Most people have heard the sound of bees among flowers. Bees live almost everywhere in the world except in the Arctic areas.
Many kinds of agriculture depend on these small, social insects. Without bees, fruit and nut growers as well as many other farmers would not have a crop.
There are more than 20,000 kinds of bees. But only honey bees make enough honey for people to use. Honeybees are highly-organized social insects. They work together in a group, called a colony（群體）. Each colony lives in a hive（蜂房）. It contains one queen bee -- she lays all the eggs from which the members of the colony come. Each colony has only a few hundred males, called drones. The majority of all bees in a colony are workers, which are all females.
Bees even have a special stomach, called a honey stomach,  which is used to store sweet fluid that the bees gather from flowers. Bees also have long hairs on their body and legs. These hairs capture pollen（花粉） as bees go from flower to flower. Some of the pollen is taken back to the hive. Some, however, is passed to the next flower. This is how many plants are fertilized. Pollen is the reproductive material of plants. Many important agricultural crops depend on bees for fertilization.
Inside their hives, bees store sweet liquid from flowers and pollen as well. They may even gather sweet liquid from some other kinds of insects. These kinds of sweet liquid are also stored in the hive.
Bees make honey through a process. They add liquid from their own mouths to sweet liquid into simple sugar. As the honey is stored, it dries. It becomes thicker and darker.
Although bees are often thought of as honey makers, they provide a surprising number of products. Also, their greatest economic value is in fertilizing crops-not in making honey.
小題1:The passage is mainly about             .

A．bees and their colony

B．the way for bees to pass pollen

C．bees and agriculture

D．the process for bees to make honey

小題2:Honeybees are social insects because         .

A．they work in groups	B．there is queen bee in every colony
C．they live in a hive	D．each of them does the same job

小題3:The most valuable thing honeybees do for people is in             .

A．making honey	B．fertilizing crops
C．making flowers grow better	D．producing pollen

小題4:The word “fertilize” in the sentence “This is how many plants are fertilized” probably means “    ”.

A．to make plants strong and productive

B．to make soil rich for plants

C．to start the development of young flowers

D．to introduce pollen into plants

When first entered, Vanak Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob(烤羊肉串）hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.
Owned by a local couple, this Persian restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere that many restaurants lack.
The space is small with only a few dining tables and nearly no decoration, but the environment is truly charming.
Lying in a hardly noticeable street corner, the restaurant still attracts all customers especially those experienced in the delights of Middle Easterner cooking.
A common sight is that of old Persian men sitting in the corner talking loudly about world topics, watching news events on TV, drinking a black tea known as Persian chai, and reading local Persian newspapers all the while trying to finish off their plate piled with food.
The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but the amount of each dish is fairly large. Most of the meals can serve two people and are under $10, so not only is it affordable but practical as well.
The food especially appeals to health-conscious eaters because each dish is very healthy, made with limited fat and oil and served straight off the grill (烤肉架).
The main dish that the restaurant is popular for is its kabobs, which are different styles of grilled meat.
One delicious and extremely healthy dish is the Joojeh Kabob, which is made of grilled chicken pieces served with either rice or bread. Another great kabob is the Chelo Kabob, kabob consisting of grilled beef.
Although the restaurant is small, the atmosphere and the food is delicious. It is a place that should not be overlooked.
小題1:When first entering the restaurant, one can find that it ________.

A．is splendidly decorated	B．has pleasant smells of kabobs
C．is crowded with dining tables	D．looks like a common restaurant

小題2:What activity is also mentioned apart from dining in the restaurant?

A．Watching news events on TV.

B．Drinking a kind of black coffee.

C．Reading local English newspapers.

D．Discussing world topics in low voices.

小題3:The food of the restaurant ________.

A．is served in small amounts	B．is rather expensive
C．is rich in variety	D．is very healthy

小題4:What is the dish Joojeh Kabob mainly made of?

A．Rice.

B．Chicken

C．Bread

D．Beef

小題5:It can be inferred from the passage that the restaurant ________.

