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One thing the tour books don’t tell you about London is that 2,000 of its residents are foxes. They ran away from the city about centuries ago after developers and pollution moved in. But now that the environment is cleaner, the foxes have come home, one of the many wild animals that have moved into urban areas around the world.
“The number and variety of wild animals in urban areas is increasing,” says Gomer Jones, president of the National Institute for Urban Wildlife, in Columbia, Maryland. A survey of the wildlife in New York’s Central Park last year tallied the species of mammals, including muskrats, shrews and flying squirrels. A similar survey conducted in the 1890s counted only five species. One of the country’s largest populations of raccoons (浣熊) now lives in Washington D.C., and moose (駝鹿) are regularly seen wandering into Maine towns. Peregrine falcons(游隼) dive from the window ledges of buildings in the largest U.S. cities to prey on (捕食) pigeons.
Several changes have brought wild animals to the cities. Foremost(首要的) is that air and water quality in many cities has improved as a result of the 1970s pollution-control efforts. Meanwhile, rural areas have been built up, leaving many animals on the edges of suburbs. In addition, urban wildlife refuges (避難處)have been created. The Greater London Council last year spent￡750,000 to buy land and build 10 permanent wildlife refuges in the city. Over 1,000 volunteers have donated money and cleared rubble from deserted lots. One evening last year a fox was seen on Westminster Bridge looking up at Big Ben.
For peregrine falcons, cities are actually safer than rural cliff dwellings (懸崖棲息地). By 1970 the birds had died out east of the Mississippi because the DDT had made their eggs too thin to support life. That year, scientist Tom Cade of Cornell University began raising the birds for release in cities, for cities afforded abundant food.
Cities can attract wild animals without turning them harmful. The trick is to create habitats where they can be self-sufficient but still be seen and appreciated. Such habitats can even be functional. In San Francisco, the local government is testing different kinds of rainwater control basins to see not only which ones retain (保持) the cleanest water but which will attract the most birds

  1. 1.

    The first paragraph suggests that ________

    1. A.
      environment is vital for wildlife
    2. B.
      tour books are not always a reliable source of information
    3. C.
      London is a city of fox
    4. D.
      foxes are highly adaptable to environment
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is NOT a reason that wildlife is returning to the cities?

    1. A.
      Food is plentiful in the cities
    2. B.
      Wildlife is appreciated in the cities
    3. C.
      Wildlife refuges have been built in the cities
    4. D.
      Air and water quality has improved in the cities
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred from the passage that _________

    1. A.
      Londoners are putting more and more wild animals into their zoos
    2. B.
      Londoners are happy to see wild animals return to their city
    3. C.
      Londoners are trying to move wild animals back to the countryside
    4. D.
      Londoners have welcomed the wild birds, but found foxes a problem

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Although the New Year is already here, the great moments of the past year are still in the memory. Let’s look back at some of them.
United States
One of the world’s largest New Year’s Eve parties was held in Times Square, New York. The festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people to watch a brightly-lit ball drop on a landmark building at the stroke (擊、打) of midnight.
A great amount of confetti (五彩紙屑) was released from the sky at zero o’clock.
Britain
Painted in shinning colors, blowing whistles, 50，000 party-goers arrived in London’s Millennium Dome to dance in the New Year. The Millennium Dome came to life at midnight as 50 DJs started up, competing on five separate dance floors to warm the crowd into the party mood.
Russia
New Year is the biggest holiday in Russia. It is traditional to put up a tree for celebrations with family and friends.
On the very last day of last year, Russians with a taste for a very cold swim braved freezing temperatures to plant traditional, festival trees on the bed of the Northern Ocean and at the bottom of Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake.
Malaysia
Brave skydivers threw themselves off the world’s tallest building near midnight and floated towards the New Year.
The jump from the 452-metre Petronas Twin Tower was called a real leap from one year to the next since the group took off in the last second of the old year and landed a minute later in the New Year. “That was really cool,” said Roland Simpson, “over crowds of onlookers to the landing spot.”

  1. 1.

    In New York the brightly-lit ball dropped ____________

    1. A.
      form the sky onto the Times Square
    2. B.
      into the hundreds of thousands of watchers
    3. C.
      to welcome the arrival of Christmas
    4. D.
      at the point between the old and the New Year
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is NOT traditional to welcome a new year?

