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(A)

　　Thirty years ago, Lake Ponkapog in Hartwell, New Jersey, was full of life. Many birds and animals lived beside the water, which was full of fish. Now there are few birds, animals, and fish. The lake water is polluted（污染的）. It is in a colour of dirty brown, and it is filled with strange plants.

　　How did this happen? First, we must think about how water gets into Lake Ponkapog. When it rains, water comes into the lake from all around.　In the past, there were forests all around Lake Ponkapog, so the rainwater was clean.

　　Now there are many homes around the lake. People often use chemicals（化学品）in their gardens. They use other chemicals inside their houses for cleaning or killing insects （昆虫）.There are also many businesses. Businesses use chemicals in their machines or shops. Other chemicals fall onto the ground from cars or trucks. When it rains, the rainwater picks up all the chemicals from homes and businesses and then carries them into the lake. They pollute the water and kill the animals.

　　Boats on the lake are also a problem. Lake Ponkapog is a popular place for motorboats. But oil and gas（油和汽）from boats often get into the lake. So more bad Chemicals go into the water this way.

　　People in Hartwell are worried. They love their lake and want to save it. Will it be possible? A clean lake must have clean rainwater going into it. Clean rainwater is possible only if people are more careful about chemicals at home and at work. They must also be more careful about gas and oil and other chemicals on the ground. And they mustn't use motorboats any more on the lake. All these may change people's lives. Only then can Lake Ponkapog be a beautiful, clean lake again.

　　(1) In the past, the water in Lake Ponkapog was made clean by __________. (　　)

　　　　(A) forests　　　　(B) rain　　　　　 (C) birds　　　　 (D) fish

　　(2) Chemicals from homes and businesses __________. ( )

　　　　(A) are always clean　　　　　　　　　 (B) can help the animals

　　(3) Cleaner rainwater will mean ( )

　　　　(A) more boats on the lake　　　　　　　 (B) more dirty things in the lake

　　(4) To save Lake Ponkapog, people need to ( )

　　　　(A) be more careful about chemicals　　　 (B) use less water

　　(5) The passage is about ( )

　　　　(A) boats on Lake Ponkapog

　　　　(B) why the water is dirty in Lake Ponkapog

(B)

Dear Roni,

　　Italy is wonderful. We started in Rome two weeks ago, drove to Florence last week and now we're on our way to Venice. Three weeks just isn't enough.

　　The country near Florence is so beautiful——hills, olive trees. And red fools （屋顶）of the houses look so nice far away.

　　I am afraid I am getting bigger——the food here is so delicious!!

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Love,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Akemi

Roni Lebaver

222 Main St.

Laguna Beach, CA

92651

U.S.A.

　　Hi Roni,

　　I can't believe （相信）you went to school here in Honolulu! Why did you leave?

　　I spend each morning on the beach （海滩）and in the water. The sand is so soft and the beaches seem so long. The water is just the right temperature.

　　One afternoon, I left the beach to walk in mountains near Honolulu. I enjoyed myself very much there.

　　How I miss you!

　　 Mari

Roni Lebaver

222 Main St.

LagunaBeach, CA

92651

U.S.A.

　　Dear Roni,

　　Maybe I'm strange but I love the desert（沙漠）!

　　Last week our group spent four days in the desert. At times, it felt like the moon.

　　I always thought deserts were all the same! They are not. Some parts look like mountains; others are really different.

　　And when we find something green——a few palm trees, a little water, we feel good and great.

See you in September,

　　 Kim

Roni Lebaver

222 Main St.

Laguna Beach, CA

92651

U.S.A.

　　(6) Who seems to have eaten too much?

　　　　(A) Marl.　　　　　 (B) Akemi.　　　　(C) Kim.　　　　　(D) Roni.

　　(7) Who went to school in Honolulu?

　　　　(A) Akemi.　　　　(B) Maii.　　　　 (C) Roni.　　　　　(D) Kim.

　　(8) Who spent four days on the moon?

　　　　(A) Nobody.　　　 (B) Kim.　　　　　(C) Roni. 　　　　 (D) Akemi.

　　(9) Where does Roni live?

　　　　(A) Flrence.　　　 (B) Honolulu.　　　 (C) Laguna Beach.　(D) Venice.

　　(10) Which of the sentences is true?

　　　　(A) Akemi arrived in Rome two weeks ago.

　　　　(B) Mad sends every morning and afternoon on the beach.

　　　　(D) Mad had a good time in Honolulu.

(C)

　　The Chinese New Year is now known as the Spring Festival, because it starts from the beginning of spring. Though there are some sayings about its origin（起源）, all agree that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese means "year", was originally the name of a beast（野兽）that started to eat people the night before the beginning of a new year.

　　One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many people at one time, People were very afraid. One day, an old man came to their help and said he would stop all this. To Nian he said, "I hear say that you are very strong, but can you eat up all the beasts on earth instead of people who are too weak to be your enemy （敌人）？" "Yes," Nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth. People were very happy because those beasts also did bad things to people and killed their farm animals from time to time.

　　After that, the old man, who was a god （神）, rode on the beast Nian and left. Nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests; people began to enjoy their: happy life. Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each year's end to drive Nian away, because red is the colour the beast felt most afraid of.

　　From then on, every year at the beginning of spring, people "Guo Nian". The word "Guo Nian" means "Go through the Nian safely". Putting up red paper-cuts to drive Nian away and making dumplings for a better new year are still an every-year doing by the Chinese people. However（但是）, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, they just feel the colour and the food make the New Year very enjoyable.

　　(11) The Chinese New Year is also called __________ (　)

　　　　(A) The Beginning of Spring　　　　(B) The Spring Festival

　　(12) How did the old man stop Nian from eating people? __________ (　)

　　　　(A)By putting red paper-cuts on windows.

　　　　(B) By eating up beasts.

　　(13) Why did people put up red paper-cuts instead of those of any other colour? ( 　)　

　　　　(A) Because Nian liked the colour red.

　　　　(B) Because the colour red could kill Nian.

　　　　(D) Because Nian was afraid of the colour red.

　　(14) The best title of this passage is_________(　)

　　　　(A) The Origin Of The Chinese New Year

　　　　(B) The Old Man And The Beast Nian

　　　　(D) What Nian Was Like

　　(15) Which of the sentences is true? ( 　)

　　　　(A) Nian can eat up all the beasts on earth at one time.

　　　　(B) Nian is a tall beast that likes to eat farm animals.

　　　　(D) Nian doesn't like to use his own mind.

　　2.（北京市西城区2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　When David Williams left the college （大学）, he went to Australia. When he returned to England for a visit twenty years later, he decided to go back to his old college.

　　David was very glad when he found out that his old college teacher was still teaching there He went to visit the old man, and after they had an interesting talk, the teacher went out to go get something.

　　While he was away, David saw an exam paper on the desk. He looked at the date on it and saw that it was given to the students a week ago. David picked the paper up and read it.

　　When the teacher came back, David said to him, "Mr. Smith, I'm sure that these are right the same questions that you asked us in our exams twenty years ago! How is that possible?"

　　"Yes, that's right," agreed the teacher. "The questions are the same, but the answers have changed."

　　(1) David went to _________ after he left the college. ( 　)

　　　　(A) England　　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) Australia

　　(2) David felt __________ when he found out that his college teacher was still teaching there. ( 　)

　　　　(A) worried　　　(B) sorry　　　　 (C) surprised　　　(D) happy

　　(3) The students took the same exam ________. (　)

　　　　(A) twenty years ago　　　　　　　　　 (B) while David's teacher was away

　　(4) Can you guess why the teacher still used the same exam paper twenty years later? Be　　　 cause ________. ( )

　　　　(A) times have changed, answers have changed, too

　　　　(B) different students have the same answers

　　　　(D) the teacher loved his students very much

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(B)

Mabel is a cashier （收银员）in a big shop in New York. People can buy medicine, watches, sweets, and many other things. They pay Mabel for the things they buy.

