More than half of young black men in the United States do not finish high school. Many grow up without
fathers and in neighborhood with gangs, drugs and violence. Sixty percent of those who drop out of school
have spent time in prison by the age of thirty-five.
     Joe Marshall co-founded the Omega Boys Club in San Francisco, California twenty-three years ago. He
tries to give these children a safe refuge (避難所) and a better future. 1_____. Twice a week, it offers after-
school classes in math, reading family and life skills, and college preparation. In many ways, it serves as a
kind of family. It provides teenagers with structure and support.
     Mr. Marshall spent twenty-five years as a teacher and administration in San Francisco. 2_____ He sees
gangs and violence as a disease that needs to be dealt with as a public health problem.
     "We tell them to follow some new rules for living. 3_____." The Club represents what he calls the "alive
and free movement." 4_____ In 1991, Joe Marshall started "Street Soldiers", a weekly call-in show.
     Marlena was one of the graduates of the Omega Boys Club. "She's at Southern University right now, going
into her third year. She talked about what she had learned the hard way and how we help her learn that by
coming to Omega, by listening to 'Street Soldiers '. 5_____" Joe Marshall said.
     Mr. Marshall is sixty-three this year and he wants to build an institution. "I'm not going to be here forever,
so my big thing is to make sure this goes on."

A. She said she had learned how to love herself.
B. That's what these young people get in the street.
C. A lot of my former students ended up in prison for selling drugs.
D. But his most effective way to spread his anti-violence message is through radio.
E. The Omega Boys Club serves more than four hundred young people every year.
F. He taught math in middle school and expected to see his best students go to school.
G. These rules will decrease their chances of ending up dead or in prison and increase their chances
     dramatically of staying alive and free.

      Everyone would like to be a millionaire, a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over
$30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana, is only
20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA.
At her young age, she can look after her family financially (經(jīng)濟(jì)上) all her life. This year is a big year for
Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front
of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. It's a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she
goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy (人生觀) is to take
care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun.
     Spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into
the movie business and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in"Austin Power 3" this year and she is
filming a teenage light play that will come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role.
      For Britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (熱心的) about it all. If her
movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it
for the love, not the money, as she herself tells the reporters.

1. We can infer (推斷) from the text that most millionaires are _____.

A. older than 20
B. around 20
C. in their 30s
D. in their 40s

2. The underlined word"you" in the first paragraph refers to _____.

A. a person in general
B. a special person
C. Britney Spears
D. a person interested in money

3. Which of the following is not true according to the text?

A. Though young, Britney can support her family now.
B. While touring, Britney sleeps about 12 hours a day.
C. The teenage comedy movie was based on Britney's own story.
D. Britney will be even richer with her movies successful.

4. According to Britney Spears, she works _____.

A. to be a great actress
B. for the enjoyment
C. for money
D. to be more famous

      He lived his whole life as a poor man. His art and talent were recognized by almost no one. He
suffered from a mental illness that led him to cut off part of his left ear in 1888 and to shoot himself two
years later. But after his death, he achieved world fame. Today, Dutch artist Van Gogh is recognized as
one of the leading artists of all time.
     Now, 150 years after his birth on March 30, 1853, Zundert, the town of his birth, has made 2003
"The Van Gogh Year" in his honor. And the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, home to the biggest
collection of his masterpiece, is marking the anniversary with exhibitions throughout the year. The
museum draws around 1.3 million visitors every year. Some people enjoy the art and then learn about
his life. Others are interested in his life, which then helps them understand his art.
     Van Gogh was the son of the minister. He left school when he was just 15. By the age of 27, he
had already tried many jobs including an art gallery salesman and a French teacher. Finally in 1880, he
decided to begin his studies in art.
     Van Gogh is famed for his ability to put his own emotion into his paintings and show his feelings
about a scene. His style is marked by short, broad brush strokes (繪畫筆法). "Instead of trying to
reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes, I use color more freely, in order to express myself more
forcefully," he wrote in a letter to his brother in 1888.
     Van Gogh sold only one painting during his short life. He relied heavily on support from his brother,
an art dealer who lived in Paris. But now his works are sold for millions of dollars. His portrait of Dr.
Gacher sold for ＄89.5 million in 1990. It is the highest price ever paid for a painting. "I think his
paintings are powerful and the brilliant color in them are attractive to people," said a Van Gogh's fan.