    1. A.
      Sharing the happiness and excitement together
    2. B.
      Setting up a tree for celebrations
    3. C.
      Planting trees on the bed of a lake
    4. D.
      50 DJs’ competing on five separate floors
  3. 3.

    People jumping from the tallest buildings _________

    1. A.
      spent two different years in the air
    2. B.
      stayed in the sky for two minutes
    3. C.
      landed over people’s heads
    4. D.
      floated away to the new land
  4. 4.

    The passage mainly shows that ________

    1. A.
      New Year has been the starting point for people to have dreams
    2. B.
      people in different countries welcomed New Year in different ways
    3. C.
      people’s ways of celebrations are exciting
    4. D.
      the New Year is better than the old year

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Not all think laughter is the best medicine, but it seems to help．So scientists carried on a new study of diabetes （糖尿�。� patients who were given a good dose of humor for a year to prove it．
Researchers divide 20 high-risk diabetic patients into two groups．Both groups were given standard diabetes medicine．Group L viewed 30 minutes of humor of their choice, while Group C, the control group, did not．This went on for a year of treatments．
By two months into the study, the patients in the laughter group had lower level of the hormones epinephrine （腎上腺素）, considered to cause stress, which is known to be deadly．After the 12 months, HDL cholesterol rises 26 percent in Group L but only 3 percent in Group C．In another measure, C-reactive proteins, a maker of heart disease, drop 66 percent in the laughter group but only 26 percent in the control group．
“The best doctors believe that there is a physical good brought about by the positive emotion, happy laughter,” said study leader Lee Berk of Loma Linda University．And other research has found that humor makes us more hopeful．Still, more study is needed, Berk said．The research by Berk found that humor can bring about similar changes in body chemistry, which was proved in the new study．The research result will be presented this month at the meeting in the US．Research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine shows that laughter causes the inner lining of blood vessels to expand, increasing blood flow in a way thought to be healthy．
“Lifestyle choices have an important effect on health and these are choices which we and patients should pay attention to, rather than prevention and treatment,” Berk said in a statement this week．

  1. 1.

    Why did the scientists carry on the new research?

    1. A.
      To find out if laughter was good to health．
    2. B.
      To discover the best medicine to cure diabetes．
    3. C.
      Because the number of diabetic patients is the largest in the world．
    4. D.
      Because diabetic patients need more laughter than other patients．
  2. 2.

    After 12 months into the study, ___________．

    1. A.
      C-reactive proteins increase 66 percent in Group C
    2. B.
      the level of the hormones epinephrine stays the same in both groups
    3. C.
      the level of the hormones epinephrine has dropped
    4. D.
      C-reactive proteins reduced 66 percent in Group L
  3. 3.

    The underlined part “HDL cholesterol” in Paragraph 3 must be _______．

    1. A.
      something bad to our health
    2. B.
      something good to our health
    3. C.
      a kind of wonderful medicine
    4. D.
      a kind of dangerous disease
  4. 4.

    In what way does laughter benefit people’s health?

    1. A.
      Blood is made thick by laughter．
    2. B.
      Laughter makes blood vessels thin．
    3. C.
      Laughter increases blood pressure．
    4. D.
      Laughter makes blood flow fast．
  5. 5.

    According to Berk, we should _________．

    1. A.
      choose lifestyles carefully
    2. B.
      change our lifestyles
    3. C.
      prevent our lifestyles in advance
    4. D.
      pay less attention to the positive emotion

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A traveler lost his way and got off the highway to see where he was. As he drove by, he saw rows and rows of pigpens and pigs running in fields. Suddenly, his eyes caught something really strange. It looked like a pig with a wooden leg.
He drove up into the arm, where he met the farmer. “ Excuse me, ” the traveler said. “ I was just driving by and looking at all your pigs, and I just had to stop and ask about it. Tell me, is there really a pig out there with a wooden leg?” The farmer smiled. “ Oh, that would be old Caesar you saw. He’s the finest pig I’ve ever had ---and smart! Well, let me tell you a little about that pig.”
“ One night a couple of years ago I got to drinking and I guess I had more than I should have. I fell down and knocked over a lamp. That started a fire in the house and old Caesar smelled the smoke. He came in the back door, got the wife and kid out, roused me up and got me out. There is no question about it ---- that night old Caesar saved all our lives. You know that I’m not going to forget it too easily.”
“ Why,” the traveler said, “ this is amazing! I have never heard of a pig like this before! This is fantastic! But tell me, how did he get that wooden leg?”
The farmer laughed and said, “ Well, when you have a pig so smart, you don’t want to eat him all at one time!”