At the shop people can also buy lottery tickets （彩票）. They pay one dollar for a lottery ticket. There are pictures on the ticket. Some pictures are winning pictures, and some pictures are losing pictures. Most people win nothing. Some people win two dollars. A few lucky people win thousands of dollars.

One day Mabel was working at the shop. She sold three lottery tickets to a woman. The woman looked at the pictures on the tickets. Then she threw the tickets on the counter（柜台）and walked away. "These are losing tickets," she thought.

Mabel picked up the tickets and looked at them. She was surprised. Then she was excited （兴奋的）. One ticket was a winning ticket!

"Excuse me!" Mabel called to the woman. "You won $ 50, 000!"

The woman came back to the counter. She took the winning ticket and looked at it. "You're right. "she said.　"I won $ 50, 000." The woman walked away slowly, looking at the ticket again and again. Then she turned around. "Thank you! Thank you very much?" she 'said to Mabel.

Why did Mabel give the woman the ticket? Why didn't she keep the ticket? Didn't she want the $ 50, 0007

"Of course I wanted the money, "Mabel said. "But it was her ticket. It wasn't my ticket.

"Well, I'm sorry that you aren't rich," her mother said. "But I'm happy that you're honest

　　(5) Mabel _________ at the big shop. (　)

　　　　(A) receives and pays out money　　　　(B) puts things on the shelves

　　(6) one lottery ticket costs _________ (　)

　　　　(A) nothing　　　 (B) three dollars　　(C) two dollars　　 (D) one dollar

　　(7) The woman was lucky because _________ (　)

　　　　(A) all her three tickets were winning tickets

　　　　(B) all her three tickets were losing tickets

　　　　(D) she found the winning ticket herself

　　(8) Mabel didn't keep the winning ticket because _______ ()

　　　　(A) she won $ 50, 000, too

　　　　(B) her mother told her not to do so

　　　　(D) her mother was very rich

(C)

　　Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer （癌症）. Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg. Every day Jeff puts on an artificial leg (man-made leg). The leg is plastic （塑胶）. With the plastic leg Jeff can ski （滑雪）, ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.

　　When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United States, from the East to the West. He started running in Boston on April 1. He stopped running in Los Angeles. He ran 5, 150 kilometers; that's about 26 kilometers each day. Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and five plastic legs.

　　Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff. It was for the American Cancer Society （美国癌协会）. The American Cancer Society used the money to learn about cancer.

　　On the way to Los Angeles Jeff talked to people about cancer. He also talked about being disabled（伤残）. Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things: he skis, swims, plays soccer, and runs. He finished college and is studying to be a lawyer （律师）. Jeff says, "People can do anything they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran not only for disabled people. I ran for everybody."

　　(9) The money Jeff got on the way to Los Angeles was used for _______ (　)

　　　　(A) helping people who have cancer　　　(B) learning about cancer

　　(10) The story tells us that _______ (　)

　　　　(A) Jeff is a lucky person because everybody gives him money

　　　　(B) Jeff is so strong that he can run across America

　　　　(D) Jeff wants to show that disabled people can do anything they want to

　　(11) How long did it take Jeff to run from Boston to Los Angeles? (　)

　　　　(A) The passage does not mention.　　　　(B) More than two hundred days.

(D)

　　Mr. Cho was worried. Something was wrong with his goldfish. To make the fish healthy a gain, Mr. Cho pushed needles （针）into the backs of the fishes. That may seem unusual to some people, but it didn't seem unusual to Mr. Ciao. He is an acupuncturist _______ a person who uses needles to kill illness and pain.

　　Mr. Cho left the needles in the fish for several minutes and then took them out. During the next few days he did so again and again. Soon the fish began to feel better. They swam with more energy （精力；气力）and started to eat again. Did the fish get better because of the acupuncture? Mr. Cho thinks so.

　　Though acupuncture for goldfish is uncommon, acupuncture for people is very common in China. Acupuncture helps people who have healthy, problems like headaches and backaches. They even use acupuncture during operations so that patients (sick persons) don't feel pain.

　　Acupuncture has helped millions of people, not only in China, but all over the world. People say that acupuncture works. But how does it work?

　　One explanation （解释）of how acupuncture works is thousands of years old. The Chinese were the first to use acupuncture. They thought that energy moved slowly and freely around man's body. They thought that sometimes too much energy moved slowly and freely around man's body. They thought that sometimes too much energy——or too little energy——went to one part of the body. As a result, pain or illness came about. But there were several hundred places on the body where and acupuncturist could change the moving of energy. Those places were called acupuncture points. A needle put into an acupuncture point on a patient's leg, for example, changed the moving of energy to the patient's stomach（胃；腹部）. When the energy ran right again, the patient would feel better.

　　There is also a modern explanation of how acupuncture works. Modem doctors point out that the acupuncture points have many more nerve （神经）endings than other places on the skin （皮肤）. Nerve endings receive pain messages when someone is ill or hurt. The pain messages then travel through the nerves. Perhaps acupuncture also sends messages through the nerves. These messages stop pain messages that are on their way to the brain（大脑）. Because the pain messages never reach the brain, the patient feels better.

　　People who have been helped by acupuncture may not care which explanation is right. They are just happy to be like Mr. Cho's fish——healthy again.

　　(12) Which picture tells us the fight acupuncture point used to kill the pain in the stomach? (　)

　　　　　　　　　　 A.　　　　 B.　　　　 C.　　　　 D.　

　　(13) Which of the following is wrong?

　　　　(A) Chinese were the first to use acupuncture in the world.

　　　　(B) Acupuncture has good results on all people.

　　　　(D) It seems that people care nothing but the result of acupuncture.

　　(14) Which of the following is the best title （标题）?

　　　　(A) The History of Acupuncture　　　　 (B) Mow Acupuncturists Work

　　3.（北京市海滨区 2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　It was half past eight in the morning. The telephone bell rang and Mary went to answer it.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　"Hello, who's that?" she asked.

　　"It's me——Peter."

　　Peter was a fiend of Mary's brother, Johnny.

　　"Oh, hello, Peter. What do you want?" said Mary.

　　"Can I speak to Johnny?"

　　"No," said Mary, "you can't speak to him now. He is busy. He is getting ready for school. He is eating his breakfast. Grandmother is combing his hair. Sister is under the table, putting his shoes on. Mother is getting his books and putting them in his schoolbag. Goodbye. I've got to go now. I have to hold the door open. The school bus is coming."

　　What do you think of the story? Are you sometimes like Johnny? If so, you need to change your habits.

　　(1) It was——in the morning when the telephone bell rang.(　)

　　　　(A) 7:00　　　 (B) 7:30　　　 (C) 8:30　　　　(D) 9:00

　　(2) Peter was Johnny's—— (　)

　　　　(A) father　　　　 (B) friend　　　　 (C) uncle　　　　 (D) teacher

　　(3) What was Johnny doing at the moment? He was—— (　)

　　　　(A) eating his breakfast　　　　　　　 (B) answering the telephone

　　(4) How many people can you find in the story? (　)

　　　　(A) Two.　　　　(B) Four.　　　　(C) Six.　　　　 (D) Eight.

(B)

　　Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don't see the person you are talking with. That may change in the near future. Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. With it, two people who are talking can see each other.

　　Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show the person you're calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to see a book.

Then you'll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy, you'll go to your phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you're interested in right over the phone. You'll be able to shop all over town and never even leave your room！

　　(5) Today people can use the phone to talk with others ______ (　)

　　　　(A) in all the towns　　　　　　　　　 (B) in some places in the world

　　(6) The word "it" in the text means _______ (　)

　　(A) the picture phone　　　　　　　　 (B) any phone

　　(7) We can _______ through the picture phone according to （根据）the text. (　)

　　　　(A) write a book　 (B) do shopping　 (C) play games　　 (D) have classes

(C)

　　"It's over! Thank goodness.

　　School was over and I was tired. I sat at the front of the school bus.

Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere （气氛）by striking the match of talks. I try to listen politely, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day, On this day, however, her talk was worth （值得）listening to.

　　"My father's ill," she said to no one in particular （特别地）. I could see worry in her eyes. I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students with a smile.

　　With a sudden change of interest, I asked, "What's wrong with him?"

　　With her eyes wet and her voice unusual, she answered,　"Heart trouble." Her eyes lowered as she continued. "I've already lost my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him." I couldn't answer. My heart ached for her.

　　I sat on the seat thinking of the great pain （痛苦）my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn't want anyone to go through that.

　　Suddenly I realized （意识到）Janie wasn't only a bus driver, that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares too.

　　I suddenly felt very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.

　　I shouldn't have been so selfish and self-centered.

　　Understanding people is an art.

　　(8) When the students get on the school bus, Janie usually ______ (　)

　　　　(A) listens to music　　　　　　　　　 (B) talks about her own worry

　　(9) After she learned Janie's story, the writer thought of _______ (　)

　　　　(A) her father's death　　　　　　　　 (B) her mother's pain

　　(10) Why did the writer feel selfish? Because _______ (　)

　　　　(A) she had never had Janie as anything except a driver

　　　　(B) she had made only a few friends in the school.

　　　　(D) she had never listened to others

　　(11) In this passage the writer tries to tell us that ________ (　)

　　　　(A) losing parents makes people sad and helpless

　　　　(B) understanding the people around us takes time

　　　　(D) it's not right to judge the people around us by their clothes

(D)

　　One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasn't sure of that was on September 11.

　　I usually wake up at 6: 30 or 7: 00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World

　　Trade Center. My first reaction was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing an act of terrorism.

　　My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over and over again. When I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldn't understand how something this terrible could have happened.

　　It wasn't until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy. People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant.

　　Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious, to let myself get worried over small things. I've learned also that you can't take things for granted. Things change in the blink of an eye. People go to work and don't come back. One moment they're living and the next minute they're not. And, it doesn't matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it.. We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have.

　　You try to learn from what happened. You can't be used up by it. You can't live by it. All you can do is just live.

　　注：crash 撞击 reaction 反应 witness 目击 tragedy 悲剧 tolerant 宽容的 precious 珍贵的 take...for granted 认为......是当然的

　　(12) The word "positive" in the passage probably means _______ (　)

　　　　(A) terrible　　　 (B) bad　　　　　 (C) good　　　　 (D) real

　　(13) What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning? (　)

　　　　(A) A fire starting.　　　　　　　　　 (B) A plane flying.

　　(14) From September 11, the writer has realized that (　)

　　　　(A) people should make the most of every minute they have

　　　　(B) he has become less tolerant towards others

　　　　(D) life is too short to care about others

　　(15) What's the best title （题目）of this passage? (　)

　　　　(A) A Report about September 11　　　　(B) The Tragedy of September 11

　　4.（北京市朝阳区阅读理解 2002）

(A)

　　I lived on the fifteenth floor in a tall building. One day when I was waiting in the lift corner, a woman walked up. I watched with fascination （着迷，入迷）the woman get on and push "two" and then "four". The lift went up, stopping at both floors, but she didn't get off.

　　"You missed your floor." I told her.　"I'm going to the twenty-fourth floor." "But you pushed 'two' and 'four'." "Oh, no," she shouted, "I've been on the computer too long!"

　　(1) The writer lived on the ________ floor in the tall building. (　)

　　　　(A) second　　　　(B) fourth　　　　 (C) fifteenth　　 (D) twenty-fourth

　　(2) The woman should push　　　　 to get to her floor. (　)

　　　　(A) "two"　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) "six"

　　(3) The woman __________ (　)

　　　　(A) used computers quite often　　　　 (B) worked as a driver in the lift

　　(4) Which of the following is right? (　)

　　　　(A) There was something wrong with the lift and it should be mended.

　　　　(B) In the lift, without thinking the woman did something she always does in her office　

　　　　(D) The woman was busy working at the computer in the lift.

　　(5) The story tells us (　)

　　　　(A) there was something wrong with the woman in the lift

　　　　(B) it's often hard to stop doing a usual thing

　　　　(D) the computer can't be used in the lift

(B)

　　Dear editor（编辑）,

　　Can't your newspaper do something about the custom（习惯）of hitchhiking?

　　A short time ago, on a car travel I counted at least 50 people standing beside the road, asking for rides. Many of them were young women.

　　Don't they understand how dangerous it is to get into the car driven by a stranger? How much do they know about the driver? Is he a good driver or not? Nothing!

　　Many of these young hitchhikers may come from good families. Don't their parents teach them anything about the world? I always taught my children not to talk to strangers. I never let them take rides from people they didn't know.

　　Isn't there enough crime（犯罪）today without asking for trouble by hitchhiking? On the other hand, hitchhiking may bring some traffic trouble.

　　Don't you think what I said is true?

　　A Worried Grandfather

　　(6) The word "hitchhiking" means _________ (　)

　　　　(A) waiting for a bus at the bus stop　　 (B) driving in a dangerous way

　　　　(D) asking a stranger the ways in a car

　　(7) The Worried Grandfather ________ (　)

　　　　(A) doesn't like young women to drive cars

　　　　(B) thinks it is dangerous for a young woman to get into a stranger's car

　　　　(D) never lets his children get into other people's car

　　(8) The Worried Grandfather _________ (　)

　　　　(A) was hit by a car when he was standing by the road

　　　　(B) is a good driver and often gives free rides to strangers

　　　　(D) has seen much of the world and he is very careful

　　(9) The Worried Grandfather wrote the letter to tell ________ (　)

　　　　(A) the newspaper to let its readers know the danger of hitchhiking

　　　　(B) young women never to go on a long travel alone

　　　　(D) his children not to talk to strangers on the road

　　(10) What do you think a good editor is going to do after he receives the letter? (　)

　　　　(A) He will either return the letter to the old man or give it to the police station.

　　　　(B) He will write back to the Worried Grandfather and tell him not to hitchhike any more.

　　　　(D) He will hold a meeting to tell the drivers to make the traffic trouble less.

　　5. （上海市2002）Reading Comprehension（阅读理解）

　　More than 50, 000, 000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in. They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees, but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat, but they do not destroy them. When we cut down the rainforests, we destroy these forest people, too. In 1900, there were 1, 000, 000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980, there were only 200, 000.

　　The Yanomami live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil（巴西）. They have lived in the rainforest for about 10, 000 years and they use more than 2, 000 different plants for food and for medicine. But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45, 000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They made more than a hundred airports. The Yanomami people lost land and food. Many died because new diseases came to the forest with the strangers.

　　The Yanomami people tried to save their forest, because it was their home. But the people who wanted gold were stronger.

　　Many forest people try to save their forests. Chico Mendes was famous in Brazil because he wanted to keep the forest for his people. "I want the Amazon forest to help all of us——forest people, Brazil, and all the Earth," he said. A few months later, in December 1988, people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Mendes.

　　In Borneo, people were cutting down the forest of the Penan people to sell the wood. The penan people tried to save their rainforest. They made blockades（障碍）across the roads into the forest. In 1987, they closed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time.

　　In Panama, the Kuna people saved their forest. They made a forest park which tourists pay to visit.

　　The Gavioes people of Biazil use the forest, but they protect it as well. They find and sell the Brazil nuts（坚果）which grow on the forest trees.

　　Choose the best answer （根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D）：

　　(1) The number of the people living in the Amazon forest in 1980 was ________ of that in 　　　　 1900.

　　　　(A) half　　　　　 (B) one-third　　　 (C) two-fifths　　 (D) one-fifth

　　(2) The people who ________ have destroyed the rainforest of the Yanomami.

　　　　(A) pick fruits and kill animals to eat

　　　　(B) use plants for food and medicine

　　　　(D) made the roads and the airports

　　(3) Those people built roads and airports in order to _______ (　)

　　　　(A) carry away the gold conveniently　　 (B) make people there live a better life

　　(4) Which of the following is wrong? (　)

　　　　(A) The Penan people closed 15 roads with blockades to save their forests.

