Johann Gutenberg, who worked as a goldsmith(金匠)，took what has already been discovered, and created a small invention that changed history. He created a machine that allowed him to move small blocks of letters in such a way that written material could be printed and mass-produced. Few people could read before Johann Gutenberg made the invention, but once books became less expensive, more Europeans could read and write.
Block printing existed long before Gutenberg. The Chinese had been using wood blocks to print books as early as 868, but a new set of woodcuts(木刻印版) had to be made for each book. Producing one book was not easy; producing all kinds of books was more difficult.
Writing ink dates from about 2500 BC in Egypt and China. Johann Gutenberg use an oil-base printing ink that would last longer than other inks used in his time. We don’t know much about Gutenberg because he was not famous during his lifetime. He was born in Germany about 1400. In 1448, Gutenberg developed signatures for each number, letter, and punctuation mark(標點符號). He then built the molds (模型) to hold the signatures in place. Johann Gutenberg published the first mass-produced book: a 1,282 page Bible. To this day, more copies of the Bible have been printed the any other book.
Copies of Gutenberg’s invention spread throughout Europe, but the German goldsmith did not get rich from his invention. Some officials denounced the invention of printing because they feared that it would spread bad ideas. By 1500 there 1,700 printing presses in Europe. The presses had already produced about 20 million volumes of 40,000 different books.
小題1:What happened after Johann Gutenberg’s invention?

A．People could afford to read books.

B．People became interested in inventing.

C．It was still difficult to print all kinds of books.

D．Punctuation mark began to be used in printing.

小題2:Compared with block printing in China, Johann Gutenberg’s method __________.

A．was difficult to run.	B．needed harder paper
C．used a new kind of ink	D．was put into use earlier

小題3:The underlined word “denounced” in the paragraph means __________.

A．fought against

B．a(chǎn)ccepted

C．laughed at

D．supported

小題4:What is the best title for the passage?

A．A famous 1,282 page Bible

B．The life of a famous inventor

C．An invention that changed history

D．The development of printing

My husband, Micheal, and I were at a restaurant with his boss, a rather stern(嚴厲的) elderly man. When Micheal began a story I was sure he had told before, I gave him a kick under the table. There was no response, so I gave him another kick. Still the story went on. Suddenly he stopped and said with a smile, “Oh, but I’ve told you this one before, haven’t I ?” We all chuckled and changed the subject.
Later, on the dance floor, I asked my husband why it had taken him so long to get my message. “What do you mean?” he replied. “I cut off the story as soon as you kicked me.”
“But I kicked you twice, and it still took you a while to stop!”
Suddenly we realized what had happened and returned to our table. The boss smiled and said, “Don’t worry. After the second one I thought it wasn’t for me, so I passed it along!”
小題1:The writer kicked her husband because __________.

A．she didn’t like him

B．she didn’t like stories

C．he was telling a story he had told before

D．the story he told was not interesting

小題2:What can be inferred from the text?

A．Micheal was kicked three times.

B．Micheal kicked the boss.

C．The boss was kicked twice

D．The boss kicked the author.

小題3:They all chuckled because __________.

A．they kicked each other

B．they changed the subject in the end

C．they were all satisfied with the dinner

D．they all thought each of them had done something interesting

小題4:It took Micheal so long to stop his story because __________.

A．he wanted to finish the whole story

B．he got a kick only after a long while

C．he didn’t understand at once why he was kicked

D．the two kicks given were not heavy enough

A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms,  21  my teacher said again and again that it was important．
One day, I happened to __ 22 _ an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to  __23  ．As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!”  I was  24 ___ , I thought, perhaps this is not a __ 25 __ topic．Well, I’d __ 26 change the topic．So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?  _27 _ the way, have you ever __28__ there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will __29 __ me if I leave China without seeing __30 ．It was great．” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world． It is a place of  31 ．” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “ __ 32  !” I couldn’t  _33 __ asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do __34__ ”, he answered, gently surprised．
I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”
Hearing this, the Englishman _ 35__  to tears．He began to __ 36___ ,“‘You don’t say actually means ‘really?’．It is an  _37__  of surprise．Perhaps you don’t pay attention __38___ English idioms．”
Then I knew I had made a fool of __39__ ．Since then I have been more  ___50__  with idioms．

小題1:	A．though B．when C．if D．a(chǎn)s

小題2:	A．look B．meet C．pick up D．find out

小題3:	A．walk B．talk C．play D．go

小題4:	A．pleased B．a(chǎn)ngry C．a(chǎn)fraid D．surprised

小題5:	A．proper B．strange C．safe D．polite

小題6:	A．to B．better C．not D．like

小題7:	A．On B．In C．All D．By

小題8:	A．gone B．visited C．seen D．been

小題9:	A．look at B．think of C．send for D．laugh at

小題10:

A．it B．them C．a(chǎn)nything D．something

小題11:

A．interesting B．interest C．interests D．interested

小題12:

A．Really B．Good C．You don’ t say D．You are right

小題13:

A．be B．help C．think D．do

小題14:

A．this B．so C．a(chǎn)nything D．me a favor

小題15:

A．laughed B．cried C．moved D．came

小題16:

A．explain B．shout C．prove D．say

小題17:

A．experience B．expression C．explanation D．example

小題18:

A．for B．to C．a(chǎn)t D．in

小題19:

A．me B．myself C．him D．himself

小題20:

A．helpful B．popular C．careful D．satisfied

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child, and some children, like boys and girls who live abroad with their parents, seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. In school it is not easy to learn a second language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
A man’s mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, there is much to do before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work to be done before we can keep a picture forever in our mind.
Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.
小題1:We usually begin to learn our own language by ________ it.

A．speaking

B．hearing

C．saying

D．teaching

小題2:If you have a good ________ , you’ll have less difficulty in learning something.

A．teacher

B．camera

C．memory

D．family

小題3:The children who live abroad with their parents can learn two languages more easily, because ______.

A．they are very clever	B．they have good teachers
C．they have more chances to use these languages	D．they have a better life

小題4:Memory is ________ that we write in our mind and carry about.

A．the best diary

B．the best camera

C．a(chǎn) great help

D．a(chǎn) beautiful picture

Sam, a dog, was left behind in Colorado while his owners, Mr. And Mrs. Green moved to Southern California. They did not give the dog up. They found him a very nice home before they moved. They would have let Sam accompany them, but they were afraid the dog’s presence would make it difficult for them to rent a house when they reached their destination.
The Green family lived in Colorado for less than a year. Before that, they had lived in the same neighborhood in California to which they returned. So Sam had been there before, but only for a short time when he was young.
Several months after the Greens left Colorado, after they were comfortably settled back in California, they heard a scratch at the door. They couldn’t imagine who might be there. It never occurred to them that it might be Sam, because they were sure he was happily set up with his new family back in Colorado. When they opened the door, the Greens saw a dirty, tired dog with very hurting feet. The animal looked a little bit like Sam, but no one could believe that Sam could have walked 840 miles on his own. The tired dog spent the night under the family car. The next day, when he was more rested, he performed some of his old tricks. The Greens knew they had their own dog back.
小題1:The story suggests that _______ .

A．dog owners have trouble renting	B．many people treat their pets badly
C．keeping a dog is easy	D．dogs are too much trouble

小題2:Which is the right order of the following events according to the passage?
a. Sam walked to California.            b. The Greens moved to Colorado.
c. The Greens left Sam.                d. The Greens returned to California.
e. Sam spent the night under the family car.

A．b, d, c, e, a

B．b, c, d, a, e

C．a(chǎn), c, b, e, d

D．c, e, d, a, b

小題3:The underlined word “destination” in the first paragraph means _________.

A．the cost of living	B．the country of one’s birth
C．the damage to oneself	D．the place to which one is going

小題4:The Greens knew the dog was Sam ________.

A．because of his hurting feet	B．from the color and the markings
C．by the way he walked	D．a(chǎn)fter he did some tricks

Roger was a thief，but he wasn't very clever. When he was in school, he stole apples or oranges from other children. Sometimes he stole pencils or books from other children. But he always got caught.
The teacher spoke to Roger's parents and they tried to stop him from stealing things, but Roger wouldn't stop. He kept stealing.
When he was older, he began to steal from stores, but he was still stupid. Once, he went into a store wearing the clothes he had stolen the day before. The still had the price tags（標簽） on them, and the store manager called the police. They warned him that he would go to jail if he didn't stop stealing.
Then Roger decided to rob a bank. He planned everything. He got some gloves so that he would not leave fingerprints, and a mask so that no one would recognize him.
" But what if they recognize my voice?" he thought.
He decided to write his message on a piece of paper so that he wouldn't need to speak. He found an old envelope and wrote "give me all the money" on the back of it. He got a toy gun and went to the bank. He put on his mask and his gloves（ and showed the note to the bank clerk. The clerk gave him all the money, and Roger ran out of the bank and went home.
Ten minutes later he heard a knock on the door. It was the police. They had come to arrest him for robbing the bank.
" How did you find me so quickly?" asked Roger
" It was easy," said the police." Your address was on the envelope!"
小題1:How old was Roger when he started stealing things?

