A student was one day taking a walk with his teacher. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path. They were a poor farmer’s, who was working in the nearby field.
The student turned to the teacher, saying:“we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those trees, and wait to see what he will do”
“My young friend,” answered the teacher, “we should never make fun of the poor. Why not put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch?”  The student did so and they both hid themselves behind the trees. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.
After putting on his coat, he put his foot into one of his shoes, and felt something hard. Then he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Surprised, he looked at the coin, turned it around and looked at it again. He then looked around, but no person was seen. He put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe. His surprise was doubled on finding the other coin.
He couldn’t control his feelings and fell to his knees, looked up to the sky and expressed his thanks. Then he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without food. He said the help would save them from dying.
The student there deeply moved, and his eyes filled tears.“ Now,” said the teacher, “are you not much happier than if you had hidden the shoes?”
小題1:When the student saw the shoes, he wanted to____.

A．steal them	B．find their owner
C．play a joke on the owner	D．give the owner some money

小題2:According to the passage, the teacher is______.

A．quiet and honest	B．kind and friendly
C．patient and clever	D．strict and careful

小題3:When the farmer saw the second coin, he___.

A．was very excited and grateful

B．was worried and looked up at the sky

C．was surprised and decided to find the owner

D．spoke of his difficulties and asked for more help

小題4:At the end of the story, the student____.

A．was very proud of himself	B．was very pleased with his life
C．felt very sorry about his first idea	D．felt sad for not taking his teacher’s advice

Learners report two main difficulties in reading, which may be linked. There are too many unknown words and as a result reading is simply not a pleasure. For some students, even reading in their own language is a chore.
　　Having a wide vocabulary is essential to making sense of written language. Of course, this is a circular argument, because the more you read the more vocabulary you learn and the more words you know the more easily you can read. Don’t make the mistake of reading with your dictionary beside you, looking up every single new or doubtful word. This is laborious and prevents you from practicing the skill of prediction.
　　Sometimes in reading you find a word you know but the sense doesn’t seem to fit in. This is not surprising because words have so many meanings and degrees of meaning. What is more, part of their meaning is shaped by the words around them. Keep looking at the surrounding words and asking yourself “what sort of meaning would make sense here?”
　　The more that people study the reading process, the better they can pass on to language learners a range of advice to choose from. People have learned to read in all kinds of ways. Here is some information that could help you plan to be a better reader in the foreign language you are studying.
　　1）Work out the general meaning first
　　When people read in a new language they often feel they must take a detailed approach, focusing on every word, particularly those they don’t know. They read as if they were using a microscope, looking carefully at each of the small pieces（the individual words）, but not necessarily seeing the whole picture at first. This is called the “bottom-up” approach. Other readers try to look first at the big picture（the “top-down” approach）, attending to individual bricks only as necessary, a process that involves some intelligent guesswork. Generally this second approach is recommended by successful learners.
　　2）Interactive reading
　　Another way of thinking about reading is to describe it as an interactive process, where the text brings something to you and you bring something to the text. Readers bring together all their knowledge of the world with what they see on the page in front of them. That is why, when reading in our own language, we don’t need to read every word. We add meaning which is not actually stated.
　　3）From supported reading to independent reading
　　Language learners start by needing considerable support as they read. Textbooks supply this support in the form of introductions that summaries the contents, glossaries, pictures, explanations of new grammar points. In your reading you need to move gradually from this support to reading more the text itself.
小題1:. According to the author, ______.

A．looking up the dictionary is of great help for the understanding

B．reading more promotes the gaining of vocabulary

C．the more you read, the less useful the dictionary will be

D．the amount of vocabulary is the key to reading

小題2:. Successful learners recommend ______.

A．trying to look first at the big picture

B．looking carefully at each of the small pieces

C．focusing on every word

D．“bottom-up” approach

小題3:. The word “chore” in the first paragraph maybe means ______.