1. All through his life Van Gogh _____.

A. depended on his brother
B. worked hard on art studies
C. was not recognized by people
D. expressed himself in paintings

2. Van Gogh killed himself because of _____.

A. the poor life
B. his illness
C. his pain from left ear
D. the objections from the artists of his time

3. One of the characteristics of Van Gogh's paintings is _____.

A. the likeness between his paintings and the reality
B. the short time for him to complete a painting
C. the various styles mixed together
D. the special strokes he made

     Pop star Britney Spears tied the knot with a childhood friend, but their two-day-old marriage was dissolved
Monday shortly after Britney filed for an annulment (廢除契約/婚約). She described the marriage as "a joke
that went too far," said one source closed to Spears. "I don't even know if she loves him," the source said.
     The 22-year-old diva (most important singer) walked down the aisle at a Las Vegas wedding chapel early
Saturday, the reports said, marrying Jason Alexander, also 22, a childhood friend from her hometown of
Kentwood,Louisiana whom she had recently begun dating.
     Spears wore jeans and a baseball cap, and was escorted (護(hù)送) down the aisle by a hotel bellman, according
to the People.com.
     The two apparently decided to marry while partying at the Palms Casino Hotel Friday night, and did so at
the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. The honeymoon was spent at the Palms, but the next night
Spears was seen dining with a group that did not include the groom at a hotel steakhouse.
     Raised in the US south, the pop diva started her career at a television program The Mickey Mouse Club at
age 11,becoming a famous teen singer.
     All four of her CDs. including most recently November's "In the Zone," debuted at number one on the
charts.

1. The underlined phrase at the beginning of the passage mean _____.

A. begin to quarrel
B. get married
C. fall in love
D. get divorced

2. The news about Spears's clothes was most probably taken from a(a n) _____.

A. newspaper
B. broadcast station
C. internet
D. magazine

3. People would have guessed their marriage wouldn't last long because _____.

A. Spears was seen to have fun without her newly-married groom
B. Spears was a person forever changing her mind
C. Spears had an odd character
D. Spears had such a kind of history before

4. What made Spears most famous in the world is that _____.

A. she got married to a man who she just dated for two days
B. she got divorced two days after her new marriage
C. she began to appear on the stage as a teen singer
D. she made great achievements in singing

     If Shayne Ward didn't join the British singing talent show X-Factor in 2005, he might
still be working in the local clothing shop. However, life often favors those who have the
courage to try, and the nation voted him the winner.
     Recently, Ward came to China to promote his second album, Breathless, which was
released on January 10.
     "Shayne has got a magnetic (磁性的) voice,and his songs are rhythmic and soothing
(舒心的) to listen to, "said Feng Yu, a Senior 2 student from Beijing Xicheng Foreign
Language School, who came to support him.
     However, the 23-year-old Ward doesn't just have an extraordinary voice and
beautiful looks. He also has a passion for performing on stage and a determination to
go after his dream.
     Life has been difficult for the Manchester boy. He's the youngest of a large family
with three brothers and three sisters , and money was tight.
     To help his family, Ward left school as soon as he could. He worked in factories
making everything from chocolate to clothes to cardboard boxes. But he never forgot
his true love was music.
     At age 16, Ward joined a band called Destiny and spent his weekends singing karaoke.
The band auditioned (試鏡) for the X-Factor series, but got nowhere. A year later.
Ward wanted to try alone.
     "I couldn't believe I kept getting through," he said. "I didn't want my family to be the
ones going away looking sad. "
     However,Ward doesn't want to be discredited (被誤認(rèn)為)as a talent show winner.
He has proved his worth with a No. I single and two best-selling albums. Instead of trying
to predict the future, Ward only wants to enjoy his life right now.
     "I just carry on doing what I'm doing.That's all, " he said firmly, "I don't want to look
too far ahead. "

1. How did Shayne Ward make a living before he joi ned the British singing talent
show X-Factor?__________.

A. He worked as a clothing shop assistant.
B. He worked in a band.
C. He sang karaoke in clubs.
D. He was a cardboard box salesman.

2. Which of the following facts does NOT contribute to Shayne Ward's popularity? __________.

A. He has an extraordinary voice.
B. He has beautiful looks.
C. He has great determination to realize his dream.
D. He was a member of a band.

3. What's the right order of the events related to Shayne Ward?______

a. He joined a band.
b. He left school.
c. He worked in factories.
d. He joined the British singing talent show X-Factor alone.
e. His band auditioned for the X-Factor series but failed.
A.b, a, c, d, e
B.a, d, b, c, e
C.a, b, d, e, c
D.b, c, a, e, d

4. What can we learn from Shayne Ward's success ?______

A. Practice makes perfect.
B. All's well that ends well.
C. Where there's a will, there's a way.
D. Actions speak louder than words.

     Ever since he first started practicing, Berkeley, California, psychologist Allen D. Kanner,
PhD, has been asking his younger clients (顧客) what they wanted to do when they grew
up. The answer usedtobe" nurse" , " astronaut" orsomeotheroccupation that appealed to
them. Today the answer is more likely to be "make money". For Kanner, one explanation
for that change can be found in advertising.
     "Advertising is a multi-million dollar project that's having an enormous influence on
child development, " says Kanner, who is also a member at a clinical (臨床的) psychology
training program called the Wright Institute. "Advertising is growing rapidly and entering
new areas of childhood, like our schools. "
     According to Kanner, the result is not only the spread of materialistic(物質(zhì)第一的 )
values among children, but also something he calls " self-love wounding" of children."
Thanks to advertising, " he says, " children have become convinced that they're unfortunate
if they don't have an endless supply of new products. "
     Now Kanner and several colleagues are up-in-arms with the psychologists and others
who are using psychological knowledge to help marketers target children more effectively.
They're shocked when they are told the secret behind why 3 to 7-year-olds are attracted
to toys that transform themselves into something else and why 8 to 12-year-olds love to
collect things. Last fall, Kanner and a group of 59 other psychologists and psychiatrists
(精神病學(xué)家) sent a letter speaking against psychologists' employment by advertisers
to American Psychologcal Association( APA) .
     In response, at its June meeting, APA's Board of Directors acted on a recommendation
from the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest and approved
the creation of a task force to study the issue. The task force will examine the research
on advertising's influence on children and their families. The group will look at the role
psychologists play in what some consider the exploitation (利用) of children and consider
how psychology can help reduce advertising's harmful effects and increase its positive
effects. The group will also explore implications(含意)for public policy.

