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科目： 來(lái)源： 題型：閱讀理解

Jiang Nan, a full-time mother in Beijing, keeps a dozen or so cloth bags at home, carefully selecting one or two before heading out to get groceries. "Most of them were giveaways from advertising marketing campaigns, but others had been handed out in the street by various environmental protection organizations," she explained.
　　Since June 2008 China has forbidden the production, sale and usage of plastic bags thinner than 0.025 millimeter (毫米), and retailers (零售商) are not allowed to provide free plastic bags to their customers, no matter how thick they are.
　　Many Chinese consumers like Jiang have learned to refuse plastic bags whenever possible in their shopping. "A plastic bag may only cost a few jiao, but it's more about how bad they are for the environment," Jiang said.
　　The plastic ban is for the most part well carried out in big cities, and has been obviously effective in reducing white waste. On the first anniversary of the plastic ban Global Village of Beijing, an NGO environmental organization, shows that during the year of the ban the consumption of plastic bags fell by about 40 billion pieces in chain supermarkets alone, saving more than 1.2 million tons of petrol.
　　However, enforcement (實(shí)施) shows rather less muscle in smaller cities, towns and countryside. In a remote town like Lichuan, the awareness of environmental protection is not as strong as that in big cities. Street vendors (街頭小販) worry that they are likely to lose customers if they charge them for plastic bags. Seeing no significance in the issue, local government often turn a blind eye to banned bag trade in the market.
　　There are still those who don't have an interest in living green. Cui Lin, another Beijinger, often forgets to bring a cloth bag when shopping, and has to buy plastic bags. "Anyway I think plastic bags are neater and cleaner, and I don't mind paying a couple more jiao," he shrugged.
　　Mrs Yu, a vegetable vendor in Lichuan County, Jiangxi Province, recalled that before plastic bags became popular in the early 1990s, Chinese people always carried a bamboo basket when they visited the market. "Plastic bags are more convenient," she comments, and her view might be that of the tens of millions of people in the nation who still cling to plastic bags, paid or free. This is suggested by her trade where piles of plastic bags are still passed out every day

  1. 1.

    In Paragraph 1, the writer uses Jiang Nan's case to __________

    1. A.
      introduce a topic
    2. B.
      tell a story
    3. C.
      describe a person
    4. D.
      offer an argument
  2. 2.

    How did Jiang Nan get her cloth bags?

    1. A.
      She bought them at a low price
    2. B.
      She borrowed them from her relatives
    3. C.
      She got them for free
    4. D.
      She made them herself
  3. 3.

    Which is NOT the reason why some people still use plastic bags when shopping?

    1. A.
      Cloth bags are difficult to get and heavy to carry
    2. B.
      People's awareness of environmental protection is not strong enough
    3. C.
      People don't mind paying a couple more jiao for plastic bags
    4. D.
      Street vendors worry that they are likely to lose customers if they charge them
  4. 4.

    What does the underlined phrase “cling to” in the last paragraph mean?

    1. A.
      stop using
    2. B.
      continue to use
    3. C.
      stay close to
    4. D.
      hold tightly
  5. 5.

    What message does the writer mostly convey in the passage?

    1. A.
      To reduce white waste is urgent
    2. B.
      The plastic bag ban has achieved great success
    3. C.
      There is still a long way to go for the plastic bag ban
    4. D.
      People's awareness of environmental protection should be stressed

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Over time, the custom of kissing developed as a way for adults to express their love and affection for one another. The roots of this form of affection can be traced back to primitive times, when mothers fondled their children, much as mothers do today.
　　Much later, in the sixth century, society apparently accepted the custom of kissing between adults as an expression of their affection. Not surprisingly, France first accepted kissing in courtship (求愛(ài)). There, figure dancing was popular, and each dance was sealed with a kiss.
　　The custom of kissing swept from France through Europe to Russia, where Russian nobility loved to imitate the French. Eventually, the kiss was incorporated into marriage ceremonies, and today lip locks couples into sweet matrimony.
　　The custom of kissing today, as well as in ancient times, serves to pay homage to another.  Early Romans kissed each other on the mouth or on the eyes to greet one another in a manner they thought to be dignified. One Roman emperor even ranked a person's importance by the body part he was allowed to kiss. He allowed important nobles to kiss his lips, less important ones to kiss his hands, and the least important ones to kiss his feet.
In Russia, the highest sign of recognition from the Crown meant a kiss from the Tsar himself. Today, natives of many African tribes pay homage to their Chief by kissing the ground over which he has walked

  1. 1.