A．a(chǎn)n important aspect	B．a(chǎn) difficult and tiring thing
C．a(chǎn)n easy question	D．something special

小題4:. You come across a new or doubtful word when you are reading, you can ______.

A．just miss it and let it be

B．keep looking at the surrounding words

C．look it up in the dictionary each time

D．make sense of it with the help of dictionary

Balzac was good at buying things at its lowest price. One day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer. Not being able to make the shopkeeper cut down its price very much, he left without further talking. Collecting a half dozen of his friends, he explained his wish to them and they worked a plan. The first would enter the shop and make an offer, lower than the marked price. Not getting the vase at his price, he would walk out. Shortly after another would enter and ask for a price lower than the first. In this way, each of the others would offer a price lower than the one before, and the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. Before long Balzac himself would return, offer more than the last two or three persons made and trust to luck. The plan worked--- Balzac got the vase at his price!
小題1:Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．vase in the window was placed much higher than Balzac could reach.

B．At first the price of the vase was much higher than Balzac could offer.

C．Balzac always wanted to buy a vase that was much more expensive than he could pay.

D．Balzac was very poor. He couldn’t buy the vase at a high price.

小題2:How many friends did Balzac gather?

A．Six

B．Twelve

C．Ten

D．Five

小題3:Who asked for the lowest price?

A．The first one.	B．The second one.
C．The last of his friends.	D．Balzac.

小題4:What kind of person does the writer try to tell us about Balzac and his friends?

A．Unkind

B．Dishonest

C．Selfish

D．Clever

Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never  1 to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week   2 Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he  3 that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and   4 had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate them quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch   5 .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.
Mr. West stood politely at the edge(邊)of a crowd of women who were   6  forward to try to get to the people who were  7 necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forward slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were  8  into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly past him.
After half an hour, he was just as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been   9 he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his   10  of doing things: he put his head down,  11 a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the  12 of the crowd as hard as he could.
The women around him became very  13 when they saw what he was doing, and began to scold him.” Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?” they shouted.
“Ladies,” he   14  them,” I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no   15 ,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

小題1:	A．sure B．certain C．a(chǎn)ble D．possible

小題2:	A．before B．a(chǎn)fter C．till D．within

小題3:	A．promised B．decided C．a(chǎn)greed D．insisted

小題4:	A．never B．sometimes C．seldom D．usually

小題5:	A．hour B．moment C．minute D．second

小題6:	A．pulling B．pushing C．gathering D．managing

小題7:	A．selling B．buying C．choosing D．seizing

小題8:	A．going B．entering C．fetching D．coming

小題9:	A．where B．until C．when D．even if

小題10:

A．habit B．way C．a(chǎn)ction D．sign

小題11:

A．caught B．made C．blew D．gave

小題12:

A．center B．end C．front D．back

小題13:

A．patient B．a(chǎn)ngry C．surprised D．nervous

小題14:

A．hated B．waved C．explained D．a(chǎn)nswered

小題15:

A．treasure B．good C．respect D．present

Driving Offence Points System
What is Driving Offence Points System?
After the introduction of this system, certain traffic offences will make the driver lose points besides other punishment (懲罰). A driver makes any of these offences, the points will be recorded．When the driver gets a certain number of points, he will be forbidden (禁止) to drive for a certain amount of time.
This is a system designed to make road much safer. It can improve standards (水平) of driving and reduce accidents.
Which traffic offences will result in Driving Offence Points?
Of course, not all traffic offences are covered by this system. Only those that have direct effect on road safety are included．There are fourteen items in all.

