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P assage 1Around the world young people are spending a great deal of money to listen to pop or rock music. It is said that at least fifty singers have incomes of between two million and six million dollars a year. “It doesnt sense,” says Johnny Mathis, one of the older music millionaires, who made a million dollars a year when he was most popular, “Performers arent worth so much money. In fact, nobody is.” But the stars fans seem to disagree. Those who love their songs spend about two billion dollars a year for recorders. They pay 150 million dollars to see the stars in person. Then they soon want to see the stars in movies or on TV. Luck is a key word for explaining the success of many. In 1972 one of the luckiest was Don Mclean, who wrote and sang “America Pie”. He got more than a million dollars from recordings of this song. How do the stars use their money? Most of the young stars simply throw the money around. One of them, once, bought himself a pair of eyeglasses which is worth 5000 American dollars and two modern cars, “one for each foot”. Many of the stars who have just returned from a travel have to pay their bills and then buy new toys. When they need money again, they do another travel. They save no money, buy no stocks and live from hand to mouth.（ ）1. Some of the rock stars have incomes of _. A. more than six million dollarsB. less than two million dollarsC. about seven million dollarsD. between two million and six million dollars（ ）2. “Performers arent worth so much money” in the second paragraph means _.A. They shouldnt make so little moneyB. They should get even more moneyC. They shouldnt get so much moneyD. No one of them should get so little money（ ）3. The admirers pay 150 million dollars _. A. to sing together with the starsB. to make records of the pop songs C. to see the stars in personD. to buy records and tickets（ ）4. What does the underlined word “toy” mean in the passage? A. 奢侈品B. 玩具C. 宠物D. 播放机（ ）5. What are they going to do when they have no money? A. They are living from hand to mouth.B. They will travel again.C. They are going to see the admirersD. They are going to appear in films or on TVProgramme of the election of the XXIX Olympiad host cityJuly 1210:45 AM-2:00 PM-Candidate cities holdpress conferences10:15 AM-Osaka11:00 AM-Paris11:45 AM-Toronto12:30 AM-Beijing1:15 PM-Istanbul6:00 PM-Opening ceremony of the 112th IOC SessionJuly 139:00 Am-6:00 PM-Presentation of the Candidate Cities for hosting the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008.A member must refrain from taking part in thevote if a candidate cityfrom the memberscountry is con. If themajority is not acquired in the first round thenthe candidate city withthe least number of votes is removed and the vote is taken again. -Ceremony announcing the Host City of theGames of XXIXOlympiad in 2008 will be held after the election.The five cities will each give a presentation. Osaka will be the first to address and then Paris, Toronto,Beijing and Istanbul. (Theexact time is still unset.)-The election for the host of the 2008 Olympicgames will be held after all five candidate citiesfinish their presentations. The host city will beelected by the majority ofthe votes cast. Currentlythere are 123 members, each having one vote.Passage 2（ ）6. Which city below isnt the candidate city? A. Beijing.B. Ottawa.C. Paris.D. Istanbul.（ ）7. How many minutes will each candidate city have to give a presentation? A. 45.B. 30.C. 90.D. 60（ ）8. Which is the design of France? A. Picture 1.B. Picture 2.C. Picture 3.D. Picture 4.（ ）9. When will the candidate cities give presentations? A. July 12.B. July 13.C. July 14.D. July 15.（ ）10. Put the following events in the right order. a. The election for the host of the 2008 Olympic Games. b. Opening ceremony of the 112th IOC Session. c. The five cities give presentations. d. Ceremony announcing the Host City.A. b-a-c-dB. b-d-c-aC. b-c-a-dD. c-b-a-dPassage 3The clothes in Britain and the USThese days, most people in Britain and the US do not wear very formal. But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing. Many British people dont think about clothes very much. They just like to be comfortable. When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theatres, cinemas, and concerts you can put on what you likefrom beautiful suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy. But in Britain, as well as the US, men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women wear dresses or skirts (not trousers). Doctors, lawyers and business people wear formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and wear tidy dressage.In many ways, Americans are less formal than British people, but they are careful with their clothes. At home, or on holiday, most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes. But when they go out in the evening, they like to look nice. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes. It is difficult to say exactly what people wear in Britain and the US, because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and then of the same. You will feel more comfortable if you dont look too different from everyone else.（ ）11. People in Britain and the US wear informal clothes when they _.A. go out to enjoy themselvesB. are in officesC. are in big restaurantsD. go out to work（ ）12. At a concert business people wear _.A. sweaters B. whatever they likeC. what others wear D. like players（ ）13.