Secondhand smoke isn’t just a health threat to people．It can also hurt dogs and cats，veterinarians say．
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention，more than 126 million Americans who don't smoke are exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes，vehicles，workplaces，and public places．This exposure causes thousands of lung cancer and heart disease deaths among nonsmokers every year，according to the California Environmental Protection Agency．
“Making the leap from the effects of secondhand smoke on humans to their effects on pets isn't a big one,” says veterinarian （獸醫(yī)專家） Carolynn MacAllister of Oklahoma State University．
“There have been a number of scientific papers recently that have reported the significant health threat secondhand smoke poses to pets,” MacAllister said．“Secondhand smoke has been associated with oral cancer and lymphoma in cats，lung and nasal cancer in dogs，as well as lung cancer in birds.”
Studies have also shown that dogs living in a smoking household are susceptible to cancers of the nose and sinus area，particularly if they are a long-nosed breed，because their noses have a greater surface area that is exposed to carcinogens and a greater area for them to accumulate．Dogs affected with nasal cancer normally don't survive for more than one year．
“Short and medium-nosed dogs are more susceptible to lung cancer，because their shorter nasal passage aren't as effective at accumulating the inhaled secondhand smoke carcinogens,” MacAllister said．“This results in more carcinogens （致癌物質(zhì)） reaching the lungs.”
Birds are also at risk for lung cancer，as well as pneumonia，because their respiratory systems are hypersensitive to any type of air pollutant．
To help prevent animals from being adversely affected by smoking，pet owners who smoke should have a designated smoking area that is separated from the home or stop smoking altogether，MacAllister said．        
【小題1】From the passage，we can see secondhand smoke maybe not harmful to _______．

A．smokers

B．non-smokers

C．pets

D．trees

【小題2】What can be suggested according to the passage?

A．Smokers can smoke anywhere.

B．Smokers can smoke at any time.

C．Smokers should smoke in the designated place.

D．Smokers must give up smoking at once.

【小題3】What kind of dogs are likely to suffer from nasal cancer?

A．Long-nosed dogs	B．Short-nosed dogs
C．Medium-nosed dogs	D．Dogs without noses

【小題4】The best title of the passage is __________.

A．Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer in People

B．Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer in Birds

C．Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer in Pets

D．Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer in Cats

【小題5】What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “are susceptible to”?

A．a(chǎn)re likely to be harmed by

B．a(chǎn)re hard to be influenced by

C．a(chǎn)re less to be effected by

D．a(chǎn)re lucky to be caught by

Three more cattle farms in Andong，North Gyeongsang Province，were found to have been infected with the deadly foot-and-mouth disease，Nov．2 2010，Thursday．People fear that livestock farms in other parts of the country could be hit by the virus soon．
On Monday，the disease was first detected on two pig farms in Andong，about half a year after the last disease broke out in Korea．A cattle farm in the area also fell victim to the animal disease the following day．
The Ministry for Food，Agriculture，F(xiàn)orestry and Fisheries made sure that three more cases of foot-and-mouth disease appeared on Thursday and decided to kill all the animals at the farms and others at nearby places to stop the spread of the virus to other regions．Over 800 cows and pigs within a 500 meter range of the infected farms were killed and buried underground．
“Three suspected cases were reported Wednesday，near the pig farms where the first outbreak was reported．The laboratory tests today showed that all three cattle farms were infected with the disease,” a ministry official said．Two newly infected cattle farms were less than 4 kilometers away from the two pig farms，while the third one was only 2．5 kilometers away．
The ministry also said another cattle farm in Andong reported suspected cases of foot-and-mouth disease on its livestock Thursday，indicating the disease will likely continue to spread across the city and possibly beyond．
The government has culled more than 33,000 animals near the affected farms Monday alone under its disease prevention program．Additionally，all 84 livestock markets across the nation were closed Wednesday for a period to prevent spread of the disease．
No suspected cases have been reported outside of Andong，but the government Thursday decided to destroy an additional 22,000 pigs at two farms in Boryeong，South Chungcheong Province．
【小題1】Last time foot and mouth disease         ．

A．broke out in North cattle farms

B．was controlled as soon as possible

C．happened in June，2010

D．destroyed almost all cattle in cattle farms

【小題2】How did the government deal with the disease?

