24、American doctors say that mothers who smoke cigarettes before their babies are born may slow the growth of their babies’ lungs. They say that reduced lung growth could cause the babies to suffer breathing problems and lung disease later in life. Doctors in Boston, Massachusetts studied 1,000 children. The mothers of some of the children smoked, the other mothers did not. Doctors found that the lungs of the children whose mothers smoked were 8% less developed than the lungs of the children whose mothers did not smoke, and that the children whose mothers smoked developed 20% more cold and breathing diseases than other children later in life.

    Another recent study found that children had a greater chance of developing lung cancer if their mothers smoked. The study also showed that the danger of lung cancer increased only for sons and not for daughters, and that the father’s smoking did not affect(影響) a child’s chance of developing lung cancer.

1. Who will most probably suffer from lung cancer?

     A. A girl whose mother smoked before she was born. 

 B. A boy whose mother smoked before he was born.

   C. A girl whose father smokes.

 D. A boy whose father smokes.

2. Which of the following is true?
   A. The children whose mother smokes get more chances to catch a cold than others.

   B. All the children’s lungs are developed equally.

     C. When the mother who smokes gave birth to her baby, it already had a certain kind of breathing disease.

   D. Girls will probably suffer more than boys.

3. The main idea of the test is that ____________.

     A. mothers’ smoking affects their children most

     B. in order to keep children healthy, mothers had better not smoke

     C. fathers’ smoking affects their children most

     D. if mothers smoke, the danger of lung cancer increased only for sons and not for daughters

4. From this passage we can see that _______________.

     A. a mother may have strong influences on her baby  

     B. smoking will do harm to not only the adults but also the children

     C. girls won’t suffer from cold problems

     D. both A and B

23、Come to Australia

    Soll is a village in the mountain area in western Australia, and Hotel Post, opened by a local family, is clean but not expensive. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler in the evening.

Enjoy Thailand!

When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating Market just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. There you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat—the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ at midday!

Visit Hawaii!

    Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north. But be careful: there are many mosquitoes, and don’t be surprised if it rains in the center of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃, and only a little cooler in the evening.

1. If you stay at Hotel Post, you will have a good view of ___________.

   A. western Australia           

B. the village, the forest and the mountains

   C. the local family            

D. only the mountains and the forest

2. The writer advises the tourists to visit ___________ in Bangkok.

A. the river boat trip           B. outside the city

C. the Floating Market         D. Thailand

3. There are mountains and _________ in the north of Kauai Island.

     A. forests          B. long, sandy beaches    C. a lot of rain    D. large sea

4. The hottest place of the three isn’t Bangkok in Thailand, is it?

     A. No, it isn’t.    B. No, it is.    C. Yes, it isn’t.    D. Yes, it is.

22、2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut(初次亮相) on October 23, 2002. and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he scored 13 points in the other game. Yao Ming, 22, has been a star in China for some time, but it is still under question as to whether he can play well in the NBA. Yao Ming said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really difficult.” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said.

Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don’t think there is a language problem.

While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy(活力)　to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.

1. On October 23, 2002, Yao Ming played his __________ game in the NBA.

   A. first      B. second     C. third      D. fourth

2. Yao Ming thinks that ______________.

   A. it is boring to play basketball                          B. playing in the NBA is not easy

   C. it is difficult to watch NBA games on TV     D. he is an NBA star

3. From the passage we can learn that ______________.

 A. Yao Ming will work hard for his team               B. Yao Ming often watches TV

   C. Yao Ming is the best player in the team              D. the Rockets has lost several games

4. This passage is probably _____________.

     A. an advertisement   B. a notice    C. an instruction    D. a news report

21、In the early days, many people in San Francisco came from China. Some worked as labors in the gold fields, and others on railroads. These were poor people when they first came to America. They worked very hard to save money.

When the Chinese could afford to, they built houses much like their homes in China. Some opened stores to sell products from China to other Chinese. Others opened restaurants to serve Chinese foods. These people enjoyed the things they were used to having in their homeland.

Today, Grand Avenue is the main street to the very large Chinese-American community called Chinatown. Children who live in this area go to the San Francisco City School. Some also go to Chinese language schools to learn how to read and write Chinese.

People from different places enjoy visiting Chinatown. They may buy beautiful carvings or silks in the Chinese shops. They like to eat the different foods served in the Chinese restaurants.

Visitors to Chinatown also enjoy hearing the sounds of China. The music seems strange because it sounds so different from American music.

A favorite time to visit Chinatown is during the Chinese New Year, usually in February. A big procession to celebrate the New Year is led by a huge dragon made from paper and silk.

1. Long ago, many poor Chinese went to San Francisco of the US in order to __________.

 A. sell silk and paper                     B. study science and technology

     C. build more houses                     D. make a living by working hard

2. __________ are pleased to eat the different foods made in the Chinese restaurants.

     A. Only Chinese                                  B. Visitors all over the world

     C. Only American Chinese                      D. A few Americans

3. What impressed(給……留下印象)visitors to Chinatown most in New Year?

     A. Wonderful Chinese food.            B. Nice silk on show.

     C. A procession led by a huge dragon.      D. Different music from China.

18、Room 10 on the second floor is the ________ office. I know some of them.

A. doctors      B. doctor’s      C. doctors’      D. doctors’s

17、—We spent all our money because we stayed at the most expensive hotel in town.

—Why didn’t you stay at ________ one?  

A. a cheap      B. a cheaper         C. the cheap      D. the cheaper

16、—Have you seen ________ pen? I left it here this morning.

—Is it _________ black one? I think I saw it somewhere.

A. a, the       B. the, the      C. the, a       D. a, a