Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.
Red is a hot colour. Americans may say they are red hot about something unfair. They are red hot when they are very angry about something. The small hot­tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hot for their colour and their fiery(辣的) taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.
Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health.
The colour black is often used in expressions. People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day. A blacklist (黑名單) is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.
The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is，an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.
Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because green is the colour of the back side of the paper money.
小題1:Americans use “red hot” to describe the following EXCEPT________.

A．something unfair

B．small hot­tasting peppers

C．the person who is very angry

D．popular music like Dixieland jazz

小題2:People use “in the pink” to express they are in good health because________.

A．the expression has a very long history

B．the color pink makes people feel happy

C．people think the colour pink is gentler than red

D．healthy babies are born with nice pink skin

小題3:When we say someone feels a little green, it means he/she________.

A．enjoys himself in boating	B．is hit by a high wave
C．has a stomachache	D．likes trees and grass

小題4:In the writer's eyes, what is related to a black day?

A．Being sent a beautiful gift.

B．Passing a very difficult test.

C．Being refused during an important interview.

D．Being invited to an exciting party.

小題5:The writer wants to tell us________in American everyday expressions.

A．the most popular colours

B．different meanings of colours

C．how to use colours correctly

D．why Americans like to use colours

To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We    hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our    came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my bag strap(帶子) got    on a chair and the tray(托盤) that I was holding slipped(滑)    my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents,    on a man who was just about to    a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly    , as the drinks soaked(浸濕) his white shirt.
Then I    my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of   . Instead, he said "It’s OK" to     me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure    to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look   . A moment later, the man came out of the washroom, and    our table. My heart almost stopped   . I thought he was going to ask for my father's    and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said,"    yourself new hamburgers."
He then walked    without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse,    he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still    in this world. I'll never     his actions.

小題1:	A．ordered B．made C．a(chǎn)rranged D．demanded

小題2:	A．food B．turn C．bill D．menu

小題3:	A．fixed B．caught C．cut D．tied

小題4:	A．by B．in C．from D．out

小題5:	A．knocked B．fell C．stood D．hung

小題6:	A．take B．taste C．make D．catch

小題7:	A．discouraged B．disappointed C．shocked D．a(chǎn)mazed

小題8:	A．rolled B．rubbed C．narrowed D．closed

小題9:	A．bitterness B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．a(chǎn)nger D．sorrow

小題10:

A．satisfy B．comfort C．encourage D．praise

小題11:

A．how B．who C．what D．which

小題12:

A．well B．honest C．calm D．polite

小題13:

A．pushed B．a(chǎn)pproached C．drew D．laid

小題14:

A．beating B．breaking C．sinking D．shaking

小題15:

A．help B．position C．number D．job

小題16:

A．Prepare B．Buy C．Find D．Cook

小題17:

A．on B．a(chǎn)round C．up D．a(chǎn)way

小題18:

A．so B．since C．a(chǎn)lthough D．but

小題19:

A．kindness B．happiness C．politeness D．brightness

小題20:

A．forget B．refuse C．follow D．replace

“ Yeah！ Auntie is here! “ screamed my husband’s niece and nephew together. “ Let me get the door!” “ No, let me !” Each one’s goal was to get there first and open the door for their Auntie, Me!
I couldn’t get enough of them, of their youthful love of life, and their excitement every time I visited! To be honest, it was partially because of the Surprise Travel Bag that I carried in. It was a tradition that I started when they were young. Each time I went to see them, I would take a large bag filled with toys, coloring books, candy, magic markers and “games”.
The contents(內(nèi)容) were different but the rules were not. They included: one may get a turn to choose what activity we would do; another may take a turn to go first when we played a game; ..... We shared the treats after the games and cleaned up after we played . Then, sadly, they watched the Surprise Travel Bag go away with their Auntie.
Now my niece and nephew have grown into young adults. They spend most of their visits listening to their iPods, messaging on their phones.... I completely forgot that I had put my two Surprise Travel Bags in the basement(地下室) until my husband found them this weekend.
I held the bags tightly in my arms, remembering our laughter and fun-filled get-togethers. My big decision now is to whom I will pass the Surprise Travel Bags so that the fun that the bags help to create can continue.
小題1:When the author came for a visit, the children were _________.

A．uninterested

B．excited

C．bored

D．upset

小題2:We learn from the passage that the author would ________.

A．change the contents in the bags

B．change the rules each time she visited

C．choose the activity for the children

D．leave the bag behind for the children

小題3:The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to ________.

A．sell her Surprise Travel Bags

B．show us how to travel happily

C．share her good memories

D．teach us how to play with children

小題4:Why did the author forget the Surprise Travel Bags?

A．Because she is too old to remember them.

B．Because the children have grown up and have their own interests.

C．Because she has put too many things in the basement.

D．Because she doesn’t like the children any longer.

