閱讀與回答問題

　　It's hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time．Get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with(接觸)other people．It's easier to make friends when you have similar in terests．

　　Don't be afraid to show people what you're really good at．Talk about the things you like and do best．People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you．

　　Look at people in the eye when you talk to them．That way, they'll find it easier to talk to you, or people may think you're not interested in them and may stop being interested in you．

　　Be a good listener．Let people talk about themselves before talking about“me, me, me”．Ask lots of questions．Show an interest in their answers．

　　Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like, respect(尊敬), and admire－not just with those who are easy to meet．Be friendly with a lot of people．That way, you'll have a bigger group of people to choose from and have more chances for making friends．

1．How can we have more friends, get in touch with other people or stay at home?

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2．When Jim talks to people, he always looks right, left．or at the floor．Do you think it's right?Why or why not?

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3．Cindy always talks about herself when she talks to other people．What advice do you think she needs to follow?

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4．What should you do if you want to have more chances for making friends?

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5．What's the main idea of the passage?

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閱讀與回答問題

　　An artist was coming home by train one day．He hadn't much money but was very kind．He gave his last few coins to a beggar, but he saw another one, and forgot that he didn't have any money in his pockets．He asked the man if he liked to have lunch with him, and the beggar, of course, agreed．So they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal．

　　In the end, the artist could not pay the bill, and the beggar had to do so．The artist felt very sorry for it, so he said to the beggar,“Come home with me in a taxi, my friend．And I'll give you the money for our lunch．”

　　“Oh, no!”the beggar answered quickly．“I had to pay for your lunch, but I'm not going to pay for your taxi home!”

1．What kind of man was the artist?

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2．What did he do to the first beggar?

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3．What did the artist forget when he invited another beggar to have lunch with him?

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4．Who paid for the meal?

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5．What did the artist want to do at last?

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6．Why didn't the beggar go home with the artist?

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閱讀短文，然后根據其內容回答問題。

　　Last summer Annabelle and Claire Hippert, two 17-year-old English schoolgirls, decided to climb the Matterhorn, the famous snow-covered mountain in Switzerland．The Matterhorn is popular to mountain climbers because it is so difficult to climb．

　　The girls first got the idea a few years ago, when a well-known disabled climber, Norman Croucher, gave a talk at their school．Norman lost both his legs in a train accident when he was nineteen but he climbed some of the world's highest mountains on his man-made legs．‘He encouraged us,’said Claire．

　　Then the girls met a well-known mountaineer called Turbo Thomas and he became their trainer．For the next two years he took them climbing in the Swiss Alps during the summer holidays and they trained very hard．‘It wasn't easy,’said Annabelle．’The weather was often a problem．Sometimes it is so cold that we didn't want to get up．

　　The girls kept going and finally they were ready to try the Matterhorn．They made a date for the last week in August and traveled to Zermatt．They started to climb, but unluckily the weather beat them．‘It rained every day so it was impossible to climb very far,’said Claire．

　　Are they disappointed?‘Of course not,’said Annabelle．‘I know we didn't get to the top, but we'll be back next summer to try again! Climbing is our life．’

1．Who encouraged the girls to start mountain climbing?

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2．Where did they train?

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3．The training was not very difficult, was it?

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4．What beat them when they tried the Matterhorn last summer?

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5．Why are they going to return to Zermatt next summer?

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閱讀短文，然后根據其內容回答問題。

　　Nature Frank Nichols has his own strong way of making America cleaner．He looks through rubbish bins for rubbish that can damage our environment－and he eats it!‘People think I'm crazy and maybe I am．But I'm trying to send a message to everybody,’said Frank,‘I'm going to do it for as long as my stomach can take it．’Frank's one-man war begins shortly before sunrises every day, seven days a week, behind local supermarkets in Detroit, Michigan．He fills his mouth with plastic cups, paper plates, newspapers, aluminum foil(鋁箔),old milk cartons, and eats them．Frank says he has eaten nearly 30 tons of garbage in the last six months．

　　‘I have my own personal rubbish treatment system,’said Frank, who also eats aluminum cans, old batteries and glass．He left a well-paid accountant's job so that he could spend all his time cleaning up the town．

　　‘I may be just a small drop in the ocean, but at last I'm trying．’But Frank has paid a terrible price for his beliefs．‘My wife walked out a week after I told her how I was going to clean up the country．’Fearless Frank has also lost many of his close friends．People cross to the other side of the road when they see him coming．And he has stomach problems－bad stomach problem．

　　But Frank doesn't plan to stop fighting．In fact, he's hoping others will join him．‘Together we can make a difference,’he says．

1．What does Frank do with the rubbish that can damage our environment?

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2．Which city does he live in?

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3．Why did he leave a well-paid accountant job?

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4．Is he in good health after eating tons of rubbish?

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5．Do his friends understand the way he deals with the rubbish?

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閱讀短文，然后根據其內容回答問題。

　　On Saturday．the 15-year-old boy from Poland(波蘭)walked to the North Pole(北極)without any help．

　　“If I can do it, other people can do great things, too,”Mela said before he went．

　　Polish newspapers said Mela is the youngest person and the first handicapped(殘疾的)person to walk to the North Pole．

　　How did Mela lose an arm and a leg?He had an electrical(電的)accident．

　　Now, he walks with the help of a 62, 000-yuan man-made leg．

　　After the accident, Mela felt sad for himself．But he didn't lose hope．One day, he met Marek Kaminski, a Polish explorer．Eight years ago, Kaminski went to the North Pole and the South Pole in the same year．Mela wanted to see the North Pole, too．So Mela asked Kaminski if they could go together next time．Kaminski said yes!