    What’s mainly talked about in the passage?

    1. A.
      The way to express love and respect
    2. B.
      The expression of affection
    3. C.
      The custom of kissing
    4. D.
      The function of kissing
  2. 2.

    Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “homage” in the 4th paragraph？

    1. A.
      recognition
    2. B.
      respect
    3. C.
      importance
    4. D.
      loyalty
  3. 3.

    It can be learned from the passage that______.

    1. A.
      kissing is a widely accepted way to show love and affection
    2. B.
      kissing used to be a proper way to show love on the wedding ceremony
    3. C.
      kissing is a widely accepted way of greeting in the world
    4. D.
      kissing from the Tsar is only sign of being accepted from the Crown
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      It was France that made the custom of kissing go to the whole world
    2. B.
      Early Africans kissed each other on the mouth or on the eyes to greet one another
    3. C.
      One Roman emperor allowed important nobles to kiss his nose
    4. D.
      Russian nobility followed the custom of kissing from the French
  5. 5.

    We can infer from the passage that ______.

    1. A.
      mothers created the custom of kissing
    2. B.
      kissing means differently on different occasions
    3. C.
      figure dancing was usually sealed with a kiss in Russia
    4. D.
      society found it hard to accept kissing in public in the sixth century

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One day when I was driving on the freeway, I noticed all the way there were large dividing walls, which had been built between it and the road running parallel to it, for noise reduction (減少) and a sense of separation. The purpose was to create a sense of privacy (隱私) for people on the other side.
This got me thinking: How often do we put up mental barriers that keep us distant from others? Lifting the artificial barriers that keep us apart can offer opportunities to express our goodwill and create better relationships. If we can do like this, maybe our life will be a little different.
There is a little post office in a nearby town, and since it is closer to me than the post office in my own town, I go there. One day, with many people jammed into the little building, a man came hurrying in to mail a letter, and the girl at the counter saw he had too little postage on it. She told him he needed 2 more cents. Obviously he was a little at a loss. He had hurried over from his office, and didn’t have any money on him or time to stand in line. He was going to run back to get the needed money and wait in line again, but he hurried to get the letter mailed in the first place.
As we were watching him, one woman volunteered a two-cent stamp, and the whole line became very quiet. It was a beautiful moment. The man hesitated for a little while and asked her if she was sure, and she assured him she was fine with giving him the stamp. He offered to go back to his office to get the two cents, and she told him not to bother.
It was a small thing, but it meant something to both of the people involved, and to the rest of us. We aren’t a yard that needs defining or a freeway that needs barriers. We are human beings who can contribute to each other’s wellbeing by taking time to pay attention and interact. After all, we are all parts of a whole living in society

  1. 1.

    The purpose of the first paragraph is to __________

    1. A.
      summarize the main idea
    2. B.
      give detailed information
    3. C.
      tell readers the author’s opinion
    4. D.
      introduce the topic
  2. 2.

    What happened after the man being told he needed two more cents?

    1. A.
      The man went back to his office immediately
    2. B.
      The man turned to a lady for help
    3. C.
      A woman offered a stamp to the man
    4. D.
      The man waited in line patiently
  3. 3.

    What can we learn about the author?

    1. A.
      She pays too much attention to privacy
    2. B.
      She believes people should participate in the world around them
    3. C.
      She confuses real barriers with false ones
    4. D.
      She insists all small things always have the greatest meaning
  4. 4.

    Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Artificial Barriers
    2. B.
      Unnecessary Separation
    3. C.
      An Unforgettable Experience
    4. D.
      The Kindness of People

