It was December 22．The bitter wind swept the countless snowflakes（雪花） across my front yard．My dad was there sweeping the  1 ．His nose was red as a cherry．With every breath he took, a white puff escaped  2  the air．

       Inside, my mother was _3_the last of the boxes． 4  I entered the front door, the thought that after today I wouldn’t enter through that  5 ever again burned a hole in my stomach．I picked up my dog and sat Indian style with him in my lap on the  6 , wooden floor．I had no 7  but to sit on the floor, for there was no longer any furniture in my house．I sat there in a daze （恍惚）, just 8 ．There was no reason for my parents to make me, a once 9 12-year-old kid, 10．I had two best friends right across the street; I did well in school and I always kept my room clean． 11 , this was “my house”．By no means did I want a couple of  12 living here．These recurring （重復(fù)） thoughts  13  around in my mind and I couldn’t find an answer．

       Out of the front window I could see the orange top of a truck pulling in along the cleaned driveway and I knew it was the other U-Haul．At once their men came  14  in through the back door like World War Ⅲ was starting．

       I watched  15  as the men, my mother and my dad loaded the truck．My dog even winced （畏縮） as he stared out of the window．I wondered if he was  16  , too, or if he just wished to play outside in the snow．

       My mum came in, looking solemn （凝重）．She turned  17  the overhead light, put the  18  in my arms and took me out of the back door．A totally 19  feeling filled my heart．For the first time in my life, I wondered what  20  would be like to me tomorrow．

1．A．stairs                    B．garden                 C．sidewalk              D．driveway

2．A．into                      B．down                  C．on                      D．over

3．A．piling                    B．packing               C．collecting            D．locking

4．A．Though                 B．Since                  C．As                      D．While

5．A．yard                     B．door                    C．box                     D．flat

6．A．cold                      B．wet                     C．broken                D．dirty

7．A．choice                  B．way                    C．solution               D．means

8．A．dreaming               B．thinking               C．sleeping               D．laughing

9．A．intelligent              B．clever                  C．happy                 D．honest

10．A．remain                B．cry                     C．suffer                 D．move

11．A．However             B．Besides                C．Therefore            D．Yet

12．A．neighbors            B．strangers             C．visitors                D．elders

13．A．came                  B．traveled               C．danced                D．flowed

14．A．running               B．flying                  C．driving                D．riding

15．A．curiously             B．happily                C．interestingly         D．helplessly

16．A．a(chǎn)fraid                  B．a(chǎn)ngry                  C．sad                     D．lonely

17．A．down                  B．off                      C．on                      D．up

18．A．box                     B．dog                     C．bag                     D．hand

19．A．excited                B．eager                   C．empty                 D．unknown

20．A．weather             B．school           C．home             D．world

In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written．In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually was made up of saying poetry aloud and giving speeches．

       In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject．This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates（應(yīng)試者） for the doctor’s degree．

       Generally, however, modern examinations are written．The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century．Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry．A room full of candidates for a state examination timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, looks like a group of workers at an automobile factory．Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines．

       One type of test is sometimes called an “objective” test．It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions．To make up an objective test, the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer．Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly．

1．The main idea of Paragraph Three is that ___________ ．

       A．workers now take examinations                                       B．the population has grown

       C．there are only written exams today       D．examinations are now written and timed

2．The kind of exams where students must select answers are ___________ ．

       A．objective            B．personal              C．spoken           D．written

3．Modern industry must have developed ____________ ．

       A．a(chǎn)round the 19th century              B ．before the Middle Ages

       C．in Greece or Rome                   D．machines to take tests

4．It may be concluded that testing __________．

       A．should test only opinions              B．should always be written

       C．is given only in factories               D．has changed since the Middle Ages

More than one million children in the United States do not go to school．Instead, they learn at home．Most often, their parents are their teachers．Educational companies, libraries and the Internet provide many families with teaching materials．

       Parents choose home schooling for several reasons．Some choose it because of their religious beliefs．Others say it provides more time for the family to be together．They say the home offers a better place for learning．Some parents believe home schooling avoids learning．Some parents believe home schooling avoids problems of national schools．Critics, however, say children need to attend school with other children．

       All fifty American states and the District of Columbia permit home schooling．Some states do not require much preparation by parents or testing of children．Other states have more requirements for home schooling．Home schooling in the United States began when the country was established．In farm areas, people often lived far from a school．Widespread home schooling took place until about the middle of the nineteenth century．Then, in 1852, the state of Massachusetts passed the first law requiring children to attend school．

       Over the years, the American public education system strengthened and grew．By the 1960s and 1970s, however, some Americans believed that traditional education was not helping their children．So a number of parents began home schooling．

       Home schooling expert Linda Dobson says many people have helped the movement grow．She says many kinds of people have joined the movement．These include rich people and poor people．They represent many races, religions and political beliefs．Ms．Dobson says the number of home-schooled children has increased an estimated fifteen to twenty percent each year during the last fifteen years．

1．Teaching materials for home schooling do NOT come from _______．

       A．parents                                    B．libraries

       C．the Internet                               D．educational companies

2．Which of the following is one of the reasons why parents choose home schooling?

