Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali sand Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States.
Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha”— the land of fire. Death Valley’s present name dates back to 1849, when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story. Today Death Valley has been declared（宣告）a National Monument（紀念碑）and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can be found easily. Luckily the change created by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place.
Here nature created a lot of surprise, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing as the frequent（頻繁的）wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most surprising and variable（多變的）parts of Death Valley is the Devil’ s Golf Course, where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams. Sand sculptures（沙雕）stand on a frightening ground, as evening shadows move and lengthen.
小題1:.. _______ is the lowest place in the desert.
A．TomeshaB．Death ValleyC．NevadaD．Badwater
小題2:.. The present name of the valley comes from _______.
A．a(chǎn)n Indian name B．the death of the miners
C．the local people D．a(chǎn) National Movement
小題3:.. From the passage we can learn that _______.
A．no one had ever known the desert before the miners
B．it’s still not easy to travel across the desert
C．people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desert
D．people have changed the natural sight of the desert
小題4:. Devil Golf Course is famous for _______.
A．the frequent wind B．the colors of the sand
C．dream-like sights D．the sand sculptures
小題5:. From the passage we can see that the writer _______ the Death Valley.
A．a(chǎn)ppreciatesB．is fearful ofC．dislikesD．is tired of

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Dreaming is believing, claim researchers of a new study, who found that dreams have an effect on people’s behavior, judgment and they might contain important hidden truths as well.
“Psychologists’ explanations of the meaning of dreams vary widely. But our findings show that people believe their dreams provide meaningful insightinto themselves and their world,” said a lead author of the study Carey Morewedge, an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
In six different studies, researchers surveyed nearly 1,100 people about their dreams. One of the studies focused on general beliefs about dreams and involved 149 university students. All students were asked to rate different theories about dreams. The experts found that a surprising majority of the participants supported the theory about dreams revealing(揭示) the hidden truths about themselves and the rest of the world.
In a second experiment, they surveyed 182 people at a Boston train station, and asked them to imagine one out of four possible situation that could have occurred the night before a scheduled airline trip. Most of the participants said that dreaming of a plane crash would be more likely to affect their travel plans than would just thinking about a crash, or being warned by the government of a terrorism risk. They said a dreamed crash would influence their travel plans just as much as learning about a real crash on their planned route would.
Another experiment involved 270 men and women from across the United States. In a short online survey, they were asked to recall one of the dreams they had seen about any person they knew.
The findings showed that people were more likely to remember and describe pleasant dreams about a person they liked, rather than a person they disliked. Meanwhile, in most cases they tended to consider an unpleasant dream as more meaningful if it was about a person they disliked.
“In other words,” said Morewedge, “people attribute meaning to dreams when it corresponds (與……一致) with their pre-existing beliefs and desires.”
The researchers say that more investigation is needed to fully understand how people interpret their dreams. According to Morewedge, most people realize that dreams are not predicting their future, but they still try to find some meaning in there.
小題1:. The purpose of the studies is to         .
A．determine when people tend to remember their dreams
B．research whether dreams have anything to do with real life
C．find out how people explain their dreams and what impact that has
D．understand what causes people to dream and how to interpret dreams
小題2: According to the second experiment, what might influence people’s travel plans most?
A．Thinking about a past plane crash.
B．Dreaming about a plane crash.
C．Hearing a government’s warning of a terrorism risk.
D．Imagining a plane crashing on their planned route.
小題3:. What can be concluded from the study?
A．Dreams can be a useful tool for learning and problem solving.
B．Most people disagree that dreams help them better know themselves and the world.
C．A majority of people believes that dreams can predict their future and try to find their meaning.
D．When a dream conflicts with people’s existing beliefs and desires, they tend to attribute less meaning to it.
小題4:. Which kind of dream is seen as more meaningful than the rest?
A．A pleasant dream about a person the dreamer likes.
B．A pleasant dream about a person the dreamer dislikes
C．An unpleasant dream about a person the dreamer likes.
D．An unpleasant dream about a person the dreamer dislikes.

