William Henry Bragg was born at Westward，Cumberland，on July 2,1862.He was educated at Market Harboroagh Grammar School and afterwards at King William’s College，Isle of Man.Elected as a minor scholar of Trinity College，Cambridge，in 1881，he studied mathematics under the well­known teacher，Dr E．J.Routh.He studied physics in the Cavendish Laboratory during a part of 1885，and at the end of that year he was elected to the Professorship of Mathematics and Physics in the University of Adelaide，South Australia.
His research interests dealt with a great many fields and he was skilled at picking up a subject，almost casually，making an important contribution，and then dropping it again.However，the work of Bragg and his son Lawrence in 1913～1914 founded a new branch of science of the greatest importance and significance，the analysis of the crystal structure by means of X­rays.It is true that the use of X­rays as an instrument for the systematic revelation of the way in which crystals are built was entirely due to the Braggs.This was recognized by the award of the Nobel Prize jointly to father and son in 1915.
He was an honorary Doctor of some sixteen universities，and a member of the leading foreign societies.Many other medals and awards were bestowed upon him among which may be mentioned the Rumford Medal in 1916 and the Copley Medal (its premier award) in 1930.
He was the author of many books，including Studies in Radioactivity，X­Rays and Crystal Structure，The World of Sound，Concerning the Nature of Things，Old Trades and New Knowledge，An Introduction to Crystal Analysis，and The Universe of Light.His favorite hobby was golf.After a life of astonishing productiveness，Sir William Bragg died on March 10,1942.
小題1:William Henry Bragg was awarded the Nobel Prize because________.

A．he succeeded in using X­rays to find out the crystal structure

B．he was the first to use X­rays to help to do his experiment

C．he determined to learn everything well and then gave them up

D．he was successful in his research work with the help of his son

小題2:According to this passage，William Henry Bragg was interested in all the subjects EXCEPT________.

A．mathematics	B．physics
C．medicine	D．sports

小題3:Which one of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A．Bragg became a professor in the University of Adelaide in 1885.

B．Bragg won the Rumford Medal and the Copley Medal in the same year.

C．Bragg gained great achievements in many fields，including society.

D．Bragg and Lawrence wrote the book X­Rays and Crystal Structure.

小題4:Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A．William Henry Bragg’s Productive Life

B．William Henry Bragg：A Famous Author

C．Bragg and His Son—Two Great Scientists

D．X­rays and the Crystal Structure

About a year ago，if you had asked who Dinara Safina was，the answer would have been，“She is Marat Safin’s younger sister.” She was overshadowed by her wonder brother.But now she has made a name for herself：the world No.1 player in women’s tennis.
The 22­year­old Russian overtook Serena Williams of the US for top ranking on April 20.“Before，every place I go，I am Marat’s sister.Nothing else，”she told New York Times.“I always wanted to be myself，and now finally the results come，and people can know me as Dinara Safina.”
Safina has made it to two great event finals，in the 2008 French and in the 2009 Australian Open，and won a silver medal in the Beijing Olympic Games.
Clearly，family isn’t the only connection Safina and her brother share.Their DNA burns with competitive fire.Safin has held the distinction for years of being a hottempered player on court.When he lost his temper，he would smash a racket (球拍)．Safina is as emotionally explosive as her brother.A headline in the newspaper The Australian once described her as “mad as a snake”．The Sydney Morning Herald，during the Australian Open，summed up Safina’s volatile (不穩(wěn)定的) emotional state with the headline—Safina goes from basket case to top of the world.
It’s not rare for a family to have two top tennis players.Safina’s father owns a tennis academy and her mother worked as a coach.“I had no choice but to become a tennis player，but I don’t mind being a tennis player，” Safina said.
From this talented family she is also given one of her best weapons on court，her size.She is 1.82 meters tall and weighs 70kg.But it is hard work that led her to her recent success.
“I hope to prove to everyone over the coming months that I deserve the honor of being world No.1，”she said.
小題1:What is the passage mainly about?

A．How Safina came first in women’s tennis.

B．How the parents taught Safina to play tennis.

C．How her brother helped Safina play tennis.

D．How Safina beat her brother in playing tennis.

小題2:Which one of the following doesn’t contribute to Safina’s success?

A．Her hard work and strong competitiveness.

B．Her emotional explosion and volatile emotional state.

C．The fact that she is 1.82 meters tall and weighs 70kg.

D．The fact that her parents are both good tennis players.

小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Serena Williams was topped by Safina on ranking list on April 20.

B．Dinara Safina was always very confident and eager to succeed.

