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Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one’s life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.
But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure. So in spite of all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained(可獲得的), the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33%—from 8.8 million to 11.7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America.
For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for grown-ups especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting(省略) breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect work,” said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve work.”
Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate(不適當), and most of the recent work involves(涉及) children, not grown-ups. “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, “is poor.”

  1. 1.

    The main idea of the passage is _______.

    1. A.
      breakfast has nothing to do with people’s health
    2. B.
      a good breakfast used to be important to us
    3. C.
      breakfast is not as important to us as gasoline to a car
    4. D.
      breakfast is not as important as we thought before
  2. 2.

    For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _______.

    1. A.
      several studies have been done in the past few years
    2. B.
      the omission of breakfast does no harm to one’s health
    3. C.
      grown-ups have especially made studies in this field
    4. D.
      eating little in the morning is good for health
  3. 3.

    The underlined part “nor does giving people breakfast improve work” means _______.

    1. A.
      people without breakfast can improve their work
    2. B.
      not giving people breakfast improves work
    3. C.
      having breakfast does not improve work, either
    4. D.
      people having breakfast do improve their work, too
  4. 4.

    The word "literature" in the last sentence refers to _______.

    1. A.
      stories, poems, play, etc
    2. B.
      written works on a particular subject
    3. C.
      any printed material
    4. D.
      the modern literature of America
  5. 5.

    What is implied but not stated by the author is that _______.

    1. A.
      breakfast does not affect work
    2. B.
      Dr Polite works at an institution of higher learning
    3. C.
      not eating breakfast might affect the health of children
    4. D.
      Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in London

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Think about what you had for lunch: Was it a hamburger? A chicken sandwich? Barbecue? What about vegetables? Would it surprise you to learn that what you eat can affect the whole planet?
It can—in a big way. New studies show how food and its production affect the globe and its warming climate. You’ve probably heard of global warming : The temperature is on the rise because humankind has been releasing (排放) amounts of gases into the atmosphere. One of these greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）.
What does this have to do with food ? A big part of the carbon dioxide that we put in the atmosphere every year comes from the process of making and eating food. The production of meat contributes a lot of that carbon diode. And much of meat’s contribution comes from beef , which is responsible for releasing even more warming gases into the atmosphere.
The process of making a hamburger ,for example, requires a lot of energy. A cow has to be fed and raised on farmland, and cow waste is a major source of methane (沼氣) — an especially powerful greenhouse gas. The cow has to be killed. The meat has to be processed (加工) and shipped to a shop, which takes fuel . Most of the cow won’t even be used for meat that people eat. By the time a hamburger finally lands on a dinner plate, it has made a heavy effect on the environment.
We can reduce the production of global-warming gases by eating less beef .Other kinds of meat like pork and chicken do less harm to the environment—at least in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases released. 
All kinds of meat are harder on the planet than vegetables. To grow and eat a pound of potatoes, for example, sends less than one-quarter pound of carbon dioxide into the air. So changing our diet to less meat and more vegetables, as it turns out, may do the world some good.

  1. 1.

    The questions asked in the first paragraph are used to _____.

    1. A.
      show the author’s concern about food safety
    2. B.
      express the author’s puzzlement at what to eat
    3. C.
      remind readers of something delicious to eat
    4. D.
      introduce the topic to be discussed in the passage
  2. 2.

    What is the bad news for meat-eaters?

    1. A.
      Meat producing can cause global warming
    2. B.
      Most cows are raised not for people to eat
    3. C.
      There is a lot of carbon dioxide in meat
    4. D.
      Animals begin to die off because of global warming
  3. 3.

    Which is the most environment-friendly food according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Beef
    2. B.
      Carrot
    3. C.
      Pork
    4. D.
      Chicken
  4. 4.

    The author wrote the passage in order to _____.

