Why didn't you         the problem at the meeting so that we could discuss it together?

A．bring in           B．bring up          C．bring off         D．bring on

My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and

the sea．As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and 31 those we had grown to love．We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again  32  at the pier （碼頭） waving good-bye to my father as his  33  pulled him away from us．My mother would turn my brother and I around before the ship was out of  34 , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of  35  in the new environment again．

Throughout the years of changing  36 , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother．For both my  37  and I, she was the cook, maid and teacher．She played these roles while  38  some type of part-time job．Leaving a promising career is just one of the  39  which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so． 40  she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother,  41 , managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and  42 ．

This probably sounds like a depressing way to live,  43  with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability （無能） to  44  a career or establish a home．But it was not for my mother．She turned this  45  into adventure for us all! Each relocation （變換位置） was a chance to  46  another part of the world．My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood．Each new house was a  47  to rearrange furniture, make curtains and  48  pictures．Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people．

No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a  49  attitude．She always had strength in the face of struggle and change．My mother was so  50  all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change．She is my hero．

A．leave behind  B．leave out        C．leave off        D．leave for

A．living        B．staring          C．standing         D．going

A．car         B．ship            C．train           D．plane

A．range          B．shape           C．sight          D．control

A．a(chǎn)dapting      B．suiting          C．matching        D．fitting

A．names         B．jobs           C．a(chǎn)ddresses        D．directions

A．father        B．classmates       C．brother          D．relatives

A．performing    B．seeking          C．waiting          D．a(chǎn)pplying

A．programs      B．sacrifices       C．contribution   D．cooperation

A．Once          B．While           C．When           D．Unless

A．somewhere    B．somewhat        C．sometime       D．somehow

A．romantic       B．comfortable     C．mysterious       D．wealthy

A．generally       B．a(chǎn)ctually         C．especially      D．unfairly

A．desert        B．develop         C．a(chǎn)ffect           D．limit

A．lifestyle        B．value           C．journey         D．opportunity

A．a(chǎn)cquire      B．explore         C．occupy         D．realize

A．load           B．sadness          C．result         D．challenge

A．hang          B．draw         C．take            D．sell

A．changeable    B．cautious        C．positive         D．negative

A．experienced   B．brave         C．ordinary       D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

Professor Williams keeps telling his students that the future _____ to the well-- educated．

       A．belongs  B．is belonged     C．is belonging    D．will be belonged

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(錄取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught in school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

    In 1849, after graduation from medical school. She decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科醫(yī)師) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

    Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children.  Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital, she also set up the first medical school for women.

Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school

   B. She decided to further her education in Paris

   C. A serious eye problem stopped her

   D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States

How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?

   A. Eight years    B. Ten years      C. Nineteen years           D. Thirty-six years

According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that she ______.

   A. became the first woman physician

   B. was the first woman doctor

   C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children

   D. set up the first medical school for women

Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in _______.

   A. England       B. Paris      C. the United States      D. New York City

       It is reported that conservation groups in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves．Some groups believe wolves should be killed．Other people believe wolves must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderness.

For Killing Wolves

       In Alaska，the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago，because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sport．However, 1aws were established to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur．So the wolf population has greatly increased．Now there are so many wolves that they are destroying their own food supply．

       A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family ．People in the wilderness also hunt deer for food．Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the wilderness plant life．When the deer can’t find enough food，they die．

       If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer，their prey（獵物）will disappear some day．And the wolves will．too．So we must change the cycle of life in the wilderness to balance the ecology．If we killed more wolves，we would save them and their prey from dying out．We’d also save some farm animals．

       In another northern state，wolves attack cows and chickens for food．Farmers want the government to send biologists to study the problem．They believe it necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small wolf population．

Against Killing Wolves

       If you had lived long ago，you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous wolf．According to most stories，hungry wolves often kill people for food．Even today，the stories of the “big bad wolf'＂will not disappear．

       But the fact is wolves are afraid of people．a(chǎn)nd they seldom travel in areas where there is a human smell．When wolves eat other animals，they usually kill the very young, or the sick and injured．The strongest survive．No kind of animal would have survived through the centuries if the weak members had lived．That has always been a law of nature.

