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1、C. Because he didnt know the ice there was broken. D. Because he skated slow.5. Who helped Paul?A. His friends. B. His parents. C. Two workers. D. Betty.Key: ABBCCPassage 2Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communication technology is a step back

2、 from the closeness of human interaction. With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her mac

3、hine.As almost every imaginable contact between human beings becomes automatic by machine, the alienation quotient goes up. You cant even call a person to get the phone number of another person anywhere. Directory assistance is almost always fully automatic by machine. Pumping gas at the station? Wh

4、y say good-morning to the worker when you swipe （刷卡）your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Placing money at the bank? talk to a clerk who might live in the neighborhood when can just put your credit card into the ATM?Pretty soon you wont have the hard task of mak

5、ing eye contact at the grocery store. Some grocery chains are usually a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoiding those annoying clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing?1. The writers attitude towards advances in communication technology may be described as _?A. critical B. uncon

6、cerned C. positive D. uninterested2. If his mom has a question, he _.A. will find ways to reach her B. will locate her e-mail addressC. will try to get her a voice machine D. will leave her the answer through voice mail3. Judging from the context, the word “alienation” in line 2, paragraph 2 means _

7、.A. relationship B. closeness C. strangeness D. stress4. With the rapid development of high technology, people dont need to _.A. see or talk to one another B. say good morning to workersC. make eye contact with clerks D. completely rely on manpower5. It can be inferred that the writer _.A. is please

8、d with the modern pace of life B. feels more separated from othersC. doesnt want anyone to bother him D. sings the praised of communication technology ADCABPassage 3There was once an ant that was very thirsty.It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any.Then suddenly, when the

9、 ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water fell on it.The ant drank the water, which saved its life.The water was actually a tear from a young girl who was crying. Because of her sadness, the tear had magical qualities and suddenly the ant could speak the language of human beings.

10、The ant looked up and saw the young girl sitting in front of a huge pile of seeds.“Why are you sad?” asked the ant.“Im the prisoner of a giant.” the girl told the ant. “ He wont let me go until Ive made three separate heaps of grain, barley（大麦）and rye（黑麦）out of this huge pile of seeds in which they

11、are all mixed together.”“That will take you a month!” the ant said, looking at the huge pile of seeds.“I know,” the girl cried, “and if I havent finished by tomorrow, the giant will eat me for his supper!”“Dont cry,” the ant said, “my friends and I will help you.”Soon thousands of ants were at work,

12、 separating the three kinds of seeds.The next morning, when the giant saw that the work had been done, he let the girl go.Thus it was one of her tears that saved her life.1. What is an ant?A. A small animal. B. An insect. C. A bird. D. A giant.2. When did the drop of water fall on the ant?A. When it

13、 was looking for food. B. When it saved the ants life.C. When it was nearly dying. D. When it looked up.3. Why was the young girl crying?A. Because of her sadness. B. Because she saw the ant.C. Because the giant would let her go. D. Because the giant had given her an impossible job to do.4. What wou

14、ld the giant do if the girl failed to do the work?A. He would eat her. B. He would let her go.C. He would take her away. D. He would send her to prison.5. Who or what saved the girls life?A. The giant B. The ant C. The ants friends D. Her tears BCDADPassage 4My friends grandfather came to America fr

15、om Eastern Europe. After being processed（移民入境检查）at Ellis Island, he went into a cafeteria in Lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at a table and waited for someone to take his order. But nobody came to him. Later a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him ho

16、w a cafeteria worked.“Start out at the end,” she said. “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end hell tell you how much you have to pay.”“I soon learned thats how everything works in America,” the grandfather told my friend. “Life is like a cafeteria here. You can get anyt

17、hing you want only if you are willing to pay the money. You can even get success, but youll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”1. Where do you think the old man came from?A. Poland. B. Australia. C. Canada. D. Japan.2. From the passage, w

18、e know if you want to get success in America, you should _.A. get help from your friends B. try to get it by yourselfC. know how a cafeteria works D. get up again if you fail3. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The old man sat down opposite the woman so that she could take his order.B. The old woman

19、 sat down opposite the old man so that she could serve him.C. Although the woman didnt know the old man, she told him how to get something to eat in the cafeteria.D. Although the woman didnt know the old man, she decided to pay the bill for him.4. What does the word “it” in the third paragraph refer

20、 to?A. The food served in the cafeteria. B. The success one wants to get.C. The bill one has to pay in the cafeteria. D. The plate used in the cafeteria.5. Which is the best title for the passage?A. From Eastern Europe to America B. Eating in an American CafeteriaC. How to Eat in a Cafeteria D. Life

21、 Is Like a Cafeteria in America ABCBDPassage 5Three men traveling on a train began a conversation about the worlds greatest wonders.“In my opinion,” the first man said, “the Egyptian pyramids（埃及金字塔）are the worlds greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standi

22、ng. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They did not have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.”“I agree that the pyramids in Egypt are wonderful,” the second man said, “but I do not think they are the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more w

23、onderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. In seconds, they carry out mathematical calculations that would take a person a hundred years to do.”He turned to the third man and asked, “What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world?The third man

24、 thought for a long time, and then he said, “Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that computers are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is this thermos.”And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.The other two men were very su

25、rprised. “A thermos?” they exclaimed. “But thats a simple thing.”“Oh, no, its not,” the third man said. “In the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot. In the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether its winter or summer?1. The underlined word “ther

26、mos” in Chinese means “_”.A. 电冰箱 B. 洗衣机 C. 电风扇 D. 保温瓶2. That the three men could not agree on what the worlds greatest wonder was because _.A. they could not think of anything very wonderful B. they all had different ideasC. they could not prove that their opinions were right D. the journey ended to

27、o soon3. The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because _.A. they were very beautiful B. they were EgyptianC. they had been built with very simple tools D. they could do mathematical calculations4. The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing i

28、n the world because _.A. it lasted longer than the pyramids B. it cost less than a computerC. he thought it knew whether it was winter or summerD. the other two men were surprised when he told them about it5. The third man was not very clever because _.A. he could not think of anything to say B. he

29、did not understand how a thermos worksC. he did not think the pyramids were wonderful D. he did not know anything about computers DBCCBPassage 6If you ask Daniel Radcliff who acted Harry Potter to pick a special moment from the last year of his life, you will find it almost impossible. “Oh, wow, thats really difficult,” he says with a smile.“There have been so many th