Passage 1 Andrea had never seen an old lady hitchhiking （搭車(chē)） before. However， the weather and the coming darkness made her feel sorry for the lady. The old lady had some difficulty climbing（adj.攀登的， 上升的n.攀登） in through the car door， and pushed her big brown canvas（v.徹底討論探究n.帆布） shopping bag down onto the floor under her feet. She said to Andres， in a voice that was almost a whisper， “Thank you dearie —I‘m just going to Brockbourne.”
Something in the way the lady spoke， and the way she never turned her head， made Andrea uneasy about this strange hitchhiker. She didn‘t know why， but she felt instinctively that there was something wrong， something odd， something…dangerous. But how could an old lady be dangerous？ It was absurd.
Careful not to turn her head， Andrea looked sideways at her passenger. She studied the hat， the dirty collar of the dress， the shapeless body， the arms with the thick black hairs…
Thick black hairs？
Hairy arms？ Andres‘s blood froze.
This wasn‘t a woman. It was a man.
At first， she didn‘t know what to do. Then suddenly， an idea came into her racing， terrified brain. Swinging the wheel suddenly， she threw the car into a skid （剎車(chē)）， and brought it to a halt.
“My God！” she shouted， “A child！ Did you see the child？ I think I hit her！”
The “old lady” was clearly shaken by the sudden skid， “I didn‘t see anything dearie，” she said. “I don’t think you hit anything.”
“I‘m sure it was a child！” insisted Andrea. “Could you just get out and have a look？ Just see if there’s anything on the road？” She held her breath. Would her plan work？
It did. The passenger slowly climbed out to investigate. As soon as she was out of the vehicle， Andrea gunned the engine and accelerated madly away， and soon she had put a good three miles between herself and the awful hitchhiker.
It was only then that she thought about the bag lying on the floor in front of her. Maybe the bag would provide some information about the real identity about the man. Pulling into the side of the road， Andrea opened the heavy bag curiously.
It contained only one item—a small hand axe， with a razor-sharp blade. The axe and the inside of the bag were covered with the dark red stains of dried blood.
Andrea began to scream.
1. Andrea allowed the hitchhiker to take a ride in her car mainly because ___a___.
A. the hitchhiker was an old woman B. she was curious about the old lady
C. the lady had a heavy bag D. she knew the old lady
2. What made Andrea afraid when she looked at the old lady？ d
A. She had a shapeless body. B. She had a harsh voice.
C. She wore a dirty dress. D. She had hairy arms.
3. Andrea suddenly stopped the car because ___c___.
A. she thought she had hit a child on the road
B. she skidded on some ice on the road
C. she wanted to trick the passenger into getting out
D. she couldn‘t concentrate and nearly had a crash
4. Andrea looked in the passenger‘s bag to ___d___.
A. examine what was in it. B. find out where the passenger lived.
C. use the passenger‘s tools. D. find out who the passenger was.
5. Andrea screamed because __b____.
A. she saw the hitchhiker come back B. she realized she could have been killed
C. she was scared at seeing blood D. she cut herself by the blade
Passage 2
Desperately（adv.拼命地， 失望地） short of living space and dangerously prone （adj.傾向于） to flooding， the Netherlands plans to start building homes， businesses and even roads on water.
With nearly a third of the country already covered by water and half of its land mass below sea level and constantly under threat from rising waters， the authorities believe that floating communities（n.公社， 團(tuán)體， 社會(huì)， （政治）共同體， 共有， 一致， 共同體， （生物）群落） may well be the future.
Six prototype（n.原型） wooden and aluminum（n.[化]鋁） floating houses are already attached（附上……的） to something off Amsterdam， and at least a further 100 are planned on the same estate（n.狀態(tài)， 不動(dòng)產(chǎn)， 時(shí)期， 階層， 財(cái)產(chǎn)） called Ijburg.
“Everybody asks why didn‘t we do this kind of thing before，” said Gijsbert Van der Woerdt， director of the firm responsible for promoting the concept. “After Bangladesh we’re the most densely populated country in the world. Building space is scarce and government studies show that we‘ll need to double the space available to us in the coming years to meet all our needs.”
Before being placed on the water and moved into position by tugboats （拖船）， the houses are built on land atop concrete flat-bottomed boats， which encase giant lumps of polystyrene （聚苯乙烯） reinforced with steel. The flat-bottomed boats are said to be unsinkable and are anchored by underwater cables. The floating roads apply the same technology.
The concept is proving popular with the Dutch. The waiting list for such homes， which will cost between euros 200， 000—500， 000 to buy， runs to 5， 000 names， claims Van der Woerdt.
With much of the country given over to market gardening and the intensive cultivation of flowers， planners have also come up with designs for floating greenhouses so that the water beneath them irrigates the plants and controls the temperature inside.
A pilot project [（小規(guī)模）試驗(yàn)計(jì)劃]， covering 50 hectares of flooded land near Amsterdam‘s Schiphol airport， is planned for 2005.
The opportunities for innovative developers look promising. “We have 10 projects in the pipeline—floating villages and cities complete with offices， shops and restaurants，” Van der Woerdt said.
Pilot 「n.飛行員， 領(lǐng)航員， 引水員 vt.駕駛（飛機(jī)等）， 領(lǐng)航， 引水 v.駕駛」
1. The Netherlands plans to start building floating communities on water because ______.
A. most parts of the country are covered by water
B. the country is constantly threatened by floods
C. it will promote the cultivation of flowers
D. people think it better to live on water
2. By citing “Everyone asks why didn‘t we do this kind of thing before”， the author wants to tell us that ______.
A. building floating communities is a very good idea
B. the director of the firm didn‘t want to answer the question
C. the Netherlands should follow the example of Bangladesh
D. people are not satisfied with the government‘s work
3. The floating houses will be ______.
A. reinforced with steel B. made of concrete
C. constructed in water D. built on boats
4. According to the author， the floating communities on water ______.
A. can promote market gardening B. are beyond the reach of most Dutch people
C. will increase the cost of gardening D. will be very popular by the year of 2005
5. “10 projects in the pipeline” in the last paragraph means ______.
A. “10 pipelines to provide gas” B. “10 companies to lay the pipelines”
C. “10 floating houses to be built on water” D. “10 building projects planned and started”
Passage 3
My new home was a long way from the center of London but it was becoming essential[adj.本質(zhì)的， 實(shí)質(zhì)的， 基本的， 提煉的， 精華的n.本質(zhì)， 實(shí)質(zhì)， 要素， 要點(diǎn)] to find a job， so finally I spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name down to be considered by London Transport for a job on the tube[n.管， 管子， [英] 地鐵， <美> 電子管， 顯象管]. They were looking for guards， not drivers. This suited[adj.適合的， 匹配的] me. I couldn‘t drive a car but thought that I could probably guard a train， and perhaps continue to write my poems between stations. The writers Keats and Chekhov had been doctors. T.S. Eliot had worked in a band [ n.帶子， 鑲邊， 波段， 隊(duì)， 樂(lè)隊(duì)v.聯(lián)合， 結(jié)合] and Wallace Stevens for an insurance company [保險(xiǎn)公司]. I would be a tube guard. I could see myself being cheerful， useful， a good man in a crisis[n.疾病的轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)（或轉(zhuǎn)好或惡化）， 決定性時(shí)刻， 危機(jī)， 危險(xiǎn)期， 歷的緊要關(guān)頭， [醫(yī)]危象， 轉(zhuǎn)換期]. Obviously I would be overqualified but I was willing to forget about that in return for a steady income and travel privileges[n.特權(quán)， 特別待遇， 基本公民權(quán)力， 特免vt.給與……特權(quán)， 特免]—those being particularly welcome to someone living a long way from the city center.