A．The government controlled only the two farms．

B．The government had more animals killed．

C．The government tried to cure the sick animals．

D．The government hated to kill animals．

【小題3】The underlined word “culled” has the same meaning as         ．

A．treated

B．killed

C．bought

D．sold

【小題4】From the last paragraph we can know that         ．

A．22,000 pigs have been infected with the disease

B．22,000 pigs will be moved to other farms

C．Boryeong is also an infected area

D．22,000 pigs will go down to their death

【小題5】In which part of a newspaper can you most probably read the passage?

A．Today’s News	B．History and Culture
C．Entertainment	D．Science

Every heard the old saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”? It is true! Apples have a lot of nutritional value!
A medium sized apple has only 80 calories (卡). What a great snack choice! Not only is an apple low in calories, they contain absolutely no fat. Thus, eating apples as snacks, as opposed to chips or cakes, will help reduce the risk of cancer.
On top of reducing the risk of cancer, the low sodium (鈉) amounts in apples also help reduce high blood pressure and heart disease. They are cholesterol (膽固醇) free. They are also rich in vitamin A, which helps strengthen vision (視力) along with bone and tooth development.
Now that we know the nutritional facts, let’s take a look at some of the fun facts—That’s right! Apples can be fun, as well as healthy!
If an apple is fresh, it will float on water. Twenty-five percent of an apple is air, thus allowing it to float. Can you imagine bobbing (上下浮動) for apples that sink?
And, did you know that an apple is covered with a natural layer of wax (蠟)? That’s what the peeling (剝下的皮) is. It protects the apple’s high water content, keeping the apple fresh.
Apples are a very important part of a healthy diet, but keep in mind they can be fun. And always remember, if an apple sinks in water, pick another one to bob for!
【小題1】How many kinds of facts about apples are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【小題2】Apples contain no _________.

A．calories and sodium	B．fat and sodium
C．fat and cholesterol	D．cholesterol and sodium

【小題3】We learn that an apple is probably _________ if it sinks in water.

A．too high in water content	B．still green
C．sweet and rich in vitamins	D．unsuitable to eat

【小題4】Why do apples stay fresh for a long time?

A．Because they contain much water.

B．Because they have peeling with a layer of wax.

C．Because they contain much air.

D．Because they have peeling with nutritional value.

A sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in the garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower.
A biodegradable (生物可降解的) mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle（回收利用）. Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic, but over time it can break down（分解） into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this cover turns into waste, it forms nitrates (硝酸鹽). These feed the seed and help the flower grow. “We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the cover so far. But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time.” said one scientist.
As phone technology is developing so quickly people are constantly throwing their mobiles away. This means producers are under pressure(壓力) to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief for nature, according to the scientists. “The seed is released and the flower grows in the pot so you don’t have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it,” said Kerry Kirwan, the leader of the research team.
【小題1】After you have finished using the new type of mobile phone, _______.

A．the sunflower seed will come out and flower in the pot

B．the phone cover will break down very soon in the soil

C．it will be recycled by the producers

D．it can charge itself with electricity in a green way

【小題2】This type of research is done because ________.

A．the technology of making phones is changing rapidly

B．too many waste mobile phones may lead to environmental problems

C．nobody has ever thought of recycling mobile phones

D．producing mobile phones uses a lot of energy

【小題3】We can infer from the story ________.

A．the new type of mobile phones are already on the market

B．the new type of mobile phones will sell extremely well

C．the material of the new type of phones is harmful

D．other flowers may be used in the new type of mobile phones

【小題4】The best title of this passage is           .

A．Recycling our phones	B．The phones that flower
C．A new material for making phones	D．The harm of thrown-away phones

Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes（基因）, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.
The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied（應(yīng)用）, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span(壽命) can be prolonged.
Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial family being a good example, have hereditary diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. The scientists just need to find the wrong gene and correct it and a healthy child will be born.
Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture (produce) human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep; therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.
【小題1】What does “these two killers” in the second paragraph refer to?

A．Gene technology and another treatment of the two diseases.

B．The two murderers who killed the cloned baby

C．The two diseases of cancer and heart disease

D．Hereditary diseases and cancer

【小題2】What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

A．How gene technology can be applied to cure family diseases.

B．Gene technology can be used to clone human babies.

C．Gene technology can help people to give birth to a baby.

