命题人：陈波

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When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when t
his show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.

Th
e show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.

Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says. "I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."

But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she rea
lized she had to grow up--again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.

Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this secon
d time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."

1. Why did Mary feel regretful?

A. She didn't achieve her ambition. B. She didn't take care of her mother.

C. She didn't complete her high school. D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.

2. We can know that before 1995 Mary .

A. had two books
published B. received many career awards

C. knew how to use a computer D. supported the JDRF by writing

3. Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her ______.

A. living with diabetes B. successful show business

C. service for an organization D. remembrance of her mother

4. When Mary received the life-changing news, she ______.

A. lost control of herself
B. began a balanced diet

C. tried to get a treatment D. behaved in an
adult way[来源:学&科&网Z&X&X&K]

5. What can we know from the last paragraph?

A. Mary feels pity for herself. B. Mary has recovered fro
m her disease.

C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.

D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.

B

? Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea， two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia. The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city‘s money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories. Valencia has an old part with white buildings, colored roofs， and narrow streets. The modern part has long， wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century. The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela（委内瑞拉） named Valencia.

6.From the text， how many places have the name Valencia？

?? A. one? B. two ?C. three D. four

7. What is the main difference between the two parts of Valencia？

? A. The color of the building B. The length of the streets[来源:Z.xx.k.Com]

? ?C. The age of the buildings D. The color of the roofs

8. When was Valencia the most important city in Spain？

? ?A.2nd century B.8th century C.13th century? D. 20the century

9. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its ______.

? ?A. markets? B. business C. factories D. farming

C

　　A newspaper reporter’s job can be very interesting. He meets all types of people and lives quite a busy life. He is on the rush for news all the time, then after several years he may get a desk job, and life becomes a bit more settled. Let’s look at his work a little more closely. In a day he may have to interview the prime minister of a foreign cou
ntry, and the next day he may be writing about a football match. Sometimes he may be so busy that he has hardly any time to sleep. And at other times he may go on for days looking out for news materials yet return empty-handed.

　　In the beginning, a reporter has to cover a very wide field. After the early years he becomes more specialized in his work. For example, he may finally be asked to write only on court cases or politics or sports. Some reporters may become so specialized that they are asked only to write on a special thing: horse racing, for example. In most newspaper houses there is at least one special racing correspondent. Some newspapers have book reviews. Their job is delightful. They read the latest book and then write reviews on the ones they like. Then there are those who write on films, so they get to see them even before they are shown in the cinema. How lucky, you would say!

　　A reporter’s job can also be very dangerous. A number of t
hem have died rushing from one assignment to another, and if there is a flood or a riot(暴乱) they may get hurt or even be killed. Three years ago there was a reporter whose camera was smashed by a group of men, because they were angry with him for taking their picture. Dangerous or not, one thing is certain, and that is, their job is never dull!

10. What does the underlined phrase “on the rush” mean in the passage?

A. on the beach 　　B. in a hurry C. on the spot　　D. in no time

11. Reporters who write on films are said to be lucky because they _____.

A. can see the films before most people see them in the cinema

B. can see more film stars C. can pay less than other people D. can write anything they like

12. A reporter’s work becomes dangerous when _____.

A. there is a flood or a riot B. there is an interview with the prime minister

C. there is a football match D. he is seeing a horror film

D

More than 6,000 children were expelled(开除) from the U. S. schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to schools, the U. S. Department of Education said on May 8.

The department gave a report on the expulsions(开除) as saying handguns accounted for 85 percent of the 6,093 expulsions in 1996-97, against 7 percent for rifles(步枪) or shotguns and 25 percent for other types of firearms.

“The report is a clear sign that our nation’s public schools are crack
ing down(严惩) on students who bring guns to school.” Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. “We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.”

In March 1997, an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Daducah, Kentucky.[来源:学,科,网Z,X,X,K]

Most of the expulsions, 56 per cent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 16. Nearly 34 per cent were from junior high schools and 9 per cent were from elementary schools, t
he report said.

13. From the first paragraph we can infer that in the U. S. schools _____.

A. students enjoy shooting 　　　　B. students are eager to be soldiers

C. safety is a problem 　　　　　　D. students can make guns

14. The report from the U. S. Depart
ment of Education shows that _____.

A. the number of the expulsions is not large B. the number of the expulsions is wrong

C. there are soldiers hiding among the students D. guns are out of control in the U. S. schools.

15. The main idea of Paragraph 4 shows us _____.[来源:Zxxk.Com]

A. some example
s of shooting in the U. S. schools B. the American’s feeling

C. some terrible accidents D. that some
teachers were killed by students

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Without plants, people couldn’t live. We eat plants. _____16____. And we need plants for another reason: We need them because they are beautiful. _____17_____. Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colors and their lovely shapes. Imagine, when the wind blows, we are not able to hear the leaves of the trees or watch the branches swing from side to side. ____18_____.That is why we have parks full o
f trees and flowers. That is why people always like houses with room for some grass and a garden.

Do you talk to your plants? ____19____Perter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, writers of a book called The Secret of Plants, tell of an experiment in which two seeds were plants in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas. _____20____Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker ste
m and more leaves.

A. Plants get energy from the sun.

B. Do you give them love a
nd take good care of them?

C. After six months, the deserted plant faded away.

D. After six months, the beloved plan
t was bigger.

E. We take in oxygen that plants make.

F. Everywhere peop