The next day I sat down， with almost a hundred other candidates[n.候選人， 投考者]， for the intelligence test. I must have done all right because after half an hour‘s wait I was sent into another room for a psychological test. This time there were only about fifty candidates. The examiner sat at a desk. You were signaled forward to occupy[vt.占， 占用， 占領(lǐng)， 占據(jù)] the seat opposite[adj.相對(duì)的， 對(duì)面的， 對(duì)立的， 相反的， 對(duì)等的， 對(duì)應(yīng)的n.相反的事物] him when the previous[adj.在前的， 早先的adv.在……以前，返回上一級(jí)菜單] occupant had been dismissed after a greater or shorter time. Obviously the long interviews were the more successful ones. Some of the interviews were as short as five minutes. Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half.
I can remember the questions now： “ Why did you leave your last job？” “Why did you leave your job before that？” “And the one before that？” I can‘t recall[vt.回憶， 回想， 記起， 取消n.召回] my answers except that they were short at first and grew progressively[adv.日益增多地] shorter. His closing statement[n.聲明， 陳述， 綜述]， I thought， revealed[v.顯示，透露vbl.顯示，透露] a lack of sensitivity[n.敏感， 靈敏（度）， 靈敏性]which helped to explain why as a psychologist， he had risen no higher than the underground railway. “You have failed the psychological test and we are unable to offer you a position.”
Failing to get that job was my low point. Or so I thought， believing that the work was easy. Actually， such jobs—being a postman is another one I still desire—demand exactly the sort of elementary yet responsible awareness that the habitual dreamer is least qualified to give. But I was still far short of full self-understanding. I was also short of cash.
1. The writer applied for the job because ______.
A. he could no longer afford to live without one
B. he wanted to work in the center of London
C. he had received suitable training
D. he was not interested in any other available job
2. The writer thought he was overqualified for the job because ______.
A. he had written many poems B. he often traveled underground
C. he had worked in an insurance company D. he could deal with difficult situations
3. The length of his interview meant that ______.
A. he had not done well in the intelligence test
B. he was not going to be offered the job
C. he had little work experience to talk about.
D. he did not like the examiner.
4. What was the writer‘s opinion of the psychologist？
A. He was inefficient at his job. B. He was unsympathetic.
C. He was unhappy with his job. D. He was very aggressive.
5. What does the writer realize now that he did not realize then？
A. How difficult it can be to get a job. B. How unpleasant ordinary jobs can be.
C. How badly he did in the interview. D. How unsuitable he was for the job.
Passage 4
For more than 10 years there has been a bigger rise in car crime than in most other types of crime. An average of more than two cars a minute are broken into[v.破門(mén)而入， 侵占]， vandalized （破壞） or stolen in the UK. Car crime accounts for almost a third of all reported offences[n.犯罪， 冒犯， 違反， 罪過(guò)， 過(guò)錯(cuò)n.[軍] 攻擊] with no signs that the trend is slowing down.
Although there are highly professional criminals involved in car theft， almost 90 percent of car crime is committed by the opportunist. Amateur thieves are aided by our carelessness. When the Automobile Association （AA） engineers surveyed one town center car park last year， 10 percent of cars checked were unlocked， a figure backed up by a Home Office national survey that found 12 percent of drivers sometimes left their cars unlocked.
The vehicles are sitting in petrol stations while drivers pay for their fuel. The AA has discovered that cars are left unattended for an average of three minutes—and sometimes much longer—as drivers buy drinks， cigarettes and other consumer items and then pay at the counter. With payment by credit card more and more common， it is not unusual for a driver to be out of his car as long as six minutes providing the car thief with a golden opportunity.
In an exclusive AA survey， carried out at a busy garage on a main road out of London， 300 motorists were questioned over three days of the holiday period. 24 percent admitted that they “always” or “sometimes” leave the keys in the car. This means that nationwide， a million cars daily become easy targets for the opportunist thief.
The AA recommends locking up whenever you leave the car—and for however short a period. A partially open sunroof or window is a further come-on to thieves.
Leaving valuables in view is an invitation to the criminal. A Manchester probationary （假釋期） service research project， which interviewed almost 100 car thieves last year， found many would investigate a coat thrown on a seat. Never leave any documents showing your home address in the car. If you have a garage， use it and lock it—a garaged car is at substantially less risk.
There are many other traps to avoid. The Home Office has found little awareness among drivers about safe parking. Most motorists questioned made no efforts to avoid parking in quiet spots away from street lights—just the places thieves love. The AA advises drivers to park in places with people around—thieves do not like audiences.
1. The passage seems to imply that payment by credit card ______.
A. is preferable for safe parking B. is now a common practice
C. takes longer than necessary D. aids a car thief in a way
2. Which of the following statements is CORRECT？
A. In the UK， a million cars are stolen daily.
B. In the UK， there are amateur car thieves only.
C. There are more car crimes than any other type of offences.
D. One in ten drivers invites car theft due to carelessness.
3. The researches mentioned in the passage on car theft include all the following EXCEPT ______.
A. checking private garages B. interviewing motorists
C. questioning car thieves D. examining parking lots
4. The best way for a driver to avoid car theft is ______.
A. leaving documents showing one‘s home address in the car
B. locking one‘s car in a parking lot at any time
C. not leaving the car unattended for longer than necessary
D. not leaving a sunroof or window partially open
5. In the last paragraph， the term “safe parking” means ______.
A. not parking under street lights B. not parking in front of a theatre or cinema
C. avoiding traps set by a possible car thief D. parking where a lot of people pass by
Passage 5
Nowadays， we hear a lot about the growing threat of globalization， accompanied by those warnings that the rich pattern of local life is being undermined， and many dialects and traditions are becoming extinct. But stop and think for a moment about the many positive aspects that globalization is bringing. Read on and you are bound to feel comforted， ready to face the global future， which is surely inevitable now.
Consider the Internet， that prime example of our shrinking world. Leaving aside the all-to-familiar worries about pornography and political extremism， even the most narrow-minded must admit that the net offers immeasurable benefits， not just in terms of education， the sector for which it was originally designed， but more importantly on a global level， the spread of news and comment. It will be increasingly difficult for politicians to maintain their regimes of misinformation， as the oppressed will not only find support and comfort， but also be able to organize themselves more effectively.
