Tuvalu, north of Fiji, is a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean.
Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalu's nine little islands is more than five metres above sea level. Salt water is already entering the country's drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetable.It fears it will be swallowed up by the sea. Without urgent help, the country's days are numbered.
But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea. Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 20-50cm by 2050. A century ago, St. Mark's Square, the lowest point in the city, flooded about nine times a year. Nowadays, it happens more than 100 times.
While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, Tuvalu's rising sea level is caused by global warming.
The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degree over the past century; scientists expect it to rise by an extra 1-3 degrees over the next 100 years.
Warmer weather makes glaciers melt, adding more water to the ocean. The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise. The sea level has risen about 10-25cm in the last 100 years.
People have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as CO2, through burning coal, oil and gas. This adds to the power of the greenhouse effect, making the planet even warmer.
Many scientists believe that, if the warming is not stopped, there will be huge climate changes. The sea level could rise by one metre this century.
Should this come true, millions of homes would be swallowed up by the sea and the world will be flooded with "climate refugees" looking for somewhere else to live.
小題1: We can infer from Paragraph 2 that ______.
A．Tuvalu is in danger of being swallowed up by the sea
B．a(chǎn)ll Tuvalu’s islands are about five meters above the sea level
C．drinking water in Tuvalu has been destroyed
D．Tuvalu is often flooded by storms and waves
小題2:The author uses Tuvalu and Venice as examples in order to explain ______.
A．they are the first places sinking into the sea
B．they are both sinking into the mud where they stand
C．they will disappear in the future
D．their trouble is caused by global warming
小題3: What does the underlined word “refugees” mean?
A．People forced away from their homeland.
B．Sudden changes caused by world climate.
C．Animals whose lives are closely connected with weather.
D．Bad effect of climate changes.
小題4: Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A．The main cause of global warming is human pollution.
B．The average global temperature has risen by 1-3 centigrade degrees over the past 100 years.
C．The warmer temperature causes the sea level to rise.
D．There will be huge climate changes unless the warming is stopped.
小題5:According to the passage, the root cause of global warming is _______.
A．the burning of coal, oil and gasB．the position change of the solar system
C．human pollutionD．carbon dioxide emission
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First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have desired shape or size. The object may be to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches, which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut out diseased or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the center and so preventing the free movement of air.
One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry for disease , but it is a wound that will heal (愈合). Often there is a race between the healing and the disease as to whether the tree will live or die, so that there is a period when the tree is at risk. It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce that risk of death as far as possible. It is important to make the area, which has been pruned, smooth and clean, for healing will be slowed down by roughness. You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hours and then paint it with one of the materials available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose. Pruning is usually done in winter , for then you can see the shape of the tree clearly without interference (妨礙) from the leaves and also it is very unlikely that the cuts you make will bleed. If this does happen, it is, of course, impossible to paint them properly .
小題1:．Why should pruning be done?
A．To make the tree grow taller.B．To improve the shape of the tree.
C．to get rid of the small ranches .D．To make the small branches thicker.
小題2:．Trees become unhealthy if the gardener__________.
A．giving a tree a special shape and a definite height
B．removing small side branches and making a tree look less thick
C．a(chǎn)llowing too many branches to grow in the middle
D．having a tree surrounded by many other trees
小題3:．Why is a special material painted on the tree?
A．To help a wound to dry.B．to cover a rough surface.
C．To make a wound smooth.D．To prevent disease entering a wound.
小題4:．A good gardener prunes a tree _________ .
A．several times throughout the year B．a(chǎn)s quickly as possible
C．occasionally when necessaryD．regularly every winter
小題5:．What was the author’s purpose when writing this passage?
A．To discuss different methods of pruning.
B．To introduce some common knowledge of pruning.
C．To explain how trees develop disease.
D．To give practical instruction for pruning a tree.