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There is only one winner and in this case it is Gina Rinehart who has won it all. In her own words, "beauty is an iron mine", Gina suggested her recipe for glory and fame. She has been announced as the richest woman of the world by BRW (formerly Business Review Weekly) in May 2012. Let's read more about her life and journey to the top.   
Georgina "Gina" Hope Rinehart was born on 9th February, 1954 in Perth, Western Australia, to Hope Margaret Nicholas and Lang Hancock, the mining king. Her father discovered one of the world's biggest reserves in the early 1950s. Gina gained lots of knowledge of the iron-ore industry while working with her father. She married an Englishman Greg Milton, at the age of 19 and together they had two children, John Langley and Bianca Hope. Soon the marriage broke off and she remarried in 1983. Frank Rinehart and Gina had two children: Ginia and Hope. Frank died in 1990. Since then, Gina has devoted herself to her work and empire.
She was the sole heir (唯一繼承人) of her family's wealth. Then after her father died in 1992, she started her professional career as the Executive Chairman of Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited (HPPL) and other privately owned group of companies. At that time, the company centered its functioning to mining-related explorations and accumulation of vast mining leases (租約). From there, Rinehart worked her way towards transforming the leases into profit earning mines. She also worked together with other companies to raise capital. Her efforts made the business increase three times in 2011 as much as before.  
At home, Rinehart was working to expand the family business, but she did not satisfy herself with it. In 2010, she stepped into the media industry by acquiring 10% stake (股份) in Ten Network Holdings. Afterwards, she went on to hold stake in Fairfax Media, proving that mining is not her only interest. In June 2012, by increasing her stake in Fairfax to 18.67%, she became the largest stakeholder in the company. With this, she now stands at the head of $US 29.3 billion worth of an empire. Two new projects related to the mining sector in Central Queensland and Roy Hill are expected to begin in 2013.
Gina Rinehart has made her way from being Australia's Richest Woman to Australia's Richest Person and then to World's Richest Woman

  1. 1.

    According to Gina Rinehart, what makes her successful and famous?

    1. A.
      Her own beauty
    2. B.
      Her wealth
    3. C.
      Her family
    4. D.
      The iron-ore industry
  2. 2.

    What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?

    1. A.
      Gina Rinehart’s business career
    2. B.
      Gina Rinehart’s education
    3. C.
      Gina Rinehart’s life and family
    4. D.
      Gina Rinehart’s two marriages
  3. 3.

    How old was Gina Rinehart when she succeeded her father?

    1. A.
      She was 58 yeas old
    2. B.
      She was 62 years old
    3. C.
      She was 38 years old
    4. D.
      She was 36 years old
  4. 4.

    After being the Executive Chairman, Gina Rinehart made several reforms EXCEPT ______

    1. A.
      stepping into the media industry
    2. B.
      transforming the leases into profit earning mines
    3. C.
      working together with other companies to raise capital
    4. D.
      focusing on mining-related explorations and accumulation of vast mining leases
  5. 5.

    Which of the following can best describe Gina Rinehart?

    1. A.
      Poorly-educated
    2. B.
      Stubborn
    3. C.
      Hardworking
    4. D.
      Modest

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska--The 2004 winner of Alaska’s famous 1,000-mile sled-dog race, the Iditarod, won again at age 53 to become the oldest champion in 2013, a year after his son became the youngest winner.
Mitch Seavey got his dogs to the finishing line first in 9 days, 7 hours, 39 minutes and 56 seconds. His son, Dallas Seavey, now 26, ended up ranking fourth, behind the older competitor, 43-year-old Aliy Zirkle, who followed four-time champion Jeff King, now 57.
Mitch Seavey, who lives in Seward, Alaska, operates a seasonal sled-dog touring business. The race was Mitch Seavey’s 20th Iditarod.
This year’s contest was marked by unusual conditions and unseasonable rain in the northern part of the trail, and conditions that Seavey said helped his team. “It seems like the tougher it is, the better we can do.”
He also thought highly of Zirkle, a New England immigrant（移民）who now lives in Two Rivers, Alaska. “She’s a great musher（趕狗拉雪橇的人）, and she’s going to win the Iditarod sometime, and probably more than once. We just had a little more energy, I think.” Zirkle, one of the most popular mushers, was greeted by shouts of  “Aliy, Ally” from the fans as she drove her dog team approaching the finishing line on Nome’s Front Street. “I am pretty happy to be here,” she said. “I was going for it.”
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is one of the few major U. S. sports events in which men and women compete on an equal footing. The name “Iditarod” dates from a local Athabascan term meaning “a far, distant place”. Youthful mushers in the race may have some physical advantages--they can do some things more easily. But more importantly, winning the race needs the experience in dog race.
The year’s event started on Saturday, March 2 with a ceremonial nm in Anchorage. Of the 66 mushers who started the race, 10 had dropped out of competition as of Tuesday night. For his victory, Mitch Seavey will take home $50,400 and a new truck

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Mitch Seavey is the oldest competitor in the sled-dog race in 2013
    2. B.
      Mitch Seavey, who operates a touring business, is a New England immigrant
    3. C.
      Mitch Seavey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 2004 and 2013
    4. D.
      Mitch Seavey managed to help his son become the youngest winner in 2012
  2. 2.

