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he skated fast B Because he was not good at skating C Because he didn t know the ice there was broken D Because he skated slow 5 Who helped Paul A His friends B His parents C Two workers D Betty Key ABBCC Passage 2 Why is it that the more connected we get the more disconnected I feel Every advance in communication technology is a step back from the closeness of human interaction With e mail and instant messaging over the Internet we can communicate without seeing or talking to one another With voice mail you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone If my mom has a question I just leave the answer on her machine As almost every imaginable contact between human beings becomes automatic by machine the alienation quotient goes up You can t even call a person to get the phone number of another person anywhere Directory assistance is almost always fully automatic by machine Pumping gas at the station Why say good morning to the worker when you swipe 刷卡 your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact Placing money at the bank talk to a clerk who might live in the neighborhood when can just put your credit card into the ATM Pretty soon you won t have the hard task of making eye contact at the grocery store Some grocery chains are usually a self scanner so you can check yourself out avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing 1 The writer s attitude towards advances in communication technology may be described as A critical B unconcerned C positive D uninterested 2 If his mom has a question he A will find ways to reach her B will locate her e mail address C will try to get her a voice machine D will leave her the answer through voice mail 3 Judging from the context the word alienation in line 2 paragraph 2 means A relationship B closeness C strangeness D stress 4 With the rapid development of high technology people don t need to A see or talk to one another B say good morning to workers C make eye contact with clerks D completely rely on manpower 5 It can be inferred that the writer A is pleased with the modern pace of life B feels more separated from others C doesn t want anyone to bother him D sings the praised of communication technology Key ADCAB Passage 3 There was once an ant that was very thirsty It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any Then suddenly when the ant was almost ready to die of thirst a large drop of water fell on it The ant drank the water which saved its life The water was actually a tear from a young girl who was crying Because of her sadness the tear had magical qualities and suddenly the ant could speak the language of human beings The ant looked up and saw the young girl sitting in front of a huge pile of seeds Why are you sad asked the ant I m the prisoner of a giant the girl told the ant He won t let me go until I ve made three separate heaps of grain barley 大麦 and rye 黑麦 out of this huge pile of seeds in which they are all mixed together That will take you a month the ant said looking at the huge pile of seeds I know the girl cried and if I haven t finished by tomorrow the giant will eat me for his supper Don t cry the ant said my friends and I will help you Soon thousands of ants were at work separating the three kinds of seeds The next morning when the giant saw that the work had been done he let the girl go Thus it was one of her tears that saved her life 1 What is an ant A A small animal B An insect C A bird D A giant 2 When did the drop of water fall on the ant A When it was looking for food B When it saved the ant s life C When it was nearly dying D When it looked up 3 Why was the young girl crying A Because of her sadness B Because she saw the ant C Because the giant would let her go D Because the giant had given her an impossible job to do 4 What would the giant do if the girl failed to do the work A He would eat her B He would let her go C He would take her away D He would send her to prison 5 Who or what saved the girl s life A The giant B The ant C The ant s friends D Her tears Key BCDAD Passage 4 My friend s grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe After being processed 移民入境检查 at Ellis Island he went into a cafeteria in Lower Manhattan to get something to eat He sat down at a table and waited for someone to take his order But nobody came to him Later a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked Start out at the end she said Just go along the line and pick out what you want At the other end he ll tell you how much you have to pay I soon learned that s how everything works in America the grandfather told my friend Life is like a cafeteria here You can get anything you want only if you are 3 willing to pay the money You can even get success but you ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you You have to get up and get it yourself 1 Where do you think the old man came from A Poland B Australia C Canada D Japan 2 From the passage we know if you want to get success in America you should A get help from your friends B try to get it by yourself C know how a cafeteria works D get up again if you fail 3 Which of the following is TRUE A The old man sat down opposite the woman so that she could take his order B The old woman sat down opposite the old man so that she could serve him C Although the woman didn t know the old man she told him how to get something to eat in the cafeteria D Although the woman didn t know the old man she decided to pay the bill for him 4 What does the word it in the third paragraph refer to A The food served in the cafeteria B The success one wants to get C The bill one has to pay in the cafeteria D The plate used in the cafeteria 5 Which is the best title for the passage A From Eastern Europe to America B Eating in an American Cafeteria C How to Eat in a Cafeteria D Life Is Like a Cafeteria in America Key ABCBD Passage 5 Three men traveling on a train began a conversation about the world s greatest wonders In my opinion the first man said the Egyptian pyramids 埃及金字 塔 are the world s greatest wonder Although they were built thousands of years ago they are still standing And remember the people who built them had only simple tools They did not have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today I agree that the pyramids in Egypt are wonderful the second man said but I do not think they are the greatest wonder I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely