Stand Beside You Forever

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane (手杖) made her way carefully up the steps. She   1   the driver and, using her hands to feel the   2   of the seats, walked down and found the   3   which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Susan, 34,   4   a medical misdiagnosis, was suddenly thrown into a world of   5  . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. He   6   her how to rely on her other   7  , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and   8   to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could   9   for her, and save her a seat.

  10  , Susan decided that she was ready to try the   11   on her own. Monday morning, she said good – bye and for the first time, they went their   12   ways.

On Friday mornings, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was   13   the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I   14   envy you.” Susan had no   15   what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you   16  ?”

The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the   17   week, a fine – looking gentleman   18   a military uniform has been standing across the corner   19   you as you get off the bus. He   20   you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”

Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.

1．A．thanked                 B．a(chǎn)sked                  C．discovered           D．paid

2．A．location                 B．shape                  C．size                     D．cost

4．A．a(chǎn)ccording to          B．instead of            C．a(chǎn)part from           D．due to

5．A．a(chǎn)nger                    B．darkness              C．happiness            D．light

6．A．a(chǎn)sked                    B．encouraged          C．taught                 D．praised

7．A．feelings                 B．sights                  C．senses                 D．a(chǎn)bilities

8．A．how                     B．when                  C．where                 D．who

9．A．make out               B．watch out            C．find out               D．work out

10．A．Finally                 B．Luckily                C．However             D．Besides

11．A．visit                    B．trip                     C．bus                     D．work

12．A．opposite              B．separate               C．difficult               D．usual

13．A．getting on            B．getting in             C．getting off           D．getting up

14．A．must                   B．may                    C．will                     D．do

15．A．idea                    B．opinion                C．way                    D．thought

16．A．want                   B．mean                   C．say                     D．suggest

17．A．next                    B．old                      C．past                    D．following

18．A．by                      B．on                       C．with                    D．in

19．A．searching            B．watching             C．calling                 D．noticing

20．A．looks out           B．takes up                     C．believes in          D．makes sure

Athens Olympic 110m hurdle champion Liu Xiang felt so relieved to return to racetrack after getting out of the great number of social activities.

Liu arrived in hometown Shanghai Wednesday night and was about to resume(恢復) training shortly after.

“I am so exhausted from so many social activities, which made me even more tired than training,” said the 21-year-old Liu, who wrote a new chapter in China’s Olympic history by winning the country’s first ever athletics short-distance running title in the men’s 110m hurdles in Athens in August.

“I am happy that I will resume my training soon back in Shanghai,” said the Shanghai native. He turned into an instant national hero with the Olympic glory and one of the most popular Olympic gold medalists, taking part in scores of celebration activities since he returned to China early September.

“My regular training has been interrupted for such a long time that I think I can only run at about 13.5 seconds now,” said Liu, who clocked a world record-tying time of 12.91 to clinch the title.

“I would rather forget what I have achieved in the past and try my best to realize a higher goal,” he said.

Liu already missed the Berlin Golden League Series on Sunday and won’t be able to catch the IAAF Grand Prix final slated for September 18-19 in Monaco. He plans on attending an IAAF all-star tournament in Japan at the end of this month.

1．This passage mainly talks about           .

       A．victory of Liu Xiang

       B．Liu Xiang’s resumption to the racetrack

       C．dream of Liu Xiang

       D．Liu Xiang’s high aim

2．From the passage we can see           .

       A．Liu Xiang is content to go back to training

       B．Liu Xiang will win Golden League Series on Sunday

       C．Liu Xiang wasn’t good at social activities

       D．Liu Xiang was refreshed after so many social activities

3．The underlined word “relieved” means           .

       A．sad                     B．glad                    C．worried               D．disappointed

4．Which of the following is NOT wrong ?

       A．Liu Xiang has had a quiet life for as long as half a month.

       B．Liu Xiang has missed two races because of his social activities.

       C．Liu Xiang has made up his mind to stop his social activities.

       D．Liu Xiang has deserted his present career.

The Lies of George W. Bush

By David Corn

Imprint: Three Rivers Press

Trade Paperback: 368 pages

Pub Date: May 2004

Price: US $ 12.195

ISBN: 1400050677

All American presidents have lied, but George W. Bush has seriously abused the truth, this book tells us. It’s full of sharp accusations against the US president and his inner circle. David Corn, the Washington editor of “The Nation”, details the many times the Bush administration knowingly and intentionally misled the American public to advance its own interests and plan. These include: Unclear reports and presenting misleading arguments to gain public support for the war against Iraq. Misleading explanations, instead of telling the full truth, about the 9/11 attacks.

