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     Both my parents came from towns in Mexico.Then I was born in El Paso, Texas, and when I was
four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.
     Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and
sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities.They influenced us
with the concepts of family, faith and nationalism.
     I got my first real job when I was ten.My dad injured his back working in a cardboardbox factory
and was retrained as a hairstylist.He rented space in a little shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy
name of Mr Ben's Coiffure.
     The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three
nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a. m..To pick up rubbish, Dad used a little machine that
looked like a lawn mower.Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter by hand.It took two
to three hours to clean the lot.I'd sleep in the car on the way home.
     I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime.I acquired discipline and a
strong work ethic (道德), and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life's competing
interests-in my case, school, homework and a job.This really helped during my senior year of a high
school, when I worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fastfood joint while taking a full load of
college preparation courses.
     The hard work paid off.I attended the US Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees
in law and business from Harvard.Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the
California State Assembly (州議會). In these jobs and in everything else I've done, I have never
forgotten those nights in the parking lot.Theexperience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that
if people are working to provide for themselves and their families that is something we should honor.

1. Before my father got injured, we________.

A. didn't like living in the USA
B. lived a poor but happy life
C. were lucky to move to the USA
D. had many ways to make money

2. When he recovered, to make a living my father________.

A. ran a small shopping mall
B. did a parttime job
C. worked as a barber
D. became a street cleaner

3. Working in the parking lot for two years had taught me________.

A. how to obey school discipline
B. how to do two things well at a time
C. that discipline and work were of equal value
D. that I must do as many things as possible at a time

4. The author tells us in the last paragraph that we should be proud of those who________.

A. have done all kinds of jobs
B. are cleaning the parking lot
C. have achieved a lot in their lives
D. are bearing their responsibilities
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Signal that may prove E．T．is phoning home

By David Harding

　　It is the sort of out-of-this-world phenomenon that might have got E．T．himself jumping for ioy (if only his legs had been long enough)．

　　Astronomers bare received three mysterious radio signals from outer space．

　　They picked them up while using a radio telascopc stationed in Puerto Rico to probe deep into the universe．

　　Each signal lasted about one minute and was recorded on the frequency which scientists believe aliens would be most likely to use, namely SHGb02＋I(xiàn)4a (since you ask, this is the frequency at wbich hydrogen readily takes in and gives out energy．) According to New．Scientist magazine, the signal originates from a point her ween the Pi-es and Aries constellations (雙魚座和白羊座) where there is no obvious star or planetary system within 1,000 light years．

　　What is sending tbe signals is unknown, hut scientists working on the Search for Exlraterrestrial Intelligence project believe it could finally prove there is life “out there”．

　　”We are looking for something that screams out ‘a(chǎn)rtificial'“ said Eric Korpela, a researcher from the University of California, Berkeley．

　　”This just doesn't do that bot it could be because it is distant．”

　　Other scientists are not so sure it will point the way to alien life but they have ruled out a scientific joke．They believe it may be an unknown astronomical phenomenon or even a strange thing of the telescope itself．

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In the pessage E．T．refers to ________．

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A．

an astronomer

B．

an unknown person

C．

an alien

D．

an extraterrestrial intelligence project．

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In the 8th paragraph, “ruled out” means ________．

[　　]

A．

included

B．

excluded

C．

considered

D．

controlled

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By writing this article the author means to

[　　]

A．

make people know popular science

B．

tell us E．T．is phoning home

C．

tell us something about people from outer space

D．

tell us astronomers have received signals from outer space

(4)

Jocelyn Bell Burnell tends to believe

[　　]

A．

in the existence of aliens

B．

in the nonexistence of aliens

C．

David Harding

D．

other scientists．

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　　Le Trung, 33, has spent ￡14,000 creating Aiko, who he describes as“in her 20s”with a 32,23,33 figure, shiny hair and delicate features．

　　She can speak English and Japanese and is so good at mathematics that she can do Mr．Trung's accounts．

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Why did Le Trung spend much money creating Aiko?

[　　]

A．

Because he prefers Aiko to a real person．

B．

Because he is too busy to find a partner．

C．

Because he thinks Aiko is very beautiful．

D．

Because he thinks Aiko is worth much money．

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[　　]

A．

Aiko is a female person．

B．

Aiko is Mr．Trung's girl friend．

C．

Aiko is a robot that looks like a beautiful woman．

D．

Aiko is a perfect woman．

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Aiko can do the following things EXCEPT _________．

[　　]

A．

that she can understand and speak English and Japanese

B．

that she can do maths questions very well

C．

that she can smell the strange smell

D．

that she can help to receive some familiar guests

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What is the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．

The reason for Le Trung creating Aiko．

B．

The introduction to a new scientific product－Aiko．

C．

Aiko's ability or functions．

D．

The process of making Aiko．

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