MTV is another global provider that is often criticized for imposing popular culture on the unsuspecting millions around the world. Yet the viewers‘ judgment on MTV is undoubtedly positive； it is regarded as indispensable by most of the global teenage generation who watch it， a vital part of growing up. And in the final analysis， what harm can a few songs and videos cause？
Is the world dominance of brands like Nike and Coca-Cola so bad for us when all is said and done？ Sportswear and soft drinks are harmless products when compared to the many other things that have been globally available for a longer period of time—heroin and cocaine， for example. In any case， just because Nike shoes and Coke cans are for sale， it doesn‘t mean you have to buy them—even globalization cannot deprive the individual of his free will.
Critics of globalization can stop issuing their doom and gloom statements. Life goes on， and has more to offer for many citizens of the world than it did for their parents‘ generation.
1. Some people feel sad about globalization because they believe it will ______.
A. bring threat to the world peace
B. impact the diversified local life
C. disrupt their present easy lifestyle
D. increase the size of people speaking dialects
2. Internet was originally designed ______.
A. to promote education B. to distribute news and comment
C. to relieve people of worries D. to publicize political beliefs
3. What is the writer‘s attitude towards globalization？
A. Suspicious. B. Positive. C. Indifferent. D. Contemptuous.
4. It is implied in the passage that Nike and Coca-cola ______.
A. should not become dominant brands B. have been ignored by many people
C. cannot be compared with drugs D. shouldn‘t have caused so much concern
5. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage？
A. Globalization Is Standardization B. Globalization： Like It or Lump It
C. Globalization： Don‘t Worry， Be Happy D. Globalization Brings Equality
Passage 6
John Grisham was born on February 2， 1955， in Jonesboro， Arkansas， in the USA. His father was a construction worker and moved his family all around the southern states of America， stopping wherever he could find work. Eventually they settled in Mississippi. Graduating from law school in 1981， Grisham practiced law for nearly a decade in Southaven， specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation （訴訟）。 In 1983， he was elected to the state House of Representatives and served until 1990.
One day at the Dessoto County courthouse， Grisham heard the horrifying testimony of a 12-year-old rape victim. He decided to write a novel exploring what would have happened if the girl‘s father had murdered her attackers. He proceeded to get up every morning at 5 a.m. to work on the novel， called A Time to Kill， which was published in 1988. Grisham’s next novel， The Firm， was one of the biggest hits of 1991， spending 47 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Grisham was then able to give up law and concentrate on writing. Grisham lives with his wife and two children， dividing their time between their Victorian home on a 67-acre farm in Mississippi and a 204-acre plantation near Charlottesville， Virginia.
When he‘s not writing， Grisham devotes time to charitable causes， including mission trips with his church group. As a child he dreamt of becoming a professional baseball player， and now serves as the local Little League commissioner. He has built six ball fields on his property and hosts children from 26 Little League teams.
1. John Grisham is ______ at present.
A. a writer B. a lawyer
C. a professional baseball player D. a congressman
2. What inspired Grisham to write his first novel？
A. A case of murder. B. A case of rape.
C. His father‘s experience. D. His life on the farm.
3. The story of the novel A Time to Kill would probably focus on ______.
A. how the girl was attacked B. the circumstances of the rape
C. how the girl‘s father took revenge D. how the case of rape was settled
4. Which of the following is NOT true of the novel The Firm？
A. It was popular at the time of publication.
B. It earned Grisham great fame.
C. It brought Grisham wealth.
D. It was carried by The New York Times as a series.
5. It can be inferred from the passage that Grisham has built ball fields on his property ______.
A. to achieve his life‘s goal as a professional baseball player
B. to coach children in baseball
C. to see his childhood dream being realized in the children
D. to provide facilities of baseball training
Passage 7
A quality education is the ultimate liberator. It can free people from poverty， giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society. It can also free communities and countries， allowing them to leap forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible.
For this reason， the international community has committed itself to getting all the world‘s children into primary school by 2015， a commitment known as Education for All.
Can education for all be achieved by 2015？ The answer is definitely “yes”， although it is a difficult task. If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing a minimum of five years of primary school， instead of just enrolling for classes， which used to be the measuring stick for education， then the challenge becomes even more difficult. Only 32 countries were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment rates. The number rises to 88 if completion rates are used as the criterion.
Still， the goal is achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community. 59 of the 88 countries at risk can reach universal primary completion by 2015 if they bring the efficiency and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher-performing systems. They also need significant increases in external financing and technical support. The 29 countries lagging farthest behind will not reach the goal without unprecedented rates of progress. But this is attainable with creative solutions， including use of information technologies， flexible and targeted foreign aid， and fewer people living in poverty.
A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country‘s capacity to use aid well depends heavily on its policies， institutions and management. Where a country scores well on these criteria， foreign assistance can be highly effective.
1. In the first paragraph， the author suggests that a quality education can ______.
A. free countries from foreign rules B. speed up social progress
C. give people freedom D. liberate people from any exploitation
2. Ideally， the goal of the program of Education for All is to ______ by 2015.
A. get all the world‘s children to complete primary school
B. enroll all the world‘s children into primary school
C. give quality education to people of 88 countries
D. support those committed to transforming their education systems
3. ______ countries are now at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of completion rates.
A. 32 B. 59 C. 29 D. 88
4. According to the passage， which of the following is NOT mentioned as the right policy？
A. Raising the efficiency of education systems.
B. Improving the quality of education.
C. Using information technologies.
D. Building more primary schools.
5. As can be gathered from the last paragraph， foreign aid ______.
A. may not be highly effective
B. is provided only when some criteria are met
C. alone makes development possible
D. is most effective for those countries lagging farthest behind
Passage 8
Most people think of lions as strictly African beasts， but only because they‘ve been killed off almost everywhere else. Ten thousand years ago lions spanned vast sections of the globe. Now lions hold only a small fraction of their former habitat， and Asiatic lions， a subspecies that split from African lions perhaps 100，000 years ago， hang on to an almost impossibly small slice of their former territory.
India is the proud steward of these 300 or so lions， which live primarily in a 560-square-mile sanctuary （保護(hù)區(qū)）。 It took me a year and a half to get a permit to explore the entire Gir Forest—and no time at all to see why these lions became symbols of royalty and greatness. A tiger will hide in the forest unseen， but a lion stands its ground， curious and unafraid—lionhearted. Though they told me in subtle ways when I got too close， Gir‘s lions allowed me unique glimpses into their lives during my three months in the forest. It’s odd to think that they are threatened by extinction； Gir has as many lions as it can hold—too many， in fact. With territory in short supply， lions move about near the boundary of the forest and even leave it altogether， often clashing with people. That‘s one reason India is creating a second sanctuary. There are other pressing reasons： outbreaks of disease or natural disasters. In 1994 a serious disease killed more than a third of Africa’s Serengeti lions—a thousand animals—a fate that could easily happen to Gir‘s cats. These lions are especially vulnerable to disease because they descend from as few as a dozen individuals. “If you do a DNA test， Asiatic lions actually look like identical twins，” says Stephen O’Brien， a geneticist （基因?qū)W家） who has studied them. Yet the dangers are hidden， and you wouldn‘t suspect them by watching these lords of the forest. The lions display vitality， and no small measure of charm.