    On which day did Mitch Seavey probably win the champion in the 2013 Iditarod?

    1. A.
      On Saturday, March 2
    2. B.
      On Monday, March 11
    3. C.
      On Saturday, March 9
    4. D.
      On Tuesday, March 13
  3. 3.

    Who ranked the 2nd place in the 2013 Iditarod according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Aliy Zirkle
    2. B.
      Dallas Seavey
    3. C.
      Mitch Seavey
    4. D.
      Jeff King
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, we can learn that ________

    1. A.
      the sled-dog race is the most important sports event in the US
    2. B.
      experience also has a major influence on the result of the race besides age
    3. C.
      men and women can’t compete in the sled-dog race together at the same time
    4. D.
      all the athletes in the sled-dog race are limited by age to win the sled-dog race

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FRIDAY, Aug. 3 (Health Day News) -- Middle school students who are physically fit are likely to score higher on standardized tests measuring reading and math abilities, a new study has found. And, the average scores went up in connection with levels of fitness, the findings showed.
“The more physically fit kids were, the higher their scores,” said the study’s lead author, Trent Petrie, director of the Center for Sport Psychology at the University of North Texas in Denton. “Parents should encourage their kids to be physically active. There are some real cognitive (認(rèn)知的) and academic benefits that come from physical fitness”, Petrie said.
Results of the study are scheduled to be presented Friday at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Orlando, Fla. The study included more than 1,200 middle school students from five schools in a suburban area of Texas, with 561 boys and 650 girls. About 57 percent of the children were white, and nearly one-quarter were Mexican American. Nine percent were black and about 2 percent were of Asian descent.
The school district provided the researchers with information on the children’s race, age, grade level and whether they qualified for the free school lunch program, which was an indicator of the family’s socioeconomic status. The schools also provided scores to the tests, which were given between one and four months after the researchers had assessed the children’s levels of fitness. Fitness tests were administered during physical education classes to determine the youngsters’ heart and lung health (cardiorespiratory fitness), as well as their body mass index (BMI), an indicator of how much body fat a person has. The children also filled out questionnaires that helped the researchers determine factors such as self-esteem and social support.
After accounting for factors such as age, sex, family income and self-esteem, the researchers found that for both boys and girls, higher levels of heart and lung health predicted better scores on both the math and reading tests.
For boys, perceived (感觀的) social support also seemed to increase their reading scores, the investigators found. In girls, while being physically fit predicted higher reading scores, so too did a higher BMI-- which indicates more body fat. “We were a little surprised by this finding,” Petrie said.
“It was not as strong an association as the one with physical fitness,” he added. The authors suspect it may have something to do with girls this age entering adolescence, which may be related to a higher BMI and slightly higher brain development. He said he plans to make great effort to look for this relationship again in larger studies to see if it was a chance finding, or if the association holds up.
“While we can’t say 100 percent that physical fitness causes better academic performance, we can say that there is a strong and predictive relationship between physical fitness and academic performance,” Petrie said.
“It’s hard to tease apart (梳理) the exact reason for this association,” said Becky Hashim, an attending clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the departments of psychiatry and pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Montefiore, in New York City.
“It may be that the children are getting more oxygen. When the heart and lungs are working at a higher capacity, it may allow the brain to work at peak performance. Children who are less fit may be sleepier during school,” she noted. “I personally feel that there’s probably a strong relationship between the confidence you get from being able to do something physical well and academic performance.”
Whatever the reason behind this association may be, “there’s certainly no harm in pushing physical fitness,” Hashim added. “Physical fitness may make you feel better, give you more confidence and improve your performance across the board,” she said.
Petrie agreed. “Physically fit kids are happier, have higher self-esteem and, tend to have better relationships, and now we’re beginning to see that there also seem to be benefits cognitively and academically. Our study sends a strong warning to policymakers to reconsider the service program of physical education classes for kids,” he said

  1. 1.

    How did the school district help the researchers carry out the study?