C．Safina was eager to become a tennis player when she was a child.

D．Marat Safin won the two finals，in the 2008 French and in the 2009 Australian Open.

小題4:What can we infer from the headline “Safina goes from basket case to top of the world”？

A．Safina wanted to top the world in tennis when she was a baby in a basket.

B．After she won the Australian Open，Dinara Safina cried.

C．Too nervous at first，Safina finally gained confidence and won.

D．Safina learnt from the basket case and finally came top of the world.

Our children grew up on jelly(果醬) sandwiches.Even my husband and I sometimes have one late at night with a glass of milk.
I wasn’t the jelly maker in this ____.My mother­in­law was.The only contribution I made to the jelly making was to ____ baby food jars，which my mother­in­law would ___ with the tasty gel(膠滯體) and send back home with us.For the past 22 years，____ I wanted to make a jelly sandwich，all I had to do was ____ one of those little jars of jelly.Jelly making was just a way of life for my mother­in­law.She always followed the same ____—from picking the fruit to setting the ____ jelly on the home­made shelves.
My mother­in­law passed away last December.Among the things in the house to be ____ by her children were the ____ canned goods.Each of her children chose from the many jars of tomato juice，green beans and jelly.When my husband ____ his jars home，we carefully put them away in our kitchen.
The other day I reached the kitchen for some jelly，and there it was.Sitting all ____ on the far side of the shelf was a small jar.The lid was rusty.As I picked up the jar，I suddenly realized something that I had ____ to see earlier.Yes，this was the ____ jar we would ever have from the patient，____ hands of my mother­in­law.It seemed like such a ____ thing，and most days it was something that was taken for granted.But today it seemed a valuable ____.I put the jelly back on the shelf.
We have many things that ____ belonged to my mother­in­law.These are the kinds of things that we expect to pass on to our children.But I’m just not ____ to give up this last jelly jar，and all the ___ its presence allows me to hold onto.The jar of jelly won’t keep that ____.It will either have to be eaten or thrown out...but not today.

小題1:	A．market B．village C．family D．group

小題2:	A．save B．throw C．choose D．paint

小題3:	A．cover B．fill C．provide D．decorate

小題4:	A．before B．whenever C．though D．since

小題5:	A．turn on B．take up C．pick out D．reach for

小題6:	A．example B．routine C．passion D．rule

小題7:	A．mixed B．changed C．finished D．boiled

小題8:	A．destroyed B．moved C．donated D．divided

小題9:	A．tasty B．expensive C．common D．suitable

小題10:

A．brought B．packed C．sent D．left

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)lone B．patiently C．worriedly D．a(chǎn)long

小題12:

A．forgotten B．expressed C．considered D．failed

小題13:

A．last B．particular C．delicious D．large

小題14:

A．poor B．painful C．loving D．shaking

小題15:

A．small B．new C．strange D．good

小題16:

A．experience B．treasure C．opportunity D．prize

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)lready B．only C．once D．still

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)fraid B．eager C．ready D．upset

小題19:

A．lessons B．memories C．efforts D．feelings

小題20:

A．safe B．light C．soft D．long

One day I was doing a big clean­up when I ____ a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside.I took one look and immediately ___ a forgettable time.
In 1991，I had spent five months in Niger，with sandstorms and great heat.Its ____ and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint.Street beggars would continually reached out their hands，shouting “Gift！Gift！”
One day，I ___ for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic.
Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina，we began to ____.Out of the darkness，a motorbike with two men approached slowly.Without ____，one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by.Within seconds，the two were out of sight，____ up by the night.
The bag had my passport，money，traveler’s cheques，camera，an airline ticket and other things ___ to me.I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed，I ____guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all ____ with suspicion.All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then，walking through Burkina’s streets，I met with an old woman.“Gift！Gift！” she cried.I’d had enough.I was ____ of the country：its poverty，its thieves，the heat，and the dust.I told her angrily，“A thief stole all my money and now I can’t ____ out of your country.I cannot give you anything.”
The beggar woman listened attentively and ___ my words.Then she reached ____ the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift，”she announced.Kindly，she placed an old，dark brown coin in my hand.I looked at it in ____.It was a very small amount of money  but for this woman，the coin ___ a meal.At that moment，I felt a shame.In spite of the ____，she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the ____ beauty of the people of Burkina—and appreciated deeply the quiet ____ of the poor.With the old woman’s gift，I hope never to part with the coin she gave me.With one small coin，she ____ my concept completely.