　　　　(B) The Penan people were cutting down the trees to sell the wood.

　　　　(D) Those who wanted to cut down the trees were stopped at the road blockades.

　　(5) In Panama, visitors have to ________ before they enter the forest park of the Kuna people. (　)

　　　　(A) buy Brazil nuts　　　　　　　　　 (B) plant trees

　　(6) From the passage, we learn that _______ (　)

　　　　(A) we need wood to build houses, so we have to cut down trees

　　　　(B) the rainforest people have done something to protect their home

　　　　(D) we mustn't cut down any trees or kill any animals

　　6.（天津市2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital.

　　Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not of the lucky ones. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself.

　　She went to each sick child one after another and said goodnight, until she came to one little boy, Dicky. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult. Poor Dicky had a very serious illness, and now he was hardly able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of about himself.

　　Dicky knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say goodnight to him, he greeted her with the words, "I'm very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer （抽屉），you'll find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it is quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there. You can buy something to drink with that. And I'd get up and dance with you myself if I was able to", he added.

　　Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan.

　　(1) Joan felt unlucky that evening mainly because ________ (　)

　　　　(A) there was a dance ball at the hospital

　　　　(B) of her unpleasant job

　　　　(D) she would lose the chance to go to the big dance at the hospital

　　(2) Poor Dicky _______ (　)

　　　　(A) was no more than a boy of eleven　　(B) fell seriously ill

　　　　(D) all the above

　　(3) Dicky was lovely bemuse ________ (　)

　　　　(A) he was a nice, kind boy of eleven

　　　　(B) he was always thinking about others more than himself

　　　　(D) he could foresee（预知）that he would never get any better

　　(4) Which of the following is not tree? (　)

　　　　(A) Dicky knew why Joan was unhappy.

　　　　(B) Dicky heard about the dance.

　　　　(D) Dicky rose up to greet Joan when she came.

　　(5) At that party arranged （安排）for Joan, Dicky probably _________ (　)

　　　　(A) got up and danced with her　　　　 (B) gave Joan some cake he had saved

　　　　(D) lost the dollar which he was going to give Joan

(B)

　　The world is not only hungry, but it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70% of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97% of that is sea water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3%——the fresh water from rivers, lakes, underground, and other sources. And we can not even use all of that. Even worse, some of it has been made dirty.

　　However, as things stand today, this fresh water is still enough for us. But our need for water is becoming larger and larger quickly-almost day by day. We should take steps to do with this problem now and in this way we can get away from a serious world-wide water shortage（缺少）latter on.

　　We all have to learn how to stop wasting（浪费）our valuable water. One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system （下水道）. From there it returns to sea or runs into underground places.

　　But even if every large city reused its water, we still would not have enough, all we'd have to do to make use of sea water in the world is to remove the salt. If we take these steps we'll be in no danger of drying up.

　　(6) The world is thirsty for water because _________ (　)

　　　　(A) man hasn't got enough food to eat　　(B) we haven't got enough fresh water

　　　　(D) more water is sent into sewer systems

　　(7) The underlined word valuable means _________ (　)

　　　　(A) much and salty　　　　　　　　　　 (B) fresh and enough

　　　　(8) What should we do if we want to have enough fresh water? (　)

　　　　(a) Make full use of the sea water.

　　　　(b) Carry salt water into lakes or rivers.

　　　　(d) Do our best to use the water again.

　　　　(e) Drink and use all the water on the earth's surface. (　)

　　　　(A) (c) and (e)　　　　　　　　　 (B) (a) and (b)

　　(9) The best but the most difficult way to solve（解决）the water problem of the world is to _______ (　)

　　　　(A) remove the salt from sea water　　　 (B) make the water in cities clean

　　(10) What's the best title（标题）for this passage? (　)

　　　　(A) The Importance of the Water　　　　(B) The World's Water Problem

(C)

　　Many children act in TV shows. They work several hours every day, so they can not go to regular （正规）school. How do they get an education（教育）?

　　In Hollywood many TV shows are made. About forty teachers give lessons for the children in the shows. They teach wherever their pupils are working. The teachers' job is very important. They are responsible for（负责）making sure that the children work only the permitted （限制）hours each week. They are also responsible for making sure that children learn the required （需要）subjects. They make sure, too, that the children get enough rest and play, along with their education.

　　Child actors are required to attend classes twenty hours each week. California law（法律）says they must be taught from September to June. If they do not make much progress in school, they are not permitted to continue （继续）working in TV shows. TV children are usually good pupils, and most of their teachers like this special kind of work. Their classes are held in some wonderful places. Sometimes the "Classroom" is a Mississippi riverboat. Sometimes it is the inside of a spaceship. Often the pupils become famous stars.

　　(11) The child actors do not go to regular school because __________ (　)

　　　　(A) they do not get good marks　　　　 (B) there is no school nearby

　　(12) The teachers usually hold classes in __________ (　)

　　　　(A) a classroom building　　　　　　　 (B) some interesting places

　　(13) The teachers' duty is to make sure that the child actors __________ (　)

　　　　(A) do not overwork　　　　　　　　　　 (B) learn what they must learn

　　(14) The pupils are not allowed to continue working if they __________ (　)

　　　　(A) do not act well　　　　　　　　　 (B) go to regular school

　　(15) Which of the following statements is not true? __________ (　)

　　　　(A) California law does not allow children to act in TV shows.

　　　　(B) Many of the child actors must become famous stars.

　　　　(D) The teachers must teach them from September to June.

7.（重庆市2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　In the world, soccer or football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.

　　To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called "Dream （梦幻）World Cup" in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags （旗帜）of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama. Some football teams will have games there.

　　Are you a football fan （迷）? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football. Teenagers（青少年）like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players such as Figo, Oven and Pauleta. And they put up the pictures on walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as the children in Japan.

　　(1) If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, she must have

　　　　(A) many football fans　　　　　　　　 (B) a very good team

　　(2) The next World Cup will be held in __________ (　)

　　(3) From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except　__________ (　)

　　　　(A) people playing football　　　　　　 (B) pictures of some football stars

　　(4) In "Dream World Cup", the children drew the flags of some countries __________ (　)

　　　　(A) to show their love for their own country

　　　　(B) to tell the people their stories

　　　　(D) to show their new ideas about football

　　(5) Many teenagers own the pictures of some football stars bemuse __________ (　)

　　　　(A) they are interested in football　　　　(B) they are football fans

　　　　(D) all of A, B and C

(B)

　　In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist（艺术家）. So he invented a very simple camera （照相机）. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.

　　The next important date in the history of photography（摄影术）was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his pictures you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest things. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.

　　Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way. Travellers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

　　In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers（摄影家）could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.

　　Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike（栩栩如生的）.

　　Photography also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings（情感），like other kinds of art.

　　(6) The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of _________ (　)

　　　　(A) his business　 (B) his house　　　 (C) his garden　　　(D) his window

　　(7) The Daguerreotype was _________ (　)

　　　　(A) a Frenchman　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) a kind of picture

　　(8) If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had 　　　 to _________ (　)

　　　　(A) watch lots of films　　　　　　　　　(B) buy an expensive camera

　　(9) Mathew Brady _________ (　)

　　　　(A) was very lifelike　　　　　　　　　(B) was famous for his unusual pictures

　　(10) This passage tells us _________ (　)

　　　　(A) how photography was developed

　　　　(B) how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures

　　　　(D) how to use different cameras

(C)

　　Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van（住房汽车）.

　　A small car can hold（容纳）four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded（拥挤）. A van can hold seven persons easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.

　　Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their children are usually asked to sit in the back seats behind them. The sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases（衣箱）when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents' home, the suitcases are brought into the home and the two seats can then carry the grandparents.

　　Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are travelling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.