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Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. By using your time properly, you can do your homework more quickly. Learning to study is not difficult.
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Here’s some advice for you: have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate on your study without interruptions(中斷); have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books; be sure you understand what you should learn before you start; read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things; when memorizing, first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; never forget the importance of review and preview.
Don’t try to spend a lot of time researching learning methods. There are many students who know many good learning methods but don’t study well. They forget that the most useful learning method is to study hard.
小題1: The main goal of the article is______
A．to prove that learning is not difficult
B．to make the readers be interested in study
C．to tell the importance of self teaching
D．to tell the students how to study well
小題2: The first thing to remember in studying is that
A．you must like the subject
B．you must follow the teacher
C．you must enjoy learning
D．you must study hard
小題3: We learn things because______
A．our parents want us to learn
B．every student learns at school
C．we may use these things in the future
D．we like the subjects
小題4: Which of the following is NOT the advice given in the article?
A．To put a pen, paper and books beside you before study.
B．To study at any possible time and place.
C．To review and preview
D．To pay attention to the most important things.
小題5: Which of the following statements is true?
A．The more learning methods we have, the better we will study.
B．Finding the best learning method is the most important in learning.
C．If you don’t work hard, though you have a good learning method, you can’t be good at study.
D．Once we have mastered a good learning method, we can improve our study greatly.

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On the snowy Tibet plateau, traditional elements have been mingled with modern life -- youths dressed in the latest fashion dancing "Guozhuang," office-ladies playing conventional Tibetan music while driving to work and Tibetan girls wearing superb folk costume displaying their nice figures.
"I used to go shopping or bar-hopping with my friends after work. But now I don't think it is advisable to continue following that living style," said Pasang, a young Tibetan girl who practices Yoga everyday at a fitness club in the eastern suburbs of Lhasa city.
Today, the conception to live in a healthy way has become more popular in Tibet's general public.
When the night falls, crowds of aged citizens dancing "Guozhuang," a traditional Tibetan group dance, to vigorous folk music can be seen in many residential communities. Among them, Pasang's mother Tseden Wangmo, 63, is undoubtedly one of the enthusiasts in such an outdoor team activity: "I like dancing Guozhuang very much, for it can make my body strong, bring me good mood and carry forward Tibetan ethnic culture as well."
Different from their elder generations, a swarm of teenagers play skateboard or roller-skating shuttle among groups of strollers on the squares in front of the Potala Palace and Norbulingka, the Dalai Lama's permanent residence.
The stylish dress, colored hairs, an earring on a single ear or an obscure tattoo -- all these signals have highlighted Tibet's younger generation's personality and their view on fashion.
Lhakpa Tashi, 16, will become a high-school student in the second half year. This adolescent is a typical fan at various kinds of modern novelties, such as surfing the net, online shopping and foreign Rap music.
小題1:Which activity is not mentioned in the passage?.
A．shoppingB．dancing “Guozhuang”
C．playing skateboardD．singing
小題2:Which of the following phrase has the same meaning as the underlined phrase “mingled with”?
A．a(chǎn)long withB．mixed withC．together withD．connected with
小題3:After reading the whole passage, do you think which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A．Young people in Tibet like going shopping or bar-hopping after work
B．Aged citizens like dancing “Guozhuang” to folk music at night in Tibet
C．Teenagers are keen on playing skateboard and roller-skating shuttle in Tibet
D．Young people in Tibet are interested in the factional dress
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A successful combination of traditional and modern Tibet
B. People in Tibet today are trying to break away from the tradition
C. Young people in Tibet today are trying to break away from the tradition
D. Young people in Tibet today are having a more colorful life than the old
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A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Keep cool, says George Herbert, for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.
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Self-control is man’s last greatest victory.
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小題1: What does the reader learn from the first paragraph?
A．The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.
B．One’s moral freedom is based on the control of himself.
C．To control oneself is the most difficult in one’s life.
D．If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.
小題2: What is the correct interpretation of “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad ”in paragraph 2 ?
A．If the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first.
B．If you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished.
C．If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy.
D．If you are mad, you will be punished by the gods.
小題3: If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT _______.
A．the very backbone and nerve of character
B．the patience and power to control himself
C．strong feelings
D．self-confidence
小題4: The author’s main purpose in writing this article is to _______.
A．explain that self-control is the key to success
B．teach people how to control everything in order to make a great success
C．distinguish all kinds of self-control and suggest ways for keeping it
D．a(chǎn)dvise people not to lose temper so as to make and keep more friends
小題5: The passage is mainly developed by _____.
A．a(chǎn)nalyzing causesB．making comparisons
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No one knows yet the accurate number of lives which have been lost in this terrible fire. But reports suggest that it is more than one hundred.
A wall of fire fifty feet high and at least one hundred and fifty miles wide is now racing towards the forests and rich farmlands of southern Victoria. Towns less than one hundred miles from Melbourne will be in danger unless the wind changes. People are rushing excitedly into the streets. The police have warned them not to see the fire but many people are doing so.
The cause of the fire is unknown. No rain has fallen in this part of Australia for three months, and the hot, north-west wind from the great central desert is blowing at more than thirty miles an hour.
The firefighters are traveling to the fire by road, rail and air. But it is not easy to get there. Flames and fallen trees have cut off or blocked roads and railway lines. The thick smoke often prevents them from finding the air strips (飛機(jī)跑道).
It is said that the fire has brought the greater danger to the country since the Second World War.
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A．has just broken out B．has been put out
C．is spreading fiercelyD．is coming to an end
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A．the fire is terrible and dangerous
B．it is very easy to put out the fire
C．less than one hundred people die of the fire
D．to join in the fight against the fire
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A．the fire would be controlled by the firefighters very soon
B．it will be very difficult to put out the fire
C．the government is paying great attention to the fire
D．the fire has caused great losses and the airport was in danger
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It’s 2035. You have a job, a family and you’re about 40 years old. Welcome to your future life.     Getting ready for work, you pause in front of the mirror, “Turn red,” you say. Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red. Tiny preprogrammed electronic（智能電子元件） is rearranged in your shirt to change its color. Looking into the mirror, you find it hard to believe that you are 40. You look much younger. With amazing advances in medicine, people in your generation may live to be 150 years old. You’re not even middle-aged.
As you go into the kitchen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal into a bowl, you hear: “To lose weight, you shouldn’t eat that,” from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code（電 子源碼）on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details. You decide to listen to your shoes. “Kitchen, what can I have for breakfast?” A list of possible food appears on the counter as kitchen checks its food supplies.
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A．The mirror. B．The shirt itself. C．The counter. D．The medicine.
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A．By pouring the breakfast into a bowl.
B．By listening to the doctor’s advice.
C．By testing the food supplies in the kitchen.
D．By checking the nutrition details of the food.
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A．breakfast B．lunch C．vaccines D．nutrition
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A．In order of time B．In order of frequency.
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   How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery． All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters． These letters could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down． Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words．
The power of words, then, lies in their associations---the things they bring up before our