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Women are usually not allowed to wear trousers in offices.B. Lawyers always wear formal clothes even though they are at home.C. American people are more relaxed in their clothes than British people.D. Though everyone is different, they wear the same clothes in offices.（ ）14. “Anything goes” in the second paragraph means _.A. any clothes are acceptableB. anything leavesC. all the things around are all rightD. not any clothes are all right. （ ）15. Men wear ties when _ in the US.A. they meet their wivesB. they meet good friends C. they eat something expensiveD. they have dinners in good restaurants.Passage 4Saving Time in the USIn the United States, many people try to save time. In many families, both husband and wife work full-time, so their free time is very important to them. They look for quick and convenient ways to do their shopping and the other things they need to do, so that they will have free time for the things they want to do.Many years ago, people had to go to the fish market to buy fish, to the butcher for meat and chicken, to the fruit market for fresh fruit, and to the bakery for bread and rolls. Now most people go to just one place. They can buy fruit, bread, meat, fresh vegetables, frozen food, and beer at the local supermarket. They can also buy things for the house, such as pots and pans, brooms and buckets. They can even buy socks and stockings, shoes, gloves，and sunglasses at supermarkets.When Americans eat out, they often go to fast-food restaurants. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are always ready. People order their meals at the counter and wait for their food just a few seconds or minutes. Then they carry the food to a table, eat it, and throw their rubbish away. It takes only 20 minutes or so to eat a meal at a fast-food restaurant. Supermarkets and fast-food restaurants are therefore very important to people in the United States. They are quick and convenient, and thats what people want when they are always looking for ways to save time.（ ）16. According to the reading. Time is important because _.A. money isnt very important B. so many people work full-timeC. people look for convenient ways to do their housework D. people can buy everything at the local supermarket（ ）17. Many Americans go to fast-food restaurants because _A. they order their meals at the counter and carry the food to a table to eat.B. they have to cook and wash the dishes.C. they dont want to go to the supermarkets.D. They can save time.（ ）18. People dont have to shop at fish markets, butcher shops, fruit markets, and bakeries because _A. they can save money at the supermarkets. B. most husbands and wives work full-time.C. they can buy all of those thing at just one place. D. supermarkets and fast-food restaurants are very important.（ ）19. Fast-food restaurants are convenient because _.A. the service is quick B. the food is expensive C. people eat at the counter D. the meals are always nice there（ ）20. The reading is about _.A. supermarkets B. fast-food restaurants C. shopping and eating in America D. saving timePassage 5.Dr George Washington Carver“George can make sick plants well. He is a plant doctor,” farmers in Missouri said. George was a young boy then. But farmers sent for him when their crops did not grow well. Women asked him to help them when their roses would not bloom in spring.George was born a slave, in 1862. As a child, he was not allowed to attend the nearby school. But he was always asking questions.“Why are some roses red and others yellow?” he would ask “Can you change the colour of a flower by changing the seed? What makes rain fall?”No one he knew could answer such questions. George tried to find answers for himself，some of the answers were in books, so he taught himself to read. At 14, he went to school for the first time.He never stopped learning. Even when he was 80, Dr. George Washington Carver, the great scientist, was still asking questions and finding answers. One thing he found out about was peanuts. There is a story telling how he got the name “The Peanut Man”.根据文章内容选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。( ) 1. The farmers sent for George because _.A. their children needed a doctorB. their wives wanted some rosesC. their crops didnt grow wellD. their houses needed repairing( ) 2. George _ in his life.A. never attended schoolB. never stopped learningC. never asked questionsD. never helped other people( ) 3. The writer doesnt say so, but you can know from the story that _.A. George had learned to read before he went to schoolB. George couldnt read until he studied at schoolC. George had learned from a teacher before he was 14D. George had learned nothing before he attended school( ) 4. Georges family must be a _.A. rich oneB. small oneC. white oneD. black one( ) 5. Which of the following sentences is not true?A. George didnt only ask questions, but also tried his best to find the answers.B. George learned to read because he wanted very much to enjoy the stories for children.C. Peanut was not the only thing George was interested in his lifetime research work.D. As a child, George asked a lot of strange questions and few grown-ups around him could answer them.Passage 6.The War Between Russia and FranceAbout one hundred and fifty years ago, Napoleon was the king of France.At that time France and Russia were at war. Napoleon was going to take the city of Moscow.It is a very long way from France to Russia. The French soldiers went on for many days, fighting as they went. They passed through many countries and many great cities. At last they came to the city of Moscow.The Russians didnt fight. Napoleon