Americans think that travel is good for you. Some even think it can help to solve one of the country ’ s worst problems ~: crime (犯罪）.
Crime worries a lot of people. Every year, the number of crimes is up and up. And many criminals (罪犯）are young. They often come from sad homes, with only one parent or no parents at all.
There are many young criminals in prison，but prison doesn ’ t change them. Six or seven in ten will go back to crime when they come out of prison.
One man ,Bob Burton, thought of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a difficult life on the road. They learned to be strong and brave, and to help their friends to be strong and brave, and to help their friends in time of danger. This helped them grow into men. So Bob Burton started “Vision Quest. “ He takes young criminals on a long ,long journey with horses and wagons (马车）， 3,000 miles through seven states. They are on the road for more than a year.
The young people in Vision Quest all have bad problems. Most of them have already spent time in prison. This is their last chance.
It"s hard work on the road. The day starts before the sun comes up. The boys and girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before but they love their horses. That love can help them to live a new life.
Not all the young people on Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. Three or four in ten will one day be in prison again. Bob Burton is right. Travel can be good for you. Even today, Americans still say, “ Go west, young men. ”
小题1:In the last paragraph “leave crime behind them" means .| A．no longer do a crime | B．leave people who do a crime | | C．don"t do all the crimes | D．leave criminals behind |
小题2:Why is Bob Burton right?| A．Because he can help to solve crime. | | B．Because three or four is better than six or seven. | | C．Because the young criminals have a hard life on the road. | | D．Because he can stop crime in the country. |
小题3:Form the passage we may infer that .| A．getting up before the sun rises can help out of crime | | B．we can hardly find a person who has no love for anybody or anything | | C．travelling can help all criminals out of prison | | D．young people can do anything freely |
小题4: On “ Vision Quest" .| A．young people have bad problems | | B．young people grow tall very fast | | C．young people often help their friends in time of danger | | D．all of the above |
小题5:Americans still say, "Go west, young men. ”because .| A．if they go west they can have a travel | | B．in the west there is a prison | | C．there they have to live a hard life to grow into men | | D．prison doesn"t change them |
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Do you know what really troubles me? For some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered me. For example, consider these words: know, design, island, school, wrist, naughty, and salmon. All of these words have at least one letter that is not typically pronounced, and these words are just a very small part of words with silent letters in them.
Some words are even worse, consider this word: colonel. Not only are some letters not pronounced, but letters that are not even there are pronounced.
Even foreign languages, especially French, are guilty of this needless complexity and confusion. I know there must be some main historical reasons why the words are spelled and pronounced the way they are, but that does not mean bad traditions must continue to survive. Especially if they are no longer logical.
Unfortunately, there is very little that anyone can do for it, because there’s no group of people who can change or have the right to change the English language for everyone. However, the only thing we can do is make changes in the way we talk and write in hopes that it catches on. For example, I pronounce the letter “l” in salmon on purpose to make people annoyed and to sound more different or complicated. I even pronounce colonel the correct or French way.
I can only hope these two minor changes to the English language make sense to you, and you will help to keep up these minor changes forever in your everyday life.
小题1:We can learn from the passage ________.
 | A．colonel is pronounced | | B．salmon is pronounced | | C．all the words with silent letters come from French | | D．linguists will solve the problem of dumb letters |
小题2:Which of the following is the main reason for silent letters?| A．French language. | B．Historical reasons. | | C．Some linguists | D．Bad traditions. |
小题3:The underlined phrase “catches on” probably means “________”.| A．becomes popular | B．gets across | | C．follows the fashion | D．doesn’t fall behind |
小题4:Which of the following is the best title for this passage?| A．Troubles in everyday life | B．Traps in English words | | C．Words with silent letters | D．Necessary changes of languages |
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Some places in the world have strange laws. It’s important for you to know about them before going there.
Whoever likes to chew gum(口香糖) may have to leave Singapore. The government really wants to keep the city clean and will fine you for chewing gum.
Before you leave for the United Arab Emirates you’d better make sure you aren’t visiting during Ramadan(斋月). During that time you aren’t allowed to eat or drink in public. Tourists have been fined up to $275 for drinking in public.
