Charlotte’s Web by E．B． White is a children’s book．
As the story opens,eight-year-old farm girl Fern Arable stops her father from killing a baby pig who is weaker than his brothers and sisters．The little pig,Wilbur,becomes one of the main characters in the story．Later he will be treated as a friend by Charlotte,a wise and loving spider living on the same farm．Wilbur slowly realizes that the farmer will kill him for his meat in a few months ,and Charlotte decides to help him out．She tries many things to keep Wilbur alive．She writes words in her web describing how wonderful Wilbur is and this makes the farm famous．
White creates a sort of modern animal fable（寓言）,in which animals can speak both with each other and with Fern．Also there are many great characters in this book．
The society of animals has many lessons to teach children and adults:friendship,sacrifice（牺牲），hope,determination,love,duty,fairness,respect,and many more．
Part of this novel’s success is the fact that the author makes a heroine（女主角）out of a spider,a creature that many people probably dislike．Unlike a lovely little pig or other creatures,a spider is a creature greatly different from humans．White’s Charlotte is a truly wonderful character．He tells the story of Charlotte and her friends in a special way．This is a book that no one could ever dislike．It has much to offer to children as well as to older teens and adult readers．According to the descripion of the book,Charlotte ______．
| A．is a nice and clever spider |
| B．often teaches her friends good lessons |
| C．always sacrifices herself for her friends |
| D．is disliked by many animals around her |
According to the writer,which of the following is a factor in the success of the book?
| A．That there are many animals in the book． |
| B．That the author of the book is very famous． |
| C．That the author knows children very well． |
| D．That the author makes a heroine out of a spider． |
We learn from the passage that Charlitte’s Web ______．
A．is the most interesting book for children
B．is E．B． White’s only book written for children
C．is a good book not only for children but also for adults
D．is mainly about how animals get along with each otherWhat is the purpose of the writer in writing this passage?
| A．To introduce the book Charlitte’s Web |
| B．To discuss what kinds of books are good to read |
| C．To explain why Charlitte’s Web is a good book |
| D．To tell us the importance of friendship in our life |
Last month, students from one hundred and three universities in eighty-eight countries took part in an international computer programming contest. The Battle of the Brains took place in Harbin, China. Three-person teams from each school had five hours to solve eleven real world problems.
Jerry Cain coached the team from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. He says the problems involved, among other things, paperweights，robots，castles and lakes.
The students first listed the problems in order of difficulty. Then they figured out the requirements of each. They designed ways to test their solutions. And they wrote the needed software systems. Even the winning team from Shanghai Jiaotong University in China was not able to solve all the problems within the given time limit. Stanford's team solved five problems and finished in fourteenth place. Stanford was one of twenty-one American universities that took part in the contest this year.
The official name of the Battle of the Brains is the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest. It began in nineteen seventy at Texas A and M University. The contest quickly became popular in the United States and Canada. It developed and grew as more and more schools took part in local and area contests.
The first final competition was held in nineteen seventy-seven at the Association for Computer Machinery Computer Science Conference.
Today, a network of universities holds area competitions that send the winners to the world finals, which are now organized by IBM.
Contest spokesman Doug Heintzman says the world champions receive prizes and scholarships. They are also guaranteed an offer of employment or internship with IBM. This competition is an opportunity to be recognized and to be recruited (雇用，聘用) by some of the top technology and research firms around the world. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The winners will be sent to the world finals, which are now organized by IBM. |
| B．Five-person teams had three hours to solve eleven real world problems. |
| C．Shanghai Jiaotong University in China solved all the problems within the given time limit. |
| D．Stanford's solved five problems and finished in fortieth place in the contest. |
What is not the possible result of the world champions?
| A．Receiving prizes and scholarships. |
| B．Being offered employment or internship with IBM. |
| C．Being recognized and employed by top technology and research firms. |
| D．Being given an opportunity to go travelling around the world for free. |
This . passage would most likely be found in ______ section of the newspaper.
| A．politics | B．economy |
| C．education | D．entertainment |
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
| A．The Battle of the Brains |
| B．Listing the Problems in Order of Difficulty |
| C．Champions Receiving Prizes and Scholarships |
| D．An International Computer Programming Contest |
Forgiving is easy. Forgetting the experience that comes before the forgiveness, however, always remains with us. Choosing to forgive means choosing to let go of the bad or negative emotions that one experiences so that we can live in peace and harmony.
