●  Formula One Car Racing was hit by McLaren spy controversy.
     ●  David Beckham left Real Madrid for Las Angeles Galaxy of the Major League Soccer.
     ●  The National Basketball Association (NBA) was involved in gambling.
     ●  Men's 100-meter world record was revised. Asafa Powell of Jamaica lowered the world 100-meter record with a time of 9.74 seconds in Italy in September. He had previously shared the record of 9.77
 with American Olympic champion Justin Gatlin.
     ●  Germany defended their title at the Women's World Cup. Germany became the first team in history 
to defend the title at the Women's World Cup after beating Brazil 2-0 in the final on Sept. 30.
     ●  American track athlete Marion Jones admitted that she had used steroids (類固醇類藥物) in the 
run-up to the 2000 Sydney Olympics.     
     Jones was then stripped of the five medals, including three golds she won in Sydney, and banned for
 two years.
     ●  FIFA ended its policy of rotating(使輪流) the hosting of World Cups through its six continental
 confederations from the 2018 World Cup finals.
     ●  The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) presented its new anti-drug rules aimed at strictly
 punishing drug-takers but also offering mercy for accidental drug-taking.
     ●  Swiss Roger Federer still ruled the tennis world.     
     For the third time in four years, Federer walked away with three of the four majors.
     ●  Brazilian men's volleyball team got their 10th world-level crown in seven years after defending 
World Cup title in December.

1. Which country, should you go to if you want to watch David Beckham's league matches on the spot?

A. America.    
B. Spain.    
C. Britain.    
D. Germany.

2. What does the underlined word "stripped" most probably mean?

A. To remove one's clothes, either completely or to a particular extent.     
B. To take off a covering, or take the covering off something.
C. To separate one or more components from a solution (溶液) or mixture.
D. To take status or property or titles away from somebody.

3. Which is true according to the passage?

A. Asafa Powell became a world record keeper for the first time.
B. It was the first time that Germany won the Women's World Cup.
C. Accidental drug-takers might not be punished strictly by WADA.
D. Roger Federer missed three of four majors for the third time.

4. What might be the best title of this news report?

A. Top 10 world-popular sportsmen in 2007.
B. Top 10 world sports breakthroughs in 2007.
C. Top 10 world sports records in 2007.
D. Top 10 world sports news stories in 2007.

     My bookshelves are full of dust-and with good reason. When it comes to cleaning that part of my
home, I suffer from the most serious case of avoidance (回避反應癥).
     The thing is this: when I do set out to clean and re-organize my books, which seldom happens, I
place myself into a really bad situation. No sooner do I take a title from the shelf, blow off the dust, and
wipe down the cover than I find myself sitting on the floor with legs crossed and my back against the
wall. Pretty soon books get piled up on my legs as I am reunited with old friends.
     It is as if these books have voices, and each wants to say its piece. "Remember me? I was given to
you when you went into the Navy, so that you would never lack for companionship," one whispers.
Another says, "I was your first book of poems, given to you before you learned to love poetry." And
a third, "I was the book that made history so attractive to you."
     Perhaps the greatest pleasure of re-organizing my books are the surprises - or better said,
reunions-that occur. During my latest book-cleaning adventure, I found one that had fallen behind the
shelf: "Tales of Edgar Allan Poe." Not an unusual title, but the words written on the first page made it
very special: "With Love from Mom and Dad, Christmas 1965." What's this? A book on the physics
of lasers().It is filled with mathematical statements, and I had bought it at a library sale when I was 12,
not long after the laser had been invented. I couldn't understand a bit of it, but I did learn what "laser"
meant.
     What I end up with when I empty my bookshelves is a cross-section (橫剖面) of my personal
history. It's like a road cut where one sees all the layers of rock going back through time to the beginning
of the simplest life forms. The books I've read-and kept-are not just old friends. They are my résumé ?

1.What could be said about the author?

A. He is too busy to tidy up his bookshelves.  
B. He considers his books treasured possessions.
C. He has made a lot of notes in his books.    
D. He is a lover of science books.

2. By saying that his books have voices, the author means            .

A. hey bring back happy memories  
B. they are recorded in human voice
C. they say a lot about human history  
D. they offer good topics for discussion

3.What does the author enjoy most from re-organizing his books?

A. Finding some missing books.          
B. Putting books in good order.
C. Learning something new from the books.
D. Rediscovering interesting stories behind some books.

4. The underlined word "résumé" in the last paragraph probably means __________.

A. personal history  
B. precious notes
C. good companion
D. imply life forms  

     I've written 14 movies. My characters smoke in many of them, and they look cool and glamorous
(有魅力的) doing it. Smoking was an integral (必需的) part of many of my screenplays because I
 was a heavy smoker. It was part of a bad-boy image I'd cultivated for a long time— smoking, drinking,
 partying, rock 'n' roll.
     Smoking, I once believed, was every person's right. The second-hand smoke was non-existent
 problem invented by professional do-gooders. I put all these views into my plays.
     Remembering all this, I find it hard to forgive myself. I have been an accomplice (幫兇) to the
 murders of untold numbers of human beings. I am admitting this only because I have made a deal with 
God. Spare me, I said, and I will try to stop others from committing the same crimes I did.
     Eighteen months ago I was diagnosed with throat cancer, the result of a lifetime of smoking. I am alive
 but disabled. Much of my larynx (喉) is gone. I have some difficulty speaking; others have some
 difficulty understanding me.
     I haven't smoked or drunk for 18 months now, though I still take it day by day and pray for help. I 
believe in prayer and exercise. I have walked five miles a day for a year, without missing even one day.
 Quitting smoking and drinking has taught me the hardest lesson I've ever learned about my own 
eakness; it has also given me the greatest affection and empathy (同感) for those still addicted.
     I don't think smoking is every person's right anymore. I think smoking should be as illegal as heroin
(海洛因). I'm no longer such a bad boy. I go to church on Sunday. I'm desperate to see my four boys
 grow up. I want to do everything I can to undo the damage I have done with my own big-screen words 
and images.
      Screen writers know, too, that some movie stars are more likely to play a part if they can
 smoke —because they are so addicted to smoking that they have difficulty stopping even during the
 shooting of a scene.
     My hands are bloody; so are Hollywood's. My cancer has caused me to attempt to cleanse (徹底
清潔) me. I don't wish my fate upon anyone in Hollywood, but I beg that Hollywood should stop putting 
it upon millions of others.

1. The main idea of this passage probably is _________.

A.  the writer is ashamed of the bad effects his screenplays have had on human beings
B. the writer's smoking experience nearly killed himself
C.  the bad effects that Hollywood screenplay have brought to children
D. the determination of the writer to overcome his illness

2. How do you think the writer has realized his mistake?

A. So many people have found the habit of smoking due to his plays.
B. His plays have brought great harm to teenagers.
C. He himself suffered greatly from smoking.
D. His screenplays have been doing more and more harm to human beings.

3. What is the writer determined to do in future?

A. He has made up his mind to give up smoking forever.
B. He will try his best to prevent others from writing screen plays encouraging smoking.
C. He will try his best to bring up his four children.
D. He has decided to write his screenplays without smoking scenes.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. the writer will soon be recovered from his illness thanks to his exercise
B. the writer will soon die because of his deadly disease
C. smoking will be got rid of in all Hollywood films  
D. smoking in Hollywood films is still doing great harm to human beings