John lives in New York. He likes travelling. Here is his travel plan.
| John Smith’s travel |
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| 21 August |
Leave |
New York |
12:25 |
| Arrive |
Ottawa |
14:20 |
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| 23 August |
Leave |
Ottawa |
15:50 |
| Arrive |
Toronto |
17:15 |
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| 25 August |
Leave |
Toronto |
9:45 |
| Arrive |
Tokyo |
15:10 |
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| 29 August |
Leave |
Tokyo |
14:20 |
| Arrive |
Seoul |
16:05 |
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| 2 September |
Leave |
Seoul |
08:20 |
| Arrive |
New York |
12:25 |
| A．At a quarter to five in the afternoon, Aug. 23rd. |
| B．At a quarter past five in the afternoon, Aug. 23rd. |
| C．At a quarter to ten in the morning, Aug. 25th. |
| D．At a quarter past ten in the morning, Aug. 25th. |
| A．65 minutes. | B．85 minutes. |
| C．95 minutes. | D．105 minutes. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. |
| C．Five. | D．Six. |
We see with our eyes and taste with our tongues. Ears are for hearing, skin is for feeling and noses are for smelling. Would anyone say that ears can smell, or that tongues can see? Actually, yes. Paul Bach-y-Rita, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin, believes that the senses can changeable. For example, a tongue can be used for seeing. The brain, as we know, is a complex organ(复杂的器官). Even when part of it is hurt, it will try to carry out the same function by sending the function to another area of the brain.
A college student was asked to take part in an experiment. In the experiment, his eyes were covered with a small video camera. The camera was connected to a long plastic line which went into his mouth. A computer would change the video’s picture. The picture would travel through the plastic line as an electric current(电流), reaching the electrodes(电极板) inside the student’s mouth. The scientist would roll a ball towards his right side, left side, or centre, and the student would have to catch it. When the scientist rolled the ball, pain passed over the student’s tongue. For the position of the pain on the tongue, the student reached out his hand and caught the ball.
If the brain can see a ball through a camera and a wet tongue, blindness and deafness can be overcame.How many senses are talked about in the first paragraph?
| A．4. | B．5. | C．3. | D．2. |
What is the right order according to the experiment?
①The scientist rolled a ball.
② The student caught the ball.
③ The student felt pain on his tongue.
④The scientist connected the camera to a long plastic line.
| A．①②③④ | B．②①④③ | C．④①③② | D．④③①② |
What could be the best title for the passage?
| A．Senses Are Important | B．An Interesting Experiment |
| C．A Famous Scientist | D．Senses Are Changeable |
Beauty: for fans of the arts. Beauty is a necessary magazine in your spare time. It brings you academic (学术的) articles written by internationally famous scholars, yet with easy-to-understand examples, as well as information on exhibitions and sales all over the world.
World weekly: it gives you a global view with articles from four of the world’s most famous newspapers. Read the news from different views and draw you own conclusions on the stories influencing our world. Try it for six months for just $30. Besides, you can get a free copy of World Weekly 2012.
New View: full of excellent writing and photography, it covers one key subject each month, from human rights to poverty(贫困) to environment. Reports from around the world provide you with all-sided world view. Besides, you can be told lots of fresh reports and the latest stories on world events and activities.
The Week: it is the only summary(摘要) giving you the best of British and foreign newspapers in just 35 pages. Designed to be read in just 1 hour. Try it now with 13 copies for just $25. if you decide it’s not for you, just tell us within 3 weeks and you can get your money back within 10 work days.___________ will probably provide you with articles about music and paintings.
| A．New View | B．World Weekly |
| C．Beauty | D．The Week |
Which of the following is NOT probably included in New View?
| A．A short statement of the main points of the latest news in China Daily. |
| B．A discussion on water pollution in India. |
| C．An article about hungry children in Africa. |
| D．A report on medical care in China. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the ads above?
| A．Beauty is an English newspaper. |
| B．It takes an hour to read a copy of The Week. |
| C．There are not any pictures in New View. |
| D．You can get a free copy of World Weekly 2012 if you like it. |
Robert had just moved into the street and he felt strange that he was not wanted. He knew that perhaps the other boys were trying to get an idea of what kind of boy he was. This did not help to make him less lonely. He was new and he had to be tested. Still, proving himself would not be all that easy. He did not want to run with bad boys or get into something against the law to prove that he was strong. No! He must show what he was made of in a more helpful way. That was when he got the idea. The next day was Saturday. He knew that most of the boys would be down on the playground and choose upsides for the Saturday game. Robert knew he could play well and what just might be enough to prove he was strong—and to make friends with them.
He arrived early and did his step exercises. He shot (投掷) the ball some times and did some other exercises—the most difficult and most wonderful in basketball. Then the boys came. Robert went through what he had done before the game and showed what he could do.