    1. A.
      explain the importance of eating meat
    2. B.
      advise people to keep a balanced diet
    3. C.
      encourage people to choose a greener diet
    4. D.
      introduce some healthy foods to people

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Macao, also called Macau, is on the western side of the Pearl River entrance, at the head of which is the Chinese port of Guangdong and it stands opposite Hong Kong which is on the eastern side of the entrance. It is made of a small narrow peninsula(半島) sticking out from Guangdong province. The total area of Macao is about 21.45 square kilometers, and it is made up of three parts: Macao Peninsula, Dingbat Isle and Lehman Isle.
Between Macao Peninsula and Dingbat Isle there are two bridges which join the two parts together, and there is also a highway between the Dingbat and Lehman Isles. Therefore, two bridges and one highway make the three parts of Macao into an integrated region(一個整體).
Macao faces to the vast sea and its back is the Pearl River Delta. The two big cities, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, and the two special economic zones Hula and Shenzhen are its neighbors. All of this offers much advantage for its economic development.
Macao has a population of about 450, 000. This is very large against the size of the area. The average population density(密度) reaches 20, 000 per square kilometer. It is one of the densest population regions in the world. The majority of its people are Chinese, who make up 96% of the whole population.

  1. 1.

    Which is the advantage for Macao’s economic development?

    1. A.
      Macao is on the coast line.
    2. B.
      Macao is near some big cities or special economic zones.
    3. C.
      Macao’s back is a rich delta.
    4. D.
      All of the above.
  2. 2.

    In Macao there are only about _______ people who are not Chinese.

    1. A.
      18,000
    2. B.
      20,000
    3. C.
      21,450
    4. D.
      428,000

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In the fall of 1985.I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere.Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college an the age of 65.She was the first in our family to reach that goal.But one year after I started college, she developed cancer.I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her.It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children.In 1999, we adopted our first son.To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional.A year later came our second adopted boy.Then followed son No.3.In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.
You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo.Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time.But I never gave up on the dream either.I had only one choice: to find a way.That meant talking as few as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys.They often wanted me to stay home with them.There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina.It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！
I am not special, just single-minded.It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal.Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day.It’s a process.Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.

  1. 1.

    When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be         .

    1. A.
      a writer
    2. B.
      a teacher
    3. C.
      a judge
    4. D.
      a doctor
  2. 2.

    Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

    1. A.
      She wanted to study by herself.
    2. B.
      She fell in love and got married.
    3. C.
      She suffered from a serious illness.
    4. D.
      She decided to look after her grandma.
  3. 3.

    What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

    1. A.
      Failure is the mother of success.
    2. B.
      Little by little ,one goes far.
    3. C.
      Every coin has two sides.
    4. D.
      Well begun ,half done.
  4. 4.

    Which of the following can best describe the author ?

    1. A.
      Caring and determined.
    2. B.
      Honest and responsible.
    3. C.
      Ambitious and sensitive.
    4. D.
      Innocent and single-minded.

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Mr. Jackson lived in the center of London but he had a hotel near the airport. There a lot of foreigners stayed for night. He didn’t know any other language but English and he found it difficult for him to understand the foreign visitors. Sometimes he had to use the gesture to talk with them, and tried his best to make himself understood. But he was often misunderstood (誤解) and it brought him a lot of trouble. A friend of his who taught a few foreign languages in a university would teach him. He was happy and studied hard. At first he learned some, but soon he found it wasn’t very easy to remember the words and expressions. His friend advised him to write down the useful expressions in his notebook so that he could use them when necessary. He did as he was told. He found it helpful for him to do so.
One evening there were plenty of people in the dining-room. They were all busy eating something except a Japanese. He was wandering (徘徊) there and waiting for his wife who was dressing herself up upstairs. Mr. Jackson thought to himself, “ The man wants to eat something but he doesn’t know any English. Let me help him.”
As he knew only a little Japanese, he had to bring out his notebook and showed it to the man, pointing to the sentence “I’m hungry.”
The Japanese had a look at it and gave him two pounds and left.

  1. 1.

    Mr. Jackson knew only English because        .