　　(11) In the passage, a van is also called _________ (　)

　　　　(A) a motor car　 (B) a motor home　 (C) a motorbike　　(D) a big truck

　　(12) Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they _________ (　)

　　　　(A) sold their old house　　　　　　　 (B) moved to their grandparents' house

　　(13) A motor home is usually owned by a family with _________ (　)

　　　　(A) a baby　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) much money

　　(14) Americans usually use motor homes _________ (　)

　　　　(A) to travel with all the family members on holiday

　　　　(B) to do some shopping with all the family members

　　　　(D) to drive their children to school every day

　　(15) Motor homes have become popular because _________ (　)

　　　　(A) they can take people to another city when people are free

　　　　(B) they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays

　　　　(D) big families can put more things in motor homes

　　8.（河北省）阅读理解

(A)

　　People have flown kites in Japan for more than 1, 000 years. There are different kinds of kites there. Some look like bats（蝙蝠）; others look like birds. Most have pictures on them.

　　There are many interesting stories about kites in Japan. One story tells about a thief（小偷）who used a kite. He wanted to steal（偷）the gold（金子）from the top of a high tower（塔）.The thief and his friends made a large kite. One dark windy night he caught hold of the kite. His friends raised（使升高）it into the air. Then they moved the kite near the top of the tower. The thief was able to steal the gold. Another story tells about a father and a son. They were in trouble on an island near Japan. Then the father made a large kite. His son flew in it back to Japan.

　　The young men of Japan have kite matches. When the kites are flying, the match starts. The young men try to break each other's kite strings（细绳）. The last kite left in the sky is the winner.

　　(1) Most kites in Japan _________ (　)

　　　　(A) are very large　　　　　　　　　　 (B) are very small

　　(2) In the kite match the young men try to _________ (　)

　　　　(A) make their kites fly high

　　　　(B) stop each other's kites from flying in the sky

　　　　(D) draw beautiful pictures on their kites

　　(3)The father in the passage made a large kite to help his son to _________ (　)

　　　　(A) return home　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) fly over the island

　　(4) The passage mainly （主要地）tells us _________ (　)

　　　　(A) how to fly kites　　　　　　　　　 (B) how a kite match starts

(B)

　　Last Sunday the elephant keeper at London Zoo, Jim Robson, was killed by one of the elephants.

　　the loved. This was terrible, and it could be a big problem for the future（将来）of London Zoo and maybe for all of Britain's city zoos.

London Zoo said that it would move its three elephants to a wild（野生的）animal park outside London. Its director-general（总经理）, Michael Dixon, said, "We are sorry that the elephants are leaving; there have been elephants at London Zoo since 1831."

　　One British newspaper said that though many small animals were very interesting, most people wanted to see big animals and most of all elephants.

　　London Zoo is not only losing its elephants. The tigers will also leave soon and most of the bears （熊）have already gone. Outside the elephant house at London Zoo, a woman called Mary said she hoped the zoo could keep big animals. "This is the only way the young people can see animals without traveling to other countries," she said.

　　Zoos are not very good places for animals, but. they can help to well keep them. Children can also learn a lot about the animals when they visit zoos.

　　Another visitor, a man called Alan, was very angry. "If we send them back to the wild they will die. If you take away big animals, people will stop visiting London Zoo. It can survive（继续生存）at the moment, but it won't survive in the future."

　　However, Mary Rosevear, director of the Federation（联合会）of Zoos, believes（相信）that city zoos can survive without keeping large animals.

　　(5) London Zoo has kept elephants _________ (　)

　　　　(A) since last Sunday　　　　　　　　 (B) for about one hundred years

　　(6) Zoos are important because _________ (　)

　　　　(A) they can make a lot of money　　　　(B) there are many animals living in them

　　　　(D) they can keep animals and help children learn about them

　　(7) The underlined word "It" in the passage refers to（指）_________ (　)

　　　　(A) the elephant　　　　　　　　　　 (B) London Zoo

　(8) London Zoo might face a big problem because _________ (　)

　　　　(A) the elephants in the zoo will be killed

　　　　(B) the elephant may also kill other people

　　　　(D) no one would like to be an elephant keeper any more

　　(9) Which of the following is NOT true? _________ (　)

　　　　(A) The writer hopes that big animals except elephants should be kept in London Zoo.

　　　　(B) London Zoo and the public（公众）have different ideas about where to keep the big　　　　　　animals.

　　　　(D) Some people think that the big animals will die if they are sent to the wild animal 　　　　 park.

(C)

　　Plants are important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants.　 (10)　　 But animals and men can't make food from them.　　(11) 　 Men live on plants and animals, too. So animals and men need plants to live. (12) If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find there are many kinds of plants.　 (13) Most plants are green. Some plants have many small leaves; others have only a few large leaves.　(14)　 They are different in shapes（形状）and colors.

　　Except having different shapes and colors, leaves are also different in other ways. Some leaves have short stalks（叶柄）while others have long ones, some others have no stalks at all.

　　　　A. That is why we find there are so many plants around us.

　　　　B. There are many kinds of leaves.

　　　　C. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals.

　　　　D. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight.

　　　　E. Some plants are large while others are small.

　　(15) Which is the best title （题目）for this passage?

　　　　(A) PLANTS　　　　　　　　 (B) PLANTS AND LIFE

　　9.（山西省）阅读理解

(A)

　　Trees are useful to man in three very important ways. The first important way is that they provide （提供）man with food, wood and other products. Trees provide not only man with food, but also many animals with food. Without trees many animals could not live on the earth. It's not easy for man to live on the earth, either.

　　The second important way is that trees give us shade. On a hot summer day, people are eager（渴望）to have a rest under the shade of a tree after they have walked a long way. You can imagine（想像）how important the shade of a tree is to man and to animals.

　　The third important way is that trees help to prevent drought and floods （旱灾和水灾）. However, in many parts of the world, man has not realized（意识到）the third important way. He has cut trees down in large numbers. In the end he finds that he has lost the best friends he had.

　　(1) Trees are important to man in _________ ways.

　　　　(A) 2　　　　(B) 3　　　　 (C) 4　　　　 (D) 5

　　(2) Which sentence is true? _________ (　)

　　　　(A) Trees give food to both man and animals

　　　　(B) Trees only provide animals with food

　　　　(D) Trees only provide man with food

　　(3) On a hot summer day, _________ (　)

　　　　(A) people are eager to have a rest　　　 (B) people usually walk a long way

　　　　(D) the shade of a tree is very important to man and to animals

(4) In many parts of the world, man has not realized that trees help to _________ (　)

　　　　(A) give us food　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) give us shade

　　(5) In this story the underlined word "He" means _________ (　)

　　　　(A) farmer　　　　 (B) man　　　　　 (C) worker　　　　 (D) boy

(B)

　　One day a poor student was walking through a town. He had not had anything to eat for several days and he was very hungry. But when he saw a man selling mantou (Chinese buns), he let out a scream（大叫一声）and fell to the ground. When the surprised mantou seller asked the student what the matter was, the student answered, "I don't like mantou. In fact, I hate it. Whenever （无论何时）I see them, I feel ill and can't eat."

　　The mantou seller then thought that he would play a joke on the student. He put ten mantou in the comer of a room and then locked the student in it. After a short time, the mantou seller opened the door of the room. He was surprised to find that the student had eaten all the mantou. The student explained, "For some strange reason （原因），I suddenly decided that I liked mantou."

　　The mantou seller was angry that the student had fooled （愚弄）him. He asked what other things he did not like to eat. "Oh, I like everything," answered the student. "Except at the moment I would hate to drink two cups of good strong tea!"

　　(6) The student was very hungry because _________ (　)

　　　　(A) he was poor　　　　　　　　　　　(B) he was ill

　　(7) The mantou seller wanted to _________ the student.