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
Preparing for tomorrow
Sixth-grade schoolteacher Ms．Shelton believed in readiness．Students remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighth-grade on the   36   ．They quickly protested that the words were not on their    37    and they couldn’t learn them．
Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these    38   ．She said that she would teach them something that should be given．Ms．Shelton    39    by saying that one of the students in the classroom could go on to   40   , maybe even be president someday, and she wanted to prepare them for that day．
Ms．Shelton spoke those words many years ago．  41    did she know that someday one of her students—Jesse Jackson—would take them    42   ．She believed that if they were well prepared, they could   43   high goals．
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “People only see what they are    44    to see．” If that’s true, then it is also   45    that they only become what they are prepared to become．And many things in life are just about getting ready．
“I want to be doing something more    46    with my life than what I am doing now,” a young man once said to me．He    47    what he was doing was just not that important．Other people have said things to me such as, “I only   48    I had a meaningful relationship．” And, “I’d really like to get a better job, but I just don’t see   49   ．”
You fill in the blanks．What is it you would like to    50    that isn’t happening? Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet   51   ．Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for that which you   52   ．
Think of today as another chance to  53   yourself for the exciting future you are looking for．Today is not wasted．If you desire more from    54   , then you can use today as training．For you will experience only what you are prepared to   55   ．Something wonderful can happen．And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow．
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A．deskB．wallC．chalkboardD．door
小題2:
A．dutyB．deskC．mindD．level
小題3:
A．wordsB．grammarsC．pronunciationsD．sentences
小題4:
A．startedB．endedC．warnedD．reminded
小題5:
A．greatnessB．wealthC．honorD．failure
小題6:
A．SeldomB．LittleC．HardlyD．Totally
小題7:
A．nervouslyB．eagerlyC．seriouslyD．simply
小題8:
A．keepB．haveC．setD．a(chǎn)chieve
小題9:
A．preparedB．forcedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．tempted
小題10:
A．properB．exactC．legalD．true
小題11:
A．difficultB．significantC．pleasantD．interesting
小題12:A．boasted  B．behaved    C．felt    D looked
小題13:
A．wishB．expectC．hopeD．imagine
小題14:
A．whatB．whenC．whyD．how
小題15:
A．surviveB．happenC．gainD．win
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)dventurousB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．readyD．intelligent
小題17:
A．concernB．a(chǎn)rrangeC．a(chǎn)doreD．desire
小題18:
A．prepareB．enjoyC．imagineD．conduct
小題19:
A．historyB．natureC．lifeD．marriage
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Some weight-loss camps, which are rare in China just a few years ago, have sprouted in Beijing, Qingdao, Shenzhen, and other cities. Today about 15 percent of adults, or 200 million Chinese, are reportedly overweight. Of these, 90 million—about 7 percent—are obese（極肥胖的）.
Experts say the obesity epidemic is spreading to children, though more slowly than in adults. The trend, they say, will have a huge impact on the health of China’s citizens and economy. “We’re seeing a very large proportion of children and adolescents who are quite heavy and aren’t moving much,” said Barry Popkin, a nutrition professor. Popkin carries out an ongoing health-and-nutrition survey of 16,000 households in China. He says more kids today are overeating and putting on weight “quite quickly.” In just ten years, China’s childhood obesity rate has doubled, with the greatest gains coming in urban areas. “In big cities it’s a big problem.” 
Some experts blame the extra fat on a range of factors, many of them tied to China’s rapidly changing economy and culture. The diets of Chinese adults and children are far higher in calorie-laden meats, fish, eggs, dairy products, fats, and sugars than ever before. In addition, kids—especially city dwellers—are more sedentary today and spend more time indoors in front of homework, television, computer games, and the Internet.
Shuwen Ng, a health economist, says that kids in China now have pocket money, and they spend a portion of it on junk food. Ng adds that advertising and peer groups influence kids’ food choices. Certain foods, such as new candies or fast food, have attractive features.
China’s childhood obesity rate still lags that of the United States, where some 15 percent of kids are said to be obese. But the long-term effects are equally serious.
小題1:According to the passage we know _____.
A．weight-loss camps have been very popular in China six years ago
B．a(chǎn)bout 290 million Chinese are overweight in China in all
C．in China childhood obesity rate in rural areas is lower than that in major cities
D．America’s childhood obesity rate is lower than China’s
小題2: Which of the following is NOT the reason of China’s childhood obesity?
A．Advertising on some new candiesB．High quality diets
C．Playing computer games for long timeD．Having pocket money
小題3: The underlined word “sedentary” in the second paragraph probably means _____.
A．a(chǎn)ttentiveB．earnestC．a(chǎn)bsentD．inactive
小題4: According to the passage we can infer _____.
A．obesity explosion in China will affect the United States
B．there is great difference in kids’ food choices now
C．junk food contributes to childhood obesity
D．city children eat more than rural children
小題5:What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Chinese Childhood Obesity Explosion
B．Weight-loss Camps in China
C．Obesity Explosion’s Impacts On Chinese Economy
D．Obesity Explosion In China And America

