5、Amiya Olden could have been a poster child for fl reading crisis that affects nearly 2 million Michigan residents older than 1 6：They read below a sixth-grade level，which makes it difficult to  find jobs and to improve their lives．Among them，Amiya is one．

       Amiya Olden remembers well the day she graduated from Denby High schoo1．She handed her diploma to her mother，who read it to her．“Then when someone asked me to read it，I could remember the things she read，and I knew what I had to say，”recalled Amiya Olden．“When we would go out to restaurants with my aunts，and that，S when I really would get upset．1 would see words on the menu but I couldn’t read! ”

       But don‘t feel sorry for her I She changed her life by reaching a point where she I’d read enough．Two summers ago，she took charge of her life when she walked into Pro Literacy Detroit to improve her reading．Nineteen months ago，she was reading at a second-grade level；now at a fifth-grade level．

       Olden now splits her days between her classes at Pro Literacy and the library，where she checks out books and reads them．She says she hopes her improved reading skills will help her find a good job．

       And she has advice for others，who have trouble reading．

       “Don’t give up on it，”she said．“Even though it can be challenging and you might get frustrated sometimes，practice does help．If you really want to be able to go somewhere，go out to a restaurant and you have to read signs and things like that，you want to know what you want to eat and where you want to go．．．If you want to succeed in life and grow，you have to read．More  important，you have to feel confident that you can．”

1．Amiya' mother read the diploma to her so that          ．

       A．she could encourage her daughter to improve her reading

       B．her daughter could remember the content of the diploma

       C．they both could remember the particular moment

       D．she could show off before her daughter

2．Amiya attends Pro Literacy Detroit to           ．

       A．get another diploma                              B．improve her reading level

       C．find a good job in the training center      D．be a poster child for the reading crisis

3．From the passage we can see in Michigan             ．

       A．many people can’t find good jobs due to poor reading

       B．the job market pays too much attention to reading

       C．most students can’t graduate from high school

       D．the reading crisis affects only poor people

4．Which of the following is true of Amiya?

       A．She is 16 years old now．

       B．A good job has been offered to her．

       C．She is an adviser for those with reading difficulty．

       D．Most of her time i s divided between her classes and the library．

5．With the study at Pro Literacy，Amiya is now              ．

       A．puzzled          B．discouraged         C．confident             D．1earned

4、Intemet dating has become one of the biggest and most successful business ventures on the Intemet．Basically，Internet dating is a way to meet people for either friendship or dating without actually having to meet them in person first.

       The 6rst thing t。do if you decide t。try Internet dating is to build your profile（簡介）which can include your hobbies，hopes for the future，and So on．A photograph is optional，but many sites claim that a photograph increases the number of people who look at your profile· Many Internet dating sites will charge a one-time registration fee to use their services.

       Internet dating makes it possible to meet people from all over the world· You call even narrow thesearch down to your area by zip code．Another advantage is that you can communicate by  email before you meet in person．Thousands of people have met，fallen in love，and married through Intemet dating．It i s an excellent way for shy people to meet．It is also a way for people with busy lives to connect with others，and an easy way to meet people who share your interests．

       Just as in conventional dating and love，there are some pitfalls to be aware of in Interact daring．The person you have been talking to on the net may not be who they say they will be very aware that there are some people who misrepresent their appearance or private details，such as mafital status，income，and so on，for their own reasons．It would not be the first time that someone has been taken in , and talk shows are full of cheating partners who have been caught dating over the Internet in their spare time．Nevertheless，taking a few simple precautions should help ensure that your Intemet dating experience is fun.

1．The purpose of writing the passage is to                    ．

       A．persuade readers to go dating on the Intemet

       B．inform us how to date on the Internet

       C．warn readers against web love

       D．introduce Internet dating to us

2．Which of the following is a must to make an Internet dating possible?

       A．A photo．                                         B．A profile．

       C．Regi stration fee．                               D．Business experience．

3．One advantage of Internet dating is that               ．

       A．you can avoid a face-to-face meeting in the beginning

       B．you’re sure to find a partner with the same interests

       C．you'll find absolutely reliable information of others

       D．you’11 gain fame and money overnight

4．The underlined word“pitfalls”in Paragraph 4 most probably means               ．

       A．rules                B．trends              C．problems              D．skills

5．What is probably talked about following the last paragraph?

       A．Conventional dating．                        B．Hidden advantages．

       C．Safety measures．                               D．Romantic love．

3、As they migrate（遷移），butterflies and moths choose the winds they want to fly with，and they change their body positions if they start floating in the wrong direction．This new finding suggests that insects may employ some of the same methods that birds use for traveling long distances．Scientists have long thought that insects were simply at the mercy of the wind．

       Fascinating as their skills of flight are，migrating behavior has been difficult to study in insects because  many long distant trips  happen thousands of feet above ground．Only recently have scientists developed technologies that can detect such little creatures at such great heights．

       To their surprise，though，the insects weren’t passive travelers on the winds．In autumn，for example，most light winds blew from the east，but the insects somehow sought out ones that carried  them south and they positioned themselves to navigate directly to their wintering homes．

       Even in the spring，when most winds flowed northward，the insects didn’t always go with the flow．If breezes weren’t blowing in the exact direction they wanted to go，the insects changed their body positions to compensate．Many migrating birds do the same thing．

       The study also found，butterflies and moths actively flew within the air streams that pushed them along．By adding flight speeds to wind speeds，the scientists calculated that butterflies and moths can travel as fast as 100 kilometers an hour．The findings may have real-world applications． With climate warming，migrating insects are growing in number．Knowing how and when these pests move could help when farmers decide when to spray their crops．

1．What’s the main idea of the text?

       A．Insects migrate with the seasons．

       B．Wind helps insects greatly in migrating．

       C．Windsurfing insects have real direction．

       D．Scientists have trouble in observing insects．

2．Scientists originally thought that          ．

       A．insects always waited for their favourable winds

       B．insects chose the winds they wanted to ride

       C．insects were just blown about by the wind

       D．insects positioned themselves in the winds

3．It is not easy to study the migrating behavior of the insects because       .

       A．the little creatures can fly very fast        B．they have no regular migrating courses

       C．the wind’s direction is hard to foresee    D．their flight is long and high above ground

4．We can learn from the text that           .

       A．insects fly in the way birds do              

       B．insects travel more easily in autumn

       C．insects never position themselves when flying low

       D．insects rest a lot when the wind pushes them along

5．According to the passage，the findings can               ．

       A．increase insects in number                 B．instruct farmers when to spray

       C．prevent climate warming                   D．help protect insects

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A．get in         B．get together           C．hand in           D．turn in

27、We are determined to carry out the plan ______all the difficulties．

A．a(chǎn)lthough      B．instead of      C．in return for        D．regardless of

25、---Good evening.        ?

---Yes, that’s right. We’d like this table on the side.

A．What for                                                    B．Can I help you

C．What’s the matter                                       D．Two for dinner