小題5:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The Surprise Travel Bags	B．How to Play with Children
C．Travel with My Surprise Travel Bag	D．My Family Life

Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance to see all of your friends again. But most exciting of all, the new term is an opportunity to take up new hobbies. As you know, it is common in Britain for students to take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. Promising to begin something new is a common New Year resolution for many school teenagers.
Most schools offer different kinds of hobby classes. Students take them in their free periods or after school. Some classes you have to pay for and others are free of charge. For example, I once took a free Wednesday evening gymnastics class that my school offered. But when I learnt how to play the drum my parents had to pay for the lesson, and they did so, like most parents, without any complaint.
The most popular extra classes at my school were piano lessons and drama club:  Both classes offered exams students could take. Because the extra classes may take up much time of the students, students with many hobbies sometimes felt more stressed than those without any. But they could enjoy their life better than those who didn't foster (培養(yǎng)) any hobbies at school. For example, they could build up good friendship with the persons who shared the common interest with them. Most important of all, the students with hobbies left school with many extra skills.
Frankly speaking, I haven't continued any of the hobbies I began at school. But I have never regretted taking them. After all, my best friend today is someone whom I met in my gymnastics class. The reason why we are still keeping in close touch with each other is that we have much in common.
小題1:The first paragraph suggests that it's children's nature          .

A．to value friendship

B．to make a promise easily

C．to copy others' behavior

D．to be curious about the new

小題2:The author's parents' attitude to hobby classes might be that of         .

A．a(chǎn)pproval

B．doubt

C．unconcern

D．disapproval

小題3:What is the biggest benefit children can get from taking up a new hobby?

A．They can enjoy a good time.

B．They can learn extra skills.

C．They can make more friends.

D．They will have things to share.

小題4:From the author's experience, we can learn that          .

A．free hobby classes are very popular

B．hobbies are a way of making friends

C．we must be careful when choosing a hobby

D．hobby classes may not last a long time

小題5:What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To introduce some hobby classes at school.

B．To tell readers how to choose hobby classes.

C．To encourage readers to take up new hobbies.

D．To report a trend among British school children.

When I asked my daughter which item she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said "the phone". Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.
Point 1  The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour  on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?
Point 2  The mobile phone means that we are never alone. !' The mobile saved my life, "says Crystal Johnstone. She had
an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救護車) to her rescue.
Point 3  The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any time of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and how their last meeting went.
Point 4  The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, "We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near--but we didn't meet for the first two weeks!"
Point 5  The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously (同時地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn't know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they're space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(進入) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.
小題1:How do you understand" Point 1—The telephone creates the need to communicate,... "？

A．People don't communicate without telephone.

B．People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.

C．People communicate more since telephone has been created.

D．People communicate more because of more traffic.

小題2:Which of the following best shows people's attitude towards mobile phones?

A．Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.

B．Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people.

C．Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.

D．Mobile phones are part of people's life.

小題3:Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people's life?
a. Point 1. b. Point 2. c. Point 3. d. Point 4. e. Point 5.

A．c, d

B．a(chǎn), e

C．a(chǎn), c

D．b, e

小題4:It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through      .

A．the TV screen	B．a(chǎn) fax machine
C．the phone line hooked up to the computer	D．a(chǎn) microphone

小題5:The best heading for the passage is      .

A．The power of Phones	B．Kinds of Phones
C．How to Use Phones	D．Advantage of Phones

Former Irish President Mary Robinson was just making a polite conversation with an Ethiopian (埃塞俄比亞的) teenager about her wedding day. The 16­year­old had already been married for a year. “She looked at me with the saddest eyes and said, ‘I had to drop out of school’，” Robinson said in a telephone interview. “That conveyed to me the reality，” said Robinson, the first woman to serve as Ireland's president and former U．N. high commissioner for human fights. “Her life, as far as she is concerned, had more or less ended.”
Robinson said keeping girls in school was one of the most important things policymakers could do to address the coming challenges of an ever-increasing population, predicted by the United Nations to reach 7 billion soon. “European countries are concerned about aging populations as is Japan, but this is much less of an issue than the huge number of people which we are going to see over the next 40 years when the population goes from 7 billion to 9 billion，” she said. “Almost all of that increase will be in poor developing countries, so that we have a very big challenge.”
Family planning experts worry in particular about the future population explosion in sub­Saharan Africa. In May, the United Nations projected the world population would reach 9.3billion in 2050 and 10.1 billion by 2100. Much of that growth will come from Africa, where the population is growing at 2.3 percent a year—more than double Asia's 1 percent growth rate. If that rate stays consistent, which is not certain, Africa's population will reach 3.6 billion by 2100 from the present 1 billion.
Joel Cohen, a professor of population studies at Rockefeller University and Columbia University in New York, said universal secondary education offered a way to reduce population in high birth­rate regions. In addition to providing information about birth control, a secondary education teaches women to reduce their own fertility (生育力), improve the health of their children and allows them to move from a mind­set of having many children, in the hopes that some will survive to improving the quality of each child's life, Cohen wrote in the journal Nature.
小題1:In the first paragraph, the author introduces his topic by ________.

