By now you may be thinking, “Enough with the sad songs, already!” Ok, then how about a cowboy song? Gene Autry was one of America’s most famous singing cowboys. He recorded When It’s Springtime in the Rockies in 1937.
And finally, we’ll leave you with a sunny song called Up Jumped Spring. Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz song in 1977 and Billy Taylor Trio performs it.
小題1:If you are in a bad mood, you’d better listen to _____.

A．Up Jumped Spring	B．I Dream of Spring
C．Spring Is Here	D．Spring Will be a Little Late This Year

小題2:It Might as Well Be Spring is a song that ______.

A．is also called State Fair	B．is sung by Ella Fitzgerald
C．has a lonely feeling	D．was written by two people

小題3:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Most songs about spring are written by Italian composers.
B. K.D. Lang was good at writing happy songs.
C. Sarah Vaughn sang the song Up Jumped Spring first.
D. Gene Autry was a famous cowboy singer before K.D. Lang.
小題4:Which of the following songs was first written or recorded?

A．Spring.

B．I Dream of Spring.

C．When It’s Springtime in the Rockies.

D．Spring Will be a Little Late This Year.

小題5: What’s the purpose of the author to write the passage?

A．Introduce some songs about spring.

B．Introduce some wonderful music.

C．Introduce some famous singers.

D．Express his/ her love to spring

Tanzania Tarangire is a national Park which lies in Tanzania．The park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the country．I recently visited Tarangire to see what it was like…．
One of the first sightings upon entering the park which I found was a huge herd（群）of elephants． Our guide told us that Tagrangire was probably the best place in Tanzania to find large herds of elephants, and that their population in the park was around 2,500．We continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees and scratched themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch（癢處）．
To the right of the elephant herd, we noticed a big tree! Our guide informed us that this was a Baobab tree and that they could live for hundreds of years．Compared with this tree, the elephant just looked like dwarfs（侏儒）! We were informed that Tarangire was one of the best National Parks in Africa to see so many Baobab trees．
As we continued our drive through the park, we finally reached a watering hole．Our guide warned us that there were lions all around us．It took us all a while to find them, but there they were! Most of them are resting in the shade under brushes, but there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of us．We then noticed just to our right, there were a couple of fresh zebra corpses（尸體）— it seemed as if the lions which were resting had killed them! We were unlucky not to have seen the actual kill, as our guide had mentioned that the zebra corpses were fresh and the kill had occurred within the last hour．
Our final big sighting was one that none of us were expecting to see, even our guide! We pulled over to where there was a large gathering of cars, with a sleeping leopard（美洲豹）there! We took photos happily and excitedly and observed its surprising body before returning to our hotel as it was getting late．
So, I hope you enjoyed my description of Tarangire, and that I have inspired you to add this amazing park to your very own Tanzania travel route．
小題1:Which statement is correct about the park?

A．It covers an area of about 2,580 square kilometers

B．It is the largest park of its kind in the country

C．Their population in the park was around 2,000

D．There are a lot of Baobab trees in it．

小題2:How did the writer travel in Tanzania Tarangire?

A．On foot

B．On horseback

C．By car

D．By bicycle

小題3:What did they see when they stopped with some other cars?

A．A large herd of elephants	B．Some lions
C．Some zebras	D．A leopard

小題4:What does the writer think of his trip in Tanzania Tarangire?

A．Boring

B．Challenging

C．Dangerous

D．Enjoyable

There are 70,000 pubs in England and Wales have several thousand more in Scotland.
Every country has its drinking shop, but none has an institution quite like the British pub. The most important feature of a good pub (which modern buildings hardly ever achieve) is a feeling of something private. It must have nooks and crannies, corners and snugs, where conversations and assignations can take place without the whole world listening in.
Most pubs have at least two separate bars. The “public bar” which is for ordinary and women is the basic drinking shop. The “l(fā)ounge bar” (or saloon bar) which is for traveling salesmen and “l(fā)adies” probably has a carpet on the floor and rather more comfortable decoration. There may be a difference of a few pence in the drink prices, although all pubs are required by law to put their price lists easily seen on display.
Pubs have been changing over the past few decades. More and more of them sell good, inexpensive food and are competing strongly with restaurants. Tea and coffee are often on offer and children are being made more welcome. The law says that no one under 14 may enter a pub, and between 14 and 18 they must be accompanied by an adult and may not buy or consume alcoholic drink. In reality some pubs, especially in country districts, welcome whole families. Some set aside special rooms for children and where there are gardens they are almost always welcome.
The most basic change, however, came about in the 1938 licensing laws which allowed pubs in England and Wales to open not just at lunch time and in the evening, but all day, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Scottish laws already permitted all day opening.)
小題1: Which of the following can be the best title?