Lovers spend so much time kissing each other goodbye at train stations that trains often start late. This law — no kissing your lover goodbye at train stations – is rather old, and isn’t in use today in France.
In Thailand it’s against the law to drive a car or motorcycle without a shirt on, no matter how hot it is. Punishments are different in different areas and can include warnings and tickets costing about $10. No joke -- the local police will stop you.
Studies in Denmark have shown that cars with their headlights on are more noticeable by other drivers than those with their headlights off. Drivers there are required to leave their headlights on even during the day, or they may face a fine up to $100.
Do you often buy things using coins? Don’t do it in Canada. The Currency Law of 1985 doesn’t allow using only coins to buy things. Even the use of the dollar-coin is limited (受限制的). The shop owner has the right to choose whether to take your coins or not.
Make sure you know about these laws before your next trip. Better safe than sorry.
小题1:What is mainly talked about in the text?| A．How to make your trip around the world safe. | | B．Why there are strange laws in the world. | | C．Interesting places you can go to around the world. | | D．Some strange laws you should know about for your trip. |
小题2:If you are driving a car in Thailand, _____.| A．the police will play a joke on you | | B．you should wear your shirt even though it’s hot | | C．the police will give you tickets costing about $10 | | D．you should always keep your headlights on |
小题3:What can we learn from the text?| A．Kissing goodbye at train stations isn’t allowed in France today. | | B．The Singaporean government cares a lot about its environment. | | C．Tourists in the United Arab Emirates shouldn’t eat in public. | | D．You can turn your headlights off in daytime in Denmark. |
小题4:What do we know about the strange law in Canada?| A．It is a newly invented law | | B．You aren’t allowed to use dollar-coins. | | C．You will be fined if you use coins | | D．Shop owners can decide if you can use coins. |
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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D .Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Would you send a monkey to do your shopping for you? Sounds very strange, doesn’t it ? But monkeys can be trained to do some wonderful things. Most people know that monkeys are one of 36 cleverest beasts(兽). Scientists have been studying the connection（联系） __37__ monkeys and people for a long time. They have done experiments that test __38__monkeys are able to do simple things.
In one test, a scientist put two monkeys in two cages beside each other. Each cage had a machine. One cage had a machine which gave out water. __39__ had one which gave out food. Each monkey was given _40__ black and white coins. The black coins worked _41_ in the food machine. The white coins worked in the machine with the __42__. After some time, both animals _43__ know which coin worked in which machine.
Then the test was made _44__. The coin s were taken away. The monkey with the water machine was __45_ to have any water for twenty-four hours. The food monkey was prevented from __46_ any food. The next day, the coins were returned to the monkeys. This time, __47__, the monkey with the food machine was given coins for water machine, and the monkey with the water machine was given the coins that worked in the food machine. What did the two __48__ monkeys do? The two clever monkeys __49__ through the bars (栅栏) of their cages and __50_coins with each other.
| 小题1: | | A．man’s | B．earth’s | C．nation’s | D．nature’s |
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| 小题2: | | A．between | B．with | C．to | D．from |
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| 小题3: | | A．when | B．what | C．whether | D．as |
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| 小题4: | | A．The one | B．The rest | C．Another | D．The other |
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| 小题5: | | A．a piece of | B．a bag of | C．a little | D．scores |
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| 小题6: | | A．almost | B．nearly | C．only | D．mainly |
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| 小题7: | | A．water | B．food | C．monkey | D．scientist |
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| 小题8: | | A．were used to | B．used to | C．could hardly | D．were able to |
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| 小题9: | | A．harder | B．easier | C．worse | D．newer |
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| 小题10: | | A．allowed | B．not allowed | C．asked | D．drank |
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| 小题12: | | A．but | B．unless | C．however | D．although |
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| 小题13: | | A．tired | B．angry | C．wild | D．poor |
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| 小题14: | | A．looked | B．got | C．reached | D．arrived |
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Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April. People _36_forget the significance （意义） of the day.
In March 1980. I was 37 at Durham University with seven other Chinese students. I had 38 to go to another university after graduation and had 39 application (申请) forms to several 40 . Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office (传达室) and waited my fate. But no 41 came.