    1. A.
      he was an English student
    2. B.
      he had never been abroad
    3. C.
      he couldn’t learn by himself
    4. D.
      he hadn’t studied any foreign languages
  2. 2.

    Mr. Jackson had to use the gesture because        .

    1. A.
      he wanted the foreign visitors to understand him
    2. B.
      he wanted to learn the foreign languages from the visitors
    3. C.
      he hoped to know the foreign visitors’ custom
    4. D.
      he hoped more foreign visitors would stay for night in his hotel
  3. 3.

    As not all foreign visitors understand his gesture, sometimes Mr. Jackson         to communicate with them.

    1. A.
      succeeded
    2. B.
      lost heart
    3. C.
      failed
    4. D.
      gave up
  4. 4.

          , so he decided to help the man.

    1. A.
      Mr. Jackson thought the Japanese wanted to stay for night
    2. B.
      Mr. Jackson thought the Japanese was not hungry
    3. C.
      Mr. Jackson knew the Japanese was waiting for his wife.
    4. D.
      Mr. Jackson was sure the Japanese couldn’t speak English
  5. 5.

    The Japanese thought        , so he gave him two pounds.

    1. A.
      Mr. Jackson was a beggar.
    2. B.
      Mr. Jackson was a translator.
    3. C.
      Mr. Jackson could help him.
    4. D.
      Mr. Jackson could ring his wife up.

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Changsha,
Hunan Province
May 6, 2010
Dear editor,
Under China’s current educational system, there are those who do nothing but study. They of course are thought to be model students.
But I feel that there is another type of student who, perhaps not as diligent (勤奮的) as the first type, uses his time more efficiently and achieves a lot academically.
Last year, a classmate of mine was accepted by a top university. It surprised all of us. It was because, unlike most of us, he didn’t spend too much of his time studying.
When I asked him the secret of his success, he said that the key was properly and scientifically arranging his time.
“ I spent a lot of time keeping fit and as a result, I was able to better concentrate (集中) on my class work.”
The moral of the story is: it isn’t necessary to sit at your desk all day long to get high academic (學(xué)術(shù)) grades.
Yours,
Zhang Zishu

  1. 1.

    What does the letter-writer (a reader) think leads to the fact that many students do nothing but study?

    1. A.
      The present educational system.
    2. B.
      People’s old ideas.
    3. C.
      The teaching methods.
    4. D.
      The parents of these students.
  2. 2.

    It seems that this reader thinks        .

    1. A.
      the first type of student is our model
    2. B.
      the second type of students is our model
    3. C.
      both types of students are worth learning from
    4. D.
      neither of the two types of students are good
  3. 3.

    The secret of his classmate’s success was        .

    1. A.
      properly and scientifically arranging his time
    2. B.
      spending a lot of time studying
    3. C.
      doing nothing but studying
    4. D.
      playing all the time
  4. 4.

    The reader wrote the letter in order to        .

    1. A.
      call on us to work even harder
    2. B.
      cause people to think about how to study more efficiently
    3. C.
      advise people to do research into his classmate’s success
    4. D.
      criticize (批評) China’s educational system
  5. 5.

    What would be the best to stand for the letter-writer’s opinion?

    1. A.
      Secret of success.
    2. B.
      China’s educational system needs changing.
    3. C.
      Work while you work and play while you play.
    4. D.
      Keep fit first.