1. Which of the following is a reason why children today tend to say they want to make
money when they grow up, according to Allen D. Kanner?______

A. Traditional occupations no longer hold so much
appeal to children today.
B. It's children's characteristic to collect things and to
want more constantly.
C. Advertising is a multi-million dollar project that
many children want as future job.
D. Advertisers' targeting of young consumers has made
them more materialistic.

2. Which of the following shows the negative effect advertising has had on children?______

A. Many children have hobbies like collecting stamps, coms or other things.
B. Many children are hard to satisfy and constantly want and ask for more.
C. Many children are so self-centered that they don't care about others.
D. Many children tend to wound others to please themselves.

3. Theunderlinedwords" up-in-arms " probablymean________.

A. angryB. interestedC. happyD. surprised

4. We can learn from the last paragraph that _________ .

A. American Psychological Association didn't take Allen D. Kanner and others' letter seriously
B. the task force will study how to use psychology to make advertising more beneficial
C. measures have been taken on the psychologists Allen D. Kanner spoken against
D. public policy has completely nothing to do with advertising

     Qian Xuesen is one of the pioneers of China's space science. As a worldfamous expert on aerospace
rockets and aerodynamics,he obtained great achievements in the areas of applied mechanics,engineering
cybernetics and system engineering and made distinguished contributions to the foundation and
development of Chinese aerospace undertaking(事業(yè))．
     Graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934,Qian Xuesen went to the United States to study
in MIT,Massachusetts Institute of Technology,one year later. After receiving master's degree in MIT,he
went to study in California Institute of Technology and received PhD degrees in both aerospace and
mathematics.
     In 1955,six years after the founding of People's Republic of China,Qian Xuesen returned to his
motherland. His return brought China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles.
     In 1956,Qian Xuesen put forward "Proposal on the Development of China's Aviation Industry for
National Defense". With the support from Zhou Enlai,the premier,and marshal Nie Rongzheng,Qian
Xuesen began to prepare for the establishment of China's first missile and rocket research and
development structure,the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defense. Henceforth(從此以后),he has long been in charge of the chief technological research and development of China's missile,rocket and
spacecraft.
     Due to research and development led by Qian Xuesen,China successfully exploded its first atom bomb in 1964. Later,China launched its first manmade satellite,Dong Fang Hong I,to the earth orbit on April 24,
1970,becoming the fifth country in the world to independently launch satellite following the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,the USA,France and Japan.The satellite floated around the earth,blaring(高聲播放) the song Dong Fang Hong,which has the same name as the satellite.
     As a forerunner leading the development of China's aerospace science and technology,Qian Xuesen
also provided chances for young scientists. Wang Yongzhi,former chief designer of China's mannedspace
project,has benefited a lot from Qian Xuesen. "He suggested that rocket of the second generation should
be developed by our second generation scientists. This suggestion gave us chances to be general
designers." Recalling the experience working with Qian Xuesen,Sun Jiadong,general designer of China's
lunar orbiter project,is very grateful. "He put great expectation on us and trusted us a lot. Whenever we
made mistakes,he seldom blamed us,but helped us to find out the reason so we could avoid it in the
future."
     Honored as Father of China's Missile and King of Rockets,Qian Xuesen never stopped his work on
scientific research after he retired. He said he had no time to review the past,but looked forward to the
future.

1. When did Qian xuesen begin to study in Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

A. In 1955.  
B. In 1935.  
C. In 1936.  
D. In 1934.

2. Which of the following is about the five countries that launched manmade satellite independently before 1970?

A. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,the UK,France,China and Japan.
B. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,the USA,Japan,Canada and China.
C. America,France,Japan,China and Australia.
D. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,America,France,Japan and China.

3. What does the underlined word "forerunner"(Paragraph 6) probably mean?

A. A leader.  
B. A pioneer.
C. A competitor.  
D. A successful scientist.

4. According to the passage,which of the following about Qian Xuesen is NOT true?

A. In 1956,he made good preparations for the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defense.
B. He made outstanding contributions to the establishment and development of Chinese aerospace
undertaking.
C. He returned to China,bringing China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles.
D. He devoted all his life to China's space science.

5. It can be inferred from Paragraph 6 that ________.

A. Qian Xuesen is very concerned about the development of young scientists.
B. The help of Qian Xuesen is beneficial to young scientists.
C. Qian Xuesen gives many opportunities to general designers.
D. When the chief designers do something wrong,Qian Xuesen helps them find out the cause.