On April 1st, as I was eating my 42 , Huang came in , with a toothbrush 43 in his hand. 44 fearing that he might forget the important news , he passed me the 45 . “Morning , Wu,” he said , “I saw Mr. G this morning. He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 46 possible.” I jumped with 47 .
I even didn’t 48 my breakfast and rushed to Mr. G’s office but he wasn’t 49 . I then went to the secretary’s room and 50 everything to her. She opened Mr. G’s room. I looked at everything. There didn’t seem to be a letter for me. “If he had asked you to pick it up from here,” said the secretary , “ he would have put it in 51 or simply left it to me.”
Greatly 52 , I walked out of the room and 53 the secretary lock it. 54 the secretary’s eyes 55 . “Sorry,” she said. “It’s April Fool’s Day!”
小题1:A sometimes B. never C. always D. seldom
| 小题2: | | A．staying | B．working | C．visiting | D．studying |
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| 小题3: | | A．continued | B．planned | C．managed | D．remembered |
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| 小题4: | | A．returned | B．taken | C．handed | D．sent |
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| 小题5: | | A．people | B．colleges | C．cities | D．offices |
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| 小题6: | | A．application | B．report | C．reply | D．chance |
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| 小题7: | | A．dinner | B．lunch | C．supper | D．breakfast |
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| 小题8: | | A．still | B．even | C．yet | D．already |
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| 小题9: | | A．Because of | B．As if | C．After | D．While |
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| 小题10: | | A．message | B．sign | C．letter | D．notice |
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| 小题11: | | A．if | B．as soon as | C．when | D．as fast as |
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| 小题12: | | A．the news | B．the letter | C．joy | D．luck |
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| 小题15: | | A．asked | B．told | C．explained | D．answered |
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| 小题16: | | A．the office | B．his desk | C．the room | D．an obvious（明显的） place |
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| 小题17: | | A．disappoint | B．disappointed | C．disappointing | D．disappointment |
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| 小题18: | | A．watched | B．made | C．saw | D．let |
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| 小题19: | | A．Quickly | B．Strangely | C．Finally | D．Suddenly |
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| 小题20: | | A．closed | B．opened | C．brightly | D．darkened |
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To what degree can a computer achieve intelligence？The answer to this question may lie in a newly-developed US computer program called Smarter Child and the Internet.
If you ran into Smarter Child online, you would be surprised at this kid’s huge memory. It can recite many facts. For example, Smarter Child knows every baseball player in every team this season.
He knows every word in the dictionary and the weather in every major city areas across the US. However, if you ask Smarter Child other questions, you get strange answers. A question about Smarter Child’s age returns. “One year, 11 days, 16 hours, 7 minutes, and 47 seconds!” Asking where he lives gets, “In a clean room in a high-tech building in California.”
Smarter Child uses the vast information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank. To answer questions about spelling, for instance, Smarter Child goes to American Heritage Dictionary online. For the weather, he visits www.intellicast.com.
Some scientists believe that by joining the many systems of the Internet, an artificial being with the combined knowledge of, say, Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears could be born. However, if Smarter Child wants to think and learn on his own like the boy-computer David in the movie A. I. Artificial Intelligence, he must overcome two problems.
The first is that computers find it difficult to read web pages because the files are labeled in different ways. That’s why programmers need to tell Smarter Child where to look for the weather. It would be a much more difficult task to let him find it himself.
Another problem is that while Smarter Child can process information more exactly and faster than any human, he lacks common sense—a basic grounding of knowledge that is obvious to any young child.
小题1:From the text we can infer that www.intellicast.com is a website| A．where we people can find Smarter Child | | B．which is specially designed to help Smarter Child | | C．where weather forecasts are made | | D．which is about artificial intelligence |
小题2:It is probably most difficult for Smarter Child to .| A．learn the ability to tell right behaviors from wrong ones. | | B．tell us how to spell a difficult word | | C．provide us with a famous poem by Shakespeare | | D．tell us how the American government is run |
小题3:The underlined “it ” in Paragraph 6 refers to ________. | A．where to look for the weather | B．Smarter Child. | | C．a much more difficult task | D．to read web pages |
小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．A New Web Child | B．Intelligence Development | | C．Smarter Child | D．The Future of Internet |
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