Though the gentle intimacy of play vanishes when it‘s time to eat， meals in Gir are not necessarily frantic affairs. For a mother and her baby lion sharing a deer， or a young male eating an antelope （羚羊）， there’s no need to fight for a cut of the kill. The animals they hunt for food are generally smaller in Gir than those in Africa， and hunting groups tend to be smaller as well.
1. In the first paragraph， the author tells us that Asiatic lions ______.
A. have killed off other lions B. have descended from African lions
C. used to span vast sections of the globe D. have lost their habitat
2. What impressed the author most when he went to watch the lions in the Gir Forest？
A. Their friendliness. B. Their size.
C. Their intimacy. D. Their vitality.
3. What does the sentence “…meals in Gir are not necessarily frantic affairs” mean？
A. The lions do not show intimacy among them any more.
B. The lions may not need to fight for food.
C. Food is not readily available in that region.
D. Meals can be obtained only with great effort.
4. The lions in the Gir Forest are especially vulnerable to disease because ______.
A. they have descended from a dozen or so ancestors
B. they are smaller than the African lions
C. they do not have enough to eat
D. they are physically weaker than the African lions
5. One of the reasons why India is creating a secondary sanctuary for the Asiatic lions is that ______.
A. the present sanctuary is not large enough
B. scientists want to do more research on them
C. they have killed many people
D. the forest is shrinking in size
Passage 9
After retirement from medical research， my wife and I built our home in a gated community surrounded by yacht clubs and golf courses on Hilton Head Island. But when I left for the other side of the island， I was traveling on unpaved roads lined with leaky cottages. The “l(fā)ifestyle” of many of the native islanders stood in shocking contrast to my comfortable existence.
By talking to the local folks， I discovered that the vast majority of the maids， gardeners， waitresses and construction workers who make this island work had little or no access to medical care. It seemed outrageous to me. I wondered why someone didn‘t do something about that. Then my father’s words， which he had asked his children daily when they were young， rang in my head again： “What did you do for someone today？”
Even though my father had died several years before， I guess I still didn‘t want to disappoint him. So I started working on a solution. The island was full of retired doctors. If I could persuade them to spend a few hours a week volunteering their services， we could provide free primary health care to those so desperately in need of it. Most of the doctors I approached liked the idea， so long as they could be relicensed without troubles. It took one year and plenty of persistence， but I was able to persuade the state legislators to create a special license for doctors volunteering in not-for-profit clinics.
The town donated land， local residents contributed office and medical equipment and some of the potential patients volunteered their weekends ornamenting the building that would become the clinic. We named it Volunteers in Medicine and we opened its doors in 1994， fully staffed by retired physicians， nurses and dentists as well as nearly 150 nonprofessional volunteers. That year we had 5，000 patient visits； last year we had 16，000.
Somehow word of what we were doing got around. Soon we were receiving phone calls from retired physicians all over the country， asking for help in starting VIM clinics in their communities. We did the best we could—there are now 15 other clinics operating—but we couldn‘t keep up with the need. Yet last month I think my father’s words found their way up north， to McNeil Consumer Healthcare， the maker of Tylenol （泰諾：一種感冒藥）。 A major grant from McNeil will allow us to respond to these requests and help establish other free clinics in communities around the country.
1. What is the passage mainly about？
A. The contrast between the rich and the poor on an island.
B. The story of a man who likes to give others advice.
C. The life and work of a great father.
D. The inspiration of a father‘s words.
2. The author of the passage is ______.
A. a retired physician B. a retired teacher
C. a retired medical researcher D. a retired construction worker
3. The purpose of Volunteers in Medicine is to ______.
A. help retired medical workers improve their incomes
B. provide free medical services to those who need them
C. urge the government to set up non-profit clinics
D. make the dream of the author‘s father come true
4. Which of the following has been done by the author himself？
A. Buying the medical equipment.
B. Finding the land and the office.
C. Decorating the building that would become the clinic.
D. Getting a special license for the retired doctors.
5. In the last paragraph， “I think my father‘s words found their way up north to McNeil” implies that ______.
A. my father‘s words finally reached McNeil
B. McNeil decided to do something for the needy people
C. my father decided to assist us in opening more clinics in the north
D. McNeil community was badly in need of free health care programs
Passage 10
Even before Historian Joseph Ellis became a best-selling author， he was famous for his vivid lectures. In his popular courses at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts， he would often make classroom discussions lively by describing his own combat experience in Vietnam. But as Ellis‘s reputation grew—his books on the Founding Fathers have won both the prestigious National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize—the history professor began to entertain local and national reporters with his memories of war. Last year， after The Boston Globe carried accounts of Ellis’s experience in the Vietnam war， someone who knew the truth about Ellis dropped a dime （揭發(fā)）。 Last week The Boston Globe revealed that Ellis， famous for explaining the nation‘s history， had some explaining to do about his own past.
“Even in the best of lives， mistakes are made，” said a wretched Ellis. It turned out that while the distinguished historian had served in the Army， he‘d spent his war years not in the jungles of Southeast Asia， but teaching history at West Point （西點(diǎn)軍校）。 He’d also overstated his role in the antiwar movement and even his high-school athletic records. His admission shocked colleagues， fellow historians and students who wondered why someone so accomplished would beautify his past. But it seems that success and truthfulness don‘t always go hand in hand. Even among the distinguished achievers， security experts say， one in ten is deceiving—indulging in everything from empty boasting to more serious offenses such as plagiarism （剽竊）， fictionalizing military records， making up false academic certificates or worse. And， oddly， prominent people who beautify the past often do so once they’re famous， says Ernest Brod of Kroll Associates， which has conducted thousands of background checks. Says Brod： “It‘s not like they use these lies to climb the ladder.”
Then what makes them do it？ Psychologists say some people succeed， at least in part， because they are uniquely adjusted to the expectations of others. And no matter how well-known， those people can be haunted by a sense of their own shortcomings. “From outside， these people look anything but fragile，” says Dennis Shulman， a New York psychoanalyst. “But inside， they feel hollow， empty.”
1. Which of the following is TRUE about Ellis？
A. He is a famous professor of history at West Point.
B. His book on the Vietnam war has won two important prizes.
C. He has told both students and reporters about his own experience of war.
D. He has written a bestseller for a newspaper—The Boston Globe.
2. While Ellis served in the Army， he ______.
A. combated in Vietnam B. taught at a military school
C. exaggerated his part as a historian D. made mistakes in the antiwar movement
3. What did Ellis lie about？
A. His war experience in Vietnam. B. His athletic records in high school.
C. His role in the antiwar movement. D. All of the above.
4. What does “to climb the ladder” in the second paragraph mean？
A. To become more successful. B. To inquire into one‘s background.
C. To cover one‘s serious offenses. D. To go further in beautifying one’s past.
5. According to psychologists， successful people who lie about themselves ______.
A. take pride in their weaknesses B. feel weak in their hearts
C. think nothing of others D. look weak to others
Something in the way the lady spoke， and the way she never turned her head， made Andrea uneasy about this strange hitchhiker. She didn‘t know why， but she felt instinctively that there was something wrong， something odd， something…dangerous. But how could an old lady be dangerous？ It was absurd.