  1. 1.

    The farmer thought the pig _______

    1. A.
      very fat
    2. B.
      very clever
    3. C.
      very kind
    4. D.
      very strange
  2. 2.

    The passage indicates that _______

    1. A.
      the pig lost a leg in the fire
    2. B.
      the farmer deeply thanked the pig
    3. C.
      the pig had a very good keeper
    4. D.
      the real leg had been eaten by the farmer
  3. 3.

    The author wants to _______

    1. A.
      report a piece of news
    2. B.
      tell us a moving story
    3. C.
      tell us a humorous story
    4. D.
      have a joke with us

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My wife and I used to feel that it was impossible to be a true friend to someone whose name we didn't know. How wrong we were! Years of Sunday-morning bus trips through the city with the same group of “nameless” people have changed our thinking. Before the bus takes off, we all join in a conversation: where’s the silent woman who sits up front and never responds to our cheery greetings? Here she comes. Her worn clothing suggests she doesn't have much money to spare, but she always takes an extra cup of coffee for the driver.
We get smiles from a Mexican couple as they get on the bus hand in hand. When they get off, they’re still holding hands. The woman was pregnant late last year, and one day her change of shape confirmed that she’d delivered the child. We even felt a little pride at the thought of our extended family.
For many months, our only sadness lay in our inability to establish the same friendship with the silent woman at the front of the bus. Then, one evening, we went to a fish restaurant. We were shown to a table alongside someone sitting alone. It was the woman from the bus.
We greeted her with friendly familiarity we’d shown all year, but this time her face softened, then a shy smile. When she spoke, the words escaped awkwardly from her lips. All at once we realized why she hadn’t spoken to us before. Talking was hard for her.
Over dinner, we learned the stay of a single mother with a disabled son who was receiving special care away from home. She missed him desperately, she explained. “I love him… and he loves me, even though he doesn’t express it very well,” she murmured. “Lots of us have that problem, don’t we? We don’t say what we want to say, what we should be saying. And that’s not good enough.” The candles flared on our tables. Our fish had never tasted better. But the atmosphere grew pleasant, and when we parted as friends—we shared names

  1. 1.

    All the following statements can describe the woman except ______

    1. A.
      poor
    2. B.
      warm -hearted
    3. C.
      silent
    4. D.
      cold
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “establish” in the 3th paragraph has the same meaning as_________

    1. A.
      keep
    2. B.
      discover
    3. C.
      set up
    4. D.
      accept
  3. 3.

    The woman had the same problem with her son in the way that ______

    1. A.
      they both disabled people
    2. B.
      they both had some difficulty in expressing
    3. C.
      they both liked bus travel
    4. D.
      they both brought interest to the passengers
  4. 4.

    Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?

    1. A.
      Friends of the Road
    2. B.
      The Silent Woman on the Bus
    3. C.
      Going to Work by Bus
    4. D.
      Different Kinds of Friendship

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Wilma was born on June 23, 1940 in St Bethlehem, Tennesse. By the time she was 6, Wilma Rudolph was given metal braces (支架) to aid her in walking. She started receiving treatment with help from her family. A few years later, she walked without any assistance into the church.
When she was in junior high, she joined the basketball team. She finally made an appeal to compete in games again and when her wish was finally permitted, she amazed everyone by leading the team to an undefeated season and the state championships. Though they lost the championship title in the end, Wilma Rudolph earned the attention of the women’s track coach，Ed Template at Tennessee State University and was invited to join the "Tigerbelles"．Her efforts paid off as she turned out to be so good that the Tigerbelles invited her to join them in the national Olympic team trails. Not only did she make it into the team, but she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Four years later, Rudolph set a world 200 m record (22.9 seconds) at the 1960 US Championships. At the Rome Olympics in 1960, she competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4×100 m relay, and equaled the world record of 11.3 seconds in the semifinals (半決賽) of the 100 m. She won the final by three metres in 11.0 seconds, but it was not accepted as a world record.
Wilma Rudolph’s extraordinary achievements in Rome made her a darling of the European press who gave her the nickname "The Black Gazelle (羚羊)" and "The Black Pearl". She also became the first woman in American history to win 3 gold medals in the Olympics and was crowned "the Fastest Woman in the World", Wilma Rudolph’s spirit inspired people such as Jackie Joyner Kersee and Florence Griffith Joyner who became the next woman to win 3 gold medals

  1. 1.