A．occupies a large space

B．owns a favorable location

C．is popular for its special food

D．has a quiet environment inside

Television will turn 86 years old on September 7, 2013, and it has never looked better. In its youth, television was a piece of furniture with a tiny, round screen showing unclear pictures of  low­budget programs. In spite of its shortcomings, it became well-received. Between 1950 and 1963, the number of American families with a television jumped from 9% to 92% of the population.
As the audience got larger, the technology got better. Television sets became more reliable through the 1960s. Both of the reception and the picture improved. The major networks started broadcasting programs in color.
Even greater improvements were coming according to Sanford Brown, who wrote an article for the Post in 1967. Surprisingly, just about every prediction he made in the article became a reality. For example: All sets in the not­distant future will be color instruments. He also predicted that TV sets would become smaller, simpler, more reliable and less expensive and may forever put the TV repairman out of work. Smaller sets do not, of course, mean smaller screens. TV engineers expect screens to get much bigger. However, today's 3­D TV is even farther away, if it's coming at all.  There is some doubt whether the public would be eager to pay for it, in view of people's cold reception given to 3­D movies.
But the technology with the greatest potential, according to Brown, was cable television (有線電視), which was still in its early stages then. As he predicted, the future of cable television was highly interactive. It wasn't cable television that gave Americans their electronic connection to the world, however. It was the Internet.  He even foresaw the future office: using picture phones, big­screen televisions for conferences, and computers providing information, at the touch of a button.
Brown ever said, “The future of television is no longer a question of what we can invent. It's a question of what we want.”
小題1:What can we infer about television sets in the 1960s?

A．They were very popular with Americans.

B．Their appearance remained unchangeable.

C．They showed black­and­white pictures.

D．Their pictures were of poor quality.

小題2:Which of the followings did Sanford Brown fail to predict?

A．Television's good quality.

B．The invention of 3­D TV.

C．The more functions of TV.

D．The potential of cable TV.

小題3:From the passage we know _________.

A．TV will certainly take the place of computers

B．There won’t be further improvement on TV

C．TV repairmen will be out of work in the future

D．3­D movies don’t appeal to people very much

小題4:What is the text mainly about?

A．The shortcomings of television.

B．The advantages of television.

C．The development of television.

D．The invention of television.

Young women are more adventurous than young men when travelling abroad in gap years．One in three female backpackers visits more than three countries during a year out and travels alone, according to new research．
By contrast, the majority of their male counterparts（地位相當者） visit only one country and tend to travel in groups, says a survey by the Gap Year company, which provides information and services for students considering taking a year out．
More women than men say that their prime reason for taking time off is to see the world and experience different cultures．Men are more likely to rank “having fun” higher on their list of priorities．Women are more likely to value the challenge of a foreign trip, and many cited reasons such as learning a language and meeting new people．
The more adventurous gap years taken by women seem to work to their benefit; more than three quarters of those surveyed have reported increased confidence, self-reliance（自立） and independence, whereas only half of the men had that experience．
The research also shows that women are more likely to do voluntary work while travelling, with more than one in ten helping with teaching or development projects．One of the reasons given for this is a wish to see the country in an authentic light．
A greater proportion of women than men face objections or criticism from their families over their gap­year plans．Among the men surveyed, lack of money is the main barrier to travel．
Carolyn Martin, a doctor from London,is a typically confident female traveller．Starting in Cape Town, she travelled around southern Africa and Australia with a string of unusual and sometimes dangerous jobs．
“I had one job chasing elephants off the runway in Africa by banging a stick against a pan，” she recalled．“It was OK but one day I did get chased by one．”
She said that she had travelled alone because “you meet more people”．
小題1:By referring to “gap year” the writer means ________．  

A．a gap you come across after leaving high school

B．a time when you are caught in a dilemma between work and study

C．a period after you find a job upon your graduation from college

D．a year off between high school and college for certain purposes

小題2:In the third paragraph, the underlined word “priorities” most probably means ________

A．selections

B．attractions

C．preferences

D．projects

小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Men students will travel less during the gap year because of their part-­time jobs．

B．Women students will travel more but face more objections．

C．The article suggests that women travelling alone will have dangerous experiences．

D．Men students prefer to travel inside their own country to going abroad．

小題4:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．Girls Get the Best out of Gap Years

B．Boys Lack Courage in Gap Years

C．For Fun or for Adventure?