A．10

B．40

C．70

D．22

小題2:What is something Roger did not steal?

A．money

B．food

C．a(chǎn) shirt

D．a(chǎn) bicycle

小題3:In this story, the underline word  "recognize"  means __________.

A．know

B．make

C．watch

D．understand

小題4:How did the police catch Roger?

A．His friend worked in the bank.	B．The clerk knew his voice.
C．They found his picture.	D．They knew his address.

When my twin sons, Chad and Brad, were born, I was concerned about everything． Five years later, our little girl, Becky,   21  our family．I wanted everybody to be healthy and happy．I worked hard to see that they  22 ．
As the kids grew older, I worried about headaches, throat infections and many other 23  childhood illnesses．I didn't like it when the boys spent time "warming the bench （板凳）" during Little League football games．I worried about Becky when she   24  the ball while playing softball．Before long, the teen years were upon us．I stayed   25  late t night waiting for the boys to return home．Many times the 26 crossed my mind that I would call the police if they weren't home on time．_27_, they always arrived home safe and sound 28 I had to take such measures．
"Please don't ever call the police," one of the boys said when I  29  him after a late arrival．The day the boys moved away to college was a   30  day indeed．I worried about their being able to take care of themselves．Would they starve?
A few months after the boys left college, our  31  rang in the middle of the night． It startled （驚醒）us when we looked at the clock．It was 3 o'clock in the morning．" 32  must be wrong," I shouted to my husband, Roy, as we both jumped up．We ran to the door, opened it, and there  33  a police officer．
"You need to  34  your sons," he seriously announced．I picked up the telephone, but unfortunately, it was  35．A line outside had been accidentally （偶然） cut．Roy and I jumped into the car and  36  to the nearest telephone．My stomach ached．My husband was   37  so badly that he could hardly dial the number．
On the first  38 , Chad answered the telephone．"What's wrong?" Roy shouted into the receiver （聽筒）．
"We were worried about you," Chad told him．"We've been trying to call you all night, but you didn't   39  We called the police and asked them to go and check on you．"
For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us．And they were the ones who   40  had to call the police．

小題1:	A．completed B．visited C．tested D．a(chǎn)ppreciated

小題2:	A．did B．had C．were D．would

小題3:	A．serious B．common C．unusual D．incurable

小題4:	A．hit B．threw C．got D．missed

小題5:	A．down B．up C．out D．in

小題6:	A．plan B．a(chǎn)dvice C．worry D．thought

小題7:	A．Strangely B．Probably C．Luckily D．Exactly

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)fter B．when C．before D．since

小題9:	A．threatened B．told C．surprised D．reminded

小題10:

A．nice B．embarrassing C．happy D．sad

小題11:

A．phone B．clock C．a(chǎn)larm D．doorbell

小題12:

A．Something B．Anything C．Everything D．Nothing

小題13:

A．stood B．greeted C．turned D．came

小題14:

A．call B．email C．see D．educate

小題15:

A．gone B．useless C．dead D．stolen

小題16:

A．rushed B．headed C．went D．moved

小題17:

A．looking B．shaking C．suffering D．seeing

小題18:

A．night B．a(chǎn)rrival C．try D．ring

小題19:

A．talk B．a(chǎn)nswer C．wake D．care

小題20:

A．frequently B．suddenly C．a(chǎn)ctually D．rarely

"Get out of the plane!" Justin shouted．Teddy and he dropped to the ground,．．．
When Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the meadow （牧場）flames of the fire were shooting more than five meters into the air．
Kathy couldn't believe what she was seeing．One glance told her they needed medical attention immediately．She questioned Victor, "Are you able to find someone nearby for help?"
"There are no farmers, nor villagers nearby," he replied．
"I'm a distance runner, and I'll go for help．" Looking at the seriously injured men, Kathy said to Victor, "It may take me several hours to get out．" She started out．
When she was 23, Kathy set a women's record in a Marathon of 42 kilometers．But now she was running the race of life．She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get help．
Kathy had been running for two hours．This was far back into the wilderness．The country path was growing vague （模糊）．She stopped to take a quick compass （指南針） reading．Yes, she had run almost for more than 20 kilometers．Her heart fell, her muscle aching．And finally she saw her car in the distance．
She jumped into the car and sped away．She reached a holiday house and called the police．
During the wait, she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water．It took almost two hours for a police helicopter to reach her at the trail （小路） end．They needed her for one more task．
小題1:Who actually had the airplane accident?