    1. A.
      By analyzing the data of fitness tests
    2. B.
      By giving some basic information
    3. C.
      By completing some questionnaires
    4. D.
      By offering a certain amount of Money
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, the result of the study will be published ______

    1. A.
      in a book
    2. B.
      in a journal
    3. C.
      at a conference
    4. D.
      on the Internet
  3. 3.

    What’s the suitable title of the passage?

    1. A.
      Parents should be aware of the benefit of fitness
    2. B.
      Fitter kids are likely to make better grades
    3. C.
      Fitness affects kids’ social behavior greatly
    4. D.
      Teachers should value physical education classes
  4. 4.

    What’s Becky Hashim’s attitude towards the relationship between physical fitness and academic performance?

    1. A.
      Supportive
    2. B.
      Indifferent
    3. C.
      Critical
    4. D.
      Doubtful
  5. 5.

    What does the underlined word “one” in Paragraph refer to?

    1. A.
      The BMI
    2. B.
      The body fat
    3. C.
      The brain development
    4. D.
      The test score
  6. 6.

    From the last paragraph we can infer that physically fit kids ______

    1. A.
      deserve to be treated well
    2. B.
      live much longer than others
    3. C.
      get along well with others
    4. D.
      enjoy a peaceful life

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After lunch,I walked back home. I was just to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. It wasn’t much but,as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime.
The tinkling sound of a coin dropping on pavement is an attention-getter．It Can be nothing more than a penny．Whatever the coin is，no one ignores the sound of it．It got me thinking about sounds again．We are surrounded by so many sounds that attract the most attention．
People in New York City seldom turn to look when a fire engine，a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street．When I’m in New York，I’m a New Yorker．I don’t turn either．Like the natives，I hardly hear a siren(警報(bào))there．
However，at home in my little town in Connecticut，it’s different．The distant sound of a police car, all emergency vehicle or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I’m seated and brings me to the window if I’m in bed．It’s the quietest sounds that have most effect on us．not the loudest．In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away thigh three closed doors．I’ve been hearing little creaking noises and sounds which my imaginnation turns into footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house．How come I never hear those sounds in the daytime?
I’m quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what the bad sounds are,I’ve turned against whistling，for instance：I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but lately I’ve been associating the whistler with a nervous person making unconscious noises．The tapping，tapping，tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me．I often like the sound of what I write better than the looks of it．

  1. 1.

    The sound of a coin dropping makes people________

    1. A.
      think of money
    2. B.
      look at each other
    3. C.
      pay attention to it
    4. D.
      stop crossing the street
  2. 2.

    The author dislikes whistling because__________

    1. A.
      he has got tired of it
    2. B.
      it reminds him of tense people
    3. C.
      he used to be happier
    4. D.
      he doesn’t like workers
  3. 3.

    What kind of sound does the author find pleasant?

    1. A.
      Tapping sound of his typewriter．
    2. B.
      Clinking sound of keys
    3. C.
      Tinkling sound of a coin dropping．
    4. D.
      Creaking sound of footsteps
  4. 4.

    How does the author feel about sounds in general?

    1. A.
      They make him feel al home．
    2. B.
      He thinks they should be ignored
    3. C.
      He prefers silence to loud noises．
    4. D.
      He believes they are part of our life

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When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.
The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.
Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says." I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."
But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up ---again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.
Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."

  1. 1.

    We can know that before 1995 Mary ___________

    1. A.
      had two books published
    2. B.
      received many career awards
    3. C.
      knew how to use a computer
    4. D.
      supported the JDRF by writing
  2. 2.

    Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her _________

    1. A.
      living with diabetes
    2. B.
      successful show business
    3. C.
      service for an organization
    4. D.
      remembrance of her mother
  3. 3.

    When Mary received the life-changing news, she __________

    1. A.
      lost control of herself
    2. B.
      began a balanced diet
    3. C.
      meant to get a treatment
    4. D.
      behaved in an adult way
  4. 4.

    What can we know from the last paragraph?