　　　　(A) help　　　　 (B) pull up　　　　(C) save　　　　 (D) play a joke on

　　(8) The mantou seller was surprised. to find the student had eaten _______ mantou. ( )

　　　　(A) two　　　　　 (B) ten　　　　　 (C) five　　　　　 (D) seven

　　(9) In fact, _________ (　)

　　　　(A) the seller wanted to sell some mantou to the student

　　　　(B) the student really hated mantou

　　　　(D) the mantou seller fooled the student

　　(10) The student _________ (　)

　　　　(A) wanted some tea　　　　　　　　　 (B) didn't like tea

(C)

Train No.	From	To	Departure（离开） Time	Arrival（到达） Time
11	Beijing	Shenyang	6:35	17:50
186	Chengdu	Taiyuan	22:50	5:05
185	Taiyuan	Chengdu	13:09	19:30
271	Tianjin	Beijing	8:35	10:21

　　(11) The train from Beijing to Shenyang leaves at _________ (　)

　　　　(A) 5:05　　　　(B) 6:35　　　　 (C) 8:35　　　　 (D) 17:50

　　(12) We have to spend　　　　 on the train if we go to Shenyang from Beijing. _________ (　)

　　　　(A) 17 hours and 50 minutes　　　　　 (B) 24 hours and 25 minutes

(13) If you want to go to Chengdu from Taiyuan, you can take the _________ train.( 　)

　　(A) No. 11　　　(B) No. 185　　　(C) No. 186　　　(D) No. 271

　　(14) The No. 186 train arrives in Taiyuan at _________ (　)

　　　　(A) 10:50 a.m.　 (B) 10:50 p.m.　 (C) 5:05 a.m.　　 (D) 5:05 p.m.

　　(15) It takes _________ from Tianjin to Beijing by train.

　　　　(A) about two hours　　　　　　　　　 (B) half an hour

　　10.（沈阳市2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　Christmas Day, the birthday of Jesus Christ, is the most important festival in Britain and some other countries. On Christmas Eve, people usually tell their children to put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Children believe Santa Claus, wit the other name of Father Christmas, will come during the night and fill their stockings with Christmas presents.

　　Actually（实际上），Father Christmas is children's father. He dresses up in a red coat and waits until children fall asleep. Then he goes into children's bedrooms, and puts small presents in their stockings. When children are no longer young, they know who Father Christmas really is.

　　Not only children but also their parents enjoy Christmas stockings. They also have stockings. Early on the morning of Christmas Day, children wake their parents up and say "Merry Christmas". Then they help the parents open their stockings. Everybody likes presents. But it is better to give than to receive.

　　(1) Christmas Day is _________ (　)

　　　　(A) the birthday of Jesus Christ　　　　 (B) the only day for giving presents

　　(2) What do all the British children do on Christmas Eve in the story? _________ (　)

　　　　(A) They talk all the night.　　　　　 (B) They sing and dance.

　　　　(D) They won't sleep until Father Christmas comes.

　　(3) "Santa Claus" is another way of saying _________ (　)

　　　　(A) Christmas Day　　　　　　　　　 (B) Christmas presents

　　(4) From the story we know that on Christmas Day children feel very happy because they 　　　　　　can receive _________ (　)

　　　　(A) red clothes　 (B) stockings　　　(C) presents　　　 (D) food

　　(5) What is the best greeting （打招呼）early on the morning of Christmas Day in Britain? _________ (　)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　(A) Good luck!　　　　　　　　 (B) Happy New Year!

(B)

　　The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up（混合）and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor（幽默感）, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: "Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes."

　　(6) The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is_________. (　)

　　　　(A) writing　　　　(B) using it　　　　(C) listening　　　 (D) learning grammar

　　(7) What should you do in learning English? (　)

　　　　(A) Be careful not to make any mistake.　(B) Write as quickly as you can.

　　(8) When people laugh at your mistakes, you should_________. (　)

　　　　(A) not care　　　 (B) be happy　　　(C) feel worried　　(D) be unhappy

　　(9) When you make a mistake, you should_________. (　)

　　　　(A) keep quiet　 (B) get angry　　　(C) be kind

　　　　(D) keep your sense of humor

　　(10) The story tells us:“_________”.(　)

　　　　(A) Only foolish（愚蠢的）people make mistakes

　　　　(B) Few people make mistakes　　　　　 (C) People never make mistakes

　　　　(D) There is no one who doesn't make mistakes

(C)

　　What is colour? Why do some of the things around us look red, some green, others blue? 　　　 Colours are really made by reflected（反射）light. We see colour because most of the things reflect light. Something is red, for it reflects most of the red light. In the same way, if some thing is green, it reflects most of the green light. If something reflects all light, it is white. If it doesn't reflect any light, it is black.

　　Some of the light is reflected and some is taken in（吸收）and. turned into（变成）heat（热能）.The darker the colour is, the less light is reflected, the more light is taken in. So dark-coloured（深色的）clothes are warmer in the sun than light-coloured clothes.

　　(11) When something reflects light, we can_________. (　)

　　　　(A) see its colour　　　　　　　　　　 (B) see its heat

　　(12) Something looks white because it reflects_________. (　)

　　　　(A) some light　 (B) no light　　　 (C) all light　　　 (D) most light

　　(13) The dark-coloured clothes are warm because_________ is taken in. (　)

　　　　(A) more light　　 (B) less light　 (C) more colour　　 (D) less colour

　　(14) In summer_________ make people feel cool. (　)

　　　　(A) dark-coloured clothes　　　　　　　 (B) red-coloured clothes

　　(15) What's the best title（题目）of this passage（短文）? (　)

　　　　(A) Dark colour　 (B) Colour　　　　 (C) Heat　　　　　 (D) Clothes

(D)

　　Many teenagers（青少年）feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.

　　It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication（交际）is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss（讨论）something. These things are difficult to say to their family members.

　　However, parents often try to choose their children's fiends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

　　Who chooses your friends?

　　Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

　　Have you got a good friend your parents don't like?

　　Your answers are welcome.

　　(16) Many teenagers think that_________ can understand them better. (　)

　　　　(A) friends　　　　(B) brothers　　　　(C) sisters　　　　 (D) parents

　　(17) _________ is very important to teenagers. (　)

　　　　(A) To make friends　　　　　　　　　 (B) Communication

　　(18) When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents, they usually_________. (　)

　　　　(A) stay alone at home　　　　　　　 (B) fight with their parents

　　(19) The sentence（句子）"Your answers are welcome" means"_________. "

　　　　(A) You are welcome to discuss the questions with us

　　　　(B) We've got no idea, so your answers are welcome

　　　　(D) You can give us all the right answers

　　(20) Which of the following is the writer's attitude（态度）？_________. (　)

　　　　(A) Parents should choose friends for their children.

　　　　(B) Children should choose everything they like.

　　　　(D) Teenagers should only go to heir friends for help.

(E)

TV PROGRAMMES
Channel 1	Channel 2
18:00　　Around China	17:45　　 Computers today
18:30　　Children's programme	18:10　　 Foreign arts
19:00　　News	18:30　　 English classroom
19:30　　Weather report	19:00　　 Animal world
19:40　　Around the world	19:25　　 China'99
20:10　　TV play: Sisters	20:20　　 Sports
21:00　　English for today	21:00　　 TV play: Guo Lanying
21:15　　Popular music	21:45　　 English news
21:55　　Talk show	22:05　　 On TV next week

　　(21) If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be_________. (　)

　　　　(A) TV play　　　　　　　　　　 (B) Sports

(22) The programme of_________ will let you know much about western（西方的）

countries. (　)

　　　　(A) Sisters　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) Around China

(23) If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best

programme for you is _________. (　)

　　　　(A) Around China　(B) Animal world　 (C) TV play　　　 (D) Foreign arts

　　(24) English classroom is a programme that_________. (　)

　　　　(A) lets you know something about classrooms

　　　　(B) tells you something about students

　　　　(D) teaches you English

　　(25) The programme at the end of Channel 2 means _________on TV next week. (　)

　　　　(A) news　　　　 (B) programmes　 (C) people　　　　 (D) places

　　11．（哈尔滨市2002）阅读理解

(I)

　　Tom is a little boy, and he is only seven years old. One day he went to the cinema. It is the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and then went in. But after two or three minutes he came out, bought a second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes later he came out and asked for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asked him, "Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?" Tom answered, "No, I have no friend here. But a big boy always stops me at the door and tears（撕）my ticket to pieces."