D．Gene technology can help the English imperial family out

【小題3】What is the main purpose of writing this passage?

A．Expressing the writer’s idea that gene technology will benefit people

B．Telling people the advantages of gene technology

C．Telling the readers that gene technology will not benefit people

D．Explaining that gene technology will also do harm to the humanity

【小題4】Which of the following worries people by using this technology?

A．Scientists have already successfully cloned sheep.

B．Most couple will normally give birth to babies.

C．A good number of babies will be cloned

D．The government will take action to control it.

Homework can put you in a bad mood (心情), and that might actually be a good thing. Researchers from the University of Plymouth in England doubted whether mood might affect the way kids learn. To find out the answer, they did two experiments with children.
The first experiment tested 30 kids. Some shapes (圖片) were hidden inside a different, larger picture. The kids had to find the small shapes while sitting in a room with either cheerful or sad music playing in the background. To test their mood, the scientists asked the kids to point to one of five faces, from happy to sad. Children who listened to cheerful music tended to point to the smiley faces while the others pointed to the unhappy ones. The researchers found that sad kids took at least a second less to find the small shapes. They also found an average of three or four more shapes.
In the second experiment, 61 children watched one of two scenes from a film. One scene was happy, and the other was sad. Just like in the first experiment, kids who saw the sad scene acted better compared to the others.
The researchers guessed that feeling down makes people more likely to focus on a problem or difficult situation. Not all scientists agree with them, however. Other studies argued that maybe, that cheerful music in the first experiment distracted (使分心) kids from finding shapes.
While scientists work on finding out the answers, it still might be wise to choose when to do your tasks according to your mood. After eating a delicious ice cream, for example, write an essay.
【小題1】Researchers did experiments on kids in order to find out ______.

A．how they really feel when they are learning

B．whether mood affects their learning ability

C．what methods are easy for kids to learn

D．the relationship between sadness and happiness

【小題2】The researchers found in the first experiment that ______.

A．kids who listened to happy music turned out to be energetic

B．kids who listened to sad music liked to choose smiley faces

C．kids worked harder in the background of happy music

D．sad music helped kids find out small shapes quickly

【小題3】What can we learn from the text?

A．The researchers will continue to do experiments.

B．The researchers have found a clear answer.

C．The experiments are popular among kids.

D．Kids change their feelings more easily.

【小題4】We can infer that the text is ______.   

A．a(chǎn) science survey	B．a(chǎn) research report
C．a(chǎn) school project	D．a(chǎn)n introduction to an experiment

Animal experts in Croatia say a bear has learned how to trick people to let him in by knocking at the door.
They believe the 220- kilogram brown bear probably learned the trick while nudging (輕推) a door to get it to open.
Experts have a guess that the nudging was mistaken by the owners for knocking and that the bear, pleased by the result, repeated the trick.
The Loknar family from Gerovo in western Croatia said the bear had knocked at their door three times and they were now refusing to answer the door.
‘We jumped out of the window as he came in through the door and went into the kitchen to take some food for the first time.” Mum Nevenka Loknar told a reporter from a local newspaper. “I opened the door and saw him standing there and I didn’t believe my eyes at first, then I ran for it as he walked in as if it was the most normal- thing in the world.”
Bears are a common thing in the woods around here, but no one has ever heard of a bear that knocks at the door.
Mum Nevenka Loknar said, “The bear is so intelligent. It’s incredible. We’ve tried to put up lots of obstacles to stop him coming in, like a wire fence but he still gets through. I wouldn’t be surprised if he knew how to use wire cutters (鋼絲剪).”
【小題1】According to experts in Croatia, how did the bear learn the trick?

A．By knocking at the door several times.	B．By accident.
C．By learning from the owner of a family.	D．By imitation.

【小題2】What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 5 refer to?

A．Eating at the kitchen.	B．Knocking at the door.
C．Walking into the house.	D．Answering the door.

【小題3】It is ________ in Gerovo that a bear knocks at the door.

A．unusual	B．a(chǎn) troubling problem
C．common	D．a(chǎn)n exciting experience

【小題4】Mum Nevenka Loknar was surprised that the bear ________.