    1. A.
      Mary feels pity for herself
    2. B.
      Mary has recovered from her disease
    3. C.
      Mary wants to help others as much as possible
    4. D.
      Mary determines to go back to the dance floor

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Botany （植物學(xué)） , the study of plants, occupies a particular position in the history of human knowledge．For many thousands of years it was the one field of awareness about which humans had anything more than the vaguest （模糊的）） of insights．It is impossible to know today just what our Stone Age ancestors knew about plants, but from what we can observe of pre-industrial societies that still exist, a detailed learning of plants and their properties must be extremely ancient．This is logical．Plants are the basis of the food pyramid for all living things even for other plants．They have always been enormously important to the welfare of people not only for food but also for clothing, tools, medicines, shelter, and a great many other purposes．Tribes living today in the jungle of the Amazon recognize hundreds of plants and know many properties of each．To them, botany has no name and is probably not even recognized as a special branch of "knowledge" at all．
Unfortunately, the more industrialized we become, the farther away we move from direct contact with plants, and the less distinct our knowledge grows．Yet everyone comes unconsciously on an amazing amount of botanical knowledge, and few people will fail to recognize a rose or an apple．When nor Neolithic ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago, discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer fields the next season—the first, great step in a new association of plants and humans was taken．Grains were discovered and from them flowed the wonder of agriculture: cultivated crops．From then on, humans would increasingly take their living from the controlled production of a few plants, rather than getting a little here and a little there from many varieties that grew wild, and the accumulated knowledge of tens of thousands of years of experience with plants in the wild would begin to fade away．

  1. 1.

    What does the writer mean when he says "This is logical" in the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      Human knowledge of plants is well organized and very detailed．
    2. B.
      It is not surprising that early humans had a detailed knowledge of plants．
    3. C.
      There is no clear way to determine the extent of our ancestor's knowledge of plant．
    4. D.
      It is reasonable to assume our ancestors behave much like people in pre-industrial societies．
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, general knowledge of botany begun to fade away because ____．

    1. A.
      people no longer value plants as a useful resource
    2. B.
      direct contact with a variety of plants has decreased
    3. C.
      botany is not recognized as a special branch of science
    4. D.
      research is unable to keep up with the increasing number of plants
  3. 3.

    We learn that the first great step toward the practice of agriculture is____．

    1. A.
      the changing diets of early humans
    2. B.
      the development of a system of names for plants
    3. C.
      the invention of agricultural implements （工具） and machinery
    4. D.
      the discovery of certain grasses that could be harvested and replanted
  4. 4.

    Human would depend on the controlled production of a few plants for living with         

    1. A.
      the knowledge of plants
    2. B.
      the discovery of certain grasses
    3. C.
      the development of machinery
    4. D.
      the appearance of agriculture

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Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Paris. That's where the similarities ended.
I was tall and she was small. My thick, black hair had been recently cut short. Her natural blonde hair flowed to her waist and looked great. I was awkward and shy. She wasn't. I couldn't stand her. I considered her my enemy. She liked me. She wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me over and I said yes — I was too shocked to answer any other way. No one had invited me over to play. But this girl who wore the latest fashions wanted me to go home with her after school.
I got very surprised when she led me into an apartment building. She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister.
When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies — which was my next surprise. I would have thought she'd outgrown them. I had never played with them. But we sat on the floor of a walk-in closet, laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies. That's when we found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older and we both had wild imaginations.
We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws ached from smiling so much. She showed me her wardrobe, which had mostly come from a designer clothing store down the block. The woman who owned it used her as a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange.
Paris had the whole neighborhood charmed. The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free slices. Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each other's houses, spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall.
Paris, my first real friend since childhood, taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: that your worst enemy can turn out to be your best friend

  1. 1.

    The writer and Paris were similar in that     

    1. A.
      they were both new students
    2. B.
      both of them were friendly
    3. C.
      both of them were tall
    4. D.
      they were both the youngest in class
  2. 2.

    In the article the writer described Paris as a girl who was     

    1. A.
      awkward and shy
    2. B.
      fashionable and proud
    3. C.
      quiet and lonely
    4. D.
      friendly and lovely
  3. 3.

    What did the writer learn from Paris?

    1. A.
      How to make best use of her neighborhood
    2. B.
      How to dress and look fashionable
    3. C.
      How to become a good writer
    4. D.
      How to make friends
  4. 4.

    From the article, we can see that through her friendship with Paris, the writer     

    1. A.
      found she and Paris had more similarities than differences
    2. B.
      was able to fit in at her new school with Paris’ help
    3. C.
      was not so awkward or shy as before
    4. D.
      learned more about fashion herself

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