and his army went into the city happily. Their work was done.It was late in the night, the French soldiers were sleeping after drinking and dancing. The whole city was quiet. Suddenly there came a great cry, “Moscow is on fire!” The Russians had set fire to the city in many places. Fires were burning all over the city. The French couldnt put the fire out quickly enough. The city was burnt to the ground at last.What could the French soldiers do now?They couldnt stay in Moscow any longer because there was not enough food. They had to go back to France.It was winter. The winter in Russia is very cold. Fear came over the French soldiers. The city of Moscow was burning behind them. And in front of them was snow everywhere. They feared the long way back to France through the thick snow. Napoleon and his soldiers went on through the snow day after day. Men fell down dead at the side of the road because of cold and hunger. Very few came out of Russia alive and reached their home in France.( ) 1. The French soldiers _ fighting on their way.A. passed through many countries and citiesB. acrossed many high mountains and long riversC. acrossed many big stone and wooden bridgesD. acrossed many seas and lakes( ) 2. _ before Napoleon and his army took it.A. The Russians fought fearlessly outside MoscowB. The Russians didnt fightC. The Russians set fire to the cityD. The Russians were sleeping( ) 3. _ after the city was burned to the ground.A. The French couldnt stay in Moscow any longerB. The French stayed in Moscow for a long timeC. The French went on fighting against the RussiansD. The French kept on fighting to the end( ) 4. _ for the French to get back through the thick snow.A. It was very easyB. It was very interestingC. It was too tiredD. It was very difficult( ) 5. _ and reached their home in France.A. All of them came out of Russia aliveB. Most of them came out of Russia aliveC. Very few came out of Russia aliveD. Half of them came out of Russia alivePassage 7.Everything But the Door Is ThereThe students at a certain American university often played tricks on each other when one of them was going to receive his first visit from a new girlfriend. Usually the trick was to take all the furniture out of the students room, so that when his girl-friend arrived, there was nothing to sit on.Ted Jones was a country boy who had never left his birthplace until his admission to the university. When he arrived there for the first time and heard about this trick, he disliked it and announced to the other students, “Im sure that thats not going to happen to me. Im going to lock my door.” His words were greeted with laughter by the other students.When Ted brought his girlfriend to his room for the first time, he was astonished to find that all the furniture was there but the door of his room was gone!根据文章内容选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。( ) 1. What did the students often do at a certain American university?A. They often played football.B. They often went in for sports.C. They often made girlfriends.D. They often played tricks on each other.( ) What was the trick?A. when ones girl-friend first visited him at the university, other boys would take all the desks, chairs, even his bed out of the room so that there would be nothing for his girlfriend to sit on.B. When ones girlfriend visited him at the university, other boys would get some desks and chairs to the boys room so that they would have something to sit on.C. When ones girlfriend visited him at the university, other boys would welcome her warmly.D. When ones girlfriend first visited him at the university, other boys would send her a present.( ) 3. From the passage, we know that _.A. Ted Jones wasnt a studentB. his friends often played the trick on himC. Ted didnt like the trick at allD. Ted Jones enjoyed the trick very much( ) 4. Ted Jones didnt think they could play the trick on him because _.A. he said he would never have a girlfriendB. his furniture would be lockedC. he wasnt going to bring his girlfriend to his roomD. they were his best friends( ) 5. What makes us laugh was that _.A. the door lost suddenly that dayB. the students played another trick on Ted JonesC. the furniture wasnt moved awayD. the door was stolenPassage.8.Careless HenryOnce, Henrys father said to him, “Ive to go out for an hour. Keep an eye on the house.”“Yes, Father,” Henry said. Actually, he _1_ with his dog, Lucky.“By the way, son, four people will come _2_: first the baker, second Uncle Willian, then a plumber and lastly a milk man. Now, tell the baker that he may not come here _3_ because his bread is not fresh,” said his father, “Invite Uncle Willian, you may not know him, to come in the sitting-room. _4_ the plumber five dollars for the bill and tell the milk man to have five more bottles today. Can you remember all _5_?”“Yes, Father.” Answered Henry who was _6_ playing with Lucky.Then Mr. Adam went out and soon there _7_ a knock at the door. The boy opened the door, without _8_ any notice of him, and said, “Go away. _9_ any more. Your bread isnt fresh.” Then he closed the door and went straight to his chair.“How about my bill?” asked the man.A few minutes later, there was _10_ knock at the door. Henry opened it and told the man to sit down on a sofa.About a quarter of an hour _11_, there was a third knock at the door. Henry went out and gave him five dollars and sent him away.A fourth knock _12_ and Henry opened it, and said, “Give us five more bottles today.” “Im Uncle Willian, Henry,” said the man who was standing at _13_. “Then how about the other man sitting there?” Hen