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SandraDayO’Connor（1930-present）

WhenSandraDayO’ConnorfinishedthirdinherclassatStanfordLawSchool,in1952,shecouldnotfindworkatalawfirmbecauseshewasawoman.ShebecameanArizonastatesenator（参议员）and,in1981,thefirstwomantojointheU.S.SupremeCourt.O’Connorgavethedecidingvoteinmanyimportantcasesduringher24yearsonthetopcourt.

RosaParks（1913-2005）

OnDecember1,1955,inMontgomery,Alabama,RosaParkswouldnotgiveupherseatonabustoawhitepassenger.HersimpleactlandedParksinprison.ButitalsosetofftheMontgomerybusboycott.Itlastedformorethanayear,andkickedoffthecivil-rightsmovement.“TheonlytiredIwas,wastiredofgivingin,”saidParks.

1.WhatisJaneAddamsnotedforinhistory?

A.Hersocialwork.

B.Herteachingskills.

C.Hereffortstowinaprize.

D.Hercommunitybackground.

2.WhatisthereasonforO’Connor’sbeingrejectedbythelawfirm?

A.Herlackofpropertraininginlaw.

B.Herlittleworkexperienceincourt.

C.Thediscriminationagainstwomen.

D.Thepoorfinancialconditions.

3.Whomadeagreatcontributiontothecivil-rightsmovementintheUS?

A.JaneAddams. 

B.RachelCarson. 

C.SandraDayO’Connor.D.RosaParks

4.Whatcanweinferaboutthewomenmentionedinthetext?

A.Theyarehighlyeducated. 

B.Theyaretrulycreative.

C.Theyarepioneers. 

D.Theyarepeace-lovers.

B

HoneyfromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeopleandmanyanimals,likeeatingit.However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees’nestandtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenests（巢）arehighupintrees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,peopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper—alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.

Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethewax（蜂蜡）inthebeehives（蜂房）.Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax,whichisdeepinsidethebees’nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest, 

thefollower 

reachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfallstotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.

Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax,butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives,andwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.

5.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees’nest?

A．It’ssmallinsize.

B．It’shiddenintrees.

C．It’scoveredwithwax.

D．It’shardtorecognize.

6.Whatdothewords“thefollower”inParagraph2referto?

A．Abee.

B．Abird.

C．Ahoneyseeker.

D．Abeekeeper.

7.Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway.

A．itgetsitsfood

B．itgoestochurch

C．itsingsinforest

D．itreachesintobees’nests

8.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．WildBees

B．WaxandHoney

C．BeekeepinginAfrica

D．Honey-Lover’sHelper

C

Music

OperaatMusicHall:

1243ElmStreet.TheseasonrunsJunethroughAugust,withadditionalperformancesinMarchandSeptember.TheOperahonors 

EnjoytheArts 

membershipdiscounts.Phone:

241-2742. 

.

ChamberOrchestra:

TheOrchestraplaysatMemorialHallat1406ElmStreet,whichoffersseveralconcertsfromMarchthroughJune.Call723-1182formoreinformation. 

http:

//.

SymphonyOrchestra:

AtMusicHallandRiverbend.Forticketsales,call381-3300.RegularseasonrunsSeptemberthroughMayatMusicHallandinsummeratRiverbend. 

//www.symphony.org/home.asp.

CollegeConservatoryofMusic（CCM）:

Performancesareonthemaincampus（校园）oftheuniversity,usuallyatPatriciaCobbettTheater.CCMorganizesavarietyofevents,includingperformancesbythewell-knownLaSalleQuartet,CCM’sPhilharmonicOrchestra,andvariousgroupsofmusicianspresentingBaroquethroughmodernmusic.StudentswithIDcardscanattendtheeventsforfree.Afreescheduleofeventsforeachtermisavailablebycallingtheboxofficeat556-4183.http:

//www.ccm.uc.edu/events/calendar.

RiverbendMusicTheater:

6295KelloggAve.Largeoutdoortheaterwiththeclosestseatsundercover（pricedifference）.Bignameshowsallsummerlong!

Phone:

232-6220. 

9.Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttoseeanopera？

A.241-2742.

B.723-1182.

C.381-3300.

D.232-6220.

10.WhencanyougotoaconcertbyChamberOrchestra？

A.February.

B.May.

C.August.

D.November.

11.WherecanstudentsgoforfreeperformanceswiththeirIDcards？

A.MusicHall.

B.MemorialHall.

C.PatriciaCobbettTheater.

D.RiverbendMusicTheater.

12.HowisRiverbendMusicTheaterdifferentfromtheotherplaces？

A.Ithasseatsintheopenair.

B.Itgivesshowsallyearround.

C.Itoffersmembershipdiscounts.

D.Itpresentsfamousmusicalworks.

D

Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.Backtheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicycle.Millionsofthem,allblack.Carswererare.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyear,I’vefoundtheoppositeistrue.Therearemillionsofcars.However,peoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetaround.Formany,it’stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors--silver,green,red,blue,yellow,whateveryouwant.

It’sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroads,moveskillfullythroughtraffic,andrideevenonsidewalks（人行道）.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan’tprovide.

EagertobepartofthisaspectofChineseculture,Idecidedtobuyabicycle.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.Iimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhome.

Myfirstridehomewasorderly（守秩序的）.Tobesafe,Istayedwitha“pack”ofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn’twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.

Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewide,socrossingtooktime,skillandalittlebitofluck.

Ifinallymadeithome.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeople.Bikingmademefeelalive.

13.Accordingtotheauthor,whyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?

A.Becausetheyaretraditionalandsafe.

B.Becausetheyareconvenientandinexpensive.

C.Becausetheyarecolorfulandavailable.

D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.

14.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended__________.

A.torideitforfun

B.touseitfortransport

C.toexperiencelocalskills

D.toimprovehisridingskills

15.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?

A.Itwasboring.

B.Itwasdifficult.

C.Itwaslively.

D.Itwaswonderful.

16.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sbikingexperience?

A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills. 

B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.

C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.

D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.

E

SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn’tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayU.S.A.

Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes,”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfrom 

Wisconsin,whothoughtupthefirstEarthDay.

AccordingtoU.S.governmentreports,emissions（排放）fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5milliontons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.

Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988ther