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If cars had wings，they could fly and that just might happen, beginning in 2011.The company Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, says it plans to deliver its car-plane, the Transition, to customers by the end of 2011.
“It’s the next ‘wow’ vehicle，”said Terrafugia vice president Richard Gersh .“Anybody can buy a Ferrari, but as we say, Ferraris don’t fly.”
The car plane has wings that unfold for flying—a process the company says takes one minute—and fold back up for driving. A runway is still required to take off and land.
The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies, although it is both. The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations.
The company is aiming to sell the Transition to private pilots as a more convenient and cheaper way to fly. They say it saves you the trouble from trying to find another mode of transportation to get to and from airports: You drive the car to the airport and then you’re good to go. When you land, you fold up the wings and hit the road. There are no expensive parking fees because you don’t have to store it at an airport—you park it in the garage at home.
The car-plane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000 feet. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel and passengers. Terrafugia says the Transition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to drive under bad weather instead of flying into marginal(臨界)conditions.
The Transition’s price tag: $194,000, But there may be additional charges for options like a radio, transponder or GPS. Another option is a full-plane parachute.
“If you get into a very awful situation, it is the necessary safety option,” Gersh said.
So far, the company has more than 70 orders with deposits.“We’re working very closely with them, but there are still some remaining steps,” Brown said.
小題1:
We can learn from the first paragraph that     .
A．car-planes will be popular in 2011
B．people might drive a car-plane in 2011
C．both Transition and Ferrari can take off and land
D．Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts
小題2:
lt takes the car-plane one minute to     .
A．fold and unfold its wingsB．unfold wings for flying
C．land in the airportD．meet flying safety regulations
小題3:
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The car-plane needs a runway to take off and land.
B. To meet aircraft regulations, the company has been working with FAA.
C. The car-plane may fly as high as normal planes.
D. People can park the car-plane in the garage at their home.
小題4:
The underlined word “it” in the last but one paragraph refers to     .
A．the radioB．the transponderC．the GPSD．the full-plane parachute
小題5:
What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Cars With Wings May Be Just Around The Corner
B．Which to Choose: A Ferrari or a Car Plane?
C．A more Convenient and Cheaper Way to Fly
D．Cars With Wings Can Fly as Fast as Planes

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Twenty-five years ago if you made a trip to the local library and searched for articles on globing warming, you’d probably come up with a few from the leading magazines in the world. As an Internet search on global warming now shows, the subject has become as rooted in people’s mind as Madonna or microwave cooking.
With the possible exception of another world war, a giant planet, or an incurable disease, global warming may be the largest danger to our planet. For decades human factories and cars have sent billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and the climate has begun to show some signs of warming. If steps are not taken soon to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide sent into the atmosphere, the result could terribly affect human life. We have already seen growing destruction, such as drought and death in Sudan, flooding in Asia, bush fires in Indonesia, and fierce winter storms in central Europe.
The Republic of Maldives is barely above sea level. Its 250, 000 citizens are scattered across 1,200 islands in the Indian Ocean. A strong typhoon could spell the end for the entire country, as sea levels could continue rising. The entire population would have to be moved away as the country disappears under the sea.
The greenhouse effect is a naturally occurring phenomenon that keeps our planet at a comfortable temperature averaging 60°F. Since the mid-nineteenth century, however, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased nearly 30% because of the increased use of fossil fuels to run cars, heat homes and power factories. Without controlling, the amount of carbon-dioxide by 2100 may increase by 30%-150% and could lift the average global temperature by up to 2.5° F the next 50 years.
小題1:.
With the first paragraph, the author intends to       .
A．scold people for not paying enough attention to global warming
B．draw people’s attention to global warming
C．how to search for the articles on global warming
D．point out the serious effect of global warming
小題2:.
Global warming could affect human life in the following ways EXCEPT       .
A．producing more greenhouse gasesB．causing more floods
C．making winter storms fiercerD．starting more bush fires
小題3:.
The Republic of Maldives       .
A．has moved away their citizens
B．will be more likely to be destroyed by a strong typhoon than by the rising sea level
C．is mostly likely to be destroyed by the rising sea level
D．will have to move away most of their population
小題4:.
. Why is the Republic of Maldives especially mentioned in the passage?
A．Because smaller countries are easier to be affected by global warming.
B．Because seaside countries are in danger of disappearing.
C．Because it’s necessary to rescue a country before the sea level rises.
D．Because the serious result of global warming could end a whole country.
小題5:.
. From the last paragraph, we can infer that greenhouse effect       .
A．can only affect the earth in an unfavorable way
B．is something easy to control
C．is caused by human act
D．will be good to us if it remains at a proper level