    What problem did Wilma face according to Paragraph 1?

    1. A.
      Not being able to speak
    2. B.
      Not being able to walk
    3. C.
      Losing her sight
    4. D.
      Losing her hearing
  2. 2.

    We learn that Wilma broke the world record in________

    1. A.
    2. B.
      the semifinals of the 100m at the Rome Olympics
    3. C.
      the 200m at the 1960 US Championships
    4. D.
      the final of the 100m at the Rome Olympics
  3. 3.

    How many people that at least won 3 Olympics gold medals in American history are mentioned in the passage?

    1. A.
      One
    2. B.
      Three
    3. C.
      Four
    4. D.
      Five

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Grace Kane hangs onto an Olympic dream of clinging to a granite (花崗巖) wall by her fingertips 70 feet from the ground. The fearless girl is only 10, but already has scaled great heights in the sport of rock climbing.
Last week, Kane won a bronze in the 11­and­younger sport class at the USA Climbing Youth National Championships in Atlanta. She was the only competitor of the 31 there with no climbing coach or top­flight facilities in which to train. Climbing will become an exhibition at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil. The hope of enthusiasts is that the sport will gain full status in 2020.“I’m already training for that,” said Kane. “Climbing is my passion, my love, and I want to make something of it.”
Her dad took her to climb rocks on her fourth birthday for the first time and today he can’t keep up with her, “It’s the freedom to let loose,” she said. “When I’m up there, I’m so focused and don’t hear anything. I always feel comforted knowing people are supporting me.”
The bronze in Atlanta qualified Kane for the USA team and November’s International Championships in Ecuador. That’s a trip she might have to miss because it’s too expensive.
Kane held a backyard music concert---she played the guitar and the piano and wrote inspirational songs---and raised 數(shù)學(xué)公式1,500 trip to Atlanta. She’s also been sponsored by a shoe company, but must rely heavily on donations from family and friends for travel expenses.
Her mom Heather Kane said the family has chosen “to do whatever we need to help her achieve her goals”. One of Grace’s biggest challenges is finding balance in her life. There’s school, her music and church to fit around climbing.
“Climbing is going to mean sacrificing things other kids might pursue,” Grace said. “But it doesn’t bother me. It’s like playing the piano; you can’t take a break or you’ll lose your touch.”

  1. 1.

    What would be the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      Rock climbing gains popularity
    2. B.
      Grace Kane likes challenges
    3. C.
      A young climber follows her dream
    4. D.
      An amazing victory for a young rock climber
  2. 2.

    We can learn from the second paragraph that rock climbing ________

    1. A.
      is not an exhibition at the Olympics now
    2. B.
      is an official event at the Olympics now
    3. C.
      is not open to children
    4. D.
      will gain full status in 2020
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is TRUE about Grace Kane?

    1. A.
      She is only interested in rock climbing
    2. B.
      She is a girl with many talents
    3. C.
      Rock climbing has affected her study
    4. D.
      She has won gold medals in several matches
  4. 4.

    One of Grace’s biggest challenges is to ________

    1. A.
      find a capable coach for her
    2. B.
      get qualified for the USA team
    3. C.
      raise enough money for International competitions
    4. D.
      keep balance between rock climbing and other activities

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When you leave home to go and live somewhere else, you naturally take your own personality and cultural ways with you. When you arrive in a new country with a different culture you can experience different kinds of feelings and reactions. For example, you may feel confused and nervous, and like to depend on others.
If you do experience these things, then you are probably experiencing culture shock. For example, coming to Australia from another country certainly gives you a chance to face many new things: the buildings look different, and the food is not what you are used to. You may not be able to speak with other people confidently.
Learning to function effectively in a new culture is not easy. Meanings in cross-cultural situations are often unclear. This can be stressful because you are not sure what others expect of you or what you can expect of them. In these situations it is natural to feel anxious and frustrated(挫折). If you recognize that these feelings are a normal part of the experience of living away from “home”, you may be able to deal with them more efficiently. Your sense of humor and openness will also help. As you gain greater understanding of the new culture, you can expect the stress to disappear.
Dealing with culture shock needs a special effort, but it is the most important to remember that you are not alone in your feelings of distress. Most people in their first weeks and months in a new country experience similar reactions

  1. 1.