Careful not to turn her head， Andrea looked sideways at her passenger. She studied the hat， the dirty collar of the dress， the shapeless body， the arms with the thick black hairs…
Thick black hairs？
Hairy arms？ Andres‘s blood froze.
This wasn‘t a woman. It was a man.
At first， she didn‘t know what to do. Then suddenly， an idea came into her racing， terrified brain. Swinging the wheel suddenly， she threw the car into a skid （剎車(chē)）， and brought it to a halt.
“My God！” she shouted， “A child！ Did you see the child？ I think I hit her！”
The “old lady” was clearly shaken by the sudden skid， “I didn‘t see anything dearie，” she said. “I don’t think you hit anything.”
“I‘m sure it was a child！” insisted Andrea. “Could you just get out and have a look？ Just see if there’s anything on the road？” She held her breath. Would her plan work？
It did. The passenger slowly climbed out to investigate. As soon as she was out of the vehicle， Andrea gunned the engine and accelerated madly away， and soon she had put a good three miles between herself and the awful hitchhiker.
It was only then that she thought about the bag lying on the floor in front of her. Maybe the bag would provide some information about the real identity about the man. Pulling into the side of the road， Andrea opened the heavy bag curiously.
It contained only one item—a small hand axe， with a razor-sharp blade. The axe and the inside of the bag were covered with the dark red stains of dried blood.
Andrea began to scream.
1. Andrea allowed the hitchhiker to take a ride in her car mainly because ___a___.
A. the hitchhiker was an old woman B. she was curious about the old lady
C. the lady had a heavy bag D. she knew the old lady
2. What made Andrea afraid when she looked at the old lady？ d
A. She had a shapeless body. B. She had a harsh voice.
C. She wore a dirty dress. D. She had hairy arms.
3. Andrea suddenly stopped the car because ___c___.
A. she thought she had hit a child on the road
B. she skidded on some ice on the road
C. she wanted to trick the passenger into getting out
D. she couldn‘t concentrate and nearly had a crash
4. Andrea looked in the passenger‘s bag to ___d___.
A. examine what was in it. B. find out where the passenger lived.
C. use the passenger‘s tools. D. find out who the passenger was.
5. Andrea screamed because __b____.
A. she saw the hitchhiker come back B. she realized she could have been killed
C. she was scared at seeing blood D. she cut herself by the blade
Passage 2
Desperately（adv.拼命地， 失望地） short of living space and dangerously prone （adj.傾向于） to flooding， the Netherlands plans to start building homes， businesses and even roads on water.
With nearly a third of the country already covered by water and half of its land mass below sea level and constantly under threat from rising waters， the authorities believe that floating communities（n.公社， 團(tuán)體， 社會(huì)， （政治）共同體， 共有， 一致， 共同體， （生物）群落） may well be the future.
Six prototype（n.原型） wooden and aluminum（n.[化]鋁） floating houses are already attached（附上……的） to something off Amsterdam， and at least a further 100 are planned on the same estate（n.狀態(tài)， 不動(dòng)產(chǎn)， 時(shí)期， 階層， 財(cái)產(chǎn)） called Ijburg.
“Everybody asks why didn‘t we do this kind of thing before，” said Gijsbert Van der Woerdt， director of the firm responsible for promoting the concept. “After Bangladesh we’re the most densely populated country in the world. Building space is scarce and government studies show that we‘ll need to double the space available to us in the coming years to meet all our needs.”
Before being placed on the water and moved into position by tugboats （拖船）， the houses are built on land atop concrete flat-bottomed boats， which encase giant lumps of polystyrene （聚苯乙烯） reinforced with steel. The flat-bottomed boats are said to be unsinkable and are anchored by underwater cables. The floating roads apply the same technology.
The concept is proving popular with the Dutch. The waiting list for such homes， which will cost between euros 200， 000—500， 000 to buy， runs to 5， 000 names， claims Van der Woerdt.
With much of the country given over to market gardening and the intensive cultivation of flowers， planners have also come up with designs for floating greenhouses so that the water beneath them irrigates the plants and controls the temperature inside.
A pilot project [（小規(guī)模）試驗(yàn)計(jì)劃]， covering 50 hectares of flooded land near Amsterdam‘s Schiphol airport， is planned for 2005.
The opportunities for innovative developers look promising. “We have 10 projects in the pipeline—floating villages and cities complete with offices， shops and restaurants，” Van der Woerdt said.
Pilot 「n.飛行員， 領(lǐng)航員， 引水員 vt.駕駛（飛機(jī)等）， 領(lǐng)航， 引水 v.駕駛」
1. The Netherlands plans to start building floating communities on water because ______.
A. most parts of the country are covered by water
B. the country is constantly threatened by floods
C. it will promote the cultivation of flowers
D. people think it better to live on water
2. By citing “Everyone asks why didn‘t we do this kind of thing before”， the author wants to tell us that ______.
A. building floating communities is a very good idea
B. the director of the firm didn‘t want to answer the question
C. the Netherlands should follow the example of Bangladesh
D. people are not satisfied with the government‘s work
3. The floating houses will be ______.
A. reinforced with steel B. made of concrete
C. constructed in water D. built on boats
4. According to the author， the floating communities on water ______.
A. can promote market gardening B. are beyond the reach of most Dutch people
C. will increase the cost of gardening D. will be very popular by the year of 2005
5. “10 projects in the pipeline” in the last paragraph means ______.
A. “10 pipelines to provide gas” B. “10 companies to lay the pipelines”
C. “10 floating houses to be built on water” D. “10 building projects planned and started”
Passage 3
My new home was a long way from the center of London but it was becoming essential[adj.本質(zhì)的， 實(shí)質(zhì)的， 基本的， 提煉的， 精華的n.本質(zhì)， 實(shí)質(zhì)， 要素， 要點(diǎn)] to find a job， so finally I spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name down to be considered by London Transport for a job on the tube[n.管， 管子， [英] 地鐵， <美> 電子管， 顯象管]. They were looking for guards， not drivers. This suited[adj.適合的， 匹配的] me. I couldn‘t drive a car but thought that I could probably guard a train， and perhaps continue to write my poems between stations. The writers Keats and Chekhov had been doctors. T.S. Eliot had worked in a band [ n.帶子， 鑲邊， 波段， 隊(duì)， 樂(lè)隊(duì)v.聯(lián)合， 結(jié)合] and Wallace Stevens for an insurance company [保險(xiǎn)公司]. I would be a tube guard. I could see myself being cheerful， useful， a good man in a crisis[n.疾病的轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)（或轉(zhuǎn)好或惡化）， 決定性時(shí)刻， 危機(jī)， 危險(xiǎn)期， 歷的緊要關(guān)頭， [醫(yī)]危象， 轉(zhuǎn)換期]. Obviously I would be overqualified but I was willing to forget about that in return for a steady income and travel privileges[n.特權(quán)， 特別待遇， 基本公民權(quán)力， 特免vt.給與……特權(quán)， 特免]—those being particularly welcome to someone living a long way from the city center.