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In a natural disaster—a hurricane, flood, volcanic eruption, or other catastrophes—minutes and even seconds of warning can make the difference between life and death.Because of this, scientists are working to use the latest technological advances to predict when and where disasters will happen.They are also studying how best to analyze and communicate this information once it is obtained.
On September 29, 1998, Hurricane Georges made landfall in Biloxi, Mississippi, after damaging Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and several islands of the Caribbean badly with torrential rains and winds up to 160 km per hour.Few people lost their lives along the Gulf Coast of the United States, although hundreds died in the Caribbean.
This was a very different outcome from 1900, when a powerful Gulf Coast hurricane made an unexpected direct hit on Galveston, Texas, killing at least 6,000 people.
Vastly improved hurricane warnings explain the different circumstances at either end of the 20th century——residents of Galveston had no advance warning that a storm was approaching, while residents of Biloxi had been warned days in advance, allowing for extensive safety precautions（預(yù)防）.
At the same time that people in Biloxi were thankful for the advance warning, some residents of New Orleans, Louisiana were less satisfied.A day before Georges made landfall, forecasters were predicting that the hurricane had a good chance of striking New Orleans.Because much of New Orleans lies below sea level, the city is at risk for flooding.Emergency management officials must begin evacuations（疏散）well before a storm strikes.But evacuation costs money: businesses close, tourists leave, and citizens take precautionary measures.The mayor of New Orleans estimated that his city' s preparations for Georges cost more than 50 million.After Georges missed New Orleans, some residents questioned the value of the hurricane forecasts in the face of such high costs.
The different views on the early warnings for Hurricane Georges show some of the complexities related to predicting disasters.Disaster prediction is a process of providing scientific information to the government officials and other decision makers who must respond to those predictions.

  1. 1.

    What is the purpose of disaster prediction according to the passage?

    1. A.
      To identify the cause of disasters.
    2. B.
      To save people' s lives and property.
    3. C.
      To prevent natural disasters from happening,
    4. D.
      To apply advanced technology to disaster prediction.
  2. 2.

    Which of the following areas suffered the most severe damage?

    1. A.
      Puerto Rico.
    2. B.
      New Orleans.
    3. C.
      Biloxi, Mississippi.
    4. D.
      Galveston, Texas.
  3. 3.

    The city residents of New Orleans were unsatisfied because __  _ .

    1. A.
      the forecast hurricane did not hit the city
    2. B.
      the hurricane warning arrived rather late
    3. C.
      their preparations were made in vain
    4. D.
      they suffered from a heavy hurricane attack
  4. 4.

    What does the passage mainly talk about?

    1. A.
      The different ways of disaster prediction.
    2. B.
      Technological advances in disaster prediction.
    3. C.
      The importance and uncertainty of disaster prediction.
    4. D.
      The benefits and preparations of disaster prediction.

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In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition which she won last year.
As a writer, I know about winning contests – and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection letter from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and destroyed hopes can resurface in our children.
A revelation (啟示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自發(fā)地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting my daughter’s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.

  1. 1.

    What do we learn from the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      A lot of amusements compete for children’s time nowadays.
    2. B.
      Children have lots of fun doing mindless activities.
    3. C.
      Rebecca is much too busy to enjoy her leisure time.
    4. D.
      Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.
  2. 2.

    What did the author say about her own writing experience?

    1. A.
      She was constantly under pressure to write more.
    2. B.
      Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.
    3. C.
      She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
    4. D.
      Her road to success was full of pain and frustrations.
  3. 3.

    Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?

    1. A.
      She believed she possessed real talent for writing.
    2. B.
      She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.
    3. C.
      She wanted to share her stories with readers.
    4. D.
      She had won a prize in the previous contest.
  4. 4.

    The author took great pains to improve her daughter’s stories because _______.

    1. A.
      she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dreams of becoming a writer
    2. B.
      she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might run wild while writing
    3. C.
      she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much
    4. D.
      she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance
  5. 5.

    The underlined sentence probably means that the author was _______.

    1. A.
      trying not to let her daughter enjoy her own life
    2. B.
      trying to get her daughter to do the thing as the author wished
    3. C.
      making sure that her daughter would win the contest
    4. D.
      helping her daughter develop real skills for writing
  6. 6.

    What’s the author’s advice for parents?

