We can infer from this passage that     .
A．patients in front of CAT may suffer from a bit of radiation
B．doctors need no opening-up of the body with CAT scanners
C．CAT scanners are more expensive than regular X-ray machines
D．CAT scanners can take photos of either the whole body or a part of it
小題5:The best title of this passage might be        .
A．the Newest Medical Invention
B．New X-ray Machine to Save Lives
C．How to Avoid the Damage of X Rays
D．Advantages and Disadvantages of CAT Scanners

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His father working in the yard saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear, he ran toward the water, yelling to his son as loudly as he could.
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Remarkably, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his father’s fingernails dug into his fresh in his effort to hang on to the son he loved.
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy asked if he would show his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my dad wouldn’t let go.”
You and I can identify with that boy. We have scars, too. No, not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are because someone has refused to let go. In the midst of your struggle, someone has been there holding on to you.
If you have the scars of someone’s love on your arms, be very, very grateful. Someone in your life did not and will not ever let you go.
Never judge another person’s scars, because you don’t know how they got them.
小題1: Which of the following is the most closely related to the underlined word “passionate”?
A．determinedB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．frightenedD．courageous
小題2:When the boy told the newspaper reporter about the scars on his arms, he felt     .
A．painful and fearfulB．regretful and panic
C．proud and gratefulD．excited and thankful
小題3:In the story the writer intends to tell us that     .
A．scars always remind people of their past experiences
B．wounds in the mind are more painful than those in the body
C．a(chǎn) painful past always leaves scars on a person’s mind
D．scars do not necessarily mean pain at all times
小題4:Which of the following viewpoints will the writer most probably agree with?
A．Be grateful to a painful past, for you can always learn something from it.
B．Other people’s criticism or blame may hurt you, but if it is for your own good, you should take it thankfully.
C．The swimming hole of life is filled with danger, but you don’t need to be too serious about it as someone will never let you go.
D．If someone hurts you, be grateful to them, for they mean no harm

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Sharks have gained unfair reputation for being large fierce sea animals. That humanity’s unfounded fear and hatred of these ancient creatures are leading to a worldwide slaughter (大屠殺) may result in the extinction of many larger, coastal shark species. The shark is the victim of a warped (有偏見的) attitude of wildlife protection; we strive (努力) only to protect the beautiful, non-threatening parts of our environment. And, in our efforts to restore only non-threat parts of our earth, we ignore other important parts.
A perfect illustration of this attitude is the contrasting attitude towards another large sea animal, the dolphin. During the 1980s, environmentalists in the United States objected to the practice of hunting tuna (金槍魚) in the Pacific Ocean since these nets also caught dolphins. The environmentalists generated enough political and economic pressure to prevent tuna companies from buying tuna that had been caught in drift nets. In contrast to this effort, the populations of sharks in the Pacific Ocean have decreased to the point of extinction and there has been very little effort by the same environmentalism to save this important species of wildlife in water. Sharks are among the oldest creatures on earth, having survived in the seas for more than 350 million years. They are extremely efficient animals, feeding on wounded or dying animals, thus performing an important role in nature of knocking out the weaker animals in a species. Just the fact that species such as the Great White Shark have managed to live in the oceans for so many millions of years is enough proof of their efficiency and adaptability to changing environment. It is time for humans, who may not survive another 1,000 years at the rate they are damaging the planet, to cast away their fears and begin considering the protection of sharks as creatures that may provide us with an insight into our own survival.
小題1: The best summary of the passage is __________.
A．sharks have such a bad reputation
B．how sharks become some of the oldest creatures on earth
C．sharks should be put under wildlife protection
D．the campaign to save dolphins was not extended to save sharks
小題2: How long have sharks been living on the planet?
A．More than 25 million years.
B．More than 150 million years.
C．More than 350 million years.
D．More than 500 million years.
小題3:Which of the following best describes the organization of this passage?
A．Specific(細節(jié)) to general.B．Cause and effect.
C．Statement and example.D．Time order.
小題4: How did environmentalists manage to protect dolphins?
A．They prevented fishermen from selling them for meat.
B．They pressured fishermen into protecting dolphins by law.
C．They created shelters where dolphin fishing was not allowed.
D．They brought political pressure against tuna companies.

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