　　It took Mela 21 days to get to the North Pole．The last three or four days were really hard because of bad weather．But Mela kept going．

　　“I didn't think we would make it,”he said, “Then, things got better．”

1．What happened to Mela two years ago?

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2．Why did Polish newspapers report the travel to the North Pole?

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3．How does Mela walk after the accident?

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4．Where did Kaminski go eight years ago?

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5．Why did Mela make the travel?

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　　Playing is serious business for children．In fact, it's what they do best! Ask them why they do it, and kids will probably say,“Because it's fun!”But it's much more than that．It's also good for them．

　　Studies show that from birth babies begin learning through play．They use their five senses to get know their new world．Touching allows them to discover how different things feel．Brightly colored toys and clothing help develop a baby's sense of sight(視覺)．

　　When small children choose which toy to play with, they begin developing their abilities in making decisions．

　　Children love toys that allow them to use their imagination．Sometimes an empty box is more fun than a high-tech toy．That 's because a box can become anything a child imagines it to be．

　　Crayons, paints and Play-Doh(彩色塑泥)are also good because they allow children to create．Traditional building blocks teach important pre-math skills like problem-solving．

　　Playing doesn't become any less important once children start school．Many valuable(有價值的)lessons about life are learned on the school playground．Kids learn how to share, take turns and play by the rules．

(一)根據短文內容簡要回答問題。

1．What can children do best in their childhood?

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2．What kind of toys do children love?

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(二)將短文中畫線的句子譯成漢語。

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(三)請給短文擬一個適當的題目。

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　　New York State has passed the USA's first state law banning(禁止)motorists talking on cell phones．The ban will begin on November 1, although drivers caught using cell phones will be given only warnings during the first month．

　　First-time violators(違法者)will face a ＄100 fine．A second time call for a＄200 fine and every violation after that will cost ＄500．

　　At least a dozen localities have established(制定)bans, starting in 1999; and 40 states have had bans proposed but not passed．At least 23 countries, including the Great Britain, Italy, Israel and Japan, ban drivers from using cell phones．

　　There are about 115 million cell phones in use in the United States and more than 6 million in New York State．

　　“To think that I'm not going to use cell phone when at the same time I can still use my laptop(手提電腦),I still can read a paper, I can still change my pants while driving at 65 mph．I think there's just something wrong,”an official said．

　　Other critics(批評)noted other things like eating, drinking coffee and doing make-up while driving．They suggested that the ban include a broader range of things．

1．What does the underlined word“warning”mean?

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2．How much fine will a cell phone user receive if he has been caught using it four times while driving after November?

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3．How many ceil phones are there in the United States?

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4．When will the ban begin?

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5．What can we infer from this passage?

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　　Singapore's public transport system is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local．There are three main forms of public transport that you would find in any other major city trains, buses and taxis．

　　TRAINS

　　Trains run from 6∶00 a. m．to midnight．Single trip tickets start at 80 cents．If you buy an EZ-Link cards for＄15, you can ride the trains and buses as you like．

　　If you need more information, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333．

　　BUSES

　　There are several bus services in Singapore and fares start at 80 cents．Be sure always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he can not give change．

　　If you need help, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333．

　　TAXIS

　　There are three main taxi companies －City Cab(6552 2222), Comfort(6552 1111)and Tibs(6552 8888)．Booking can also be easily by calling the numbers listed above．

　　RENTAL CARS

　　Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel at your own pace, renting a car is a good choice．Renting takes away the hassle of getting to places around Singapore．Just sit back and enjoy the city．It also means you'll get to see a lot more that a train or a bus won't let you see．

　　For car rental, call Avis on＋65 6737 1668．

1．What can you take by an EZ-Link card?

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2．What should you always remember when you take a bus there?

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3．What does the word“hassle”mean in Chinese?

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4．How many main taxi companies are there in Singapore?

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5．What do you know about traveling in Singapore from the passage?

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閱讀下列短文，然后根據其內容回答問題。

　　One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door, was so hungry that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house．

　　However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door．Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water．She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk．He drank it slowly, and then asked, “how much do I owe you?”

　　“You don't owe me anything,”she replied．“Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart．“With these words, Howard Kelly left that house．

　　Years later the woman became badly ill and as finally sent to the hospital in a big city．Dr．Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in．When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes．Dressed in his doctor's clothes, Dr．Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once．From that day on, he gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life．

　　At last the woman was saved．Dr．Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him．He looked at it and then wrote something on the side．The bill was sent to her room．She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it off．Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention．She read these words：

　　“Paid in full with a glass of milk, Dr．Howard Kelly．”

　　Tears of joy flooded her eyes．

1．Why did the boy send newspaper door to door?

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2．What did the young woman give him?

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3．What was Howard Kelly?

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4．What did Dr．Howard Kelly do after he knew who the woman was?

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5．Who paid the bill?

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閱讀下面短文，然后根據短文內容回答問題。

　　There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world．But only a few of them are very important．English is one of these．Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world．About 200, 000, 000 people speak it as their own language．It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language．Many millions of people are trying to do so．

　　Is it easy or difficult to learn English?Different people may have different answers．Have you ever noticed ads(廣告)of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?“Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back…”“easy and funny…”,“Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”．Of course, it never happened quite like this．

　　The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue．We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children．If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult．Think of what a small child does．He listens to what people say．He tries what he hears．

　　So it is hard to say that learning English is easy．We must do a lot of practice．And practice needs great effort and takes much time．Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student's work for him．

1．How many languages are very important in the world?

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2．If we want to learn English well, what shall we do?

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3．How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?

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4．Which language is easy to learn?

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5．According to the passage, which countries use English as mother tongue?

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