A．Justin himself	B．Kathy and Victor
C．Justin and Teddy	D．Kathy herself

小題2:The underlined part "Now, she was running the race of life" means that ____．

A．Kathy would set up a new record

B．Kathy was running for the lives of others

C．Kathy would run a race alone

D．Kathy couldn't rely on Victor this time

小題3:Kathy stopped to have a look at her compass because ____．

A．the country path was getting vague	B．she had completely lost her way
C．she wasn't sure of her own memory	D．there was only the wilderness

小題4:What do you think Kathy's final task would be?

A．Giving the injured food and drinks．	B．Taking the injured to the hospital．
C．Going back to put out the big fire．	D．Showing the police the crash site．

With five breakout （破紀錄的） games, Jeremy Lin has become the NBA's newest star．
In the New York Knicks' 92-85 won over the Los Angles Lakers last Saturday, Lin had a career-high 38 points．A day later, he led the Knicks to their fifth victory, 100-98 to Minnesota Timberwolves．In his previous games, Lin, 23, had 23 points against the Washington, 25 points against New Jersey and 28 against Utah in his first start．
Lin is smart．Before graduating from high school in California, he had sent his application to all the Ivy League Schools （常青藤聯(lián)盟）．He only got into Harvard and Brown, and he chose Harvard．In 2010, Lin graduated with a degree in economics．
Lin is the first Chinese-American player in the NBA．He was born in the US and his family is Asian．Although not born in China, Lin has attracted nearly all Yao Ming's old fans, who see him as a powerful role model．
He started off on the Golden State Warriors．Lin first signed with the Warriors in July, 2010, but seldom played in games before the start of the fourth quarter．His first time on the court for the Warriors earned him seven points, three rebounds （籃板球） and two assists in just 11 minutes．
He is really perfect for the Knicks．The New York Knicks has been in need of a reliable point guard and to Mike D'Antoni, the Knicks coach who's going through a difficult season, Lin is a most unexpected figure．"Lin just does everything easy and the rest of the guys around him are playing the way we want to," D'Antoni said．"I think it's for real, and it can only get better．"
小題1:In which team did Lin start his career in NBA?

A．the New York Knicks．

B．The Golden State Warriors．

C．Minnesota Timberwolves．

D．The Los Angles Lakers．

小題2:From the passage, we learn that ___．

A．the New York Knicks has never been defeated

B．Lin is an American-Chinese basketball player

C．most of Yao Ming's fans take Lin as a great role model

D．a(chǎn)fter graduation from Harvard, Lin signed with the Knicks

小題3:From the passage, it can be inferred that ____．

A．Lin is the team leader of the Knicks

B．the Knicks' success only depends on Lin

C．the Knicks'coach puts strong hopes on Lin

D．the Knicks is sure to win the season this year

小題4:The author's purpose of writing the report is ____．

A．to show his support for the Knicks

B．to express his love for Jeremy Lin

C．to report the progress of the Knicks

D．to introduce a newest rising NBA star

I grew up poor — living with six brothers, three sisters and my mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and   36  . I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still   37   a dream.
My dream was   38  . By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour baseball and   39   anything that moved on the field. I was also   40  : my high school coach was John, who not only   41   me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He   42   me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.
A friend   43   me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the   44   of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to   45   up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was as   46   as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said, “Your   47   days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head   48  , trying to think of the words that would   49   to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his   50   in me.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the   51   of a dream?”
That simple question made   52   to me the difference between   53   something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself in sports that summer and   54   the year I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and   55   a $ 20,000 contract（合同）. Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)ttention B．time C．patience D．fashion

小題2:	A．bring B．continue C．make D．a(chǎn)fford

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)thletics B．music C．business D．money

小題4:	A．kick B．play C．hit D．pass

小題5:	A．right B．popular C．lucky D．confident

小題6:	A．believed in B．relied on C．called on D．dealt with

小題7:	A．gave B．taught C．brought D．a(chǎn)sked

小題8:	A．called B．a(chǎn)dvised C．a(chǎn)pplied D．recommended

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)im B．idea C．start D．purpose

小題10:

A．keep B．end C．give D．pick

小題11:

A．happy B．mad C．frightened D．excited

小題12:

A．living B．working C．playing D．dreaming

小題13:

A．moving B．hanging C．shaking D．nodding

小題14:

A．express B．a(chǎn)nnounce C．a(chǎn)pologise D．explain

小題15:

A．belief B．pride C．fear D．disappointment

小題16:

A．length B．price C．power D．spirit

小題17:

A．clear B．direct C．straight D．a(chǎn)ttractive

小題18:

A．wanting B．changing C．dreaming D．enjoying

小題19:

A．by B．for C．beyond D．within

小題20:

A．paid B．found C．offered D．presented