Five years ago I went through a painful divorce. My older brother, a great believer of our faith, was very angry at my decision to divorce. Despite his response I felt my decision was correct. After two years of arguing over the phone and hurtful words in emails my brother and I ended our friendship in a cold silence.
Out of the blue he visited the same city that I was living in to see our mother. I thought for nights about how to react to his visit. I sought advice from many friends—all of whom said I should wait for his apology before trying to repair our friendship. Since I had done no wrong, it was he that needed to come to me.
A very close friend advised me otherwise. He said "Choose to be the bigger person here; forgive and forget. Let go, "he said "and move on." Though his words gave me courage, I still felt very angry and betrayed. My dear friend gave me a gentle shove (推，促使)and even stayed on the phone while I went over to greet my brother and family. When I did, I felt so relieved. I felt peace at last!
Today I am so grateful to my friend for encouraging me. If I hadn't taken his advice, I wouldn't enjoy the loving relationship that I do now with all of my family. Still, it would be a lie it I said that I didn't think about the past sometimes. The difference is that I do not feel angry. I am at peace and have a greater understanding and acceptance of the whole experience. In short I feel I have grown since then. In the author's opinion, the purpose of forgiving is ______.
| A．to forget unpleasant experience |
| B．to make up with relatives or friends |
| C．to let go of the bad or negative emotions |
| D．to make ourselves live in peace and harmony |
Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the phrase "let go of" in the first paragraph?
| A．give up | B．give out |
| C．give away | D．give off |
What drove the author to forgive her brother?
| A．One close friend's encouragement. |
| B．The friend's staying on the phone. |
| C．Her mother's persuasion. |
| D．Her own understanding with growth. |
It can be inferred that the author ______.
| A．realized her mistake in her divorce in the end |
| B．learned how to forget unpleasant experiences |
| C．felt having learned to forgive means growth |
| D．thought friendship is the most important of all |
Readers of many different periods have considered Du Fu to be the greatest poet of the Chinese tradition. Such general agreement can partially be explained by the immense variety of his work, which holds up quite well to different tastes and historical changes in fashion. Like Shakespeare in English tradition, Du Fu's poetry came to be so deeply bound up with the constitution of literary value that generation after generation of poets and critics rediscovered themselves and their interests in some aspect of the poet.
Chinese critics from the Song Dynasty referred to Du Fu as the "poet-historian". Du Fu witnessed a typically political and social situation; the common people still lived in poverty while the emperor and his top officials enjoyed a foolishly luxurious life. He composed many poems，which expressed his dissatisfaction with the government and his great pity for the common people. Du Fu used his poems to comment on current events and historical images. Du Fu became the historian by creating his responses to particular situations.
Du Fu was talented. When he was young, he wanted to get a good job in the government. Unfortunately Du Fu was refused several times. He was in his fifties when he began to serve as a minor official in Changan( Xi'an).
Du Fu was dismissed in the form of a transfer to the post of personnel administrator in Huazhou and so he left Changan. And in 759 he arrived in Chengdu. He set up a modest cottage with some money he borrowed from his friend who served as a local governor. In the cottage he had a simple and peaceful life for three years, writing about 240 poems.
Du Fu left Chengdu after 762 and wandered in the southern provinces and eventually died of illness in 770. After his death, the people in Chengdu built a shrine (神殿)on the site of his garden to honor him, which is known as part of Du Fu Thatched Cottage now. Why does the author compare Du Fu to Shakespeare?
| A．Du Fu's poetry was written following Shakespeare's style. |
| B．Du Fu's poetry referred to the social change critically. |
| C．Du Fu and Shakespeare were best friends. |
| D．Shakespeare read a lot of Du Fu's poems. |
Du Fu ______ when he was young.
| A．didn't want to be an official |
| B．was worried about the education |
| C．wasn't liked by the emperor |
| D．wasn't offered an opportunity to work in the government |
What did Du Fu describe in most of his poems?
| A．The luxurious life that the emperor and his top officials enjoyed. |
| B．His happy life. |
| C．His responses to particular situations. |
| D．His dissatisfaction with the government and his great pity for the common people. |
What did the people do after Du Fu died according to the passage?
| A．They destroyed his cottage. |
| B．They rebuilt the cottage he had lived into a high building. |
| C．They built a shrine to honor him. |
| D．They made a carved statue of him. |
What's the title of the passage?
| A．Du Fu—the Most Important Politician in Tang Dynasty |
| B．The Origin of Du Fu Thatched Cottage |
| C．Du Fu—One of the Greatest Poets in Tang Dynasty |
| D．Du Fu Was Not a Skilled Survivor in Government Politics |
Alone in the darkness under layers of rubble (碎石)，Dan Woolley felt blood streaming from his head and leg.