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minds． Words become filled with meaning for us by experience, and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases． Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions． This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style． Above all, the real poet is a master of words． He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears． We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar（粗俗的)．

小題1:Which is TRUE about the origin of language?
A．Men, as well as animals, in vented certain sounds to express thoughts．
B．The origin of language is a complicated question．
C．Words did not haven written form, at first．
D．Words were invented to represent meanings．
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A．the fact that it can associate the things in the world with the ideas in our minds．
B．the fact that once word is connected with another
C．the fact that it can associate one person with another
D．the fact that it can recall to us the events of our past
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A．the more we read and learn, the larger our vocabulary will be
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C．words can be used to represent various meanings
D．literary style is usually very charming
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A．The Meaning of Words．
B．The Characteristics of Words．
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Swimming is one of those activities that can be learned early in life. Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk. In fact, you need the same skills in walking as in swimming. However, I believe that five is the best age to learn. By five or six, a child knows fear of water, a very important thing to know. It's wise to be afraid, to recognize true danger. Young ones understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous.
To really benefit from swimming, every swimmer should learn, as soon as possible, these four basic strokes; butterfly, backstroke, Breaststroke, and crawl. I feel that one of these-the breaststroke-is different from the others, since some young swimmers use this stroke naturally, without any training.
In swimming there are certain rules every swimmer should follow:
1). Never swim alone! No matter how good you are in the water, don’t risk drowning by swimming alone. If you swim by yourself, with no life guards or friends with you, you may get into trouble.
2). Don't go beyond your abilities. Most swimmers know enough not to swim too far from the bank or the beach, Showing off by doing dangerous tricks is no good. Swim safely and you will continue to swim and alive.
3). Don't smoke. Swimming depends on a healthy body; good lungs are part of it.
4). Work at any activity that builds muscles.
小題1: Little children can learn to swim as soon as _____.
A．they can talk
B．they start walking
C．they have no fear of the water
D．they are five or six years old
小題2:The author believes that fear of water is_____.
A．stupidB．sensibleC．dangerousD．not smart
小題3: The stroke that some young swimmers use first is_____.
A．butterflyB．backstrokeC．breaststrokeD．crawl
小題4:According to the passage, you should not swim alone because_____.
A．the water is too cold
B．your parents would not be happy
C．something in the water might attack
D．you might drown

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