A．explaining the author's opinions

B．giving an example

C．describing the poor education system

D．coming straight to the topic

小題2:What can we learn from the passage?

A．Robinson is happy after talking to the Ethiopian girl.

B．Robinson is a successful expert in population studies.

C．Robinson is worried about population growth.

D．Robinson encourages female education.

小題3:What is Joel Cohen's view about secondary education?

A．It provides basic knowledge of health.

B．It improves the health of children.

C．It makes people pay more attention to education.

D．It can change people's parenting ideas.

小題4:According to Robinson, what is one of the most important things policymakers can do to prevent the population from increasing rapidly?

A．Keeping girls in school.

B．Letting girls go away from Africa.

C．Letting young girls remain single.

D．Keeping girls in families.

Discover the beautiful, silent, white world or Antarctica on the holidays of a life-time．Head South to Buenos Aires and then transfer to the world's most southern city, Ushuaia．From there, it's about 1,000 kilometers on a special icebreaker ship to the freezing temperature of Antarctica．
Getting off the ship and taking your first step onto the ice, you will imagine what it is like to be an explorer．Meet penguins（企鵝） sitting on their eggs, or see an Antarctic seal that lives all the year round on the ice．But do not get closer than five meters to any animal, in case you frighten it or make it angry．
The friendly crew of the ship will look after you as you explore the ice continent. We promise you fantastic meals and a comfortable bed — you sleep in a four-person cabin — as well as many special treats．If you don't think it is cold enough, try the ''polar plunge" — jump into a special hole dug in the ice and dip your head under the water．You can then jump into a hot bath and if you succeed we will give you a certificate．
After you wake up for the first time in the Antarctica you will understand why everybody who goes there falls in love with the place．The scenery is different every day because the sea ice is always moving．
Our ships travel to Antarctica from November to March — phone today and book your dream holiday!
小題1:How should you behave when you see animals on Antarctica?

A．Don't take photos with them．

B．Sit on the legs of the penguin．

C．Don't watch them too near．

D．Never make them angry．

小題2:If you want to get a certificate, you have to          ．

A．try the "polar plunge"

B．sleep in a four-person cabin

C．have a bath in hot water

D．dive in the sea

小題3:The author writes this text mainly to          ．

A．describe what Antarctica is like

B．tell about the scenery in Antarctica

C．call for people to discover Antarctica

D．a(chǎn)ttract more tourists to Antarctica

Dogs already guide blind and disabled people and now they are to be trained to help people with dementia．The idea developed by some university students will now be put into practice by Scotland Medical Center．The research is meaningful, for there are 670, 000 people in Britain who have dementia and by 2021 this is expected to rise to one million．
Dementia can make people confuse night and day or forget basic things such as washing or drinking enough water．The dogs would be trained to help to guide them through the day．
Joyce Gray from Scotland Medical Center said, "People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relatively normal life, and dogs help them to maintain routine．M For example, people with memory loss will tend to forget to take medicine, "but if a dog presents them with a bag with pills in it, there's a greater chance of them taking it．"
Ms．Gray also said dogs were perfectly suited to remind their owners to eat．"Dogs have an ability to say 'it's my feeding time^, so there would be a note in the cupboard next to the dog's food reminding the dog's owner to eat too．"
The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks．"It gives a reason for the owner to go out into the community," Ms．Gray said, "We did a test with an elderly person walking down the high street on his own．Then we gave him a dog on a lead and he did the exact same walk．That time people would come up to him, chatting or smiling and making eye contact．We hope we'd see this with people with dementia too．"
There is one more advantage of using the pets as companions．Since conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with dementia, dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship．Ms．Gray said, "We have found that people may forget familiar faces but not pets．People light up when they see animals．There is a speechless bond between the dog and its owner．w
小題1:What's the common symptom of dementia?

A．Going hungry．	B．Feeling lonely．
C．Forgetting things．	D．Waking up at night．

小題2:According to Ms．Gray, after feeding the pet, the owner may ______．

A．do some washing	B．take his medicine
C．have something to eat	D．go out to walk the dog

小題3:For people with dementia, pets can ______．

A．give them wordless help

B．contribute to their recovery

C．help them to recognize people's faces

D．ensure them to gain support from other people

小題4:What's the best title for the passage?