The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty

By Kitty Kelley

Imprint: Doubleday

Hardcover: 736 Pages

Pub Date: September 2004

Price: US $ 29.95

ISBN: 0385503245

They have got huge financial power and controlled world politics for more than half a century. They have been elected as governors, congressmen, senators and presidents. They have shaped America’s past and, with the country at war under the leadership of their No. 1 son, they are, shaping America’s future. As the Bush family has risen to power, they have been masters of their own public image. They act and operate under the protection of privacy their money and status has afforded them.

America’s Secret War

By George Friedman

Imprint: Doubleday

Hardcover: 368 pages

Pub Date: October 2004

Price: US $ 25.95

ISBN: 0385512457

Friedman tells the surprising truth behind America’s foreign policy and war in Afghanuistan and Iraq. In “America’s Secret War”, George Friedman identifies the Untied States’ most dangerous enemies. He also examines presidential strategies of the last quarter century, and reveals the real reasons behind the attack of 9/11 and the Bush administration’s reasons for the war in Iraq.

He describes in detail America’s secret and open efforts in the global war against terrorism.

1．Which of the two books are published by the same publisher?

       A．America’s Secret War and The Nation.

       B．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty and The Lies of George W. Bush.

       C．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty and America’s Secret War.

       D．America’s Secret War and The Lies of George W. Bush.

2．In the three books introduced above, the readers can learn           .

       A．how George W. Bush lied to the American people

       B．how the Bush family came to power

       C．the real truth behind the war on terrorism

       D．the truth about Bush

3．In which book is Bush criticized by the author?

       A．America’s Secret War.

       B．The Lies of George W. Bush.

       C．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty.

       D．The Nation.

4．If you are an official from the department of foreign affairs, which book will most interest you?

       A．America’s Secret War.

       B．The Lies of George W. Bush

       C．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty.

       D．The Nation.

    Having finished her homework, Ma Li wants some music for relaxation. As usual, she starts her computer and goes to Baidu.com to download music files. But this time she is surprised when an announcement about protecting songs’ copyright bursts onto the screen. The age of free music and movie downloads may have come to an end as Web companies like Baidu are accused of pirating copyright. Lawsuits (訴訟) have been filed against four websites offering free downloads. In September 2005, a Beijing court ordered Baidu to pay recording company Shanghai Push compensation for their losses. Baidu were also told to block the links to the pirated music on the website. This caused a heated discussion on Internet file sharing.

“Baidu’s defeat in the lawsuit shows it is not right to get copyrighted songs without paying. Downloaders may face lawsuits or fines,” said an official.

Like many teens, Huang Ruoru, an 18-year-old girl from Puning in Guangdong Province, doesn’t think that getting music from websites is wrong. She always shares her favorite songs downloaded from Baidu with her friends. When told about the lawsuit, she began to feel a little sorry about obtaining others’ work without paying.

However, other teenagers have different ideas. Wang Yafei, a Senior 2 girl from Jinan, Shandong Province pointed out that file sharing is a good way to promote pop singers. “If I download a song and really like it, I will buy the CD,” she said. “So what the recording companies really should concentrate on is improving their music, rather than pursuing file-sharers.”

1．Which of the following best describes the passage?

       A．Music on the Internet is of better quality.

       B．Downloading material can be illegal.

       C．It’s good to get free music on the Internet.

       D．Baidu is a popular web company.

2．The four web companies were put to court because        .

       A．they got copyrighted songs without paying

       B．they downloaded copyrighted music for people

       C．they make copyrighted files for free downloads

       D．they offer free music on line

3．What’s the advantage of tile sharing for recording companies?

       A．Getting more money from web companies.

       B．Enabling people to download favorite songs.

       C．Helping to improve the music.

       D．Making pop singers more popular.

4．It can be inferred from the text that         .

       A．Web companies are still ignoring the copyright laws.

       B．Teenagers haven’t got money to buy CDs.

       C．Teenagers are probably still downloading free music.

       D．Teenagers prefer CDs with copyright to pirated music.

    Every human being has a unique arrangement of the skin on his fingers and this arrangement is unchangeable. Scientists and experts have proved the uniqueness of finger-prints and discovered that no exactly similar pattern is passed on from parents to children, though nobody knows why this is the case.

The ridge structure on a person’s fingers does not change with growth and is not affected by surface injuries. Burns, cuts and other damage to the outer part of the skin will be replaced in time by new one, which bears a reproduction of the original pattern. It is only when the inner skin is injured that the arrangement will be destroyed. Some criminals make use of this fact to remove their own fingerprints but this is a dangerous and rare step to take.