　　(1) Tom wanted to buy when the girl asked him. _________. (　)

　　　　(A) the second ticket　　　　　　　　 (B) the third ticket

　　(2) The big boy stopped Tom at the door because_________. (　)

　　　　(A) it was the big boy's job　　　　　 (B) the big boy didn't like Tom

　　(3) The big boy was_________ at the cinema.

　　　　(A) a bookseller　 (B) a policeman　　 (C) a shopkeeper　 (D) a worker

　　(4) From the story we know_________. (　)

　　　　(A) the little boy had a lot of money

　　　　(B) the little boy knew nothing about the cinema

　　　　(D) the girl wanted to get more money

　　(5) Which of the following is Not true in the passage? _________. (　)

　　　　(A) Tom bought the tickets for himself.　　(B) Tom didn't go to the cinema before.

　　　　(C)Tom was too young to make friends.　 (D) Tom had no friend at the cinema.

(Ⅱ)

　　If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them. If you don't, you may get lost. If you get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don't try to find your friends　　　　　 let them find you. You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle（吹口哨）three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal（信号）given three times is a call for help.

　　Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.

　　If you don't think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches（树枝）. Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass.

　　When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Don't just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.

　　(6) If you get lost in the forest, you should_________. (　)

　　　　(A) try to find your friends　　　　　　 (B) stay in one place and give signals

　　(7) Which signal is a call for help? _________. (　)

　　　　(A) shouting here and there　　　　　　 (B) crying twice

　　　　(D) whistling everywhere in the forest

　　(8) When you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that_________. (　)

　　　　(A) someone is afraid of an animal　　　 (B) people will come to help you

　　(9) What's the meaning of the underlined sentence?（画线句子）(　)

　　　　(A) Leave branches to find your way back

　　　　(B) Pick off branches to build another house

　　　　(D) Drop branches to look for water

　　(10) The main（主要的）idea of the passage is_________. (　)

(A)　 how to travel in the forest

　　　　(B) how to spend the night in the forest

　　　　(D) What you should do if you are lost in the forest

12.（陕西省2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　When you want to go shopping, you should decide first how much money you can pay for new clothes. Think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes on sale, that is to say, you can buy some new clothes at a lower price.

　　There are labels（标签）inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes. The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash it in cold water. The label on a coat may say "Dry Clean Only". Washing may ruin（破坏）this coat. If you do as the directions say on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best.

　　Many clothes today must be dry-cleaned. Dry-cleaning is expensive. When you buy new clothes, you should look at them carefully to make sure if they need to be dry-cleaned. You will save money if you buy clothes that can wash easily.

　　If you buy some well-made clothes, you can save money because they can last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Sometimes some clothes cost more money, but it does not mean that they are always better made, or they always fit（合身）better, In other words, some less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes.

　　(1) If you want to save money, you can buy clothes that_________. (　)

　　　　(A) don't fit you　　　　　　　　　　 (B) don't last long

　　(2) The labels inside the clothes tell you_________. (　)

　　　　(A) how to keep them looking their best　(B) how to save money

　　(3) From this passage we can learn the "directions" means_________. (　)

　　　　(A) 方向　　　(B) 说明　　　 (C) 生产商　　 (D) 专家

　　(4) When you buy some new clothes, you should think_________first.

　　　　(A) how to read the labels　　　　　　 (B) how to save money

　　(5) We learn from the passage that cheaper clothes_________. (　)

　　　　(A) are always worse made　　　　　　 (B) must be dry-cleaned

(B)

　　If we find a bird nest, we will have a good place of observing（观察）and knowing about birds.　　　Birds sit on eggs and take care of their baby birds from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, mothers often leave and come back to the nest during the time to look for food. So it is good to observe birds. When we observe birds, we'd better hide（躲藏）ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it's better to use binoculars（双筒望远镜）.

　　But how to make a bird nest? Picture 1 and Picture 2 are two kinds of bird nests. Picture 3 gives you some other kinds of bird nests. They are very easy to make. If you want to make one, Please follow these:

　　Making a nest: A good nest must be very fine, strong, thick and easy.

　　a) Each nest must have six boards. Don't make the hoards too slippery（光滑）.

　　b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a door. The "door" is from 3cm to 5cm. So the bird can fly in or out easily.

　　c) Make sure the rainwater doesn't go into the nest.

　　d) One piece of the boards should be easy to open.

　　e) Please don't forget to colour the nest.

　　(6) The most important thing in observing birds is_________. (　)

　　　　(A) to look for a place near the nest

　　　　(B) to climb trees

　　　　(D) to make a bird nest

　　(7) When we're observing birds, we have to hide ourselves_________. (　)

　　　　(A) to look after them

　　　　(B) to use the binoculars

　　　　(D) to catch the birds at last

　　(8) If we make the nest too slippery, _________. (　)

　　　　(A) it's not strong　　　　　　　　　　 (B) it's not easy to make

　　　　(D) it's very difficult for birds to hold or stand on

　　(9) We should leave a hole in the front of the nest so that_________. (　)

　　　　(A) we can clean the nest　　　　　　　 (B) the birds can fly in or out

　　(10) What's the title（题目）of this passage? (　)

　　　　(A) Birds and men　　　　　　　　　　 (B) Playing with the birds

　　　　(D) Listening to the songs of birds

13.（甘肃省2002）阅读理解

　　Sam likes fish very much. He often buys fish in the shop and takes it home. But when his wife sees the fish, she says to herself, "Good! Now I can ask my friends to have lunch, and we can eat this fish. They like fish very much."

　　So when Sam comes home in the evening, the fish is not there and his wife always says, "Oh, your cat eats it." And she gives Sam some bread for his supper. Sam gets very angry. He takes the cat and his wife to the shop near his house and weighs（称重）the cat. Then he turns to his wife and says, "My fish weighs one kilo. This cat weighs one, too. My cat is here, you see. Then where is my fish?"

　　(1) Which sentence is fight according to the text? (　)

　　　　(A) Sam doesn't like eating fish at all.

　　　　(B) Sam often buys some fish for his cat.

　　　　(D) The friends of Sam's wife eat the fish.

　　(2) What's the meaning of "comes home" in the sentence "so when Sam comes home…?　　　　　　　　　　　 ( )

　　　　(A) go home　　　(B) leave home　　 (C) gets home　　　(D) at home

　　(3) Does Sam take the cat and his wife to the shop near his home? (　)

　　　　(A) Yes, he does.　　　　　　　　　　 (B) No, he doesn't.

　　(4) How much does the cat weigh? (　)

　　　　(A) One kilo.　　　　　　　　　　 (B) Two kilos.

　　(5) Who gets very angry? (　)

　　　　(A) Sam's wife　　　　　　　　　(B) Sam

　　Many, many years ago there were great forests on the earth. The trees died. They fell down, lay 　　on the ground and became covered with earth. The trees of the old forests lay under the ground. The trees lay there for thousands of years. After a long time the wood was changed. It became black and hard. It became coal（煤）Coal is not only used for burning. It is also used for many other things. For example, we can get beautiful colours from coal. The matters to colour the walls of rooms are got from coal. Coal is the most useful thing in the world.