The next day I sat down， with almost a hundred other candidates[n.候選人， 投考者]， for the intelligence test. I must have done all right because after half an hour‘s wait I was sent into another room for a psychological test. This time there were only about fifty candidates. The examiner sat at a desk. You were signaled forward to occupy[vt.占， 占用， 占領(lǐng)， 占據(jù)] the seat opposite[adj.相對(duì)的， 對(duì)面的， 對(duì)立的， 相反的， 對(duì)等的， 對(duì)應(yīng)的n.相反的事物] him when the previous[adj.在前的， 早先的adv.在……以前，返回上一級(jí)菜單] occupant had been dismissed after a greater or shorter time. Obviously the long interviews were the more successful ones. Some of the interviews were as short as five minutes. Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half.
I can remember the questions now： “ Why did you leave your last job？” “Why did you leave your job before that？” “And the one before that？” I can‘t recall[vt.回憶， 回想， 記起， 取消n.召回] my answers except that they were short at first and grew progressively[adv.日益增多地] shorter. His closing statement[n.聲明， 陳述， 綜述]， I thought， revealed[v.顯示，透露vbl.顯示，透露] a lack of sensitivity[n.敏感， 靈敏（度）， 靈敏性]which helped to explain why as a psychologist， he had risen no higher than the underground railway. “You have failed the psychological test and we are unable to offer you a position.”
Failing to get that job was my low point. Or so I thought， believing that the work was easy. Actually， such jobs—being a postman is another one I still desire—demand exactly the sort of elementary yet responsible awareness that the habitual dreamer is least qualified to give. But I was still far short of full self-understanding. I was also short of cash.
1. The writer applied for the job because ______.
A. he could no longer afford to live without one
B. he wanted to work in the center of London
C. he had received suitable training
D. he was not interested in any other available job
2. The writer thought he was overqualified for the job because ______.
A. he had written many poems B. he often traveled underground
C. he had worked in an insurance company D. he could deal with difficult situations
3. The length of his interview meant that ______.
A. he had not done well in the intelligence test
B. he was not going to be offered the job
C. he had little work experience to talk about.
D. he did not like the examiner.
4. What was the writer‘s opinion of the psychologist？
A. He was inefficient at his job. B. He was unsympathetic.
C. He was unhappy with his job. D. He was very aggressive.
5. What does the writer realize now that he did not realize then？
A. How difficult it can be to get a job. B. How unpleasant ordinary jobs can be.
C. How badly he did in the interview. D. How unsuitable he was for the job.
Passage 4
For more than 10 years there has been a bigger rise in car crime than in most other types of crime. An average of more than two cars a minute are broken into[v.破門(mén)而入， 侵占]， vandalized （破壞） or stolen in the UK. Car crime accounts for almost a third of all reported offences[n.犯罪， 冒犯， 違反， 罪過(guò)， 過(guò)錯(cuò)n.[軍] 攻擊] with no signs that the trend is slowing down.
Although there are highly professional criminals involved in car theft， almost 90 percent of car crime is committed by the opportunist. Amateur thieves are aided by our carelessness. When the Automobile Association （AA） engineers surveyed one town center car park last year， 10 percent of cars checked were unlocked， a figure backed up by a Home Office national survey that found 12 percent of drivers sometimes left their cars unlocked.
The vehicles are sitting in petrol stations while drivers pay for their fuel. The AA has discovered that cars are left unattended for an average of three minutes—and sometimes much longer—as drivers buy drinks， cigarettes and other consumer items and then pay at the counter. With payment by credit card more and more common， it is not unusual for a driver to be out of his car as long as six minutes providing the car thief with a golden opportunity.
In an exclusive AA survey， carried out at a busy garage on a main road out of London， 300 motorists were questioned over three days of the holiday period. 24 percent admitted that they “always” or “sometimes” leave the keys in the car. This means that nationwide， a million cars daily become easy targets for the opportunist thief.
The AA recommends locking up whenever you leave the car—and for however short a period. A partially open sunroof or window is a further come-on to thieves.
Leaving valuables in view is an invitation to the criminal. A Manchester probationary （假釋期） service research project， which interviewed almost 100 car thieves last year， found many would investigate a coat thrown on a seat. Never leave any documents showing your home address in the car. If you have a garage， use it and lock it—a garaged car is at substantially less risk.
There are many other traps to avoid. The Home Office has found little awareness among drivers about safe parking. Most motorists questioned made no efforts to avoid parking in quiet spots away from street lights—just the places thieves love. The AA advises drivers to park in places with people around—thieves do not like audiences.
1. The passage seems to imply that payment by credit card ______.
A. is preferable for safe parking B. is now a common practice
C. takes longer than necessary D. aids a car thief in a way
2. Which of the following statements is CORRECT？
A. In the UK， a million cars are stolen daily.
B. In the UK， there are amateur car thieves only.
C. There are more car crimes than any other type of offences.
D. One in ten drivers invites car theft due to carelessness.
3. The researches mentioned in the passage on car theft include all the following EXCEPT ______.
A. checking private garages B. interviewing motorists
C. questioning car thieves D. examining parking lots
4. The best way for a driver to avoid car theft is ______.
A. leaving documents showing one‘s home address in the car
B. locking one‘s car in a parking lot at any time
C. not leaving the car unattended for longer than necessary
D. not leaving a sunroof or window partially open
5. In the last paragraph， the term “safe parking” means ______.
A. not parking under street lights B. not parking in front of a theatre or cinema
C. avoiding traps set by a possible car thief D. parking where a lot of people pass by
Passage 5
Nowadays， we hear a lot about the growing threat of globalization， accompanied by those warnings that the rich pattern of local life is being undermined， and many dialects and traditions are becoming extinct. But stop and think for a moment about the many positive aspects that globalization is bringing. Read on and you are bound to feel comforted， ready to face the global future， which is surely inevitable now.
Consider the Internet， that prime example of our shrinking world. Leaving aside the all-to-familiar worries about pornography and political extremism， even the most narrow-minded must admit that the net offers immeasurable benefits， not just in terms of education， the sector for which it was originally designed， but more importantly on a global level， the spread of news and comment. It will be increasingly difficult for politicians to maintain their regimes of misinformation， as the oppressed will not only find support and comfort， but also be able to organize themselves more effectively.