D．Young Women Are More Adventurous

When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg _36____a few coins, do you hurry on, not ___37___ what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly ___38___ some money? What should our attitude__39__ beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories． It ___40___ be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from． It seems ___41___ not to give some money to beggars．
__42____, most of the world’s great religions order us to be open-hearted and ___43__what we have with those less lucky than ourselves． But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally right in the old days, ___44___ one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea． Quite a few people will not give to beggars． Let us look at their ___45__．
First, some believe that many city beggars dress up ___46___ to look pitiable and actually make a good ___47___ from begging． Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil（惡行）． __48___, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs． Thirdly, there is the opinion__49____there is no real excuse for begging． One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of ___50___ and self-dependence．
Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be handled by the government __51____ordinary people． Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and __52____ help．
It is hard to come to any final conclusion: there are various __53___and we must __54___ them differently． A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the__55____．

小題1:	A．to B．with C．at D．for

小題2:	A．knowing B．expecting C．demanding D．settling

小題3:	A．put away B．hand over C．take in D．get out

小題4:	A．at B．in C．over D．towards

小題5:	A．must B．can C．need D．might

小題6:	A．warm-hearted B．generous C．cruel D．considerate

小題7:	A．Strangely B．Honestly C．Certainly D．Surprisingly

小題8:	A．give B．donate C．share D．contribute

小題9:	A．why B．when C．what D．how

小題10:

A．arguments B．quarrels C．sayings D．talks

小題11:

A．on show B．on purpose C．for fun D．by accident

小題12:

A．money B．comfort C．living D．decision

小題13:

A．Secondly B．Surely C．Possibly D．Then

小題14:

A．what B．whether C．that D．which

小題15:

A．goodness B．pride C．security D．responsibility

小題16:

A．rather than B．or rather C．other than D．but also

小題17:

A．produce B．receive C．earn D．offer

小題18:

A．cases B．events C．conditions D．states

小題19:

A．go with B．communicate with C．deal with D．meet with

小題20:

A．giver B．receiver C．villager D．government

If you live in America in the 21^st century you'll probably have to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. It's become the default response when you ask anyone how they are doing:"Busy!""Crazy busy!".It is,pretty obviously,a boast disguised as a complaint. And the common response is a kind of congratulation:"That's a good problem to have,"or"Better than the opposite."
Notice it isn't generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimum-wage jobs who tell you how busy they are.What those people are is not busy but tired.Exhausted!Dead on their feet.It's almost always people whose busyness is purely self-imposed:work and obligations they've taken on voluntarily,classes and activities they've "encouraged" their kids to participate in.They're busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety,because they're addicted to busyness and dread that they might have to face in its absence.
Almost everyone I know is busy. They feel anxious and guilty when they aren't either working or doing something to promote their work.It's something they have chosen.Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance(令人安心的保證），a measure against emptiness,obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or tiny or meaningless if you are so busy,completely booked,in demand every hour of the day.
Idleness is not just a vacation.It is as necessary to the brain as vitamin D is to the body,and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as ugly as rickets.The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole,for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration."Idle dreaming is often the essence of what we do,"wrote Thomas Pynchon.Archimedes' "Eureka"in the bath, Newton's apple :history is full of stories of inspirations that come in idle moments.
小題1:When many Americans say"Crazy busy", they mean______.

A．they are really tired of their present situation

B．they are really proud of their present life

C．they are complaining about their current work

D．their life are full of all kinds of problems

小題2:The writer mentions Archimedes' "Eureka"and Newton's apple to show that________.

A．history is full of interesting stories

B．Archimedes and Newton were very busy, so they made great discoveries

C．people may get inspiration when they are idle

D．inspirations come from hard work

小題3:The word "its" in the second paragraph refers to_______________________________.

A．ambition

B．anxiety

C．busyness

D．dread

小題4:From the article,we can infer that ___________________________________.