小題1:	A．cared about B．came across C．looked for D．focused upon

小題2:	A．presented B．gave C．recalled D．reminded

小題3:	A．traffic B．dust C．noise D．climate

小題4:	A．headed B．made C．stood D．came

小題5:	A．move B．unload C．hide D．pass

小題6:	A．warning B．planning C．thinking D．a(chǎn)rranging

小題7:	A．hung B．put C．swallowed D．cleared

小題8:	A．obvious B．expensive C．familiar D．precious

小題9:	A．elegantly B．cautiously C．dependently D．frequently

小題10:

A．locals B．thieves C．beggars D．motorbikes

小題11:

A．proud B．conscious C．sick D．a(chǎn)ware

小題12:

A．get B．run C．come D．rush

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)ttended to B．looked up C．thought about D．wrote down

小題14:

A．for B．into C．out D．a(chǎn)t

小題15:

A．order B．vain C．case D．shock

小題16:

A．meant B．made C．served D．suggested

小題17:

A．dirtiness B．poverty C．kindness D．safety

小題18:

A．updated B．unfolded C．broken D．unexpected

小題19:

A．moment B．a(chǎn)ction C．dignity D．life

小題20:

A．changed B．damaged C．found D．a(chǎn)ccepted

Janice Fialka showed a new documentary (紀(jì)錄片) about her cognitively (認知地) disabled son at schools and seminars across the country.Everyone seemed to enjoy it，but one comment from a teacher proved her family’s investment to Fialka was a success.
“In Baltimore an early childhood teacher came up and said，‘I have to apologize to the family of a 4­year old with Down Syndrome (先天愚型)，’”Fialka said.“She said，‘I told them to be more realistic about their dreams for him.Now I have to tell them I’m sorry.’”
The story of Micah Fialka­Feldman，a 22­year­old Oakland University student，is meant to show parents，educators and the disabled anything is possible.
Fialka­Feldman wrote in an essay titled “I wanted to go to college and my dream came true”．A lot of people didn’t think he could go to college，but because family and friends believed in him he learned how to take public transportation to campus and found teachers who helped him pick the best classes.
The title of the film Through the Same Door came from a day when Fialka­Feldman，who was enrolled in a first grade special education program，told his parents he wanted to walk through the same door as the rest of the kids at his school.It led him to becoming the first student with cognitive disabilities in mainstream classrooms in Berkley.
Though he can’t read or write on his own，F(xiàn)ialka­Feldman reached amazing heights with the help of voice recognition computer software，tutors，and the embrace (接受) of his community.
At Berkley High School，F(xiàn)ialka­Feldman won the Social Studies Department Award for civic (公民的) involvement.In 2004 he received the Michigan “Yes，I Can” award for self­advocacy (自強)．
He finished high school in 2003 with a certificate of attendance，took a 10­day trip through Israel with friends last year，and enrolled at Oakland University through the Transitions Program，which is geared (使適合于) to help the disabled go from high school to college.
Fialka said he’s the happiest kid in the world.Everyone should be so happy.
小題1:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Disabled Man Living His Dream

B．Nothing Is Impossible

C．Don’t Look Down Upon the Disabled

D．Through the Same Door

小題2:What the early childhood teacher said suggests that________.

A．disabled people should be realistic about their dreams

B．she used to believe we should not expect much from disabled people

C．she hadn’t given the 4­year old with Down Syndrome enough attention

D．the documentary about Fialka­Feldman encouraged the disabled

小題3:Which of the following is NOT true about Fialka­Feldman?

A．He was the first cognitively disabled student in mainstream classrooms in Berkley.

B．He went to school by public transportation and was helped to pick up classes.

C．He benefited from computer software and other people.

D．He received the “Yes，I Can” award for civic involvement and self­advocacy

小題4:Which of the following shows the correct order of events of Fialka­Feldman?
a．He received the Michigan “Yes，I Can” award.
b．His documentary was shown and welcomed.
c．He was enrolled in a first grade special education program.
d．He finished high school with a certificate of attendance.
e．He enrolled at Oakland University through the Transitions Program.