    This passage mainly tells us _______

    1. A.
      How to adapt（適應(yīng)） to a new environment
    2. B.
      how to live in Australia happily
    3. C.
      how to study in a new environment
    4. D.
      how to avoid being nervous
  2. 2.

    Why do people have many kinds of feelings in a new country?

    1. A.
      Because they are surprised at everything they see
    2. B.
      Because buildings are very beautiful
    3. C.
      Because culture shock does have a great effect on them
    4. D.
      Because they have to learn something quickly
  3. 3.

    The stress may disappear slowly as you __________

    1. A.
      have the ability to get along well with others
    2. B.
      can know more about the new culture
    3. C.
      can consider the stress to be normal
    4. D.
      are humorous and have a good mood
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is the most important thing in dealing with culture shock?

    1. A.
      Your efforts
    2. B.
      Your attitude
    3. C.
      Your feelings
    4. D.
      Your humor

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Bamboo is one of the nature’s most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains.
Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.
Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.
In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered

  1. 1.

    How is bamboo like grass?

    1. A.
      It is thin and easy to cut
    2. B.
      It grows everywhere
    3. C.
      It grows quickly after it's cut short
    4. D.
      It is short and green
  2. 2.

    The sentence “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” means “Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _______.”

    1. A.
      short
    2. B.
      strong
    3. C.
      thick
    4. D.
      tall
  3. 3.

    From the text we know ______

    1. A.
      most people call bamboo plant trees
    2. B.
      a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three days
    3. C.
      the bamboo plant changes its colors when it grows
    4. D.
      a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago
  4. 4.

    Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo?

    1. A.
      Because it is cheap
    2. B.
      Because it is colorful
    3. C.
      Because it drills fast
    4. D.
      Because it is used by Asians
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors
    2. B.
      Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years
    3. C.
      Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects
    4. D.
      Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world

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Dear editor,
Mary is my friend and she is a very good-hearted girl. She’s always the first to help out others. But her habits make me mad sometimes and she just won’t change her ways. For most situations, that’s just fine with me, as I know it’s what make her who she is. However, sometimes it’s just so hard for me to bear her behavior. She has recently got a cellphone, but she often borrows mine to make calls. My phone has a chain with it. She always tries to open it like her own phone. I usually open it for her, but not always, as sometimes I’m driving my car, so she needs to get it out of my purse and open it herself.
This weekend we were at a party in a faraway village. She borrowed my cellphone. As it was cold outside, I let her take it outside without opening it. Now it’s broken because she didn’t open it properly. I wouldn’t be so mad, but over the weekend she also borrowed my car and never offered to pay for the gas, which made me very angry. She should have offered to pay for the gas. As I have mentioned, she’s the type to help out others when and where she can. Perhaps because of that, she thinks others should also do the same for her. Sometimes I just think she is very childish. I don’t want to hurt her, but I do want to let her know that not everyone can accept that. What should I do to let her know that?
Yours,
Lily

  1. 1.

    What is Lily’s purpose in writing this letter?

    1. A.
      to advise us to be careful when making friends
    2. B.
      To tell others what kind of person Mary is
    3. C.
      To tell Mary what she thinks of her
    4. D.
      To ask for advice from an editor
  2. 2.

    We can learn from Paragraph 1 that _____

    1. A.
      Mary doesn’t have a cellphone
    2. B.
      Mary doesn’t have any good habits
    3. C.
      Lily is sometimes not pleased with Mary’s behavior
    4. D.
      Lily has asked Mary to change her ways
  3. 3.

    What happened at the weekend party?

    1. A.
      Mary lost Lily’s chain
    2. B.
      Mary left before the party was over
    3. C.
      Lily’s cellphone was broken
    4. D.
      Lily had a quarrel with Mary
  4. 4.

    What kind of person is Mary?

    1. A.
      Friendly and beautiful
    2. B.
      Kind and careful
    3. C.
      Careful and childish
    4. D.
      Warm-hearted but childish

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