Woolley, an aid worker, husband, and father of two boys, followed instructions on his cell phone to survive the January 12 earthquake in Haiti.
"I had an app that had pre -downloaded all this information about treating wounds. So I looked up excessive bleeding and I looked up compound fracture(断裂)，" Woolley told CNN.
The application on his iPhone (网络电话)is filled with information about first aid and CPR from the American Heart Association. "So I knew I wasn't making mistakes," Woolley said. "That gave me confidence to treat my wounds properly."
Trapped in the ruins of the Hotel Montana in，he used his shirt to bandage his leg, and tied his belt around the wound. To stop the bleeding on his head, he firmly pressed a sock to it. Concerned he might have been experiencing shock，Woolley used the app to look up what to do. It warned him not to sleep. So he set his phone alarm to go off every 20 minutes.
Once the battery got down to less than 20 percent of its power， Woolley turned it off. By then, he says, he had trained his body not to sleep for long periods, drifting off only to wake up within minutes.
With his injuries tended to，he wrote a note to his family in his journal: "I was in a big accident, an earthquake. Don't be upset at God. He always provides for his children even in hard times. I'm still praying that God will get me out, but he may not. But even so he will always take care of you."
After more than 60 hours, Woolley was pulled from the rubble. "Those guys are rescue heroes," he said of the crew that pulled him out. Which of the following best summarizes the passage?
| A．How to Deal with the Wound |
| B．Try to Get in Touch with Outside |
| C．How to Stay Awake under the Ground |
| D．An Unforgettable Experience in the Earthquake |
When Woolley treated his wounds, ______.
| A．he kept looking through information about first aid |
| B．he carried out the process with much confidence |
| C．he felt nervous without the nurse's help |
| D．he had to operate by the light of iPhone |
Woolley set his phone alarm to go off every 20 minutes because ______.
| A．he tried his best to communicate with rescuers |
| B．he was forced to stay awake to check his wounds |
| C．he was afraid that sleep might do harm to him |
| D．he needed to use the app to look up what to do |
The underlined sentence suggests that ______.
| A．he turned off his iPhone to save power |
| B．the battery of his iPhone doesn't last long |
| C．he didn't want his iPhone to disturb him |
| D．his iPhone went off because of lack of power |
Tomb-Sweeping Day
A well-known poem by Tang Dynasty writer Du Mu tells of a sad scene in early April: "Rains fall heavily as Qing Ming comes， and passers-by with lowered spirits go. "Qing Ming Day, the traditional tomb-sweeping day, falls on April 4—6 each year. It is a time for remembering loved ones who have departed. People visit their ancestors' graves to sweep away the dirt.
Its origin dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period. Jin prince Chong'er ran away from the country with his supporters due to persecution. They were homeless for 19 years and things got so bad that Chong'er began to starve to death. One of the prince's faithful followers, Jie Zitui, cut a piece of muscle from his own leg and served it to his master. Chong'er was saved and, in 636 BC, he took back the throne.
He rewarded the officials who had stayed loyal to him but he forgot about Jie Zitui. By the time Chong'er remembered him, a heartbroken Jie Zitui had traveled deep into the mountains. Chong'er wanted to persuade Jie to come home， so he had the hills set on fire. But Jie was later found beside a large tree, with his old mother on his back. Both were dead.
Saddened by the tragedy, Chong'er ordered that fires could not be lit on the day of Jie Zitui's death. From this comes Hanshi Day, or Cold Food Day. People visited Jie Zitui's tomb the next day to pay their respects. Over time, Hanshi Day was replaced with tombsweeping day. This passage is mainly about ______ .
| A．a poem called Qingming which was written by Du Mu |
| B．the story between Chong'er and Jie Zitui |
| C．the origin of Qingming Day |
| D．Chong'er rewarded his loyal followers |
According to the passage, which statement is NOT right?
A. Hanshi Day has another name, Cold Food Day.
B. Chong'er was forced to leave his country in 617 BC.
C. Qingming Day is a traditional festival, which is on April 5 every year.
D. Qingming Day dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period. Cold Food Day started from ______.
| A．the Tang Dynasty |
| B．the Ming Dynasty |
| C．617 BC |
| D．the Spring and Autumn Period |
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