A．Pubs’ history	B．Pubs in Britain
C．Changes of pubs	D．Features of a good pub

小題2: According to the British people, what kind of pub is a good one?

A．The one with all day opening time.

B．The one with good and inexpensive food.

C．The one with all kinds of people enjoying themselves.

D．The one with different parts where people can have a private conversation.

小題3:In paragraph 4, we can learn that                        .

A．pubs allow people above 14 to enter alone

B．pubs never allow people under 18 to enter

C．pubs don’t sell more expensive food than restaurants

D．pubs often sell alcoholic drinks as well as tea and coffee

小題4:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．The law requires all the pubs have slightly different prices of drinks.

B．Ordinary people and women are often having fun in the “public pub”.

C．In some country pubs, children accompanied by their parents are always welcome.

D．Scottish laws allow pubs to open not just at lunch time and in the evening, but all day.

Student Membership-----Cambridge Arts Cinema
Cambridge Arts Cinema is one of the art houses in Britain and home of the internationally celebrated Cambridge Film Festival. Since 1947 generations of students have discovered the wealth of world cinema. Now you too can make most of it and save money.

小題1: If you’re a member of Cambridge Arts Cinema, you will enjoy free       .

A．Darkroom Gallery shows

B．mailed programmes

C．special film events

D．film shows

小題2: How long will the membership for Cambridge Arts Cinema last?

A．Four months.	B．Eight months.
C．Nine months.	D．One year.

小題3:For what purpose is the text written?

A．Offering students cheaper tickets．

B．Announcing the opening of a premiere.

C．Telling the public of the cinema’s address.

D．Increasing the cinema’s membership.

Australia －a huge island continent that lies to the south of Asia．Australia－more than two hundred years old, a nation that is still growing．
Its big cities lie on the southeast coast, this is where most Australians live．Australians prefer to own their own houses, though some live in apartments．Australians are a suburban people．The suburbs surround the cities for many miles, and so efficient transport is of great importance．As the economy grows, so do its industries- a higher level of production, a wider range of products．
The Australian works hard, but he likes his leisure．The climate makes outdoor activities the most popular．
Canberra, the capital of Australia, is a planned modem city located inland．Australia is governed by a parliamentary democracy．The representatives of other countries have their embassies here．Australia wants to strengthen relations with her neighbors．
Australia is a strange land, a land of vast expanses- fertile valleys, snow fields and deserts- also a land with unique animal, many that can not be found on any other continent in the world today．
Much of the continent is dry, but man has utilized the land, made it productive, with its tools, with its technology．This is the driest continent of all, and water is a precious possession, more precious than all other natural resources．Large dams are built to collect the water, there to irrigate the fields of pastures and crops． But Australia is changing．The land of wool and wheat is now a land of large-scale industry and mining．The costs of developing the new mineral discoveries are enormous, but the rewards are great too．
Australia — a young and developing nation．Australia — a nation that wants to communicate with its neighbors．
小題1:Australia is an island located ______ of Asia and its big cities lie ____ of the coast．

A．to the south; on the southeast

B．to the north; on the southwest

C．to the east; on the northeast

D．to the east; on the southwest

小題2:We can infer from the passage that the Australian likes outdoor activities for the _____ climate．

A．dull and wet

B．fine and shiny

C．gloomy and rainy

D．wet and cold

小題3:____ is the most precious source in Australia．

A．Mineral resource

B．Animal

C．Desert

D．Water

小題4:Which of the following statements about Australia is wrong?