A．didn’t attack her family

B．knew how to use wire cutters

C．jumped across her wire fence three times

D．was clever at getting through the obstacles

Now and again I have had horrible dreams, but not enough of them to make me lose my delight in dreams. To begin with. I like the idea of dreaming, of going to bed and lying still and then, by some queer magic, wandering into another kind of existence. As a child, I could never understand why grown-ups took dreaming so calmly when they could make such a fuss about any holiday, this still puzzles me. I am puzzled by people who say they never dream and appear to have no interest in the subject. It is much more astonishing than it would be if they said they never went out for a walk. Most people do not seem to accept dreaming as part of their lives. They appear to see it as an irritating little habit, like sneezing or yawning I can never understand this. My dream life does not seem as important as my waking life because there is far less of it, but to me it is important.
【小題1】What is the author’s attitude toward dreaming?

A．He thinks it puzzling

B．He likes it

C．He is interested in it

D．He doesn’t accept it as part of his life

【小題2】 For the author of the passage, dreaming is________.    .

A．a(chǎn)nother kind of existence

B．a(chǎn)n irritating little habit

C．a(chǎn) horrible but wonderful experience

D．a(chǎn) true reflection of reality

【小題3】The author of the passage suggests that people who say they never go out for a walk are_____.

A．interesting	B．unbelievable
C．mysterious(難以理解的)	D．lazy

【小題4】Why does the author of the passage complain?

A．Because most people are overexcited about their dreams

B．Because most people are not interested in talking about their dreams

C．Because most people have had dreams most of the time

D．Because most people consider their dreams of too much importance

What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse of the same as now? What do you hope about the future?
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity, from entertainment to technology. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a programme from a menu and a computer will send the programme directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050, music, films, programmes, newspapers and books will come to us by computer.
In what concerns the environment, water will have become one of our most serious problems. In many places, agriculture is changing and they are growing fruit and vegetables to export. This uses a lot of water. Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages. Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don’t act now.
In transport, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed of the car and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell the drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. On the other hand, space planes will take people half way around the world in two hours. Nowadays, the United States Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angels to Tokyo in just two hours.
In the field of technology, robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robots — they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere — in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
In particular, medicine technology will have conquered many diseases. Today, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again and scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have. Scientists will be able to do these things — but should they?
【小題1】. What may happen in the field of entertainment in the future?

A．The programme made by yourself may be sent to TV.

B．A computer may choose TV programmes for you.

C．You may choose the channels from the menu in a computer.

D．What to broadcast on TV is decided by yourself.

【小題2】. After reading Paragraph 3, we can know _______.

A．we should take measures to save water from now on

B．fruits will be more and more expensive

C．people will be short of supplies of vegetables

D．planting will need much less water in the future

【小題3】. ________ is the main factor that makes driving much safe in the future

A．Good traffic condition	B．A good knowledge of driving skill
C．The role played by computer	D．The use of new fuel in cars

【小題4】. The following statements are wrong EXCEPT ________ according to the text.

A．The future world will be controlled by robots.

B．People won’t be blind or deaf in the future.

C．Fewer and fewer workers are needed in the future in factories.

D．Scientists have the right to clone people of different kinds.

A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world’s people may not have enough water by the year 2025.
An American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It was more than three hundred and thirty-five million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or in the Middle East.
Population Action International researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three thousand million people lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have serious water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on the earth the same. Mr Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing in these countries will continue to increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases such as cholera that are carried in water.
Lack of water also may result in more international conflict. Countries may have to fight for water in the future. Some countries, such as Syria, Sudan, Cambodia, and so on, now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability to improve their economies. This is because industries often need a large amount of water.
The Population Action International study gives several ways to solve the water problem. One way is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third is to use less water for agriculture. The report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth.
【小題1】According to the report, how many countries will lack water by the year 2025?

A．More than eighteen	B．About twenty-eight
C．Less than forty	D．At least forty-six

【小題2】____ million will lack water by the year 2025?

A．335

B．3,000

C．3,305

D．355

【小題3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The amount of the water on earth will always stay the same.

B．The report gives three solutions to water problem.

C．M ost of the countries that lack water belong to the developing ones.

D．There’s only one long-term solution to solve the water problem, that is we must try our best to control the population growth.

【小題4】The passage mainly tells us that_____.

A．water is very important for any people

B．PAI did a lot of study about water shortage

C．water shortage will be a serious problem facing us in the near future

D．controlling the population is the best way to solve the problem of water shortage