A．Guide Dogs for the Mind

B．Pets, Faithful Companions

C．Mental Support for the Disabled

D．Dementia, a Curable Disease

Interactive Home-security Systems
Tarik Celebi, who lives in San Francisco suburb, takes his home-security system with him to work, to dinner, just about anywhere．By his cell phone, he "arms" his home-security alarm from his car before he leaves for work．During his workday, he gets e-mail alerts every time his front door opens, even though he's miles away．If the door opens at an unusual time -say midday when no one should be coming or going - he can order a 30-second video clip（片段） from the camera that watches the door．If it's just his  mother-in-law getting a package delivery, no worries．
Celebi is one of the first users of the latest interactive home-security systems．In addition to sounding alarms when the house is broken into and notifying homeowners or police, as traditional systems do, the interactive systems give users new ways to remotely control their systems and their home environment．Different from traditional home-security alarms, which homeowners typically have to press buttons on a keypad to turn on before they leave their homes, the interactive systems enable consumers to arm and disarm systems from smart phones, iPads and PCs, no matter where they are．
Most traditional systems are set up to sound an alarm if doors or windows are opened． The interactive systems give homeowners more options．For example, users can elect when they want to be notified．They might want an e-mail or a text every time a door is opened, or only during the hours of 3 to 4 p．m．, when kids come home from school．Like Celebi, they can add cameras and get video clips when doors open．That could be helpful in making sure kids aren't bringing friends home when they're not supposed to．
Nationwide, about 20% of homes have．traditional home-security systems．About half stop using them because they tire of the trouble．Being able to arm systems even while dashing to the subway or while at work will increase their usage of the new interactive systems．Although the new functions add costs to home security, the interactive-systems are believed to push home-security systems' usage rates closer to 30%, which would be a big movement for an industry that's been largely stuck at 20% for the past decade．"We all know it's going to get bigger, though we don't know how long it's going to take," Eric Taylor, an officer from San Francisco Security Department says．
小題1:What may Celebi first do if his front door opens at a wrong time when he is away?

A．Inform the police．	B．Call his mother-in-law．
C．Arm the security alarm．	D．Observe through video．

小題2:The interactive systems enable the user to ______．

A．improve his home environment remotely

B．lock his house's door while he is miles away

C．operate the home-security systems at any place

D．sound the alarm and inform the police at the same time

小題3:What's the advantage of the interactive systems over the traditional ones?

A．They are cheaper．

B．They are easier to set up．

C．They can give quicker reaction．

D．They have more ways to inform the users．

小題4:What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．The importance of security industry．

B．The functions of the interactive alarms．

C．The popularity of home-security systems．

D．The market potential of the interactive systems．

閱讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55題中選出能填入空白處的最佳答案，使短文句意通順，符合邏輯，并把答案填在在答題卡內(nèi)。
Once there were two men, who lived in the same hospital room. One man’s bed was next to the room's only window. _____ , the other man, since his illness was more _____, had to spend all his time in bed. When the man in the bed by the window could _____ up, he would tell his roommate all the things he could see _____ the window. He said the window ______ a park with a lovely _____. Ducks played on the _____ while children sailed their model boats. Old trees grew and beautiful flowers were in bloom. What a fine _____! The man in the other bed would be _____ by the beautiful colors of the world outside.
Days and weeks passed.
One morning, the nurse found the man by the window had _____ peacefully in his sleep. She called the hospital attendants to take the body _____. As everything was done, the other man asked if he could be _____ next to the window.  The nurse said OK and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him _____ .
Slowly and painfully, he tried to take his __ ___ look at the world outside. He thought he would be _____ to see it by himself. But to his surprise, he saw nothing but a white _____. The man asked the nurse ____his roommate _____  to him and said there were wonderful things outside this window. The nurse told him his roommate was blind and could not even _____  the wall.
She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to _____ you. He only hoped you could live in a colorful world and got better quickly. "

小題1:	A．Angrily B．Happily C．Surprisingly D．Unluckily

小題2:	A．common B．serious C．occasional D．light

小題3:	A．stand B．sit C．jump D．wake

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)cross B．outside C．behind D．a(chǎn)bove

小題5:	A．built B．stood C．faced D．placed

小題6:	A．lake B．hill C．house D．tower

小題7:	A．sand B．grass C．water D．tree

小題8:	A．look B．sight C．form D．view

小題9:	A．impressed B．moved C．reminded D．disappointed

小題10:

A．missed B．come C．died D．passed

小題11:

A．up B．a(chǎn)way C．off D．on

小題12:

A．lifted B．forced C．brought D．moved

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)like B．a(chǎn)lone C．a(chǎn)loud D．a(chǎn)live

小題14:

A．single B．last C．first D．only

小題15:

A．pleased B．sad C．crazy D．excited

小題16:

A．picture B．wall C．river D．window

小題17:

A．when B．why C．how D．where

小題18:

A．led B．got C．lied D．left

小題19:

A．hear B．touch C．see D．describe

小題20:

A．surprise B．control C．encourage D．a(chǎn)dvice