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I Don’t Think I Wrote Wrong
Lao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected(尊敬) and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments (編輯部) but didn’t receive any answers.
Now he works in a factory. He’s busy at work. When he’s free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. She looked worried and didn’t eat anything. She said Miss GAO, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article(征文) “My Father” that evening. But she did not know what to write.
“That’s easy,” said Lao Yang. “Let me help you.”
Then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss GAO would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.
“My teacher said your article digressed from the subject(離題),” said the girl.
“I don’t think so,” Lao Yang shouted angrily. “I described(描寫) just my father!”
小題1:.. Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because _______.
A．he likes reading
B．he learned much at school
C．he wanted to be a writer
D．he wanted to help others
小題2:.. Lao Yang posted the stories to the editorial departments, _______.
A．a(chǎn)nd he got a lot of moneyB．a(chǎn)nd he became a famous man
C．a(chǎn)nd he was respectedD．but he failed
小題3:.. As _______, Lao Yang decided to help his daughter.
A．he was a writer
B．he was free
C．he wanted to realize his ideal(理想)
D．he wanted to make his daughter happy
小題4:. Lao Yang hoped _______.
A．his article could surprise the teacher
B．his article could be chosen
C．the children could like his article
D．everyone could soon know him
小題5:.. Lao Yang’s solicit article digressed from the subject _______.
A．because he couldn’t write it at all
B．because he didn’t know his father well
C．because it was too bad to be chosen
D．just because he described his father

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The desire to make explorations is born with man. Wherever his imagination goes, man also has a strong wish to go. A large part human history is connected with the exploration of the world in which we live. Again and again people have set out with surprising courage and patience to look into unknown regions and lands to see what had not yet been seen, to make known the unknown. With kites, balloons and aircraft they left the ground to pass through the lower atmosphere. Now the outer space receives their attention.
Why should man take the trouble of conquering space? It is hard to list the specific practical benefits that will result in. But one knows, from past experience in other areas, that man will surely see and discover new things in space that will increase our scientific knowledge, and this new knowledge will find its way into valuable practical uses. What we learn about man himself, from his experience in space, and from the effects of space and the space flight environment on him, will be extremely valuable. The new techniques developed to carry out the exploration of space, and to keep man alive in space, will certainly find practical uses in everyday life in some way. The areas that will benefit are manifold. They include communication, generation of power, transportation and travel, food production, materials, fuels and many others. But to say definitely just what the practical results will be is almost impossible.
小題1:
The main idea of the first paragraph is that __________.
A．man desires to explore what is unknown
B．man often goes wherever his dreams go
C．man is no longer interested in the study of the land and sea now
D．man’s history is the exploration of the world
小題2:
The word “manifold” in the second paragraph probably means __________.
A．vast B．various C．valuable D．practical
小題3:
The author seems to be in favor of__________.
A．doubting the necessity of the space exploration
B．the exploration of space
C．exploring more in space than in the sea
D．his experience in space

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A new study has been carried to test the role of story telling in lowering blood pressure. Dr. Thomas Houston, a professor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, led a group of scientists that researched how pre-recorded videos of hypertension (高血壓) patients' talking about their medical histories helped another group of patients with high blood pressure to control their condition over several months.
Houston was surprised by their studies that suggested that communication can be a powerful tool in medicine. They showed that those who had had similar experiences, when talking to someone with a similar background, could help change their behavior to become healthier. Hypertension is difficult to control, since it is dependent on diet, exercise and mental state. Medical treatments with drugs, and lifestyle therapies(療法) have been relatively ineffective because people find it hard to follow those medical requirements.
In the test, his team carefully chose their story-tellers from 230 members of a patients' community with whom they could most easily relate. Next, they divided their study population into two groups. One received three interactive DVDs containing the tellers' stories of their experiences in living with and treating their hypertension. The other were given educational discs on an unrelated health topic. The study volunteers reported that they had listened to the DVDs, and after three months, those who heard the stories of the hypertensive patients lowered their blood pressure.
While the study did not address how the story-telling influenced the patients' behavior, Houston doubts that watching patients of similar backgrounds who had a similar medical experience helped to motivate them to seek medical help to their hypertension. They found that after six months the difference in blood pressure between those who watched the story-tellers and those who observed the unrelated videos remained, suggesting that the story-telling continued to have an effect.
小題1: We can learn from the text that the pre-recorded videos _________.
A．tell medical histories of hypertension patients
B．introduce some medical treatments of hypertension
C．introduce a good lifestyle for hypertensive patients
D．tell scientific discoveries of the scientist group
小題2:Houston was surprised to find that _______.
A．hypertension is really difficult to control
B．communication has some medical effects
C．medical treatments have no effect at all
D．people don't follow the medical requirements
小題3: The underlined word "address" in the last paragraph most probably means _______.
A．persuadeB．observeC．a(chǎn)ttend D．a(chǎn)nnounce
小題4: Which of the following could be the best title of the text?
A．The stories of some hypertension patients.
B．Medical treatments of blood pressure.
C．Storytelling may help lower blood pressure.
D．Suggestions about how to lower blood pressure.

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