A．Australians are a suburban people

B．Australia is governed by a parliamentary democracy．

C．Australia prefers to live in the downtown of big cities．

D．Wool and wheat used to be the main products of Australia．

The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and the finest example of the late style of Indian architecture (建筑). It is at Agra in northern India. It lies beside the River Jumna in the middle of gardens with quiet pools.
　　The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul emperor (皇帝) Shah Jehan, who ruled India in the seventeenth century. It is in memory of his favorite wife, Arjumand Banu Bagam, known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631. The building, which was completed between 1632 and 1638, was designed by a local Muslim architect (建筑師), Ustad Ahmad Lahori. The whole building, with gardens and gateway structures, was completed in 1643. The Taj Mahal stands at one end of the garden tomb with marble (大理石) path. The room is softly lighted by the light that passes through double screens of carved marble set high in the walls. The building now is kept in good condition.
　　The Taj Mahal took 22 years to build. Shah Jehan planned a similar building, but in black instead of white, to lie on the other side of the river. But before it could be built, Shah Jehan was imprisoned (監(jiān)禁) by his son and buried next to his wife in the Taj Mahal.
小題1:The Taj Mahal was built for____ .

A．Mumtaz

B．Shah

C．Either Mumtaz or Shah

D．Both Mumtaz and Shah

小題2: Why do you think Shah Jehan was buried next to his wife?

A．His own tomb hadn’t been built.	B．He hoped to be buried there.
C．King and Queen should be buried together	D．He liked Mumtaz all his life.

小題3:The passage mainly tells us____ .

A．why the Taj Mahal was built

B．the love story between Shah and Mumtaz

C．some information about the Taj Mahal

D．the Taj Mahal—the pride of Indians

小題4:Form the passage we can learn that____ .

A．the Taj Mahal looks more beautiful than before .

B．the Taj Mahal doesn’t exist now.

C．the Taj Mahal has completely changed.

D．the Taj Mahal has become a place of interest.

Speech—the act of uttering sounds to convey meaning—is a kind of human action. Like any other
constantly repeated action, speaking has to be learned, but once it is learned, it becomes a generally
unconscious and apparently automatic process.
As far as we can determine, human beings do not need to be forced to speak; most babies seem to possess a
sort of instinctive drive to produce speech like noises. How to speak and what to say are another matter
altogetner. There actions are learned from the particular society into which the baby is born; so that, like all
conduct that is learned from a society—from the people around us—speech is a patterned activity.
The meandering(漫目無(wú)地的)babble(咿呀學(xué)語(yǔ))and chatter of a young child are eventually channeled by
imitation into a few orderly grooves that represent the pattern accepted as meaningful by the people around
him. Similarly, a child’s indiscriminate(不加分辨的)practice of putting things into his mouth becomes limited to putting food into his mouth in a certain way.
The sounds that a child can make are more varied and numerous than the sounds that any particular language uses. However, a child born into a society with a pattem of language is encouraged to make a small selection of sounds and to make these few sounds over and over until it is natural for him to make these
sounds and not others.
小題1:For an adult, the process of speaking usually involves         .

A．conscious selection of sounds	B．imitation of those around him
C．a(chǎn) drive to make noises	D．unconscious actions

小題2:The selection says that most babies have an instinctive drive to        .

A．express ideas in words	B．make speech like noise
C．convey meaning	D．imitate sounds around them

小題3:Conduct that is learned from a society may be called      .

A．instinctive drive

B．selection

C．a(chǎn)utomatic activity

D．patterned activity

小題4:The sounds that a child is able to make are        .

A．not as varied as those used in language	B．more varied and numerous than those in any language
C．far fewer than those needed to form a language	D．completely different from the sounds of language

小題5:We may say that a child has learned to speak if he       .

A．makes varied sounds	B．carefully considers each sound he makes
C．makes only certain sounds naturally	D．imitates people around him