A．a(chǎn)­c­d­e­b	B．b­a­c­d­e
C．c­d­e­a­b	D．c­d­b­e­a

Rocky Lyons was five years old when his mother，Kelly，was driving along the country road with him.He was asleep on the front seat of their truck，with his feet resting on her lap.As his mom drove carefully down the winding country road，she turned onto a narrow bridge.The truck hit a rock and slid off the road.She attempted to bring it back up onto the road by pressing hard on the gas pedal(踏板) and turning the steering wheel(方向盤) to the left.But Rocky’s foot got caught between her leg and the steering wheel and she lost control of the truck.
The truck fell into a 20­foot ravine(峽谷)．When it hit bottom，Rocky woke up.“What happened，Mama？” he asked.“Our wheels are pointing toward the sky.”
Kelly was seriously wounded and blinded by blood.“I’ll get you out，Mama，”announced Rocky，who had surprisingly escaped injury.He climbed out from under Kelly，slid through the open window and tried to yank his mother out.But she didn’t move.
“Just let me sleep，” begged Kelly，who was out of consciousness.Rocky insisted，“Mom，you can’t go to sleep.”
Rocky managed to push Kelly out of the truck and told her he’d climb up to the road and stop a car to get help.Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the dark，Kelly refused to let him go alone.Instead they slowly moved up to the road.The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give up，but Rocky wouldn’t let her.
Rocky kept repeating the inspirational phrase，“I know you can，I know you can.”When they finally reached the road，Rocky broke into tears seeing his mother’s torn face clearly for the first time.Waving his arms and shouting, “Please stop！” the boy stopped a truck.His mother was sent to hospital.
It took 8 hours to rebuild Kelly’s face.She looks quite different today—“I used to have a straight long nose，thin lips and high cheekbones；now I’ve got a flat cheeks and much bigger lips”—but she has few scars and has recovered from her injuries.
Rocky’s heroics were big news.Everyone was surprised at this little boy’s power.“It’s not like I wanted it to happen，” the boy explained.“I just did what anyone would have done.” “If it weren’t for Rocky，I’d have died，” said his mother.
小題1:According to the text，Rocky and Kelly ________.

A．were lost on a country road

B．were involved in a truck accident

C．had limited time to find their way

D．knew little of what happened to them

小題2:When he woke up，Rocky ________.

A．found the truck was turned over

B．found his mother had fallen asleep

C．was stuck against the door of the truck

D．was frightened by his mother’s blood

小題3:The underlined word “yank” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “________”．

A．pull	B．drive
C．follow	D．carry

小題4:What is the best title for the text?

A．A Boy and His Mother

B．How to Behave Well?

C．Nothing Is Lost

D．I Think You Can

My first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via the telephone for a well-known company. One day, I was put through to a man who sounded a bit out of breath. I started with my normal pitch (音高), expecting to hear the normal reply —"I don’t want any."
Instead, he spoke in a faint, weak voice and told me how he wished to take a vacation I was offering, but he couldn’t because he was dying of illness. He explained how he was lacking in oxygen then, and it took almost all his energy to answer the call. He asked if I smoked, which I did, and begged me to stop. He told me smoking was what was killing him. He told me to spend every day with my loved ones, and tell them how much I love them. At this point, I couldn’t control myself. We ended the call, but I held on my phone to prevent another call coming in so I could collect myself.
I wrote down his name and address, and sent him a card appreciating his advice and praying for him and his family. Shortly after, I received a letter from Frank, along with a picture of him and his wife. We continued to write back and forth over the next few months, and became very fond of each other. He was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, I felt as if he was.
About a year later I received a letter from his wife. When I started to read, tears came to my eyes. She told me how Frank’s battle with the disease had finally come to an end, and he passed away shortly before the Christmas. She wanted to thank me for the letters to Frank, and explained how Frank touched many lives over the years. At his funeral, to show just that, they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how he affected a 19-year-old he’d never met.
小題1: The author was then probably working for ______.

A．a(chǎn) travel agency

B．a(chǎn) cigarette company

C．a(chǎn)n e-shopping store

D．a(chǎn) vacation school

小題2:The underlined part "collect myself" in the second paragraph probably means "_______".

A．gather together

B．comfort myself

C．relax myself

D．calm down

小題3: What can we infer from the text?

A．Frank was in hospital while answering the phone.

B．Frank is actually the author’s grandfather.

C．There was something wrong with Frank’s lung.

D．The author asked Frank to travel and he took his advice.

小題4: We can learn from the text that the author ________.

A．took down Frank’s name and address to visit him in person

B．was warmly welcomed by her customers when she called them

C．didn’t stop smoking even though Frank asked him to

D．kept in touch with Frank through letters until he died

小題5:At Frank’s funeral the author’s 1st letter to Frank was read in order to ____.

A．encourage people to fight against disease and live bravely

B．indicate that Frank touched many people’s hearts

C．show the good relationship between Frank and the author

D．praise Frank and give thanks to the author