Code	Offence	Points
1	Causing death by dangerous driving	10
2	Dangerous driving	10
3	Careless driving	5
4	Driving after drinking or taking drugs	10
5	Driving over speed limit by more than15 km/hour	3
6	Driving in a motor race on the road	10
7	Failing to stop after an accident	3
8	Failing to give information after an accident	3
9	Failing to report an accident	3
10	Failing to obey directions of police officers	3
11	Crossing double white lines	3
12	Failing to obey traffic signals	3
13	Failing to give way to walkers at a crosswalk Failing to stop for people walking	3
14	Failing to stop at school crossing	3

What will happen if you have got up to 10 points?
If you have got 10 points or above, but still less than 15 points, you will receive a warning (警告) letter from the Transport Department. This letter will tell your record of Driving Offence Points and remind you of the result of getting more points. It is hoped that this warning will change your driving behavior for the better.
What will happen if you have got 15 points?
If you have got 15 points or more within two years, the first time you are found guilty (犯錯的) and you will not be able to drive for three months, but if you are caught a second time you will not be able to drive for six months.
小題1:The underlined word “Offence” (paragraph 1) refers to ______.

A．a(chǎn) driving habit

B．a(chǎn)n official of road safety

C．bad behavior in the office

D．a(chǎn)n action against the traffic law

小題2:The Driving Offence Points _________.

A．is a system that helps to improve the driving standards

B．a(chǎn)re points given because of dangerous driving

C．shows traffic offences of different kinds

D．is a guide dealing with (處理) traffic offences

小題3:What will happen to you if you have got 13 points?

A．You will be punished for the points.

B．You will be forbidden to drive.

C．Your record will be sent to the Transport Department.

D．You will get a warning letter from the Transport Department.

小題4:What will happen to you if you are caught driving dangerously and two months later you are caught careless driving?

A．You will take the driving test again.

B．You will be taken to the police station.

C．You will not be able to drive for 6 months.

D．You will not be able to drive for 3 months.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下框的A---F選項中選出能概括每一段主題的最佳選項。 選項中有一項為多余選項。

小題1:                                             
Americans have learnt more about drinks than they were 20 years ago. Now, encouraged by recent studies suggesting that it can cut the risk of cancer and heart disease and slow the aging process, tea is enjoyed by more and more people. Enough fashionable tea houses are appearing to make even longtime coffee drinkers consider changing drinks.
小題2:                                
Tea is found in more places than ever. The Tea Association of the United States reports that from 1990 to 1999, yearly sales of the drink grew to $4.6 billion from $1.8 billion. “Green tea is seen by people as a ‘functional food’” — bringing health beyond food itself, says Vierhile.
小題3:                                
Recently published studies point out that only teas that come from the leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis contain health benefits. Other teas may taste good, yet they do little more than warm up the drinker. But for Camellia sinensis, the evidence is powerful. In a 1998 study, Harvard University researchers found that drinking one cup of black tea a day lowered the danger of heart disease by as much as 44 percent compared with non-tea drinkers, and other studies have suggested that the antioxidants (抗氧化劑) in these so-called real teas can also prevent cancer.
小題4:                                
One such antioxidant in green tea is ECGC, a chemical 20 times as powerful as vitamin E and 200 times as powerful as vitamin C. “When people ask me for something good and cheap they can do to reduce their cancer risk, I tell them to drink real tea,” says Mitchell Gaynor, director of medical oncology (腫瘤學) at New York City’s Strang-Cornell Cancer Prevention Center.

Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life ?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly . Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do?
A writer has said, “people can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex (性別). They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.
小題1:The Internet can not be used for ______.

A．studying

B．shopping

C．thinking

D．playing

小題2:When the computer was invented, it was ______.

A．large and worked quickly1

B．small and worked

C．large but worked slowly.

D．small but worked quickly .

小題3:The Internet was born in about _____.

A．1960

B．1970

C．1980

D．1985

小題4:Which of the following is true?

A．Few students like going into the Internet.

B．students use the Internet to make “unreal friends.”

C．These “unreal friends” often meet each other.

D．Students know the friends on the Internet very well.

小題5:What does the writer think of the Internet?

A．It is wonderful.

B．It can make students study harder.

C．It is not good for students.

D．It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it.

Many teenagers(青少年) feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas．
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to tell their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome.
小題1:Many teenagers think that ____ can understand them better.