There are over one million superstitions(迷信), and most people believe at least one or two of　them.
Many people are superstitious about numbers. They think that there are lucky numbers and unlucky numbers.
The number 13 is often considered unlucky. In some parts of the world, buildings have no 13th floor and streets have no houses with the number 13. In Japan, "4" is considered unlucky because in Japanese the word "four" is pronounced the same as the word "death" .
Japanese never give gifts of four knives, four napkins, or four of anything.
What are the lucky numbers? Seven is a lucky number in many places, and "8" is considered a lucky number in Japan and China. In China, businesses often open on August 8, and many couples register to get married at eight past eight on August 8.
Superstitions about numbers are so widespread that some people--called numerologist--make a living by giving advice about numbers.
In 1937, when the Toyoda family of Japan wanted to form a car company, they asked a numerologist if "Toyoda" would be a good name for the company. The numerologist said it would not be. He explained that "Toyota" would be a better name for the company. The family took his advice. As a result, millions of people drive "Toyota" and not "Toyoda" .
There are many other kinds of superstitions. There are superstitions about eating, sleeping, sneezing and itching(抓癢). There are superstitions about animals and holidays and horseshoes.
There are even superstitions about superstitions. Those superstitions will tell people how to reverse bad luck.
When the Japanese bump heads, they immediately bump heads again. According to a Japanese superstition, the first-bump means their parents will die, but the second bump "erases" the first bump         
To reverse bad luck in general, people turn around three times, turn their pockets inside out, or put their hats on backwards.
In the United States, baseball players sometimes wear their caps backwards when their team is losing. It looks silly, but the baseball players do not mind if it helps them win the game.   
小題1:It can be inferred that superstitions about numbers are           .

A．popular neither in Japan nor in China

B．popular only in Japan and in China

C．popular both in Japan and in China

D．causing great troubles both in Japan and in China

小題2:The underlined word " reverse " means           .

A．change to bad luck	B．cause to go in the opposite direction
C．change for the worse	D．exchange

小題3:If a Japanese purposely bumps his head again after an accidental bump, we can be sure that     .  

A．he is mad

B．he is happy

C．he is superstitious

D．he is very sad

小題4:The writer wrote this passage with the purpose of           .

A．persuading us to believe superstitions

B．showing us some facts of superstitions

C．showing us the magic power of number

D．showing us a numerologist

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Food
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular---30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don’t do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf--- and only 6% of people play football (but 32% go to watch it).
Cinema and TV
Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of the young people go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day ---30 minutes more than women.
Holidays
British people love going on holiday, and have 56 holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren’t spent in the UK---27% are in Spain. 10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn’t very good!
Presents
British people don’t send others expensive presents like other Europeans. They often send chocolates, wine and flowers of good quality.
小題1: Which food could be more popular among British adults, a hamburger or fish and chips?

A．A hamburger.

B．Fish and chips.

C．Both.

D．Neither.

小題2:Those who are interested in movies are _____.

A．men

B．women

C．young people

D．old people

小題3:How long do British women spend watching TV every day?

A．Three hours.

B．Three hours and a half.

C．Two hours.

D．Two hours and a half.

小題4: British people’s favorite country for a holiday is _____.

A．Spain

B．France

C．America

D．Australia

小題5: What present don’t British people often send?

A．Chocolates.

B．Wine.

C．Flowers.

D．Money.

The British people are among the world’s greatest readers of newspapers．It’s been the custom ever since most people could read．
But why do people want to do nothing but read while traveling to work in a train? Perhaps they are tired, or else they sit behind a newspaper to shut themselves off from the world．All the same, most men would notice a woman struggling with a heavy case and jump up to help her and a pretty girl sitting opposite wouldn’t escape their attention either．In this case a paper is useful because they can have a good look at her from behind it without her knowing．Perhaps they do nothing but read．There are stories of girls and young men who met in the rush hours, got married, and went on traveling in the same train hand in hand．
小題1:The main idea of this passage is that______．

A．people in Britain are great newspaper readers

B．why people read newspaper when they travel by train

C．people do nothing but read in a train

D．when people go to work in a train, they do different things

小題2:According to this passage, reading newspaper______．

A．is a custom just among men who can read	B．is something the British do only traveling in a train
C．is a daily activity most people enjoy	D．can help people in many ways

小題3:A man might be reading a newspaper in a train for the following reasons except that ______．

A．he is trying to get some business news

B．he wants to have a rest

C．he hopes to escape the attention of a pretty girl

D．he doesn’t want to talk with other people around him

小題4:The writer said that most men in the train would help a woman struggling with a heavy thing．The implication(含義) is that ______．

A．It is interesting for a man to help a woman in trouble

B．it is considered a man’s duty to offer help to a woman in need

C．the woman is too weak to carry a heavy case

D．men are often more interested in other things than reading newspapers, especially when women are in trouble