    1. A.
      Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.
    2. B.
      Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.
    3. C.
      Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.
    4. D.
      A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

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The Josephson Institute, a Los Angeles-based ethics institute, surveyed 29,760 students at 100 high schools nationwide, both public and private. The survey found that 35% of boys and 26% of girls admitted stealing from a store within the past year and 64% have cheated on a test, which suggests that today' s young people are less honest than previous generations.
However, Josephson addressed that today's youth are no less honest than their predecessors. "The question is not whether things are worse, but whether they are bad enough to attract concern. This is not a time to complain but to take thoughtful, positive actions. "
Roberta Gerold, superintendent of the Middle Country School District and a leader of the campaign, said parents and school officials need to be more diligent – for example, emphasizing to students the distinctions between original and borrowed work. "Adults are not taking this very seriously," he said. "The schools are not doing even the most moderate thing."
Nijmie Dzurinko, executive director of the Philadelphia Student Union, said the findings were not at all reflective of the inner-city students she works with as an advocate for better curriculum and school funding. "A lot of people like to blame society's problems on young people, without recognizing that young people aren't making the decisions about what's happening in society. "
Riddile, who for four decades was a high school teacher, agreed that more pressure could lead to more cheating, yet he said, "I would take these students over other generations. I found them to be more responsive, more rewarding to work with. We have to create situations where it's easy for kids to do the right things. We need to create classrooms where learning takes on more importance than having the right answer. "

  1. 1.

    According to the first paragraph, we know that __________.

    1. A.
      the Josephson Institute is a Los Angeles-based public school
    2. B.
      students in ethics institute are honest
    3. C.
      cheating on tests is very common in America
    4. D.
      more public school students admitted stealing
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined phrase "borrowed work" refer to?

    1. A.
      Ideas taken from other person's works.     
    2. B.
      Words borrowed from another language.
    3. C.
      Homework assigned by the teachers.             
    4. D.
      Work done by your classmates.
  3. 3.

    Which of the following statements is TRUE?

    1. A.
      Riddile takes the young students over other generations.
    2. B.
      Roberta Gerold found them to be more responsive.
    3. C.
      Nijmie Dzurinko said the findings were reflective of the inner-city students.
    4. D.
      Josephson addressed that today's youth are less honest than their predecessors.
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, we can infer that it's _________ that should be to blame for the problem.

    1. A.
      the students         
    2. B.
      previous generations        
    3. C.
      public schools       
    4. D.
      parents and schools

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When I get off the bus, I’m usually greeted by the sounds of news on CNN. My father welcomes me, and I help him with the usual things—changing the channel and some other tasks. My father has a disease that makes him unable to walk. Despite his disability, my father has always been my role model.
In my first year at middle school, my grades slipped greatly. My father told me I could improve. I currently maintain a B plus average, and he confidently supports me in all my academic efforts. He is against violence to the best of his ability. Love is his most important tool,and he makes sure we know that violence is never the answer.
He urges me not to fear,but to believe in what I think is right.“No matter what anyone tells me,”he says,“I believe what I choose. If someone is discriminating against you for who you are, they don’t deserve your time.”My friends are the most caring people I’ve met, because I realize that they don’t judge me, and they like me as I am.
I’ve always found it strange that people pity me because of my father’s condition. He’s not inferior(次于) to anyone. His disease doesn’t hold him back. He’s normal person.
When I see disabled people out in public, I consider them equal to any other individual. No one is superior to anyone for any physical reason. I’ve known that from that day on, thanks to my dad.
“Anything else?”I’ll ask.
“No, that’s fine.”
As I walk to my room, I think my dad who teaches me the most important things I’ll ever need to know. My father is in no way inferior to anyone else. If anything, he’s even better.

  1. 1.

    According to the passage,we learn that the author’s father is_________.A.kind but sort of strictB.disabled but optimisticC.independent but violentD.full of love but lacks confidence

  2. 2.

    It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that the author’s father gives him some advice on
    _________.A.how to make friendsB.how to help the disabledC.how to learn from failureD.how to improve his studies

  3. 3.

    .When the author sees disabled people in public,he feels_________.A.embarrassedB.sorryC.naturalD.uncomfortable

  4. 4.

    What can we learn from the passage?A.The author is proud of his father.B.The author is likely to be taken in by his friends.C.The author encourages his father to do things himself.D.The author is looked down upon because of him disabled father.

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