A．generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU tell you they are busy

B．"Dead on their feet" means "being tired out"

C．all the kids are self-imposed due to the drive and motivation

D．The author seems to agree that idleness is better than busyness

This year, the World Mental Health Day on Oct 10 was marked by the theme: “Depression: A Global Crisis”. According to the World Federation for Mental Health and the WHO, depression has moved beyond the medical domain(領域) to become a social problem. Statistics from the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center show that of the 287,000 people who commit suicide in China every year, 70 percent are victims of depression.
“This equates to one depression victim taking their life every three minutes,” cited CCTV recently. According to the Beijing-based Capital Medical University, the number of depression patients has been on the rise in the past years and now accounts for 5 to 10 percent of the population, more than the global average of 5 percent.
Wang Shaoli, vice-president of Beijing Huilongguan Hospital, a medical center specializing in mental health, said that what makes depression so widespread is that everybody can get it.
“No one is immune to depression,” said Wang. “It has become a social problem because depression kills one’s social capabilities, such as communication, and leads to a negative social mentality.”
According to Wang, depression can be treated with medicine and early psychological consultation. The real problem is the lack of awareness surrounding the issue.
“People with mental health illnesses are discriminated against,” said Wang. “So they are reluctant to go to hospital and often keep the pain to themselves, which only makes matters worse.” Only one in 10 depression victims are properly treated in China, according to the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center.
“When people get depressed, it becomes part of their thoughts, making them negative, even desperate,” said Wang. “And the ideas are difficult to change.” That’s why Wang suggests early intervention.
“Normally it takes about nine months to treat depression,” said Wang. “But in most cases, patients drop treatment half way when they feel some progress.”
小題1:How is Para1& 2 mainly supported when it tells that depression has become a social problem?

A．By giving data	B．By making definition
C．By analyzing causes	D．By making comparisons

小題2:According to the passage, which of the following are true EXCEPT________ ? 

A．people with depression are more likely to commit suicide.

B．the percentage of depression patients is larger in China than that in the world.

C．more and more people have been suffering from depression.

D．depression can destroy people’s immune system and social capabilities

小題3:People with mental illnesses are unwilling to go to hospital because __________.

A．the victims think that they will get well soon

B．they are discriminated against and don’t want others to know their illnesses

C．there are few medical centers specializing in mental health

D．there is no way to treat them

小題4:In Wang Shaoli’s opinion, the better way to deal with mental problem is to _________.

A．force the victims to go to hospital

B．keep their pain to themselves when it appears

C．keep positive and get early psychological consultation

D．more medical centers should be set up

As the new term starts, freshmen around the world are asking the same question: how can I make the best of four years at college? The New York Times received suggestions recently from PhD students and seniors at some of the top universities . Here is their advice.
“Many young people today are raised in a protective cocoon(繭)”, wrote Tim Novikoff, a PhD student at Comell. “College is a time to explore the world beyond and a chance to learn new things about yourself. Take classes in different subjects. Try lots of different clubs and activities.”
Remember also to take some time away from campus, suggested Willie Lin, a student at Washington University. “If you spend all of your time in school, then it becomes too easy to let criticism from an unkind professor or a conflict with a roommate take up large proportions.”
Try to find work assisting a researcher or a professor---this is the advice from Aman Singh Gill, a PhD student at Stony Brook University. And he also said, “With a window into the world of research, you will find yourself thinking more critically, accepting fewer states at face value and perhaps developing a brave sense of what you can accomplish.”
Many young people can’t imagine even a single day without devices such as computers and cell phones. But try to keep yourself off them, cautioned Christine Smallwood, a PhD student at Columbia University.
Start by scheduling a few Internet-free hours each day, with your phone turned off. It’s the only way you’ll be able to read anything serious. “This will also have the benefit of making you harder to reach, and thus more mysterious and fascinating to new friends and acquaintances(熟人),” she suggested.
小題1:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 means we should _________.

A．spend more time at school	B．take some time out of school
C．listen to criticism more	D．not argue with roommates

小題2:Who thinks it is important to consider something critically?

A．Aman Singh Gill	B．Christine Smallwood
C．Tim Novikoff	D．Willlie Lin

小題3:As for modern information devices, the last two paragraphs mean to tell us ________.

A．to keep ourselves off them forever not to use them

B．to turn them off

C．to make a schedule to use them

D．not to use them

小題4:This passage is mainly about _________.