MTV is another global provider that is often criticized for imposing popular culture on the unsuspecting millions around the world. Yet the viewers‘ judgment on MTV is undoubtedly positive； it is regarded as indispensable by most of the global teenage generation who watch it， a vital part of growing up. And in the final analysis， what harm can a few songs and videos cause？
Is the world dominance of brands like Nike and Coca-Cola so bad for us when all is said and done？ Sportswear and soft drinks are harmless products when compared to the many other things that have been globally available for a longer period of time—heroin and cocaine， for example. In any case， just because Nike shoes and Coke cans are for sale， it doesn‘t mean you have to buy them—even globalization cannot deprive the individual of his free will.
Critics of globalization can stop issuing their doom and gloom statements. Life goes on， and has more to offer for many citizens of the world than it did for their parents‘ generation.
1. Some people feel sad about globalization because they believe it will ______.
A. bring threat to the world peace
B. impact the diversified local life
C. disrupt their present easy lifestyle
D. increase the size of people speaking dialects
2. Internet was originally designed ______.
A. to promote education B. to distribute news and comment
C. to relieve people of worries D. to publicize political beliefs
3. What is the writer‘s attitude towards globalization？
A. Suspicious. B. Positive. C. Indifferent. D. Contemptuous.
4. It is implied in the passage that Nike and Coca-cola ______.
A. should not become dominant brands B. have been ignored by many people
C. cannot be compared with drugs D. shouldn‘t have caused so much concern
5. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage？
A. Globalization Is Standardization B. Globalization： Like It or Lump It
C. Globalization： Don‘t Worry， Be Happy D. Globalization Brings Equality
Passage 6
John Grisham was born on February 2， 1955， in Jonesboro， Arkansas， in the USA. His father was a construction worker and moved his family all around the southern states of America， stopping wherever he could find work. Eventually they settled in Mississippi. Graduating from law school in 1981， Grisham practiced law for nearly a decade in Southaven， specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation （訴訟）。 In 1983， he was elected to the state House of Representatives and served until 1990.
One day at the Dessoto County courthouse， Grisham heard the horrifying testimony of a 12-year-old rape victim. He decided to write a novel exploring what would have happened if the girl‘s father had murdered her attackers. He proceeded to get up every morning at 5 a.m. to work on the novel， called A Time to Kill， which was published in 1988. Grisham’s next novel， The Firm， was one of the biggest hits of 1991， spending 47 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Grisham was then able to give up law and concentrate on writing. Grisham lives with his wife and two children， dividing their time between their Victorian home on a 67-acre farm in Mississippi and a 204-acre plantation near Charlottesville， Virginia.
When he‘s not writing， Grisham devotes time to charitable causes， including mission trips with his church group. As a child he dreamt of becoming a professional baseball player， and now serves as the local Little League commissioner. He has built six ball fields on his property and hosts children from 26 Little League teams.
1. John Grisham is ______ at present.
A. a writer B. a lawyer
C. a professional baseball player D. a congressman
2. What inspired Grisham to write his first novel？
A. A case of murder. B. A case of rape.
C. His father‘s experience. D. His life on the farm.
3. The story of the novel A Time to Kill would probably focus on ______.
A. how the girl was attacked B. the circumstances of the rape
C. how the girl‘s father took revenge D. how the case of rape was settled
4. Which of the following is NOT true of the novel The Firm？
A. It was popular at the time of publication.
B. It earned Grisham great fame.
C. It brought Grisham wealth.
D. It was carried by The New York Times as a series.
5. It can be inferred from the passage that Grisham has built ball fields on his property ______.
A. to achieve his life‘s goal as a professional baseball player
B. to coach children in baseball
C. to see his childhood dream being realized in the children
D. to provide facilities of baseball training
Passage 7
A quality education is the ultimate liberator. It can free people from poverty， giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society. It can also free communities and countries， allowing them to leap forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible.
For this reason， the international community has committed itself to getting all the world‘s children into primary school by 2015， a commitment known as Education for All.
Can education for all be achieved by 2015？ The answer is definitely “yes”， although it is a difficult task. If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing a minimum of five years of primary school， instead of just enrolling for classes， which used to be the measuring stick for education， then the challenge becomes even more difficult. Only 32 countries were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment rates. The number rises to 88 if completion rates are used as the criterion.
Still， the goal is achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community. 59 of the 88 countries at risk can reach universal primary completion by 2015 if they bring the efficiency and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher-performing systems. They also need significant increases in external financing and technical support. The 29 countries lagging farthest behind will not reach the goal without unprecedented rates of progress. But this is attainable with creative solutions， including use of information technologies， flexible and targeted foreign aid， and fewer people living in poverty.
A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country‘s capacity to use aid well depends heavily on its policies， institutions and management. Where a country scores well on these criteria， foreign assistance can be highly effective.
1. In the first paragraph， the author suggests that a quality education can ______.
A. free countries from foreign rules B. speed up social progress
C. give people freedom D. liberate people from any exploitation
2. Ideally， the goal of the program of Education for All is to ______ by 2015.
A. get all the world‘s children to complete primary school
B. enroll all the world‘s children into primary school
C. give quality education to people of 88 countries
D. support those committed to transforming their education systems
3. ______ countries are now at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of completion rates.
A. 32 B. 59 C. 29 D. 88
4. According to the passage， which of the following is NOT mentioned as the right policy？
A. Raising the efficiency of education systems.
B. Improving the quality of education.
C. Using information technologies.
D. Building more primary schools.
5. As can be gathered from the last paragraph， foreign aid ______.
A. may not be highly effective
B. is provided only when some criteria are met
C. alone makes development possible
D. is most effective for those countries lagging farthest behind
Passage 8
Most people think of lions as strictly African beasts， but only because they‘ve been killed off almost everywhere else. Ten thousand years ago lions spanned vast sections of the globe. Now lions hold only a small fraction of their former habitat， and Asiatic lions， a subspecies that split from African lions perhaps 100，000 years ago， hang on to an almost impossibly small slice of their former territory.
India is the proud steward of these 300 or so lions， which live primarily in a 560-square-mile sanctuary （保護(hù)區(qū)）。 It took me a year and a half to get a permit to explore the entire Gir Forest—and no time at all to see why these lions became symbols of royalty and greatness. A tiger will hide in the forest unseen， but a lion stands its ground， curious and unafraid—lionhearted. Though they told me in subtle ways when I got too close， Gir‘s lions allowed me unique glimpses into their lives during my three months in the forest. It’s odd to think that they are threatened by extinction； Gir has as many lions as it can hold—too many， in fact. With territory in short supply， lions move about near the boundary of the forest and even leave it altogether， often clashing with people. That‘s one reason India is creating a second sanctuary. There are other pressing reasons： outbreaks of disease or natural disasters. In 1994 a serious disease killed more than a third of Africa’s Serengeti lions—a thousand animals—a fate that could easily happen to Gir‘s cats. These lions are especially vulnerable to disease because they descend from as few as a dozen individuals. “If you do a DNA test， Asiatic lions actually look like identical twins，” says Stephen O’Brien， a geneticist （基因?qū)W家） who has studied them. Yet the dangers are hidden， and you wouldn‘t suspect them by watching these lords of the forest. The lions display vitality， and no small measure of charm.