A．friends

B．brothers

C．sisters

D．parents

小題2:When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents, they usually____

A．stay alone at home

B．fight with their parents

C．discuss it with their friends

D．go to their brothers and sisters for help

小題3:The sentence (句子) “Your answers are welcome．” means _______．

A．You are welcome to discuss the questions with us.

B．We have got no idea, so your answers are welcome.

C．Your answers are always right.

D．You can give us all the right answers.

小題4:Which of the following is the writer’s attitude(態(tài)度)?

A．Parents should choose friends for their children

B．Children should choose everything they like

C．Parents should understand their children better

D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help

小題5:Part of the purpose of this passage is to ___.

A．give information for the parents to make their own judgment (判斷)

B．give advice to children who want to choose their friends

C．help parents to find better friends for their children

D．get some information from many readers

All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer. Sports change with the season.
People play different games in winter and summer. Games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities. The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life; they use them in their sports, too.
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.
Some sports or games go back to thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time．
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become good friends. Sports help to train a person’s character(性格). One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace(體面).
小題1:According to this passage we know that ____.

A．people began to play about one hundred years ago

B．a(chǎn)bout 100 years ago people ran or jumped when they played

C．basketball has a longer history than volleyball

D．not all the games have a long history

小題2:The writer didn’t tell us in this passage that ____.

A．basketball was invented in America

B．sports change with the season

C．games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities

D．football is played all over the world

小題3:People all over the world enjoy sports because ____ .

A．sports are interesting

B．sports help to keep people healthy , happy and to live longer

C．sports help to train one’s character

D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

小題4:From this passage we can see that _____ .

A．sports and games are unimportant things that people do

B．sports and games should be treated only as amusement (娛樂活動)

C．sports and games are only useful to the old

D．none of the above is true

小題5:What’s the writer’s attitude of the sports?

A．positive

B．negative

C．neutral

D．We have no idea.

“Where is the bus?” I asked myself. I was going to be late and the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. Thank God, here it is! The bus__1__round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the__2__ where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I__3__ the manager doesn’t notice.” But no __4__luck! “Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your__5__ this time?”. “ I’m afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your__6__ at the counter, we’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. Behind her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very__7__, and every few seconds he looked __8__the main entrance. The girl__9__about opening a bank account. I gave her the necessary __10__and she walked out. __11__, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something__12__with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun__13__ out of his coat. The moment a loud noise __14__ my ears. Everything went black. I was falling…. After__15__seemed a very long time, I opened my eyes and found in bed! __16__shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. As usual, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “__17__of your excuse! Go start work at once!” To my__18__, the first customer was a girl __19__ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The __20__! Wasn’t that the surprise of my life?

小題1:	A．ran B．came C．rode D．drove

小題2:	A．hotel B．shop C．bank D．restaurant

小題3:	A．believe B．expect C．guess D．hope

小題4:	A．much B．such C．more D．this

小題5:	A．excuse B．idea C．cause D．a(chǎn)nswer

小題6:	A．business B．job C．place D．spot

小題7:	A．nervous B．shy C．calm D．a(chǎn)ngry

小題8:	A．down B．for C．towards D．through

小題9:	A．cared B．talked C．a(chǎn)sked D．worried

小題10:

A．information B．offer C．instruction D．support

小題11:

A．Again B．Then C．Thus D．However

小題12:

A．hidden B．rolled C．filled D．covered

小題13:

A．getting B．a(chǎn)iming C．a(chǎn)ppearing D．sticking

小題14:

A．took B．shook C．filled D．covered

小題15:

A．what B．when C．that D．it

小題16:

A．Even B．Still C．Just D．Ever

小題17:

A．Less B．Plenty C．More D．None

小題18:

A．belief B．surprise C．joy D．regret

小題19:

A．of B．with C．on D．in

小題20:

A．dream B．story C．a(chǎn)ffair D．a(chǎn)ccident