　　(6) Most of the earth were covered with ________ many, many years ago. (　)

　　　　(A) wood　　　　 (B) trees　　　　 (C) coal　　　　　 (D) stones

　　(7) The trees fell down ________ they died. (　)

　　　　(A) before　　　　 (B) after　　　　(C) if　　　　　　 (D) or

　　(8) The dead trees under the ground could be changed into ________ (　)

　　　　(A) trees　　　　 (B) forests　　 (C) coal　　　　　 (D) flowers

　　(9) Coal is used for _______ (　)

　　　　(A) burning　　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) many other things

　　(10) _______ can be got from coal. (　)

　　　　(A) Only colours　　　　　　　　　　 (B) Only one colour

14.（甘肃省2002）阅读理解

　　A bag is useful and the word "bag" is useful too. It gives us some interesting phrases（短）One is "to let the cat out of the bag." It is the same as "to tell a secret". There is an old interesting story about it.

　　Long ago, when people sold things in big cloth（布）bags, a woman asked a man for a pig. The man held up his cloth bag. There seemed to be a little pig in it. The woman asked to see it. When the man opened the cloth bag, a big black cat ran out. Not a pig! The man's se cret was out and everyone knew it.

　　Now when someone lets out（泄露）a secret, he "lets the cat out of the bag." And that is the story of where the interesting phrase came from.

　　(1) The phrase "to let the cat out of the bag" came from _______ (　)

　　　　(A) a woman and a pig　　　　　　　　 (B) a man and a cat

　　(2) The woman wanted to buy _______

　　　　(A) a cloth bag　 (B) a little pig　 (C) a black cat　　 (D) a bag and a pig

　　(3) The man knew there was _______ in his cloth bag. (　)

　　　　(A) a bag　　　　(B) a pig　　　　 (C) a cat　　　　 (D) nothing

　　(4) At the end of the second paragraph "…everyone knew it",　"it" refers（指的是）to _______ 　　(　)

　　　　(A) there was a pig in the man's bag　　 (B) the woman bought a cat

　　(5) John "lets the cat out of the hag" means he _______(　)

　　　　(A) makes everyone know a secret　　　 (B) puts the cat away from the bag

　　15．（宁夏回族自治区2002）阅读理解

(A)

　　One day John went to a shop to get some new clothes and a new pair of shoes. The shoes in the shop were quite good and were not expensive. But none of them were the right size. They were either too big or too small. Then John asked the shopkeeper for a suit, but it was too dear, so he chose a jacket. He tried it on and thought it was very nice. He picked up the jacket and told the shopkeeper to put it in a bag. At that moment his old friend Ron came into the shop. they hadn't seen each other for months. They were so pleased to see each other. They talked on and on.

　　It was late, so they decided to go and have dinner. John picked up the bag, and walked towards the door of the shop. The shopkeeper stopped them and asked John to pay for the jacket. John looked at him in surprise at first, but soon he remembered that he hadn't paid for it. He said sorry and paid for the jacket. Then he left the shop with his friend.

　　(1) John thought the shoes in the shop were ________ for his feet. (　)

　　　　(A) the right size　　　　　　　　　　 (B) the wrong size

　　(2) John didn't buy any shoes, did he? (　)

　　　　(A) Yes, he didn't　 (B) Yes, he did.　 (C) No, he didn't　(D) No, he did.

　　(3) John bought _______ in the shop. (　)

　　　　(A) a pair of shoes　(B) a suit　　　　 (C) a jacket　　　 (D) a shirt

　　(4) When John met Ron, they felt________(　)

　　　　(A) sad　　　　　　 (B) well　　　　　 (C) worried　　　　(D) glad

　　(5) John didn't pay the money at first because_______(　)

　　　　(A) he didn't want to　　　　　　　　 (B) he was poor

　　(D) the shopkeeper gave it to him for a present

(B)

　　Mr Smith moved to another town, and soon he needed a new doctor, so he went to see one. He sat down in the waiting room and looked around. The doctor's degrees（学位）were on the wall. Suddenly Mr Smith remembered: there had been a classmate with the same name in his class at school, and he had become a doctor!

　　As he went in to see the doctor, he remembered a young, handsome（英俊的）student, and was sad to see how old and heavy this man looked. He said to him, "Good morning, Doctor. Did you go to King High School?"

　　The doctor answered, "Yes, I did."

　　"Were you there from 1942 to 1946?" Mr Smith asked.

　　"Yes, I was." the doctor answered. "How did you know"?

　　Mr Smith laughed and said, "You were in my class! "Oh?" the doctor said and looked at him carefully for a few minutes, "What were you teaching?"

　　(6) Mr Smith _______, so he needed a new doctor.

　　　　(A) visited a town　　　　　　　　　 (B) went to live in another town

　　(7) Mr Smith found the doctor's name was the same as one of his______. (　)

　　　　(A) classmates　　 (B) students　　　 (C) friends　　　　 (D) roommates

　　(8) Who were in King High School from 1942 to 19467? (　)

　　　　(A) Only the doctor.　　　　　　　　 (B) Only Mr Smith.

　　(9) The doctor thought Mr Smith was once_______

　　　　(A) his teacher　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) his classmate

　　(10) Mr Smith thought the doctor was old, but the doctor thought Mr Smith was

　　　　(A) even older　　　　　　　　　　　 (B) much younger

(C)

　　Why docs the leaning Tower of Piza（比萨斜塔）in Italy lean（倾斜）？It leans because of a mistake. It has leaned almost since the day the tower was built.

　　In 1174, the people of Pisa, Italy wanted to build a bell tower. They wanted the tower to be the most beautiful bell tower in all of Italy. The city also needed a bell tower because the church（教堂）did not have one.

　　As soon as the first floor of the building was finished, the tower started to lean. Builders tried to make the building straight again as they added（增加）more floors, but the leaning Tower only got worse as the tower grew.

　　It took almost 180 years to finish the tower. Today, the leaning Tower has eight floors. It is 54.5 metres tall, and it leans almost 4 metres to one side. The tower is also sinking（下沉）into the ground on which it was built. Every year, the tower leans another 1.5 centimetres.

　　Like all old buildings, it is also falling apart（破裂）. If someone cannot figure out a way to save the tower, it will fall apart after 175 more years.

　　(11) Why did the people of Piza want to build the tower? (　)

　　　　(A) They needed a new church.　　　　 (B) They wanted to spend a lot of money.

　　(12) The tower began to lean _______.(　)

　　　　(A) after the first floor was built　　(B) after the last floor was built

　　(13) The tower was finished ________ (　)

　　　　(A) in 1174A. D (B) in 1354A. D (C)　in 1280A. D (D) in 1420A. D

　　(14) What problem does the tower have today? (　)

　　　　(A) It is falling apart.　　　　　　　 (B) It is leaning more each year.

　　(15) The phrase "figure out" in the last sentence means "_______."(　)

　　　　(A) show　　　　(B) pass　　　　 (C) ask　　　　 (D) find

答案：

1．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
答案	A	D	C	A	B	B	C	A	C	D	B	C	D	A	D

2．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)
答案	B	D	C	A	A	D	C	C	B	D	A	D	B	C

3．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
答案	C	B	A	C	D	A	B	C	B	A	C	C	D	A	D

4．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	C	D	A	B	B	C	B	D	A	C

5．(1) D　(2) D　(3) B　(4) B　(5) C　(6) B

6．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
答案	D	D	B	D	B	B	C	C	A	B	C	B	D	C	A

7．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
答案	B	A	B	C	D	C	B	D	B	A	B	D	C	A	B

8．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
答案	D	B	A	C	C	D	B	C	A	D	C	A	E	B	A

9．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
答案	B	A	D	C	B	C	D	B	C	A	B	D	B	C	A

10．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)
答案	A	C	D	C	D	B	C	A	D	D	A	C	A
题号	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)	(20)	(21)	(22)	(23)	(24)	(25)
答案	D	B	A	D	C	A	C	B	C	B	D	B

11．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	C	A	D	B	C	B	C	B	A	D

12．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	D	A	B	B	C	A	C	D	B	C

13．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
答案	D	C	A	A	B	B	B	C	D	D

14．(1) D　 (2) B　 (3) C　 (4) D　 (5) A

15．

题号	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
答案	B	C	C	D	C	B	A	C	A	A	C	A	B	D	D