No one said a word. The boys just looked at each other, and thought about it. In the end, when it was all over, the biggest of the group just smiled and shook his head. Robert knew he had made it.What does “This did not help to make him less lonely” mean?
| A．Robert felt more lonely because the other boys wanted to test him. |
| B．Robert did not feel lonely in fact. |
| C．Robert felt as lonely as before when the other boys tried to find out what kind of boy he was. |
| D．The other boys did not want to make Robert feel less lonely. |
When did Robert decide to prove himself by playing basketball?
| A．After he had thought about the two wrong ways. |
| B．Long before he moved into the street. |
| C．When the other boys came down to the playground. |
| D．As soon as he showed what he was made of in front of the other boys. |
What did the biggest of the group mean by shaking his head?
| A．He did not want to say anything about what Robert had done. |
| B．He had not thought Robert could play so wonderfully. |
| C．He did want to make friends with Robert. |
| D．He did not think Robert played basketball well. |
I once had a hard time making a living in France. Three years ago, I moved to a new neighborhood and felt an intense(强烈的) need to meet people so I went to the cinema. Outside the cinema was a woman with long gray hair who had a strong smell and was asking for money. I reached for my wallet to give her a Euro and then something made me stop and enter into conversation with her. I said, “Look, all the women going to the cinema here on a Tuesday night are seeing a film that can change your life. I’d rather buy you a ticket than give you money.”
She hesitated（犹豫） for a moment and then came in with me. She hid behind me because, she said, the people running the theater didn’t like her. I got her a ticket and she sat next to me. There were about 80 women there; I noticed some of them were turning around and looking at me with expressions of surprise and curiosity(好奇心).
I encouraged the woman I had bought the ticket for to come the following night to an event where there would be many representatives(代表) of various social services. I thought they could be of some help to her. She did come and I was able to direct her to an agency that helped women in her situation. At the same time, a woman came toward me and said, “Are you the person who bought a ticket for the woman outside the theater asking for handouts?” When I said yes she said, “I want you to come to the community center where I work. I want the other employees there to meet you.”
This was the beginning of a deep friendship and colleague relationship. I now have a great job and have more work than I’ve ever had in my 20 years in France. And the woman I took to the cinema that night? I learned that she was not homeless and that she was a secretary.In what order did the following events happen?
a. Some of the women turned around and looked at the author in surprise.
b. The author went to the cinema to meet some people.
c. The woman accepted the ticket and sat next to the author in the cinema.
d. The author got a job in the community center.
e. A woman came to the author and asked her a question.
| A．b, a, c, d, e | B．c, e, a, b, d |
| C．b, c, a, e, d | D．b, c, d, a, e |
Why did the woman hide behind the author when going into the cinema?
| A．She wanted to see a film without a ticket. |
| B．Her body gave out a pleasant smell. |
| C．She was afraid of being caught by the clerk on duty. |
| D．She was not welcome to see the film there. |
The underlined word “handouts” in the third paragraph refers to something “_____”
| A．that is given to a poor person |
| B．that people use as a gift |
| C．that people enjoy eating |
| D．that is difficult to get |
What is the main idea of the text?
| A．Why the author had a hard time in France. |
| B．How the author changed a woman’s life and got a job. |
| C．Kindness is necessary sometimes. |
| D．Getting a job is not so easy. |
Today, air travel is far safer than driving a car on a busy motorway. But still there is a danger that grows every year. Airliners get larger and larger. Some airplanes can carry over 300 passengers. And the air itself becomes more and more crowded. If one large airliner struck into another in midair, 600 lives could be lost.
From the moment an airliner takes off to the moment it lands, every movement is watched on radar screens. Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn, when to climb and when to come down.
The air traffic controllers around a busy airport like London, Heathrow may deal with 2,500 planes a day. Not all of them actually land at the airport. Any plane that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there. Even a small mistake on their part could cause a terrible accident.
Recently such a disaster almost happened. Two large jets were flying towards the airport. One was carrying 69 passengers from Toronto, the other 176 passengers from Chicago. An air traffic controller noticed on his radar（雷达） screen that the two planes were too close to each other. He ordered one to turn to the right and to climb. But he made a mistake. He ordered the wrong plane to do this. So, instead of turning away from the second plane the first plane turned towards it. Fifteen seconds later, it flew directly in front of the second plane. They avoided each other by the smallest part of a second. The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool. This is an example of the danger that grows every year.The air traffic controllers of an airport _______.
| A．control all the planes flying near the airport |
| B．give orders to planes leaving the airport |
| C．only deal with the planes that want to land there |
| D．are allowed to handle 250 planes a day |
The danger of air crashes（碰撞） grows every year because ________.
| A．airliners are getting larger and air traffic is becoming heavier |
| B．a pilot does not always hear a controller’s order |
| C．a controller is likely to make more and more mistakes |
| D．airports can hardly serve the growing number of airplanes |
The example in the passage is to show that _______.
| A．air traffic controllers are often careless |
| B．air traffic controllers should pay much attention to avoiding accidents |
| C．it is difficult for airplanes to avoid terrible accidents |
| D．two planes should not fly too close to each other |
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