A．tips from some students for college life

B．ways to read something serious regularly

C．days without cell-phones and computers

D．chances to go to university you really like

The English, as a race, are very different from all other nationalities, including their closest neighbors, the French, Belgians and Dutch. It is claimed (聲言) that living on an island  36  from the rest of Europe has much to do with it. Whatever the  37  are, it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has  38  many attitudes and habits which make them  39 from other nationalities.
Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a  40  , shy and reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he  41  well. In the  42  of strangers or foreigners he often seems embarrassed. You have only to walk around a city any morning or evening to  43  the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit  44  their newspapers or have a light sleep in a corner with no one speaking.  45 , to do so would seem most unusual to many foreigners. An Englishman pretending to be giving 46  to overseas visitors, once suggested, “On entering a railway carriage, shake hands with all the passengers”. Obviously , he was not being  47  . There is an unwritten  48 clearly understood code (規(guī)則) of behaviour which, if  49  , makes the person immediately suspect(懷疑).
In many parts of the world it is quite  50  to show openly their enthusiasm, emotion, excitement, etc. The Englishman is somewhat  51  . Of course, an Englishman lacks no deep feelings, in fact , no less deeply than any other nationality, but he tends to display his 52  far less. This is reflected in his use of  53 . Imagine a man making a comment on the great  54  of a young girl. A more emotional man might  55  her as “extremely beautiful,” “precious”, however, an Englishman might just say, “Um, she is all right.” The girl who heard this should not be angry because "not bad" and " all right" very often have the same meaning as "first class" " excellent" and this unique style of language use is common in England.

小題1:	A．divided B．separated C．parted D．broke

小題2:	A．problems B．arrangements C．reasons D．differences

小題3:	A．developed B．got C．created D．made

小題4:	A．differ B．separate C．suffer D．vary

小題5:	A．noisy B．rude C．noble D．quiet

小題6:	A．recognizes B．knows C．sees D．likes

小題7:	A．front B．absence C．lack D．presence

小題8:	A．look at B．find out C．tell D．keep

小題9:	A．publishing B．selling C．reading D．showing

小題10:

A．In other words B．On the contrary C．On the whole D．In fact

小題11:

A．advice B．performances C．speeches D．way

小題12:

A．funny B．great C．serious D．careful

小題13:

A．as well as B．or C．and D．but

小題14:

A．broken B．made C．explained D．followed

小題15:

A．enough B．right C．normal D．impossible

小題16:

A．proud B．kind C．hard D．different

小題17:

A．feelings B．talents C．gifts D．behaviors

小題18:

A．action B．language C．time D．life

小題19:

A．speech B．mark C．beauty D．intelligence

小題20:

A．speak B．describe C．take D．treat

A four-year study of 200 college students found that those who drink heavily and started drinking at an early age demonstrate poor decision-making skills, just like long-term, chronic(長期的) alcoholics. Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia believe early onset binge drinking negatively affects psychological development.
The researches examined college students between the ages of 18 and 22. After three years, they tested them using the Iowa Gambling Test, which measures the tendency to make immediate (disadvantageous) or long-term (advantageous) choices.
Based on the students’ reported drinking habits, they were grouped into four categories: low binge drinkers, moderate binge drinkers, increasing binge drinkers and stable or high binge drinkers.
“Students in the stable or high alcohol use category, who had longer histories of binge drinking, made riskier and less advantageous choices, which reflect problems associated with planning for the future,” the researchers reported.
The study also found that only students who started binge drinking when they were younger showed impairment on the task.
“There is reason to think that heavy binge drinking during adolescence, when the brain is still rapidly developing, may have some negative legacy (遺傳) on psychological development,” said Kenneth J. Sher of MU’s Midwest Alcoholism Research Center in a news release. “The interesting thing is that if we were to just look at binge drinkers and how impaired they are in the decision-making process as juniors, we’d really be obscuring(使模糊) the important issue, which is how long they’ve been binge drinkers and / or how early they started.”
小題1:What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Four categories of heavy drinkers.

B．Heavy drinking affects college students.

C．Early onset binge drinkers are poor at decision-making.

D．People drinking at an early age will develop into binge drinkers.

小題2:Which category would make the most disadvantageous choice?

A．Low binge drinkers	B．moderate binge drinkers
C．Increasing binge drinkers	D．Stable binge drinkers

小題3:Early onset binge drinking negatively affects psychological development because _______.

A．adolescent students were not suitable for drinking

B．drinking too much will slow the growth of the brain

C．the brain has not fully developed during adolescence

D．drinking will make the students make dangerous choices

小題4:What Kenneth J. Sher says suggests that _______.

A．he is quite clear about what the important issue is

B．if binger drinkers started late, there would be no bad effect

C．the important issue is how impaired the students are in decision-making

D．only early binge drinkers will have their decision-making ability affected