In seconds they carry out mathematical calculations that would take a person a hundred years to do He turned to the third man and asked What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world The third man thought for a long time and then he said Well I agree that the pyramids are wonderful and I agree that computers are wonderful too However in my opinion the most wonderful thing in the world is this thermos And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up The other two men were very surprised A thermos they exclaimed But that s a simple thing Oh no it s not the third man said In the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot In the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold How does the thermos know whether it s winter or summer 1 The underlined word thermos in Chinese means A 电冰箱 B 洗衣机 C 电风 扇 D 保温瓶 2 That the three men could not agree on what the world s greatest wonder was because A they could not think of anything very wonderful B they all had different ideas C they could not prove that their opinions were right D the journey ended too soon 3 The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because A they were very beautiful B they were Egyptian C they had been built with very simple tools D they could do mathematical calculations 4 The third man thought a thermos wa s the most wonderful thing in the world because A it lasted longer than the pyramids B it cost less than a computer C he thought it knew whether it was winter or summer D the other two men were surprised when he told them about it 5 The third man was not very clever because A he could not think of anything to say B he did not understand how a thermos works C he did not think the pyramids were wonderful D he did not know anything about c o m p u t e r s Key DBCCB Passage 6 If you ask Daniel Radcliff who acted Harry Potter to pick a special moment from the last year of his life you will find it almost impossible Oh wow that s really difficult he says with a smile There have been so many things so many memories that at times it s hard to recall them all says Daniel But I guess one of the best ones was the London premiere for the Philosopher s Stone It was just amazing one of the best nights of my life But I ve had such a great time doing The Chamber of Secrets I love doing the work I love meeting new people and being part of the team It s been great Daniel has changed He turned 14 in July 2002 He is taller his voice is deeper and his frame is filling out as he begins his teenage years and he has become an excellent actor too Daniel was born in London where his father Alan worked as an agent and his mother Marcia as a casting director and both have been an essential guiding influence on their only child 1 How old was Daniel Radcliff in 2003 A 15 B 16 C 14 D 13 2 What is Daniel Radcliff s memory about the past year according to the passage A He didn t remember anything about it B He had so many bad memories about it C There were amazing experiences in the past year D There were not many unforgetable things in the past year 3 Which of the following is not mentioned as a liking by Daniel A Making friends B Being an actor C Being part of the team D Becoming a director 4 Which of the following is true according to the passage A Daniel s parents are all film stars B Daniel s parents influenced Daniel greatly C Daniel has never had any influence from his parents D Daniel has 4 brothers and sisters 5 Daniel was born in A New York B Beijing C Paris D London Key ACDBD Passage 7 These days children often think of superheroes 超级英雄 as cute 漂亮的 cool and strong supermen A poor short and thin boy wearing glassed may not interest the kids today Yet in less than 4 years Harry Potter has taken the world by the storm J K Rowling the writer of Harry Potter was a British single mother out of work and living on money given to her by the government One day when she was on a long train trip she had the idea for this book She wrote the first book of the seven in the caf with her baby daughter sleeping beside her Last year the fans welcomed the birth of the fourth by lining outside the bookstores Today these books are still popular among people Harry Potter is something more than fantasy 幻想 Rowling tries to tell the readers how things are not always what they seem to be However millions of the fans don t care about such a lesson They would like to spend many sleepless nights waiting in line for the fifth the sixth and the seventh to come For them surprising stories of the little boy are what they want 1 J K Rowling when she wrote the first book A lived a quiet life with her husband B was very poor and didn t get work for herself C had to teach her daughter how to work D was already a famous writer 2 When did Rowling think of the idea of writing her book A While she was telling her baby stories about superheroes B While she was going on a long trip C She was on her way to find work D While she was drinking in a caf 3 How many books of the seven have come out according to this passage A Four B Five C Six D Seven 4 What does Rowling want to show to her readers A Harry Potter is a poor short and thin boy wearing glasses B Fantasy C How things are not always what they seem to be D She has got many interesting story books 5 Which of the following is TRUE A Rowling wrote the first book with her daughter s help B Rowling gave birth to her fourth baby last year C The fans just care about the surprising stories of Harry Potter D Only children love the books for they re fairy tales Key BBACC Passage 8 Ours is a big world complex and full of many diverse people People with many varying points of view are constantly running up against others who have differing opinions Those of us who smoke are just one group of many Recently the activism of non smokers has reminded us of the need to be considerate of others when we smoke in public But please Enough is enough We should like to remind non smokers that courtesy is a two way street If you politely request that someone not smoke you are more likely to receive a cooperative response than if you scowl 皱眉 fiercely and hurl insults If you speak directly to someone you are more likely to get what you want than if you complain to the management Many of us have been smoking for so long that we sometimes forget that others are not used to the aroma of burning tobacco 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