       A．it makes parents and their children have less time together．

       B．Some people have different religious beliefs from the others．

       C．It can’t provide a comfortable place for children to be in．

       D．There are too many students in a home classroom．

3．Home schooling was started in ________．

       A．the 1960s                                            B．the 1970s

       C．the 1850s                                       D．the 1776

4．Home schooling in the United States now is __________．

       A．facing many difficulties              B．struggling

       C．growing fast                      D．decreasing in large numbers

With a busy life and job, pressure can make you look tired and aged．Kissi Health-Beauty Center gives classes, makes training plans according to your physical conditions, and sets up an individual file．All these things will help you to get to know your body and the way to keep it fit．

1） BODY-BUILDING

       Imported gym equipment will help you build up your body’s muscles, making you look full of energy and strength．

2） GYMNASTIC EXERCISES

       A bright and large exercise room with excellent equipment and music will give your body a chance to enjoy movement with rhythm．

3） SPECIAL “LAZY-BONE” FITNESS CENTER

       “Lazy-bone” fitness equipment is the first body shaping set of seven beds in Houston．Designed according to human anatomic （解剖學(xué)的） and kinematic（運(yùn)動(dòng)學(xué)的）theory， the seven special beds will help you to exercise your waist, abdomen（腹）, hips（臀）or legs．In the relaxing hours you may try them to strengthen your muscles and lose weight．

       *Tuition: “Lazy-bone” fitness card, 1000 dollars /month （gymnastic classes included）．

       *Open Time: 10:30 a．m．—10:30 p．m．every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

       *Tel：59185700

       *Address：16 Johnson Street, Houston

1．The purpose of this passage is to ______．

       A．give advice on health                       B．introduce new ways of body-building

       C．a(chǎn)sk you to go to the center              D．introduce ways to lose weight

2．If you want some exercise as well as relaxation after a busy day, you’ll go to the center and ______．

       A．learn anatomic and kinematic theory

       B．lie still on the special beds

       C．join in the gymnastic exercises

       D．buy a special card

3．Tom Everest who keeps a “Lazy-bone” fitness card can go to the center ______ this week．

       A．11:30 a．m．Monday                         B．11:30 p．m．Monday

       C．10:00 a．m．Tuesday                        D．10:00 p．m．Tuesday

4．According to the passage, the center wants to show it is _____ ．

       A．the most convenient                      B．the largest

       C．the newest                                 D．the most advanced

Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it's painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr．Kleitman has a new explanation．He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle．

       During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you're “hot”．That's true．The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak（高峰）．For some people the peak comes before noon．For others it comes in the afternoon or evening．No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues （ 自言自語 ） as: “Get up, John! You'll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and- energy peak in the evening．Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has．

       You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better．Habit can help, Dr．Kleitman believes．Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway．Counteract （對(duì)抗） your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to．If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour．This won't change your cycle, but you'll get up steam （鼓起干勁） and work better at your low point．

       Get off to a slow start which saves your energy．Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch．Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor．Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before．Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours．

1．If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably________．

       A．he is a lazy person

       B．he refuses to follow his own energy cycle

       C．he is not sure when his energy is low

       D．he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening

2．Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?

       A．Unawareness of energy cycles．

       B．Familiar monologues．

       C．A change in a family member's energy cycle．

       D．Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members．

3．If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should________．

       A．change his energy cycle                  B．overcome his laziness

       C．get up earlier than usual                   D．go to bed earlier

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

       A．Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one's energy．

       B．Dr．Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day．

       C．Habits help a person adapt to his own energy cycle．

       D．Children have energy cycles, too．

以下標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行均有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，請(qǐng)找出，并按下列情況改正：此行多一個(gè)詞；把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。此行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（Λ），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。此行錯(cuò)一詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

       Unlike many other places, our hometown is also facing           1．_____

the problem of pollution．Unfortunately, people here have              2．_____

realized the importance of protection the natural environment．        3．_____

Factories have been taken measures to stop pouring polluted         4．_____

water into the rivers．The citizens not longer put waste, such         5．_____

as rubbish or human waste into the rivers．Every year,              6．_____

a great number trees are planted．As a result,                       7．_____

the water in the rivers are becoming cleaner and cleaner．            8．_____

The hills around the city were covered with green trees              9．_____

and the air here is much more fresher than before．                10．_____

He woke up and found himself ______ on the sofa, with a blanket over him．

A．laid       B．lying          C．to lie       D．lain

Nowadays college graduates have to be highly______ to find an ideal job．

A．competitive　       B．sensitive        C．a(chǎn)ttractive          D．a(chǎn)cceptable

Her shoes _____ her dress; they look very well together．

A．suit         B．fit         C．compare       D．match

The man rewarded with a large amount of money was too ___ to tell his family．

A．exciting             B．excited              C．a(chǎn)nxious            D．surprised