       Although some people say it is good sense to kill wolves，we say it is nonsense! Researchers have found wolves and their prey living in balance, the wolves keep the deer population from becoming too large, and that keeps a balance in the wilderness plant life．

       The real problem is that the areas where wolves can live are being used by people．Even if wilderness land is not used directly for human needs, the wolves can’t always find enough food．So they travel to the nearest source, which is often a farm．Then there is danger．The “big bad wolf” has arrived! And everyone knows what happens next．

According to the passage，some people in North America favor killing wolves for all the following reasons EXCET that ________．

       A．there are too many wolves                          B．they kill large numbers deer

       C．they attack cows and chickens for food         D．they destroy the wilderness plant life

Some people are against killing wolves because ________．

       A．wolves help to keep the ecological balance in the wideness

       B．there is too small a wolf population in the wilderness

       C．there are too many deer in the wilderness

       D．wolves are afraid of people and never attack people

According to those against killing wolves，when wolves eat other animals，________．

       A．they never eat strong and healthy ones

       B．they always go against the law of nature

       C．they might help this kind of animals survive in nature

       D．they disturb the ecological balance in the wilderness

The last sentence “And everyone knows what happens next” implies that in such cases ________．

       A．farm animals will be in danger and have to be shipped away

       B．wolves will kill people and people will in turn kill them

       C．wolves will find enough food sources on farms

       D．people will leave the areas where wolves can live

假如你是一名高中生，看到周圍很多女同學(xué)都在減肥，對此你展開了調(diào)查。結(jié)果如下：

We are often _____ by the doctors to eat more healthy food and take plenty of physical exercise.

A. suggested   B. insisted      C. approved    D. advised

--- How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers?

   --- The key __ the problem is to meet the demand__ by the customers．

     A．to solving; making        B．to solve; making  

       C．to solving; made       D．to solve; made

Mr. Black was old, but able to _______quickly to changes in technology.

A. reply    B. apply    C. contribute     D. respond

SHANGHAI - Health experts in Shanghai are calling for more protection for young children as the latest research shows about half of the youngsters are suffering from secondhand smoke.

About 45 percent of children suffer passive smoking in families, 50 percent in public places, and almost 6 percent on public transportation, shows a research released by the Shanghai Children's Medical Center on Tuesday.

"Not only adults but also children and newborn babies are at risk for the adverse effects of passive smoking," said Tang Jingyan, a doctor at the Shanghai Children's Medical Center.

"Actually, those young children whose bodies are still growing and developing are more sensitive to the effects of secondhand smoke."

Research has shown that children who are exposed to secondhand smoke will suffer from more colds, coughs and sore throats, and they are more likely to suffer from bronchitis, pneumonia and will have a higher risk of developing cancer.

Doctors even suggested that children suffering passive smoking are more likely to have behavioral problems and may not develop mentally as quickly as their peers.

Other research by the Shanghai Children's Medical Center has found that more than 80 percent of child patients in the center live in a smoke-filled household, where one or both parents smoke.

"Though doctors have stressed the harm of passive smoking over and over, it is still hard to reach a totally 'smoke free' home," said a pediatrician named Zhang Yiwen, noting that parents are often tempted to smoke even though they have learned the harmful effects of secondhand smoke.

China has 540 million people suffering from passive smoke, 180 million of them younger than 15. The age of smokers is also getting lower, earlier reports said.

"There are more young smokers than before. You can see young people wearing a school uniform and carrying a schoolbag light a cigarette on the street. Some of them are even female students," said Jing Xingming, a professor of children's developmental behavior at the center.

"Children like to imitate adults, especially their parents. If parents often smoke at home, it is very likely children will develop a smoking habit, which can cause a vicious circle," Jin said.

Reports from the Ministry of Health said China has about 350 million smokers, of whom 15 million are underage smokers. Also, around 40 million of the country's 130 million children aged between 13 and 18 had tried smoking, and 15 million had become addicted to tobacco.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. About half of the youngsters are suffering from secondhand smoke.

B. Experts are calling for more protection for youngsters from smoking.

C. More and more youngsters are picking up the habit of smoking.

D. Smoking does great harm to the health of the youngsters.

What kind of the youngsters most possibly develop a habit of smoking?

A. Children of non-smoking mothers.                     B. Children of non-smoking fathers.

C. Children of heavy smokers.                                  D. Children from some smoking centers.

Which of the following disease may not be connected with secondhand smoking?

  A. Cancer.              B. Behavioral problems.        C. Sore throats.      D. Coughs.  

The underlined word “vicious” in the last paragraph but one most probably means ___________.

A. complete                  B. simple                        C. great               D. bad

What can be inferred from the passage?

A. About 80% of the children in the Shanghai Children's Medical Center smoke heavily.

B. About 45 percent of children suffer passive smoking in the Shanghai Children's Medical Center.

C. About 540 million people are heavy smokers in China.

D. Children aged between 13 to 18 are more likely addicted to smoking.