Finger-prints can be made very easily with printer’s ink. They can by recorded easily. With special methods, identification can be achieved successfully within a short time. Because of the simplicity and economy of this system, finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal cases. A suspected man may deny a charge but this may be in vain. His finger – prints can prove who he is even if his appearance has been changed by age or accident.

When a suspect leaves finger-prints behind at the scene of a crime, they are difficult to detect with the naked eye. Special techniques are used to “develop” them. Some of the marks found are incomplete but identification is possible if a print of a quarter of an inch square can be obtained.

1．Scientists and experts have proved that the pattern of a human being’s finger skin        .

       A．is similar to his mother’s

       B．is valuable to himself only

       C．is like that of others with the same type of blood

       D．is different from that of all others

2．If your fingers are wounded by knife, fire or other means, the structure of skin will        .

       A．be changed partly

       B．be replaced by a different one

       C．be the same then the wound is recovered

       D．become ugly

3．Some criminals remove their own finger – prints by           .

       A．using printer’s ink                                B．injuring the inner skin

       C．damaging the outer skin                        D．damaging the color

4．Finger – prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case because it       .

       A．is complicated but reliable                     B．is simple and not expensive

       C．is expensive but easy to do                   D．can bring a lot of money

Japanese scientists have taken the first photographs of one of the most mysterious creatures in the deep ocean – the giant squid (魷魚).

Until now the only information about the behavior of the creatures which measure up to 18 meters (59 feet) in length has been based on dead or dying squid washed up on shore or captured in commercial fishing nets.

But Tsunemi Kubodera, of the National Science Museum, and Kyoichi Mori of the Ogasawara Whale Watching Association, both in Tokyo have captured the first images of Architeuthis attacking bait 900 meters below the surface in the cold, dark waters of the North Pacific. “We show the first wild images of a giant squid in its natural environment,” they said in a report in the journal Proceedings B of the Royal Society.

Little is known about the creatures because it has been so difficult to locate and study them alive. Large ships and specialist equipment, which is costly, are needed to study deep sea environments.

The Japanese scientists found the squid by following sperm whales, the most effective hunters of giant squid, as they gathered to feed between September and December in the deep waters off the coast of the Ogasawara Islands in the North Pacific. They used a remote long – line camera and depth logging system to capture the giant squid in the ocean depths.

The most dramatic character of giant squids is the pair of extremely long tentacles (觸角，觸須), distinct from the eight shorter arms. The long tentacles make up to two – thirds of the length of the dead specimens to date. The giant squid appear to be a much more active meat – eating animals than researchers had thought.

1．The passage mainly tells us that         .

       A．Scientists captured a giant squid alive

       B．Scientists captured a giant squid on camera

       C．giant squids are special meat – eating animals

       D．giant squids mainly live in the deep sea

2．According to the passage, we can infer that the word “Architeuthis” should refer to       .

       A．a(chǎn) scientist            B．the sperm whale   C．a(chǎn) big ship            D．the giant squid

3．Which of the following about giant squids is TRUE?

       A．They like living the cold and deep waters.

       B．They mainly feed on the dead fish.

       C．They like playing, using their tentacles.

       D．They have only eight arms around the mouth.

4．According to the passage, the scientists located the giant squid          .

       A．through a remote long – line camera

       B．by using depth logging system

       C．by following sperm whales

       D．by using the bait to attract them

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤.對標題號的每一行做出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊的橫線上劃（√）；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正：

此行多一個詞：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。

此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。

Last month we bought our two – year – old daughter the            1．       

little dog. There are not many children of her age in                             2．       

where we live, and we thought a dog would make her more               3．       

lonely. We were right. They played together happily all day                   4．       

now. Our daughter smiles and laughs a lot of more                              5．       

than she used. In a way it is like having two children                           6．       

in the house. All of them are very untidy, and they cry                         7．       

when they don’t get what they want. The dog is easy                          8．       

to look after than my daughter. It always eats up all its                         9．       

food but we don’t have piles of dirty clothes to wash.                        10．       

目前，許多學校對學生采取封閉式管理，學生對此看法不一。請根據(jù)下列所提供的信息，寫一篇短文，談談自己的看法。（字數(shù)80—120）

注意：1．不要逐字翻譯。2．短文開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Nowadays a lot of schools keep their students in school all day long.

---Is it dangerous ?

--- Yes, but I have to ___________ the risk, because that’s the only chance I can catch the animal.

A．make      B．reduce   C．take       D．put

Silence filled the room and I was about to speak ___________ something touched my shoulder.

A．that             B．when      C．while      D．until