Though the gentle intimacy of play vanishes when it‘s time to eat， meals in Gir are not necessarily frantic affairs. For a mother and her baby lion sharing a deer， or a young male eating an antelope （羚羊）， there’s no need to fight for a cut of the kill. The animals they hunt for food are generally smaller in Gir than those in Africa， and hunting groups tend to be smaller as well.
1. In the first paragraph， the author tells us that Asiatic lions ______.
A. have killed off other lions B. have descended from African lions
C. used to span vast sections of the globe D. have lost their habitat
2. What impressed the author most when he went to watch the lions in the Gir Forest？
A. Their friendliness. B. Their size.
C. Their intimacy. D. Their vitality.
3. What does the sentence “…meals in Gir are not necessarily frantic affairs” mean？
A. The lions do not show intimacy among them any more.
B. The lions may not need to fight for food.
C. Food is not readily available in that region.
D. Meals can be obtained only with great effort.
4. The lions in the Gir Forest are especially vulnerable to disease because ______.
A. they have descended from a dozen or so ancestors
B. they are smaller than the African lions
C. they do not have enough to eat
D. they are physically weaker than the African lions
5. One of the reasons why India is creating a secondary sanctuary for the Asiatic lions is that ______.
A. the present sanctuary is not large enough
B. scientists want to do more research on them
C. they have killed many people
D. the forest is shrinking in size
Passage 9
After retirement from medical research， my wife and I built our home in a gated community surrounded by yacht clubs and golf courses on Hilton Head Island. But when I left for the other side of the island， I was traveling on unpaved roads lined with leaky cottages. The “l(fā)ifestyle” of many of the native islanders stood in shocking contrast to my comfortable existence.
By talking to the local folks， I discovered that the vast majority of the maids， gardeners， waitresses and construction workers who make this island work had little or no access to medical care. It seemed outrageous to me. I wondered why someone didn‘t do something about that. Then my father’s words， which he had asked his children daily when they were young， rang in my head again： “What did you do for someone today？”
Even though my father had died several years before， I guess I still didn‘t want to disappoint him. So I started working on a solution. The island was full of retired doctors. If I could persuade them to spend a few hours a week volunteering their services， we could provide free primary health care to those so desperately in need of it. Most of the doctors I approached liked the idea， so long as they could be relicensed without troubles. It took one year and plenty of persistence， but I was able to persuade the state legislators to create a special license for doctors volunteering in not-for-profit clinics.
The town donated land， local residents contributed office and medical equipment and some of the potential patients volunteered their weekends ornamenting the building that would become the clinic. We named it Volunteers in Medicine and we opened its doors in 1994， fully staffed by retired physicians， nurses and dentists as well as nearly 150 nonprofessional volunteers. That year we had 5，000 patient visits； last year we had 16，000.
Somehow word of what we were doing got around. Soon we were receiving phone calls from retired physicians all over the country， asking for help in starting VIM clinics in their communities. We did the best we could—there are now 15 other clinics operating—but we couldn‘t keep up with the need. Yet last month I think my father’s words found their way up north， to McNeil Consumer Healthcare， the maker of Tylenol （泰諾：一種感冒藥）。 A major grant from McNeil will allow us to respond to these requests and help establish other free clinics in communities around the country.
1. What is the passage mainly about？
A. The contrast between the rich and the poor on an island.
B. The story of a man who likes to give others advice.
C. The life and work of a great father.
D. The inspiration of a father‘s words.
2. The author of the passage is ______.
A. a retired physician B. a retired teacher
C. a retired medical researcher D. a retired construction worker
3. The purpose of Volunteers in Medicine is to ______.
A. help retired medical workers improve their incomes
B. provide free medical services to those who need them
C. urge the government to set up non-profit clinics
D. make the dream of the author‘s father come true
4. Which of the following has been done by the author himself？
A. Buying the medical equipment.
B. Finding the land and the office.
C. Decorating the building that would become the clinic.
D. Getting a special license for the retired doctors.
5. In the last paragraph， “I think my father‘s words found their way up north to McNeil” implies that ______.
A. my father‘s words finally reached McNeil
B. McNeil decided to do something for the needy people
C. my father decided to assist us in opening more clinics in the north
D. McNeil community was badly in need of free health care programs
Passage 10
Even before Historian Joseph Ellis became a best-selling author， he was famous for his vivid lectures. In his popular courses at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts， he would often make classroom discussions lively by describing his own combat experience in Vietnam. But as Ellis‘s reputation grew—his books on the Founding Fathers have won both the prestigious National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize—the history professor began to entertain local and national reporters with his memories of war. Last year， after The Boston Globe carried accounts of Ellis’s experience in the Vietnam war， someone who knew the truth about Ellis dropped a dime （揭發(fā)）。 Last week The Boston Globe revealed that Ellis， famous for explaining the nation‘s history， had some explaining to do about his own past.
“Even in the best of lives， mistakes are made，” said a wretched Ellis. It turned out that while the distinguished historian had served in the Army， he‘d spent his war years not in the jungles of Southeast Asia， but teaching history at West Point （西點(diǎn)軍校）。 He’d also overstated his role in the antiwar movement and even his high-school athletic records. His admission shocked colleagues， fellow historians and students who wondered why someone so accomplished would beautify his past. But it seems that success and truthfulness don‘t always go hand in hand. Even among the distinguished achievers， security experts say， one in ten is deceiving—indulging in everything from empty boasting to more serious offenses such as plagiarism （剽竊）， fictionalizing military records， making up false academic certificates or worse. And， oddly， prominent people who beautify the past often do so once they’re famous， says Ernest Brod of Kroll Associates， which has conducted thousands of background checks. Says Brod： “It‘s not like they use these lies to climb the ladder.”
Then what makes them do it？ Psychologists say some people succeed， at least in part， because they are uniquely adjusted to the expectations of others. And no matter how well-known， those people can be haunted by a sense of their own shortcomings. “From outside， these people look anything but fragile，” says Dennis Shulman， a New York psychoanalyst. “But inside， they feel hollow， empty.”
1. Which of the following is TRUE about Ellis？
A. He is a famous professor of history at West Point.
B. His book on the Vietnam war has won two important prizes.
C. He has told both students and reporters about his own experience of war.
D. He has written a bestseller for a newspaper—The Boston Globe.
2. While Ellis served in the Army， he ______.
A. combated in Vietnam B. taught at a military school
C. exaggerated his part as a historian D. made mistakes in the antiwar movement
3. What did Ellis lie about？
A. His war experience in Vietnam. B. His athletic records in high school.
C. His role in the antiwar movement. D. All of the above.
4. What does “to climb the ladder” in the second paragraph mean？
A. To become more successful. B. To inquire into one‘s background.
C. To cover one‘s serious offenses. D. To go further in beautifying one’s past.
5. According to psychologists， successful people who lie about themselves ______.
A. take pride in their weaknesses B. feel weak in their hearts
C. think nothing of others D. look weak to others